the aerovons "resurrection" 1969

The Aerovons were formed in 1966 in St Louis, Missouri by Tom Hartman. A 1967 demo record was heard by a representative of Capitol Records. In spite of an offer to record in Los Angeles, the group held out hope that they could record in London, the recording home of their heroes, The Beatles. In 1968 they travelled to London twice, receiving offers from both EMI and Decca. In 1969, the band returned to London and recorded an album at Abbey Road studio. Guitarist Bob Frank, a long time member of the group, left the group just before they went to London to record, due to personal issues. Despite blogs and rumors to the contrary, Bob was never "let go" and was always missed, according to leader Tom Hartman. Only once in England did the band realized that his replacement, Phil Edholm, and the group had differences that proved insurmountable. He left shortly after they began recording.

Once the album was finished, the band returned to St. Louis where more personal problems between a group member and his family caused the group to splinter. EMI decided not to release the album. EMI invited Tom Hartman to come to England and reload, so to speak, but Hartman felt moving to England was too great a step at his age, and the partnership with EMI was dissolved. The album was not released until a CD release in 2003 by RPM. Download.

archie shepp & horace parlan "trouble in mind" 1980

Shepp, who is also a playwright, brings an immense sense of dramatic gesture to jazz. There is no finer statement of the blues rhetoric than "Backwater Blues" on this CD, and no saxophone notes were ever more dignified, carved out of rock than those on 'St James Infirmary.' The soprano playing (more or less every other track) is also powerful and individual. Horace Parlan (piano) is a marvel of elegant, dignified rhythmic balance, on this as on "Goin' Home," making these two wonderful additions to the jazz duet library. It is great to see these titles on www.Amazon.com, where their absence for several years really made one wonder. Download.

biff bang pow "pass the paintbrush honey" 1985

Biff Bang Pow! were an indie pop band from London, England, active between 1983 and 1991, centering around Creation Records boss Alan McGee. Glaswegian Alan McGee had previously been in the band Laughing Apple, who released 3 singles in 1981/82. After moving to London, McGee formed a new band, Biff Bang Pow!, taking their name from a song by one of his favourite bands, The Creation. The first release on Creation records, "'73 in '83" by The Legend! came with a flexi-disc featuring Laughing Apple's "Wouldn't You", a song that would later appear on the first Biff Bang Pow! album. Download.

	Biff Bang Pow! - There Must Be a Better Life
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afterglow "s/t" 1968

The music made by Afterglow shifted wildly between Jefferson Airplane/Donovan-influenced folk-rock and eerie sounds that could only have been created after months spent as captives inside a UFO headed for deep space. Vocalists/guitarists Tony Tecumseh and Gene Resler, keyboard man Roger Swanson, bassist Ron George and drummer Larry Alexander—all hailing from the Twin Peaks-like Siskiyou outback near Yreka, Calif.—had the good sense to return to college and get productive jobs once Afterglow folded. But the band left behind an exhilarating vapor-trail of music, cut at Leo Kulka's Golden State Recorders in San Francisco, that still beguiles both fans of psych-rock and “something else” rock to this day. Download

beach house "s/t" 2006

The band formed in 2004, composed of Alex Scally on guitar and keyboards and Victoria Legrand on vocals and organ - she is the niece of French composer Michel Legrand. The band's song "Apple Orchard" was featured on a Pitchfork Media mp3 mixtape in August 2006. In October 2006 their self-titled debut album, Beach House, was released on Carpark Records. It was included in Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2006 list. Download.

