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Massively heavy sounds from A Bolha -- a Brazilian group who were previously known as The Bubbles, and backed up Gal Costa during the Tropicalia years -- but who work here in a fuzzy, bassy groove that's totally great -- definitely an heir to the headier sounds of the UK scene at the start of the... read more

Some of the funkiest punk ever recorded! A Certain Ratio were an incredible band -- coming out of the Manchester scene that spawned Joy Division and other Factory Records bands -- working in a dark-tinged mode that was every bit the bleakness of late 70s England. But they also were tremendously... read more

Garage galore from The A-Bones -- one of the few groups who manage to get a sound like this right on the money -- with a searing edge that never fails to grab our ears! The approach here is stark, simple, and plenty darn effective -- plenty of raspy guitar and keyboard lines, driven by rattletrap... read more

Spiritual sounds with an ethereal feel -- some very sensitive work from singer/songwriter David Ahlen! The album's issued on a label that mostly releases jazz and modern compositions, and the approach here is definitely more art-based than you might expect -- even though the overall presentation... read more

Wonderfully tripped-out work from Air -- a totally great little rockish band with a spare groovy feel -- a mix of jazz, bits of folk rock, and some of the hipper sides of the singer/songwriter scene! Lead vocalist is Googie Coppola, who also plays piano, organ, and harpsichord -- with a style that'... read more

Unreleased work from Air -- aka the duo of Googie & Tom Coppola -- working here in a mode that's definitely got lots of 80s touches! Googie's vocals are as soulfully bold as on the pair's Columbia sides, but the instrumentation here is heavier on 80s keyboards, fuzzy guitar, and beats -- all... read more

Beautiful grooves from Googie & Tom Coppola -- working here under the name of Air, which hearkens back to their wonderful album for the Embryo label -- but sounding a lot more like their self-named duo who recorded for Columbia Records at the end of the 70s! The material here is previously... read more

A later gem from the Turkish scene of the 70s -- one that's got a bit more funky touches than earlier Anatolian rock! There's still a fair bit of Eastern styles running through the mix, but most of the rhythms are really straightforward and use heavy basslines that really set the groove nicely --... read more

A very different album than usual from Jan Akkerman -- but in a really nice way! The album's not nearly as guitar-heavy and rock-leaning as some of Jan's other sets from the 70s -- and has a bubbling sort of soul-based finish, one that's arranged by Akkerman with some help from Mike Gibbs -- and... read more

Two weird and wonderful albums from Alex -- aka Alex Oriental Experience -- a weird version of Turkish rock, filtered through the German scene of the early 70s! The albums were recorded with help from Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit of Can, who possibly play on the records too -- and they're a... read more

Nice work from the early 70s Dutch scene -- post psychedelic material from Alquin -- who mix a bit of the West Coast style psychedelic pop arrangements with some jazzy interplay! The groove is spare in the vocal department, with some piano and flute that provides a vibe that ranges from spacey to... read more

A nice one from Dutch scene proggy & jazzy rockers Alquin! Mountain Queen, like their previous gem, has an eclectic vibe -- from heat generating organ, bass & drum funk rock dynamics, to more moody and dramatic textures. The rhythms hit pretty hard, with lots organ, nice flute, guitars,... read more

One of the greatest albums to come from the New York underground of the early 80s -- even if it was a relatively big "hit" on a major label! Laurie Anderson is in perfect form here -- drawing on a strong tradition of avant garde performance, but without any of the indulgences that would... read more

The underappreciated indie pop of London's Another Sunny Day -- the chiming London Weekend album -- plus bonus tracks! The template for raw indie pop songcraft probably isn't all that different from so many other groups and solo artists on both sides of the Atlantic, from the mid 80s through today... read more

Bebel Gilberto eat your heart out -- Antena explored the same electric-bossa territory you did, nearly 20 years before your first big record! The group were a short-lived French outfit who were one of the shining jewels in the crown of the lovely label Les Disques Du Crepuscule during the early... read more

Electro pop and hip hop from Apsci on Quannum -- from raw electronic thump with pop hooks, to more of buzzing post punk terse funk vibe -- unique it's synthesis of disparate elements, and given some slinky soul in the vocals! It's catchy as hell, and unlike other records on the un-pigeonhole-able... read more

Duo material from the late 60s British folk revival -- nice stuff from Dave & Toni Arthur -- resonating versions of traditional folk numbers -- many with just voices and no instrumental accompaniment! It's pretty endearing stuff, the kind of thing you wish pubs full of people would sing, and... read more

