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VA – Ready or Not: Thom Bell Philly Soul Arrangements & Productions 1965-1978...
After having previously celebrated two of his musical inspirations – Burt Bacharach and Teddy Randazzo – with their own volumes, Ace’s Songwriters and Producers series is turning its attention to...
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VA – Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-field Pop from the CD Age, 1989-1996 (2021)...
…Norio Sato and Eiji Taniguchi, the owners of Osaka record stores Rare Groove and Revelation Time, respectively, are interested in putting in the legwork to find lost treasure themselves. Though their...
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VA – Midnight Rock’s Secret Tapes (2021)
When Nkrumah Jah Thomas’ hit #1 on the Jamaican charts in 1976 with his debut single ‘Midnight Rock’ on Alvin Ranglin’s GG label it gave the new DJ a theme song and an entry into the world of music....
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VA – AOR Global Sounds vol. 5: 1977-1984 (2021)
Favorite Recordings and Charles Maurice present the 5th edition of the AOR Global Sounds compilations series: 8 rare and hidden tracks, produced between 1977 and 1984 in various parts of the world....
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VA – Do You Have the Force? Jon Savage’s Alternate History of Electronica...
“During 1975, 1976 and the first half of 1977 punk was the future but, after the highpoint of ‘God Save the Queen’, London punk already seemed spent. By the time that the Sex Pistols ‘Pretty Vacant’...
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VA – Looking Through a Glass Onion: The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966-72...
In 2020, covering the music of the Beatles is still a relatively common occurrence, but in the late 1960s artists were churning out their own versions of Fab Four tunes almost as quickly as the band...
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VA – Spiritual Jazz 13: NOW! Part 2 (2021)
…Opening Spiritual Jazz 13: Now! Part Two is the Canadian octet The Cosmic Range who released the album The Gratitude Principal in 2019. It featured ‘Palms to Heaven’ which is a groundbreaking yard...
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VA – Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the...
Legendary drummer Mick Fleetwood enlisted an all-star cast for a one-of-a-kind concert honoring the early years of Fleetwood Mac and its founder, Peter Green, which was held on 25th February 2020 at...
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VA – The Rough Guide to World Music Unplugged (2021)
…Nothing can beat the experience of listening to music in a live setting and being able to see, as well as hear, each pluck of a string or beat of a drum, and hopefully the uncluttered nature of these...
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VA – Fahrt ins Blaue III: dreamin in the spirit of jazz (2021)
“There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us. Peace and quiet and open air wait for us. Somewhere…” These words from the classic song from Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story” set the tone for...
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VA – Dylan… Revisited: 14 of His Greatest Songs Reinterpreted for Uncut (2021)
“…To celebrate Bob Dylan’s 80th birthday, 14 esteemed artists – including The Flaming Lips, Low, Richard Thompson, Courtney Marie Andrews, Cowboy Junkies and The Weather Station – have recorded brand...
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VA – Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound (2021)
In a fun, Nuggets-like trip back to the era of the Summer of Love, Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Celebrating the Winston-Salem Sound shines a strobe light on the vibrant ’60s and ’70s Combo Corner rock scene...
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VA – ULYSSA Presents: 40% Foda/Maneiríssimo (2021)
The internet and cheap technology promised to be the great equalizer, allowing artists to reach an audience instantly — in theory, at least. The truth is that although there are countless ways to make...
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VA – Impulse Records: Music, Message and the Moment (2021)
Impulse! Records celebrates its 60th anniversary with this new collection charting the label’s history from 1961-1976 with a selection of tracks that explore the sounds of Impulse! during the societal...
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VA – Color de Trópico Vol. 2: Compiled by El Drágon Criollo & El Palmas (2021)
Picking up where the first installment of Color de Trópico left off, voracious vinyl heads DJ El Palmas & El Drágon Criollo are back with a new compilation that expands their colorful vision of...
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VA – For the Good Times: The Songs of Kris Kristofferson (2021)
…Texas-born Kris Kristofferson had been working on the edges of the music business since the late ’50s. His first release came on the tiny Manor label in 1958; after serving five years in the U.S....
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VA – Happy Times: The Songs of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham Vol. 2 (2020)
The success of “Sweet Inspiration” – not to mention constant customer requests for a follow-up – has more than warranted a second dip into the songwriting catalogue of Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham. It’s...
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VA – GOST: A Spiritual Exploration into Greek Soundtracks 1975-1989 (2021)
Having already explored the archives of a number of overlooked Greek composers, Into The Light is now turning its attention to the uncharted territory of Greek film soundtracks of the ’70s and ’80s – a...
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VA – Soul Jazz Records presents Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and Conscious...
“Soul Jazz Records’ new Studio One collection ‘Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds at Studio One’ features a stellar selection of 70s roots music – classic and rare tracks recorded at...
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VA – Still Wish You Were Here: A Tribute to Pink Floyd (2021)
Pink Floyd’s 1975 album, Wish You Were Here, surely counts as one of the greatest rock albums of the 20th century. A musically and emotionally complex tribute to the band’s former leader, vocalist Syd...
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