20.11.2009.

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KING CRIMSON - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) [40th Anniversary Edition 2009]




It was, quite simply, a sound that shook the music world. When King Crimson emerged from the dust of the considerably more oblique and largely absurd trio of Giles, Giles and Fripp—whose one release, The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp (Deram, 1968), was aptly titled—nobody could have anticipated that this group would literally change the face of the pop world, and almost single-handedly define a new musical genre: progressive rock. Crimson co-founder/guitarist Robert Fripp has, with a number of subsequent incarnations of Crimson, only partly been successful in distancing his flagship group from that stylistic marker, but in many ways it matters not. As labels become increasingly meaningless, revisiting this seminal album reveals far more than any reductionist categorization can. Never mind previous CD issues claiming to be "Definitive Editions," "Original Master Editions" and "30th Anniversary Editions." For the first time since its initial release, not just remixed but remastered as well in both stereo and 5.1 surround, the 40th Anniversary Series incarnation of In the Court of the Crimson King is the gold standard against which all previous editions will be measured—and, ultimately, fail. Crimson's entire original discography will, during 2009/2010, be reissued in truly definitive editions, and based on this title and the parallel-release of Red, it's going to be a grand period of rediscovery and just plain discovery, with previously unheard details now audible, and a bevy of bonus tracks, alternate versions and video content made available, in many cases for the first time. - allaboutjazz.com

Remixed from the original multitrack master tapes. HERE

2009 Stereo Mix:
01. 21st Century Schizoid Man
02. I Talk To The Wind
03. Epitaph
04. Moonchild
05. The Court Of The Crimson King
Bonus tracks:
06. Moonchild (Full Version)
07. I Talk to the Wind (Duo Version)
08. I Talk to the Wind (Alternate Mix)
09. Epitaph (Backing Track)
10. Wind session

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DIRE STRAITS LIVE

Dire Straits were a British rock band, formed by Mark Knopfler (vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion), and managed by Ed Bicknell, active between 1977 and 1995. Although the band was formed in an era when punk rock was at the forefront, Dire Straits played a more conventional style, albeit with a stripped-down sound that appealed to audiences weary of the overproduced stadium rock of the 1970s.[citation needed] In their early days, Mark and David requested that pub owners turn down their sound so that patrons could converse while the band played, an indication of their unassuming demeanor. Despite this oddly self-effacing approach to rock and roll, Dire Straits soon became hugely successful, with their first album going multi-platinum globally.Throughout the band's career Mark Knopfler was the songwriter and driving force behind the group. The band's best-known songs include "Sultans of Swing", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", "Telegraph Road", "Private Investigations", "Money for Nothing", "Walk of Life", "So Far Away", "Brothers in Arms", "On Every Street" and "Calling Elvis". Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date. - wikipedia



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19.11.2009.

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COLDPLAY - Greatest Hits (2008)

Coldplay are an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1998. The group comprises Chris Martin (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), and Will Champion (drums, backing vocals, other instruments). Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis. They achieved worldwide fame with the release of the single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. The band's second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year. Their next release, X&Y (2005), received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews, earning several Grammy nominations and wins. Coldplay have sold over 50 million records worldwide. Since the release of Parachutes, Coldplay have drawn influence from other sources, including Echo & the Bunnymen, Kate Bush, George Harrison and Muse on A Rush of Blood to the Head, Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk for X&Y and Blur, Arcade Fire and My Bloody Valentine on Viva la Vida. Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, Sound Relief, and the Teenage Cancer Trust. - wikipedia


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GLENN HUGHES & FRIENDS - A Tribute To Tommy Bolin (1998)

After Tommy’s death, Glenn Hughes continued to make music on his own terms, playing with an astonishing variety of musicians from Black Sabbath to Earth, Wind, and Fire, as well as leading his own bands. He never forgot the Come Taste The Band era, however; that album’s haunting closer, “You Keep On Moving,” would appear in Glenn’s sets, and he offered some pointed words for the King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Deep Purple CD liner notes in 1995: “I didn’t really dig playing with Deep Purple, with the exception of the period with Tommy Bolin. That was a special version of the band.” 1997 Glenn made the pilgrimage to Colorado to pay tribute to his musical soulmate at the Bluebird Theater in Denver. The results - already bootlegged, but presented here in pristine quality - finally get to speak for themselves. - tbolin.com

Recorded August 22 & 23 1997 at the Bluebird Theater, Denver, Colorado. HERE

TRACKS: 01. Teaser 02. Shake The Devil 03. Tou Told Me That You Loved Me 04. Gypsy Soul 05. Alexis 06. Coast To Coast 07. Gettin' Tighter 08. You Keep On Movin' 09. Dreamer 10. Your Love Is Alright

18.11.2009.

