"… hits a fair compromise, modulating both the volume and the velocity to lighten the mood and cut the stylishness … resembles a cross between Iggy's Raw Power and Idol's Rebel Yell."

The Album That Invented Hardcore Hip-Hop and Spread Its Gospel: Run-D.M.C. Changed the Sound of Music and Popular Culture, Includes “Rock Box” 40th Anniversary Edition of Run-D.M.C.'s 1984 Debut Benefits from Definitive Restorative Treatment: Mobile Fidelity's Hybrid SACD Is Strictly Limited to 2,000 Numbered Copies

In a thrilling 1984 performance in Germany, Gil Scott-Heron commands the stage with his trademark blend of sharp social commentary and infectious grooves.

A new Deluxe Edition of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s critically acclaimed STARLIGHT EXPRESS album, recorded with the 2024/25 cast of the London production at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. The Deluxe Edition album contains 8 new, specially-commissioned remixes of some of the show’s most popular tracks, which are released alongside the original cast recording. “Starlight Express’ return to London has been an absolute joy for me. I knew immediately that we needed a cast album to capture this brilliant show. I am particularly pleased that ‘Hydrogen’ is one of our first singles – this a totally new track, written for this production as we reimagined the story of Starlight Express for the zeitgeist of 2024.” - Andrew Lloyd Webber

Into The Gap Live! captures the Thompson Twins at their peak, performing songs from their 1984 hit album, Into The Gap. Known for their vibrant mix of synth pop and new wave, the live album showcases the band’s energetic stage presence and polished musicianship. Featuring iconic tracks like “Hold Me Now,” “Doctor! Doctor!” and “You Take Me Up,” the performance highlights their knack for crafting infectious melodies and emotional lyrics. Recorded at the Del Mar Racetrack in Southern California during a period of international success, the album offers fans a dynamic experience, blending chart-topping hits with the lively atmosphere of their live shows, cementing the band’s legacy in 1980s pop. Originally released on VHS in 1984, this performance is presented for the first time as an audio recording on turquoise and yellow double vinyl, exclusively for Record Store Day 2025.

15 August 2025 would have been the 100th birthday of Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. Celebrate this 100th Anniversary of his birth with the "Easter Suite", it has remained one of the least known compositions by Oscar Peterson, even though virtually all sources mention it as one of his major works. It was commissioned by the South Bank Show, London Weekend Television's flagship arts program, and broadcast nation-wide on Good Friday, April 24th, 1984. Its eight movements follow the events related in the gospel story. This recording of the world premiere performance also features an interview with Peterson, explaining how he went about composing the suite, his initial skepticism about interpreting such a topic in the medium of jazz and his relation to spiritual music. He also describes in detail the various motifs of the work. If the passion and resurrection seem surprising as topics for a longer jazz work, Oscar Peterson with his "Easter Suite" appears in a long line of other jazz greats, who at least in their later works created religiously inspired works.

The conductor Armin Jordan was a preferred musical partner of Frédéric Lodéon as they recorded three albums together: Boccherini’s concertos, Beethoven’s Triple (both already available digitally), and this album of romantic pieces, made available in high resolution for the first time in digital.

Considered to be one of the world's three great operatic tenors living at the end of the 20th century, Jose Carreras (born 1946) waged a successful battle against a deadly form of leukemia to return to his beloved singing career.

Vocalist Roseanna Vitro – performer, recording artist, educator and journalist – reissues LISTEN HERE, the debut album that launched her career.

In occasione del 40° Anniversario dell’album Musicante, Warner Music Italy insieme alla Fondazione Pino Daniele, sono felici di presentare una ristampa unica che celebra non solo la straordinaria portata artistica dell’album originale, ma anche l'approfondito processo creativo che lo ha reso possibile. Lo splendido Box qui realizzato infatti, oltre a includere una versione su Picture Disc del vinile originale, presenta una componente preziosa e assolutamente fondamentale: un secondo Picture Disc intitolato Studio Session. Studio Session contiene delle sessioni ritmiche inedite, in presa diretta, di ogni brano; le fondamenta sulle quali l’artista ha poi costruito le sovraincisioni, aggiungendo le voci, gli assoli di chitarra e gli altri strumenti. Questo vinile non è solo una rarità per i fan, ma anche una risorsa didattica di immenso valore, che offre uno sguardo approfondito sul metodo di lavoro di Pino Daniele e di come cercasse sempre di costruire basi musicali solide, equilibrando basso, batteria, pianoforte e chitarra, che sono alla base del suo "sound mediterraneo".

Bon Jovi have been part of the rock landscape for so long, it’s hard to remember a time when they weren’t yet world-beaters. But on January 21, 1984, they were just getting started, releasing their first, self-titled album on the Mercury label.

Deluxe three disc (two CDs + NTSC/Region 0 DVD)edition which includes a newly-compiled work by Mike Oldfield himself - The 1984 Suite, which gathers together tracks from Discovery and The Killing Fields together with rarities and a newly-voiced version of 'Poison Arrows', called 'Zombies (Halloween Special).' This 38-minute suite takes up the second CD of this deluxe edition and is presented in stereo and 5.1 on the DVD, alongside three in-era promos. Discovery was Mike Oldfield's ninth studio album. Originally released in June 1984, the UK Top 20 album contains two songs which Oldfield would later include on Two Sides his career best of - 'The Lake', an expansive instrumental reflection on Lake Geneva and 'To France', a classic folk-pop ballad featuring Maggie Reilly. As with all of Oldfield's critically acclaimed re-release program, the notes include a new interview with Mike.

For the 40th anniversary of Vasco Rossi's first live album, "VA BENE, VA BENE COSÌ LIVE + LIVE UNRELEASED - 40 RPLAY SPECIAL EDITION" is released, an exclusive box set with the entire 1983 concert.

Synth pop trio Bronski Beat’s 1984 debut The Age of Consent is a rarity in musical history – an album that both defined a generation and challenged the status quo. 40 years later and The Age of Consent remains as prescient and vital as ever as it did on its original release; truly transgressive - defiant, queer, and laden with hooks. To celebrate this important anniversary, London Records revisit the album across a series of formats, uncovering sonic archival gems, new mixes and more. 2CD - The Age of Consent plus 5 newly commissioned 2024 remixes. Hundreds and Thousands and 5 bonus tracks. Remixes from Absolute., Planningtorock, The Knocks, Dave Audé vs Tall Paul, and Superchumbo. Exclusive detailed timeline by project consultant Barnaby Ashton-Bullock.

The Effigies were a 1980s-era Chicago punk band whose music had a lasting effect on many fans including one Steve Albini. They made many albums and EPs but their most lauded work was 1984's For Ever Grounded which now comes back out for its 40th anniversary complete with brand new 2024 mixes.