"songs for the jet set" compilation 1997

A low-fi simple collection of inventive and catchy songs. CD moves from symphonic to bossanova and 60's soundtrack feel, crescends into wall of sound with an epic ending! Download.

quigley "a kind of loving" 1996

When Roger Quigley played drums in a small indie band from Manchester, he seemed not to have another ambition in life than to support The Fall, which is why he used to walk past Mark E Smith’s house again and again. Nevertheless, some years later, he embarked on what looked like the darkest of solo careers. Perhaps he would be placed next to those myths from Manchester - or perhaps he would have to settle for their leftover crumbs. Today, Roger Quigley is undoubtedly one of the biggest talents in the English music scene. After more than a decade of work, his albums as Quigley, AT SWIM TWO BIRDS and The Montgolfier Brothers always ooze poetry and emotion. Download

the depreciation guild "dream about me" 2009

Brooklyn, New York. Influences:
Gangway, Scritti Politti, Aztec Camera, Prefab Sprout, Microdisney, The Wake, Cocteau Twins, Bill Nelson, Yukihiro Takahashi, Kissing The Pink, New Order, OMD, XTC, Pet Shop Boys, Section 25, Lush, Curve, Pale Saints, This Mortal Coil, Cornelius, Flipper's Guitar, The Breeders, Blueboy, The Chameleons UK, Asylum Party, The Ocean Blue, Sugar, Dif Juz, Durutti Column, The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Ashra, Tangerine Dream, everything Alison Statton... Download.

crooneres decadentes "variante" ep 2009

Crooneres Decadentes was formed in April 2009 in the city of Petrolina, State Of Pernambuco, Located in the northeast of Brazil by Raoni Santos, who is the only member of the band. No one knows for sure what their sound mixes, because we are in a time that we hear different musical styles, but you can tell the band is influenced by Shoegaze, Grunge and Alternative Rock as well as the tranquility of Bossa Nova. The letters come from loose sentences; the listener put them together and draw your own sense, the more different interpretations, the better. The name comes from the discovery of one of the goals that João Gilberto had to move to Rio de Janeiro: He wanted to be a Crooner, like Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra. In September 2009, the band released their first demo, “Variante”, an EP recorded at home with two anti-ingredients ": a sound card on-board and a common microphone. Download.

pacific "sea of sand" ep 1988

I made a reference to the Creation band Pacific the other day and I received an e-mail asking who they were. Unfortunately there’s not a lot written about Pacific on the web. The band is a bit of a mystery, just crediting the song writing to Denniss. They released two singles “Sea Of Sand” (1988) and “Shrift” (1989) and the album “Inference” (1990) compiling those singles. They’re also on the very rare “Sugar” flexi with My Bloody Valentine. All Pacific stuff is highly recommended and worth seeking out. Their 12″ sleeves are really gorgeous. I think they were done by Chromatic Design which has designed most of my favorite Creation sleeve artwork. Download.

henry mancini "breakfast at tiffany's" 1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's is a 1961 American film starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard, and featuring Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen, Martin Balsam, and Mickey Rooney. The film was directed by Blake Edwards and released by Paramount Pictures. It was loosely based on the novella of the same name by Truman Capote.

Hepburn's portrayal of Holly Golightly as the naïve, eccentric gold digger is generally considered to be the actress's most memorable and identifiable role. She herself regarded it as one of her most challenging roles, since she was an introvert required to play an extrovert. Hepburn's performance of "Moon River" helped composer Henry Mancini and lyricist Johnny Mercer win an Oscar for Best Song. Download.

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electronic "getting away with it" 1989

"Getting Away with It" was the first single by the English band Electronic, which comprised Bernard Sumner of New Order, ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and guesting vocalist Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1989. Download.

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ennio morricone "once upon a time in america" 1984

Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 epic crime film directed and co-written by Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The story chronicles the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York City's world of organized crime. The film explores themes of childhood friendships, love, lust, greed, betrayal, loss, strength, happiness, machismo, futility, grace, ambition, leadership, attention to detail, violence, the passage of time, broken relationships, and the appearance of mobsters in American society. Download.

friends "far and away" ep, 1987

Far And Away was Friends' second single, released in 12" format only. The title track is one of the band's most popular songs both live and broadcast, being a classic piece of romantic, acoustic pop with a nostalgic feel. Burning Bridges and Over And Over are in a harder, almost gothic mould with choruses of brass blasts alternating with vocals. The End Of The Affair is an elegiac acoustic number featuring mainly voice and acoustic guitar. Like the first album Let's Get Away From It All, Far And Away is the definitive sound of early Friends from the late 80s. Download.

