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Noted as Tom Waits’ most critically acclaimed album, Rain Dogs follows the new musical path Waits had taken with Swordfishtrombones Considered the middle of a de facto trilogy with Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years, Rain Dogs is the first of Waits’ albums to be written in New York, in a Lower Manhattan basement A...
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One of the great bastions of British folk music were in the midst of their pop chart phase in the first month of the 1970s Fairport Convention had performed — miming, inevitably — on the British TV institution Top Of The Pops in August 1969, and come within one place of the Top 20, with “Si Tu Dois Partir,” their French...
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Life, is considered pivotal in the development of English folk rock music The album also gave the band their first UK chart success, reaching #12 in the UK album chart (the second highest position in the band’s career), while the single release, “Si tu dois partir”, climbed to #21 in the UK singles chart Other highlights...
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Out of stockIt's little wonder why Drake felt frustrated at the lack of commercial success his music initially gathered, considering the help he had on his debut record Besides fine production from Joe Boyd and assistance from folks like Fairport Convention's Richard Thompson and his unrelated bass counterpart from Pentangle, Danny Thompson,...
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Out of stockReleased in April 1991, the double album is a continuous progressive composition consisting of several tracks advancing the "journey" concept The album's framework is of a two-hour psychedelic trip through music genres and studio electronics, produced to "push the threshold" of live stage performance, and comprising...
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Out of stockA new 6LP boxset collection B-SIDES, DEMOS & RARITIES will be released via Island The final reissue of PJ Harvey’s back catalogue on vinyl, this 59-track collection spans decades, with most of the songs previously unavailable physically or digitally, and 14 tracks either previously unreleased or in previously unreleased...
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Out of stockIn celebration of its 40th anniversary, The Slits' landmark debut album, Cut, is being reissued on 180g vinyl LP via Island Records Overseen by reggae producer Dennis Bovell, Cut was originally released in September 1979 and remains one of the post-punk era's most seminal releases The record gained instant notoriety due...
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Written during Harvey’s travels to Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington DC with her frequent collaborator, photographer/ filmmaker Seamus Murphy, “The Hope Six Demolition Project” was then created in sessions open to the public as part of an art installation at Somerset House in London called Recording in Progress The...
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Collection of ten unreleased demos written for the ninth PJ Harvey studio album The Hope Six Demolition Project, including demos of ‘The Wheel’ and ‘The Community Of Hope’ Features brand new artwork with cover art based on a drawing by Polly Jean Harvey, plus previously unseen photos by Maria Mochnacz and Seamus Murphy...
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Collection of unreleased demos of tracks written for the eighth PJ Harvey studio album Let England Shake, including demos of ‘The Words That Maketh Murder’, ‘The Glorious Land’ and ‘The Last Living Rose’ Features brand new artwork – the cover is a drawing by Polly, and the package also includes previously unseen...
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Out of stockThe UK No1 album that took 17 years to achieve went to the top of the chart on November 11, 1995 The earliest origins of Sheffield band Pulp date back to the new wave era of 1978, although they didn’t make their record debut until 1983 The spring of that year brought the release, by indie label Red Rhino, of the album It and a...
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Out of stock'Do You Want More!!!!' Is the second studio album and the major-label debut from The Legendary Roots Crew The album, recorded with the original crew, including Scott Storch, was released January 17th, 1995, and was immediately welcomed with open arms by critics Pressed on black vinyl as a triple LP in a fold-out gatefold sleeve...
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Reissue on vinyl of the sixth PJ Harvey studio album Uh Huh Her The album was self-produced and originally released in May 2004 Uh Huh Her features the singles "The Letter," "You Came Through," and "Shame" Reissue is faithful to the original recording and package, with cutting by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering under the guidance...
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Collection of unreleased demos of written for the sixth PJ Harvey studio album Uh Huh Her, including demos of ‘The Letter’ and ‘Shame’ Features brand new artwork with previously unseen photos by Maria Mochnacz Artwork is overseen by Maria with Rob Crane Mastering by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering, under the guidance of...
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Out of stockBecause The...
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Collection of unreleased demos of every track written for the fifth PJ Harvey studio album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea, including demos of "Good Fortune," "A Place Called Home" and "This Is Love" Audio has been mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering under the guidance of longtime PJ Harvey collaborator Head...
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Out of stockReissue on vinyl of the fourth PJ Harvey studio album Is This Desire Produced by PJ Harvey with Flood and Head, and originally released in September 1998, Is This Desire features the singles ‘A Perfect Day Elise’ and ‘The Wind’ Reissue is faithful to the original recording and package, cutting by Jason Mitchell at...
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Out of stockReissue on vinyl of the first PJ Harvey studio album in the Island Records catalog, and her second studio album Produced by Steve Albini and originally released in May 1993, Rid Of Me features the singles "50ft Queenie" and "Man-Size" The album charted at number 3 in the UK The reissue is faithful to the original recording and...
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Out of stockThe 21st century has seen a welcome upswing in appreciation of Britain’s great history of cutting-edge folk-rock in the 1960s and ’70s So it might come as a shock for modern converts to learn that the great duo of Richard & Linda Thompson never made the UK charts Thankfully, the first album to bill...
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Out of stock10 track collection of previously unreleased demos of all songs from the third studio album by PJ Harvey – To Bring You My Love – from 1995 Includes demo versions of the singles Down By The Water, C’mon Billy and Send His Love To Me Audio has been mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering under the guidance of...
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Out of stockOfficial vinyl repress Following the tour for 'Rid of Me', Polly Harvey parted ways with Robert Ellis and Stephen Vaughn, leaving her free to expand her music from the bluesy punk that dominated PJ Harvey's first two albums It also left her free to experiment with her style of songwriting Where 'Dry' and 'Rid of Me' seemed...
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Runaway Slave was a breakout LP in 1992 for Showbiz and AG, the Bronx duo whose crew, DITC was commanding NY underground rap with dark, expertly sourced samples and tremendous lyrical fire power from Fat Joe, Big L, and Lord Finesse, respectfully Runaway Slave single "Soul Clap" (originally released on a previous EP) remains a...