A fantastically tuneful single from New Order – but one that also still has the group at their best pre-pop level – catchy, but moody at the same time – with really strong basswork from Peter Hook, and a keyboard line that's light and dreamy as a nice contrast! That great bass returns on "Lonesome Tonight" – a surprisingly lovely little song, with the vocals actually opening up in a heartfelt way – but all without ever being cloying – that perfect balance that made this period so great for the group! 12-inch, Vinyl record

David Bowie at his most sinister for the 70s – a landmark set that combines the harder rocking sound of the Ziggy Stardust years with the more sophisticated theatrics of Aladdin Sane – in a style that features some of the darkest, most political work of Bowie's career! There's a depth to the record that goes way beyond the silly, sensational cover image – and there's also a sonic complexity that's wonderful too – a songs slide into each other with a deftness that never fails to amaze us! The album grew out of a failed project based around George Orwell's famous book 1984 – but the rights to that story were denied by the family – so Bowie went in his own directly, and honestly came up with work that was far better than if he'd done any sort of slavish reading of the novel (Rick Wakeman famously failed in that territory – and the Eurhythmics fared just slightly better.) The whole thing's great, and titles include "Diamond Dogs", "1984", "Sweet Thing", "Candidate", "Rebel Rebel", and "Big Brother". LP, Vinyl record album

"Murder" is a great statement of evolution from New Order – a track that has a title that would have been right at home in the Joy Division years, and the same sort of heavy drums you'd hear on Closer – but a more far-reaching sense of progression as the murky vocals mix with all sorts of nice guitar clusters and electronic elements! The track is backed by "Thieves Like Us" – a fantastically tuneful single from New Order – but one that also still has the group at their best pre-pop level – catchy, but moody at the same time – with really strong basswork from Peter Hook, and a keyboard line that's light and dreamy as a nice contrast! 12-inch, Vinyl record

Lots of groups who never made it as big as The Beatles – including The Searchers, Swinging Blue Jeans, Faron's Flamingoes, Ian & The Zodiacs, Billy J Kramer, and many more! LP, Vinyl record album

Rare grooves from the French scene's trippiest years – the kind of cuts that will come as a good addition to your well-played records by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin! Most of this work is much more obscure, but mostly comes from the same time – the late 60s and early 70s, despite the date range in the title – and the artists are working in an equally explosive approach to French pop – using elements from psychedelic music, electric jazz, and funk – to create these amazing little masterpieces in sound! Even if you don't dig the language, your ears will find plenty here to love – and titles on this sixth volume include "Beginning Of Peter's Journey" by Igor Wakhevitch, "A Pas Demesurement Lents" by Richard Lable, "Coupe De Cristal Peint" by Rene Vallere, "Le Perroquet" by Gilbert Deflez, "Monte Sur Le Toit" by Marco, "Ne Me Parlez Plus De L'Amour" by Isabelle, "Je Reve" by Serge Koolenn & Joelle, "Dis Moi Si" by Presence, "Revolution Qui Dira Ta Couleur" by Patrick Roche, "Chante Dans Ma Maison" by Albin, "Mon Reve Certain" by Edwige, and "Cheval De Troie" by Jean Yves Lievaux. Also note that the date here is 1960 to 1970 – but most tracks are late 60s/early 70s! LP, Vinyl record album

A David Bowie session from the 90s – yet one with a vibe that's not only classic, but also nicely stripped-down! David recorded the music to celebrate his 50th birthday – and most cuts are acoustic and very spare – featuring great readings of classics, mixed with other material that's very well-chosen – all at a level that's strikingly different from some of Bowie's studio recordings of the decade. It's almost as if Ziggy himself were trying to give the fans what they really wanted – a special set that includes "The Man Who Sold The World", "Aladdin Sane", "White Light/White Heat", "Repetition", "The Supermen", "Shopping For Girls", "Quicksand", and "Andy Warhol". CD

