David Sylvian Secrets Of The Beehive (1987) {virgin Remaster 2006} [re Up]

Supertramp came into their own on their third album, 1974's Crime of the Century, as their lineup gelled but, more importantly, so did their sound. The group still betrayed a heavy Pink Floyd influence, particularly in its expansive art rock arrangements graced by saxophones, but Supertramp isn't nearly as spooky as Floyd – they're snarky collegiate elitists, an art rock variation on Steely Dan or perhaps a less difficult 10cc, filled with cutting jokes and allusions, best heard on "Bloody Well Right."…

To describe Alvin Stardust's hit-making career as deceptive is to do the man (and the music) a major disservice. He never pretended, after all, to be anything but an old time rocker reborn for the glam age; nor, once he and producer Pete Shelley had driven their first great idea into the ground, did he even threaten to return with anything so viscerally vibrant as his debut hit. But "My Coo Ca Choo" was more than a hypnotic guitar riff, a lyric steeped in lascivious sensuality and a really scary-looking singer who held his microphone upside down. It was forbidden sex and secret code, it was yowling subversion and evil intent, it was "Heartbreak Hotel" and "Be Bop a Lula" breathlessly updated and whipped into shape.

The magic of ancient Greek civilization comes to life in a giant screen adventure! From the Academy Award-nominated producers of Everest, comes a dynamic tale of science, archeological adventure and discovery. Greece: Secrets of the Past takes you to the dawn of democracy and the birthplace of Western Civilization on a quest to uncover the buried secrets of one of the world's most enlightened societies.

Big Boy Pete has toured with the Beatles and Rolling Stones and released one of the first English psychedelic songs 'Cold Turkey' which is included in The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum, Ohio's list of Psychedelic Classics. Guitarist and vocalist Peter Miller joined the Offbeats in the late 50's but was lured away to join the Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers in 1961 who up until 1965 enjoyed immense popularity in the UK. He then went 'solo' and in 1968 he released the classic 'Cold Turkey'. In the early 70's he moved to San Francisco where he continued to record and establish a very successful studio and The Audio Institute of America (an educational school for recording engineers) where thousands of students from more than 100 countries have been blissfully unaware that their Principal is Big Boy Pete! This album was recorded in the early 70's and is released for the first time on Angel Air.

Drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith, widely regarded among jazz's premier percussionists and accompanists, got his chance in the spotlight when he made his debut as a leader for Concord. This 1987 session was a brilliant first effort, with Smith heading a wonderful four-horn octet. The group included alto and soprano saxophonist Steve Coleman, tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore, trombonist Robin Eubanks and trumpeter Wallace Roney. The eight songs were not lengthy (none much longer than six minutes), but were structured to allow maximum individual identity and collective performances. It was the perfect blend of traditional setting and contemporary insights, which has been lacking in so much 1990s jazz material.