Legend 1971

First published on a phonogram: the sensational Berlin live concert of the jazz fusion legend around Joe Zawinul appears as a double CD on GAD. In cooperation with NDR and Joe Zawinul Estate, with liner notes by Wolf Kampmann. Weather Report are a jazz rock and fusion icon. Led by keyboardist Joe Zawinul, the band has left lasting marks in music history with their revolutionary sound and exuberant creativity of their musicians. They combined jazzy finesse, the power of rock and Latin energy, with "Birdland" from the album "Heavy Weather" (1977) they have played into listeners' memory worldwide. But before they climbed the charts, they broke conventions and boundaries at the beginning of their careers. "Live in Berlin 1971" was created shortly after the release of the debut album "Weather Report". Elaborated free forms serve as the perfect vehicle for soloistic and collective improvisations, emphasizing melodic, harmonic and sonic inventiveness. The concert program includes compositions from the group's debut album as well as "Directions" that Zawinul played alongside Miles Davis as well as "Moto Grosso Feio" from Wayne Shorter's solo album of the same name. Saxophonist Alan Skidmore, trombonist Eje Thelin and John Surman (saxophone, clarinet) complemented the band at this concert recorded by the NDR at the Haus des Rundfunks in West Berlin. An absolute must-have for any genre enthusiast!

Hooker 'n Heat is a double album released by blues legend John Lee Hooker and blues-rock band Canned Heat in early 1971. It was the last studio album to feature harmonica player, guitarist and songwriter Alan Wilson, who died in September 1970 from a drug overdose. The photo on the album cover was taken after Wilson's death, but his picture can be seen in a frame on the wall behind John Lee Hooker. Guitarist Henry Vestine was also missing from the photo session. The person standing in front of the window, filling in for Henry, is the band's manager, Skip Taylor. Careful examination of the photo reveals that Henry's face was later added by the art department. It was the first of Hooker's albums to chart, reaching number 78 in the Billboard charts.

Electric Warrior is the sixth studio album by English glam rock act T. Rex. It's the group's second album released under the name "T. Rex", with the first four billed as "Tyrannosaurus Rex". It was released on 24 September 1971 by record label Fly in the UK and Reprise in the US. The album marks a turning point in the band's sound, dispensing with the folk-oriented music of the group's previous albums and pioneering a new, "glammier" style of rock known as glam rock. The album also drew attention to the band in the United States with the top 10 hit "Bang A Gong (Get It On)". This would prove to be the band's only successful single in America, deeming the band a "one-hit wonder" there.

Jules Blattner is a rock & roll original, from a town that spawned one of the great founding rock & roll originals, Chuck Berry. Born in St. Louis, MO, in 1941, he was a young teenager when the music caught on, and was already making plans to do something with it when the music began roaring up the chart in 1955.

Across the robust Doors discography, there is no better candidate for a UHQR treatment than the band’s sixth studio album, L.A.Woman. Flawless is the only way to describe these limited edition 200-gram vinyl reissues. Featuring mastering by the legend, Bernie Grundman, from the original analog tape, and custom-pressing at Quality Record Pressings, these beauties are created using Clarity Vinyl, for the purest sound and most visually stunning presentation. Every UHQR will be hand inspected upon pressing completion, and only the truly flawless will be allowed to go to market. Each UHQR will be packaged in a deluxe box and will include a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a hand-signed certificate of inspection.

Across the robust Doors discography, there is no better candidate for a UHQR treatment than the band’s sixth studio album, L.A.Woman. Flawless is the only way to describe these limited edition 200-gram vinyl reissues. Featuring mastering by the legend, Bernie Grundman, from the original analog tape, and custom-pressing at Quality Record Pressings, these beauties are created using Clarity Vinyl, for the purest sound and most visually stunning presentation. Every UHQR will be hand inspected upon pressing completion, and only the truly flawless will be allowed to go to market. Each UHQR will be packaged in a deluxe box and will include a booklet detailing the entire process of making a UHQR along with a hand-signed certificate of inspection.

Here is a band that is indeed ‘legendary’. It features Mickey Jupp, the singer, guitarist and piano player who pioneered British rock’n’roll in the early Sixties and remained true to the roots of the music. Hailing from Southend On Sea, ‘Juppy’ formed this version of Legend, in 1969.

Five classic artist albums. Nice and simple, no frills just great music! Includes "Carly Simon" (1971), "Anticipation" (1971), "No Secrets" (1972), "Hotcakes" (1974) and "Playing Possum" (1975). A fantastic value collection of Carly Simon at her absolute best. The album that made her famous was "No Secrets", which together with "Anticipation" and "Playing Possum" form the absolute peak of her songwriting and performing prowess. No songwriter, even at this truly great time, could surpass the honesty and intimacy of her lyrics, and any listener will find aspects of their own life in her songs. Simply a genius.

Bloodsucking & maneating tracks from the Sonic vault 1971-1972.