"This CD is dedicated to two exceptional people who are tragically death these days: Alberto Bollini, intelligent and ironic, and Maurizio Botto, great "country man". Both young, they have left a deep and indelible mark in who knew them. Hello Alberto. Hello Maurizio."

Few rock artists have been more influential without achieving superstardom than Lou Reed. While he flirted with mainstream success between 1970 (when he left the Velvet Underground) and 2013 (when he succumbed to liver disease), he most often played to a large cult following that only occasionally expanded into mainstream visibility. However, his songwriting – unusually literate and often embracing themes that flouted society's conventions, especially in terms of drugs and sex – broke fresh ground that other artists would follow, and his willingness to confront his audience made him a vitally important precursor to the punk revolution of the mid- to late '70s. (He often said that his goal was to apply the freedom and creative sensibility of literature to rock music.) Reed was not as celebrated as a guitarist, but the energetic report of his rhythm playing and the noisy grace of his leads and solos made him a hero to musicians who valued passion and feel over chops.

Waylon Jennings If any one performer personified the outlaw country movement of the '70s, it was Waylon Jennings. Though he had been a professional musician since the late '50s, it wasn't until the '70s that Waylon, with his imposing baritone and stripped-down, updated honky tonk, became a superstar. Jennings rejected the conventions of Nashville, refusing to record with the industry's legions of studio musicians and insisting that his music never resemble the string-laden, pop-inflected sounds that were coming out of Nashville in the '60s and '70s.

MAGNIFICENT BROADCAST FROM THE CURE’S FIRST EUROPEAN TOUR • Formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1978, from the ashes of their forerunner Easy Cure, by Robert Smith, Michael Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst, the Cure’s debut album, Three Imaginary Boys was issued in May 1979. It was this along with several early singles that placed the band in the post-punk movement which had sprung up in the United Kingdom that same year. An early demo-tape found its way to Polydor Records scout Chris Parry, who signed the Cure to his newly-formed Fiction label - distributed by Polydor - in September 1978. ‘Killing An Arab’ the Cure’s first single came out in December ’78. • 1979 found the band touring the UK frantically, and they put in the odd European festival date during the summer months too. On December 10th The Cure travelled across to continental Europe to play their first show there in Utrecht that night, followed by a gig in Eindhoven on the 11th. • The following evening, they took the stage at Amsterdam’s magnificent Melkweg venue for a concert that remains a firm favourite among fans. Recorded for live FM radio broadcast across the Netherlands, the show has nevertheless never been issued on CD previously. That all changes however with this new release which captures the entire set the band played that cold winter evening more than 40 years ago

An 11-CD set of all the Manfred Mann albums recorded through the 60s, together with the seven EPs on one CD, and a sampler of Radio Days Volumes 1 and 2 (featuring various BBC recordings). The set charts the history of the band, with Paul Jones on vocals from 1963 to 1966 and then with Mike d'Abo. These albums contain all the band's hits including the three UK Number Ones: Do Wah Diddy Diddy, Pretty Flamingo and Mighty Quinn. The booklet contains extensive sleeve notes and rarely seen photographs. The album is being released under the "Artist Approved" banner, signifying that this release is issued with the full approval of the featured artists.

Famous Groupies, who have been talked about as super high-level Paul McCartney followers, will release their new album in 2024 and will be their last! This album, announced as "the last album", was written by the late great-grandfather of the McKenzie family, Patrick McKenzie, and most of the songs were written in the early 1970s, most likely between 1969 and 1977.

Alicate was formed in the late eighties by lead vocalist/guitarist Jonas Erixon and bass player Fredrik Ekberg. They released a 7” single called “The End/Too Shy To Take It” which is a collector's piece today. They toured in Sweden and Finland and also supported Ian Gillan on his "Toolbox Tour" in 1992. During the mid-nineties the band was put on neice. Fast forward to 2006, where the Alicate reformed and started to work on new material that resulted in their first full length album called “World Of Anger” (released in 2009). The same year they did a successful appearance at Sweden rock festival.