Incredible, indelible guitar instrumentals from the early years of Chet Atkins -- later to conquer civilization with his 60s Nashville Sound -- here with mid 50s guitar exotica that really is eclectic and well ahead of its time! Chet's 60s production work ranges from absolute genius, with... read more

A strange one from late 60s San Francisco trio Aum -- a pretty wild blend of spiritually mind psychedelia and power trio romping! Aum covers a lot of stylistic territory, from light, harmony vocal sweetened starkness, to lumbering, drum heavy stomp, to bluesy emotive psychedelic rockers with... read more

A wonderful album from the eternally underrated Hoyt Axton -- whose rich, folksy lead vocals are given some fairly soaring arrangements on tunes that range from topical but not quite protest folk material to some trippier, chemically enhanced narratives! Hoyt's got the kind of easygoing, laconic... read more

A wonderful album from the eternally underrated Hoyt Axton -- whose rich, folksy lead vocals are given some fairly soaring arrangements on tunes that range from topical but not quite protest folk material to some trippier, chemically enhanced narratives! Hoyt's got the kind of easygoing, laconic... read more

Funky breaks and fuzzy guitars -- one of the most amazing albums to come out of the Turkish scene of the 70s -- and one with a sound that really defies categorization! Although the sweet image of a girl and guitar on the cover might make you think the record's a folk set, the overall production is... read more

Psychedelic folk rock from the Turkish scene of the 70s -- a real criss-crossing of styles, carried off with strong emotive effect by protest singer Selda! There's a powerful sound here that's completely without referent, but immediately gripping -- a blend of familiar and strange elements that... read more

A Brazilian underground classic from the early 70s -- mindblowing work that mixes heavy percussion with lots of guitar -- in a style that's samba soul one minute, but heavier rock the next! There's a bit of a Jorge Ben influence going on at times -- particularly in the way the record uses quickly-s... read more

Out of the wreckage of Cream came some very hip grooves! Ginger Baker was the hippest of the group's 3 members -- and although he's often credited by soul fans for his work with Fela, he should also get a hats off for his work with the group Air Force -- essentially a 10-piece (which seems to have... read more

A great collection of groovy French pop! Although Brigitte Bardot's best known in this end of the world for her acting, she actually cut quite a few great records in France during the 60s -- and this set includes 20 of them -- excellent Parisian sounds from the mod generation, with instrumentation... read more

A groovy psychedelic rock LP from Milwaukee's The Baroques -- reputed to be the first ever psych group signed to Chess Records in 1967 -- and a compilation of tunes from the group's one LP, plus unreleased demos and non-album tracks! The Baroques played to the psych demographic in a lot of ways,... read more

Javier's a singer on the Mexican scene of the 70s, but he carries a distinct influence from electric American blues -- as you'll hear on this classic set! Despite the south of the border origin of the record, the album's got a feel that's much more like the best blues rock from the US at the time -... read more

Post Blossom Toes grooves from Blossoms guitarist Little Brian Godding and bassist Big Brian Belshaw -- a more eccentric and freeform combo with some spiraling post psychedelia, melodic guitar jams, wailing blues & soul influenced grooves, and anthemic rockers -- really following the muse... read more

An expanded version of the Beach Boys' legendary Christmas album -- a harmony heaven way to enjoy the Holiday! The group's version of Christmas has to be one of the best-ever recorded in rock and roll -- and given the undercurrent of sadness that was coming forth in their non-Holiday hits of the... read more

A back-to-basics album of sorts -- shorter, catchier songs recorded by the group after the collapse of Smile -- but a record that still has some really wonderful moments overall -- and which shows that The Beach Boys would never be the same after Pet Sounds! There's a mix of older rock themes and... read more

A hip little set from The Beat Boys -- an Argetine group working in late 60s Brazil, supposedly with a bit of an influence on the sound of Tropicalia! The sound here is a bit straighter than the work of Caetano Veloso or Os Mutantes -- a bit in the Jovem Guarda sound of more mainstream Brazilian... read more

The sound of the Star Club lives again -- in this great set of retro-styled German beat group tracks! Beatplanet have a sound that's sure to take you back to early 60s Hamburg -- a clear Beatles inspiration in the way they put together their tracks, complete with great production touches that make... read more

