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The Vivien Vee project, an Italian singer discovered and produced by young duo Claudio Simonetti - Giancarlo Meo, has certainly been one of the first and best attempts to impose a clear European-style disco music. The first tracks, as well as the sequels, will be released from the banana records and the real big international success comes in 1983 with this album "with vivien vee", thanks in particular to the 2 strong singles "Higher" and "Blue Disease". This album, produced entirely by Giancarlo Meo, contains, in this rare special edition, 6 tracks in extended original versions, very rare to be found individually. Featuring a sound that is still up to date, it also meets the most demanding palates for the finest style of the best disc, all in one single vinyl: From the powerful and robust funky electronic to "Destiny" and "Wanna Feel" reminding of the best production of Change and Peter Jacques Band, still transmitted by milano international classic, "Gotta Go" in pure Imagination style, to the absolute pearls in "Higher" (cult of disco-disco) and "Blue Disease" explosive electro break synth-pop. Particularly important is that the texts are signed by the great Rossana Casale. Basically a vinyl that is unmissable for any collector or fan of the best Italian productions in the 80's.

Hailing from Britain, with origins in Guyana, Jamaica, and St. Vincent, critics and historians agree that the world simply wasn't ready for Cymande. Formed in 1971, the band would become renowned for their progressive, and complex brand of funk music, which fused elements of calypso, jazz, R&B, African music, and British glam rock. Despite touring with Al Green, performing at venues like The Apollo and Soul Train, and having a Billboard R&B hit, Cymande languished in obscurity before disbanding in 1974, only to develop a widespread cult following over the years, and become a treasure trove for crate diggers and beatsmiths. Though their debut album was not a monster hit for Cymande, it allowed them enough fortunes to re-locate to the US, where they further developed their distinct blend of world-influenced funk, and took in the political climate. Their stay in America led to their 2nd album, 1973's Second Time Round, which cultivated afro-inspired arrangements, as well as fusions of reggae and jazz, and a touch of social commentary thrown in. While Second Time Round didn't reach even the minor level of success of Cymande's debut, it did render a dancehall monster in the track "Fug", and numerous other underrated soulful classics. A definite must for any deep funk historian worth their salt.

MOTÖRHEAD - BASTARDS (25th Anniversary Edition) - Limited box set. BASTARDS was the eleventh album by the legendary band with their singer Lemmy Kilmister who passed away in 2015. On the occasion of the quarter-century jubilee of the album, we proudly present the strictly limited 25th Anniversary Edition!

DELUXE VINYL EDITION!!!
The recording featured here captures the entirety of Nirvana's set as part of the Hollywood Rock festival in Rio de Janeiro on 27th January, 1993. Featuring mainly cuts from their first two albums, the set boasts a raw energy that could barely be equalled anywhere then or since.

DELUXE VINYL EDITION!!!
This collection brings together the finest televised appearances that the Doors made during their short but often unpredictable and chaotic career. Featuring performances on a number of shows made between 1967 and 1969, and including live-in-the-studio editions of classics such as 'The End,' 'Light My Fire,' 'Moonlight Drive,' and 'The Soft Parade' among a number of others, these little-heard versions reveal yet another side of this hugely influential and legendary collective.

Guns N Roses have arisen out of two bands (L.A. Guns and Hollywood Roses) and was founded 1985 in Hollywood. Their debut album Appetite For Destruction took over number 1 of the US charts in 1987 and immediately became a mega seller. This rare and limited vinyl album features FM songs and tribute classics

As the revival of the classic '80s hard rock and heavy metal scene continues unabated here in the 21st century, one reunion has been at the top of the wishlist of many a fan for a long time: the songwriting combination of Tracii Guns and Philip Lewis under the L.A. Guns banner. What once seemed like a distant memory with no hope of returning has now come around and fans are about to be rewarded for keeping their fingers crossed and their hopes up. Feeling inspired and excited like they did when they first started out, but with many years of wisdom and experience under their belts, The Missing Peace' will surely please fans of the band's classic albums (the self-titled debut, Cocked And Loaded', and Hollywood Vampires') as well as their widely heralded comeback' albums ( Man In The Moon' and Waking The Dead'). In fact, this album feels like the next logical step after the critically heralded Waking The Dead' album and shows a band invigorated and ready to bash you over the head, as well as wow' you with some epic, slower songs, proving you don't always needs a semi-truck to run people over.

