Classic live performance from Long Island’s Iconic Spit Club Includes the entire WLIR-FM broadcast from 1981 Digitally remastered for enhanced sound quality 1981 started so promisingly for iconic American rockers Blue Öyster Cult with the release of the acclaimed Fire Of Unknown Origin album in June, but the sudden departure of drummer Albert Bouchard had […]
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We are told ….. Three legendary performances broadcast on the BBC Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality Background liners The March 1967 release of Hi Ho Silver Lining catapulted Jeff Beck to solo stardom, three months after he’d left the Yardbirds. He performed on three BBC radio broadcast sessions over the course of […]
You’ll all know that we really love the AMG website. To reiterate, this is one of the finest music resources I have EVER seen. Simply terrific. Every time I buy according to their recommendations I am never disappointed. When I ignore their star ratings and comments, I end up shoving the bad purchase back on […]
• Official documentary exploring the history of Steppenwolf!! • Narrated by band leader John Kay himself. • This project is a very personal labour of love to John Kay .• Features full versions of “Born To Be Wild”, “Magic Carpet Ride”, “The Pusher” and the stories that made them famous. • Also features many hit […]
1 Long Time Blues 2 1974 Gasoline Blues 3 Later On 4 The Boy Most Likely To Succeed 5 All Your Love 6 Room To Move 7 Stormy Monday 8 Old Time Blues 9 Band Intros 10 1974 Gasoline Blues 11 Play the Harp 12 The Boy Most Likely To Succeed 13 Have You Ever […]
An archival box set featuring the music of Taste, the Irish rock/blues band formed in the mid sixties that featured Rory Gallagher on guitar and vocals. The four disc set will feature both studio albums (1969′s Taste and the 1970 follow-up On The Boards) expanded with many alternate versions of album tracks. The third CD is full of live audio from 1970 culled from concerts in Stockholm and […]
“Legendary rocker and blues statesman Johnny Winter enthralled audiences the world over. With his unique brand of blues/rock guitar and vocal prowess, Winter’s style was truly unmatched in purity and in star power longevity. While he toured non-stop, it’s no secret that his live performances were legendary. Fortunately for his huge fan base, Johnny had […]
Legendary British rock & roll band THE GODFATHERS explode into action in 2013 with the much-anticipated release of a brand new album ‘JUKEBOX FURY’ – their first full-length studio release since ’95 – & a 23 date March UK tour with punk icons The Stranglers. ‘Jukebox Fury’ was produced by The Godfathers & will be […]
Peter E. “Sneaky Pete” Kleinow (August 20, 1934 – January 6, 2007) was an American country-rock musician, songwriter, and a motion picture special effects artist. He is best known as a member of the band the Flying Burrito Brothers and as a session musician for such artists as Joan Baez, Jackson Browne, The Byrds, Joe […]
Easily one of the most important records ever made, John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme was his pinnacle studio outing that at once compiled all of his innovations from his past, spoke of his current deep spirituality, and also gave a glimpse into the next two and a half years. Disc: 1 1. The Original Stereo […]
Previously published here To celebrate 25 years as a solo artist, Provogue Records is releasing 10 original albums from Walter Trout on vinyl. The 25th Anniversary Series is very limited high quality vinyl releases of some of the best Walter Trout catalogue released in special packaging. Each release is very limited to only 2,000 copies […]
Label: Warner Bros./Reprise Quantity: 7500 Release type: RSD Exclusive Release Following the previous Record Store Day release of Kiss My Amps, Kiss My Amps Vol. II features deep tracks, hits and handpicked covers of The Byrds, Little Feat, The Monkees & The Traveling Wilburys. Pressed on 180g vinyl. 1. So You Want to Be a […]
New series of 3CD limited edition sets, brimming with rarities and unreleased music from 1966 through 1995. Impromptu radio session jams, television performances, interviews and solo obscurities will all feature on these four hours, 3CD releases. What a long strange trip it’s been……. Highlights in volume one to include, Garcia & Grisman radio session at […]
The Modern Jazz Quartet Concert In Japan Vol.2 Ella Fitzgerald Things Ain’t What They Used To Be The Modern Jazz Quartet Concert In Japan Vol.1 Sarah Vaughan Songs Of The Beatles 90th Bday Of Artist Jaco Pastorius Big Band Twins Ii Jaco Pastorius Big Band Twins I Miles Davis Amandla 25th Anniversary Of Album Alice […]
We are told: A new 3CD series with a remit to trawl through performances of the solo work of former Byrds members. This exhaustive series will exhume rarities from Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, David Crosby, Gene Parsons, Gram Parsons, Skip Battin and Clarence White as they plough through the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s playing radio […]
We are told: Wes Montgomery (1925-1968) was one of the most revered guitarists in jazz history. ‘The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery’ marked his third album as a leader, following ‘Montgomeryland’ (1958) and ‘The Wes Montgomery Trio’ (1959).‘The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery’ was widely praised on release and received a five-star rating […]
Limited edition 6CD Box Set featuring four FM broadcasts from 1973 to 1978 An Introductory pre-order price of £14.99 for first 100 orders. Disc 1. Record Plant, Sausalito – KSAN-FM, 22nd April 1973 1. (Better Stop Drinkin’ That Wine) Sonny Boy 2. (I Want You To) Love Me Woman 3. Swingin’ Time Woman 4. I’m […]
From the archives Chris M Slawecki: Composer, arranger, bandleader, pianist, soloist and accompanist Dick Hyman has already lived several jazz lifetimes, and as he contemplates his 86th birthday in March 2013, his career shows no sign of slowing down. A New York City native, Hyman served as pianist with a Dixieland band and with Lester […]
Legendary radio broadcast, recorded on February 28, 1976. This CD contains Sugar Mama, Fool Yourself, Any Day Woman and many more. 01. I Thought I Was A Child 02. Any Day Woman 03. Love Me Like A Man 04. My First Night Alone Without You 05. Give It Up Or Let Me Go 06. Sugar […]
“It may be that the voice is the most difficult instrument to improvise with, judging by the relatively small number of improvising vocalists out there. Jazz singers who scat are common enough, but only the best are able to breathe life into a style that has become rather formulaic over the past century. Lauren […]
It was a late 50th birthday present. Born on May 14th 1943 Jack Bruce greeted his notable friends on stage on November 2nd and 3rd 1993 at the E-Werk in Cologne The Scottish bassist from Bishopbriggs had invited long time companions such as drummer Ginger Backer, saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith and guitarist Clem Clempson. The enthusiastic […]
We are told: For the first time, all of Ella and Louis’s classic duets are in one place. This new, 4CD set gathers their timeless three Verve albums – newly remastered versions Ella and Louis, Ella and Louis Again and Porgy and Bess – combining them with their eight Decca singles (both sides of their […]
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are two of the main names in jazz. Although their paths had crossed from time to time over the years, nobody in the entertainment industry had ever managed to get Armstrong and Ellington into a recording studio to make an album together. On April 3, 1961, producer Bob Thiele achieved […]