Classic Albums

AVID Pop presents the latest release in our Four Classic Albums series with a remastered 2CD release titled Let's Dance - Four Classic Albums From The Twist Era complete with original artwork, liner notes, personnel details.
"Chubby Checker: Twist with Chubby Checker"; "Joey Dee & The Starliters: Doin' The Twist At The Peppermint Lounge"; "Gary U.S. Bonds: Twist Up Calypso" and "Chubby Checker: For Your Swingin' Dancin' Party Vol 3- Let's Twist Again" plus 9 bonus tracks.

Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer, actor, radio and television presenter, and entertainer. He is best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My Heart", and "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady) and "My Heart Cries for You" which were both number four hits.

Two Classic Albums From Mad River is a 2000 CD by Mad River. Released by Collectors' Choice Music, it compiles two of the albums Mad River released for Capitol Records: 1968's Mad River and 1969's Paradise Bar And Grill. The band were David Robinson, Greg Dewey, Lawrence Hammond, Rick Bockner, and Tom Manning. They were a Berkeley band (with roots in Ohio) who played the Bay Area scene in the late 1960's before breaking up, with some members moving on to other bands.

Two Classic Albums From Mad River is a 2000 CD by Mad River. Released by Collector's Choice Music, it compiles two of the albums Mad River released for Capitol Records: 1968's Mad River and 1969's Paradise Bar And Grill. The band were David Robinson, Greg Dewey, Lawrence Hammond, Rick Bockner, and Tom Manning. They were a Berkeley band (with roots in Ohio) who played the Bay Area scene in the late 1960's before breaking up, with some members moving on to other bands.

Avid Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Della Reese, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details 'The Story of the Blues'; 'The Classic Della'; 'Della By Starlight' and 'What Do You Know About Love' Born in 1931, Delloreese Patricia Early, began singing gospel music at an early age and was hired to sing in Mahalia Jackson's gospel group at age, only 11! Changing her name to Della Reese she began performing in nightclubs and fell under the influence of the great female jazz singers of the age, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. Her singing career was defined by two long spells with major record companies, in 1953 she signed to Jubilee and later in 1959 to RCA. Our four fine selections show off the best of Della from both these periods.

AVID Roots continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release featuring one album apiece from Roosevelt Sykes, Willie Dixon featuring Memphis Slim, Otis Spann & Sunnyland Slim, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details: “Roosevelt Sykes - The Return Of Roosevelt Sykes”; “Willie Dixon & Memphis Slim - Willie’s Blues”; “Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is The Blues” and “Sunnyland Slim - Slim’s Shout”.

AVID Jazz here presents three classic Dave Brubeck albums plus , including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. For our latest in a mini series of tributes to Mr Brubeck we have chosen three albums that are vastly different from the experimental album that became the all time classic Time Out (featured on AMSC998). On two of our classic albums, “Southern Scene” and “Digs Disney” Brubeck has mainly chosen southern folk songs and spirituals and of course music from the wonderful world of Disney!

AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic album series with a re-mastered 2CD third release from Gerry Mulligan, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details. What a fine set of albums we have for you on our third outing with the legend that is Gerry Mulligan. We have finally collected together three of Gerry Mulligans hard to find and critically acclaimed sextet recordings from 1955-56. “Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet” “A Profile of Gerry Mulligan” and “Mainstream of Jazz”. Mulligan was as ever in a period of change and innovation and the line up on these albums reflects his thoughts as he shifts bass and trumpet parts and brings in trombones etc.