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Time And Again: The Ultimate a-ha (Album of the Day)
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Capping off a-ha's 30th anniversary, TIME AND AGAIN: THE ULTIMATE A-HA features the band's biggest hits along with a selection of rare and unreleased remixes. The new collection retraces the trio's amazing journey from its early days in Oslo, Norway to global stardom with a fantastic selection of songs from all 10 of the group's studio albums. Highlights include the chart-topping classic "Take On Me," the Top 20 hit "The Sun Always Shines On T.V." and the James Bond theme "The Living Daylights," as well as fan favorites like "Crying In The Rain" and "Manhattan Skyline." Boasting 16 tracks, the collection includes Kygo's recent smash remix of "Take On Me" as well as previously unreleased remixes for five songs: "The Sun Always Shines on TV" (Future Funk Squad's 'Radiant 4K' Remix), "Cry Wolf" (Jellybean Mix), "Touchy!" (House Mix), "You Are The One" (Dub Mix Edit) and "Blood That Moves The Body" (Three-Time Gun Mix). With something for both newcomers and longtime fans, TIME AND AGAIN truly is the ultimate a-ha.
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The Best of The Specials (Album of the Day)
Monday, April 11, 2016
Coventry band The Specials were the undisputed kings of the U.K. ska revival movement, and THE BEST OF THE SPECIALS shows why. The 20-track collection may not be their first hits package, but with definitive versions of all their signature songs hand-picked by founder Jerry Dammers, it's surely the last word on the pioneering band. "Message To You Rudy," "Too Much Too Young," "Stereotypes," "Ghost Town" and "Nelson Mandela" are but a few of the two-tone masterpieces here. Despite – or perhaps because of – its origins in Thatcher-era England, THE BEST OF THE SPECIALS remains both socially relevant, and incredibly danceable. Specials vocalist Neville Staple was born on this day in 1956, and we'll celebrate the birthday with another spin of this superb greatest hits set.
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Fragile (Deluxe) (Album of the Day)
Friday, April 8, 2016
Yes were among the bands that defined progressive rock in the 1970s, and FRAGILE is the album on which the U.K. quintet came of age. The first longplayer with the classic lineup of singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Steve Howe, bassist Chris Squire, keyboardist Rick Wakeman and drummer Bill Bruford (and the first to feature Roger Dean's fantastical cover art), the 1971 Atlantic release serves as a showcase for these virtuoso performers, with each member calling the shots on one track plus four group collaborations. The approach proved remarkably effective; the nine songs include such favorites as “Roundabout” and “Long Distance Runaround,” and the collection quickly rose into the U.S. Top 10 on its way to double-platinum status. Yes' masterpiece shines even brighter in Rhino's Deluxe Edition, which adds the band's cover of “America” and an unreleased early rough mix of “Roundabout” as bonus tracks, and today we'll cue up FRAGILE again in honor of Howe's birthday.
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Minute By Minute (Album of the Day)
Thursday, April 7, 2016
The Doobie Brothers completed their transition from Northern California biker bar band to radio-friendly blue-eyed funk hitmakers with MINUTE BY MINUTE. While it still reflects the band's roots with the rocker “Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels” (sung by original frontman Tom Johnston) and the bluegrass-flavored instro “Steamer Lane Breakdown,” the Warner Bros. album is best remembered as the moment that Michael McDonald took center stage. The singer/keyboardist scores big time with the title track and “What A Fool Believes,” which topped the singles chart and went on to win Grammys for both Song and Record of the Year. The album itself went to No.1 on the chart (on this day in 1979), and the supremely listenable MINUTE BY MINUTE would become the Doobies' all-time top seller.
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Born To Be Blue Original Soundtrack (Album of the Day)
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Chet Baker's struggle to overcome his demons and stage a comeback in the late '60s are immortalized on the big screen in the new biopic Born To Be Blue, with Ethan Hawke starring as the singer-trumpeter. BORN TO BE BLUE: MUSIC FROM THE MOTION PICTURE highlights a number of standards made famous by Baker, newly recorded and performed by a jazz combo assembled by Canadian pianist/composer David Braid that features Kevin Turcotte on trumpet. Among the classics revisited are “Over The Rainbow,” “A Small Hotel” and “My Funny Valentine,” one of two songs that feature Hawke on vocals along with “I've Never Been In Love Before, heard during the film's emotional climax. Joined by original recordings from Charles Mingus and Odetta, the BORN TO BE BLUE soundtrack paints an evocative picture of a legendary jazz performer.
