Foreigner discography [1977-2017/FLAC]

 

Built around the songwriting skills and fiery guitar riffing of Mick Jones and the arena-filling vocals of Lou Gramm, Foreigner's hooky style of AOR caught on in a big way in the late '70s. Their first two albums -- 1977's Foreigner and 1978's Double Vision -- were a double shot of exceedingly catchy songs and slick production that topped the charts and spawned a number of huge singles. As musical trends changed, so did the band: they added new wave elements to their sound, worked with Mutt Lange on 1981's 4, and moved into an adult style on ballads like "Waiting for a Girl Like You" and their biggest hit, 1984's "I Want to Know What Love Is." Though the band's recording career stalled when Gramm left the band in the late '80s, different incarnations of the band continued touring and their presence can still be heard daily on rock radio, while their blend of hard rock and soft ballads proved influential to bands ranging from Soul Asylum to One Direction. 

 

Patto – Give It All Away: The Albums 1970-1973 (4 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 Esoteric Recordings is release of Give it All Away – The Albums 1970 -1973, a re-mastered four-disc clamshell box set of the four albums recorded by the legendary band Patto between 1970 and 1973; Patto, Hold Your Fire, Roll ‘Em, Smoke ‘Em, Put Another Line Out and Monkey’s Bum. 

 One of the truly great bands of the early 1970s, Patto featured a line-up comprising Mike Patto (vocals), Ollie Halsall (guitar, vibes, keyboards, vocals), Clive Griffiths (bass) and John Halsey (drums). The band arose from the ashes of the group Timebox and were graced by the presence of the stunning guitar playing of Ollie Halsall and a highly original and unique musical style that set them aside from their Progressive Rock contemporaries of the era. This, the band’s self-titled debut album, was released in 1970 under a licensing agreement with Vertigo Records and featured classic tracks such as ‘The Man’, ‘San Antone’ and ‘Government Man’. Their 1971 follow up, Hold Your Fire was perhaps their most fully realised and acclaimed work thanks to outstanding compositions such as ‘You, You Point Your Finger’, ‘Hold Your Fire’ and ‘Air Raid Shelter’. Departing Vertigo in 1972, PATTO recorded the album Roll ‘Em, Smoke ‘Em, Put Another Line Out. Alas, despite receiving critical acclaim for their live appearances and recorded work, the release failed to make any sales impact. The band entered the studio in the spring of 1973 to record their final work, Monkey’s Bum. Sadly, the album failed to gain an official release upon completion and was consigned to the vaults. A rough mix of the album was bootlegged several times over the ensuing years before Monkey’s Bum finally received an official release in 2017. Give it All Away – The Albums 1970 -1973 is a fine collection of music, by an unfairly overlooked band,and this esteemed legacy – from one of Britain’s most genuine and original bands – will go some way to rectify their status in Rock history…

 

T-Bone Walker - The Complete Recordings 1940-1954 [6 CD, 1990/FLAC]

 

T-Bone Walker is best known for composing "Stormy Monday," but the late guitarist's impact extended far beyond writing one of the enduring classics of the blues.

   Walker, who died in 1975 at 64, played a pivotal role in shaping the modern blues sound. He pioneered the electric guitar in the late 1930s and established it as a lead instrument playing single string solo lines rather than just rhythm chords.His acrobatic performing style--including splits, flips and playing guitar behind his neck--reportedly was a major influence on Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.

   Though Walker was initiated into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, none of the early recordings that made him famous had been available on an American album for 15 years. That changed with the recent release of "The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954."

   The package (available as nine LPs or six CDs) marks the first blues/R&B venture by Mosaic Records, a Connecticut-based mail order company with a sterling reputation for comprehensive, limited-edition reissues of major jazz figures. ( Mosaic Records, 35 Melrose Place, Stamford, C o nn., 06902. (203) 327-7111.)