2x CD / 1 Blu-Ray, 4 pocket softpak + booklet

The Doors' 50th anniversary celebration continues this summer with a new Singles collections that spotlight every single and B-side the band released in the U.S., all gathered together for the first time.

THE SINGLES shows the creative chemistry shared by drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and vocalist Jim Morrison, four brilliant artists who made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands.
The collection includes the single versions from all six of the landmark studio albums the quartet released between 1967 and 1971, including classics like People Are Strange,' Love Her Madly' and Riders On The Storm.' Also included on the CD versions are four mono radio versions of some of the band's biggest hits, such as Hello, I Love You' and Touch Me,' which have never been made available anywhere after being sent to radio around their original release. The B-sides - many of which are making their CD debut - add another dimension to the band's legacy with such stellar tracks as Who Scared You,' which appeared in March 1969 as the flipside to Wishful Sinful,' and a cover of Willie Dixon's (You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further,' which was paired with the 1971 smash Love Her Madly.'
THE SINGLES also features several songs released after Morrison's passing in 1971. Among those recordings are tracks the surviving trio recorded together ( Tightrope Ride' and The Mosquito'), as well as live selections from posthumous releases ( Roadhouse Blues' and Gloria.')
The Blu-ray disc that accompanies the expanded version of THE SINGLES features a high-resolution Quadraphonic mix of The Best Of The Doors. This 11-song compilation, available on Blu-ray for the first time, was remixed specifically for Quad in 1973 and offers a unique sonic experience on songs like Soul Kitchen,' Moonlight Drive' and Love Me Two Times.'























































[ZZA] DVD-9. Take It As It Comes
[ZZB] DVD-10. Moonlight Drive
[ZZC] DVD-11. Light My Fire

Red or Green Vinyl. It's a surprise

Emotional Tattoos' is the sensational new album by Premiata Forneria Marconi (aka PFM), Italy's most legendary progressive rock band! PFM is a very eclectic and exuberant musical group with a distinctive style that impressively combines rock, progressive, and classical music into one mesmerizing sonic entity. Formed in 1970, the band quickly gained a prominent place on the international scene by making it to the Billboard charts (for 1973's Photos Of Ghosts'), and winning a gold record in Japan while constantly ruling the charts in their home country until today. PFM was honoured with position #50 in the UK Classic Rock Hall of Fame' of the 100 most important artists in the world as well as being awarded two gold records in their home country in 1971 and 1997. Emotional Tattoos' marks the return of the band's trademark sound after two rather experimental releases. The new album takes a melodic rock route while offering surprising musical twists and turns including moody synths, orchestral arrangements, straight-forward guitar-driven passages and wonderful ballads. Gatefold black 2LP + 2CD (The Special Edition 2LP (english) +2CD Digipak (includes both the English & Italian version of the album).

"Heroes" limited edition 40th anniversary 7" picture disc

Nigeria's Kingsley Bucknor's 'Just U and Me' LP gets the long-awaited reissue treatment from Melbourne's Left Ear Records. After cutting his teeth playing with Fela in the 70's and releasing two afrobeat LP's Kingsley travelled the globe before finding himself in London, it's here that he laid down 6 distinctive electro-funk tunes inspired by African rhythms and music he'd heard through his travels in the States and in Europe. Originally issued on Kinglsley's own KAB records in '85 and according to Kingsley the release was well received at the time, but due to constraints of international marketing the record remained mostly unknown outside of his homeland. Fast-forward to 2017 and the stage is set for a new global audience to appreciate the distinct sound of KB.

