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Manfred Mann - Collection 1964-65 (3 Albums) [Japan LTD (mini LP) SHM-CD, 2014] Music

Posted by Andi_Deris at June 1, 2014

Manfred Mann were a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band (with a strong jazz foundation) of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Manfred Mann were chart regulars in the 1960s, and the first south-of-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the British invasion. Warner Music Japan is thrilled to announce the release of the first three records in conjunction with Parlophone Records.

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Earth, Wind & Fire - The Promise (2003) [Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Jan. 10, 2021

"The Promise" is the 18th studio album by Earth, Wind & Fire. Released on Maurice White's label Kalimba Records, it was their first of new material in six years. The album reached #5 on the Top Independent Album Chart and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart. It also featured collaborations with Angie Stone, The Emotions, Gerald Albright and Paulinho Da Costa. The album's cover art was designed by Morito Suzuki. The track "All About Love" is a different song and not a remake of their 1975 song of the same name from their album That's the Way of the World. The album cut produced and written by Tim & Bob Hold Me was nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

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Dan Hartman - Relight My Fire (1979) [2018, Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 17, 2023

Hartman's followup to "Instant Replay", and while nothing here raced up the charts like that album's title single, the producer/singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist flashes his party energy through sturdy constructions. "Hands Down" trails off with Stevie Wonder and Edgar Winter trading fours on harmonica and sax respectively an inspired collaboration that could have run on a few minutes more. "Just for Fun," almost a one-man show, contrasts a muscular, syncopated hook to the insouciance of the lyric. The finale, "Free Ride," retools a hit Hartman originally wrote and sung for Edgar Winter, transferring the choogle of the older version's rhythm guitar to the rhythm section for a seemingly-simple discofication displaying the hand of a master crafsman.

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Robbie Dupree - Robbie Dupree (1980) [2016, Japan] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Nov. 8, 2018

Robbie Dupree's self-titled debut from 1980 features the hit "Steal Away." Dupree was heavily influenced by Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers.

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Gil Scott-Heron - Reflections (1981) [2006, Remastered Reissue] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Feb. 24, 2018

Although a major across-the-board hit always eluded the poet, singer, and activist Gil Scott-Heron, this album does contain one of his best-known songs. "B-Movie," an extended attack on Ronald "Ray-gun," unleashes 12 minutes of vitriol about the then recently elected president. Beginning with the declaration "Mandate, my ass," it's a laundry list of fears about Reagan, fantasizing that his election meant "we're all actors" in some surreal film. Delivered over a taut funk groove, parts of it are still funny.

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Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's (Remastered) (1961/2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at June 19, 2024

Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's (Remastered) (1961/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 34:54 minutes | 753 MB
Easy Listening, Swing, Soundtrack | Label: RCA Records, Official Digital Download

Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack from the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn. The tracks were re-arranged parts of the film music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. At the 1962 Academy Awards, Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer won Oscars for Best Original Song for "Moon River", while Mancini picked up a second statue for Best Original Score. The album also stayed on Billboard's album charts for over ninety weeks.

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Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's (Remastered) (1961/2024) Music

Posted by delpotro at June 20, 2024

Henry Mancini - Breakfast at Tiffany's (Remastered) (1961/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 213 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 80 Mb | 00:34:54
Easy Listening, Swing, Soundtrack | Label: RCA Records

Breakfast at Tiffany's: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack from the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's starring Audrey Hepburn. The tracks were re-arranged parts of the film music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini. At the 1962 Academy Awards, Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer won Oscars for Best Original Song for "Moon River", while Mancini picked up a second statue for Best Original Score. The album also stayed on Billboard's album charts for over ninety weeks.

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Ashford & Simpson - Real Love (1986) [Japan, 1st Press] {Black Triangle CD} Music

Posted by BlondStyle at Aug. 23, 2021

Ashford & Simpson - Real Love (1986) [Japan, 1st Press] {Black Triangle CD}
R&B, Soul, Quiet Storm, Urban | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 38:44 | 483,51 Mb
Label: Capitol Records/Toshiba EMI Ltd. (Japan) | Cat.# CP32-5179 | Released: 1986-12-20 (1986)

"Real Love" is an album by the American R&B duo Ashford & Simpson, released in 1986 via Capitol Records. The album peaked at #74 on the Billboard 200. It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal" category. All tracks from the album were written and produced by Ashford & Simpson. Stevie Wonder contributed a harmonica solo to "Nobody Walks in L.A."

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Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album (1985) {Japan for Europe} Music

Posted by BlondStyle at May 6, 2022

Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album (1985) {Japan for Europe}
Pop, Vocal, Stage & Screen | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 48:00 | 433,72 Mb
Label: CBS (Europe) | Cat.# CDCBS 86322 | Released: 1985-11-04

"The Broadway Album" is the 24th studio album by director, composer, actress and singer Barbra Streisand, released by Columbia Records on November 4, 1985. Consisting mainly of classic show tunes, the album marked a major shift in Barbra Streisand's career. Streisand had spent ten years appearing in musicals and singing standards on her albums in the 1960s. Beginning with the album "Stoney End" in 1971 and ending with the album "Emotion" in 1984, Streisand sang mostly rock, pop, folk, and disco-oriented songs for Columbia Records. Noted Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim personally penned additional lyrics for the songs "Putting It Together" and "Send in the Clowns" on request of the singer. The album, originally released on the Columbia label and subsequently re-released by Columbia and Sony Records, was a critical and commercial success. First certified Gold by the RIAA on January 13, 1986, it reached four times Platinum on January 31, 1995.

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Liberty Cage [ex The Men They Couldn't Hang] - Sleep Of The Just (1994, Line Rec. # LICD 9.01293) Music

Posted by luckburz at Feb. 23, 2015

The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British folk punk group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (Vocals, Guitar), Paul Simmonds (Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Keyboards), Philip "Swill" Odgers (Vocals, Guitar, Tin Whistle, Melodica), Jon Odgers (Drums, Percussion) and Shanne Bradley (Bass Guitar). (…) Paul Simmonds and "Swill" Odgers then formed Liberty Cage who released an album, Sleep Of The Just, in 1994.

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