Including George Kooymans, Manowar, The Last Of Us, The Pianist and several compilations amongst others.
The holidays are nearing and to those that haven't collected all their Christmas presents yet: we have some great records that are now in stores:
For fans of metal, we present FM Indiscreet on silver & black marbled vinyl, Manowar Fighting The World on yellow flame coloured vinyl and Heathen Victims Of Deception on black vinyl.
Golden Earring fans will be happy to know that George Kooymans' collaboration album Mirage, together with Frank Carillo, is now in stores on white coloured vinyl.
In the classical genre, a 25th anniversary edition of Yo-Yo Ma's Soul Of The Tango is available on translucent red coloured vinyl.
For those that like a bit of everything, we have several compilation albums, including Americana Collected on red coloured vinyl, 80's 12 Inch Remixes Collected and the rocksteady album Jackpot Of Hits on orange coloured vinyl.
Lastly, three soundtracks are now in stores: the 20th anniversary of Chopin & Kilar's score for Roman Polanski's masterpiece The Pianist on green coloured vinyl, James Horner's soundtrack for Avatar on black vinyl, and the gaming soundtrack The Last Of Us by Gustavo Santaolalla. Three editions are available of the latter, of which the black vinyl edition is still available at the At The Movies Shop.
For those that missed the Record Store Day release of Silverchair Live At The Cabaret Metro, this release is now available at the Silverchair Collection shop.
The American heavy metal band Manowar is known for their loud and bombastic sound. Their fifth studio album Fighting The World came out in 1987 and includes the track “Defender”, which features a speech by Orson Welles, and the single “Blow Your Speakers”.
FM are a British rock band (referred to as FM UK in North America to avoid confusion with the Canadian progressive rock band FM) formed in the summer of 1984 in London. Indiscreet is their debut album from 1986 and spawns just one single, “Frozen Heart”.
The Last Of Us received acclaim for its score, which was made by composer Gustavo Santaolalla. Santaolalla is also known for his work on Brokeback Mountain and Babel, for which he both won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The Argentinian composer also created the music for the series Jane The Virgin and Netflix' Making A Murderer. His soundtrack to The Last Of Us was his first in the video game industry. In 2020, he also returned to compose the music to the sequel, The Last Of Us Part II.
The Pianist is a 2002 biographical drama film, directed by Roman Polanski. It is based on the autobiographical book The Pianist, a World War II memoir by the Polish-Jewish pianist and composer Władysław Szpilman. The film was a co-production between France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland.
This 80's 12 Inch Remixes Collected edition is from the decade when the extended remix was an artform. A remix is usually an alternative, and sometimes longer, version of a previous recorded song.
Americana, also known as American roots music, is a mixture of genres that blend together into a distinctive roots-oriented sound. It's a fusion of folk, blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, bluegrass and even gospel at times.
Twelve years after their debut album On Location, George Kooymans and Frank Carillo return to the front with their second album entitled Mirage. Recorded over a period of approximately three years in various studios and countries, Mirage offers ten tracks that illustrate the natural chemistry between the two guitarists, showcasing artistic excellence, as well as a wide array of musical influences.
Inspired by a great passion for Astor Piazzolla's tango, The Soul Of The Tango is a critically acclaimed and essential work of the "Nuevo Tango", played by Yo-Yo Ma's world famous cello and many of Piazzolla's former friends and colleagues.Overall, the album is a stunning work of art, and even those that may not have heard of Piazzolla could easily be lured to his music via this single album.
Credited as one of the leaders of the Bay Area thrash metal scene, Heathen released four studio albums in total, including their Victims Of Deception. Originally released in 1991 on the Roadrunner label, the album includes their cover version of Rainbow's “Kill The King”. In support of the album, the band toured Europe with Sepultura and Sacred Reich.
The 2009 epic science fiction film Avatar is written, directed, produced and co-edited by James Cameron. Avatar was scored by James Horner, who previously worked together with Cameron on Aliens and Titanic. He collaborated with ethnomusicologist Wanda Bryant, to create a music culture for the alien race. The theme song “I See You” is recorded with British singer Leona Lewis.
The Jackpot Of Hits compilation features the best of the mid- to late- Sixties reggae sounds. It kicks off with The Pioneers “Jackpot” and is followed up by three other tracks of this popular Jamaican vocal trio.
09-12-2022
