The Animals - Inside Looking Out (The 1965-1966 Sessions) (1990)
Together with the double-CD The Complete Animals, Inside Looking Out forms a complete retrospective of the great British Invasion band. This 22-song compilation features all of the essential...
View ArticleQuincy Jones - In The Heat Of The Night OST + They Call Me Miste
Two scores with a tone of righteous fury woven throughout. While there are differences in the approach to the two scores, Quincy Jones did manage to provide a unifying style -- no mean feat,...
View ArticleGang Of Four - Entertainment! (1979)@flac
Entertainment! is one of those records where germs of influence can be traced through many genres and countless bands, both favorably and unfavorably. From groups whose awareness of genealogy spreads...
View ArticleTherapy? - Troublegum (1994)@flac
A high watermark of early alternative metal, Troublegum is a spectacular, powerful, clutter-free record. Densely packed at 14 songs in 40 minutes, there's sharpness on every level, demonstrating that...
View ArticleStavros Kougioumtzis - Sta Psila Ta Parathyria (1975) (Greek Mus
Stavros Kouyioumtzis, also Kougioumtzis, Kouyoumtzis, or Koujioumtzis, (1932 ΓÇô 12 March 2005) is one of the most significant Greek music composers of the 20th century. He was born in Thessaloniki in...
View ArticleSotiria Leonardou - Den Eho Hrono Matia Mou... (1995) (Greek Mus
Sotiria Leonardou is a Greek contemporary singer and actress http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8767/folderngd.jpg 01. Ego Me Tis Idees Mou [4:13] 02. Aspra Maura Skalopatia [5:08] 03. Thelo Mono Na M'...
View ArticleAnita O\'Day - Anita O\'Day 1956-1962 (1993)@flac
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/6763/foldergo.jpg 01. Take The "A" Train [2:52] 02. Early Autumn [3:11] 03. Four Brothers [2:25] 04. My Funny Valentine [3:37] 05. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)...
View ArticleVA - Doin\' It (12 JazzFunk Classics) (1993)@flac
It is only with hindsight that the importance of the 1970s to black music becomes apparent. The musical styles of the sixties, those of Motown, Stax and Atlantic were soon to be eclipsed, replaced by...
View ArticleStelios Kazantzidis - Diskografia Tsitsani No 10 (Greek Music)@f
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/5804/fronthn.jpg 01. Stelios Kazantzidis, Marinella, Giota Ludia - Sunnefiasmeni Kuriaki 02. Stelios Kazantzidis, Marinella - Antilaloune Ta Vouna 03. Stelios...
View ArticleTchaikovsky - Overture 1812, Marche Slave, Francesca Da Rimini,
A Greek-only premium CD released with the newspaper "Kathimerini". http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/3958/foldereit.jpg 1. Overture "1812", Op.49 [16:25] 2. Marche Slave, Op.31 [9:34] London Symphony...
View ArticleVA - Kings Of The Blues (1993)@flac
http://i.imgur.com/9AXn7.jpg 01. Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone [03:08] 02. Elmore James - Dust My Broom [02:55] 03. John Lee Hooker - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer [02:58] 04. Albert King - I Got...
View ArticleYannis Parios - Odoiporos Aisthimaton (2000) (Greek Music)
Yiannis Parios was born Ioannis Varthakouris on the island of Paros (part of the Cyclades). He made his first appearance as a singer in 1969. At that time no one could have imagined that his voice...
View ArticleLouisiana Red, Stelios Vamvakaris - Blues Meets Rebetiko (1994)@
A Greek-only premium release, released withe newspaper "Eleftherotypia". Recorded live in the studio, without rehearsals. http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6570/folderuxr.jpg 01. Standing At My Door...
View ArticleElla Fitzgerald - Ella (Jazz & Tzaz 98) (2001)@flac
A Greek-only premium CD, released with the music magazine 'Jazz & Tzaz' (Issue 98) It's a sort of anthology, covering the first 10 years of Ella's career (1936-1946). Except the last track, which...
View ArticleSofia Vempo - I Foni Tis Elladas (Ihografiseis 1934-1976) (Greek
http://i.imgur.com/SIh6h.jpg CD1 - Ta Tragoudia Prin Ton Polemo ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01. Eisagogi: Saranta Hronia... (Parlata) [01:05] 02. Mi...
View ArticleVA - Edo Lilipoupoli (1980) + Live 2000 (Greek Music)@flac
The "Edo Lilipoupoli (Here Lilliput)" was a children's radio series which began in 1976 and lasted until 1980. The series sounded in the Third Programme of the Greek Radio, which was at that time under...
