The Tremeloes - Suddenly You Love Me - the Complete 1968 Sessions (2 CD, 2000/FLAC)

 It's easy to dismiss the Tremeloes as just another British covers band from the 1960s who rode the coattails of the Beatles into a recording contract, scored a few hits, most of them covers, and then faded away. But that would be a mistake. The Tremeloes are the best "undiscovered" band from that fabled era, versatile beyond belief, capable of stomping through American soul covers with verve and grit, then turning sweet and pretty, and with wonderful harmonies, give the Four Seasons and the Beach Boys a run for their money, then flip back to being a British pop band with Beatlesque originals, then veer off into blues, bluegrass and psychedelia without blinking an eye, and with Rick West, they even had a guy on electric guitar who could hold his own with any of the guitar heroes of the day. These guys seriously deserve a deeper look. The first disc of this two-disc set is drawn from the sessions for the group's second post-Brian Poole LP and it's pretty revelatory, full of Caribbean rhythms, washes of fuzzed-out guitar, odd stylistic detours, and some detailed singing and harmonies. The second disc captures a well-recorded live show, and the whole package reveals an energetic, varied, and resilient band that should have a much bigger audience and fan club than it currently has. 

 

The Ian Campbell Folk Group - The Complete Transatlantic Recordings (4 CD, 2016/FLAC)

 

The Ian Campbell Folk Group were one of the most popular and respected folk groups of the British folk revival of the 1960s. The group made many appearances on radio, television, and at national and international venues and festivals. They performed a mixture of British traditional folk music and new material, including compositions by Campbell. Much of their popularity flowed from the variety of their performance which included a mixture of solos, group vocals and instrumentals. 

This 4 CD collection gathers together for the first time the entire Ian Campbell Folk Group catalogue recorded for Transatlantic Records, covering the period 1963-1968. This collection includes 6 studio albums plus related bonus material from the period. The Ian Campbell Folk Group were one of the most respected, influential and best known British folk groups of the 1960's. Taking their origins from Aberdeen, the band formed in Birmingham in 1958. They signed to Transatlantic Records in 1963 and proceeded to record the content of this collection over the next 6 years. They topped the bill at the Royal Albert Hall, made numerous TV appearances, attended the Newport Folk Festival in 1964 and were prolific live performers throughout Europe. Dave Swarbrick and Dave Pegg who both achieved fame with Fairport Convention, are featured in this collection 

• Ian Campbell (Vocals)
• Lorna Campbell (Vocals)
• Brian Clark (Vocals, Guitar)
• John Dunkerley (Banjo, Guitar)
• George Watts (Fluite)
• Dave Pegg (Bass)

 

Radiohead discography [1993-2016] (FLAC)

 

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments), Colin Greenwood (bass), Phil Selway (drums, percussion) and Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals).

Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992. The song was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Radiohead's popularity rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to greater international fame. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer is often acclaimed as one of the landmark records of the 1990s.

Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) marked an evolution in Radiohead's musical style, as the group incorporated experimental electronic music, krautrock and jazz influences. Hail to the Thief (2003), a mix of piano and guitar driven rock, electronics and lyrics inspired by war, was the band's final album for their major record label, EMI. Radiohead initially self-released their seventh album In Rainbows (2007) as a digital download for which customers could set their own price, to critical and chart success. Their eighth album, The King of Limbs (2011), was an exploration of rhythm and quieter textures, which the band released independently.

Radiohead have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, with the band's work being placed highly in both listener polls and critics' lists; they have the distinction of doing so in both the 1990s and 2000s. In 2005, Radiohead were ranked number 73 in Rolling Stone's list of "The Greatest Artists of All Time", while Jonny Greenwood and Ed O'Brien were both included in Rolling Stone's list of greatest guitarists, and Thom Yorke in their list of greatest singers. In 2009, Rolling Stone readers voted the group the second best artist of the 2000s.

1993 - Pablo Honey

1995 - The Bends

1997 - OK Computer

2000 - Kid A

2001 - Amnesiac

2003 - Hail to the Thief

2007 - In Rainbows

2008 - The Best Of

2011 - The King Of Limbs

2016 - A Moon Shaped Pool

Showaddywaddy - Complete Studio Recordings 1973-1988 (10 CD, 2013/FLAC)

Showaddywaddy are a pop/rock group from Leicester, England. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, while also issuing original material. 

 Showaddywaddy had more UK hits in the 1970s than any other act ! From their winning appearance on an edition of ‘New Faces’, the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ of the day, to become runners-up in the series’ ‘All Winners Final’, it took just a matter of months until the band released and secured their debut hit, ‘Hey Rock And Roll’, which reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart.

This extensive 40th Anniversary anthology features the band’s entire 20th century catalogue of recorded material, including all of their original studio albums in mini-vinyl replica wallets, non-Album A and B sides, together with a small selection of alternative mixes and unreleased rarities unearthed from the vaults, in this 139-track, 10CD box set.

 

Roger Waters: Us + Them (2 CD/FLAC-HD + DVDRIP, 2019)

 Roger Waters: Us + Them is a 2019 British concert film and live album by English musician Roger Waters, founding member of Pink Floyd. The film was directed by Waters and Sean Evans, and it captures a truncated performance from Waters' 2017–18 live tour.

The film features songs from Pink Floyd albums and Waters' last album, Is This the Life We Really Want?. It also featured across the four shows from the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. The film starts focusing Roger Waters, Dave Kilminster, Jon Carin, Jonathan Wilson, Joey Waronker, Gus Seyffert, Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe from the band Lucius, Bo Koster, and Ian Ritchie.