December 18, 2003

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Utopia ~ Latte E Miele ~ Jimmy Webb & The Doors on Rhino  ~ Bright Eyes ~ MJQ ~ Al Green ~ The Cure ~ Peter, Paul & Mary ~ Rolling Stones SACD Box ~ Johnny Cash 'Unearthed' Box and 'Sun Recordings' ~ Duke Ellington ~ Flasket Brinner ~ Doors  ~ Edith Piaf ~ Billie Holiday ~ Bob Dylan - 'Rolling Thunder' Box Set of 3 LPs


Bob Dylan - 'Rolling Thunder' Box Set of 3 LPs -
In addition to the three albums, (mixed from the original 24 track tapes down to 1/2" analog tapes from which the 3 LPs are cut) the set includes a 7" 45 rpm blue vinyl single of a never before released alternate version of "Tangled Up in Blue" coupled with the alternate version of "Isis" as a B-side. The 3 LP's, 7" single, 70+ page perfect bound 12" x 12" book along with a reproduction of the original tour poster, two show tickets, and the hand bill are housed in a deluxe Gold foil embossed slip case. Only 2500 sets produced. Out in January for £77.99
Billie Holiday - 'Good Morning Blues: Complete Columbia 1933-1950' This definitive nine CD box set, celebrating one of the most important voices in the history of jazz, contains everything Billie Holiday ever recorded for Columbia, from 1933 to 1950. In total, 230 tracks with a booklet with extensive liner notes and photos. £77.99
Edith Piaf - 'L'Integrale Accordeon' A 20 CD limited edition 'accordion'  box-set comprised of 413 tracks, including: seven previously unreleased songs, 77 alternative or rare tracks, & two 36-page booklets with unissued photos, detailed biography & more. £169.99. More soon.
More on that Doors  'Boot Yer Butt' Box Set from Rhino "Each of the 26 live dates features written commentary by both Bruce Botnick and Robby Krieger. While the original tapes obtained for Boot Yer Butt come from a variety of sources, Botnick has mastered the audio for all 56 tracks, ensuring the best possible sound quality and consistency" More here, including full track listing.... Should be £84.99 Flasket Brinner - 'The Swedish Radio Recordings 1970-1975' 4 CD Box Set with 32 page book. "A gigantic deluxe 4 CD box with Swedish psychedelic / progressive 1970s music scenes most explosive and dynamical band Flasket Brinner!" includes the participation of Bo Hansson. More here - £59.99

Acid Mothers Vinyl -
Fractal Records are due to release an expanded 4 LP version of "Univers Zen ou de zéro à zéro". The set will consist of three studio disks, including unreleased material, and one live disk. Over 160 minutes. Details here. £42.99
Duke Ellington -
'The Reprise Studio Recordings' 5 CDs chronicling Duke Ellington's overlooked recordings for Frank Sinatra's Reprise label, produced from 1962 to 1965. 81 tracks in all, plus a large book. Check here - £44.99
Johnny Cash - 'Unearthed'
Five-disc set containing 79 tracks from the critically-acclaimed American Recordings era. Four entire discs, 64 songs, have never been released before - outtakes from the four album sessions. Also contains 'My Mother's Hymn Book' a complete, never released solo acoustic spiritual album. Deluxe packaging includes 104-page cloth bound book, unseen photographs and Johnny's personal thoughts and memories about every song in the box. 24th November 2003. Check it all out here. £49.99. Also, Johnny Cash's Sun Recordings 1955-58 expanded to 3 CDs with a 21 page booklet with an into by Sam Phillips - Soon for £21.99
All The Rolling Stones albums released last year in the Hybrid SACD format are to be grouped together in a box set for  £179.99. The box Includes a 16-page full colour booklet with exclusive liner notes by Times and Uncut writer Nigel Williamson. Also features five collectors photographs as limited prints. The list of  following classic remastered SACD Hybrid albums in digipaks is as follows: 1. The Rolling Stones (Englands Newest Hits Makers) 2. 12 x 5 3. Now! 4. Out Of Our Heads (UK version) 5. December's Children (and everybody's) 6. Big Hits (High Tide & Green Grass) 7. Aftermath (UK version) 8. Got Live If You Want It 9. Between The Buttons (UK version) 10. Flowers 11. Their Satanic Majesties Request 12. Beggars Banquet 13. Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) 14. Let It Bleed 15. Get Yer Ya Ya's Out 16. Metamorphosis. More when we have it... released December 8th. 
Looking forward to next year.... The Cure - 'Join the Dots: B Sides and Rarities 1978-2001' (The Fiction Years) as the name suggests, a collection of hard to find gems spread over 4 CDs, along with never - before - seen photos, track by track breakdowns and extensive liner notes. 70 tracks in total, 25 on CD for first time, 10 previously unreleased, 76 page booklet and a complete Fiction discography. £36.99 - check the tracks out here. And, The release date for the Peter Paul And Mary 'Carry It On' Box has been put back until 10 February, 2004. Go here to check the tracklisting for this 4CD, 99 track box. Price soon. 'The Immortal Soul of Al Green' - 4 CDs 75 songs, the ultimate Al Green collection. 24-bit digitally remastered and beautifully packaged with full color booklet and comprehensive liner notes. Check it out here - and here for a Flash Site from Right Stuff records. £64.99
'The Complete Modern Jazz Quartet Prestige and Pablo Recordings' This 4-CD set collects the entirety of the MJQ’s recordings for the Prestige and Pablo labels – before they moved to Atlantic and their subsequent breakup, and the 70s and early 80s, after they regrouped. There are some unreleased tracks to be found on this 4 CD set of remasters. Go here for all the info £54.99Bright Eyes - Vinyl Box Set (7 LP's) The first five Bright Eyes releases together in one vinyl box set. 5 Releases on 7 LP's - with 5 additional tracks, more here. £24.99.   Coming soon in the limited edition Rhino Handmade series: 'The Jimmy Webb Boxed Set' A 5 CD set containing Jimmy's albums and other gems - £84.99. The Doors - 'Boot Yer Butt', formerly titled Best of the Boots, a personal project of Robby Krieger, in the works for quite some time. Were told it will be a 4 CD set for £84.99.
Latte E Miele - 'Latte E Miele Box Set (the following from Arkama records) "Complete box set containing Latte e Miele's three most classic releases - 'Passio Secundum Mattheum', 'Papillon' [Italian & English versions] and 'Aquile e Scoiattoli'. Featuring photos and notes thanks to the collaboration of keyboardist Oliviero Lacagnina. Akarma are pleased to be able to celebrate this great piece of Italian music history with this meticulously compiled box set.
 

