Tough Enough completes singer/guitarist Buddy Reed’s transformation from sideman (veteran of the blues group Canned Heat) to solo star. In terms of maturity of concept, this is the newest, boldest entry in what at times appears to be a year-by-year plugging away at the blues business. Reed is finally calling his shot.

The compositions recorded here are a significant example of musical taste as it spread to the other side of the English channel in the first decades of the 18th century. England welcomed the ‘Corellian’ style with such enthusiasm as to attract onto its banks a rich line-up of instrumentalists, singers, impresarios who with varying degrees of success contributed to the spread of the new Italian style based on the Sonata and the Concerto Grosso canonized in Corelli’s Op. V and VI. Francesco Geminiani arrived in London in 1714. As a direct disciple of Corelli, it was easy for him to become part of the musical life there in London, soon gaining great fame as a violinist.

This programme portrays the ‘birth’ of the flute in France in the late 17th century and the following 40 years of its life as a new and fashionable instrument. A famous patron of the arts, King Louis XIV gathered elite composers and musicians to create the refinement, elegance and good taste that was demanded at his Paris Court. From the early petites pièces to more virtuoso suites and sonatas with their ornamented lyricism and grand dance rhythms, the mellow, robust and almost husky sounds of flutes from this period blend and weave around each other like the voices of two singers.

The four Salve Regina recordings presented on this uniquely compiled new album cross the boundary between opera house and church a boundary that in 18th-century Naples was never very forbidding to begin with. In fact, Leo, Pergolesi and Porpora are all fine examples of composers who moved with unselfconscious facility between sacred and secular genres, between old counterpoint and the Monteverdian stile concertato that caressed each word with sensuous melismas and velvet harmonies. Porpora was a noted singing teacher of his day, intimately familiar with everything that a voice can do, and possessing a melodic skill that spins long and ornate vocal phrases of almost instrumental effect.

The Golden Age of rock'n'roll and pop music is obviously not limited to the standoff between the Beatles and The Rolling Stones. With Pink Floyd, the options are quite different. Formed in 1965 in London, the band will slalom between progressive rock and psychedelic rock, offering soaring and experimental music, engaged and satirical texts, concept albums and bigger than life concerts, as the Anglo-saxons say … the saga will have three major chapters : the Syd Barrett era, the David Gilmour/Roger Waters era, the Waters era and the Gilmour era.

Cardboard box including 28-paged booklet, 1972 US tour book replica and five double CDs, each in a unique, tri-fold carboard sleeve with unique catalog-numbers:

Cut From The Original Analog Master Tapes By Kevin Gray. All Analog Process (AAA). High Quality Vinyl Release. Original Gatefold Design. The 1967 Impulse Records legendary Funk/Soul Instrumental masterpiece album Chicken Fat. If you haven’t heard Chicken Fat yet, get ready because the LP won’t leave your turntable until your jaw stops hitting the floor.

Live at the Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, USA 1st November 1987.Stereo Soundboard Recording

Long out of print and finally reissued 1965 release “Soul Dressing" Cut from the Original Analog Master tapes by Kevin Gray. All Analog Process (AAA). Pressed At Memphis Record Pressing (MRP). High Quality Vinyl Release.

Connie Francis is one of the best selling female artists of all time and these 60 tracks emphasise why. Since the 1950's Connie's hit­s, such as "Lipstick On Your Collar" and "Stupid Cupid" have been listened to by millions and millions of fans. Her enduring popularity after more than 50 years in the business only confirms the strength of the songs included on this remastered collection.

Ultimate Collection album by Marvin Gaye was released on the Universal Distribution label. This collection brings together nearly 50 songs from the extensive career of Motown legend and American icon Marvin Gaye, whose smooth, powerful voice came to symbolize an entire era in the turbulent 1960s and 70s. Ultimate Collection songs This three-disc budget box actually does a pretty decent job of hitting the high points in Marvin Gaye's career, featuring all of his hit singles and a stand-alone third disc with a dozen or so of his duets with the likes of Mary Wells, Kim Weston and Tammi Terrell. Ultimate Collection album ~ Steve Leggett Import exclusive 32-bit remastered compilation featuring 48 tracks including a bonus CD featuring 15 duets with the likes of Diana Ross, Tammi Terrell, & Mary Wells. Ultimate Collection CD music Digipak. Motown.2003. .

Ohrwurm-Melodien, Mitsing-Refrains und Texte, die uns zum Lachen bringen oder ein Herz auf unsere Seele malen: „Weil du Liebe gibst“, „Nur für dich bin ich geboren“, „Verlorenes Gold“. Darum werden sie seit 55 Jahren geliebt. Die Amigos sind ein Mythos, zum Greifen nah. Der Rock rollt und der Beat brennt noch in ihren heißen Schlagerherzen - Pettycoat und Rock'n Roll -. „Die Beat-Clubs von damals gibt es nicht mehr“, doch die Könige des Discofox folgen dem Pulsschlag der Musik „solange unsere Herzen schlagen. Wir machen’s wie die Rolling Stones – wir hören niemals auf!“ Karl-Heinz und Bernd Ulrich können sich auf ihre Intuition verlassen. Sie haben Stimmung und emotionalen Ausdruck eines Liedes bereits im Ohr, bevor die Songs im Studio zum Leben erwachen.

Colin Hay became a household name as the front-man for 80s pop sensation Men at Work, and his musical legacy has extended for over 40 years. Man At Work Volume 2 is the sequel to his 2002 best seller Man At Work and offers fans an impeccable set of favorites from across Hay's rich catalog, including Men at Work classics, solo album highlights, and new material.

AC/DC With a limitless supply of dirty riffs, snarling vocals, and timelessly catchy, anthemic choruses, AC/DC is one of the most important and most lasting forces in hard rock. Founded in the early '70s by Scottish-born brothers Malcolm and Angus Young, the Aussie band exploded onto the international stage in 1979 with the release of their multi-platinum-selling sixth album, Highway to Hell. The death of charismatic frontman Bon Scott in 1980 threatened to derail the group, but AC/DC powered through. They recruited Geordie vocalist Brian Johnson and unleashed their most successful effort to date, Back in Black, which has become the second best-selling album in history. The band continued to help define the sound of hard rock and metal throughout the '80s, '90s, and beyond, spawning countless imitators and enjoying steady, consistent commercial success. They also became one of the best examples of arena rock, playing to enormous crowds as the years went on, and rocking as hard as ever on studio albums like 1990's pop-glinted The Razor's Edge and 2020's Power Up, both of which reached the upper tiers of multiple charts.

STUNNING 1981 BROADCAST RECORDING • Formed in 1974 in Catford, South London by David Sylvian (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Steve Jansen (drums) and Mick Karn (bass guitar), Japan were joined by Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Rob Dean (lead guitar) the following year. Initially an alternative glam rock-inspired collective, Japan developed their sound and androgynous look to incorporate electronic music and foreign influences. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, releasing nine UK Top 40 hits. They split in December 1982, just as they were beginning to experience commercial success in the UK and abroad. • Initially signing with Hansa-Ariola, upon their departure Japan joined Virgin Records, who released their studio albums, Gentlemen Take Polaroids in 1980 and Tin Drum in 1981. Between these respective releases, Japan toured consistently, and among their finest concerts was that undertaken at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on February 7th 1981, where they played a quite exceptional show which was recorded for live radio broadcast. • Previously unreleased this stunning broadcast recording is now finally available on this new CD, allowing fans to finally hear one of Japan’s most revered live performances