The UK's No.1 independent soul label Expansion Records commences each year with the label's most anticipated collection, "Luxury Soul". The success of the series comes down to the quality of tracks sourced from independent soul music artists, often unsigned or with recordings previously unissued or on limited release elsewhere. Included on this unique collection are exclusives by Kloud 9 ft Shalamar's Howard Hewett, first time on CD releases by Diplomats Of Soul with Natalie Duncan (produced by Incognito), Julian Jonah, Steve Nichol (formerly of Loose Ends), Kim Tibbs, Gwen Dickey (originally from Rose Royce), Devon Howard, Dee Lucas, Ronald Isley with Robin Thicke's mother Gloria Loring and more of the finest soul releases of the past 12 months by Michael Gray, Jessie Laine Powell, Shaun Labelle, Matt Cusson and so many more. All together in one place at an amazing price.

Melikyan's two recent solo albums were released by NAXOS Grand Piano label: complete piano solo compositions of Arno Babadjanian and Alexander Arutiunian.

New year, new hits! Together with the year 2025, the first hit compilation is already in the starting blocks: "MegaHits 2025 - The First"! Thanks to current bangers and popular chart toppers, the musical start of the year is already assured! Included are hits from stars such as Billie Eilish, Ava Max, HUGEL, Jazeek, Coldplay, David Guetta, Shirin David and many more. Get ready for the first batch of chart hits in 2025: "MegaHits 2025 - The First" Various Artists - MegaHits 2025 Die Erste is designed and signed as a reference on your choice of several exchangers file. Convenience, reliability and availability, is the property of our portal, efficiency and commitment to new heights, as well as the immensity of the creative transformation!

Back in early 80s Soho, Blue Rondo A La Turk defined 'cool'. Singer/writer Chris Sullivan, guitarist Mark Reilly and vocalist Christos Tolera (with help from myriad talented personnel) married Latin jazz, R&B, Cuban and urban soul with a strong pop sensibility (witty lyrics, catchy melodies). After singles such as the Top 40 hit 'Me And Mr. Sanchez' and the irrepressible'Klacto Vee Sedstein' and debut album 'Chewing The Fat' in 1982, the team went their separate ways. While Mark Reilly and others founded Matt Bianco, a new line-up of the original combo re-emerged in autumn 1983 with shortened name Blue Rondo. Accompanied by new singles 'Slipping Into Daylight' (a club favourite at the time) and 'Masked.

The connection between language and music is as old as human history. In rituals, religious ceremonies, or storytelling, language and music merge into a unity that goes far beyond the mere transmission of information – a tradition that spans from antiquity to the present day. In language and music, people and their life paths meet, discovering connections where once there was estrangement. The new album „Nirgendland (Nessunluogo)” by Etta Scollo follows in this tradition. In it, Etta Scollo translates the poetry of Mascha Kaléko into music to commemorate the 50th anniversary of her death. Musically, „Nirgendland (Nessunluogo)“ is a work that unites various styles and genres, as Etta Scollo seeks the sound shape in each poem that suits Kaléko’s words. Through jazzy tones, elements of chanson, and intense vocal pieces, Scollo and her distinguished guests span an arc that reflects the diversity and complexity of the poems while allowing each piece to feel like a musical diorama, granting access to Kaléko and her world. Artists like clarinetist Tara Bouman, cellist Susanne Paul, and German songwriter Dota Kehr each make unique contributions to this album, characterized by a sense of community and collaboration as well as actress Eva Mattes, with whom Scollo recorded two duets. Internationally renowned musicians such as Belgian vibraphonist Els Vandeweyer and actress Maddalena Crippa also shaped the unique sound of „Nirgendland (Nessunluogo)“

10 amori, il nuovo progetto discografico di Marco Masini, esce a 7 anni di distanza dall’ultimo album in studio e coincide con un traguardo di vita altrettanto importante, i 60 anni che Marco compirà il 18 settembre.

Atlantic 75 Historic Reissue Series from Analogue Productions! Genesis' seventh studio album was released in February 1976 on Charisma Records and was the first to feature drummer Phil Collins as lead vocalist after the departure of Peter Gabriel. The album was a critical and commercial success in the U.K. and U.S., reaching No. 3 and No. 31 respectively. A Trick of the Tail was a landmark album for the band, and it still stands today as one of their best with classics such as "Dance on a Volcano" and "Squonk."