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GBV BoxGlen Campbell ~ Fleetwood Mac ~ Scott WalkerGoodbye Bablylon ~ Cult Movie Soundtracks ~ King Crimson DVD ~ Bonnaroo 2003  ~ Yes DVD ~ Monkees Series Two ~ Pete Seeger ~ Concert for George ~ Can DVD set ~ Phil Lynott's Grand Slam ~ Gram ParsonsSandy Denny ~ Songs of the Louvin Brothers ~ Rhino Handmade ~ Elton John ~ Throbbing Gristle ~ The Beatles on Ed Sullivan ~ Jimmy Bryant  ~ Nat King Cole ~ BowieDead Winterland Special Edition ~ Big Brother DVD ~ Zappa DVD ~ Ennio Morricone DVD ~ George Harrison CD & DVD ~ Grateful Dead Stocking Fillers! ~ Iggy & Stooges ~ Ryan Adams ~ Bruce Cockburn ~ SCI DVD ~ RPM Releases ~ John McLaughlin ~ Ace of Cups ~ 'Cool Yule' Hendrix Singles Collection ~ Hedgehog Pie ~ The Strawbs ~ Gene Clark & Carla Olson ~ Jimi Hendrix - 'Astro Man' ~ James JoyceWinterland 4 CD Box Set ~ Marshall Tucker Band ~ The Free Design

Two new remasterings of "one of the true masters of all things soft-pop-psych!" The Free Design. From 1967 'Kites Are Fun' with 2 Bonus Tracks (making 16 in all), a 16-Page Deluxe Color Booklet, New Liner notes by Cornelius and Michael White, Unseen Photos and a 1972 New York Times Article by Alec Wilder. And, from 1969, 'Heaven/Earth' with 8 first-time-on-CD bonus tracks, and similar packaging to 'Kites'. In stock now £14.99 each. Check them out here.


The Marshall Tucker Band - 'Stompin’ Room Only' "Recorded in London, Manchester (during their only European tour), in Milwaukee, and at Charlie Daniels’ annual “Volunteer Jam” in Murfreesboro during the years 1974-1976, the album was originally prepared for release in 1977. In an unusual series of events, the album’s release was first delayed by Capricorn Records and, ultimately, never released, as the master tapes could not be found for more than a quarter century. They were recently discovered in pristine condition and that long-awaited album, the virtual “holy grail” of jam band music is now available". The 30th anniversary of the band is being celebrated with a USA only catalog restoration and release program featuring remastered albums with bonus tracks. Also just in stock: 'The Marshall Tucker Band' and  'A New Life'. £14.99 each, details here

The final releases in the series, following the DVD and the DVD plus CD set, 'The Closing of Winterland' - 4 CD Box Set, from December 31, 1978 featuring the following guests: Bill Graham - 'Master of Ceremonies', Dan Aykroyd - 'Midnight Countdown', John Cipollina on guitar,  Ken Kesey on 'Thunder Machine', Matthew Kelly and Lee Oskar on - Harmonicas and Greg Errico on Drums. £24.99. Check it out here.

James Joyce - 'The Complete Recordings'
on the Sub Rosa label - A unique CD with a 116 page book. As the title suggests, the CD contains the entire recordings of James Joyce on which he reads 'Eolian Episode' (from Ulysses) recorded in Paris in 1924 and 'Anna Livia Plurabelle' (from Finnegans Wake) recorded in Cambridge in 1929 plus some other pieces .The book 'James Joyce', previously unpublished, is by Eugene Jolas. £17.99

Jimi Hendrix - 'Astro Man' (6 CD Box Set) Just Arrived !!  "Limited to 12,000 copies worldwide. Contained here for the first time are 3 CDs of studio out-takes/alternative versions spanning the period 1966-1970, which provide a stunning insight into the workings of Jimi Hendrix's recording processes. The box set also contains 3 CD's showcasing two live shows, available for the first time digitally re-mastered. The Stockholm show is available for the first time ever! Contains 100 page extensive booklet including in depth liner notes with break downs on all tracks, including studio dates and full annotations. Also includes reviews of both the live concerts and an interview with Noel Redding. Plus essays by Ex Only Ones, John Perry (who is a Hendrix afficianado). The CDs will be housed in a sturdy clam shell box". £34.99. Here for all the details.
The Strawbs - An exciting Strawbs DVD which combines 'Live in Tokyo' a live concert from 1975 and the 'Grave New World' movie... "The film of this epic 1972 album, directed by Steve Turner, was recorded at Television International's studios in London that year" £14.99  ...much more here.
Camel - 'Pressure Points' DVD (1984 Concert Video) 15 tracks, nearly 80 minutes of concert footage recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England. Features guest appearances by Mel Collins (sax) and the late Peter Bardens (keyboards). £14.99
The re-release of the Gene Clark & Carla Olson's ' So Rebellious A Lover' is out now, featuring 6 rare bonus tracks - some never before issued in the U.S. £14.99

Jimi Hendrix 'The Singles Collection' - 10
 CD Singles in wallets - many appearing on CD for the first time - plus 16 page booklet.
Check it out here. £29.99A new album from one of the most popular UK Folk-Rock bands of the 70s: Hedgehog Pie ...Live! Featuring Jed Grimes on what is essentially a  greatest hits collection. Includes ‘Cool Reelies’, ‘Burning of Auchendoon’ and ‘Green Lady. £12.99 

