Shara 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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