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TOM WAITS - Glitter And Doom Live (2009)

"Glitter and Doom Love" is a 2 disc collection of the best of the best tracks from Tom Waits' sold out, highly acclaimed Glitter and Doom tour of the US and Europe in the summer of 2008. Waits' topics range from the ritual of insects to the last dying breath of Henry Ford. Musically, the live disc features all eras of Waits' eclectic glory as he shifts seamlessly from an array of characters: carnival barker, preacher, country singer, soul balladeer; cabaret singer and storyteller. Backed by a versatile 5 piece band, Waits departs from the songs' original incarnations. The songs instrumentation and rhythms are rearranged and reimagined. Swampy tribal rhythms, ominous hymns, gypsy flavored ballads, searing rhythmic r&b, and blues boogies. angular and surreal rock are all present. The songs, as expected, are about hanged men, woebegone sailors, sword swallowers, fugitives, shamans, ghosts, dance instructors and prison guards. - tomwaits.com HERE OR HERE

Disc One is designed to sound like one evening's performance, even though the 17 tracks are selected from 10 cities, from Paris to Birmingham; Tulsa to Milan; and Atlanta to Dublin. Sonically the album is superb and has been beautifully recorded and meticulously mastered .
DISC 1: 01. Lucinda / Ain’ Goin’ Down To The Well No Mo’ 02. Singapore 03. Get Behind The Mule 04. Fannin Street 05. Dirt In The Ground 06. Such A Scream 07. Live Circus 08. Goin' Out West 09. Falling Down 10. The Part You Throw Away 11. Trampled Rose 12. Metropolitan Glide 13. I'll Shoot The Moon 14. Green Grass 15. Make It Rain 16. Story 17. Lucky Day

Disc Two is a bonus compendium called TOM TALES, which is a selection of the comic bromides, strange musings, and unusual facts that Tom traditionally shares with his audience during the piano set.
DISC 2: 01. Tom Tales

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WITHIN TEMPTATION - An Acoustic Night At The Theatre (2009)



2009 acoustic live album from the female-fronted Dutch Symphonic Metal band. This album contains acoustic live tracks that were recorded during the band's sold out theater tour in November 2008. These were very special concerts, as the band added an acoustic set, making their show more intimate. Since the band received great responses to their acoustic tracks, the decision was made to officially release them unto the world. - amazon.com HERE

01. Towards The End
02. Stand My Ground
03. Caged
04. All I Need
05. Frozen
06. Somewhere (feat. Anneke van Giersbergen)
07. The Cross
08. Pale
09. What Have You Done (feat. Keith Caputo)
10. Memories
11. Forgiven
12. Utopia (feat. Chris Jones)

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MOODY MARSDEN BAND - Ozone Friendly (2000)

01. Awakening
02. Can't Ever Happen To You
03. Ozone Friendly
04. Louisa
05. 2000 Miles
06. Silver On Her Person
07. Fooling With My Heart (Russel Mix)
08. Someday
09. Six Down, One To Go
10. My Kinda Woman
11. I Got A Mind To Get Even
12. Kinda Wish You Would
13. I'll Sing The Blues For You

Hard hitting blues rock album originally recorded in '94 for German release but never issued in the rest of the world. Featuring two guitarists from Whitesnake, Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden. 13 tracks including 'Awakening', 'Can't Ever Happen To You' & 'Ozone Friendly'. 2000 release. - cduniverse.com HERE

17.11.2009.

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FRANK ZAPPA - Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa - A Memorial Tribute (1996)

01. Black Napkins
02. Black Napkins (album version)
03. Zoot Allures
04. Merely A Blues In A
05. Zoot Allures (album version)
06. Watermelon In Easter Hay
07. Watermelon In Easter Hay (album version)

This 1996 CD compilation was the first one put out privately by the Zappa family following Frank Zappa's death in 1993. The music includes three new versions of familiar Zappa works, followed bytheir better-known counterparts that have previously appeared on both LPs and CDs. As Dweezil Zappa explains in his liner notes, this previously unreleased excerpt from "Black Napkins" is not yet fully formed; oddly enough, like the version that follows from Zoot Allures, the Napoleon Murphy Brock sax solo has been edited out. The new version of the next instrumental, "Zoot Allures," fares better in comparison to the well-known take from the Zoot Allures CD, in spite of some distortion inadvertently added by the Tokyo PA system during its recording. "Merely a Blues in A" marks the initial release of a gritty blues likely improvised during a 1974 Paris concert. Finally, two versions of Zappa's sensational blues "Watermelon in Easter Hay" close the CD. The early 1978 concert version features a slightly faster tempo with minimal accompaniment by his band, although Zappa's solo ideas are already well conceived. Zappa's solo on the studio version, originally heard on the release Joe's Garage Acts 2 & 3, was taken from a concert recording and mixed with a sparse yet effective studio backing; it remains one of Zappa's most fascinating guitar solos. Unlike the posthumous new Zappa CDs that have appeared on Rykodisc after 1993, this one carries a rather high price tag, although it consists of only four new recordings among its seven tracks. The fancy package includes a removable stick-on moustache and goatee like the late composer's own facial hair. Zappa fans will likely enjoy this limited-edition CD, which is available exclusively through www.zappa.com, although they would have likely preferred all previously unreleased songs and alternate takes instead. ~ All Music Guide HERE

