Four CD set. An anthology of George Martin's sound productions before the advent of the Beatles; before the collaboration that would change popular music forever. He re-defined the role of producer; pioneering the recording itself as an art form. This edition is testament to a elegant, fearless musical innovator. The surrealistic, sometimes free-form recordings he created with comic geniuses Sellers, Milligan, Cribbins and Ustinov involved sound effects and collage. These madcap sonic adventures, allied to his understanding of the workings of an orchestra, his contacts within the classical fraternity, his love of the romantic and impressionist composers, and his fascination with studio experimentation made George Martin uniquely able to provide a particular objectivity and realise what the ever-curious Beatles, or any artist, would ask of him. As head of Parlophone, determined to explode the label onto the scene, he sought artists of character; taking mobile recording units out to capture Flanders And Swann's two-man show and the irreverent satirical revue, Beyond The Fringe. The Top Five was breached in 1960 both by Matt Monro and by Peter Sellers And Sophia Loren. George Martin's first UK Number One single, and an exemplar, was 'You're Driving Me Crazy' by The Temperance Seven who combined a revival of popular music from the 20s with styles from the Edwardian era.

On Saturday May 26th, 1973 before 100,000 plus fans on the Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City, a generational talent singer-songwriter at the undeniable top of her game enjoyed a humbling homecoming a mere 14 miles from the house in Brooklyn where she grew up. The historic event highlighted the earth-moving power she’d unleashed with her watershed Tapestry (already being touted as one of the highest selling albums in history a mere two years after its release), all the way through her soon-to-be released song-cycle album Fantasy, (her fourth consecutive Lou Adler-produced album to land in Billboard’s Top Ten), Carole King’s performance that day was, according to Jack Nicholson, one of only two current events “proper” to be seen at in public.

It all happened on July 18, 2011 when Deep Purple entered the Arena di Verona, one of Europe's most spectacular concert locations, through the same entrance that was once used by the gladiators. Talk about being thrown to the lions!, jokes Don Airey, who has nothing but fond recollections of this memorable night. Live In Verona is an exceptional recording of the complete show, featuring the Hard-Rock veterans together with a full orchestra. The Neue Philharmonie, a 38-piece orchestra from Frankfurt, accompanied them for the whole European leg of the tour. Deep Purple connected with the orchestra instantaneously, which led to some unique, outstanding moments during the tour, when orchestra members surprised the band with original arrangements. It created the sort of environment that we could all equally enjoy., says Airey. Both eventually came together as one, creating an electrifying night.

Si Rod Stewart a certainement imposé le respect au début de sa carrière de chanteur, à mesure qu’il a pris de l’âge et accordé plus d’importance à son statut de vedette, ce respect s’est érodé. Il fut un jour le meilleur interprète vocal du rock & roll ainsi qu’un compositeur accompli, créant une combinaison brute de folk, de rock, de blues et de country incomparable à n’importe quel morceau de folk-rock ou de country-rock. Plutôt que de montrer le folk dans le rock, il a montré comme le folk pouvait " rocker " à lui tout seul. Une fois devenu célèbre, il commence à perdre les éléments les plus fondamentaux de sa musique et abandonne son propre chemin artistique en faveur des tendances pop qui se présentent.

A feisty 4CD clamshell box set exploring the melting pot of British indie dance music that shook the lager drenched dancefloors in the second half of the 1990s. A supersonic soundclash of iconic electronic outfits like The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, Leftfield, Death In Vegas, Moloko, Orbital and Bentley Rhythm Ace, alongside floor-fillers from indie titans like Blur, Shed Seven, Charlatans, Super Furry Animals, Supergrass, Tricky, Sleeper, Gomez, Radiohead and Cornershop. Over four hours of party tunes and afters grooves, packed with punchy remixes from Chemical Brothers, Arthur Baker, Norman Cook, Midfield General, Mint Royale and Lynch Mob. As Britpop exploded across UK culture, Cool Britannia ruled the airwaves and was plastered across the pages of magazines and newspapers. Music festivals were making their great comeback and DJs and dance acts were sharing stages and headline slots with the biggest guitar bands around. This compilation takes a slippery trip through the hedonistic tunes that were filling the dancefloors, fields, front rooms and bedrooms across Great Britain as the country drank, danced and partied towards a new millennium. Featuring over 50 cuts across 4CDs bouncing from Britpop to Trip Hop and bopping from Big Beat to Techno with a superb selection of relentless remixes, chart-topers and chilled beats thrown in for good measure.

The Best Northern Soul Album In The World…EVER! Back To The Floor 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!

1996 compilation album released by Blue Note. The album brings together works by various jazz artists, all centered around the theme of New York City.

