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.

Hallelujah Picassos :-
Rewind the Hateman

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[ Halleluja Picassos / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 31 October, 2011

Hallelujah Picassos were a bunch of happy musical misfits, resident in Auckland from 1988 til 1996. Their sound mashed up a bunch of genres, and was labelled ska-punk-reggae-pop-thrash-hiphop-hardcore, or as they liked to call it, "Picasso Core".

'Rewind the Hateman' is an 18-song collection which serves as an introduction to the band across their recording...

Queens of the Stone Age :-
Queens of the Stone Age (Remastered)

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[ Liberation Records / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 21 February, 2011

Recorded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California from December 1999 to February 2000 -- this reissue of the self-titled QotSA debut has been digitally remastered and features three bonus tracks, not available on the original release.

"...While there's really nothing in this collection worth trading in those Melvins albums for, it's strangely compelling...

The Cramps :-
File Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978-1981

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[ Munster / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 14 November, 2011

Compilation of the The Cramps' early singles, plus some tracks from the same period that were never issued on CD....

The Jesus and Mary Chain :-
Psychocandy (Expanded Edition)

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[ Edsel Records / 3 CD/DVD ]

Release Date: Monday, 19 December, 2011

Since 'Psychocandy' was first released in November 1985, the Jesus And Mary Chain's debut album has received a massive amount of critical acclaim and is now widely regarded as a classic. Regularly featured in articles on classic albums, it has recently appeared on the NME's list of the Top 50 Greatest Debut Albums Ever and Q Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest...

Patti Smith Group :-
Radio Ethiopia (180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl)

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[ Music on Vinyl / LP ]

Release Date: Monday, 21 November, 2011

Limited edition vinyl reissue.

'Radio Ethiopia' is the follow up to Smith's widely acclaimed debut 'Horses'. In interviews surrounding the album's release, Smith explained that she chose producer Jack Douglas in hopes of making the album a commercial success. But the record turned out to be one of Patti Smith's most experimental pieces of music she has ever...

The Rolling Stones :-
Some Girls (Vinyl Edition)

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[ Polydor Records U.K. / LP ]

Release Date: Monday, 21 November, 2011

Limited edition vinyl reissue.

'Some Girls' is the groundbreaking album which introduced the music of the Rolling Stones to a whole new generation of fans. Justly considered one of the finest works by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Ronnie Wood, 'Some Girls' topped the US charts over three decades ago and remains the best selling...

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