Bob Dylan - Biograph (3 CD, 1985)

 

Historically, Biograph is significant not for what it did for Dylan's career, but for establishing the box set, complete with hits and rarities, as a viable part of rock history. Following Biograph, multi-disc box sets for veteran rockers became accepted and almost the norm, but that doesn't discount this set's strengths as a summary of Dylan's career, using the familiar and the rare to draw a fully rounded portrait of his strengths as a songwriter, musician, and record-maker in a way that conventional choices alone couldn't achieve. Certainly, the chief attraction of this set, even years after its initial release, is its smattering of rarities that aren't just rare, but revealing -- ranging from forgotten rock B-sides and singles to demos, alternate takes, and unreleased songs that rival official releases. But Biograph is really remarkable for weaving these songs into a fabric that reveals the true trajectory of Dylan's career, offering as much to the curious as it does to the dedicated. That sets a standard for box sets that has rarely been matched, making Biograph all the more impressive in retrospect.

 

 

VA - Greatest Ever Decade 60's (4 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 

 

CD1

01.The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup - 00:02:58

02.The Monkees - Last Train To Clarksville - 00:02:44

03.The Searchers - Needles And Pins - 00:02:12

04.Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin' All Over - 00:02:19

05.The Hollies - Look Through Any Window - 00:02:16

06.Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers - Got To Get You Into My Life - 00:02:34

07.Love Affair - Rainbow Valley - 00:03:50

08.The Drifters - Up On The Roof - 00:02:36

09.Trini Lopez - If I Had A Hammer - 00:03:00

10.Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Working My Way Back To You - 00:03:03

11.Sonny & Cher - Little Man - 00:03:17

12.Honeybus - I Can't Let Maggie Go - 00:02:56

13.The Beau Brummels - Hang On Sloppy - 00:02:49

14.The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind - 00:02:43

15.Gerry & The Pacemakers - I Like It - 00:02:14

16.Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - Bad To Me - 00:02:19

17.The Overlanders - Michelle - 00:02:21

18.Marmalade - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da - 00:03:01

19.The Tornados - Telstar - 00:03:15

20.Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My (Lovely) - 00:04:43

CD2

01.Petula Clark - Downtown - 00:03:04

02.Cilla Black - Step Inside Love - 00:02:21

03.Helen Shapiro - Fever - 00:02:25

04.Cliff Richard & The Shadows - On The Beach - 00:02:31

05.Freddie & The Dreamers - If Your Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody - 00:01:57

06.Herman's Hermits - A Must To Avoid - 00:01:54

07.The Ivy League - Tossing & Turning - 00:02:26

08.Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song - 00:02:37

09.The Shadows - Wonderful Land - 00:02:05

10.The Everly Brothers - Temptation - 00:02:12

11.Mike Berry With The Outlaws - My Little Baby - 00:01:57

12.Jimmy Justice - When My Little Girl Is Smiling - 00:02:26

13.Jackie Trent - Where Are You Now (My Love) - 00:02:44

14.Frank Ifield - The Wayward Wind - 00:02:42

15.Matt Monro - Walk Away - 00:03:06

16.The Seekers - Morningtown Ride - 00:02:40

17.The Caravelles - You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry - 00:01:59

18.Twinkle - Golden Lights - 00:02:31

19.Shirley Bassey - As Long As He Needs Me - 00:02:59

20.Lonnie Donegan - The Party's Over - 00:02:42

CD3

01.The Animals - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - 00:02:27

02.Buffalo Springfield - Mr Soul - 00:02:49

03.Love - Alone Again Or - 00:03:14

04.The Association - Along Comes Mary - 00:02:48

05.David McWilliams - The Days Of Pearly Spencer - 00:02:33

06.The Flowerpot Men - Let's Go To San Francisco - 00:03:36

07.The Searchers - Sweets For My Sweet - 00:02:27

08.The Tremeloes - My Little Lady - 00:02:43

09.The Sorrows - Take A Heart - 00:03:14

10.Jethro Tull - Sweet Dream - 00:04:01

11.Status Quo - Ice In The Sun - 00:02:10

12.Eclection - In Her Mind - 00:03:55

13.Moody Blues - I Don't Want To Go On Without You - 00:02:43

14.Barry Booth - He's Very Good With His Hands - 00:02:28

15.Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate To The Wind - 00:03:10

