Alpha is the second studio album by British rock band Asia, released in 1983. It was certified platinum in the United States, eventually selling close to two million copies. Released one year before the departure of guitarist Steve Howe, Alpha was the last album with the band's original line-up until 2008's Phoenix, after the original members reunited in 2006, and the last album with Howe until Aqua in 1992. Alpha was written by the songwriting tandem of John Wetton and Geoff Downes, with the exception of "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes", which was written by Wetton alone. Alpha was recorded during the spring of 1983 at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec and Manta Sound in Toronto.

…Luckily not only Arias and Choruses are featured but also two trial scenes [nos. 21 and 23] which give you the chance to hear the phenomenally powerful evangelist Ernst Haefliger - stunning! The other soloists are very good to excellent - Walter Berry [Jesus], Agnes Giebel, Marga Hoffgen and Franz Crass. An important feature is the great sound of the recording – surprisingly clear for its "age", and with the full and rich sound of large scale forces, supported by is a "full size" organ in the continuo, it all combines to a very "lush" and strong projection.

Schubert set the poetry of over 115 writers to music. He selected poems from classical Greece, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, from eighteenth-century German authors, early Romantics, Biedermeier poets, and Heine. The Deutsche Schubert-Lied-Edition presents all Schubert’s Lieder, over 700 songs, grouped according to the poets who inspired him. Thanks to the Neue Schubert-Ausgabe (New Schubert Edition), which uses primary sources, the performers have been able to benefit from the most recent research.

Composed in 1866 for the inauguration of a votive chapel in Linz Cathedral, Anton Bruckners Mass no. 2 is a fine example of modernity blended with a centuries-old religious tradition, in that wind instruments are set in dialogue with choral writing inspired by Gregorian chant. Shorter in duration but scored for chorus and large orchestra with four soloists, his Te Deum of 1881 was acclaimed by such illustrious contemporaries as Hans Richter and Mahler, while the composer, usually very self-critical, opined that the score of this work would make God judge him kindly.

Little Tony – 69 Grandi Successi è una raccolta completa che riunisce 69 dei più grandi successi della leggenda del rock’n’roll italiano Little Tony. Spaziando dagli anni ’50 agli anni ’80, l’album include brani cantati sia in italiano che in inglese.

Phobia is the twenty-fourth album by English rock group the Kinks, released in 1993. It was their final studio album before they disbanded three years later. It is also the only studio album credited to the Kinks which does not feature former drummer Mick Avory in any capacity; though he left the band in 1984, he still played on individual songs on both Think Visual and UK Jive.

This 20-track compilation contains everything from their 1964 self-titled LP, as well as both sides of their three 1964 singles and a cover of Ray Davies' "I Go to Sleep" (found on a 1965 single). Its quaintness and lack of strong tunes (only one of which was a group original) limit its worth to British Invasion obsessives for the most part, with some value for Beatles completists due to the hit cover of "Like Dreamers Do." "No Time," one of several songs co-written by future Honeybus main man Pete Dello, is about the best song, with its moody melody; at their most energetic (as on "See If She Cares") they sound a bit like Gerry & the Pacemakers. The covers of '50s rock classics are dire, but the reading of Davies' "I Go to Sleep," with its eerie organ and high yelping backup vocals, has some curiosity value as the first cover of this song, which the Kinks did not release in the 1960s.

Gene Harris (born Eugene Haire, September 1, 1933 - January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is often referred to as soul jazz. • This dynamic boxed set includes all eight of these early albums by The Three Sounds, and includes such classic records as Introducing The 3 Sounds (Blue Note, 1958), Bottoms Up (Blue Note, 1959) Moods (Blue Note, 1960), Feelin’ Good (Blue Note, 1961) and Hey There (Blue Note, 1962). • Despite the group continuing as a trio until 1973, they initially left Blue Note in 1963, and despite re-signing with the label in 1967, their first tenure with the label is generally considered the group’s golden years. There were of course many moments of glory still to come on labels such as Verve, Limelight, Mercury and of course during their second tenure with Blue Note. But for both newcomers to Gene Harris and The Three Notes, as well as those ready versed but in need of a delightful reminder of this trio’s majestic sound, fans need go no further than this 4 CD Collection which displays perfectly the Three Sounds at their very finest.