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Butterfly (Album of the Day)
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The final Hollies album before Graham Nash would take flight, BUTTERFLY shows the British quintet soaring to new heights. Recorded at Abbey Road studios (and released in America with a slightly different track listing as DEAR ELOISE/KING MIDAS IN REVERSE), the 1967 set features a dozen strong originals - including “Dear Eloise,” “Postcard” and the title track - that occasionally venture into psychedelia. The adventurous arrangements are the perfect complement to the matchless harmonies of Nash, Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks, and since so many fans point to BUTTERFLY as the Hollies' best, we'll give it another spin today in honor of Clarke's birthday.
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The Secret Life Of Harpers Bizarre (Album of the Day)
Monday, April 4, 2016
With their third studio set for Warner Bros., THE SECRET LIFE OF HARPER'S BIZARRE, the Santa Cruz collective set their sights on the musical rear view mirror - though the songwriting credits include a smattering of contemporary composers (Randy Newman, Paul Williams), the emphasis is on more vintage material. Standards and show tunes by the likes of the Gershwins and Wizard of Oz lyricist E.Y. Harburg shape an eclectic set of 19 songs into a conceptual whole reflecting the daydreams of a host of everyday characters. With two future WB hitmakers at work (Lenny Waronker behind the boards and Ted Templeman in front of the microphone), the sophisticated arrangements and sparkling harmony vocals are immaculately crafted. Brimming with sunshine pop and groovy feelings, the ambitious THE SECRET LIFE OF HARPER'S BIZARRE is too good to keep secret.
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The Rutles (Album of the Day)
Friday, April 1, 2016
Should it be any surprise that the greatest of rock bands would inspire the greatest of rock spoofs? The Rutles were the brainchild of former Monty Python member Eric Idle, and any resemblance to a certain quartet from Liverpool was strictly intentional. With Neil Innes (of The Bonzo Dog Band) supplying the musical vision, the soundtrack to THE RUTLES mockumentary features 20 spot-on parodies that are almost as wonderful as the Beatle originals; one listen to “Ouch!” or “Piggy In The Middle” and you'll never hear “Help!” or “I Am The Walrus” quite the same way again. In honor of April Fools' Day, take a tragical history tour with Nasty, Stig, Dirk and Barry of THE RUTLES!
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Dance Into The Light (Deluxe Edition) (Album of the Day)
Thursday, March 31, 2016
1996's DANCE INTO THE LIGHT was Phil Collins' first album after leaving Genesis (and his sixth solo set overall). Co-produced with longtime collaborator Hugh Padgham, the Atlantic collection brought elements of world music to the fore, most notably with flourishes of Afrobeat-styled percussion on several tracks. Featuring a dozen originals (and a new take on Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'), the album reached the Top 10 across Europe and was Gold-certified in America. Part of the new "Take A Look At Me Now" reissue series curated by Collins himself, the Deluxe Edition of DANCE INTO THE LIGHT includes a bonus disc of B-sides and previously unreleased live and demo versions of album tracks.
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Hello, I Must Be Going (Deluxe Edition) (Album of the Day)
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Phil Collins' second solo album, HELLO, I MUST BE GOING!, made good on the promise of his hit debut. The 1982 collection focused on a more organically produced sound than FACE VALUE, with lyrics on tracks such as "I Don't Care Anymore" and "Thru These Walls" providing a darker thematic core. By contrast, the album's biggest hit was Collins' upbeat interpretation of The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love," which became his first solo No.1 single in his native U.K. The album itself went Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic and brought the performer his first Grammy® and Brit Award nominations. The new Deluxe Edition of HELLO, I MUST BE GOING! includes a bonus disc compiled by Collins himself that includes previously unreleased live or demo versions of all but one of the album's 10 tracks.
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