View ArticleYannis Markopoulos - 2 Albums (Greek Music)@flac
Yannis Markopoulos is a Greek composer. He was born in 1939 in Heraklion, Crete. 1. Ilios O Protos (Sun The First) http://i.imgur.com/2ftaZ.jpg 01. Giannis Fertis - Eisagogi [00:25] 02. Stauros...
View ArticleProdromos Tsaousakis + Stratos Pagioutmtzis (Singers Of Rebetiko
1. Prodromos Tsaousakis I http://i.imgur.com/nQXXL.jpg 01. Prodromos Tsaousakis - Kapoia Mera [03:19] 02. Prodromos Tsaousakis - Ta Maura Rouha [03:23] 03. Prodromos Tsaousakis, Anna Mpella, Giannis...
View ArticleVA - Rear Live Recordings (Greek Music)@flac
Released with the music magazine "Melodia", issue 2 http://i.imgur.com/N5l3w.jpg 01. Nikos Xydakis - Sto Estiatorio Pou Tron' Ta Sunergeia [2:45] 02. Dionysis Tsaknis - Monahikes Skepseis [03:37] 03....
View ArticleVarious Artists - Fascinatin\' Rhythm (Capitol Sings George Gersh
Fascinatin' Rhythm: Capitol Sings Gershwin is a very enjoyable sampler, featuring a generous selection of Capitol recording artists singing many of the best items in George Gershwin's catalog. Every...
View ArticleM People - Elegant Slumming (1993) + Bizarre Fruit (1994)@flac
1. Elegant Slumming (1993) Including no less than five British Top Ten singles and several other chart entries stretching back to 1992, Elegant Slumming is easily M People's best album. From the...
View ArticleSugababes - Overload (CD Single) (2000)@flac
"Overload" is the debut single of English girl group Sugababes (now known as Mutya Keisha Siobhan). It was released on 11 September 2000 through London Records. The track was released as the lead...
View ArticleVarious Artists - BritFunk Volume One (1992)@flac
http://i.imgur.com/LtKlw42.jpg 01. Beggar & Co - (Somebody) Help Me Out [7:20] 02. David Bendeth - Feel The Real (Again) [6:26] 03. Incognito - Parisienne Girl [5:45] 04. Light Of The World - Time...
View ArticleVarious Artists - Music From Hollywood (Live) (1963) [Remastered
"A boon for all film music fans everywhere, this rare live recording features many legendary screen composers (Alfred Newman, Miklos Rozsa, Bernard Herrman, Dimitri Tiomkin, et al.), conducting the...
View ArticleVarious Artists - Samba (Cores Do Brasil 0.02) (1991)@flac
Samba Brazil's percussive root, the spritual soul of Carnival with defiant echoes of Africa: a glorious celebration of rhythm. Brazilians blend haunting melodies with irresitable rhythms like no...
View ArticleKaterina Kyrmizi, Nikos Grigoriades - It\'s Here! (2009) (Greek M
http://i.imgur.com/b2CCQ83.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eRtzRIO.jpg 01. If You Don't Love Me [3:24] 02. Like The Cherry [3:48] 03. Nowhere [3:43] 04. Aegean Color [4:00] 05. In The Morning [3:32] 06. For...
View ArticleRob \'N\' Raz Feat. Leila K - Rob \'N\' Raz Feat. Leila K (1990)@fla
Leila K. was born in 1971 as Leila El Khalifi by Moroccan parents in Goteborg, Sweden. She had a turbulent youth, but when she participated in a rap contest under the alias Miss Melody, she was...
View ArticleS\'Express - Intercourse (1991)@flac
All too often, dance music has emphasized beats and tracks at the expense of vocal personality. But there's no shortage of expressive singing on S'express's Intercourse, one of the more noteworthy...
View ArticleAdamski - Doctor Adamski\'s Musical Pharmacy (1990) @flac
London \'\'acid-house\'\' up-and-comer Adamski\'s first album, early 1990\'s Liveandirect, was mostly instrumental dance Muzak that listeners outside its dance-floor audience might find appropriate...
View ArticleEn Vogue - Masterpiece Theatre (2000)@flac
"Masterpiece Theater," the fourth studio album by En Vogue, is the most challenging, yet refreshing collection they have ever made. It finds the group reunited with their original production team,...
View ArticleVarious Artists - United Nations Of Messidor (1995)@flac
An effective two-disc compilation of contemporary Latin music drawn from the catalog of German label Messidor Musik. The selections range from the highly traditional to the highly fused -- there are a...
View ArticleThe Hooters - Hooterization (A Retrospective) (1996)@flac
This compilation is a good collection both for people who kind of like the Hooters and for die-hard Melodicans. It contains all the best known songs, plus a couple of rarities ("Lucy in the Sky With...