Contains 3 LP's and 3 MC's

All the MC's are

exclusive to this box

T.Rex : Marc Bolan, Steve Currie, Bill Legend , Mickey Finn. - Limited pressing of rare German broadcast session versions of 2 of the 'heavier' tracks performed by the original classic T.Rex line-up - In Picture bag - 500 Copies, re mastered 2017 - 2017 being an anniversary year for Marc Bolan who would have seen his 70th year had he survived

Boo! It's October and once again Halloween heralds its host of horrible monsters and terrifying creatures. Just in time and ever faithful to his 45 RPMs, El Vidocq has concocted a monstrous playlist. The 1950s and '60s were a frighteningly creative period for both cinema and music. Indeed, both worlds were intimately intertwined, as melodiously illustrated here by Lon Chaney (The Unknown) with his Monster Holidays'. No style lags behinds, from the surf rock of The Noblemen to the cha cha cha of Bruno Martino, the rockabilly of Jim Burgett to the big band jazz of Jackie Jocko... not to mention a dose of parody with the laughing monster of The Cliff Dweller. Get ready to rock and rumble with Frankenstein and Dracula and a hungry horde of zombies, dragons and other horrifying houseguests. Sensitive souls best head to the hills! Wah ha ha ha!!

The symphonic music to AKIRA was composed by Dr. Shoji Yamashiro, head of the beloved Japanese musical collective Geinoh Yamashirogumi, and performed by the group. Remastered using the most advanced audio techniques available, this release of the unforgettable score of AKIRA is peerless in quality and audio fidelity. The vinyl release features audio so pristine that it invokes the hypersonic effect', a physiological change in the brain that occurs when listening to sounds above the audible human range (40kHz+). The result is a comfortable, relaxed feeling induced by the hi-frequency audio.

Double black vinyl 180g gatefold LP. The discs are packaged in high quality printed sleeves displaying artwork from the film. A download card includes a lengthy commentary by composer Dr. Yamashiro on topics ranging from AKIRA to Geinoh Yamashirogumi to his work in advanced brain studies is also included.

Jerry Garcia created an unparalleled legacy across the American landscape, most notably in his role as a founding member, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead. Jerry's unmistakable guitar tone enchanted multitudes of "Deadheads" throughout the band's 30-year career and beyond. The prolific nature of Garcia is evident in the breadth of albums he released throughout his iconic musical career which in addition to the Dead included work with the Jerry Garcia Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Old and in the Way, Legion of Mary, Garcia/Grisman, projects with Merl Saunders and as a solo artist. Considering Jerry was the most recorded musician of all time, there's always some overlooked gem just waiting to be discovered.

Originally released in early 1976, Garcia's third solo outing Reflections features a diverse mix of roots-oriented styles with contributions from his two primary vehicles of musical expression - the Grateful Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band. In some ways, Reflections picks up where Garcia and the Dead left off on Blues For Allah. Speaking about the sessions, Garcia explained "we were having fun in the studio is what it boils down to, and that's pretty rare for us. The energy was there, and I thought, 'I've got a solo album coming up. Let's cut these tracks with the Grateful Dead. I've already taught them the tunes.'"

Assembled in Bob Weir's home studio, Ace's, Garcia and the Dead laid down well-worn but never previously recorded songs including "They Love Each Other," "It Must Have Been The Roses" and "Comes A Time" plus a new song, Robert Hunter's "Might As Well" - a document of the Dead's 1970 trip across Canada aboard the legendary Festival Express. The balance of the record showcases the late-1975 Jerry Garcia Band core featuring John Kahn, Ron Tutt and Nicky Hopkins, plus Larry Knechtel of the famed Wrecking Crew. Like the material recorded by the Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band's selections were also road-tested prior to recording. The cuts included the seminal Garcia/Hunter ballad "Mission in the Rain" plus renditions of Hank Ballard's rocker "Tore Up Over You," "Catfish John" and Allen Toussaint's "I'll Take A Melody."

As Steve Silberman noted in the 2004 All Good Things box set, while Reflections was effectively two half-albums in one, "it's one of Garcia's most artistically unified statements of harmony, affirmation and joy."

Jerry Garcia created an unparalleled legacy across the American landscape, most notably in his role as a founding member, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead. Jerry's unmistakable guitar tone enchanted multitudes of "Deadheads" throughout the band's 30-year career and beyond. The prolific nature of Garcia is evident in the breadth of albums he released throughout his iconic musical career which in addition to the Dead included work with the Jerry Garcia Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Old and in the Way, Legion of Mary, Garcia/Grisman, projects with Merl Saunders and as a solo artist. Considering Jerry was the most recorded musician of all time, there's always some overlooked gem just waiting to be discovered.