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JERRY GARCIA BAND - Let It Rock (2009)

The latest release to come from the Garcia vault is Let It Rock: Jerry Garcia Band 1975 a 2-CD set recorded November 17 and 18, 1975 at the Keystone Berkeley, featuring the very first version of the Jerry Garcia Band, with the magnificent British pianist Nicky Hopkins, drummer Ron Tutt and ol’ reliable—bassist John Kahn. This marks the first-ever full release of material from the brief but fruitful Garcia-Hopkins union (August through December ’75), and it shows the group at its best, rolling though a broad range of styles, from the churning opener, “Let It Rock,” to Dead favorites like “Sugaree,” “They Love Each Other” and a lively “Friend of the Devil,” to boppin’ R&B—“Tore Up Over You,” “Roadrunner”—a 19-minute workout (!) on the Stones’ “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” and Nicky’s exceptional instrumental track “Edward.” The sound on these discs is impeccable: They were mixed from 16-track master tapes by Jeffrey Norman, who has mixed and mastered countless Dead-related projects through the years. The clarity of the vocals and instruments is absolutely stunning—it’s practically like being at the legendary Keystone Berkeley, except without that distinctive smell of beer and popcorn, and the clacking of the foosball table in the back room. The icing on this particular slice of psychedelic cake is a fine essay by David Gans which probes the Jerry-Nicky dynamic and offers some needed historical context. In short, this one is a must for Jerry freaks (and doesn’t that include all of us?)! - dead.net HERE

DISC 1:
01. Let It Rock 02. Tore Up Over You 03. Friend Of The Devil 04. They Love Each Other 05. It's Too Late 06. Pig's Boogie 07. Band Introductions 08. Sitting In Limbo 09. (I'm A) Road Runner

DISC 2:
01. Sugaree 02. I'll Take A Melody 03. That’s What Love Will Make You Do 04. Lady Sleeps 05. Ain't No Use 06. Let's Spend The Night Together 07. Edward, The Mad Shirt Grinder

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JANIS JOPLIN - Love, Janis (2001)

"Love, Janis" is the companion CD to the stage of the same name. This unique compilation commemorates the theater production and reveals the real Janis Joplin by going beyond her music. "Love, Janis" captures the soul of Janis Joplin by combining her music with her private words. This is not a cast recording. There are the original recordings - performed by Janis - of 12 classic Janis Joplin songs. These spoken word passages have been excerped from Janis's letters to her family. The result is an experience as vital as Janis herself. "Love, Janis" delivers more than just a piece of her heart - it burns through to her soul. - from back cover HERE


* - audio excerpts of Janis Joplin's home featuring previously unreleased instrumental tracks

01. What Good Can Drinkin' Do
02. [I bring the news]*
03. Down On Me
04. [I'm somebody important]*
05. Women Is Losers
06. [Our first record is finally out]*
07. Piece Of My Heart
08. [I'm sorry, sorry]*
09. [A happening]*
10. Summertime
11. [He's a Beatle, Mother]*
12. Ball and Chain
13. [I may just be a star someday]*
14. A Woman Left Lonely
15. [Twenty-Five]*
16. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
17. [Did I tell you about my reviews?]*
18. Little Girl Blue
19. [Twenty-Seven]*
20. Me And Bobby McGee
21. Mercedes Benz
22. The Last Letter: [Really rushin' through]*
23. Get It While You Can

16.11.2009.

