er ist der meister der melancholie und einer der größten songwriter, die die pop- und folkgeschichte jemals hervorgebracht hat. jetzt veröffentlicht leonard cohen sein erstes studioalbum seit acht jahren: >old ideas< beinhaltet zehn brandneue songs, die cohen im vergangenen jahr mit den produzenten patrick leonard, anjani thomas, ed sanders und dino soldo aufgenommen hat. die abgrundtiefe stimme des 77-jährigen wird dabei von prominenten background-sängerinnen wie dana glover, sharon robinson, den webb sisters und jennifer warnes unterstützt. das coverdesign und alle zeichnungen im booklet stammen von cohen selbst.
pressung auf hochwertigem 180 gramm vinyl, inklusive cd-version des albums.
one of rough trades island 50th anniversary selection - 50 crucial titles, specially selected by us to highlight the unique contribution this seminal label has made to british music since 1959. the results of nick drakes solo sessions were as harrowing and stark as anything by robert johnson or charley patton. enclosed in an inner world of psychological distress, drake recorded pink moons dispatches from a private hell that was simultaneously terrifying and beautiful. both the lyrics and the melodic motifs are pared to the bone here, their simplicity making them all the more immediately striking. the most nakedly emotional and disturbing moment is probably parasite, a visceral but mysterious account of a disconsolate soul roaming through the world in search of succor, with drake taking the starring role, ultimately offering, take a look, you may see me in the dirt. this was the end of the road for nick drake in more ways than one, but just the beginning for the scores of songwriters subsequently inspired by his bleak but beautiful visions.
der rock n roll hall of fame -ausgezeichntete buddy guy gehört mit seinen 75 jahren sicherlich zu den bekanntesten und typischsten vertretern des electric blues, sein einfluss auf das blues-genre sowie auf bedeutende gitarristen der rockmusik wie jimi hendrix, stevie ray vaughan.
a heavy load of blues from gov’t mule, consisting of 13 originals and cover versions. pressed on black 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
rare and previously unreleased recordings from 5 legendary montreux concerts. remastered, pressed on 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
5x12 inch collectors box, remastered from the original analog tapes. includes the fleetwood mac albums “penguin”, “mystery to me” and “heroes are hard to find”, the previously unreleased live performance at the record plant, december 15, 1974 plus a bonus 7 inch.
gregory porter’s sixth studio album “all rise” marks a return to his beloved original songwriting. the black double vinyl is housed in a gatefold sleeve.
BEFORE THE BEGINNING VOL.2: LIVE & DEMO SESSIONS 1970 (180G 3LP)
3x12 Inch 20.08.20
rare live perfomances and demo sessions that pinpoint the beginning of fleetwood mac, authorised by the band. remastered audio on 180 gram triple vinyl, housed in a tri-fold sleeve
a festive compilation of rockin & groovin christmas songs. limited edition of 1500 numbered copies on transparent green (lp1) and red (lp2) 180 gram vinyl.
MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC (180G LP)
12 Inch 05.12.19
limited 180 gram vinyl reissue of the 1962 ray charles album. includes a bonus track from the same session, that was not included on the original lp. housed in a gatefold sleeve with photographs by william claxton.
reissue of rory gallagher’s 1975 album, remastered from the original 1/4” master tapes. pressing on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl with download code included.