Classic Mellow, Vol. 4 includes many mellow lost treasures. Many of these extended versions were available to the buying public; some were only issued for promotional purposes to radio stations and street and club DJs. Feast on Prince's protegee Taja Sevelle's "Love Is Contagious," Patrice Rushen's "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)," Meli'sa Morgan's sensual cover of Prince's "Do Me Baby," the Stanley Clarke/Howard Hewett duet "Heaven Sent You," Richard "Dimples" Fields' "She's Got Papers on Me," the answer record "She's Got the Papers (I Got the Man)" by Barbara Mason, and the "Juicy Fruit" sound-alike "Sugarfree" by Juicy. Classic Mellow,Vol 4 is available in both a two-record set and a single CD.
2009 two CD set. Joe Jackson was one of the pioneers of the leading British-based artists that brought a New Wave sound to the world in the late '70s. This compilation of recordings is taken from the BBC s archives, who caught a snapshot of the artist at the start of his career and charted his phenomenal rise to success. Recorded between 1979 and 1983, this collection contains 32 live recordings including Is She Really Going Out With Him Steppin Out , Real Men , Breaking Us In Two and It s Different For Girls . Certainly, Joe Jackson in his prime! Universal.
With such an abundance of great tracks that were never issued as singles, in many ways, a single-disc Joe Jackson best-of just doesn't cut it. That's where the extensive, three-disc comp Ultimate Collection comes in handy. While artist collections are usually aimed at the casual fan (in search of strictly an artist's best known tracks), the third disc of Ultimate Collection will definitely appeal to the hardcore fan, as it's the first-ever CD release of Jackson's soundtrack to Mike's Murder. Jackson's early, new wave direction is evident on such standouts as "Sunday Papers," "I'm the Man," "One More Time," and of course, "Is She Really Going Out With Him" (one complaint though – the omission of "Look Sharp").
For many years, Willi Boskovsky led the Vienna Philharmonic during the famous New Year's concerts. Violinist and conductor, he had this "Viennese Blood" essential to understand the music of Strauss and know how to mark the dynamics in the most accurate way. Although recorded many years ago (60' and 70') the recording was thoroughly remastered, giving us a fresh sound clarity as if it was recorded during last year's New Year's Concert. The CD includes the most famous waltzes by Johann Strauss (the Blue Danube, Emperor Waltz, Tales of the Vienna Woods…), along with 2 other ones written by his younger brother Joseph (Spharenklange and Dorschwalben aus Ostorreich).