   And a rock fan listening to Walker's guitar on 1947's "On Your Way Blues" or 1950's "Strollin' With Bone" might easily identify it as Chuck Berry. "The Natural Blues" has the kind of classic guitar solo and arrangement that Texas bluesmen and rockabilly cats have been going to school onfor decades. And the package provides the first opportunity for today's fans to hear the original version of "Stormy Monday."

 

Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn [The High Resolution Remasters] (4 CD, 2019/FLAC)

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut album by English rock band Pink Floyd, the only album made under founding member Syd Barrett's leadership. It was released on 5 August 1967 by EMI Columbia. The studio album borrows its name from the title of chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, which refers to the nature god Pan, who plays his pan pipes at dawn. The album was recorded at EMI Studios in London's Abbey Road from February to May 1967. The band consisted of Barrett (lead vocals, lead guitar), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass, vocals), and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Barrett was the band's primary songwriter, though two tracks on the album are credited to the band collectively and one track was written by Waters. The album was produced by Norman Smith, who would go on to produce two more albums for Pink Floyd. 

 limited edition of 300 numbered copies 

 

Axel Zwingenberger discography [1978-2012]

 German blues/boogie-woogie pianist Axel Zwingenberger was born in Hamburg on May 7, 1955. Originally, Zwingenberger studied classical piano (for 11 solid years), before discovering such authentic blues artists as Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis, and Pete Johnson, who served as an immediate influence on the pianist. Along with three other piano playing friends, Zwingenberger began playing blues concerts and festivals on a regular basis, including the 1974 First International Blues and Boogie Woogie Festival for a West German radio station in Cologne, as well as Hans Maitner's annual festival, Stars of Boogie Woogie, in Vienna.

By 1975, Zwingenberger received his first recording contract, issuing such solo recordings as Boogie Woogie Breakdown, Power House Boogie, and Boogie Woogie Live, as well as lending his talents to recordings by such artists as Lionel Hampton, Jay McShann, Big Joe Turner, Lloyd Glenn, Joe Newman, Sippie Wallace, Mama Yancey, Champion Jack Dupree, Sammy Price, Ray Bryant, Charlie Watts, Vince Weber, and the Mojo Blues Band, among others. In addition to issuing other solo recordings, Zwingenberger continues to tour all over the world and has also authored several publications about blues/boogie-woogie music and musicians.

1978 - Axel Zwingenberger - Boogie Woogie Breakdown (LP)

1980 - Axel Zwingenberger - Power House Boogie

1981 - Axel Zwingenberger & Big Joe Turner - Boogie Woogie Jubilee

1982 - Lionel Hampton Introduces Axel Zwingenberger in The Boogie Woogie Album

1985 - Axel Zwingenberger - Boogie Woogie Live

1989 - Axel Zwingenberger & Torsten Zwingenberger - Boogie Woogie Bros

1991 - Axel Zwingenberger & Jay McShann - Blue Pianos

1991 - Axel Zwingenberger - Boogie Woogie Breakdow (1978)

1992 - Axel Zwingenberger - Boogie Woogie Classics

1992 - Axel Zwingenberger Champion Jack Dupree - And The Friends Of Boogie Woogie Vol 7

1994 - Axel Zwingenberger - Boogie In The Barrelhouse

1995 - Axel Zwingenberger - Boogie Back to New York City

1996 - Axel Zwingenberger & Jay McShann - Swing The Boogie!

1999 - Axel Zwingenberger & Torsten Zwingenberger - Brothers In Boogie

1999 - Axel Zwingenberger - The Boogiemeisters

2004 - Axel Zwingenberger & Gottfried Bttger - Groovology

2007 - Axel Zwingenberger & Big Jay McNeely - Saxy Boogie Woogie

2009 - Axel Zwingenberg & Lila Ammons - Lady Sings The Boogie Woogie

2010 - Axel Zwingenberger - The Magic Of Boogie Woogie

2012 - Axel Zwingenberger & Keito Saito - The Joy Of Boogie Woogie

2012 - The A, B, C & D of Boogie Woogie - Live in Paris