Gentle Giant - Three Piece Suite (Steven Wilson Mix, 2017) [24-96]

Following the highly successful releases of the Steven Wilson's remixes of The Power And The Glory and Octopus, Steven has now remixed a specially curated selection of songs and compositions from the band's first three albums (Giant, Acquiring the Taste, Three Friends) presented in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo. Only a few songs from each of the band's first three albums are known to exist as multi-tracks, with the rest presumably lost, and it is these nine tracks - plus the previously unreleased pre-debut song 'Freedom's Child' - that have been remixed by Steven Wilson for this very special release. 'Three Piece Suite' includes the songs 'Giant', 'Nothing At All' and 'Why Not' from the first album Giant, 'Pantagruel's Nativity', 'The House, The Street, The Room' from the second album Acquiring The Taste, and 'Schooldays', 'Peel the Paint', 'Mr. Class And Quality' and 'Three Friends' from the album Three Friends. The previously commercially unreleased song 'Freedom's Child' is from the first recording sessions with legendary producer Tony Visconti. The liner notes contain an essay by noted journalist Anil Prasad, in which Gentle Giant's members reflect upon the writing and recording sessions. Furthermore, Steven Wilson and Tony Visconti share their observations about the early days of this unique collection of timeless music from one of progressive rock's most influential bands.

T. Rex - 1973 : Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? (4 CD, 2023) [24-44]

After the thrilling rush of 1972, during which Marc Bolan and T. Rex ruled the musical world with a glittery fist, 1973 proved a different kind of year. Tired of glam and looking for a new sound, Bolan turned to the sounds of America for inspiration. Determined to become a star there, he led the band on a number of tours and along the way understood that fans wanted harder and less poppy music; he also fell in love with the soul and funk beaming out over the nation's airwaves. 1973: Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? is a four-disc set that captures what happened when Bolan and the band turned away from glam and went in search of something else. It contains both the Tanx album, which was recorded in late 1972, and 1974's Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, recorded in 1973. Alongside them are non-LP singles, demos Bolan made at home, Zinc Alloy outtakes, the 1973 single credited to Big Carrot, and the aborted sessions for a Sister Pat Hall record.

The Band - Stage Fright (1970/2014) [SACD ISO]

Stage Fright is the third studio album by Canadian-American group The Band released in 1970. Much more of a rock album than its predecessors, it was a departure from their previous two efforts in that its tone was darker and featured less of the harmony vocal blend that had been a centerpiece of those two albums. It also included the last two recordings by the Band of new songs credited to pianist Richard Manuel; both were co-written with guitarist Robbie Robertson, who would continue to be the group's dominant lyricist until the group disbanded in 1976. Nonetheless, the tradition of switching instruments that had begun on the previous album continued here, with each musician contributing instrumental parts on at least two different instruments.

 

Little Richard - King Of Rock And Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings [3 CD, 2004/FLAC]

 

Little Richard was not the only original rock & roller to attempt a comeback in the late '60s and early '70s, but he may have been the one to take the greatest musical risks. Fats Domino merely updated his sound (albeit in a charming fashion), Jerry Lee Lewis refashioned himself as a hardcore country singer, and Chuck Berry pandered with "My Ding-A-Ling," but Little Richard pushed himself on his three albums for Reprise, all of which were collected -- along with his contributions to Quincy Jones' 1972 Dollar$ soundtrack album, non-LP singles, session outtakes, and a complete unreleased album from 1972 called Southern Child -- in 2005 by Rhino Handmade for the triple-disc set The King of Rock and Roll.

 

VA - The Story of British Folk - From Fairport Convention to Johnny Flynn (2 CD, 2010/FLAC)

Two CD compilation that charts the story of Folk music in the UK from Martin Carthy, who equivalent to Bob Dylan in the US, is the pioneer of the UK Folk revival, through Fairport Convention and the Folk Rock movement, right up to contemporary artists carrying on the rich tradition such as Noah And the Whale, who reached #5 in the UK Album charts. Whether you're drinking cider in the sun at a festival or just interested in getting to know some of the pioneers and artists that have made folk what it is today and influenced the last 40 years of popular music in Britain.