New Releases 15th December 2003 DVDs, Box Sets Camel - Live In Concert £14.99 Damon Alburn - Demo Crazy (2 X 10" Vinyl, Unreleased Etc) £10.99 Eric Clapton and Friends - Live 1986 (DVD) £14.99 Jam - The Complete Jam (DVD) £17.99 Jefferson Starship - The Definitive Concert (DVD) £15.99 Jimi Hendrix - The Singles Collection (10CD Singles) £29.99 John Mclaughlin - Montreux Concerts (17CD Set, 1974 - 1999) £149.99 Lou Reed - A Night With (DVD) £15.99 Love Her Madly (A Ray Manzarek Film DVD) £15.99 Madness - Singles Box Volume 1 (12 CD's) £22.99 Paul Mccartney - Put It There £14.99 Peter Green Splinter Group - In Concert (DVD) £15.99 Strawbs - Grave New World £14.99 Albums - Bachmann - Turner Overdrive - Head On £11.99 Bela Fleck And The Flecktones - Outbound £8.99 Blurt - The Best Of Volume 1, The Fish Needs A Bike £8.99 Carlos Santana - Divine Light (Reconstructed By Bill Laswell) £8.99 Einarorn - Ghostigital £11.99 Gene Clark + Carla Olson - So Rebellious A Lover £14.99 Hedgehog Pie - Live £12.99 Mile Davis - The Best Of The Miles Davis Quintet 1965 - 68) £11.99 New York Dolls - Manhattan Mayhem £12.99 Night Time Music - The B.T. Puppy Story £8.99 Omar And The Howlers - Boogie Man £11.99 Rachels - Systems / Layers £12.99 Roy Acuff - Once More It's Roy Acuff / King Of Country Music (2on1) £12.99 Spirit - Feedback £9.99 Splitsville - Incorporated £11.99 Stephen Merritt - Pieces Of April (Ost) £11.99 The Ace Of Cups - Its Bad For You But Buy It! £12.99 The Journeymen - The Journeymen // Coming Attraction, Live // New Directions In Folk Music Each £11.99 The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers £7.99 Tower Of Power - Live £8.99 Zoot Moneys Big Roll Band - Zoot £11.99 OST - Cold Mountain £11.99 OST - The Bronco Bullfrog £8.99 Various - Cool Yule, The Sound Of Christmas £8.99 Various - In The Garden, The White Whale Story £8.99 Various - Papa Ain't No Santa Claus, Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree £8.99 A couple of alternative 'various artist' Jazz, Blues, Rock'n'Roll and Doo Wop Christmas offerings for you: "Cool Yule" "An esoteric blend of easy listening, beatnik jazz, electronic folk and soulful strings from the 50's and 60's compiled by Martin Green". And, 'Papa Ain't No Santa Claus, Mama Ain't No Christmas' "amazing Christmas songs dating from the 1920's to the early 1960's most of which had never been heard" - £8.99 each, go here for the facts.
In stock now - Though they never released any records, the legendary Ace Of Cups were a permanent fixture in the psychedelic ballrooms of late 1960s San Francisco opening for Hendrix, The Band, and The Airplane. Now, here's a chance to hear what they sounded like, compiled from demos, live tapes and a rare pre-Cups single, all grouped together on the 17 track CD 'It's Bad for You But Buy It'  £12.99. Read more about it here, and, there's even an 'Ace of Cups' website!!
Clocking in at a massive 17 CDs, the new John McLaughlin Box set on Warner Brothers collects together his performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Check the tracks out here. In stock now, £149.99

Two new releases from the RPM label: 'Bronco Bullfrog' ( Original Sound Track) "One of the most influential British youth movies of all time" (Mojo May 2003) Now comes the chance to buy into the image, look and feel of the culture that the Suede-heads and other Brit-Look stylists fervently follow. Thus this RPM release is about offering a piece of Bronco Bullfrog that the Brit-Look connoisseurs can own, and a user friendly reference source. It contains dialogue from the film, the music from the film, the directors own trailer for the film (not on the DVD), new stills (not available elsewhere) from the key scenes in the film that the stylists keep returning to, the bonus music recorded at the same sessions. This is a unique package containing The Going Song - film theme, Dialogue and background music. And, Dream Babes Vol. 5 – 'Folkrock & Faithfull' "Continuing the series that focuses on British female recordings of the sixties. The rise of folk rock in the mid 60's, together with that of the singer/songwriter troubadour, are the backdrop and theme to this new edition of the Dream Babes series" Features: Jackie DeShannon, Twinkle, Dana Gillespie, Nico, Vashti Bunyan and more. Check both releases out here, £8.99 each.

String Cheese Incident DVD - 'Live at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, March 23rd 2002'. The first SCI full-length concert DVD, recorded live at the 'Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO', March 23, 2002. It's a 2 DVD Set- "The entire incident, start to finish". Guests include Bill Kreutzmann, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder. Features: Dolby 5.1 Surround. DTS 5.1 Surround. 30 minutes MX Multiangle. Rare 'Red Lady Ball' bonus footage. Region-free. On import, £28.99. Check the tracks and the cover out here.

Three Bruce Cockburn remastered re-releases, all with rare & previously unreleased bonus tracks, original vinyl album artwork, 24 bit/96 khz digital remastering, new liner notes written by respected Canadian journalist and author of “Before The Goldrush” Nick Jennings, additional bonus photos and  special 'O Card' sleeve packaging: 'Stealing Fire' (1984), 'Humans' (1980) and 'High Winds White Sky' (1971), Check them all out here - £11.99 each.
Ryan Adams - 'Love Is Hell Vol.2' "This is the second part to Ryan Adams' proper album release 'Love Is Hell' that his record company refused to release on the grounds that it was too morose. The tone is much darker than Adams' uptempo 80's influenced pop of his radio friendly release 'Rock 'n' Roll' " Tracks: 1 My Blue Manhattan 2 Please Do Not Let Me Go 3 City Rain City Streets 4 I See Monsters 5 English Girls Approximately 6 Thank You Louise 7 Hotel Chelsea Nights 8 Fuck The Universe 9 Twice As Bad As Love. Check Ryan Adams' recent releases here. £8.99 

After a long wait, some mouthwatering French Iggy and the Stooges releases now in stock: 'Kiss My Blood: Live á L'Olympia' is a 2 DVD set. DVD1 was filmed by Tim Pope in Paris in 1991 (described as "by far the best live pictures of Iggy") and runs to 1:50mins. DVD 2 is from San Francisco in 1981 (50mins).The set comes with some bonus material and will be £22.99.  Next, 'Back to the Noise' - 'The Rise and Fall of the Stooges' a 2 CD set. CD 1 is made up of studio demos, many later made up 'Raw Power'. CD 2 features live material from the last days of the Stooges, again mainly 'Raw Power' material - £17.99. All the info is here.
On import from Canada, George Harrison - 'From Beatles to Self-Realization' A CD and DVD package featuring, on the CD, the original Apple Recording of 'Chant and Be Happy' by the London Radha-Krisna Temple produced by George Harrison and recorded by Paul & Linda McCartney. The CD also includes a conversation between George Harrison, John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Shrila Prabhupada. George Harrison plays guitar, bass guitar, harmonium and sings. The package also features a DVD of George Harrison's last full length Interview. Read more here. All regions DVD - £17.99
Perfect stocking fillers for the Deadhead in your family! - Just in time for Christmas, we've just taken delivery of some Grateful Dead merchandise at attractive prices. Yes, including the Jerry Doll!! - go here to check them out. Also in stock, Grateful Dead 2004 Calendars in stock - £11.99

We're still waiting for the 2 CD set of this show, but the Little Feat - 'Highwire Act' Live In St. Louis - DVD has just arrived. Check it out here - £17.99