Recorded live at The Greek Theater Los Angeles, California, USA May 20, 2001. Audience recording Sailing To Philadelphia Tour 2001.

This 2-CD set offers the complete recorded performances by the Julian “Cannonball” Adderley Quintet featuring Nat Adderley, Junior Mance, Sam Jones & Jimmy Cobb. Included are the complete studio albums Sophisticated Swing, Cannonball Enroute and Cannonball’s Sharpshooters (with the sole omission of “Stella by Starlight”, a trio track from the first album –piano, bass and drums only-, which we were forced to omit due to time limitations). The live section presents a rare 1956 TV show soundtrack appearing here on CD for the first time ever, plus an astonishing 1957 concert performance at the Newport Jazz Festival

Rhino closes its five-volume rock instrumentals series with an 18-track outing devoted to surf guitar. This fast-paced, prickly, and frequently exciting form may not be among the most diversified structurally, but if does offer some surging playing from its practitioners. They range from founding father Dick Dale to its most popular bands, the Surfaris, Belairs, Ventures, and Chantays. While not particularly a hardcore surf collection, this disc certainly outlines its virtues, and the tunes were long enough to display guitar proficiency, but short enough to prevent self-indulgence and repetition.

This six-CD box set, released to celebrate the 80th birthday of Norwegian jazz singer Karin Krog is intriguing. It is not a straightforward chronological retrospective, nor a greatest hits collection – she has released anthologies of her work before now, most recently in 2015’s Don’t Just Sing. For this new collection she has selected favourite recordings from the last 60 years – to the Krog connoisseur this will be an fascinating compilation, as it contains rarities and previously unreleased tracks. For the newcomer it provides evidence of the incredible variety within Krog’s work in the last 60 or so years of her jazz career.

2023 will see Billy Bragg and Cooking Vinyl celebrating forty years of music from the singer, songwriter, activist and author, with a selection of releases to appeal to casual admirers and die hard fans alike. The career spanning 14 CD box set, contains more than 300 tracks including highlights from each of Billy’s twelve studio albums, non-album singles and B- Sides, session tracks, rare live recordings, collaborations and previously unreleased material from across his career.

Older is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter George Michael, released on 13 May 1996 in Europe by Virgin Records and Aegean Records one day later in the United States. The American release was the first album released by DreamWorks Records. It was Michael's first studio album since 1990's Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 – the five-and-a-half-year gap was due to the legal battle that Michael experienced with his former record company Sony Music. Michael dedicated three years to the recording of Older, and the album found him exploring new musical territories in a more serious fashion compared to his previous work. At the time of release, the album was a huge commercial hit, particularly in Europe, but was received in America with lukewarm commercial approval. In the UK, the album was particularly notable for producing a record six top three hit singles in a two-year span.

The Spinners topped their Motown success when they jumped to Atlantic (and Philly-soul producer Thom Bell) in the early ’70s. Here are every one of the quintet’s A- and B-sides helmed by Bell: the R&B Top 10s “I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love,” “One of a Kind (Love Affair),” "Ghetto Child,” “Mighty Love,” “I’m Coming Home,” “Love or Leave,” “The Rubberband Man,” “Games People Play,” “Sadie,” “You’re Throwing a Good Love Away,” “Then Came You” (their #1 duet with Dionne Warwick) and more. Every song here is in its original single version…43 tracks in all, more than half of which are unique edits (and some of the B-sides are rarely compiled). A deluxe booklet with rare photos and memorabilia caps off this 2-CD celebration of these paragons of sweet ’70s soul! Real Gone Music.