The Sound Of My Life

Collectables' Michael Bolotin / Every Day of My Life contains Michael Bolton's first two albums on one CD. During this time, Bolton was going by his given name, Bolotin, and was trying to be a hard-rocker. He may have had the voice for it - his raspy wail does sound better with louder guitars than with soft-rock synthesizers - but these records don't really work, since the material is very, very uneven (the originals are weak; the covers are good, but ill-suited for this hard rock) and the arena-rock wannabe production dates both albums badly, making them only of interest for completists. Those completists, however, should be happy with Collectables' release, even if it does omit "If I Had Your Love" from Every Day of My Life, since the disc has good sound and decent packaging.

The Sound Of Soul Heaven Miami 2015 collects the best soulful and vocal house, from future classics to the most essential tracks from the last few decades. Soul Heaven Records was born after a conversation between Master At Work Louie Vega and original owner Oli White who wanted an outlet for the incredible music they were being exposed to. Years down the line and Soul Heaven remains the leading label for soulful vocal house music as evidenced by this latest compilation; Every iconic producer you could wish for features with the likes of Louie Vega, Kerri Chandler, Dennis Ferrer and Blaze to name just a few.

5 CD Box Set featuring all the greats of cool jazz and easy listening. 114 Tracks.

5 CD Box Set featuring all the greats of cool jazz and easy listening. 114 Tracks.

Ministry of Sound pride ourselves on shaping the future of club music. As more tracks are pioneered by the world’s biggest dance label, fresh genres emerge. Exemplifying this, a new state of house is sweeping across the nation. The Sound of Bass House is bolder, brasher and dirtier than ever before. Doubly more exciting, bin-blasting and heart-rate pumping in every single way. With KatyB, Hannah Wants and Tazer x Tink headlining this 40 track compilation, as well as underground superstars Eats Everything, Shadow Child and Dusky presenting their biggest hits, this is a sound that cannot be missed. Welcome to the next hype in club music with The Sound of Bass House.

United Souls, in conjunction with Legacy Recordings, is delighted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Philadelphia International Records with Love Is The Message - The Sound of Philadelphia International Records Volume 3.
Following on from the huge acclaim for the first two volumes, Love Is The Message contains eight albums on CD and an exclusive 12” vinyl disc.

Next month, Now That’s What I Call Music will release a genre-spanning ‘Era’ release called The Sound of the Suburbs 1977-1980. In 4CD form, this set offers 80 tracks encompassing punk, new wave, reggae, ska, mod, post-punk and electronic. They were all initially released between 1977 and the end of 1980, and artists include The Undertones, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Boomtown Rats, The Jam, The Cure, The Police, The Specials, The Beat, Japan, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers, PIL, Devo, Skids, The Vibrators, XTC, John Foxx, The B-52s and many more. Full tracklistings for the formats are listed below. Whether this ‘Era’ release is the start of a new series or a one-off remains to be seen.