DVD of Something a little different here: Ennio Morricone - 'Arena Concerto' "A stunning live-in-concert DVD - During 2002-2003 Ennio Morricone completed a tour of the major cities of the world. Accompanied by a symphony orchestra comprising of 91 elements and a polyphonic choir of 80 members, this was a concert performance not to be missed. The legendary Gilda Butta was resident at the piano and the soprano Susannah Rigacci, the famous voice behind the melodies to Sergio Leone's Western trilogy, lead the way vocally" The Verona Arena Concert was recorded on 28th September 2002 and is presented in dts, Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and PCM Stereo and includes music from: Cinema Paradiso, Once Upon A Time In America, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Once Upon A Time In The West and loads of other familiar themes. Check it all out here. £19.99
Frank Zappa - 'Baby Snakes' DVD - Considered by many fans to be the best live Zappa footage available, the film also contains backstage and studio footage and claymation. There's a page on Frank Zappa.com devoted to the contents and the efforts made to spruce up the audio from the original 1979 tapes. 17.99
Big Brother and the Holding Company - 'Nine Hundred Nights - The Story of Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin' DVD - Covering not just the story of Janis Joplin but also all of the members of the band, where they are today and their feelings towards Janis. Amongst the performances in abbreviated form as part of the movie: (in black and white and in color): "Down On Me"- a filmed rehearsal "Blow My Mind"-a local television appearance. Two versions of "Ball and Chain"- in concert at the Avalon and at Monterey Pop Festival. "Combination Of The Two" from Monterey. "Summertime" rehearsal in the studio. "Piece Of My Heart" in concert over credits. Also included are four complete performances: "Down On Me" and "Ball and Chain" from Monterey. And, "Combination Of The Two" & "Piece Of My Heart". The DVD also contains some audio tracks. £17.99
We now have the special edition of the Grateful Dead's 'The Closing of Winterland' December 31, 1978 DVD with the bonus CD: (from Dead.net) "The special, limited edition CD contains peak moments of previous Grateful Dead New Year's Eve concerts at Winterland. Included on this CD is one of the greatest versions of Easy Wind you will ever hear (12/31/70), a letter-perfect reading of Black Peter (12/31/71), one of the best of the classic, late-1972 versions of Playing in the Band (12/31/72), and to cap it off, some highlights of the band's penultimate New Year's Eve concert at Winterland on 12/31/77, including a Lazy Lightning>Supplication that will knock your socks off, and a beautiful Scarlet Begonias>Fire on the Mountain. Full Tracklisting: Easy Wind, Jam> Black Peter,  Playing in the Band,  Lazy Lightning> Supplication  Sugar Magnolia> Scarlet Begonias> Fire on the Mountain. Check out the DVD here. £34.99

David Bowie - 'Sound and Vision' 4 CD Box - This is not the 1990 Ryko-disc set. This box set includes Bowie's work up to 'Buddah Of Suburbia' and 'Black Tie White Noise'. Rarities include: 'After Today'. 'Baals Hymn', 'The Drowned Girl', 'Modern Love' (live) and the original 'The Prettiest Star' (not the Aladdin Sane cut but the 1970 single with Marc Bolan on guitar). Also included, alternate mixes and outtakes. £36.99. Tracks here.
Nat King Cole - 'The Classic Singles' - 4 CDs, 102 tracks - Out now, go here to see what it contains. £52.99

On Sundazed: Buck Owens And His Buckaroos: 'Dust On Mother's Bible' "Buck Owens' 1966 landmark album, from the original Capitol Records stereo masters, impeccably produced by Ken Nelson" £11.99. Jimmy Bryant - 'Frettin' Fingers - The Lightning Guitar of Jimmy Bryant' Quotes: "Here at last is the ultimate 3-CD box set", "Jimmy Bryant was as important to country-guitar picking as Charlie Parker was to bebop" "This deluxe-edition, 75-track, 1950-67-spanning collection is loaded with the gravity-defying, Capitol-era duets of Bryant and Speedy West, the never-reissued Bryant solo material from the Imperial and Dolton labels, as well as a large handful of ultra-rare singles, un-issued material and previously unheard alternate versions", "gorgeous, unseen photos and rare memorabilia from the Bryant family archives", "deluxe packaging includes a 32pg booklet, 3-disc quad-box, with full color o-ring wrap, liner notes and sessionography by noted country-music author Rich Kienzle" Tracklisting here. £29.99
The four shows by The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show (February 9, February 16, and February 23, 1964, and September 12, 1965) have just been released on DVD for the first time. The Beatles recorded 20 songs for the Sullivan show, 11 were broadcast, the nine other ultra-rare live tracks will be available on this double DVD 'The Ed Sullivan Shows Featuring The Beatles'. Check it all out here. Restored original mono or Dolby 5.1 - £19.99

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls DVD - Russ Meyer's 1970 classic, charting  the adventures of the 'Carrie Nations', a female rock trio who travel to Hollywood and find sex, drugs, psychedelia, murder and Ronnie "Z-Man" Barzell ("This is my happening...and it freaks me out!"). In stock now for £24.99
In stock now, the very limited in it's availability, enormous in it's scope Throbbing Gristle 'TG24' Box Set. "This sumptuous and exclusive limited edition brings Industrial Records original Boxed 24 cassette edition into the 21st Century. The new release consists of 24 individually packaged CDs which encompass the majority of TG's live output sensitively remastered by Chris Carter. The box set will also include a sealed file containing a myriad of new and unique artifacts and information provided by all four members of Throbbing Gristle. The collection is presented in a hand-made case of the highest quality". £189.99, check it out here.
Elton John 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' A 3 disc multi-format extravaganza!! Discs one and two are devoted to the original album plus bonus tracks including previously unreleased. These CD are of the Hybrid SACD type. In other words, they will play on all regular CD players but when played on a SACD player, or an SACD enabled DVD player, then the stunning sound quality of the SACD layer is revealed. Disc three is a just-under-an-hour long DVD Documentary of "The Making of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". £24.99 Tracks here.
4 new re-releases on BGO: Thijs Van Leer - Introspection 1 & 2 A compilation of the Focus vocalist / keyboardist / flautists mainly classical albums, 'Introspection 1' from 1973 & 1975's 'Introspection 2' £11.99. Edgar Winter's White Trash - 'Roadwork' Originally released in 1972 on CBS as a double live LP, now available on one CD, £9.99 Argent's live album 'Encore' from 1974 for £9.99. And,  Nucleus 'In Flagrante Delicto' from 1977 for £9.99.
Just in, 4 more exciting releases in the 'Rhino Handmade Series': John Sebastian -'Faithful Virtue': The Reprise Recordings An individually numbered limited edition of 3000 Copies. 64 Tracks 3 Previously Unreleased 3-CD Set 48-Page Booklet 9.5-Inch by 14.25-Inch Mini-Poster. £64.99. Rank And File - 'The Slash Years' An individually numbered limited edition of 2500 Copies. 23 Tracks including 3 Unreleased ona Single Disc £22.99. Jack Webb - 'Just The Tracks Ma’am': The Warner Bros. Recordings. An individually numbered limited edition of 3000 Copies. 25 Tracks Single CD 8-Page Folder £22.99. Dan Hicks - 'It Happened One Bite: Widescreen Edition' An individually numbered limited edition of 4500 Copies. 22 Tracks 9 Previously Unreleased Single CD 20-Page Booklet £22.99. Check them all out here.
'Livin', Lovin', Losin ' - Songs of the Louvin Brothers' "For decades the Louvin Brothers have been given credit for having written some of the most powerful, raw and emotional songs the country genre has ever known. There has been a great deal of excitement surrounding the making of an album that pays tribute to such worthy material" Features: Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, James Taylor, Alison Krauss, Merle Haggard, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, The Jordanaires and many more. Check here - £14.99
Sandy Denny - 'Borrowed Thyme' - 24 tracks from 1966-68, made up of demos, BBC sessions and tracks from 'BBC Folk', never before released. Check here for the full track listing. £11.99
Gram Parsons - 'The Lost Recordings 1972' -  Described as "never-before heard recordings from 1972" -This 22 track CD mainly consists of versions of songs from Gram's solo albums and features: Emmylou, Rick Grech, Byron Berline, Barry Tashian and others. This album has nothing to do with with the Sundazed album of a few years ago 'Another Side Of This Life: The Lost Recordings Of Gram Parsons'. Check it out here. £11.99

