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PJ Harvey
The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 [ Island / CD - released 23/Oct/2006 ] A collection of PJ Harvey sessions with the late BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, spanning recordings from the start of her career in 1991 up to 2004. |
Pokey LaFarge
Something In The Water [ Rounder Records / CD - released 20/Mar/2015 ] Pokey LaFarge's new album Something in the Water, produced by Jimmy Sutton (best known for his work with JD McPherson), marks a new landmark in a career that's already filled with musical highlights. The St. Louis-based singer, songwriter, and... |
Prince
Dirty Mind [ Warner / CD ] Neither For You nor Prince was adequate preparation for the full-blown masterpiece of Prince's third album, Dirty Mind. Recorded in his home studio, with Prince playing nearly every instrument, Dirty Mind is a stunning, audacious amalgam of funk, new... |
Prince
Graffiti Bridge [ Warner / CD ] Prince was shooting for the top of the charts with Graffiti Bridge, but the movie was a disaster, causing the soundtrack to sell very poorly. Despite its poor showing, Graffiti Bridge is not a bad album; in fact, it's often very good. Prince wrote... |
Prince
Hitnrun Phase One [ CD - released 18/Sep/2015 ] 131 Prince's brilliant live shows over the last couple of years - and some of them have been stunning - haven't quite detracted attention from the elephant in the room: that, like many great artists of his vintage, he hasn't made a genuinely,... |
Prince
Ultimate [ Warner / 2 CD - released 30/Jul/2007 ] More properly the essential output of one of the most creative musicians of the past few decades than a definitive collection, this two-CD best of nevertheless displays the high points of Prince's often eccentric three decades-and-counting career.... |
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Quincy Jones
Finest Hour [ Universal / CD - released 3/Jul/2000 ] |
Ray Charles
The Genius After Hours [ Atlantic / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] Taken from the same three sessions as The Great Ray Charles but not duplicating any of the performances, this set casts Charles as a jazz-oriented pianist in an instrumental setting. Brother Charles has five numbers with a trio (three songs have... |
Ray Charles
An Introduction to Ray Charles [ Atlantic Records / CD ] Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to devise a new form of Black pop by merging '50s R&B with... |
Ray Charles
Playlist: The Very Best Of [ Sony / CD - released 3/Oct/2014 ] A budget-priced collection of tracks by American icon Ray Charles. Singer / songwriter, pianist, composer Charles was a prodigious talent. As a child Ray Charles overcame trauma that no young person should be exposed to and despite these hardships... |
Ray Charles
Ray (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [ CD ] Even though RAY, the 2004 biopic featuring Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, hit the theaters after the singer's death, Charles was heavily involved in the process of putting the film together, and co-produced the soundtrack. Consequently, the album... |
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication [ Warner Music / CD - released 10/Jun/1999 ] CALIFORNICATION finds The Red Hot Chili Peppers once again in the more straightforward punk-funk mode of BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK. This return to their original sound also marks the return of prodigal son John Frusciante, who takes over for his... |
Robben Ford
Blue Moon [ Concord Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] Compelling, rock and soul-infused album of his signature blues |
Roger Whittaker
The World Of: The Very Best Of Roger Whittaker [ Spectrum Music / CD - released 23/Jan/1997 ] With his avuncular appearance and rich baritone, African-born British pop singer Roger Whittaker seemed like a late successor to Bing Crosby when he emerged into worldwide popularity in the '70s. Although his initial hits were self-written, he... |
Linda Ronstadt
Greatest Hits [ Elektra / CD - released 12/Apr/1988 ] Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a good 11-track collection of Linda Ronstadt's biggest hits from the early '70s, beginning with the Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" and running through "Tracks of My Tears," from 1975's Prisoner in Disguise. In between, all of... |
Ry Cooder
I, Flathead [ Nonesuch / CD - released 23/Jun/2008 ] Ry Cooder's I, Flathead is the culmination of his ambitious and fascinating "California Trilogy," the last of three albums in which the singer and guitarist journeys through the real and imagined history of mid-20th century, multi-ethnic California,... |
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals
Cardinology [ Lost Highway Records / CD - released 30/Oct/2008 ] Ryan Adams and U.S. psych rock zombies the Cardinals release 'Cardinology', "the study of guitar astrology and jam technology. And with songs even." |
Sade
Promise [ Epic Records / CD - released 20/Nov/1985 ] American import. Sade's stunning second release |
Sam Smith
The Thrill Of It All [ Capitol Records / CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] It's been over three years since Sam Smith's debut album was released, and in the meantime he has become one of the biggest acts on the planet with millions of album sales and an array of awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, three Brit... |
Sarah McLachlan
Touch [ Arista Records / CD - released 29/Jan/2008 ] Her elegant debut album, recorded when Sarah was only 19 years old. Comparable to '80s incarnations of Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush. |