it's immaterial "driving away from home" 1986

Hey, now just get in
And close the door
And put your foot down
You know, I like this suburb we're going through
And I've been around here many times before
When I was young we were gonna move out this way
For the clean air, healthy, you know
Away from the factories and the smoke
I like that shop, too
You can get anything there
So just get in
And we'll go for a ride

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music emporium "s/t" 1969

This one is on my list of all time favorite recordings. Music Emporium's sole full length release, 1969's self-titled venture, is perhaps the best unknown album of all time? It is a psychedelic recording that is dripping with gothic sensibilities of the early 1980's. Proving once again there is nothing new under the sun. Download.

the colourfield "virgins and philistines" 1985

The Colourfield were a British band formed in 1984 in Manchester, when former Specials and Fun Boy Three frontman, Terry Hall, joined up with ex-Swinging Cats members Toby Lyons and Karl Shale. Despite all three of them originating from Coventry, they made their homebase in Manchester. Download.

astrud gilberto "the astrud gilberto album" 1964

Astrud Gilberto was born as Astrud Weinert, the daughter of a Brazilian mother and a German father, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, and was raised in Rio de Janeiro. In 1959, she married João Gilberto, later emigrating to the United States in 1963. They eventually divorced in the mid-1960s. Download.

bill evans "you must belive in spring" 1981

“You Must Believe in Spring” is an indispensable part of the huge recorded output of Bill Evans, for musical reasons, but its significance is otherwise noteworthy as well. It was his first date for Warner Brothers, after a long and fruitful association with Fantasy Records. Recorded in August 1977 at Capitol studios in Los Angeles, but not released until early 1981 -- it was also the first album released by any company after the pianist’s death in September 1980, thus adding to the bittersweet experience of listening to its beauty, for those of us who first picked it up on vinyl back then. It still holds up as one of the most "billevans-ish" albums there are, to coin a phrase: so many of the unique qualities ascribed to his playing over the years can be found right here in this recording. Download

omni trio "haunted science" 1996

It isn't the same as the GLO stuff. There's something different about it. The whole album has a very ethereal, haunting presence that draws you right in and keeps you interested, such is the variety of the tracks on offer here. It all kicks off very sturdily with 'Astral Phase', snappy drums and jazzy notes, then retains this flavour for the next 2 tracks, then drops right down to maximum chill mode in 'Haunted Kind' (which is a truly beautiful piece of music), then back up to strength in the fifth and onwards and upwards to the final piece, the original mix of 'Who are you?', which rounds the whole experience off tightly. Download.

badfinger "magic christian music" 1970

Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960's who became one of the earliest representatives of the post-60s power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was at times tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with them and partly because of their similar sound. The band had four consecutive worldwide hit songs and contributed "Without You," a Number One Billboard hit for Harry Nilsson which was covered by hundreds of artists. Badfinger's two principally-known singers and songwriters, Pete Ham and Tom Evans committed suicide in 1975 and 1983. Download.

the poppyheads "cremation town" 1988

Sarah Records was a UK independent record label active between 1987 and 1995,[1] best known for its recordings of twee pop, though the label always hated this tag, not just because some of the bands could scarcely be described as "twee", but also because it preferred to emphasise the politics of the label (attacking the capitalism and sexism of the record industry, both explicitly in text and more subtly and symbolically through the packaging and marketing of the records themselves).
Sarah 006: The Poppyheads - Cremation Town.

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weekend "la varieté" 1982

La Varieté was the 1982 debut album by Weekend, formed by Alison Statton (of much-loved Welsh avant-garde/indie pioneers the Young Marble Giants) alongside guitarists Simon Booth and Spike.
A beautifully realised and delicate collection of songs set against a jazz backdrop, it switches across myriad musical settings including samba, cabaret, Afrobeat and highly personal, confessional pop.
The album was originally released in 1982 on the Rough Trade label and made it to No 4 in the Independent charts staying in there for 15 weeks. It was revered by critics on release as a bold new departure from the prevailing post-punk ethos and served as a major influence on Saint Etienne, the Sundays, Belle And Sebastian and many others. Download.

