Brent C -- Marbeck's Imports King!!!
Brent provides the backbone to our famous import service here at Marbecks Records, and his knowledge of music + the industry in general is impressive to say the least. If there's a CD you want that is at all possible to obtain, Brent will source it for you. His own taste ranges from Count Basie through to the Beatles & Harry Nilsson, and on through Patti Smith; The Clash; Yello; The Residents and many more besides. Brent is also widely respected as an expert in New Zealand music.
Listed below are some of Brent's current choices for hi-rotate.
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Gong :- 2032 |
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[ Gong / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 7 December, 2009
This new Gong album builds into a powerful tribal rhythmic melting pot before exploding into outer space with the mind altering psychedelic guitar heroics of Steve Hillage... certainly not for the faint-hearted! |
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Mick Ronson :- Slaughter on 10th Avenue |
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[ Lemon Records / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 23 November, 2009
European imported re-issue of 'Slaughter on 10th Avenue', Mick Ronson's debut solo album -- re-mastered from the original tapes. |
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The Gun Club :- The Las Vegas Story (Special Edition) |
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[ Cooking Vinyl / 2 CD ] Release Date: Monday, 30 November, 2009
Released in 1984, 'The Las Vegas Story' was possibly the most complete and unrushed Gun Club LP. Produced by Jeff Eyrich this LP saw the band experiment more by covering show tunes like Gershwins "My Man's Gone Now" and a killer take on Pharoah Sanders' "The Creator Has a Master Plan". |
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King Kurt :- Ooh Walla Walla (CD + DVD) |
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For the first time on CD, the debut, break-through album from King Kurt is here! The set also features all the early singles, plus a DVD -- featuring all the video promos, documentaries and much more. 'Ooh Wallah Wallah' comes packaged in a 6-panel, all-card digi-pack; with a 8-page booklet with the King Kurt story. |
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Dictaphone Blues :- On the Down and In |
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[ Issac Promotions New Zealand / CD ] Release Date: Tuesday, 14 April, 2009
Memorable melodies, experimental washes, plinking pianos, screaming guitars, naughty bass lines, bells, whistles and 3 different drummers... All packed into 'On the Down and In', the debut album from Auckland band, Dictaphone Blues. |
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Patterson Hood :- Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) |
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[ Shock Records / CD ] Release Date: Monday, 6 July, 2009
'Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)' is the second solo record from guitarist & co-founder of the group Drive-By Truckers, Patterson Hood. |
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