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The Pineapple Thief – The Soord Sessions Volumes 1-4 (2021)
The complete sessions from frontman Bruce Soord’s acoustic live performances streamed during lockdown. Over the last half-decade, The Pineapple Thief, led by Bruce Soord and bolstered by the...
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VA – Changüí; The Sound of Guantánamo (2021)
When most think of Cuban music, they land on The Buena Vista Social Club, which rendered several styles but primarily son and danzon. Cuba, like most places, has a rich array of styles, depending on...
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Julius Hemphill – The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony (2021)
There is something inherently objectionable when a billionaire acquires an artistic masterpiece by say, Leonardo DaVinci or Claude Monet, only to sequester it from public view. You might feel the same...
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Arv Garrison – Wizard of the Six String: Classic and Rare Recordings...
Anonymity is an inescapable reality for the vast majority of musicians. Even those relative few who cross over into the public consciousness are likely destined for an eventual return to obscurity....
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Iggy and the Stooges – Born In A Trailer: The Session & Rehearsal Tapes...
Extensive 4CD set documenting the final years of The Stooges. A companion set to 2020’s well-received You Think Your Bad, Man? Featuring studio sessions and rehearsal recordings made in London, New...
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VA – The Electric Muse Revisited: The Story of Folk Into Rock and Beyond (2021)
This is a 4-CD 61-track collection, based on the original book and album from 1975 and now brought up to date by one of the original authors, Robin Denselow. The release aims to explore the...
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VA – Staring at the Rude Boys: The British Ska Revival 1979-1989 (2021)
This 3 CD, 69 track compilation provides the most comprehensive release to date to cover the UK Ska Revival 1979-1989. From the ‘Big 5’ of The Specials, Madness, The Beat, Selecter and Bad Manners,...
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Dear Mr Time – Grandfather: The Dear Mr Time Anthology (2021)
Coming together at the end of the ’60s, Essex band Dear Mr. Time were a five-piece progressive rock outfit influenced by the likes of King Crimson and The Moody Blues. Having built up their act while...
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The Brothers – March 10, 2020 / Madison Square Garden / New York (2021)
No one stayed up late finding a snappy name for this live tribute/reunion of The Allman Brothers Band members on this pre-pandemic one-night stand at the titular venue. Liner notes from Allman Brothers...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd – Nothing Comes Easy 1991-2012 (2021)
With roots going back to 1964 when this fledgling bunch of Southern Rockers from Jacksonville, Florida were playing colleges before graduating to local bars, Lynyrd Skynyrd were primed for...
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Aretha Franklin – ARETHA (2021)
It seems impossible that there hasn’t already been a cross-licensed, multi-disc summary of Aretha Franklin’s work before this. After all, she was, and remains, the undisputed Queen of Soul; an iconic...
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Grateful Dead – Dave’s Picks Volume 39: Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia,...
Dave’s Picks Volume 39 contains the complete concert recorded on April 26, 1983 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA. It also includes several bonus tracks recorded at the same venue on the previous...
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Third Ear Band – Mosaics: The Albums 1969-1972 (2021)
Third Ear Band was one of the earliest signings to EMI’s Progressive imprint, Harvest Records. The band was formed in 1968 around a nucleus of Glen Sweeney (percussion), Paul Minns (oboe), Richard Coff...
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VA – C90 (2020)
Cherry Red’s ongoing, year-by-year look at the mostly underground U.K. music scene continues rolling along nicely with C90. Like C89 also did, this collection captures an underground scene that was...
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Kleeer – The Atlantic Collection 1979-1985 (2021)
Richard Lee (guitar), Norman Durham (bass), Paul Crutchfield (percussion/keyboards) and Woody Cunningham (lead vocals/drums) united in 1972 as The Choice 4 before evolving into The Jam Band, Pipeline...
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The Whispers – The Definitive Collection 1972-1987 (2021)
The story of The Whispers began in Los Angeles circa 1963 when two groups – The Scott Twins and The Eden Trio – came together to share in their love of doo-wop and sweet street-corner sounds. Named The...
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Gang of Four – Gang of Four 77-81 (2021)
Punk rock was supposed to break down musical boundaries and open up popular music to new ideas, and few (if any) British bands of punk’s first era took that message to heart like Gang of Four. The...
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Lou Gramm – Questions & Answers: The Atlantic Anthology 1987-1989 (2021)
As original lead vocalist of Foreigner, Lou Gramm was the memorable, full-throated voice on such indelible hits as “Cold as Ice,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Hot Blooded,” “Urgent,” “Waiting for a...
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Deniece Williams – Free: The Columbia / Arc Recordings 1976-1988 (2021)
When Deniece Williams released “Free,” a sparkling ballad of independence and appropriately the artist’s hard-earned Top 40 breakthrough as a singer and songwriter, it began a prolific 13-year run with...
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VA – Banquet: Underground Sounds of 1969 (2021)
A sequel to their excellent compilation Revolution: Underground Sounds of 1968, Esoteric Recordings imprint offers up Banquet: Underground Sounds of 1969. Like its predecessor, Banquet devotes nearly...
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