Phil Lynott's Grand Slam - 'Twilight's Last Gleaming' Performances culled from Grand Slam's very last live concerts, predominantly London’s Marquee club on December 4th 1984. Contains many exclusive photos and sleeve notes from Mark Stanway. Available as both a single album for £11.99 and a limited edition 2 CD digi-pack with the second CD containing three alternative live recordings of Crime Rate, Military Man & Dedication, for £13.99. Track Listing: Yellow Pearl, Nineteen, Sisters Of Mercy, Harlem, Breakdown, Here We Go, Cold Sweat, Gay Boys, Can`t Get Away, Dedication, Parisienne Walkways, Military Man.   
Can - 2 x DVD plus CD - A double DVD featuring Can Notes, a new film compiled by Peter Przygodda (editor of most of Wim Wenders' films) that uses intimate, 'behind the scenes' footage including images from the Can Solo Projects Tour, taken by group manager Hildegard Schmidt between 1997-9. Click here for all the details. £24.99

'Concert for George' A 2 DVD set with 5 1/2 hours of music - including contributions from Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Macca, Ringo and others at the Royal Albert Hall. Disc 1 has the complete concert, including performances not featured in the theatrical version, Disc 2 contains the theatrical version featuring concert highlights, interviews with the performers, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes footage. £29.99. (We also have a 2 CD set from the same show - £12.99)
Pete Seeger : 'Seeds' (Volume Three) This Double CD includes Pete’s first new disc since 1996 plus 2nd disc of new recordings of Seeger material by Janis Ian, Tom Paxton, Natalie Merchant & more.  Check it out here. £12.99
Season Two of the Monkees on DVD from Rhino Records has just arrived. "All 26 second-season episodes plus extras on five discs. All shows have been remastered from original 35mm prints for stunning picture quality. Extras include separate commentary by all four Monkees and creator-director Robert Rafelson, as well as the 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee special, a photo gallery, hidden Easter eggs, and more. Along with a complete episode guide, it's all housed in a box replicating a vintage record player". Check it out here. £59.99
Perhaps a new high watermark for Music DVDs - The King Crimson 2 DVD set 'Eyes Wide Open': "One of the highlights of 'Eyes Wide Open' is that it allows a music DVD to 'never play the same way twice'. King Crimson is famous for improvisations that showcase the musicianship and skill of the band members - pieces that appear one night and are never repeated. For the first time in music DVD history it is possible to truly experience that spur of the moment creativity" Disc One captures an exclusive live engagement in Tokyo, Japan, from King Crimson's 2003 World Tour, Disc Two features extensive footage from the European Tour of Spring 2000. Both DVDs come with a mass of extra's and improvisations. Check it out here. £17.99Yes DVD - Classic Pictures has just released  'YesSpeak', a 2 DVD, 3 hour film of the band filmed during the 'Full Circle' Tour of Europe and narrated by Roger Daltrey. "It is an intimate observation into their music, their life on the road and their own personal views and anecdotes" Tracks : Siberian Khatru, Magnification, Don't Kill The Whale, In The Presence Of, We Have Heaven, South Side Of The Sky, And You And I, To Be Over, Clap, Show Me, Rick Wakeman Solo, Heart Of The Sunrise, Long Distance Runaround, The Fish, Awaken, I've Seen All Good People, Roundabout, Yours Is No Disgrace, No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed. Also with extra features. £19.99 Click here to view the trailer (beware: this is a 25 meg MPG file, best for broadband users)Wishbone Ash - 'Tracks 2' "Continuing on with the tradition set forth in the previous TRACKS release, this two CD collectors set manages to round-up some previously un-heard Wishbone Ash performances and songs". Spanning the years from 1972 to 2002. £14.99
'The Bonnaroo Music Festival 2003' double CD runs to over 2 hours of music with contributions from The Dead, The Allman Brothers Band, The Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket, Widespread Panic, Emmylou Harris and many more. Details here,  £14.99Two more lost classics from Revola, both from 1969: Horses - 'Horses' and 'Euphoria' - 'A Gift From Euphoria'. Check them out here - £8.99 each.The Rush 2 DVD set 'Live in Rio' that we were waiting for has just turned up. Click here for more - 2 x DVD - £17.99

How long have we been waiting for this? - Anyway, in stock at last, The Scott Walker - '5 Easy Pieces' box set, not themed chronologically, but as follows: CD 1: 'In My Room', CD 2: 'Where's The Girl?', CD 3: 'An American In London', CD 4: 'This Is How You Disappear' and CD 5: 'Scott On Screen'. The box includes a 96 page book with detailed notes and essays. Click on the title and check it out. £36.99
An epic 6 CD roots box set with a 200 page book from the 'Dust to Digital' label :  - "If you're not sure where you'll stand on judgment morning, we have five CDs of guitar evangelists, holiness string bands, jubilee gospel quartets, sacred harp choirs and sanctified jug music to rock your soul plus one CD of shouting sisters and powerful preachers to deliver the message about your starry crown". "Reverently packed in raw cotton and housed in a deluxe 8" x 11" x 2.5" cedar box" Sound restoration and mastering by Airshow Mastering, the team that restored the "Anthology of American Folk Music", and won a Grammy® for their work on "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton". Art direction and design by World of anArchie, the Grammy® winning team behind "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton," and "Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume IV." All in all - Go here for Info, here for track listings and here for sample pages from the book. £89.99.