Small Faces - Deluxe Reissue Series '2012 [4 Albums on 9 CD] [FLAC]

 

The Small Faces were an English rock and roll band from East London, heavily influenced by American rhythm and blues. The band is remembered as one of the most acclaimed and influential mod groups of the 1960s. Small Faces are also acknowledged as being one of the biggest original influences on the Britpop movement of the 1990s. Despite the fact the band were together just four years in their original incarnation, the Small Faces' music output from the mid to late sixties remains among the most acclaimed British mod and psychedelic music of that era. This digitally remastered and expanded reissue series of the British quartet featuring plenty of bonus material including rare and previously unreleased material.

1966 Small Faces - Decca (2CD Box Set)

1967 From The Beginning (2CD Box Set) 

1967 Small Faces - Immediate (2CD Box Set)

1968 Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (3CD Box Set)

The Who - Tommy (Super Deluxe 3 CD, 1969/2013) [FLAC + 24/96]

Released as Polydor 3747396 on 11 November 2013, the Tommy Super Deluxe Edition includes the original album with a new remaster, a CD of Pete Townshend’s demos and out-takes, a C=5.1 mix in hi-fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray and a fourth CD of live recordings.

 

Grateful Dead - Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It (3 CD, 2018) [24-192]

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains songs recorded at various concerts in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974. It was released on September 7, 2018. The songs on the album are excerpted from the 19-CD box set Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, which contains six complete shows and was released the same day.

    Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals

    Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals

    Keith Godchaux – keyboards

    Bill Kreutzmann – drums

    Phil Lesh – bass, vocals

    Bob Weir – guitar, vocals

 

Kraftwerk- 3-D The Catalogue (8 CD, 2017) [FLAC + FLAC-HD]

 

3-D The Catalogue is the second official live album by the German electronic music band Kraftwerk.

War / Eric Burdon and War 1970-2014 [FLAC + 320]

 

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine", "Summer", "Why Can't We Be Friends?, "The Cisco Kid", and "The World Is a Ghetto". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which fused elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae. The band also transcended racial and cultural barriers with a multi-ethnic line-up. War was also subject to many line-up changes over the course of its formation, leaving member Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan as the only original member in the current line-up.

Although War's lyrics are often socio-political in nature, their music usually had a laid-back, California funk vibe. A particular feature of War's sound is the use of harmonica and saxophone playing melody lines in unison, sounding like a single instrument, for example in the melody of "Low Rider". The music has been sampled and recorded by many singers and groups, ranging from R&B/pop singers such as Janet Jackson to nu metal band Korn and hip hop groups like TLC.

1970 - Eric Burdon &  War - The Black Man's Burdon 2CD

1970 - Eric Burdon & War - Declares

1970 - War

1971 - All Day Music

1972 - The World is a Ghetto

1973 - Deliver The Word

1974 - War Live 2CD

1975 - Why Can't We Be Friends

1976 - Eric Burdon & War -  Love Is All Around

1976 - Platinum Jazz (Avenue 24 Karat Gold Collection)

1977 - Galaxy

1987 - The Best of War... and More

1995 - Eric Burdon & The War - The Best Of

1996 - Anthology 2CD

2003 - The Very Best Of War 2CD

Deep Purple 1968-2021 [FLAC]

With a body of work spanning nearly seven decades, England's Deep Purple are bona fide classic rock royalty. Along with Cream, Black Sabbath, and Led Zeppelin, they defined hard rock and early heavy metal. Though their lineup has constantly evolved, Deep Purple effectively made music a career for guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, bassist Roger Glover, vocalists Ian Gillan and David Coverdale, and organist/composer Jon Lord. Shortly before his death in 2012, Lord attributed Deep Purple's success in selling more than 100 million albums to "musical restlessness." 

The Traveling Wilburys - The Traveling Wilburys Collection (2 CD, 2007) [FLAC + 24/192]

 The Traveling Wilburys Collection is a box set compilation album by the British-American supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. It comprises the two studio albums recorded by the band in 1988 and 1990, with additional bonus tracks, and a DVD containing their music videos and a documentary about the group. The box set was released on 11 June 2007 by Rhino, in association with Wilbury Records.

The release was overseen by George Harrison's estate, as the rights holder for the Wilburys' catalogue, and ensured that the band's recordings were available for the first time since they went out of print in the mid 1990s. Two of the bonus tracks were completed for the box set by Jeff Lynne, who co-founded the Wilburys in 1988, and Harrison's son Dhani. The Traveling Wilburys Collection was commercially successful, topping albums charts in Britain, Ireland, Australia and several other countries. 

