Joni Mitchell - Studio Albums 1968-1979 (10 CD, 2012/FLAC)

 

From her beginnings as part of the Laurel canyon set, Joni Mitchell has gone on to become one of the most accomplished singer songwriters of the late 20th century. Throughout her career her music has continued to evolve and astound ranging from folk, pop, jazz and even avant-garde. Joni Mitchell has many contemporaries like Carole King, Janis Joplin, or Aretha Franklin, but none experimented so much with their artistic identities or so bravely explored territory outside of the accepted confines of pop music, resulting in a creative legacy which paved the way for performers ranging from Patti Smith and Chrissie Hynde to Madonna and Laura Marling." This box set contains 10 of Mitchell's studio albums from 1968 to 1979 and includes her critically and commercially acclaimed albums Blue and Court and Spark. Both have been named as among the best albums ever made with Blue peaking at #3 in the UK albums chart. Hit singles included in the set are 'Both Sides,' 'Now,' 'Big Yellow Taxi,' 'California,' 'Free Man in Paris' and many more.

 

1968 - Song To A Seagull 00:38:08

1969 - Clouds 00:37:42

1970 - Ladies Of The Canyon 00:45:00

1971 - Blue 00:36:13

1972 - For The Roses 00:40:25

1974 - Court And Spark 00:36:58

1975 - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns 00:42:38

1976 - Hejira 00:51:55

1977 - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter 00:59:53

1979 - Mingus 00:37:23

Gene Vincent - The Gene Vincent Box Set: Complete Capitol & Columbia recordings 1956-1964 (6 CD, 1990/FLAC)

 

Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top-ten hit with his Blue Caps, "Be-Bop-a-Lula", is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 

This 6 CD box-set contains his complete recordings for Capitol and Columbia 1956-1964; featuring 8 albums, a lot of singles and EP-only tracks; as well as rarities and alternate versions.

 

 

Cousin' Joe - Gospel-Wailing, Jazz-Playing, Rock N' Rollin' Soul-Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman from New Orleans (1974/FLAC)

 

The tellin' "How Come My Dog Don't Bark at You No More," off the Gospel-Wailing, Jazz-Playing, Rock N' Rollin' Soul-Shouting, Tap-Dancing Bluesman from New Orleans album released in 1974 on Big Bear Records, epitomizes Cousin Joe's classic piano blues style.

 Joe's a pioneering blues singer born December 20, 1907 in Wallace, LA, 30 miles from New Orleans. His family moved to New Orleans when Joe was 12; he had a religious upbringing (Baptist) but soon hung around and absorbed himself in the jazz played in clubs. Joe took up guitar and ukulele, and made a living playing on the riverboats in the 30's. By 1941, he'd moved to St. Louis to play in Sidney Bechet's band, before shuffling to New York three years later. This was Joe's most fruitful recording period, he waxed many memorable songs during this era under countless names: Smiling Joe, Pleasant Joe, Brother Joshua, and Cousin Joe. The blues man recorded for a myriad of labels too, including King, Gotham, Philo, Savoy, and Decca. In NY, he worked with stars like Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Earl Bostic, Clark Terry, Lightnin' Hopkins, and others. He returned to New Orleans in 1947 and found employment in the clubs and joints in the '50s and '60s with an occasional European tour thrown in to break the monotony. He spent the '70s in semi-retirement.

• Backing Vocals – Dyan Birch, Frank Collins, Paddy McHugh*
• Bass – Graham Gallery
• Clarinet – Johnny Barnes
• Drums – Peter York*
• Guitar – Roger Hill
• Piano, Vocals – Cousin Joe
• Producer – Jim Simpson
• Saxophone – Mike Burney
• Trombone – George Chisholm
• Trumpet – Colin Smith

A1 When A Woman Loves A Man

A2 Checkin' Out

A3 Touch Me

A4 I Got News For You

A5 Too Late To Turn Back Now

A6 Lipstick Traces

B1 Railroad Avenue

B2 You Talk Too Much

B3 Barefoot Boy

B4 How Come My Dog Don't Bark

B5 Night Life

 

Chris Spedding discography [1969-2015]

 

Chris Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as sporadically attempting a solo career. The fact that he never quite broke through to stardom, except in his native England and parts of Europe, and in professional music circles, is more a result of bad timing and worse luck than any lack of talent or commitment on his part.

 

Chris Spedding.1969 - Songs Without Words

Chris Spedding.1970 - Backwood Progression

Chris Spedding.1972 - The Only Lick I Know

Chris Spedding.1976 - Chris Spedding

Chris Spedding.1977 - Hurt

Chris Spedding.1977 - Hurt (LP)

Chris Spedding.1981 - Fryday The 13th

Chris Spedding.1986 - Enemy Within

Chris Spedding.1991 - Gesundheit! Live In Bremen

Chris Spedding.1991 - Just Plug Him In!

Chris Spedding.1991 - Motor Bikin'

Chris Spedding.1993 - Mean & Moody

Chris Spedding.2002 - One Step Ahead Of The Blues

Chris Spedding.2005 - Click Clack

Chris Spedding.2005 - The Very Best Of

Chris Spedding.2007 - It's Now Or Never

Chris Spedding.2011 - Pearls

Chris Spedding.2015 - Joyland

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ZZ Top - The Studio Albums 1970 - 1990 (10 CD, 2013/FLAC)

 

ZZ Top - The Studio Albums 1970 - 1990 is a 10 CD boxset of the band's classic studio albums from their Warner Bros. years. This compact, clamshell boxset features each album in a mini, vinyl replica card sleeve with original artwork, including replicated original gatefold sleeves for Tres Hombres and Tejas. Most importantly the original audio tape versions will finally be available, for the first time, on CD for three of the albums: First Album, Rio Grande Mud, and Tejas, and the original masters for Tres Hombres and Fandango will also be included. Much discussion has been had on the quality of the mixes released on CD in the 1980s but now the original audio will be available once and for all in an amazing boxset! 

CD01 - 1970 - ZZ Top's First Album 

CD02 - 1972 - Rio Grande Mud 

CD03 - 1973 - Tres Hombres 

CD04 - 1975 - Fandango! 

CD05 - 1976 - Tejas 

CD06 - 1979 - Degüello 

CD07 - 1981 - El Loco 

CD08 - 1983 - Eliminator 

CD09 - 1985 - Afterburner