The UK Gold (2015)

Possessing not the greatest album sleeve in history - "Images" was nonetheless a bit of a Jazz-Funk peach. Produced by "Stix" Hooper, Wilton Felder & Joe Sample for "Crusader Productions, Inc." and mastered by long-standing expert Bernie Grundman, it followed so much of their Seventies output - really well-produced instrumental funky tracks followed by mellow ones that filled both the floor and the heart at one and the same time. Remastered from the original tapes by KEVIN REEVES at Universal Mastering in the States, it now sounds FABULOUS - really clear and defined - and virtually hiss-free. After a whole decade and umpteen albums of their particular type of funk & jazz, the same team that handled "Images" would finally hit paydirt a year later in 1979 with the global smash of "Street Life" and make Randy Crawford a star.

At last the long awaited official CD anthology containing a unique audio history of Smokie's blistering career spanning the last 40 years. This box is a fitting tribute to a group who have defied all odds to earn their rightful place amongst those few artists who have helped to shape and define an era. CD package 'GOLD' has entered the German album charts at number 36.

Crimson Gold presents Europe 'Gold', the only Europe compilation you'll ever need. The Swedish band fronted by Joey Tempest, represent 1980s rock. With big guitar solos, playing stadium rock anthems, the band achieved 5 top 40 chart hits in the UK. The most famous being 'the final Countdown'. This definitive 3CD set features 45 tracks spanning the band's most popular career. 'The final Countdown' Reaching UK number 1 in 1986 alongside; 'rock the night' Uk 12, 'carrie' Uk 22, 'SUPERSTITIOUS' Uk 34 and 'I'll Cry for you' Uk 28. CD1 opens with his biggest hits 'the final Countdown', followed by the bands two big singles ' 'rock the night' And 'carrie'. Cd 2 features big rock songs 'Ninja' And 'heart of stone'. CD3 rounds off the set with a selection of other classics such as 'girl from lebanon', 'seven door hotel' And 'final Countdown 2000'.

Recognised by fans and fellow recording artists, as one of the World's most influential and best ever guitarists. This tribute is frequently confirmed when Hank regularly features high on the polls that determine the greatest guitarists of all time. Initially known as the lead guitarist of The Shadows, the band that evolved to become the UK's biggest ever selling instrumental group, Hank Marvin defined the sound of a generation. Hank was the very first guitarist in the UK to own an iconic Fender Stratocaster - when Cliff Richard imported the guitar from the US exclusively for Hank to play. As a solo Artist, Hank Marvin has released 16 albums, with Top 20 albums spanning almost 50 years; 1969-2017 (to date), in a long and successful career lasting more than 60 years.

Crimson presents Aswad ‘Gold’, the only Aswad compilation you’ll ever need. Arguably Britain’s most successful reggae band, Aswad have been performing together since the mid 1970s and have released over 20 albums. This new compilation includes tracks from across the group’s career including their early roots reggae recordings to their later pop-reggae fusion hits. All 3 of Aswad’s top 20 hits are included: the UK #1 single ‘Don’t Turn Around’ which topped the charts 1988, the follow up single ‘Give A Little Love’, and 1994’s ‘Shine’ which peaked at #5. CD 1 opens with the group’s best known hit ‘Don’t Turn Around’ which was a top 10 hit across the globe and peaked at #1 in the UK singles charts. Other highlights on this CD include early hit ‘Back To Africa’, the 7” Beatmasters mix of ‘Shine’ which hit #5 in the UK singles chart in 1994, and a cover of Toot and the Maytals’s rocksteady classic ’54-46 That’s My Number’.

Andy Williams is one of the world's most successful recording artists, achieving huge success on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the '60s and '70s, scoring over 50 hit singles in the US and 21 in the UK. His long-running TV series The Andy Williams Show as top-rated in both the US and the UK throughout this period. This sixty track set includes Twenty-One UK Top 40 singles, from 1962 to 2002. Williams had eight UK Top 10 hits, including "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" And "Can't Help Falling In Love" in the '60s, along with "Solitaire" and "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" In the '70s. "Music To Watch Girls By" belatedly became a #9 hit in 1999 when it was featured in a TV ad for Fiat, and in 2002 Andy hit the charts again with a re-recording of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", a duet with Denies Van Outen. Also featured are the classics "Moon River", "Happy Heart", "Battle Hymn Of The Republic", and "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year", alongside his unique versions of songs like "The First Time Ever (I Saw Your Face)", "For The Good Times", "Born Free", "Maria" and "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head".

UK three CD set, the only Smokie compilation you'll ever need. Formed in Bradford, Yorkshire, Smokie rose to fame in the 1970s and found chart success with their signature glam-pop sound. This career compilation includes all of the group's biggest hits including 'Living Next Door To Alice', 'It's Your Life', ' Oh Carol', 'Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone' and 'Have You Ever Seen The Rain'. Disc One covers the period of 1975-1976 including classics tracks 'Don't Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me' and 'If You Think You Know How To Love Me' which both peaked at #3 in the UK singles chart. Disc Two opens with Smokie's international hit 'Living Next Door To Alice' which was a #1 hit in 7 countries. Other hits included on this disc include 'Oh Carol' and 'Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone'. Disc Three concludes the set with tracks from the end of Smokie's classic era, including the singles 'Take Good Care Of My Baby', 'Little Town Flirt' and 'Jet Lagged'.

James Last, also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of the years 1950–1952), his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark…