JOHN CALE: Music For A New Society

  ‘Music For A New Society’ is a fully re-mastered album of thelong out of print 1982 classic album with three previously unreleased bonus tracks from the original multi-track recordings Library Of Force, Chinese Envoy and Thoughtless Kind ..· ‘M:FANS’ is a radical new reworking of the 1982 masterpiece‘Music For A New Society’. Back and […]

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Bob Dylan & Tom Petty – Live On The Radio ‘86 (CD)

Bob Dylan and Tom Petty… Live, together at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia in 1986. Bob Dylan and Tom Petty’s formed one of the most legendary live pairings of the 1980s. On this superb set, broadcast on KSAN-FM, Petty’s band, the Heartbreakers, are polished to brilliance, while Dylan’s delivery is flawless on every song. Taking […]

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Nick Drake: Tuckbox (5CD Ltd Box)

The set consists of: Five Leaves Left: Nick’s debut album of 1969 Bryter Layter: the second album released in 1970 Pink Moon: Nick’s final release from 1972 Made To Love Magic: the collection of Island-period recordings, out-takes, off cuts, cast-offs, orphans and the last 5 songs Nick recorded for his proposed 4th album. Originally released […]

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ROGER WATERS: Live Radio (CD)

They tell us ….. LIVE 1987 BROADCAST RECORDING FROM EX-FLOYD MAN The driving force behind some of the best-selling and critically-acclaimed records in history, by 1987 Rogers Waters had long since parted ways with his Pink Floyd cohorts. Having left the group on acrimonious terms – not helped by the controversies surrounding The Final Cut […]

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THE CHARLATANS: The Limit Of The Marvelous (Vinyl 180g Colour LP)

They tell us ….. With the 50th anniversary of the American band the Charlatans’ debut this summer, Big Beat are celebrating with this carefully conceived deluxe vinyl edition of the original line-up’s best recordings, “The Limit Of The Marvelous”. The iconic quintet are widely acknowledged with kick starting the San Francisco 1960s renaissance. The Charlatans […]

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A Hard Day’s Night: How The Beatles had Cliff Richard on the run

Andrew Roberts writes: In January 1963, British cinemagoers were enticed by posters claiming that, “It’s what happens when FOUR BOYS in a borrowed bus… (with built-in bunks and bath)… meet FOUR GIRLS with a single mission…MEN!!”. For a mere 1/9d,  the audience could see Summer Holiday – and vicariously experience the pleasures of sun and […]

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TOM PETTY: Psychotic Reaction (CD)

CLASSIC 1991 BROADCAST FROM THE INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN TOUR Given their enormous mid 1980s success, with hit record after hit record and an appearance at Live Aid in 1985, by the end of the decadethings had surprisingly gone quiet for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Petty himself had temporarily broken ties with his […]

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JOE WALSH: If I Was The President (CD)

  LIVE JOE WALSH BROADCAST RECORDING FROM INDEPENDENCE DAY 1990 Following the breakup of the Eagles in July 1980, with whom Joe Walsh had been a member since 1975, he continued to release solo albums throughout the 1980s, but sales did not meet the same level as that of his earlier projects. On Independence Day […]

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THE BYRDS: Straight For The Sun (Limited RSD 2014 Vinyl 2LP)

STRAIGHT FOR THE SUN is a Live College AM Radio Broadcast from the McDonough Gym, AmericanUniversity, Washington DC, 12 September 1971. Recorded by the American rock band The Byrds FANTASTIC 140 GRAM WHITE VINYL 1000 ONLY LIMITED EDITION Even a rudimentary investigation into the soaring flight path of The Byrds will confirm that the McGuinn/White/Battin/Parsons line-up […]

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VINYL: Greg Lake’s view on vinyl matters

“To all friends of vinyl. Ever since producing and recording with King Crimson and ELP, it has been my personal goal to achieve the best possible sound quality and that remains true to this day. Regarding the audio reproduction quality on vinyl, the popular perception for some time has been that the best sound quality […]

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NEIL YOUNG and CRAZY HORSE: Born to Rock – USA Tour 1986 (CD)

Young’s last two albums for Geffen were more conventional in genre, although they incorporated production techniques like synthesizers and echoing drums that were previously uncommon in Young’s music. Young recorded 1986’s Landing on Water without Crazy Horse, but reunited with the band for the subsequent year-long tour and final Geffen album, Life, which emerged in […]

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J.J CALE: One Way Ticket (Limited 3CD)

Limited edition 3CD set featuring live FM broadcasts from 1975, 1988 and 1993 Please note, we have been advised by manufacturers that Disc 3 is now a recording from El Mocambo, Toronto, Ont, 1st September 1993,CBC – FM Broadcast and not as originally advertised. With his laid-back rootsy style, J.J. Cale was best known for […]

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JONI MITCHELL: Live At The Second Fret 1966 (DLP) inc track listing

A RARE RADIO BROADCAST DOCUMENTING ONE OF THE EARLIEST CHAPTERS OF JONI MITCHELL’S CAREER • This outstanding recording preserves one of Joni’s superb early North American gigs, a performance at the intimate Second Fret Club in Philadelphia, captured by the city’s Temple University radio station, WRTI, in November 1966 and broadcast across the local area. • FANTASTIC 140 GRAM VINYL • […]

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