A rare bit of Florida funk from the 70s -- an album recorded by TK during the height of its soulful run at the time, but never issued until now! The group's headed by vocalist Becen Padron -- who also plays keyboards, guitar, and drums -- and the rhythms have a snapping, funky, clubby sort of... read more

Middle Eastern rock and psychedelic grooves from the John Berberrian -- who leads his tight group on the oud over highly rhythmic percussion, thumping bass, some clarinet and saxes, and fuzz-toned guitar on this mostly instrumental set -- one that's as groovy as the cover photo! The cultural basis... read more

The complete Chuck Berry recordings for Chess in the first half of the 60s -- incredible stuff all the way through, richer, and more varied stylistically than his earlier proto rock/punchy rhythm & blues of the mid-to-late 50s -- more than 100 tracks on 4CDs in this beautifully designed box for... read more

A motherlode of Big Star -- a fantastic box set featuring nearly 100 songs on 4CDs, more than half of which are previously unreleased -- including hard grooving demos, killer live versions, and alternate takes of many classic numbers -- as well as the cream of the crop of their uber-essential 70s... read more

Fiery early 60s Merseybeat tunes from the Big Three -- live recordings (complete with girly screeches in the background) as well as studio gems from the early 60s Decca Years -- plus a solid reunion LP from the early 70s -- on a single CD! The earlier material includes the uncommonly propulsive... read more

One of the darkest records we've ever heard from the Far Out label -- a set that reminds us of some of the best Brazilian new wave that was showing up on compilations a few years back! Guitars are in the lead on most numbers -- sometimes played with energy that's punkish, at other times psycheish -... read more

A wonderful set of moody pop numbers -- recorded by Benjamin Biolay, one of France's greatest pop producers of recent years! Biolay's had a hand in work by Keren Ann and Coralie Clement -- and on his own, as a singer, he sounds every bit as great as those two artists -- working in a style that's... read more

Benjamin Biolay's looking a bit strung out on the cover, but the music here is as warmly charming as ever -- a sublime modern French take on territory first explored by Serge Gainsbourg in the 60s! Biolay's production, as always, is impeccable -- a beautiful blend of warmth and grit, acoustic and... read more

The first-ever full length set from The Birdwatchers -- a cool combo from the Miami scene of the 60s, and one who had a fair bit of local hits, but never seemed to crack the nationwide charts! The sound of the work is surprisingly sophisticated at points -- kind of a mix of garagey roots with... read more

One of the darkest albums we've ever heard -- even if it is part of the spiritual redemption of singer/songwriter Dave Bixby! The album's mostly a solo outing -- Bixby on vocals and acoustic guitar, recorded in a spare echoey space that really underscores the sadness in the songs -- kind of a dark-... read more

The second great album from Black Sugar, and every bit as great as the first -- perhaps even more so from a keyboard perspective, given the sweet organ and moog that filter through the set! The record's got the group sounding even tighter than before -- mixing Latin rhythms with some great... read more

Solid grooves that range from a bluesy rock rumble to more of an easygoing style from Blackstone -- with gritty, emotive vocals, guitars and drums that drive the sound along -- with some sweet organ and keys sweetening it up! The blues & soul influences are right out front, but the group has a... read more

A lost bit of sunshine pop from the New York scene -- the one and only album by the Blades Of Grass, reissued here with some great bonus tracks! The group's got a sound that's much more in keeping with the California scene of the time -- bits of pop harmony, Brit-inspired rocking, and clear... read more

Tight rhythms, anthemic melodies, and postpunk dynamics from South Africa's Blk Jks -- delivering on the earlier EP and positioning themselves as one of most unique groups in the indie scene -- on any continent! The group generally works with rock instrumentation of lead & rhythmic guitars,... read more

A dawn of the 70s psychedelia steeped, early prog gem from Blonde On Blonde -- slowbuilding guitar jams with heady grooves -- nice stuff in the mellower moments and in the more rave up oriented mode! The extroverted lead vocals strive for a Tim Buckley style soar, and the dynamic, fuzzed out... read more

Lost material from from Brit psychedelic combo Blossom Toes -- rare studio recordings and unheard gems cut after their excellent We Are Ever So Clean album in '67 and and early versions of gems from their final album that came out in '69 -- kind of looser, but no less excellent material from the... read more

A stellar compilation of material from underappreciated (in the States, anyway) UK indie guitar pop from Brighton's Blow Up -- including the rare singles they cut for Creation, a bunch of tunes the Watermelon Sugar and Amazon Eyegasm albums, and a few tracks that are only now seeing light of day! ... read more