75 chansons francophones, issues de moments inédits et marquants, captés par les micros de Radio-Canada, que ce soit à la télé ou à la radio, de 1936 à aujourd'hui. Des premières prestations télévisuelles de nos grands d'aujourd'hui (comme "La dame en bleu" de Michel Louvain, "Le ciel se marie avec la mer" de Lucille Dumont, etc.), de chansons devenues des grands classiques chantés par plusieurs générations ("Les gens de mon pays" de Gilles Vigneault, "Les ailes d'un ange" de Robert Charlebois, "L'amour existe encore" de Céline Dion, et une version originale de "Quand les hommes vivront d'amour" de Raymond Lévesque et plus encore), de collaborations uniques (Kevin Parent et Zachary Richard, Pierre Lapointe et le Quatuor Molinari, Mara Tremblay et Karkwa), de spectacles mythiques (Claude Léveillée et sa dernière prestation de Frédéric aux Francofolies).

Original 60s, 70s, 80s Stars!

Explore the originals of songs made big hits by American artists! Leslie Gore's "Tearful Birthday Party," The Monkees' "Suteki na Valerie," The Mamas & The Papas' "Dream of California," The Grass Roots' "Live Today," The Carpenters' "Far Away Shadow," these songs that have become American pop standards were all cover songs! In our series "This is the real deal! series, we will explore and compile the originals of the world's most popular Western hit numbers. In this first volume of the series, we have collected 27 original songs by the above and other American artists. You may become a great American pop music connoisseur after listening to this album! (From the manufacturer's information)

Wenn der Beat mit der Eiswaffel um die Wette schmilzt, die Musik durch offene Autofenster schwappt und selbst das Meer im Takt wippt, dann ist klar: Der Hochsommer ist da – und mit ihm die neue BRAVO Hits 130.

NOW Music is very proud to present the second of our ‘Now That’s What I Call An Era’ releases. ‘The Albums 1980 > 1984’ celebrates 72 iconic albums that were released between 1980 and 1984, featuring a magnificent track from each - and none of them UK hit singles! Most of the albums being highlighted produced huge hit singles that have become both synonymous with the decade and enduringly popular – but these albums are of such a high quality – forever part of the artist’s legacy - that other tracks could have equally become hits – and some have become as well-loved by fans as the singles, and have for many artists always been an established part of their live shows.

Die Prog-Rock-Giganten Emerson, Lake & Palmer schlossen sich 1970 zusammen und bestanden aus dem brillanten Keyboarder Keith Emerson, dem talentierten Sänger / Komponisten und Gitarristen Greg Lake, sowie dem dynamischen Drummer Cark Palmer. Nach ihrer Gründung erlangten sie schnell internationale Bekanntheit und spielten im Laufe ihrer Karriere in den wichtigsten und berühmtesten Venues rund um die Welt.

Im Sommer des Jahres 1969, inmitten der Unruhen der 60iger Jahre, rief Eckart Rahn, damals gerade mal 25 Jahre jung, das Label Kuckuck Schallplatten ins Leben. In erster Linie gründete er es, um der damaligen Vorherrschaft von anglo-amerikanischem Rock einerseits und dem deutschspracheigen Schlager, der die Charts in Deutschland beherrschte, etwas Drittes hinzuzufügen. Mit Kuckuck Schallplatten leistete Rahn Pionierarbeit in Sachen Krautrock und führte der hiesigen Szene auch das Potential ihrer viel versprechenden Bands vor Augen. Dreh- und Angelpunkt war dabei das Münchner Szeneviertel Schwabing. Auf dieser Zusammenstellung ist Musik zu hören, die mit witzigen, frechen aber auch hochpolitischen und vor allem oft deutschen Texten versehen, sich musikalisch eng am Vorbild des internationalen Rock orientierte und die doch dazu im Stande war, etwas ganz Eigenes zu artikulieren.

2CD / Blu-Ray video release of this special concert staged at the Roundhouse in London on 21st January 2007 to celebrate the life and music of Traffic co-founder and acclaimed solo artist Jim Capaldi. Aside from his work with Steve Winwood and Chris Wood in Traffic, (a band inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004), Jim also worked with many other artists and was a successful solo performer in his own right. A wonderful house band was joined by a stellar line-up of musicians to perform their favourite Traffic and Jim Capaldi songs including STEVE WINWOOD, PAUL WELLER, PETE TOWNSHEND, JOE WALSH, YUSUF / CAT STEVENS, GARY MOORE, BILL WYMAN, JON LORD, DENNIS LOCORRIERE, SIMON KIRKE and many others who performed to a full house.