BloomfieldJapanese Imports ~ Rhino Handmade ~ Japanese Vinyl ~ Water Records  ~ Crosby and Kingfish DVD-A ~   Cambodia Rocks ~ John Martyn ~ Roger McGuinn ~ Monterey 3 DVD SetHowlin' Wolf DVDJohn McLaughlin ~ Little Feat ~ Pretty Things ~ Wishbone Ash ~ Folk Rock Anthology DVD ~ The Marbles / Dave Dee etc. & Mike Harrison ~ AWBLink Wray ~ Emmylou Harris ~ Clover ~ Frankie Miller~ Keith Christmas ~ Outlaws & The Hollies ~ Yes ~ Jade Warrior ~ Colosseum ~ Wounded Bird ~ Santana ~ Greenslade
Advanced notice of some Sony Expanded Edition sets due for release in the new year, in the past these have been 2 CD sets in deluxe packaging: Tom Waits & Crystal Gayle: 'One From The Heart', Carole King: 'Tapestry', Mahavishnu Orchestra: 'Inner Mounting Flame', and three from Johnny Winter: 'Johnny Winter', 'Second Winter' and 'Live at Royal Albert Hall'. Prices and details when they
emerge.

Taken from a long-lost cache of tapes recorded in the early 70’s, The new (!) Mike d'Abo album 'Hidden Gems & Treasured Friends' will finally see the light of day on January 19th. The 18 tracks albums features some of the cream of British sessioneers playing on unheard versions of songs like: 'Mighty Quinn' (instrumental), 'Little Miss Understood', 'Handbags & Gladrags' and many more covers and originals. Check it out here. £11.99Looking forward to next February, we've got a new live album by legendary prog-rockers Greenslade on order - "Recorded in 2001, this CD captures one of this countries finest exponents of a more cerebral rock approach once again enchanting the crowds" The full track listing for 'The Full Edition - Live 2001' is as follows:
1 Cakewalk 2 Feathered Friends 3 Catalan 4 No Room-But A View 5 Large Afternoon 6 Sundance 7 Wherever I Go 8 On Suite 9 In The Night 10 Bedside Manners Are Extra 11 Joie De Vivre 12 Spirit Of Dances. £11.99
If you enjoyed that Scott Walker box you may be interested in a forthcoming 20 track compilation from the Walker Brothers, reissued at a very generous price. Go here to check out - 'If You Could Hear Me Now' £5.99Santana - 'Ceremony' (Remixes & Rarities) A collection of unreleased tracks taken from the recording sessions of Santana's two previous albums 'Supernatural' and 'Shamen'. The album features guest appearances from The Calling's Alex Band and salsa singer Jerry Rivera as well as remixes from Wyclef Jean, Chris Staropoli, and Sam Sever.
Tracks: 1 Why Don't You And I Santana & Alex Band 2 Smooth Chris Staropoli club remix 3 Maria Maria Wyclef remix 4 Foo Foo Sam Sever remix 5 Manana 6 Truth Don Die 7 Let Me Love You Tonight 8 Curacion 9 Victory Is Won 10 Come To My World 11 Primavera Santana & Jerry Rivera £11.99
Some new re-releases on the Wounded Bird label coming your way: Danny Joe Brown - 'And The Danny Joe Brown Band' Danny Joe Brown was the lead singer for Molly Hatchet, then formed his own band The Danny Joe Brown band. They only issued one album, which has never appeared on CD anywhere in the world until now. £12.99. Firefall -'Undertow' / 'Clouds Across The Sun' and, 'Break Of Dawn' / 'Mirror Of The World' Two '2-on-1' CDs 'Break Of Dawn' and 'Mirror Of The World' are both making their worldwide CD debuts on this two-on-one disc, as is 'Across The Sun', £14.99 each. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 'Plain Dirt Fashion' / 'Partners, Brothers..' both on CD for the first time on a '2-on-1' disc. £14.99. Ramatan - 'Ramatan' - Ramatan were a sort of mini-supergroup, formed in the early 70's by Mike Pinera, from the Blues Image, and Mitch Mitchell. This, their self titled 1972 debut album makes its CD debut for £11.99. Steve Hunter - 'Swept Away' - best known as a studio guitar master, most notably working with Lou Reed, Alice Cooper & Peter Gabriel. He has only made a few selected solo albums, the rarest being 'Swept Away'. Originally released in 1977, it has been a coveted collectors item, on CD for the first time. £11.99. Adrian Belew - 'Inner Revolution' A member of King Crimson since the early 1980's. 'Inner Revolution' was originally released in 1992, but has been out of print for years. Available on CD once again for £11.99. Robin Trower - 'In The Line Of Fire' and, 'Take What You Need' both out of print for years, available again on CD -£11.99 each

The Fall - 'Live at the Witch Trials' expanded to a 2 CD set with masses of unreleased on the second CD for £11.99 and 'Dragnet' still a single CD also with many bonus tracks. Soon, £8.99
Pete Townshend has remixed The Who's 'Tommy' album for SACD and 5.1 Surround Sound. 'Tommy - Deluxe Edition' offers three formats: SACD 5.1 Surround Sound, SACD Stereo and CD Stereo. Only a hybrid SACD can be played in CD players as well as SACD-capable players. Disc 1 features the complete original album in 5.1 Surround Sound, SACD Stereo and CD Stereo. Disc 2 brings together 12 rare or previously unreleased outtakes and alternate versions, plus four never-before-released demos. The package also features liner notes and copies of some of Townshend's original handwritten and typed lyrics. £14.99. Read all about it here.

A new diji-pak remastering of the first Jade Warrior album from 1971 is due in January: Tracks:
1 Traveller 2 Prenormal Day In Brighton 3 Masai Morning Casting of the bones/The hunt/A ritual of Kings 4 Windweaver 5 Dragonfly Day Metamorphosis/Dance of the sun spirit/Death 6 Petunia 7 Telephone Girl 8 Psychiatric Sergeant 9 Slow Ride 10 Sundial Song. £11.99
'Tomorrow's Blues' is a new album from Colosseum with the current stellar line-up of :John Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Chris Farlowe, Clem Clempson, Dave Greenslade and Mark Clarke. Soon for £12.99
The R E M remasters will be priced as follows: 'Green' (£7.99), 'Out of Time' (£7.99), 'Automatic for the People' (£11.99), 'Monster' (£7.99)  and 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' (£7.99). Out early next year. 

The next batch of Yes remastered re-releases will be out soon. They are, from 1978 'Tormato', from 1980 'Drama' and 1983's '90125' - £7.99 each. More on the bonus tracks when I find out - unless you know?
Gerry Rafferty - 'Please Sing A Song For Us' A 'best of' collection from the years 1966-71. Out on January 26th - £12.99. More soon.

