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BB King
Live At The Regal [ MCA / CD - released 25/May/1998 ] When he stepped onstage at the storied Regal Theatre on Chicago's Southside in November 1964, B.B. King had 30 R&B hits but had barely creased the pop charts. Recorded that night, King's first live album would become an entry point for many white... |
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Ben E. King
Don't Play That Song (Limited Edition LP) [ Rhino / LP - released 24/Feb/2023 ] Although Ben E King's name is synonymous with The Drifters, he only actually sang on a dozen tracks with them, most of which were recorded concurrent with the start of his own solo career. This compilation anthologises Ben's solo recordings between... |
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Ben E King
An Introduction to [ Atlantc Records / CD - released 1/Jan/2017 ] An introduction to Ben E. King. A 10-track compilation of Ben E. King. |
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Carole King
Home Again: Live From Central Park, New York City May 26th 1973 [ Legacy / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Recorded live on The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park on May 26, 1973. Produced by Lou Adler, Carole King Home Again is a previously unreleased concert recording and a stunning document of one of the greatest contributors to the American... |
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Carole King
Home Again: Live From Central Park, New York City May 26th 1973 (LP) [ Legacy / 2 LP - released 26/May/2023 ] Recorded live on The Great Lawn of New York City's Central Park on May 26, 1973. Produced by Lou Adler, Carole King Home Again is a previously unreleased concert recording and a stunning document of one of the greatest contributors to the American... |
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PARRY / LEY / HADLEY / WEELKES / BYRD / STANFORD etc
Evensong Live 2019: Anthems and Canticles Choir Of King's College [ King's College Cambridge / CD - released 13/Sep/2019 ] A glorious collection of choral music by British composers, recorded live during services of Choral Evensong in King's College Chapel. Popular anthems like Hubert Parry's I was glad and Patrick Hadley's My beloved spake are included alongside... |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: The Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Deacon Tobias Sims / Peter Scorer / Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Music / Warner / CD - released 25/May/2004 ] "King's glorious return to the Russian Liturgy brings a foretaste of paradise" (Gramophone Editor's Choice June 2004) |
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Hey, King!
Hey, King! [ Anti- / CD - released 7/May/2021 ] Songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Natalie London and her partner, vocalist and percussionist Taylor Plecity, approach music with a childlike curiosity and adventurous spirit. Produced by 4x Grammy winner Ben Harper, the duo's... |
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Hey, King!
Hey, King! (LP) [ Anti- / LP - released 7/May/2021 ] Songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Natalie London and her partner, vocalist and percussionist Taylor Plecity, approach music with a childlike curiosity and adventurous spirit. Produced by 4x Grammy winner Ben Harper, the duo's... |
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JANET JENNINGS
Jennings: Voices Of Men James Harrison, James Ioelu, Will King, Katherine Austin, Richard Liu, Sarah Watkins, James Jin, Bill Stoneham [ Atoll / CD - released 16/Apr/2021 ] Including 'Songs of War' and 'Songs of Exile', Voices of Men features leading male vocalists, accompanied by renowned musicians, singing the words of some of New Zealand's most well-known male poets. Brian Turner's words in 'Taking Off', reflect on... |
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King Hannah
Tell Me Your Mind And Ill Tell You Mine (LP) [ City Slang / LP - released 4/Dec/2020 ] Sometimes a band arrives out of nowhere, with a fully formed sound ready to fill a stadium. King Hannah are one of those bands. The Liverpool band led by the creative force of Hannah Merrick and Craig Whittle have arrived with 'Tell Me Your Mind... |
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King Krule
Man Alive! [ XL Recordings / CD - released 21/Feb/2020 ] King Krule returns with his new album, Man Alive! It arrives packed full of his trademark sonic ambition and compositional skill, as well as the now-familiar corrosive lyricism and lurid social observation. |
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King Krule
Man Alive! (LP) [ XL Recordings / LP - released 21/Feb/2020 ] King Krule returns with his new album, Man Alive! It arrives packed full of his trademark sonic ambition and compositional skill, as well as the now-familiar corrosive lyricism and lurid social observation. |
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King Krule
