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Prince
Lovesexy [ Warner / CD - released 1/Jan/1988 ] Prince's Lovesexy was met with reasonably muted reviews at the time of release which, given time, was probably a little harsh. Purple Rain and Around the World in a Day were just two absolute pop classics that he'd released in the previous 5 years.... |
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Prince
Parade [ CD ] Undaunted by the criticism Around the World in a Day received, Prince continued to pursue his psychedelic inclinations on Parade, which also functioned as the soundtrack to his second film, Under the Cherry Moon. Originally conceived as a double... |
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Quincy Jones
Finest Hour [ Universal / CD - released 3/Jul/2000 ] |
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Rage Against The Machine
The Battle of Los Angeles [ Epic Records / CD - released 25/Oct/1999 ] After the success of Rage Against The Machine's eponymous debut LP and follow-up Evil Empire this third album is another hard-hitting set of songs full of political and social consciousness. With their catchy, yet raw heavy riffs and grooves they... |
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Rainbow
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow [ Polydor Records / CD - released 28/Jun/1999 ] This digitally re-mastered, European imported CD is a re-issue of the excellent debut Rainbow album from 1975, which contains "The Man on the Silver Mountain", "Temple of the King", "Catch the Rainbow" and "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves'. An... |
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Rancid
Trouble Maker [ Hellcat / Warner Music / CD - released 9/Jun/2017 ] Rancid as a band have always been imbued with a sense of place: the blue collar neighbourhoods where they grew up in Berkley, California, their place as individuals within their band, their band as part of a movement and their evolving sense of place... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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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... |
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Ray Columbus & The Invaders
The Definitive Collection [ Ode Records / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] This 'Definitive Collection' contains every studio recording by Ray Columbus and The Invaders, plus four never released live tracks - all fully re-mastered! |
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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... |
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
What Hits? [ EMI Music / CD - released 29/Sep/1992 ] This is a wicked compilation of the best material that RHCP recorded between 1984 and 1989, including "Under the Bridge", "Behind the Sun", "Show Me Your Soul", and "Higher Ground". |
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Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
There Is No Other [ Nonesuch / Warner / CD - released 3/May/2019 ] Produced by Joe Henry and tracked over an intensely productive five-day period in Dublin, Ireland, There Is No Other is at once a condemnation of "othering" and a celebration of the spread of ideas, connectivity, and shared experience. Tracing the... |
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Robben Ford
Blue Moon [ Concord Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] Compelling, rock and soul-infused album of his signature blues |
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Rod Stewart
Another Country (Deluxe) [ CD - released 23/Oct/2015 ] Rod Stewart has finished work on his eagerly anticipated new album, Another Country, to be released on October 23rd via Capitol Records/Universal Music. Another Country continues a prolific new chapter in Stewart's storied career which began with... |
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Rolling Stones
No Security [ CD ] |
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The Rolling Stones
Blue & Lonesome (Gatefold Digipak) [ Polydor / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] Blue & Lonesome is the Rolling Stones' first studio album in over a decade. Recorded in just three days in London, England, 'Blue & Lonesome' takes the band back to their roots and the passion for blues music which has always been at the heart and... |
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Roxette
Look Sharp! 30th Anniversary Edition (Deluxe) [ Parlophone / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2018 ] With more than 80 million records sold, four US number 1 singles and numerous Top 40 hits, Roxette are Sweden's biggest music export after Abba. Hitting the big time with US #1 single "The Look", taken from their second album "Look Sharp!", singer... |
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Roxy Music
Avalon [ Virgin Records / CD - released 12/Apr/1999 ] Originally released in 1982, the brilliant 'Avalon' album features smooth songs, such as "More Than This", "Avalon" and "Take a Chance With Me". |