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Richard Beirach - Methuselah (1975) {Japan Trio Records Mini LP SHM-CD POCS-9307 rel 2014}
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© 1975, 2014 Trio Records / Universal Japan | POCS-9307 | Deep Jazz Reality Series
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Jazz Funk / Piano / Rhodes

Cardboard sleeve reissue features 24bit digital remastering and SHM-CD format. Comes with original liner notes Japanese original release. A gem of a 70s session from pianist Richie Beirach – one that has him playing Fender Rhodes as well as piano – an instrument he uses with some really amazing styles! The outing's a trio date, but it's got a vibe that's quite different than both some of Beirach's American material from the time, and from some of the other Japanese piano trio sets of the period – a very open, creative approach that has Richie stepping out in all these really cool ways, especially on the Rhodes – styles that are angular, but never too free – rhythmic, but never funky at all – thanks to inventive performances from Frank Tusa on bass and Jeff Williams on percussion.

The Mandrake Memorial - 3 Part Inventions (1969) {Flashback Records FLASHCD1008 rel 2016}
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© 1969, 2016 Flashback Records | FLASHCD1008
Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Early Progressive Rock

Having made two superb psychedelic albums and gigged with the Doors, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, the Velvet Underground and many others, in June 1969 the Mandrake Memorial came to London. The plan was to record with famed producer Shel Talmy (the Kinks, the Who, Pentangle), but when that fell through they persevered alone. Long thought to be lost, 3 Part Inventions anticipates the woozy, dreamlike vibe of their 1970 masterpiece Puzzle, combining eerie vocals, trippy guitar and otherworldly electronics to create a unique whole. Transferred directly from the master tape, it s released here for the first time, together with a detailed band history, rare images, two previously unheard outtakes from a 1969 acetate, and a rare radio interview.

Al Green - The Immortal Soul of Al Green (2003) [4D BoxSet] {Hi Records}
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© 2003 Hi Records / The Right Stuff | 72435-90551-2-1
Soul / Pop Soul / Contemporary Gospel / R&B

Al Green fans will be aware that The Immortal Soul of Al Green actually marks the second time that a four-CD box set of Green's recordings has been assembled, following by seven years its predecessor, Anthology. That being the case, the obvious question is, why do listeners need another Al Green box set? The answer lies in the two conflicting approaches most often employed in box sets. Basically, two different audiences buy box sets: first, those who are looking for a single, omnibus collection of an artist's recordings that is more comprehensive that a "greatest-hits" album; and second, collectors who already have all the hits and are looking for rarities and unreleased material.

James Brown - The Amazing James Brown (1961) {Universal Music Japan Mini LP UICY-9282 rel 2003}
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© 1961, 2003 Polydor / Universal Music Japan | UICY-9282 | Cardboard Sleeve | 24bit remastering
Funk / R'n'B / Soul / Boogie Woogie / Funky Jam

Long before he was the Godfather of Soul, James Brown was an artist that King Records struggled to fully understand or appreciate. His breakthrough hit Please Please Please was nearly not released, owing to the record company executive believing it to be rubbish and being perhaps as surprised as the public when it went on to become a major smash. King then tried to position him as a blues singer, only to see his body of work become revered on the R&B market. In time James would cross over to the pop field and register a series of hits that confirmed him as one of the biggest stars in popular music, irrespective of genre. This particular album was originally released in 1961 and whilst it failed to chart does contain no fewer than four hit singles.

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.

Peter Hammill - …all that might have been… (2014) [3CD Deluxe Edition] {Fie! Records}
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© 2014 Fie! Records | FIE9137X
Rock / Art Rock / Progressive Rock / Experimental Electronic / Alternative

Three CDs in this box set. The first is the same as the "normal" CD. Secondly a "Songs version. This is much like the Vinyl version, but longer (the LP tracls had to be edited to fit time constraints) and in a different order - which, of course, produces a different narrative. Thridly a "retro" version. This is a thirty minute, amost entirle instrumental, continuous piece, which mirrors a work-in-progress CD which I took with me to Japan in September 2013 and from which, eventually, emerged, the whole idea of continuous work. A couple of musical fragments which didn't make it onto the final recordings are also present here. Two 16-page booklets give full lyricxs for each version and an explanatroy blurb runs across the back of the three individual CD booklets.

Johnnie Allan - Promised Land (2011) {Ace Records CDCHD380 rec 1961-1983}
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© 1961-83, 2011 Ace Records | CDCHD 380
Swamp Pop / Cajun / Folk / World / Blues / North American Traditions

The best of Johnnie Allan’s swamp pop performances for Jin and Viking dating from the late 1950s through the 80s, featuring his all-time classic ‘The Promised Land’ and the local anthem ‘South To Louisiana’. A glance at the release number indicates that Johnnie Allan’s ‘Promised Land’ dates back to the early days of Ace’s CD releases, 1992 in fact. Remember, this was the time before full colour reproduction, even label scans. Some 20 years later, this set has been given a welcome facelift and generally freshened up; note the new cover design for a start.

Shigeharu Mukai Quintet - A Head Wind (1975) {Nippon Columbia Mini LP COCB-54095 rel 2014}
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© 1975, 2014 Nippon Columbia | COCB-54095 | Mini LP
Jazz / Post-Bop / Trombone

Brilliant music from trombonist Shigeharu Mukai – an artist who was not only a hell of a soloist in the 70s, but also a great musical visionary – with an ear that makes records like this a lasting treasure! The album features three long tracks – each a small sort of painting in sound – still with a soulful swing that keeps things moving, but filled with rich ideas that come not just from Mukai's trombone, but from the assemblage of musicians that join him for the date. At a time when records like this could be overindulgent or just too darn loose in some folks' hands, Mukai manages to hold the whole thing together with this lyrical brilliance – in extremely evocative ways that never get old.

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)."

Quicksilver Messenger Service - 7 Albums Paper Sleeve CD Vinyl Replica (1968-72) {2012 Strictly Limited Collector's Edition, Culture Factory USA}
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© 1968-72, 2012 Culture Factory USA / Capitol | 24-bit remaster
Rock / Psychedelic

Deluxe Vinyl Replicas by Culture Factory constitute high quality reissued compact-discs which reproduce all the components of the original LPs and are their exact replicas in compact-disc size (5.3 x 5.3 inches), with authentic single or gatefold cardboard jackets and paper sleeves. In addition to the above, each compact-disc Deluxe Vinyl Replica includes a black finish CD complete with the original label to give it the look and feel of the original record album. The music is encoded using state of the art, high definition remastering in 96 kHz / 24 BIT audio.