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VA –“O” Records Classics, Volume One: Passion (2017)
Bobby Orlando is a highly prolific music producer, songwriter, musician, and record label impresario. During the ’80s he produced, composed and performed on hundreds of music productions that he...
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VA – Hendrix in the Spirit of Jazz (2017)
…Countless musicians in rock, pop and jazz have been influenced by Jimi Hendrix, and many have overtly based their own music on his. Among the ACT family of artists, several have been inspired by his...
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VA – Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World (2017)
…Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection of Music from the Arab World features 15 different artists. Some you might already know thru Habibi Funk’s releases like Fadoul, Ahmed Malek, Dalton or Al Massrieen,...
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VA – The Brain Box: Cerebral Sounds of Brain Records 1972-1979 (2017)
Founded in 1972, German label Brain now commands a status and reputation among listeners and collectors all over the world that would have been unimaginable at the time. Today, it is regarded as one of...
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VA – Visions of Darkness (In Iranian Contemporary Music) (2017)
…This unprecedented compilation finally sheds light on a scene that thrives despite its home country’s religiously driven state. The music on Visions of Darkness shows a thriving community of explorers...
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VA – Even a Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 (2017)
Light in the Attic is almost peerless in the variety, volume, and quality of its reissues and compilations. From never released albums by Lynn Castle to wondrously assembled compilations such as Native...
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VA – Teen Spirit: Mojo Presents 15 Noise-Filled Classics from the American...
1. Rocket from the Crypt – Short Lip Fuser 2. Afghan Wigs – I’m Her Slave 3. The Jesus Lizard – Gladiator 4. Urge Overkill – The Kids Are Insane 5. 7 Year Bitch – Chow Down 6. Pavement – Here 7....
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VA – Africa Airways Four: Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983 (2017)
Africa Seven released the latest edition of their Africa Airways series: Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983. The 10-track compilation follows Africa Airways One: Funk Connection 1973-1980, Two: Funk...
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VA – American Dance Music vol. 1 (2017)
For Argot’s five-year compilation, American Dance Music Vol. 1, the label asked its artists to reflect on the scene by naming the challenges it faces. Among the answers: few clubs, no demand, high DJ...
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VA – Oxford American Presents: The Music of Kentucky (2017)
The Oxford American’s 19th annual music issue explores the Music of Kentucky, highlighting some of the Commonwealth’s most enduring legends and local favorites while celebrating overlooked and lesser...
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VA – Dancing Down Orange Street (1969, Reissue 2017)
…first time on CD, with the original selection bolstered by a further 13 bonus tracks… Whichever way you look at it Sonia Pottinger was a trail-blazer. After parting from her music business impresario...
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VA – Putumayo Presents Vintage Italia + Italian Playground (2017)
Enjoy La Dolce Vita with this nostalgic musical stroll through the golden age of Italian popular song. It’s a flashback to the ’50s and ’60s for Vintage Italia, a various artists compilation featuring...
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VA – Putumayo Presents Cuba! Cuba! (2017)
A captivating collection of classic and contemporary Cuban songs that will have you dancing the night away. Cuba is one of those musically fertile places Putumayo continues to return to. It provides...
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VA – Diggin in the Carts: A Collection of Pioneering Japanese Video Game...
In the last few years, there’s been a resurgent focus on Japanese music from the ’80s, a period in which the nation’s socioeconomic circumstances were transforming. In musical terms, this was borne out...
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VA – Iconic Performances from the Monterey International Pop Festival (2017)
…Iconic Performances from the Monterey International Pop Festival features previously unreleased performances by The Grateful Dead and Laura Nyro, as well as iconic performances of the festival by Jimi...
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VA – Duomo Sounds Ltd.: Nigerian 80’s Disco Music to Move Your Soul (2017)
Amazing collection of Disco Music released in the ’80s (1980-84) on the Nigerian label Duomo Music Ltd. and reissued here for the first time. “The late 70s, the thrust of mainstream music had changed...
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VA – Redman International Dancehall 1985-1989 (2017)
Following up the extensive and thoroughly impressive King Jammy’s anthology from Dub Store, the Japanese reggae merchants turn their attention to another ’80s dancehall institution Redman International...
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VA – Studio One: Black Man’s Pride (2017)
While the righteousness of blackness is at the heart of the Rastafarian faith, this collection illustrates how black pride remained a central theme, if not the defining essence, at the very core of all...
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VA – ANDINA: The Sound of the Peruvian Andes 1968-1978 (2017)
The 1960s was a time of musical upheaval and experiment in Latin America as well as in the west. In Brazil there was tropicalia, while in Peru bands pioneered Peruvian cumbia, mixing Colombian dance...
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VA – Topic Records: The Real Sound of Folk Music (2017)
…The perfect introduction to Topic Records the worlds oldest surviving independent record label, The Real Sound of Folk Music is a 2CD set featuring 28 specially selected tracks from the labels vast...
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