07-08-2020

Golden Years of the Dark Knight

Betty Wright, Tielman Brothers, BZN, Ken Boothe, The Ethiopians, T.S.O.L. , and many more

“When I started out, even though you had your rhythm section, they were big horn sections, strings, live people laying on every part of the floor in the studio waiting for their chance to get on that one little track.” -  Betty Wright

We have two brand new releases in our Golden Years series, first up are the legendary Tielman Brothers a important and highly influential band for the Dutch Rock scene followed by the very popular band BZN. The Betty Wright Live! album is arguably the best record made by the late Betty Wright, now presented to you with some nice extra's. For our Trojan lovers, we have fantastic releases by Ken Boothe and The Ethiopians. Change Today by T.S.O.L. and Groeten Uit Grollo by Cuby + Blizzards are now both available as coloured editions, on respectively lime green and moss green vinyl. And finally on our At The Movies label we have two incredible soundtrack titles, The Dark Knight Rises (including movie poster and fridge magnet) and Judgment Night.

BETTY WRIGHT - BETTY WRIGHT LIVE =EXPANDED=

Betty Wright (original name Bessie Regina Norris) rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman", “Lovin' Is Really My Game”, and "Tonight Is the Night". She was an outstanding performer and this Live album provides much evidence of Wright's vitality as a singer.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Expanded edition featuring two bonus tracks not available on the original album
  • Featuring the soul classics “Clean Up Woman (medley)”, “Lovin' Is Really My Game”, the international live hit version of “Tonight Is The Night” and the 2 studio bonus tracks “Clean Up Woman (original 7” version)” and “Tonight Is The Night (original 1974 album version)”
  • First time on coloured vinyl
  • Limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on translucent yellow vinyl
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - JUDGMENT NIGHT

A seminal '90s Rock/Hip Hop collaboration featuring heavy hitting combos such as Slayer & Ice-T, Helmet & House of Pain, Sonic Youth & Cypress Hill. Judgment Night spawned four singles: Biohazard & Onyx's "Judgment Night", Helmet & House Of Pain's "Just Another Victim", Teenage Fanclub & De La Soul's "Fallin" and Faith No More & Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.'s "Another Body Murdered".

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Legendary soundtrack album where rock meets rap
  • Featuring "Just Another Victim" by House of Pain & Helmet, "Another Body Murdered" by Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. & Faith No More, "Judgment Night" by Onyx & Biohazard, and many more
  • Includes bonus track "Real Thing" by Cypress Hill & Pearl Jam
TIELMAN BROTHERS - GOLDEN YEARS

The Tielman Brothers are the founders of the Dutch rock & roll scene. Their amazing live performances didn't go unnoticed in the rest of Europe, and soon they were touring Germany, Belgium and many other countries. All the singles from their heydays are featured on this 2LP set.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Gatefold sleeve
  • Golden Years compilation with “Rock Little Baby Of Mine”, “My Maria”, “Tahiti Jungle”, selected B-sides and many more songs from “Indo” rockers
  • Includes liner notes
  • Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on red vinyl
BZN - GOLDEN YEARS

BZN (short for Band Zonder Naam, meaning Band Without A Name) hails from Volendam (The Netherlands). From 1977 to 1998 they had no less than a non-stop string of 32 top 10 albums with their MOR 'paling-sound' (Dutch for eel-sound, as the city of Volendam is famous for their eel fishermen), fronted by lead singers Jan Keizer and Annie Schilder.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Gatefold sleeve
  • Golden Years compilation with “Maybe Someday”, “Rock And Roll Woman”, “Mo'Reen”, selected B-sides and many more songs taken from their 1968 - 1976 period
  • Includes liner notes
  • Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on gold vinyl
OST - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (HANS ZIMMER)

The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 multiple-awarded superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan (Westworld). The soundtrack was composed by the legendary Hans Zimmer (Inception, Interstellar, Gladiator). The Dark Knight Rises main themes were composed by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard, but Howard did not return to the series to score this film and was not credited as a composer.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • PVC protective sleeve
  • Sleeve with silver-spot varnish on the Batman logo on the front cover
  • Includes 4-page insert, exclusive litho of movie poster and fridge magnet
  • Liner notes by Christopher Nolan
  • Grammy nominated score by Hans Zimmer
  • Black vinyl
CUBY & THE BLIZZARDS - GROETEN UIT GROLLO

Cuby & The Blizzards is relatively unknown to the English-speaking market but none the less the band has been famous in The Netherlands since the mid-60's. The early work of Cuby & The Blizzards had a beat/punk orientation but soon they settled into a blues groove.

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Gatefold sleeve
  • Classic Dutch blues album from the legendary group
  • Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on green marbled vinyl
KEN BOOTHE - FREEDOM STREET

Arguably the finest Jamaican soul singer of his generation, Ken Boothe burst onto the international stage when his sublime rendering of Bread's melancholic Everything I Own topped the UK charts in the autumn of 1974. Years before, in 1970, he moved to Leslie Kong's Beverley's imprint to record Freedom Street, which continued his string of hits with the songs “Why Baby Why,” “Now I Know,” and the title tune, “Freedom Street.”

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange vinyl
T.S.O.L. - CHANGE TODAY?

Change Today?(1984) is the third studio album by the American rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds Of Liberty). The album was recorded using money loaned to T.S.O.L. by the Dead Kennedys, Play Loud!

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Insert
  • Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on lime green coloured vinyl
THE ETHIOPIANS - REGGAE POWER

The Ethiopians was one of Jamaica's most popular bands during the late ska, rocksteady, and early reggae periods. The Reggae Power album is chock-full of these tasty melodies and rhythms. Most notable hits were “Everything Crash”, “What A Fire”, “Feel The Spirit”, “Hong Kong Flu” and “Woman Capture Man”

 

  • 180 gram audiophile vinyl
  • Produced by Carl 'Sir J.J.' Johnson
  • Limited edition of 1000 individually numbered copies on gold coloured vinyl

 

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07-08-2020