Originally released in 1978, Cats Under The Stars (adorned with Anton Kelley's Egyptian-influenced cover art) is the first album to officially acknowledge the Jerry Garcia Band by name and also served as Garcia's first on the Arista label. One of his finest overall albums outside of the Dead, the beloved 9-track collection features all original material including a pair of songs by longtime collaborator John Kahn as well as a spate of Garcia-Hunter gems (the title track and "Gomorrah" became Dead staples). Keith and Donna Godchaux, Merl Saunders and Maria Muldaur also appear here. Although not necessarily a financial success Cats Under The Stars remained one of Jerry's favorite recordings, "The record I worked hardest at and liked best was Cats Under The Stars. That was kind of like my baby...(Cats Under The Stars) had everything - chops, production, songs."

* The 70s Pop Annual is the definitive sound of the 70s on Vinyl, Celebrating the greatest songs of the decade.
* 30 Pop Classics across 4 Sides of Vinyl.
* Presented in a Gatefold Sleeve with Original Artwork & Pressed on 2x 180g Heavyweight Black Vinyl
* Featuring The Sweet, Electric Light Orchestra, T. Rex, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, David Essex, Meat Loaf,
David Soul, Bay City Rollers, Eric Carmen, Baccara, Boney M, and many more..
* 70S Pop Annual is available Exclusively On Vinyl.

* 80s Pop Annual is the definitive sound of the 80s album, collecting some of the greatest songs of the decade
* A whopping 30 Pop classics
* Presented in a Gatefold Sleeve with Original Artwork & Pressed on 2x 180g Heavyweight Black Vinyl
* Featuring Huge Hits: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham!) / Footloose (Kenny Loggins) / Kids In America (Kim
Wilde) / Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper ) / Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Belinda Carlisle ) + Many
More..
* 80S Pop Annual is available Exclusively On Vinyl.

Widely considered to be one of the best albums of the 90s, 1992's Automatic For The People features R.E.M.'s iconic hit singles Nightswimming,' Man on the Moon' and Everybody Hurts.'

Commemorating the album's 25th Anniversary, this remastered Deluxe edition boxset features previously unreleased material, including 20 never-before-heard demos, and the previously unreleased tracks Mike's Pop Song' and Devil Rides Backwards.' A Blu-ray disc offers the full album (with bonus track Photograph' featuring Natalie Merchant) mixed in Dolby Atmos, plus a high-resolution master of the album, music videos, and the original 1992 EPK. Also included is Live At The 40 Watt Club 11/19/92 - a live set performed in R.E.M.'s hometown of Athens, GA.

Originally released in 2010, this posthumous compilation features 12 previously unreleased studio recordings across a double black vinyl set. Marketing.

Soft release with the main format (a deluxe single CD with 4 extra songs also £ £7.77 DP) released on 24th Nov. This (6th Oct release) is a 13 track Christmas album released on LP & CD formats, featuring all the classic songs including "White Christmas", "Here Comes Santa Claus", "Winter Wonderland", "Blue Christmas", "Silent Night", "Merry Christmas Baby" & more. Accompanied by the 'Royal Philharmonic Orchestra'.

This latest addition to the From The Vault series captures a truly unique event in the long and eventful history of The Rolling Stones. On the 20th May 2015 at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California, the band performed the entire Sticky Fingers album live in concert for the first and so far only time in their career. The show celebrated the reissue of the Sticky Fingers album and was the opening night of The Rolling Stones Zip Code Tour of North America that would run over the next two months. The intimate setting of the Fonda Theatre was in contrast to the huge stadiums in which the band would perform for the rest of the tour and made this an incredibly special occasion for those fans lucky enough to get a ticket. The DVD & Blu-ray include interviews with the band members intercut with full length performances. The CD and 3LP feature the full show as performed on the night.

The very first rock and roll album to reach #1 on the charts and sell over a million copies, Elvis' debut LP is a classic piece of American music history, from the iconic cover to the unforgettable track listing. Recorded in Nashville, New York, and at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis, this is THE KING's most famous moment, a debut LP that changed the course of music history. Reissued on 180 gram LP with download card.

* The Very Best Of ELVIS PRESLEY
* 180 GRAM BLUE VINYL + CD
* REMASTERED FOR AUDIOPHILE LISTENERS
* COLLECTOR EDITION LIMITED TO 1,000 COPIES