Frank Zappa - 200 Motels (50th Anniversary, 6 CD, 2021) [FLAC + 24/96]

 Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" turns 50! This 6 CD box set contains the original soundtrack newly remastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering with a massive amount of original demos, studio outtakes, work mixes, interviews, and movie ads, plus newly discovered dialog reels revealing an early audio edit of the film. It also contains a replica movie poster, custom motel keychain, Do-Not-Disturb motel door hanger, and new liner notes from Pamela Des Barres, Ruth Underwood, and "Vaultmeister" Joe Travers.

Woody Guthrie - American Radical Patriot (6 CD, 2013)

 Radical American Patriot is a collection of material recorded "in service" of the U.S. Government. Here are his complete Library of Congress interviews and musical performances recorded by Alan Lomax (released in their entirety for the first time); his songs written while employed by the Bonneville Power Administration, including a previously unreleased, minor key version of "Pastures of Plenty"; a set of previously unheard home demonstration recordings of songs made for a late 1940s public health service VD education program; three radio skits, including two for the Office of War Information during the Second World War; and a number of other radio performances made in support of the war effort. It's a sweeping overview both of a transitional period in American history, and of the prolific, multi-faceted life of Woody Guthrie. 

VA - Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 [4 CD, 2001] [FLAC]

While the original Nuggets compilation concentrated on the American pop and rock scene, the second Nuggets shifted its focus to the rest of the world, collecting cuts from the United Kingdom (such as the Pretty Things and the Small Faces), Canada (The Guess Who and The Haunted), Japan (The Mops), Australia (The Easybeats, The Masters Apprentices), New Zealand (The La De Das and Chants R&B), Sweden (The Tages), Iceland (Thor's Hammer), the Netherlands (Q65, Cuby & the Blizzards and Golden Earrings), Peru (We All Together), Brazil (Os Mutantes) and Austria (The Slaves).

All those who enjoy music richer in energy and daring than intelligence and maturity should add Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond (1964-1969) to their music collection--where it should sit right next to the series' first volume. The lyrics to songs such as "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" and "14 Hour Technicolour Dream" won't unlock life's mysteries, but the reckless abandon with which these songs were written and played will remind anyone how it feels to be young and angst-ridden. A few of the selections, including "Pictures of Matchstick Men," achieved some commercial success upon release; some were covered by bands more recent or lasting than the mostly one-hit wonders who performed the originals; others are so simple they sound like a lot of rock songs; and a number include a distinctive sound or effect other rockers felt compelled to steal. Plenty of songs, though, will be new to all but the most dedicated collectors, and the fact that the best of these didn't make the charts when they were originally released confirms that timing is indeed everything.

Grateful Dead - Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings (9+1 CD, 2008) [FLAC + 320]

Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings is a 9 CD live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains three complete concerts, missing only the encore of the first concert. It was recorded on November 9, 10, and 11, 1973, at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California. The album was released on April 1, 2008.

A tenth, "bonus" disc was included with early shipments of the album. The bonus disc contains material from the December 4, 1973 concert at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun: The Filmore East First Show 12-31-1969 (2016) [SACD ISO]

Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show is a live album by Jimi Hendrix, featuring songs recorded during the first set at the Fillmore East in New York City on December 31, 1969. Hendrix is backed by Billy Cox on bass and Buddy Miles on drums, a lineup frequently referred to as the Band of Gypsys. Except for “Hear My Train A Comin'” and “Lover Man”, the eleven songs represent new material that had not been performed by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
The album further documents Hendrix’s four sets on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day with the Band of Gypsys. It adds to the previously released material on Band of Gypsys (1970), Band of Gypsys 2 (1986), Live at the Fillmore East (1999), and West Coast Seattle Boy: The Jimi Hendrix Anthology (2010). All of the tracks, except for “Hear My Train A Comin'”, “Changes” and “Izabella”, appear for the first time on an official release.

 

1. Power of Soul 05:30

2. Lover Man 03:14

3. Hear My Train a Comin’ 09:06

4. Changes 05:58

5. Izabella 03:29

6. Machine Gun 08:54

7. Stop 05:30

8. Ezy Rider 05:55

9. Bleeding Heart 06:38

10. Earth Blues 06:24

11. Burning Desire 09:40

Mott The Hoople - The Atlantic Studio Album Collection 1969-1971 (4 CD, 2014) [24-192]

Mott the Hoople were an English rock band formed in Herefordshire. Originally known as the Doc Thomas Group, the group changed their name after signing with Island Records in 1969. The band released albums throughout the early 1970s but failed to find commercial success. On the verge of breaking up, the band was encouraged by David Bowie to stay together. Bowie wrote the glam rock song "All the Young Dudes" for them, which became a huge commercial success in 1972. Bowie subsequently produced an album of the same name for them, which continued their success.