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NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS - Murder Ballads (1996)

01. Song of Joy
02. Stagger Lee
03. Henry Lee (
04. Lovely Creature
05. Where the Wild Roses Grow
06. The Curse of Millhaven
07. The Kindness of Strangers
08. Crow Jane
09. O'Malley's Bar
10. Death Is Not the End PJ Harvey

Nick Cave's been writing songs about killing and other evil things since he first surfaced in 1980 as the Birthday Party's pale, skinny, goth-punk Jim Morrison. But the murder ballads that provide this set's title are different, tantalizingly deliberate. Sure, there's plenty of trademark Cave here, but Murder Ballads is a fascinating concept album that uses the narrative ballad form of the English folk tradition to tell of murder: random deaths, passion crimes, and killing sprees, all in one package. Cave clearly thrives in this genre, and he produces some of his sharpest and most facile writing to date. "Song of Joy," a genuinely scary campfire mystery of a murdered family and an unnamed killer, chillingly weaves clues into the lyrics, while "Where the Wild Roses Grow" is a narrative duet in which killer (Cave) and victim (pop star Kylie Minogue) reveal parallel tales. Cave even shows his knack for adaptation on Bob Dylan's "Death Is Not the End": he recontextualizes a song of heavenly comfort into a sort of zombie "We Are the World" (featuring K.Minogue PJ Harvey Shane MacGowan and others) in which "death is not the end" of pain and suffering. Above all, Murder Ballads should be heard as a work of pulp fiction--as sensationally funny as it is harrowing. The already violent traditional song "Stagger Lee" becomes gangsta folk, so ridiculously packed with obscenity and brutality it would make the Geto Boys cringe. And Cave's (unintentional?) point to would-be censors - that bad-ass songs existed long before rappers polluted the airways - should not be missed. - amazon.com HERE

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PAUL McCARTNEY - Good Evening New York City (2009)

Legendary Paul McCartney's historic three-night christening of New York's Citi Field in July 2009 has been unanimously hailed by critics and audiences alike as the concert experience of a lifetime. Now, with "Good Evening New York City", it is documented for the ages. This is the ultimate McCartney Collection; from The Beatles to Wings to solo classics. - amazon.com

DISC 1:
01. Drive My Car 02. Jet 03. Only Mama Knows 04. Flaming Pie 05. Got To Get You Into My Life 06. Let Me Roll It 07. Highway 08. The Long And Winding Road 09. My Love 10. Blackbird 11. Here Today 12. Dance Tonight 13. Calico Skies 14. Mrs. Vandebilt 15. Eleanor Rigby 16. Sing The Changes 17. Band On The Run

DISC 2:
01. Back In The USSR 02. I’m Down 03. Something 04. I’ve Got A Feeling 05. Paperback Writer 06. A Day In The Life - Give Peace A Chance 07. Let It Be 08. Live And Let Die 09. Hey Jude 10. Day Tripper 11. Lady Madonna 12. I Saw Her Standing There 13. Yesterday 14. Helter Skelter 15. Get Back 16. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The End

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ROBERT PLANT - Sixty Six to Timbuktu (2003)

Despite Robert Plant's fame as Led Zeppelin's frontman, this Englishman has enjoyed a prolific solo career that's kept him moving forward, rather than clutching at the straws of nostalgia. "Sixty Six to Timbuktu", Plant's first solo anthology, spans nearly 40 years of his non-Zep music. Disc One features an overview of eight Plant albums (minus his debut, "Pictures At Eleven"). The material presented here reflects the West Midlands native's restless musical nature, which found him straying far from the heavy rock of his former band. Instead, the solo path found him delving into synth-drenched 1980s dance music (the previously unreleased "Upside Down"), atmospheric modern rock ("Big Log"), and flirtations with cut-and-paste sampling "Tall Cool One." TIMBUKTU is also up-front about Plant's influences, ranging from Tim Hardin ("If I Were a Carpenter") and Tim Buckley ("Song to the Siren") to Phil Phillips and the Twilights ("Sea of Love"). Disc Two is even more intriguing, as it focuses on both Plant's pre-Zep work with long-forgotten outfits like Listen and Band of Joy, along with songs that appeared on tribute albums to Rainer Ptacek, Elvis Presley, and Skip Spence.CD anthology features 35 songs including all the hits along with previously unreleased rarities. - cduniverse.com HERE

DISC 1:
01. Tie Dye On The Highway 02. Upside Down 03. Promised Land 04. Tall Cool One 05. Dirt In A Hole 06. Calling To You 07. 29 Palms 08. If I Were A Carpenter 09. Sea Of Love 10. Darkness, Darkness 11. Big Log 12. Ship Of Fools 13. I Believe 14. Little By Little 15. Heaven Knows 16. Song To The Siren
DISC 2:
01. You'd Better Run 02. Our Song 03. Hey Joe 04. For What It's Worth 05. Operator 06. Road To The Sun 07. Philadelphia Baby 08. Red For Danger 09. Let's Have A Party 10. Hey Jayne 11. Louie, Louie 12. Naked If I Want To 13. 21 Years 14. If It's Really Got to Be This Way 15. Rude World 16. Little Hands 17. Life Begin Again 18. Let the Boogie Woogie Roll 19. Win My Train Fare Home ( Live In Timbuktu)