2 new re-releases on the French label Magic Records: The Outlaws - 'Los Hombres Malo' and The Hollies - 'What Goes Around'. Both albums carry bonus tracks and are remastered in high definition 24-bit. - Check them out here. £11.99 each.

Keith Christmas - 'Timeless & Strange' 
(1969 - 1971) An 80 minute 'best of' selected by the artist
(who played acoustic guitar on David Bowie's first album and appeared at the first Glastonbury Festival as well as producing 4 albums in the 70s and touring with the likes of: the Who, King Crimson, Ten Years After, Frank Zappa, Roxy Music, Hawkwind, Captain Beefheart and the Kinks) and digitally remastered from the original 1/4 inch studio masters. Released in January on Sanctuary Records -Check it out here. £8.99

 Click here to check out the next 4 titles in the Frankie Miller remastering campaign which will be out on 26th Jan. The four CDs: 'Double Trouble', 'Easy Money', 'Falling In Love' and 'Standing On The Edge' will all carry bonus tracks, details of which will be available soon, and cost around £8.99. The first four titles are still available - check them out here. Clover - 'Unavailable' Until now that is, featuring frontman Huey Lewis, Clover moved to the UK in 1976, signing to the Vertigo label. Produced by Mutt Lange 'Unavailable' has never been available on CD before. Tracks:
Look Love / Take another Look / Streets of London / I lie awake and Dream of You / The Storm / Child of the Streets / Leavin’ Is / Fairweather Fan / Santa Fe / Show me Your Love [Live]. Soon for £8.99

3 DVDs on the way - Johnny Cash - 'Anthology' a 2 1/2 hour documentary with many featured songs for £16.99. Muddy Waters -' Live At The Chicagofest' One of Muddy's last shows from August 1981 and his last TV appearance in which he performs some of his biggest numbers: 'Baby, Please Don’t Go', 'Mannish Boy', 'I’m a King Bee', 'Trouble no More', 'She’s 19 years old', 'They Call Me Muddy Waters' and more - £11.99. Finally, and most unusually, The Seekers - 'At Home' and 'Down Under' A 2-in-1 DVD featuring 'The Seekers Down Under' (filmed in 1967) and 'The Seekers At Home' (filmed in 1966)."'Down Under' was filmed entirely on location and features 15 of the group's most popular songs, including 'Turn Turn Turn', 'Red Rubber Ball', 'The Water Is Wide', 'Someday, One Day', 'Myra' and 'The Times They Are A Changin'. 'At Home' was the group’s very first TV special. Filmed in black and white, the vintage footage features 16 classic songs filmed at the height of their fame and popularity" - £19.99
The first three Emmylou Harris albums on Reprise are being redone with bonus tracks: 1975's 'Elite Hotel' and 'Pieces of the Sky' and 'Luxury Liner' from 1977 should cost £7.99 each. More on the bonus tracks when I have it. 

The first time on CD for Link Wray's 'Be What You Want To' - Recorded in 1973 in San Francisco with some of the most eminent local musicians including Jerry Garcia, David Bromberg, the entire Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen and the Doobie Brothers. Tracks:
1. Be What You Want To 2. All Cried Out 3. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 4. Tucson, Arizona 5. Riverbend 6. You Walked By 7. Walk Easy, Walk Slow 8. All The Love In My Life 9. You Really Got A Hold On Me 10. Shine The Light 11. Morning. Soon, £12.99
The first Average White Band album has been remastered and expanded into a 2 CD digi-pak set with the inclusion of a second CD of unreleased 1974 Clover sessions - Due out on January 19th - £11.99

Click here to check out the sleeve notes and track listing to 'Ritual Rock- A- Billies' put together by the Spanish 'El Toro' Label who have obviously used one of those on-line translation services to convert the original Spanish notes to English, with interesting results. The line-up on the album is scorching though, containing as it does 28 tracks of "an extraordinary quality faithful sample of the good health of 50's rock and roll in any corner of this planet". Soon, £11.99.
Three interesting reissues on the Repertoire label coming soon: The Marbles - 'The Marbles' from 1970, featuring a pre- Rainbow Graham Bonnett performing contemporary covers such as the Gibb Brothers' 'Only One Woman. 6 bonus tracks complete the album making 18 songs in all. Mike Harrison 'Smokestack Lightning' A 1972 album on which the Spooky Tooth lead singer and the Muscle Shoals studio band, including Barry Beckett, Roger Hawkins and David Hood, perform songs by Harrison along with two extended Jams including a tour-de-force take on the Howlin' Wolf classic 'Smokestack Lightning'. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - 'If No One Sang' A 1968 album filled-out to 24 tracks with the addition of bonus material. Check all three albums out here. £11.99 each

Led Zeppelin - 'The Making Of A Supergroup' "An Authorised Documentary Film Packed With Exclusive Interviews" Produced by Chrome Dreams, who have done a number of similar DVDs before - Should be £12.99.
Folk Rock Anthology DVD
- A 16 track DVD featuring live performances from the cream of 60s and 70s British Folk artists, including: Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Lindisfarne, Pentangle and others. Out soon, check it out here.
If you think you've got it hard - try listening to 'Hard Times In The Country' - Down And Out In The Rural South 1927-1938. 18 tracks, 54 mins. An exclllent collection of old time songs from the likes of Uncle Dave Macon, The Lee Brothers Trio, Frank Hutchison, Lowe Stokes & His North Georgians, Kelly Harrell, Dutch Coleman, The Georgia Crackers, Ashley & Foster, Dave & Howard and others. The sound quality is superb and the 16 page booklet has notes from Bill Malone. Check the cover and tracks out here. Should be out in a week or so - £12.99
Wishbone Ash - 'Almighty Blues' - London and Beyond - Released as a DVD and CD set - The initial copies of the DVD are limited edition 2 CD sets, the second DVD contains rare footage of the original band line-up live in Bristol from 1989. "Follow Andy Powell and the revitalized Wishbone from the rehearsal room to packed interior of a sold out London club and on to the colossal crowds of the European festival circuit" Go here for all the details. Should be £12.99 for the DVD, £8.99 for the CD
The Pretty Things 1970 classic 'Parachute' is being re-released on January 3rd, remastered and expanded to include the following 6 bonus tracks: 'Blue Serge Blues', 'October 26', 'Cold Stone', 'Stone Hearted Mama', 'Summertime', and 'Circus Mind'. Price £7.99Little Feat 'Highwire Act' Live In St. Louis - This show features old classics, new material, and a few surprises. Tracks include "Time Love a Hero," "Night on the Town," "Spanish Moon," and many more. Comes as both a 1hr 44 min. DVD for £17.99 (just in!) and a 2 CD set for £12.99 - go here to check out the DVD - I'll have the tracklisting for the CDs soon. If you're finding that forthcoming massive box set rather intimidating, the new single studio CD from John Mclaughlin might be more like it. 'Thieves And Poets' "featuring an orchestral suite performed by I Pommeriggi Musicali di Milano as well as a number of classic standards" will be out on January 12th - £12.99. Read all about it here.
3 more Rhino Handmade specials on the way: Doug Sahm - 'The Genuine Texas Groover'. An individually numbered limited edition of 5000 Copies. 42 Tracks (19 Unreleased) 2 Discs - Price soon. Percy Mayfield - 'His Tangerine & Atlantic Sides' An individually numbered limited edition of 2500 Copies. 28 Tracks, (1 Unreleased) Single Disc. £22.99. Noel Harrison - 'Life Is A Dream' An individually numbered limited edition of 2500 Copies. 26 Tracks (3 Unreleased). Single Disc. £22.99.  Check them all out here.
More great Blues footage on: 'The Howlin' Wolf Story - The Secret History of Rock & Roll' DVD - This version is the 90-minute director's cut with 30 minutes of additional footage not seen in the film's theatrical release. As well as classic footage of Wolf being presented by the Rolling Stones on 'Shindig' performing "How Many More Years?" this DVD features the first airing of previously unknown or unavailable performance footage including Drummer Sam Lay's rare, never-before-seen home movies of stars of the Chicago Blues clubs from the early '60s....more here. Price soon.  