Despite personnel changes, the band had further commercial success with Mott (1973) and The Hoople (1974). Lead singer Ian Hunter departed the band in 1974, after which the band's commercial fortunes began to dwindle. They remained together with continuing personnel changes until their break-up in 1980. The band have had reunions in 2009, 2013, 2018 and 2019. 

• Mott The Hoople (1969)
• Mad Shadows (1970)
• Wildlife (1971)
• Brain Capers (1971)

 

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Collection 1970-1994 (15 Mini LP SHM-CD Japan 2010/FLAC)

 

Studio :

1970 - Emerson, Lake & Palmer (00:58:57)

1971 - Tarkus (00:42:35)

1972 - Trilogy (00:59:21)

1973 - Brain Salad Surgery (01:00:10)

1977 - Works Volume 1 / 2CD (01:44:44)

1977 - Works Volume 2 (00:54:34)

1978 - Love Beach (00:57:45)

1992 - Black Moon (00:51:12)

1994 - In The Hot Seat (01:04:10)

Live :

1971 - Pictures At An Exhibition (00:53:00)

1974 - Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends ~ Ladies And Gentlemen / 2CD (01:55:56)

1993 - Works Live / 2CD (01:27:51)

Lindisfarne - Radio Times: Live At The BBC 1971-90 (8 CD, 2023) [24-44]

Formed in the culturally distinct Tyneside area of England’s North-East in 1968, Lindisfarne blended the mercurial songwriting talent of singer/guitarist Alan Hull with ‘sweet and sour’ harmonies, proud references to their homeland and a boozy, uplifting acoustic-rock swagger that won over the masses in Britain in the early 70s. Their first three albums – Nicely Out Of Tune (1971), Fog On The Tyne (1972) and Dingly Dell (1973) – all went Top 10, with Fog On The Tyne hitting No.1. Two singles also went Top 10 in the UK: ‘Meet Me On The Corner’ (written by bassist/violinist Rod Clements) and ‘Lady Eleanor’ (written by Hull). 

Eric Steckel 2002-2020 [FLAC]

Eric Steckel (born 1990) is an American blues singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. To date, Steckel has released 12 albums, and toured worldwide sharing the billing with Steve Vai, Gregg Allman, Johnny Winter, John Mayall, Ray Charles, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, and others. In 2021, Steckel was named one of "10 Future Blues Stars” by Guitar Player.

2002 - A Few Degrees Warmer

2004 - High Action

2006 - Live at Havana

2007 - Early Pickin'

2008 - Feels Like Home

2010 - Milestone

2012 - Dismantle the Sun

2015 - Eric Steckel - Black Gold

2018 - Polyphonic Prayer

2020 - Grandview Drive

Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young: The MGM Recordings 1967-1968 (5 CD, 2020) [FLAC]

 

Esoteric Recordings is pleased to announce the release of a boxed set featuring all of the albums recorded by ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS for the MGM Records label issued between October 1967 and December 1968. ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS came together in December 1966 when the original Animals had ground to a halt. Vocalist Eric Burdon recruited Vic Briggs (guitar, piano), John Weider (guitar, violin, bass), Danny McCulloch (bass) and Barry Jenkins (drums) to form a new group which changed direction away from raucous Rhythm and Blues and embraced Psychedelic rock and the influences of the emerging counter-culture.

 

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival: Greatest Hits & All-Time Classics (3 CD, 2012) [FLAC]

Creedence Clearwater Revival (often known as just CCR) were a Californian band who were said to play a form of southern rock called 'swamp rock'. Led by John Fogerty, they had an incredible run of hits at their peak, scoring nine Top 10 hits between 1969 and 1971.

The Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival collection, featuring 52 timeless tracks on three compact discs! Discs 1 and 2 feature a mix of 40 hits and classics, including 13 top ten hits such as "Bad Moon Rising," "Down On The Corner," "Looking Out My Back Door," "Proud Mary," and more. Disc 3 features 12 incendiary live performances of CCR classics. An absolute must for CCR fans and all fans of classic rock music.