Formed in Leeds in 1980, The Sisters Of Mercy achieved early underground success in the city, but the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new records in protest against their record company. They released three original studio albums: First and Last and Always (1985), Floodland (1987), and Vision Thing (1990); each was recorded by a different line-up, with vocalist and composer Andrew Eldritch (alongside Doktor Avalanche, the drum machine) being the only permanent member. By 1983, following the successful ‘Temple of Love’ single, the band signed a contract with major record label WEA. At the same time second guitarist Ben Gunn left in an atmosphere of unanimous bitterness, stating that he did not agree with the direction Eldritch was taking the band. Gunn was replaced by Wayne Hussey, who concentrated on 12-string electric and acoustic guitars while also contributing as a songwriter. His studio experience with Dead or Alive also proved to be invaluable as the Sisters set out to record their first full-length album.

Wagram Music Presents Gospel Greatest Hits: A Timeless Collection of Inspirational Songs album original hits and the original artists genre Blues.

In July 1980, the band started recording tracks for their third album. Produced by Jimmy Iovine, with Mark Knopfler also sharing credit, Making Movies was released in October 1980. During the recording sessions, tensions between the Knopfler brothers reached a point where David Knopfler decided to leave the band for a solo career. The remaining trio continued the album with session guitarist Sid McGinnis on rhythm guitar, although he was uncredited on the album, and Roy Bittan from Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band guesting on keyboards. In his review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke wrote, "Making Movies is the record on which Mark Knopfler comes out from behind his influences and Dire Straits come out from behind Mark Knopfler”.

Wagram Music Presents Sampled All The Original Tracks Behind The Hits Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, B. B. King, Louis Armstrong album original hits and the original artists genre Jazz, Blues.

The Life of a Showgirl is the upcoming twelfth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is scheduled for release on October 3, 2025, through Republic Records. Swift created the album during the European leg of the Eras Tour in 2024, inspired by her life as an entertainer. She described it as a vibrant and lively project, departing from the bleak lyricism of its predecessor, The Tortured Poets Department (2024). Swift wrote and produced The Life of a Showgirl with the producers Max Martin and Shellback in Sweden, working with the duo for the first time since Reputation (2017). It contains 12 songs, including the lead single, "The Fate of Ophelia". The American singer Sabrina Carpenter is featured on the album's title track. Photographed by Mert and Marcus, Swift adopted a provocative, showgirl-inspired theme for the album, which journalists described as the most glamorous and flamboyant visual aesthetic of her career.

STUNNING SHOW FROM A REVITALISED STONES IN 1978 In a career spanning four decades, losing the plot is nothing new. The Stones first began to stagnate following a series of classic albums in the early '70s. Curiously, it was the New York City club scene that brought them out of this slump. 1978's Some Girls was a timely release, reclaiming some of the glitz and grit missing from their mostly forgettable mid-'70s efforts. Mick's boogie nights at Studio 54 translated into a massive chart triumph when combined with the sleazy booze bravado of the prototypical Bowery punks, Keef and Ronnie, and the ensuing tour may have been the last time the band married a creative peak to commercial success. This show, recorded during the '78 tour, is a reminder of how it should be. The Stones' strength is making a 4,000-seat theatre feel like a sweaty, smoky, beer-soaked juke joint, and they achieve it here. At times it's loose and ugly, but that just makes it so much sweeter when they get it together. The more "modern" likes of ‘Miss You’ and ‘Shattered’ stand up against classic material such as ‘Tumbling Dice.’ If Mick sounds a little out of breath, just picture him shimmying back and forth across a 100-foot stage and ask yourself if you could do the same and stay in key. This ain't the opera - this is rock 'n' roll at its raw and bloody essence!

David Hallyday revisite ses plus grands titres et ceux de Johnny dans l’album REQUIEM POUR UN FOU réédité en 2 CD (L’album Studio + Le Live à Bruxelles). Une transmission artistique émouvante 100% Hallyday !

