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The legendary English organist E. Power Biggs became a household name when his Sunday morning CBS broadcasts introduced radio listeners all over North America to the sound of historic pipe organs and the classical organ repertoire from every period.

This brand-new deluxe edition is part of Decca's anniversary program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of the great opera composer Giacomo Puccini. Made in January 1974 at Vienna's Sofiensäle, this recording features the finest ensemble of the era, led by Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti, and conducted by Herbert von Karajan. Upon its initial release, the recording was praised by critics and music lovers alike, with Gramophone magazine describing it as "a set to dream about." This legacy continues with this newly presented edition. Remastered from the original 1975 tapes, the recording is now available on audiophile vinyl and as a hybrid SACD with a resolution of 192 kHz/24-bit.

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the acclaimed 1984 album. Remastered from the first-generation Soundpush Studios master tapes. Featuring single edits, B-side "Orwell's Year" and an hour long of previously unreleased outtakes and early versions/mixes. Includes a 36-page booklet with a new essay, memorabilia, and photos. CD 1 of this expanded edition contains a newly remastered version of the album, as well as the B-side "Orwell's Year" and various 7-inch and 12-inch single versions of "When The Lady Smiles", "Clear Night Moonlight", "N.E.W.S." and "Mission Impossible". On CD 2, the hour long The N.E.W.S. Sessions offers outtakes, raw mixes and alternative versions, including the very first band recordings of "Mission Impossible", "Enough Is Enough" and "When The Lady Smiles" in early 1983.

Founded in 1961 by George Kooymans and Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock band Golden Earring (or Golden Earrings, until 1969) started off as a beatband, experimented as a psychedelic quartet and finally became a heavy rock group. Their ninth album Moontan (1973) hit the international album charts and is the band's most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.

Earlier this year, Roberta Flack joined an illustrious circle of honorees as a 2020 recipient of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

A one-hour symphonic orchestral version of Wagner's passionate "Tristan & Isolde" arranged by Henk de Vlieger. Featuring by Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antony Hermus.

"Echoes of an Era" is an album by American R&B/Jazz singer Chaka Khan with Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White. The album sees Khan interpreting jazz standards like Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You" and Duke Ellington's "Take the 'A' Train", as well as "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most", "All of Me", and "I Loves You Porgy". The album was originally not released as a Chaka Khan studio album (who was signed to Warner Bros. Records at the time) but as a band collaboration under the moniker "Echoes of an Era" and with all six performers credited on the album cover.

"Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook" is a collection of songs by George and Ira Gerswhin and recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. Recorded in 1959 when Ella was 41, the collection contains 59 compositions by Gershwin, which were arranged by Nelson Riddle. One notable performance from this recording is Fitzgerald's rendition of "But Not for Me", which won her the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance (Female). Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook was also listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear before You Die.

"An Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock" was the first of two popular live albums recorded by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock, the second Corea/Hancock released a year after the first in 1979. The record features the two performing on acoustic pianos at three different venues across California and one in Michigan. "An Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock" features cover works as well as pieces written by the duo and individual works by each artist.