frank zappa and the mothers of invention "freak out!" 1966

Freak Out! is the debut album by American experimental rock band The Mothers of Invention, released June 27, 1966 on Verve Records. Though often cited as one of rock music's first concept albums, the real unifying theme of the album is not musical, but a satirical attitude based on frontman Frank Zappa's unique perception of American pop culture. It was also one of the earliest double albums in rock music, and the first 2-record debut. Download.

the springfields "sunflower" 1988

Velvet Crush is a power pop band from Rhode Island that achieved prominence in indie-rock circles in the early- and mid-1990s. The band broke up in 1996 but re-formed in 1998 and have continued to record, releasing their most recent album in 2004. Vocalist/bassist Paul Chastain and drummer Ric Menck are the band's core members, having previously worked together as Choo Choo Train, Bag-O-Shells, and The Springfields, and they share singing and songwriting duties. Guitarist Jeffrey Borchardt (of Honeybunch) played on the band's first three albums, In the Presence of Greatness, Teenage Symphonies to God, and Heavy Changes, which were produced by Matthew Sweet and Mitch Easter, respectively. Download.

the joe cuba sextet "bailadores" 1965

Born "Gilberto Miguel Calderón" in New York City, Cuba's parents moved from Puerto Rico to New York City in the late 1920s and settled in Spanish Harlem, a Latino community located in Manhattan. Joe Cuba was raised in an apartment building where his father had become the owner of a candy store located on the ground floor (street level floor). His father had organized a stickball club called the Devils. Stickball was the main sport activity of the neighborhood. After Cuba broke a leg he took up playing the conga and continued to practice with the conga between school and his free time. Eventually he graduated from high school and joined a band. Download.

michel legrand "summer of 42" soundtrack 1971

French composer Michel Legrand won the 1971 Academy Award for best score for his work on the film Summer of '42, and his "Theme from Summer of 42" not only became a Top 40 instrumental hit in a recording by Peter Nero, but was also transformed, with lyrics added by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, into a song, "The Summer Knows," that attracted recordings by Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Andy Williams, and others. Warner Bros. Records released this Summer of '42 soundtrack album, and it peaked at number 52 during 32 weeks on the Billboard chart. Download.

the human league "dare" 1981

I can still remember the effect this album had on me when I first heard it way back in 1981. I would listen to it on headphones and marvel at every note of every layer. I had simply never heard anything like it before, and to be honest, it blew me away. In the early eighties, people were really beginning to tire of thrashing guitars that lacked melody and all that hopeless American rock that filled up the European charts. Dare was the first successful mix of electronics with pure, commercial pop. Taking it a step further than the godfathers of electronica Kraftwerk, the League brought in sequencers and mixed it with their love for cult films and fashion. The album contains synth baseline which are still being imitated by dance acts today some 20 years after this classic album was released. Dare paved the way for groups such as Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, Heaven 17, & New Order. It was a period when music was reinvented and enhanced. Download.

neil young "after the gold rush" 1970

After the Gold Rush has appeared on a number of greatest albums lists. In 1998 Q magazine readers voted After the Gold Rush the 89th greatest album of all time. It was ranked 92nd in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 2003, Rolling Stone named the album the 71st greatest album of all time, his highest ranking on this list. Pitchfork Media listed it 99th on their 2004 list of the "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s" . In 2006, Time Magazine listed it as one of the 'All-TIME 100 Albums'. It was ranked third in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums. Its followup album, Harvest, was named the greatest Canadian album of all time in that book. In 2005, Chart Magazine readers placed it fifth on a poll of the best Canadian Albums. In 2002, Blender Magazine named it the 86th greatest "American" album. New Musical Express named it the 80th greatest album of all time in 2003. On the Acclaimedmusic.net website, the album holds the #1 spot for the year 1970, the #16 spot for the 1970s and the #43 spot on the all-time list (Young's highest placing). In addition, the title track and "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" are on the site's all-time top 3000 songs. Download.

animal collective "merriweather post pavilion" 2009

The new Animal Collective received 16 references to the best album of 2009, as you can see here. Download.