John’s PR states that at age 72 he should be retired. Did anyone tell Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, or Neil Young? No. This collection finds Mr. McCutcheon in a good voice. His repertoire is age-appropriate. This album features a regional singer-songwriter who should be more widely known, Carrie Newcomer - a marvelous, consistently good singer-songwriter who co-wrote & sings with John on “Fields of Stars,” a surprise like this is what I always look forward to.

This 20th Anniversary Limited Edition 8LP Super Deluxe Collectors Boxset contains new, unreleased songs, and celebrates the critically-acclaimed album `How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' - which won all eight Grammy Awards for which it was nominated, including `Album of the Year.' The original album - now remastered for the first time - includes the global hit singles "Vertigo" (winner of three Grammy Awards), "City Of Blinding Lights" and "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own." This unique boxset also includes the shadow album, `How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb,' featuring 5 new, unreleased songs recently rediscovered in the archive of the original HTDAAB album sessions. 180g vinyl.

Jeffrey Middleton started playing piano when he was a young boy. His studies led him to Juilliard and the Yale School of Music, where he earned a masters and a doctorate. Middleton has performed with a variety of artists, both as an accompanist and in chamber groups. In the 2000s, he collaborated with dancer Jody Sperling in her productions inspired by the work of dancer Loïe Fuller. Middleton recorded Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II in 2004. And he has made first recordings of piano works by composer Joseph Fennimore, most recently From My Window: Five New Works for Piano by Joseph Fennimore. He is on the music faculty of the School of American Ballet.

The six Trio Sonatas for organ seem to belong to the earlier years of Bach's period in Leipzig, dated conjecturally to 1727, apparently devised for the use of the composer's eldest son Wilhelm Friedemann, who became one of the most distinguished organists of his generation in Germany. The sonatas demand clarity of performance and distinct enunciation of the two melodic lines and bass pedal part.

Francesco Gasparini was active in Italy during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries; he served for a time at the Venetian orphanage called the Ospedale della Pietà, where he hired the young violinist Antonio Vivaldi. His music has been mostly unheard for several centuries, and this high-quality revival will be welcomed by Baroque vocal fans and those interested in Vivaldi and his world. Included are a quartet of cantatas, two for soprano and alto, and two solo cantatas, mostly with a pair of violins and continuo. Despite the plural "sonate" promised by the disc title, there is only one sonata, placed in the middle of the program as a kind of intermission.

Mitsuko Uchida is one of the finest interpreters of Mozart's piano music. She brings to this music a lightness and delicacy that fits it perfectly. Uchida plays with an incredible humility. Her performances are never overbearing - she offers subtlety and emotion rather than force. Both lyrical and expressive, she uses her brilliant technique to play the virtuoso parts of the sonatas, yet never seems to be showing off. Her nimble fingers give the most attractive ornaments to these pieces, yet, again, these ornaments are not gratuitous - they fit perfectly with the tone and colours of the works.

Not long after You're Gonna Get It, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' label, Shelter, was sold to MCA Records. Petty struggled to free himself from the major label, eventually sending himself into bankruptcy. He settled with MCA and set to work on his third album, digging out some old Mudcrutch numbers and quickly writing new songs. Amazingly, through all the frustration and anguish, Petty & the Heartbreakers delivered their breakthrough and arguably their masterpiece with Damn the Torpedoes. Musically, it follows through on the promise of their first two albums, offering a tough, streamlined fusion of the Stones and Byrds that, thanks to Jimmy Iovine's clean production, sounded utterly modern yet timeless. It helped that the Heartbreakers had turned into a tighter, muscular outfit, reminiscent of, well, the Stones in their prime - all of the parts combine into a powerful, distinctive sound capable of all sorts of subtle variations…

After recording one of their darkest albums, 1984's The Top, the Cure regrouped and shuffled their lineup, which changed their musical direction rather radically. While the band always had a pop element in their sound and even recorded one of the lightest songs of the '80s, "The Lovecats," The Head on the Door is where they become a hitmaking machine. The shiny, sleek production and laser-sharp melodies of "Inbetween Days" and "Close to Me" helped them become modern rock radio staples and the inspired videos had them in heavy rotation on MTV. The rest of the record didn't suffer for hooks and inventive arrangements either, making even the gloomiest songs like "Screw" and "Kyoto Song" sound radio-ready, and the inventive arrangements (the flamenco guitars and castanets of "The Blood," the lengthy and majestic intro to "Push," the swirling vocals on "The Baby Screams")…