Avida 2006

Rockin' Bones: 1950's Punk & Rockabilly is a 2006 4CD box set focusing on the roots of rock & roll through rockabilly and the attitude involved that helped to form what became punk rock. This was released by Rhino.

The 60s was the decade of peace and love, and while Bob Dylan, John Lennon and many others would fly the flag for peace, artists like PP Arnold, The Searchers, Petula Clark, The Foundataions, The Overlanders (all featured here) sang about love. In the 60s, the accent was on the younger generation having fun. It was time to let your hair down and have a good time, and this superb 2CD collection brings you the love-seeking ladies and the romantic guys who sang from their heart.

THE BRITISH INVASION: The British Invasion was the signalling event of a gigantic social change that progressed through the decade, a decade in which each year seemed to contain ten years' worth of changes. it was an effect of historical and technological changes outside the purview of a CD review. It may be seen partially as a sub-generation of youth wanting something new of their own rather than inheriting their older sibling's teen scene. In the U.S. some feel the assassination of J.F.K. is often seen as a catalyst. Though Beatlemania was an international phenomenon, it can't be completely discounted as a factor. When it happened it was sudden and it almost totally obliterated the previous pop scene. The few who survived (Gene Pitney, Lesley Gore, Jan & Dean, Beach Boys, Four Seasons, Elvis) mostly had a final big hit or two in '64 then remained in a diminished way never having a Top 10 hit again. Only the Beach Boys and Four Seasons got through relatively unscathed. Another part of the big change in 1964 was the rise of Motown which obliterated most older R&B acts as much as the British Invasion did pop, a fact that is often ignored.

41 Burt Bacharach Classics By An All-Star Assemblage Of Artists, 1962 to 1996 The Most Comprehensive 2 CD Set Of Bacharach Hits Original Hit Versions By Everyone From Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick & The Carpenters To The Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond & Cher A Remarkable Litany Of Classic Songs: 'What The World Needs Now Is Love,' 'I Say A Little Prayer,' 'A House Is Not a Home,' 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head,' 'Heartlight,' and on and on.

Digitally remastered 3CD set with tracks from all phases of the recording career of the man who fronted both Small Faces & Humble Pie. As a successful child actor, he played the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver! as a teen. He met bassist Ronnie Lane and joined his band The Pioneers, who morphed into the greatest Mod band, The Small Faces. They reeled off a series of smash hits, including "All Or Nothing", "Itchycoo Park", "Tin Soldier" and "Lazy Sunday", as well as the 1968 classic LP 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'. A disillusioned Marriott left the band, recruited ex-Herd guitarist Peter Frampton to form the hard-rock combo Humble Pie. Their debut single "Natural Born Bugie," cracked the UK Top 5 and achieved success in the U.S. before they disbanded in 1975.He then took on other musical projects until his death in 1991 and some of those are included in this set.

Digitally remastered 3CD set with tracks from all phases of the recording career of the man who fronted both Small Faces & Humble Pie. As a successful child actor, he played the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver! as a teen. He met bassist Ronnie Lane and joined his band The Pioneers, who morphed into the greatest Mod band, The Small Faces. They reeled off a series of smash hits, including "All Or Nothing", "Itchycoo Park", "Tin Soldier" and "Lazy Sunday", as well as the 1968 classic LP 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'. A disillusioned Marriott left the band, recruited ex-Herd guitarist Peter Frampton to form the hard-rock combo Humble Pie. Their debut single "Natural Born Bugie," cracked the UK Top 5 and achieved success in the U.S. before they disbanded in 1975.He then took on other musical projects until his death in 1991 and some of those are included in this set.