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Beastie Boys
Licensed To Ill [ Def Jam / CD - released 20/Jul/1995 ] Who woulda thunk it? More than a decade after its release, this detention-hall classic remains a must-have among college freshmen everywhere. The Led Zep samples. The jerky postures. The joiky boy accents. If you couldn't get with this record you... |
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Destroy Boys
Sorry, Mom (LP) [ Epitaph / LP - released 29/Nov/2024 ] DESTROY BOYS formed in 2015, when founding members Violet Mayugba and Alexia Roditis were just 15 years old, and each release has marked a period of growth and change. "Looking back, our first three albums marked the deaths of things," says guitarist... |
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HANDEL / WOLF / MOZART / BACH / MASCAGNI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Grace Kathleen Battle (soprano) with the American Boys Choir & Nancy Allen (harp) [ Sony Music / CD - released 15/Apr/1997 ] the world's most popular works from the sacred music repertoire. |
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VERDI / BIZET / BEETHOVEN / MOZART / GOUNOD / HANDEL / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Dies Irae - The Essential Choral Collection The Monteverdi Choir. Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala, Münchener Bach-Chor, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, Choir Of Westminster Abbey, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/1997 ] 30 of the greatest classical choral works ever written. From Monteverdi to Orff, here are the choral bangers absolutely guaranteed to make your heart sing. |
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ALEXANDER KNAIFEL
Knaifel: Chapter Eight Patrick Demenga, The State Choir Latvija, Riga Cathedral Boys Choir, Youth Choir Kamēr, Andres Mustonen [ ECM New Series / CD - released 14/Mar/2025 ] "It is amazing with what a deep sense of beauty this composition for church, choruses and cello is imbued" said Mstislav Rostropovich on first experiencing Chapter Eight. Basing the music on the Old Testament Song of Songs, The Song of Solomon,... |
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Pet Shop Boys
Discography: The Singles Collection (Remastered LP) [ Plg Uk / 2 LP - released 18/Jul/2025 ] 'Discography' was first released in 1991. The album charted No 3 in the UK album chart and includes 'West End Girls', 'Always on My Mind', 'It's a Sin', 'Domino Dancing' and 'Suburbia'. |
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Pet Shop Boys
Nonetheless (LP) [ PLG / Warner / LP - released 26/Apr/2024 ] 'Nonetheless' is the duo's first with producer James Ford, who has previously worked with artists including Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode, Blur, Gorillaz and Simian Mobile Disco. The album also sees the duo return to Parlophone, the label which... |
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J. S. BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach: Cantatas BWV114, BWV57 & BWV155 Ruth Holton, Knut Schoch, Sytse Buwalda, Bas Ramselaar / Holland Boys Choir, Netherlands Bach Collegium, Pieter Jan Leusink [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 20/Aug/2014 ] The Bach's Cantatas have secured their place in the canon of human creations of eternal value. In no other oeuvre one finds the expression of all universal human emotions, from utter grief to extatic joy, from turbulant drama to serene... |
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SCUBERT / MOZART / TCHAIKOVSKY / DOWLAND / EDWARDS / ORFF / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Swooning Various Artists incls Yvonne Kenny, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Vienna Boys Choir, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Barbara Bonney, etc [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/2001 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
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Yancey Boys
Sunset Blvd Instrumentals (LP) [ Kartel / LP - released 15/Mar/2024 ] Reissue of this sought after & seminal hip-hop record, with all beats by J Dilla, featuring Common, Talib Kweli, Posdnuos, T-3 & Guilty Simpson, and the first time re-issued on vinyl since 2013. Back in 2008, just two years after James Yancey aka... |