BBC Sessions 1984-86

The Pogues – The BBC Sessions 1984 – 1986 is an extensive collection of BBC recordings from the band between 1984 and 1986 with 13 of the recordings previously unreleased apart from their initial airing (see* in tracklisting). Available on CD, it will be released on 30th October. A special vinyl version was released for […]

King Perry

Record producer, composer, singer, and pioneer of the dub music genre Lee Scratch Perry passed away in August 2021. His influence over popular music since the 1970s is hugely significant, with artists including Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, Beastie Boys, Max Romeo, Junior Murvin and The Orb all enriched by Perry’s legendary touch, […]

Inner Song

2 CD Kelly Lee Owens masterful second album Inner Song finds the convention-blurring techno producer and singer / songwriter diving deep into her own psyche—excoriating the struggles shes faced over the last several years and exploring personal pain while embracing the beauty of the natural world. Its a leap in artistry from a musician who […]

Bright & Breezy + The Nearness Of You

1 On Green Dolphin Street 5:09 2 I Aint Got Nobody 5:07 3 Youll Never Know 5:27 4 Blues In The Closet 4:23 5 Whats New? 4:17 6 Lil Darlin 7:21 7 Whats There To Say? 5:11 8 So Sorry Please 4:06 9 Why Was I Born? 4:57 10 The Nearness Of You 5:42 11 […]

I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

2 LP The second instalment of Matador’s 2022 “Revisionist History” Catalog Series, including albums from Pavement, Interpol and Spoon. “A stone cold classic.” – Rolling Stone “The greatest band in the universe.” – Pitchfork “I Can Hear The Heart helped teach people how to listen to music.” – Stereogum Tracklisting 1. Return to Hot Chicken […]

Live at Radio Bremen TV (Musikladen Extra November 7, 1979)

Al Stewart was born on September 5, 1945 in Greenock, a small town west of Glasgow. Music became the center of his life at an early age. He bought his first guitar from future Police guitarist Andy Summers, and King Crimson founder Robert Fripp gave him guitar lessons. In 1967 Al released his first album […]

John Williams Conducts John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy

2 LP In 1990, John Williams created the compilation album John Williams Conducts John Williams – The Star Wars Trilogy, which features 13 of his most memorable tracks from the original Star Wars Trilogy. All performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, it features the iconic “Main Theme” and “Throne Room / Finale” from Episode IV […]

Great White Sea Eagle

On January 13th, James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Great White Sea Eagle, the follow up to James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra’s The Wide, Wide River – a Guardian Top 10 Folk Album of 2021. The record didn’t start life as a follow up; in early 2021, […]

Lost Themes Iv: Noir

t’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering […]

Rah + Hip Parade

1. Angel Eyes 2. On Green Dolphin Street 3. Stoppin the Clock 4. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most 5. No Tears For Me 6. Out of This World 7. Milestones 8. My Favorite Things 9. Doodlin 10. Lil Darlin 11. Twisted 12. It S Not For Me To Say 13. Send For […]