Frank Zappa - Halloween 77- Live at the Palladium, NYC [6 CD, 2017]

 

In October of 1977, Frank Zappa played six shows across four nights at the Palladium in New York. The entire residency, which was chronicled in the concert film Baby Snakes released on Oct. 20 as Halloween 77, in a box set that includes a Frank Zappa costume. The 158 tracks, which were re-mixed last year from the original masterse housed in a USB flash drive shaped like a "Zappa's Oh Punky!" candy bar in 24-bit WAV format.

“This box set was a very special experience for me to work on,” said Ahmet Zappa in a press release. “I wanted to make sure we honored these legendary shows, so it was important to me that this box set felt of the era. It was a blast working with our partners to create the late ‘70s-inspired Frank Zappa mask and costume and the candy-shaped USB stick filled with tons of Zappa goodness. It was yet again a labor of love gathering up all the archival materials, reading notes by people who were there, and most importantly making sure the audio was up to par. All of us at Zappa Records are mighty pleased with it, and hope that fans of Frank Zappa and of Halloween will be too.”

Leonard Cohen - The Complete Studio Albums Collection [11 CD, 2007]

Leonard Cohen's all 11 albums in one box, all of which have been
remastered except for the ones that were recently remastered in 2007.

• Songs of Leonard Cohen (1968)
• Songs From a Room (1969)
• Songs of Love and Hate (1971)
• New Skin For The Old Ceremony (1974)
• Death of a Ladies Man (1977)
• Recent Songs (1979)
• Various Positions (1985)
• I’m Your Man (1988)
• The Future (1992)
• Ten New Songs (2001)
• Dear Heather (2004)

Bukka White - 1968 Memphis Festival & Horizons Sessions [2 CD, 2006]

 This two CD set featuring Bukka's 1968 performance at the Memphis Country Blues Festival on Disc One and his complete Blue Horizon studio sessions on Disc Two. Although Bukka's career as a blues artist began in the '30s, his huge influence on Blues was not properly acknowledged until nearly 30 years later when Bob Dylan recorded his version of Bukka's 'Fixin' to Die Blues'. Only then, did people stand up and take notice of the amazing talents of this Mississippi bluesman. These recordings show an artist still gifted with the talents that made him one of the finest around. 23 tracks in all including 'Highway '61', 'Drifting Blues', 'Old Man Tom', 'You Don't Know My Mind', 'Got Sick And Tired' and more. Blue Horizon. 2006.

Disc 1

1 Highway '61 (Live)

2 Kid Gal Blues (Live)

3 Hello Central Give Me 49 (Live)

4 Baby Please Don't Go (Live)

5 Furry's Blues (Live)

6 In Heaven Sitting Down (Live)

7 What Do You Think About Jesus (Live)

8 You Don't Know My Mind (Live)

9 Great Long Ways from Home (Live)

10 My Mother Died (Live)

Disc 2

11 Bed Spring Blues

12 Aberdeen Mississippi Blues

13 Drifting Blues

14 Brand New Decoration Blues

15 Baby Please Don't Go

16 Give Me An Old Old Lady

17 Got Sick ; Tired

18 World Boogie

19 School Learning

20 Old Man Tom

21 Gibson Town

22 Drifting Blues

23 Old Man Tom (Complete Version)

Art Tatum- The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces (1954-56) [6 CD, 1990]

  

Art Tatum spent most of his career as a solo pianist; in fact, it was often said that he was such an unpredictable virtuoso that it would be difficult for other musicians to play with him. Producer Norman Granz sought to prove that the theory was false, so between 1954 and 1956 he extensively recorded Tatum with a variety of other classic jazzmen, resulting originally in nine LPs of material that is now available separately as eight CDs and on this very full six-CD box set. In contrast to the massive solo Tatum sessions that Granz also recorded during this period, the group sides have plenty of variety and exciting moments, which is not too surprising when one considers that Tatum was teamed in a trio with altoist Benny Carter and drummer Louie Bellson; with trumpeter Roy Eldridge, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster in separate quartets; in an explosive trio with vibraphonist Lionel Hampton and drummer Buddy Rich; with a sextet including Hampton, Rich, and trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison; and on a standard trio session.

VA - The Many Faces Of Black Sabbath [3 CD, 2014] [FLAC]

 

Black Sabbath is - along with Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple - the most important British hard rock band of all time. With its dark, mystical and obsessive sound, Black Sabbath built a unique brand that has influenced countless groups since its inception in the late 60s until today. As usual, in our series The Many Faces, we will take you into the fantastic and great world of Black Sabbath. We will revisit forgotten collaborations, its best songs and the artists (and even music styles) that the band have influenced.