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Opening with the gothic majesty of 'Tarot Woman' the difference in playing from the debut is immediately obvious,Powell's thundering drums propel the track with Bains bass underpinning everything,while Carey's keyboards enhance and compliment Blackmore's superb guitar playing while Ronnie's vocals are the icing on the cake,simply put its a brilliant track and would have been the albums highpoint if it wasnt for another track to come…

The aptly titled A SINGLE MAN finds Elton John working without legendary partner Bernie Taupin, his usual lyricist, during a much-needed break from each other, following their turbulent, albeit wildly successful mid '70s collaborations. Joining forces instead with Gary Osborne, Elton takes the opportunity to present an album of pure craft–with its scaled down production, A SINGLE MAN is an almost live-sounding album, one of his most straightforward. This approach places in even greater relief John's gift for combining widely varying musical atmosphere with beautiful melodies and honest emotional performance…

May Blitz - May Blitz (1970) {Universal Japan Mini LP SHM-CD, UICY-94682 rel 2010}
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Rock / Psychedelic / Hard Rock / Prog-Rock / Acid Rock

Cardboard sleeve (mini LP) reissue from May Blitz featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players) an the latest remastering (subject to change). Part of a two-album May Blitz SHM-CD cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring albums "May Blitz" and "The 2nd Of May." Also features the cardboard sleeve and the serial-numbered card which replicate the UK first pressing LP artwork.

The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (UK Version) (1966) {Japan Mini LP Remastered 2006, UICY-93021}
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© 2006 ABKCO Records / Universal Music Japan | UICY-93021
Rock / Classic Rock / Blues Rock

It's difficult for American listeners to remember this, but like the recordings of the Beatles and nearly all other British groups of the '60s, the Rolling Stones' first several albums did not make it across the Atlantic in one piece. Prior to ABKCO's comprehensive 2006 reissue program, the US versions of the Stones' early albums were the de facto standards on CD, but particularly in the case of 1966's AFTERMATH, the UK album was very different.

The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (US Version) (1966) {Japan Mini LP Remastered 2006, UICY-93020}
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© 2006 ABKCO Records / Universal Music Japan | UICY-93020
Rock / Classic Rock / Blues Rock

The Rolling Stones finally delivered a set of all-original material with this LP, which also did much to define the group as the bad boys of rock & roll with their sneering attitude toward the world in general and the female sex in particular. The borderline misogyny could get a bit juvenile in tunes like "Stupid Girl." But on the other hand the group began incorporating the influences of psychedelia and Dylan into their material with classics like "Paint It Black," an eerily insistent number one hit graced by some of the best use of sitar (played by Brian Jones) on a rock record.

The Rolling Stones - Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) (1966) {Japan Mini LP Remastered 2006, UICY-93019}
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© 2006 ABKCO Records / Universal Music Japan | UICY-93019
Rock / Classic Rock / Blues Rock

Encore press release of The Rolling Stones cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring DSD remastering. Part of a 22-album The Rolling Stones cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring the albums "England's Newest Hit Makers," "12 x 5," "The Rolling Stones, Now!" "Out of Our Heads," "Out of Our Heads (UK Version)," "December's Children (And Everybody's)," "Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)," "Aftermath," "Aftermath (UK Version)," "Got Live If You Want It!" "Between The Buttons," "Between The Buttons (UK Version)," "Flowers," "Their Satanic Majesties Request," "Beaggars Banquet," "Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)," "Let It Bleed," "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" "Hot Rocks 1964-1971," "More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)," "Singles Collection: The London Years," and "Metamporphosis (UK Version)."

The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons (US Version) (1967) {Japan Mini LP Remastered 2006, UICY-93023}
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© 2006 ABKCO Records / Universal Music Japan | UICY-93023
Rock / Classic Rock / Blues Rock

The Rolling Stones' 1967 recordings are a matter of some controversy; many critics felt that they were compromising their raw, rootsy power with trendy emulations of the Beatles, Kinks, Dylan, and psychedelic music. Approach this album with an open mind, though, and you'll find it to be one of their strongest, most eclectic LPs, with many fine songs that remain unknown to all but Stones devotees. The lyrics are getting better (if more savage), and the arrangements more creative, on brooding near-classics like "All Sold Out," "My Obsession," and "Yesterday's Papers."

The Rolling Stones - Got Live If You Want It! (1966) {Japan Mini LP Remastered 2006, UICY-93022}
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© 2006 ABKCO Records / Universal Music Japan | UICY-93022
Rock / Classic Rock / Blues Rock

As Brian Jones' time with the Stones (and with the rest of this world) was drawing to a close, the band was becoming both more progressive in its conception and more adept in its musicianship. Though the studio recordings from this golden period are impeccable, nowhere is the band's growth more evident than on GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT IT. Recorded by Glyn Johns at London's Royal Albert Hall, this album shows the Stones as a powerful live unit, now capable of subtle emotional shadings as well as rock & roll raveups.

The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967) {Japan Mini LP Remastered 2006, UICY-93026}
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© 2006 ABKCO Records / Universal Music Japan | UICY-93026
Rock / Classic Rock

Without a doubt, no Rolling Stones album – and, indeed, very few rock albums from any era – split critical opinion as much as the Rolling Stones' psychedelic outing. Many dismiss the record as sub-Sgt. Pepper posturing; others confess, if only in private, to a fascination with the album's inventive arrangements, which incorporated some African rhythms, Mellotrons, and full orchestration. What's clear is that never before or after did the Stones take so many chances in the studio. (Some critics and fans feel that the record has been unfairly undervalued, partly because purists expect the Stones to constantly champion a blues 'n' raunch worldview.)