The eagerly awaited volume 2 in the fascinating exploration of Antoine Reicha's keyboard music by the trailblazing pianist Ivan Ilic is now out! Ilic here digs into a crucial aspect of Antoine Reicha's music: counterpoint and the manner in which Bach's music served as a point of departure for Reicha's eclectic, fertile mind and wide variety of musical styles. If most of these etudes are made up of a Prelude paired with a Fugue, their variety offers the album great diversity, and unveils the compositional genius of Antoine Reicha: here are unexpected moods and textures, sophisticated canons, cheeky invertible counterpoint, chaconnes and minuet-like character pieces, even a piece the only unifying characteristic of which seems to be its tumbling scales in dotted rhythm.

Beatrice Rana, in the words of the New York Times, is a pianist who "has ferocious technique but is distinguished by her musical intelligence." Here she plays virtuosic, poetic works that evoke the creative ferment of Paris in the transitional early years of the 20th century: piano transcriptions of Stravinsky's iridescent ballet scores The Firebird and Petrushka, and Ravel's Miroirs and La Valse.

Continuing the series 'Bach's Contemporaries', this volume concentrates on the wonderful music of Johann Schelle — a cousin of Kuhnau (another composer featured in this series). This immensely striking sacred music by Schelle (one of Bach's predecessors in the post of Kantor in Leipzig's famous Thomas Church) brings together a top-flight group of soloists and a large and colourful assembly of instrumentalists, and presents remarkable and splendidly varied music which not only stands up proudly in its own musical right, but also greatly enhances our understanding of Bach's own sacred writing.

You'll never know what the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 CE sounded like. Nor can you hear a recording of the first real cannon blast, which probably occurred in 13th century China. Fortunately, technology had advanced sufficiently by 1985 to capture another of history's important explosions: Hüsker Dü onstage at the peak of their powers. That year would have been momentous enough for the Twin Cities trio if it had ushered in either the band's third album, New Day Rising, or its equally essential follow-up, Flip Your Wig. The fact that the band banged them both out in '85 neatly underlines this archival live document's subtitle, The Miracle Year. Having fully matured from their hardcore punk beginnings without losing any of their intensity, the Hüskers were on fire in 1985, and this is where you hear the flames crackling.

Total of 70 tracks, approximately 6 hours and 7 minutes. Includes　Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye, Pavane from Sleeping Beauty (Simon Rattle, conductor), Debussy/Matthews: Autumn Leaves (Rattle, conductor), Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral" - 3rd Movement (André Cluytens, conductor), Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy - Parts 2 and 3 (Sarah Chang/violin, Plácido Domingo, conductor), and more.

Explore the elusive landscapes of the night with Where Dreams Begin. This captivating collection ventures beyond simple slumber, showcasing classical music's dramatic depictions of the subconscious: from tender lullabies and profound somnolence to the shadowy suspense of somnambulism and operatic dream-states. Discover the hidden stories and mysterious narratives that unfold when the world sleeps. A compelling journey for every melomaniac intrigued by music that stirs the secrets of the soul.

In Christian tradition, the November 2nd marks the commemoration of the departed, a time of remembrance and intercession for the soul of the beloved ones. To accompany this time of memory and sorrow, we bring a soothing collection of classical works offering a peaceful, hope-filled, bright vision of death. It highlights slow-paced elegies, in memoriams and serene excerpts from requiems, by the greatest composers. Featured artists include Neville Marriner, Piotr Anderszewski, Choir of King’s College, Pierre Génisson, Barbara Hendricks…

Kayla Waters burst on to the contemporary jazz scene with an astounding six #1 Billboard contemporary jazz radio hits! Lovingly mentored by her father, jazz icon Kim Waters, Kayla has been voted the winner of "The Rising Star In Jazz Award" and the prestigious Washington DC WAMMIE Award as "The Best Jazz Artist". Having performed with such greats as Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and at major jazz festivals world-wide, this charismatic keyboard virtuosa has taken the jazz world by storm!!! Anew, her brilliant new album release, is overflowing with inspired melodies and ebullient grooves - a true expression of Kayla's unique creativity. Kayla is joined by her illustrious father, Kim Waters, in the production of her 11 sparkling original compositions. From the glowing spirituality of the title tune, "Fragrant Faith," and the romantic "Luminous Love", to the pulsating "Lush,", the wonderful musical universe of Kayla Waters is on full display!!!