The Girl from Ipanema was the first album by Antônio Carlos Jobim and features a dozen instrumentals arranged by Claus Ogerman, whose work would mark the beginning of a lifelong musical relationship with Jobim. Of these twelve songs, nearly all of them are jazz standards. The opening track “The Girl from Ipanema” is believed to […]
2 LP The truly definitive singles collection of this living legend – featuring all of Shaky’s singles released as a solo artist, highlighting the broad umbrella of styles from rock and country blues, to Cajun, and Americana to classic rock – and including all the classics hits. Stevens shares with the Beatles (60s) and Elton […]
Released in 1967, Open marked a bold debut for Brian Auger & The Trinity, featuring the dynamic vocals of Julie Driscoll.Music and its makers were rapidly evolving in ‘67, the UK’s Jazz and R&B scenes were being influenced by pop and psychedelia and socially, musicians of many styles found common ground in London’s clubs like […]
An insider’s take on the evolution and enduring legacy of the music that rocked the twentieth century. Memphis, 1954. New Orleans 1957. Philadelphia 1959. Liverpool 1962. San Francisco 1967. Detroit 1969. New York City 1975. London 1977. Los Angeles 1984 / Norway 1993. Seattle 1991. Rock and roll was birthed in basements and garages, radio […]
Arriving in California as a young boy in the early 1960s, Edward Van Halen and his brother Alex were ripe for the coming musical revolution. The sons of a Dutch, saxophone-playing father, the brothers discovered the Beatles, Cream and others, and once Eddie switched from drums to guitar it started to become apparent where the […]
Legendary yet ever-evolving, Zamrock pioneers WITCH (We IntendTo Cause Havoc) continue to push boundaries with their bold newrecord, ‘SOGOLO’.After their remarkable resurgence and 2023’scritically acclaimed ‘Zango’ – their first album in nearly 40 years -‘SOGOLO’ proves that their innovative spirit remains as strong asever. Derived from the Zambian word for ‘future’, ‘SOGOLO’ weavestogether strains of […]
Billy Preston was an American musician, who encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk and gospel. He worked as a top session musician during the Sixties, backing artists such as Little Richard, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones and the Beatles amongst others. He is even the only non-Beatle musician to be given a credit on a Beatles […]
Formed in 1972, 10cc were at once commercial, at once strange. Described as the missing link between the Beatles and Blur, it was rare to have four talented writers, singers and multi-instrumentalists all under one roof; but in Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, 10cc had just that. They released some of […]
Formed in 1972, 10cc were at once commercial, at once strange. Described as the ‘missing link between the Beatles and Blur’, it was rare to have four talented writers, singers and multi-instrumentalists all under one roof; but in Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, 10cc had just that. Following the departure of […]
• First-ever complete career anthology of one of British pop’s most enduring backroom figures John Carter • 4CD set containing his biggest hits and some fascinating misses • Also includes a clutch of late ‘60s songwriting demos, several of which now receive their first physical release First coming to prominence with his songwriting and vocal […]