Heavenly! This was the first solo album that Colin Blunstone cut after leaving the Zombies, and in our humble opinions, it's one of the most god-like albums ever to be released on this planet. Colin's dreamy breathy voice is matched with some extremely spare arrangements that are filled with... read more

Rare work from the ex-frontman for The Millennium -- recorded in LA, with all the sunniness that the title implies! The shift from the simple pop of Boettcher's late 60s work to the smoother, more sophisticated studio groove of the 70s -- one that bears traces of America, post-Sunflower Beach Boys... read more

Rural accented, haunting and wonderful folk material from Jay Bolotin -- a Kentucky bred songwriter and singer who made an impact on some powerful artists in Nashville, and in the country and folk landscape in general, but never really got his due for his own work -- including this wholly excellent... read more

Heady and heavy work from Billy Bond and La Pesada Del Rock & Roll -- a guitar heavy group from Argentina, and one with plenty of blues rock overtones! The guitars are definitely turned up to 11 here -- jamming with an intensity to match some of the best hard rock sides from Peru reissued by... read more

An amazing departure for David Bowie -- hardly the kind of record you would expect from his oboe-filled tunes of a few years before -- and really the start of the groundbreaking, earthshaking, reinventionist era of his genius! There's a spacious, soaring quality to Space Oddity that's every bit... read more

A really charming little set from vocalist Bobbi Boyle -- a singer in Encino during the late 60s, working here with a great mix of jazz, bossa, and all things groovy! The album's almost a Sunshine Pop take on jazz vocals -- one that has Bobbi singing with a sweet small combo, and vocalizing in... read more

There's a nice undercurrent of fuzz in this lovely album from Francoiz Breut -- kind of a rumbling, brooding sound that's a wonderful counterbalance for her softer-styled vocals! The fuzz comes not just from guitar, but from keyboards too -- rumbling up from the bottom to create a sinister... read more

Funky and hard charging rock from Animal Eric Burdon that's languished largely unreleased for decades -- a number of tracks that were written or recorded for a proposed film about the Vietnam War at the time -- but really only started trickling out much later! Overall, a pretty diverse confluence... read more

A lovely set of modern French work from Camille -- done in a style that mixes the earthy with the electronic -- in a way that's vaguely reminiscent of the modes used by Benjamin Biolay or Keren Ann, but which has a spirit that's clearly its own as well! Camille has a very strong vocal presence on... read more

Haunting work from Jimmy Campbell -- an overlooked British songwriter at the end of the 60s, and one with a really unusual approach to his music! At some level, Jimmy's got some of the folksy touches of the Nick Drake generation -- a sound that might have been right at home on Island Records --... read more

The album that started it all for Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band -- the monumental Safe As Milk -- a more focused effort than the epic strangeness to come, but still a freak rock masterpiece! Don Van Vliet and the first Magic Band get loose on some messed up, raw, white boy blues, filtered... read more

A surprisingly great batch of kick ass tunes from Captain Beyond -- 1972's self-titled set and '73's Sufficiently Breathless -- back-to-back on a single CD! The Captain Beyond LP is southern fried but with a cosmic undercurrent that makes for a weird approach -- and odd, but walloping mix of... read more

A near-perfect piece of early 80s pop from Captain Sensible -- light years away from his work with The Damned, and we mean that in a good way! The record's got a charm that's undeniable -- a simple, witty brand of pop that's never too overdone, nor too cloying -- put together with a fair bit of... read more

A strange move from The Damned by Captain Sensible -- but a great one too, and a record that stands as a real under-appreciated treasure from the early 80s! Sensible's style here is anything but -- a playful, whimsical version of (then) contemporary pop -- presented with a lot more life and joy... read more

Lovely work from one of the sweetest voices in the Carter Family -- sister Anita Carter -- nice stuff recorded for RCA in the 60s & 70s! Anita was fairly overlooked as a solo singer throughout her career, at least as far as breakout success goes (she likely didn't lack for the admiration and... read more

Johnny first LP collaboration with his soon to be wife June Carter, and it's a nice one! Carryin' On has it's share of sweet, lovely moments shared by the two, but also has a lot more cool 60s oddball touches than one would expect. The couple cover Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" and two Ray... read more

The best stuff we've ever heard from Tommy Cash -- whose work is as good and better than some of the stuff his superstar older brother cut in the late 60s & early 70s, and if the Man In Black's shadow loomed too large to shuffle out of at the time, now's a great time to give Tommy a listen! ... read more

