EMERSON LAKE & PALMER (ELP) reformed for the first time since 1998 to headline the High Voltage Festival on Sunday July 25th 2010. 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of the creation of Emerson Lake and Palmer, the band that was formed from King Crimson, The Nice and Atomic Rooster. They became the first true prog-rock Super Group and defined an era…
Those Dirty Blues Vol. 1 (2009). This album contains 17 of the best Dirty Blues recordings of all time in a beautifully digitally remastered state. Featuring such renowned artists as Bessie Smith, Lil Johnson, Alberta Hunter, Memphis Minnie, Rosetta Howard, Victoria Spivey, Lovin' Sam Theard, Lucille Bogan, and many other Blues Legends, this compilation is sure to be greatly enjoyed by any fan of the Pre-War blues genre.
Those Dirty Blues Vol. 2 (2009). This album contains 20 of the best Dirty Blues recordings of all time in a beautifully digitally remastered state. Featuring such renowned acts as Ethel Waters, Blind Boy Fuller, The Memphis Jug Band, Clara Smith, Lovin' Sam Theard, Lucille Bogan, and many other Blues Legends, this compilation is sure to be greatly enjoyed by any fan of the Pre-War blues genre.
On the eve of his centenary in 2018, Sony Classical releases the most important collection, Leonard Bernstein’s classic American Columbia recordings, remastered from their original 2- and multi-track analogue tapes. This has allowed for the creation of a natural balance (for example, between the orchestra and solo instruments) that brings the quality of these half-century-old recordings, excellent for their time, up to the standards of today’s audiophiles. In addition, there has been a meticulous restoration of some earlier masterings in which LP surface noise was too rigorously eliminated at the expense of the original brilliance.