Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra present the exquisite Swing Fever a 13track sparkling salute to the timeless songs of the big band years, reignited by two giants of their craft. For the first time, Britains new partners in swing have united on record to share their peerless dexterity on a tribute to such truly great songs as Aint Misbehavin’, Frankie And Johnny’, Sentimental Journey and Lullaby Of Broadway’. The results, recorded at Jools own studio in Greenwich.
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Swing Fever Heavyweight Vinyl by Rod Stewart with Jools Holland
Sir Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra present the exquisite Swing Fever a 13track sparkling salute to the timeless songs of the big band years, reignited by two giants of their craft. For the first time, Britain’s new partners in swing have united on record to share their peerless dexterity on a tribute to such truly great songs as ‘Ain’t Misbehavin, ‘Frankie And Johnny, ‘Sentimental Journey’ and ‘Lullaby Of Broadway. The results, recorded at Jools’ own studio in Greenwich.
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songdreaming Recycled Heavyweight Vinyl by Sam Lee
Vinyl will be pressed with ecomix, which is a 100 recycled compound made of trimmed flash and leftovers from any colour which cannot otherwise be reused. With this mix, every disc will look different to the last, so each disc will be totally unique.Sam Lee releases his fourth studio album, songdreaming, on March 15th. The follow up to 2020s Old Wow, an album variously described as A dazzling fusion of nature and song The Observer and a sublime album that demands to be heard in the 21st century The Daily Telegraph amidst a host of critical acclaim, songdreaming was recorded throughout 2023. The album sees Sam continue his work with producer Bernard Butler and longterm collaborator, arranger, and composer James Keay in creating an album rich in musicality and invention.songdreaming represents the latest stage in the development of Sam Lees music, from its roots in traditional folk song to a new way of imagining and performing these old songs, making them relevant for a modern audience.
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Essential Deluxe Crystal Clear 4LP Heavyweight Vinyl by Philip Glass
Through his operas, his symphonies, his compositions for his own ensemble, and his wideranging collaborations with artists ranging from Twyla Tharp to Allen Ginsberg, Woody Allen to David Bowie, Philip Glass has had an extraordinary and unprecedented impact upon the musical and intellectual life of his times. The operas Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, and Akhnaten among many others play throughout the worlds leading houses, and rarely to an empty seat. Glass has written music for experimental theater and for Academy Award winning motion pictures. Glass is the first composer to win a wide, multi generational audience in the opera house, the concert hall, the dance world, in film and in popular music simultaneously. Much of his early work was based on the extended reiteration of brief, elegant melodic fragments that wove in and out of an aural tapestry. Or, to put it another way, it immersed a listener in a sort of sonic weather that twists, turns, surrounds, develops. In the past 30 years, Glass has composed more than twentyfive operas, large and small twelve symphonies three piano concertos and concertos for violin, piano, timpani, and saxophone quartet and orchestra soundtracks to films ranging from new scores for the stylized classics of Jean Cocteau to Errol Morriss documentary about former defense secretary Robert McNamara string quartets a growing body of work for solo piano and organ. Essential is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl. The 4LP is housed in a deluxe 10mm slipcase sleeve and includes a 4page booklet.
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Change Everything Heavyweight Vinyl by Del Amitri
Originally released on A&M Records in June 1992, Change Everything reached No 2 in the UK charts and spawned four Top 30 singles This reissue faithfully replicates the original 1992 A&M UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.Change Everything is an apposite title for this album, the first since Waking Hours, their breakthrough record which had appeared in 1989. Starting off as a janglesome Scottish indie group, Del Amitri had developed into a westcoast influenced leftfield pop act, and now with the wind of success in their hair after the protracted build of Waking Hours, the group Justin Currie, Iain Harvie, David Cummings, Andy Alston and Brian McDermott paired up with producer Gil Norton and crafted a handsome rock album to capitalise on their success.It’s a varied, expansive selection. Ballads are represented by the delightful First Rule Of Love and Be My Downfall, but it is the uptempo numbers that shine, typified by Change Everything’s lead single, Always The Last To Know, a No 11 hit in the UK and a No 30 stateside. All 12 tracks emphasise just how important Del Amitri were to ‘the other 90s’ straightforward, intelligent music, away from the headline fads.