A great one from Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds -- a record that explores his softer side, if you want to call it that -- the trudging melodies, morose poetry and banshee wails offset brilliantly by soul stirring string parts and easier piano melodies! Definitely capping off the 80s and beginning the... read more

One of the essential Nick Cave albums from his creatively fertile mid 80s years -- an all covers collection that finds Nick dredging the soil for some old bones to bring back -- Bad Seeds style. Kicking Against The Pricks doesn't so much as advertise itself as a covers record, nor should it -- it's... read more

A loosely grooving set of tunes steeped in gritty blue eyed soul, west coast funk, and a wealth of classic soul & groove rock influences from coast-to-coast by Danny Chaimson & The 11th Hour -- led by keyboardist & vocalist Chaimson and featuring members of Orgone, Connie Price &... read more

A great little relic from the San Francisco scene of the late 60s -- the first album released by a group who'd been making some big waves in the city for the past few years, but never hit the fame of some of their contemporaries! The group originally featured Dan Hicks -- of Hot Licks fame -- who... read more

A trio of albums from Chase -- one of the hippest jazz rock combos of the 70s! The self-titled Chase album first burned onto the market in 1971 -- and it's a great distillation of a groove that was bubbling around in various other segments at the time -- some of the tighter big band rhythms of the... read more

Tripped out soul from Ava Cherry -- rare mid 70s sessions produced by David Bowie -- with a sound that really echoes his style from the Ziggy Stardust years! Ava Cherry's best known for her great solo album on Curtom -- but these tracks are from a much earlier point in her career -- and come... read more

The second LP from Vancouver groove rockers and slyly experimental combo Chilliwack -- also their second self-titled album, and a mix of southern Americana inflected rock, and more tripped out acoustic psyche folk sounds! Some of the tunes have a pre Big Star catchiness, with some acoustic guitar... read more

The first-ever release of some incredible funky folk tunes from vocalist Susan Christie -- originally recorded as demos in the years before her work at Columbia Records, and arguably even better than those classic singles! Backings here are by John Hill, who inflects Susan's folksy style with a... read more

The one-and-only album by upstate New York's wonderfully trippy psych-folk Chrysalis -- a buried rock treasure from 1968 -- on CD for the first time! Definition is a strange title for the record, as the group refuses to be bound to any one -- mixing laidback, trippy psychedelia, oddball folk, and... read more

Overlooked work from Paul Clayton -- a less-remembered folk singer from the 60s, and one who's represented here by two full albums and a handful of singles recorded for the Monument Records label! Clayton's got an honest, earnest approach to his music -- especially on the earlier sides -- a... read more

Completely charming work from Coralie Clement -- one of our favorite French singers of the past decade! The set's another amazing collaboration between Clement and producer Benjamin Biolay -- who wrote all the tunes on the set, and really brings a lot of his own wonderful sound to the record -- a... read more

A hugely expanded version of this classic live set from Joe Cocker -- one that expands the core record to a full 6CDs, featuring all of the music recorded over 2 nights of performance in 1970! The album set a new level for live music at the time -- and is quite possibly one of the greatest... read more

The legendary performance by Leonard Cohen at the Isle Of Wight festival in 1970 -- where he came on after Hendrix at a million o'clock in the morning, and quite possibly averted further disaster at the overcrowded, perilous festival with his hauntingly poetic folk songs! Features his great early... read more

Beautiful stuff from this cool Estonian jazz collective -- a very unique group whose sound reminds us of work we've heard from hip French soundtracks, and from some of the cooler reaches of the European jazz scene in the 60s! Many of the tracks here have vocals -- kind of scatted, with a breezy... read more

One of the best American psyche albums we've heard from the late 60s -- a near-perfect record that's head and shoulders above the rough experimentation of most other groups from the period! Colours spell their name with a definite British twist, and there's clearly a Beatles influence going on... read more

"Spontaneous collective improvisations" from the Command All Stars -- a batch of some of the best British jazzmen of the early 70s, recording in very free formation at the Command Studios under the guidance of Robert Fripp! The tunes are all pretty freewheeling -- more outside than usual... read more

The final chapter of Lula Cortes amazing run of music in 70s Brazil -- a small label release that brilliantly blends together a range of psychedelic influences -- all with a gritty edge that's quite different than what you might expect from the date of the album! Things here are every bit as... read more

