‘The Box of Trash’, consists of the best of the legendary Pebbles series of 60s psychedelic rare gems

‘The Box of Trash’, consists of the best of the legendary Pebbles series of 60s psychedelic rare gems. This collection brings together the finest of those psychedelic punk obscurities in an over-the-top package. For the CD version, Ubik have brought together the original albums onto this superb 5 CD package, and added a whole slew […]

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RICK DANKO: Stage Fright (4CD)

RICK DANKO was a key member and bass guitar player of the legendary group of musicians know as THE BAND.During the eighties, the various members busied themselves with sessions and albums of their own.This 4 disc limited edition set (1000 only) packaged in digi-pack format features a number or live recordings made during the eighties […]

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SANTANA: Toda La Gente Baila (2CD)

Santana Live At Cow Palace San Francisco, CA December 31st 1977. Santana are one of the great American bands from the last forty five years. Beginning life as the Santana Blues Band in the mid-sixties, the band went through a number of changes in personnel before arriving at the “classic” line up of Carlos Santana, […]

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SPRINSTEEN: WGOE Radio, Alpha Sound Studios, Richmond VA, 31st May 1973

Unique WGOE-FM Performance at the Alpha Sound Studios, Richmond VA, 31st May 1973 • Includes the entire broadcast • Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality • Background liners Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band provide a snapshot session for WGOE-FM at the Alpha Studios in Richmond, VA, to unveil a taster of their […]

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FAIRPORT CONVENTION: Access All Areas (CD+DVD)

The story of Fairport Convention is the story of British folk-rock. Founded in mid 1967 as a British counterpart to Jefferson Airplane, they combined the talents of guitarist Richard Thompson with singers Ian Matthews and Sandy Denny.After losing their drummer in a fatal motorway crash in 1969, Fairport decided to carry on with a completely […]

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6 really great guitar-based albums

John Cahill writes: While reading Channa Vithana article about Joe Satriani I was inspired to write about some of my favourite guitar based albums. I enjoy listening to a wide variety of music, but my biggest passion is the guitar. I guess somehow for the guitar is a instrument that is able to capture a […]

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GEORGE SAWA: Master of Arabic music

George Sawa was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He studied piano with Irene Drakides, a student of Alfred Cortot, and at the Higher Institute of Arabic Music he studied voice, theory, and qanun (Arabic psaltery). His qanun teachers are Muhammad al-Sa‘duni (a student of Mustapha Bey Reda), Milad Mansur (a student of Abdel-Hamid al-Addabi), Amin Fahmi […]

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Sons Of Champlin – Welcome To The Dance / The Sons Of Champlin / A Circle Filled With / Love Loving Is Why (2CD)

The band’s Columbia album from 1973 coupled with the three Ariola Records albums from 1975, 1976 and 1977 Three of these albums made the US Top 200 but the writing was on the wall and the group split in 1977, with Bill Champlin pursuing a solo career before joining Chicago In recent years the Sons […]

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Psychology of Music

Psychology of Music publishes peer reviewed papers directed at increasing the scientific understanding of any psychological aspect of music. These include studies on listening, performing, creating, memorising, analysing, describing, learning, and teaching, as well as applied social, developmental, attitudinal and therapeutic studies. MORE

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PHILIP GLASS: The Complete Sony Recordings (24CD+Book Box Set)

To celebrate the 80th birthday of the legendary American composer, The Complete Sony Recordings is the first ever release of Philip Glass Sony Classical recordings together in a limited-edition box set. The 24-CD set includes the first ever release of Glassworks specially mixed for your personal cassette player on CD, a 44 minute interview with […]

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THE KINKS: Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround – Part One (Re-mastered Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition) (2CD)

Ray Davies musician-songwriter, formerly of the Kinks. London 9th July 2012 To mark their 50th anniversary, The Kinks have announced details of an extensive re-release programme covering their classic 1964-1970 catalogue.  The first album in the series will be 1970’s Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, which will be reissued on August 18. This 2-CD reissue […]

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SMALL FACES: Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake (2CD)

There was no shortage of good psychedelic albums emerging from England in 1967-1968, but Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake is special even within their ranks. The Small Faces had already shown a surprising adaptability to psychedelia with the single “Itchycoo Park” and much of their other 1967 output, but Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake pretty much ripped […]

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Damage (CD) by Sylvian & Fripp

CD reissue of the classic live recording  Music performed and composed by David Sylvian & Robert Fripp With a well-received studio album in the form of “The First Day” issued in summer 1993, Sylvian/Fripp took to the road for a lengthy tour to support the release. Trey Gunn reprised his role from the earlier tour […]

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NICK CAVE: Bizarre Festival (CD)

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS FM BROADCAST RECORDING FROM 1996 We are told: By the time of their performance at the Bizarre Festival on 17th August 1996, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds were enjoying their mostsuccessful era to date.Their latest album Murder Ballads, released in February that year, was their best-selling record yet, […]

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LOU REED: Dealing on the Boulevard – Live at The Paramount Theater, Denver,CO April 13th 1989 (CD)

Lou, buoyed & rejuvenated by the response to the urban apocalypse suite of the just released New York album, hits the road….. Chronicling his grotesque & rotten home town ‘Big Apple’, whilst taking no prisoners, offers up wry & fragile hope among the decaying ruins. Does he succeed? Listen & hear…… 01 Dirty Blvd. 02 […]

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