View ArticleMisia - Canto (2003)@flac
Fado is to the Portuguese what the blues is to America: it is the yearning, bloody, naked soul exposed. This 150-year-old art form is so inseparable from its people that it has become the sum of...
View ArticleThe Beloved - Happiness (1990)@flac
After their 1987 indie-label debut, "Where It Is," the British group the Beloved, led by singer/songwriter Jon Marsh, changed musical direction and went into the world of synth-pop, making a...
View ArticleSnap! - The Madman\'s Return (3rd Edition) (1992)@flac
With its second album for Arista Records, THE MADMAN\'S RETURN, Snap had already positioned itself as one of the top dance acts of the early \'90s. Shortly after this album was released, Turbo B had...
View ArticleFania All Stars - Social Change (1981)@flac
Fania All-Stars studio releases never quite catch the excitement of their live concerts recordings. This 1981 release has the in-the-pocket grooves these professionals can deliver, but never quite...
View ArticleSalt \'N\' Pepa - Very Necessary (1993)@flac
Salt-N-Pepa exhibited a lot of growth on Blacks\' Magic (1990), their third album and, by far, best to date. For their follow-up, Very Necessary, released a long three and a half years later, in 1993,...
View ArticleWas (Not Was) - What Up Dog? (1988)@flac
A deranged painting of a snarling pit bull held back on a short leash adorns the cover of What Up, Dog?, and a more appropriate image would have been hard to find. Was (Not Was)\'s 1988 breakthrough...
View ArticleVarious Artists - The Rebirth Of Cool Vol. 1 (1991)@flac
Rebirth of Cool is a very well picked & stylish collection of acid jazz/ jazzdance/ hip hop at first, expanding into trip hop, latin grooves, trip hop & jungle on later releases. Most tracks...
View ArticleAlice Donut - Dry-Humping The Cash Cow (Live At CBGB) (1994)@fla
Alice Donut, live (ish), and at the height of their powers. This album was recorded live at CBGB\'s, and at a private party they played for some bloke. You may be surprised to hear the massive crowd...
View ArticleShara Nelson - Friendly Fire (1995)@flac
I have been an fan of Shara Nelson since the release of the "Unfinished Sympathy" track from the Massive Attack \'Blue Lines\' album in 1991. I was eagerly awaiting and pleasantly surprised when she...
View ArticleThe Beach Boys - Surfin\' Safari (1962) + Surfin\' USA (1963)@flac
The usual perception of the Beach Boys\' early albums is that they\'re primarily for completists and principally of historical interest. This CD goes a long way toward dispelling that myth. The...
View ArticleSergio Mendes - Brasileiro (1992)@flac
What 1989\'s Arara hinted at, 1991\'s Brasileiro delivers with a vengeance, for at long last, here is a genuine, back-to-Brazil tour de force by expatriate Mendes. Taking up the long-abandoned thread...
View ArticleBeethoven - Symphonien 2 & 4
Klemperer recorded these two symphonies during his legendary Beethoven cycle of 1957. There are many different ways to conduct Beethoven and his is undoubtedly one of the most unique. These...
View ArticleBeastie Boys - The Sounds Of Science (Beastie Boys Anthology) (1
At the close of the \'90s, the Beastie Boys had only released five albums, which may not seem like enough music to provide the foundation for a double-disc retrospective. But between 1981 and 1999,...
View ArticleDvorak - Slavonic Dances Op.46 And 72 (Cleveland Orchestra, Geor
Here is a happy instance of the best performances coming on a generously filled CD which is also budget priced. Hallelujah. George Szell (1897-1970), one of the greatest conductors of the twentieth...
View ArticleAverage White Band - AWB (1974) {2CD}@flac
I\'ve forgotten how many copies I have of the AWB White Album ... First bought on vinyl in 75 [lent it to a girl that I met at the Apollo in Glasgow and never saw it or her again]... replaced it,...
View ArticleVarious Artists - Trespass (Music From The Motion Picture) (1992
There were a heck of a lot of obscure movies in the early 90s which just happened to have slamming hip-hop soundtracks. The track list is basically a who\'s-who of early 90s hip hop, with Ice-T, Ice...
View ArticleVA - Johnny Mnemonic (Music From The Motion Picture) (1995)@flac
The soundtrack is better than the film. I liked the film, but the soundtrack is great. Track 8 (Alex Descends into Hell for a Bottle of Milk/Korova 1) is one of my top 10 songs of all time - try to...
View ArticleVA - Virtuosity (Music From The Motion Picture) (1995)@flac
The soundtrack to the Denzel Washington-starring thriller Virtuosity has a decidedly dance-influenced slant, but is balanced out with a handful of alternative rock tracks, the best-known of which...
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