16.Donovan - Colours - 00:02:44

17.Ian Campbell Folk Group - The Times They Are A-Changin' - 00:03:06

18.Jackson C. Frank - Milk & Honey - 00:03:37

19.Pentangle - Springtime Promises - 00:04:05

20.Judy Collins - Who Knows Where The Time Goes - 00:04:44

CD4

01.Aretha Franklin - Respect - 00:02:24

02.Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music - 00:02:20

03.Otis Redding - (Sittin' On The) Dock Of A Bay - 00:02:42

04.Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - 00:02:44

05.The Bar-Kays - Soul Finger - 00:02:20

06.Sam & Dave - Soul Man - 00:02:35

07.Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances - 00:02:24

08.The Mar-Keys - Last Night - 00:02:38

09.Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle - 00:02:44

10.Percy Sledge - My Special Prayer - 00:03:02

11.Ben E. King - First Taste Of Love - 00:02:18

12.Booker T & The MG's - Hip Hug Her - 00:02:23

13.Carla Thomas - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - 00:03:30

14.Dionne Warwick - Do You Know The Way To San Jose - 00:02:55

15.Archie Bell The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown - 00:02:40

16.Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - Michael (The Lover) - 00:02:24

17.The Foundations - In The Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me) - 00:03:22

18.Emile Ford & The Checkmates - Counting Teardrops - 00:02:16

19.Tommy James & The Shondells - Hanky Panky - 00:02:52

20.The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law - 00:02:17 

INXS - Remastered (10 CD, 2011/FLAC)

 In 2011, as part of a new, long-term agreement, the complete catalogue from one of our nation's great ever bands, INXS, is proudly reissued by Universal Music Australia. The enviable body of work from one of the world's most popular bands of the past 30 years enjoys a long-overdue remaster and regeneration - a new chapter in the band's career - a band who have provided the soundtrack to all our lives. From their original formation in Australia in 1977, INXS created a body of work which has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, including No. 1 hits in four continents, six UK Top 10 albums, five US Top 20 albums, and 33 hits in their homeland Australia. The band's most successful releases include 1987's "Kick," with global sales of 10 million,1990's "X" and 1992's "Welcome To Wherever You Are". This beautiful box set compiles the band's enviable 10-album catalogue, in a heavy card slipcase - available for a limited time only. 

1980 - INXS

1981 - Underneath The Colours

1982 - Shabooh Shoobah

1984 - The Swing

1985 - Listen Like Thieves

1987 - Kick

1990 - X

1992 - Welcome To Wherever You Are

1993 - Full Moon, Dirty Hearts

1997 - Elegantly Wasted

 

 

Rush - Transmission Impossible (Deluxe 4 CD, 2018)

Excellent Radio Broadcasts

1. August 26th, 1974 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio
2. June 4th, 1979 - Burgemeester Damen Sportpark, Geleen, Netherlands
3. February 13th, 1980 - Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
4. 1986 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto

• Geddy Lee - bass, vocals, keyboards
• Neil Peart - drums, percussion
• Alex Lifeson - guitar

  

 

 

Odetta - 7 Classic Album Plus Bonus Radio Tracks (4 CD, 2011/FLAC)

 One of the strongest voices in the folk revival and the civil rights movement, Odetta was born on New Year's Eve 1930 in Birmingham, AL. By the time she was six years old, she had moved with her younger sister and mother to Los Angeles. She showed a keen interest in music from the time she was a child, and when she was about ten years old, somewhere between church and school, her singing voice was discovered. Odetta's mother began saving money to pay for voice lessons for her, but was advised to wait until her daughter was 13 years old and well into puberty. Thanks to her mother, Odetta began voice lessons when she was 13. She received a classical training, which was interrupted when her mother could no longer afford to pay for the lessons. The puppeteer Harry Burnette interceded and paid for Odetta to continue her voice training.