Pop, rock, folk hits are given a 60s makeover on this collection. Throwbackthursday 60s features popular tunes.

Bruce Springsteen once said he intended to make an album with words like Bob Dylan that sounded like Phil Spector where he sang like Roy Orbison, a nifty summary of many, but not all, of his artistic ambitions and a key to his appeal. Unlike any other singer/songwriters saddled with the appellation of "the new Dylan" in the early '70s, Springsteen never hid how he was raised on '60s AM radio.

ATRIUMS – a suite of instrumental guitar compositions originally conceived and recorded by Trey for Phish’s four-night April run at Sphere – is set for release on streaming services and the LivePhish app this Friday, September 20 via Rubber Jungle Records. Proceeds from ATRIUMS will benefit the Divided Sky Foundation.

A l'approche imminente des soixante-dix printemps, Jean-Louis Aubert continue à tracer sa route sans flancher.Le cyber-troubadour vit dans son siècle, explore le champ de ses certitudes et interrogations. Comme à laccoutumée, beaucoup de matières accumulées ici. Le disque s'appelle PAFINI, allusion, à son envie d'en découdre à nouveau et porte ouverte surtout à de nouvelles salves de chansons qui seront distillées dans un futur proche. Au sein d'un équipage transgénérationnel (Renaud Letang, Eliott Sigg, Bernie Grundman) l'artiste déploie beaucoup d'ingéniosité en matière de subtilités mélodiques et d'arrangements. C'est un disque sociétal, autofictionnel, affranchi, chaleureux dont la musique a quelque chose de familier pour autant sans s'abaisser au moindre lieu commun.

SWEET are a phenomenon that has captivated the rock world for decades. Over the years, Sweet have sold more than 55 million records and reached 34 number 1 chart positions worldwide.The golden thread that connects the past with the present and the future is SWEET veteran Andy Scott with all his determination to keep the band's musical legacy, recordings and touring at the highest level.The band today continues to bring together outstanding musicians who deliver the full energy and soaring vocals that are associated with the SWEET sound and are the band's trademark.SWEET began writing new songs for "Full Circle" in 2019. However, due to the pandemic, the project was put on hold and the band released "Isolation Boulevard" instead. This included remote recording sessions that gave the old material a new kick. The album was well received and the single "Set Me Free" placed in many heritage rock charts.With the Covid period of isolation behind us, SWEET began work on "Full Circle" again. The band's touring plans interrupted the sessions in the meantime, but the recordings were finally completed in spring 2024. The band is in top form on the new songs, and Andy and Tom as producers are also very proud of the result of their work.

COSTELLO BACKED BY HIS KEYBOARD MAESTRO FOR A STUNNING 1996 BROADCAST RECORDING In the spring of 1996, Elvis Costello played a series of intimate club dates backed only by Steve Nieve on the piano, in support of his All This Useless Beauty album. An ensuing summer and fall tour with the Attractions proved to be the death knell for the band. With relations between Costello and bassist Bruce Thomas at breaking point, Costello announced that the current tour would be the Attractions' last. One of the finest shows on the tour was performed at New York s Supper Club on 22nd May 96, where a quite stunning set was performed including many tracks from the new record and a host of classics and obscurities from previous albums, mixed up with a healthy selection of covers. Recorded for live FM Radio Broadcast this extraordinary concert is now available on this double CD in its entirety, for the first time.

Mud on the Tires is the third studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. Released in 2003 on Arista Nashville, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: the Top Five hits "Celebrity", "Little Moments" and "Whiskey Lullaby", as well as the Number One title track. The album itself has been certified 2× Platinum, while "Whiskey Lullaby" and the title-track have been certified as gold singles.

"Rock'n'Roll Classics [3CD Set]" is a compilation album released in 1998 that features a selection of iconic rock and roll tracks. The compilation primarily focuses on rock and roll, highlighting classic hits from the genre's golden era, spanning the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The 3CD set typically includes a wide array of tracks from legendary artists and bands, showcasing timeless songs that have defined rock and roll music. Expect to find influential tracks from artists such as Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Buddy Holly.