Raw, rollicking Elvis Costello and his early fiery best -- a bunch of his best early post punk blazers captured live at Toronto's El Mocambo in 1978! This is the point that Elvis's loving mix of proto rock grit and punk era ferocity was in full force, and that Modern Lovers learned keyboards were... read more

The catchy and glowingly warm full length self titled set from The Cowsills -- kind of coming off as a kiddie Mamas & Papas, and it's so sweet it almost makes your teeth hurt! We're total suckers from 60s pop sunshine with soaring vocal arrangements, and the Cowsills deliver hugely. The... read more

Psychedelic pop from Melbourne's Crayon Fields -- succeeding masterfully at picking up the reigns on 60s born sunshine psyche harmonies and melodies -- but putting their own stamp on the sounds, and crafting wholly endearing tunes while they're at it! The have some Beach Boys reverent harmonies,... read more

One of the grooviest albums ever cut by Papa John Creach -- a set that mixes his bluesy roots with some stoner funk and rock elements from the early 70s! Creach is on vocals and violin, and working here with a host of famous luminaries -- including Grace Slick, Carlos Santana, Paul Kantner, and... read more

Crazy psyche era wierdness from Cromagnon -- the band name and album title may reference prehistory, but this stuff is actually way ahead of it's time -- if we didn't see the date on this thing, we'd have sworn it to be from the art damaged post punk early 80s! The group is credited to Austin... read more

Incredible early work from Ivor Cutler -- recorded at the end of the 50s and the start of the 60s -- and with an approach that's somehow even odder than his later work from the hipster rock years! Although Cutler's later fame came from his association with talents in the progressive and punk rock... read more

Mostly early work from DAF -- recorded at that great early point when the duo had a heck of a lot of darkness in their groove! The notes are spare, but all tracks here were recorded between 1980 and 1982 with Conny Plank -- heavy on keyboards that step as hard as the beats, setting the stage for... read more

A lost early 60s treasure -- the earliest known recordings of the far too few ever made by Karen Dalton -- spare, but beautiful live material captured at Boulder's The Attic coffee house/folk club in 1962 -- plus a DVD! Karen's voice is as transcendent as ever on these solo recordings, with Karen... read more

Some of the earliest studio work ever from Karen Dalton -- recorded in a very stripped-down setting that only features banjo or 12 string guitar for accompaniment! The style here is very much in that traditional-into-modern mode of early Dylan -- sounds that are rooted in earlier folk styles, but... read more

Enigmatic folk rock and soulful bluesy vocals from Karen Dalton -- her legendary lost 1971 album that's credited with inspiring some the most idiosyncratic work by folk rock superstars and contemporary freak folk heroes alike! Karen was a fixture on the 60s NY folk scene -- Dylan even gives her... read more

Spare instrumental soundscapes from David Daniell & Doug McCombs -- the former a goto figure in the avant garde guitar underground, having worked with players from Thurston Moore, to Alan Licht, to Rhys Chatham, and the latter deservedly reknowned for his work with/as Brokeback, in Tortoise,... read more

Well, if anyone is going to recast their past rock glories in a fanciful new light, and have it not only not suck, but turn out appealing, it would have to be Ray Davies, right? It is. On Kinks Choral Collection, Davies covers gems from the Kinks songbook with the Crouch End Festival Chorus -- in... read more

Tremendous work from Billie Davis -- a lesser-known UK pop singer from the 60s -- but one that we'd rank right up there with Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, and Dusty Springfield! Billie's career was cut short at the end of the 60s by a tragic auto accident -- but before that time, she cut some sublime... read more

Sunny pop from Tony Orlando & Dawn -- 1970's Candida and 1972's Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando -- on a single CD with a couple bonus tracks! Candida kicks off with the Latin steeped pop gem of a title track-- and gets even sweeter from there, with easygoing arrangements and charismatic vocals. ... read more

The first full length set from Jackie De Shannon -- and a set that's got a lot more folksy touches than some of her previous singles! It's 1963, and you can definitely hear that folk is in the air -- as Jackie's great vocals mix with some acoustic guitar-heavy arrangements from Jack Nitzsche --... read more

Two Jackie DeShannon gems -- back to back on CD for the first time ever! Me About You is sophisticated Jackie at her best -- working with great arrangements from Jack Nitzsche and Nick DeCaro -- both cats from the California scene we can really trust for "cut-above" pop work like this --... read more