The Ooz (LP) [ XL Recordings / 2 LP - released 13/Oct/2017 ] One of the most celebrated figureheads on the independent British scene, Archy Marshall returns with the dense, sprawling "The OOZ", the much anticipated follow up to his debut "Six Feet Beneath the Moon". Drifting and seeping through the cracks... |
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King Krule
You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down (LP) [ XL / 2 LP - released 10/Dec/2021 ] Mere weeks before the world went into lockdown, groundbreaking songwriter and vocalist King Krule performed a handful of concerts following the release of his critically acclaimed third album 'Man Alive!' Recorded during those final shows, the new... |
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King Tuff
Smalltown Stardust [ Sub Pop / CD - released 27/Jan/2023 ] There are times in our life when we feel magic in the air. When new love arrives, or we find ourselves lost in a moment of creation with others who share our vision. A sense that: this is who I want to be. This is what I want to share. It's a... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Love From King's The King's Men [ King's College Cambridge / CD - released 2/Feb/2018 ] Beautiful new arrangements of romantic pop & jazz favourites from the Choral Scholars of the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. |
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THOMAS WEELKES / WILLIAM BYRD
Tom & Will - Weelkes & Byrd: 400 Years The King's Singers & Fretwork [ Signum / CD - released 24/Nov/2023 ] 400 years ago, in 1623, England lost two of its greatest composers: William Byrd and Thomas Weelkes. In a pro- gramme marking this double anniversary, The King's Singers and Fretwork turn their focus to the bold personalities of these two men, Will... |
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LIVE AT THE BBC PROMS
The King's Singers Live at the BBC Proms The King's Singers [ Signum Vision DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] A live and televised recording from this year's BBC Proms performance on 5th August by the most famous a cappella group ever: the King's Singers. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The King's Singers - When You Wish Upon a Star: 100 Years of Disney Songs The King's Singers, with Joyce DiDonato (mezzo), Pene Pati (tenor), Pene Pati (tenor), Edgar Moreau (cello), Lucienne Renaudin Vary (trumpet) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 28/Apr/2023 ] Featuring songs from Disney's most iconic animated films from every decade, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves in 1937 through the hits of 2020 |
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Artists incls Noel Coward, Les Paul Trio, Nat King Cole Trio, Ruth Etting, Elisabeth Welch, Billy Mayerl & Jessie Matthews:
Elegance: A Musical Journey Through the 30s & 40s [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] This album features polished performances from the most elegant artists of the 1930s and 40s, including Noel Coward, Nat King Cole, Fred Astaire and a wonderful Cole Porter medley from Hutch. |
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Al Bowly, Marlene Dietrich, Nat King Cole, Vera Lynn, Fred Astaire, George Formby, Dorothy Lamour, Flanagan and Allen, Perry Como, Noel Coward, etc
Perfect Nostalgia [ Past Perfect / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] Bask in a comforting warm nostalgic glow. Some wit once quipped "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be". I think when you hear this collection you will disagree. Happy listening! |
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JANET JENNINGS / WITI IHIMAERA / TOM ROA
Flowing Water Voices New Zealand, Joel Amosa, James Ioelu, Ora Kihi, Amy Thomas, Anna Simmons, Angus Simmons, Morgan-Andrew King [ Performing Arts Community Trust / 2 CD - released 8/Apr/2022 ] This unique blend of kapa haka, opera, drama and music tells the histories of Aotearoa New Zealand through key events that took place from the emerging of this land from the waters, to the arrival of Māori, the arrival of British, to ensuing... |
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LUDWIG SENFL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Senfl: Missa Paschali Andrew Lawrence-King (harp) / Choir of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge / QuintEssential / David Skinner [ Obsidian Records / CD - released 20/Apr/2009 ] Following on the success of their Tomkins CD 'These Distracted Times' the Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, teams up with the cornett and sackbut ensemble QuintEssential in a programme of music by Ludwig Senfl. |
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BEETHOVEN / CHERUBINI / BACH / MOZART / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / ROSSINI / GOUNOD / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Spiritus - Passage to Paradise: 33 highlights from great Sacred Music Ann Murray, Kurt Moll, Barbara Hendricks, Lucia Popp, Edda Moser, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Philharmonia Choir, Ambrosian Chorus, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/2008 ] Featuring conductors Herbert von Karajan, Riccardo Muti, Daniel Barenboim, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Carlo Maria Giulini, Sir Neville Marriner, Philip Ledger, etc |