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For LP Fans Only Translucent Blue Heavyweight Vinyl by Elvis Presley
After Elvis Presley was drafted into the army in 1958, it was not possible for him to do any new live film performances for two years. His manager and record company had to get creative and collected various singles from the period 1954 to 1956 and put out many of these songs on 12 for the first time. A great idea, as many of the 7 versions were hard to find outside the South of the United States. The result was an amazing overview, titled For LP Fans Only, of some of Elvis best moments of the 1950s with songs like Thats All Right and Youre A Heartbreaker. For LP Fans Only is available as a limited edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on translucent blue coloured vinyl.
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Its Great When Youre Straight…Yeah Heavyweight Vinyl by Black Grape
Black Grape was founded by former members of The Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez a.k.a. Mark Berry. New band members included rappers Paul Kermit Leveridge, Carl Psycho McCarthy, drummer Ged Lynch all three from the first wave of UK hiphop, and influential Hulme, Manchester act Ruthless Rap Assassins, guitarist Paul Wagstaff from the Paris Angels, and Oli Dirtycash Dillon on ocarina. Its Great When Youre Straight… Yeah contains 10 catchy songs with influences from indiepop, alternative, funk, disco, with rough guitar, rapping all glued together and produced by American Danny Saber. Upon release in 1993, the debut album immediately charted 1 in the UK Albums chart and was certified Platinum. Its Great When Youre Straight… Yeah includes the UK Top 2 singles Reverend Black Grape, In the Name of The Father and Kellys Heroes.
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The Hole Gold Heavyweight Vinyl by Golden Earring
The Hole is the eighteenth studio album by Dutch legends Golden Earring and was released in May 1986. It features their top ten hit Quiet Eyes and the artwork was done by none other than photographer, film director, and music video director Anton Corbijn U2, Depeche Mode, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen a.o.. Golden Earrings band archivist Wouter Bessels remastered the record for the first time ever from the original master tapes and added two versions of Gimme a Break as bonus tracks to this fantastic reissue. The Hole Remastered is available as a limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on gold coloured vinyl and includes a 4page booklet with lyrics.
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Whatcha Gonna Do? Silver Heavyweight Vinyl by Peter Green
Peter Greens fourth solo album Whatcha Gonna Do was originally released in 1981. You can hear Greens natural affinity for R&B in both his fluid guitar and earthy vocals on some of the songs on this album. Like Trying to Hit My Head Against the Wall, Like a Hot Tomato, and Lost My Love the last of which, makes clear Greens overlooked love of sentimental 50s American R&Bproto soul. During the recordings, Green was accompanied by Fairport Conventiondrummer Dave Mattacks. Whatcha Gonna Do is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on silver coloured vinyl.
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On Air Red Heavyweight Vinyl by Alan Parsons
On Air is the second solo release by Alan Parsons, following the split of The Alan Parsons Project. One of the creative forces behind this album was APP longtime guitarist Ian Bairnson. The concept of the album revolves around the history of airborne exploration. The theme of Too Close to the Sun is escaping the labyrinth of the Minotaur. Brother Up in Heaven is an emotionally driven song, about the unfortunate death of Ian Bairnson’s cousin. One Day to Fly is a song about Leonardo da Vinci’s search to design a flying machine. A who’swho of lead vocalists are featured on this album, Christopher Cross, Eric Stewart, Neil Lockwood, Steve Overland and Graham Dye. The amazing looking artwork was recreated for this vinyl edition by none other than Peter Curzon of Storm Studios. Although On Air might be the most underrated Alan Parsons albums, many consider this as one of his best albums. On Air is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent red coloured vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve and includes an insert with lyrics and pictures.