Fantastic work from David Bowie – a live set that features material from a 1974 tour – done at a time when Bowie was very much in love with the sound of Philly soul! The material is a great presentation of the same modes that David explored at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia on the Young Americans album – and the group on stage has a lot of similar elements – including backing vocals from Luther Vandross and Ava Cherry, and players who include Carlos Alomar on rhythm guitar, Earl Slick on lead guitar, and David Sanborn on alto sax. Some of the material is from the Young Americans album, and other tracks from earlier years are nicely reworked with a Philly soul groove – in an extended set list that includes "Love Me Do/The Jean Genie", "Can You Hear Me", "It's Gonna Be Me", "Panic In Detroit", "Somebody Up There Likes Me", "Rebel Rebel", "Sorrow", "Changes", "1984", "Knock On Wood", "Moonage Daydream", and a long medley of older soul tracks mixed with "Diamond Dogs". CD

Remixes of material from the legendary Stormwatch sessions. LP, Vinyl record album

A pair of EMI classics from Cilla Black – separated by the space of a decade, and filled in with 21 more bonus tracks too! First up is Sher-oo – fantastic work from Cilla Black – only her third full length album, but a set that already has the singer growing way past some of her British female contemporaries of the 60s! There's still a bit of the uptown soul of Cilla's roots – the dark-stepping groove that always served her so well – but there's also a wider range of song styles and arrangements, with a majestic flow that really does great things with Black's incredible vocal approach. Johnny Harris and Johnny Scott both had a hand in putting the charts together – and the set also features the classic "Step Inside My Love", written for Cilla by Lennon & McCartney. Other tracks include "Yo Yo", "Take Me In Your Arms & Love Me", "Misty Roses", "Something's Gotten A Hold Of My Heart", "Follow The Path Of The Stars", and "What The World Needs Now". Modern Priscilla is a record that takes Cilla Black in an unusual direction – a set that has her moving into more disco modes overall, but still keeping things relatively special, thanks to strong production work from Mike Hurst, and a track selection of unusual material! Given that Black's vocals always had a lot more range than some of the mainstream disco singers of the European scene, she fits right in – and manages to turn out a few gentler tracks amidst all the funkier upbeat numbers. As mentioned, the set features a huge number of bonus tracks – including "This Time I'm In It For Love", "Songs", "Follow", "Silly Boy (Paul Hulme mix)", "From Now On", "Work Is A Four Letter Word (film version)", "Step Inside My Love (almighty 12" definitive mix)", "M'Innamoro", "Step Inside Love (first take)", and "All My Love". CD

An amazing legacy of lost music from David Bowie – a host of obscure recordings, demos, and session tracks done in the short space leading up to the Space Oddity album – presented in a book-style package that also features two versions of that classic record too! Some of this material has circulated digitally, others on very expensive vinyl sets, but together the 5CD package offers up the biggest picture we've ever seen of the development of Bowie in the years after his initial recordings for Deram, and his Space Oddity explosion in 1969. CD1 features home demos of tunes that include "Animal Farm", "April's Tooth Of Gold", "The Reverend Raymond Brown", "Mother Grey", "Goodbye 3d Joe", "Angel Angel Grubby Face", and "Space Oddity". CD2 offers up rare demos for Mercury – with titles that include "Janine", "Ching A Ling", "I'm Not Quite", "Lover To The Dawn", "When I'm Five", and "Life Is A Circus". CD3 features Conversation Pieces – alternate takes of "London By Ta Ta" and "In The Heat Of The Morning" - plus BBC sessions, and more alternate takes. CD4 features the original David Bowie album before it transformed into Space Oddity, and CD5 features the full Space Oddity album in its 2019 Tony Visconti mix – both CDs with bonus tracks too. Includes a great 120 page hardcover book, too! CD

A fantastic treasure for David Bowie fans – the first-ever vinyl appearance of some really wonderful material recorded right at a time when he was really finding his voice! A few cuts here are demos that offer very different versions of the better-known tracks, and other tunes are completely new discoveries all together – and, as with just about any other "bonus" Bowie rarities, the quality level is amazing – material that shows just how much genius he always brought to the game, as these are cuts that would have been classics from just about any other artist. Titles include "Mother Grey (demo)", "In The Heat Of The Morning (demo)", "Goodbye 3D Joe (demo)", "Love All Around (demo)", "London Bye Ta Ta (demo)", "Angel Angel Grubby Face (demo 1)", "Angel Angel Grubby Face (demo 2)", "Space Oddity (demo excerpt)", and "Space Oddity (demo w/Hutch)". 7-inch, Vinyl record