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BB King
The Best Of (Millennium Collection) [ MCA / CD - released 8/Dec/2006 ] |
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B.B. King
His Definitive Greatest Hits [ MCA Records / 2 CD - released 13/Jan/1999 ] This specially priced double disc set features B.B.'s best blues in one fine collection!! |
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B.B. King
Live in Japan [ CD ] |
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Ben E. King
Don't Play That Song [ Jasmine / CD - released 14/May/2021 ] Although BEN E. KING's name is synonymous with The Drifters, he only actually sang on a dozen tracks with them, most of which were recorded concurrent with the start of his own solo career. This compilation anthologises Ben's solo recordings... |
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Ben E King
Stand By Me Collection [ BMG / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2020 ] |
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Ben E. King, Drifters, Solomon Burke, Crystals, Sam Cooke, The Angels, The Shirelles, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, etc
Stand by Me: 30 Soul & Chiffon HITS [ Alto / CD - released 7/Jul/2024 ] "in mid-1950's USA the Teenager was born of the post-war boom. A new retail demographic was determined to impose their tastes away from sheet-music to newly invented 45's, LP's and Charts: a major worldwide industry was born" (MusicalMerit) |
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FRANCK / MENDELSSOHN / FAURE / IRELAND / HADLEY / FRANCK / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Heavenly Voices Boy of Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ EMI Classics / CD - released 21/Jun/2010 ] Gramophone Magazine November 2004 Editor's Choice |
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MONTEVERDI
The Sacred Music Vol. 4 (Includes 'Beatus vir' & 'salve Regina I') Carolyn Sampson, Rebecca Outram (sopranos) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) Charles Daniels, James Gilchrist (tenors) / King's Consort / Robert King [ Hyperion / CD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Textural clarity and beautifully poised interweaving voice lines. The musicians respond to each other with a confidence that is a joy to hear" (MusicWeb Dec 2005) |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: An Ode for St Cecilia's Day Carolyn Sampson (soprano) James Gilchrist (tenor) / Choir of the King's Consort, The King's Consort Robert King, director [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE CD OF THE MONTH/EDITOR'S CHOICE |
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GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Abbandonata - Handel Italian Cantatas Sampson, Carolyn / The King's Consort / Robert King [ Vivat / CD - released 19/Oct/2018 ] "The sexiness of Armida, the silliness of Icarus, the shiftlessness of Agrippina are implicit in his score; Sampson's performance, and that of the King's Consort, makes this splendidly explicit." BBC Music |
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TRADITIONAL
The King's Men: Twelve Days of Christmas King's College Cambridge, The King's Men [ Kings College Cambridge / CD - released 7/Oct/2016 ] The King's Men is the close-harmony vocal group formed by the current choral scholars of King's College, Cambridge. Following on from the success of their 2014 release, After Hours, for their latest album on the college's own label, the King's Men... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: St. Matthew Passion The Choir of King's college, Cambridge Academy of Ancient Music, Sir Stephen Cleobury (conductor) [ King's College / 3 CD Box Set - released 27/Mar/2020 ] King's College presents a new account of one of sacred music's greatest masterpieces, the Bach St Matthew Passion, recorded before Sir Stephen Cleobury's untimely death on 22 November 2019. |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: Mass in E Minor, Motets Choir of King's College Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Stephen Cleobury [ King's College / CD - released 16/Oct/2020 ] Bruckner's E Minor Mass and a selection of his profoundly beautiful motets were selected by Sir Stephen Cleobury as his last album at King's, recorded only a few months before his death. Perhaps the deepest and most spiritual of Bruckner's masses,... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Now the Green Blade Riseth: Choral Music For Easter Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde [ Kings College / CD - released 29/Apr/2022 ] The Choir of King's College, Cambridge releases a beautiful and varied selection of Easter choral music on its new album under the direction of Daniel Hyde. Now the Green Blade Riseth is a procession through time and history, with music rooted in... |