Early in the new year: from George Harrison, a 4 Disc (3 CDs and and a DVD ) 'Dark Horse' Box Set, plus a remastering campaign on all of George's solo albums. The next batch of Yes remasters - should be £7.99 each. Finally, a full Warner Brothers-era R E M remastering campaign promising  3-5 bonus tracks on each album, provisionally £8.99 each. 

From Sunspots, Miniature CD replicas of some groundbreaking LPs! Archie Shep - 'Blasé', Originally recorded at Studio Davout in Paris on August 16th 1969. "An intense and sublime album by Archie Shepp with Lester Bowie and Malachi Flavors with Dave Burrell, Philly Joe Jones and Jeanne Lee". The Yardbirds' 'Five Live Yardbirds' Recorded at London's Marquee Club in 1964 with the young guitar legend Eric Clapton on lead guitar. Pharoah Sanders - 'Izipho Zam' One of Sanders' most brilliant early works, recorded in January 1969. "Here, Sanders further pushes the boundaries, employing the talents of 13 musicians for this fantastic journey to the edges of jazz and beyond". Guests include Sonny Sharrock, Lonnie Liston Smith, Chief Bey, Cecil McBee, Sirone, Sonny Fortune, and more! £11.99 each.
Available again: Complete Monterey Pop Festival (3 DVD Set). The Criterion collection’s 3-DVD release of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival features almost 2 hours of rarely seen outtakes. Among the performances are The Association, Al Kooper, Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, The Byrds, Laura Nyro, Jefferson Airplane, The Blues Project, The Who, Mamas & Papas and the documentaries ‘Jimi Plays Monterey’ and ‘Shake! Otis At Monterey’. Spread over 3 discs and all remastered in 5.1 and presented in Dolby Digital and DTS, Plus a lovely full colour booklet. Out soon, price tomorrow. Check it out here. £74.99
Sundazed are to re-release the first two Roger McGuinn solo albums. 'Roger McGuinn' from 1973 and 'Peace on You' from 1974, will both includes previously unreleased bonus material and  liner notes with new interviews with Roger McGuinn. Check them out here. £11.99 each, out in January.John Martyn - 'Live at Cambridge Folk Festival 1985' With Alan Thompson on bass, Dan Cummings on percussion and Foster Paterson on keyboards . Track listing: Johnny Too Bad, Sweet Little Mystery, Big Muff, Jelly Roll Blues [The Easy Blues], May You Never, Mad Dog Days, Fisherman's Dream, Dealer and Outside In. Soon for £9.99'Cambodia Rocks' Volumes 1 and 2. Previously available only as bootlegs, these two compilations offer rare Cambodian garage and psych from the late 60s and early 70s. No track listing as yet, but go here for more info. Price soonDave Mathews: Check here for the new 2 DVD set from Dave Matthews - ‘The Central Park Concert’ - Release Date: 1st December 2003. £17.99.
'Just Because I'm A Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton' "This new collection pays homage to her rich catalog of songs, featuring performances by Norah Jones, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Shania Twain, Allison Moorer, the title track performed by Parton and more. £12.99 Two DVD-Audio titles, mixed in 5.1 surround, in the 'From The Front Row Live' series: David Crosby : 'From The Front Row Live' A solo performance from 1989, featuring "Wooden Ships", "Drive My Car," "Deja Vu," "Long Time gone," and many more. And, Kingfish: 'From The Front Row Live' This live recording captures Bob Weir's band recorded at New York City's Beacon Theater on April 3, 1976. Check them both out here - £12.99 each (DVD Audio will play on all DVD players).
'Unearthed Merseybeat' a 20 track CD full of rare gems and occasional alternate versions. The Remo Four, Jimmy Page, The Eyes, Wimple Witch etc. Check it out here. Price soon.

4 new re-releases on Water Records: William S. Fischer - 'Circles' "A ground-breaking blend of concentrated funk, electronica, soul, and futureheaded jazz rock", Ian Matthews - 'Valley Hi' / 'Some Days You Eat The Bear And Some Days The Bear Eats You' "a pair of inspired albums for Elektra in the early '70s. Valley Hi was produced by Michael Nesmith and contains many original Matthews classics...", Tom Rapp - 'Familiar Songs' "Tom Rapp and pals entered the studio to re-record some PBS classics and the results become known as Familiar Songs", Jonathan Coleclough - 'Period' "An unlimited reissue of the out of print Anomalous Records LP (released 2001 in an edition of 530 copies only) with new cover artwork." £14.99 each, click here for the info.

'Have You Heard': Jim Croce Live DVD mainly culled from Jim's 1970's TV performances, with additional bonus material - check here for all the information. £15.99

Some new Limited Edition Rhino Handmade imports on the way: Meic Stevens - 'Outlander' (£22.99), Judee Sill - 1971's 'Judee Sill' and 1973's' Heart Food' (£22.99 each both with bonus tracks).
Mike Bloomfield - 'Mill Valley Bunch Casting Pearls'. Long out of print on vinyl, now on CD for the first time with the original album expanded from 7 tracks to 16 (67minutes). This 1972 blues jam features Bloomfield and Nick Gravenites' leading the likes of Barry Goldberg, Michael Shrieve, Spencer Dryden, Lee Michaels Mark Ryan and others through mostly Bloomfield originals and some covers. £12.99

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