Including Barry Manilow, Carole King, Chicane, Bootsy Collins, and Cesaria Evora amongst others.
This week we're kicking off the series Hardcore Legends by Be Yourself Music with the pioneer DJ Buzz Fuzz. In addition, we're continuing both the series of Carole King reissues with her 1978 album Welcome Home, and our Collected series with the 2LP Glam Rock Collected.
We're also celebrating the legacy of British electronic music producer Chicane with two of his albums on vinyl: the 2000 Behind The Sun and his 2010 album Giants, the latter being available on vinyl for the very first time.
Additional new releases include Barry Manilow's self-titled debut album, Cesaria Evora São Vicente Di Longe, William Bootsy Collins The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away, The Motions Electric Baby, Philip Glass & Donald Joyce Glass Organ Works, and Fleddy Melculy Live @ Graspop Metal Meeting '18.
Danny Elfman's score for the 2003 Tim Burton film Big Fish is reissued on gold & black marbled vinyl, and the Collected albums of John Hiatt, Poco, and The Call are all in stores on black vinyl.
John Hiatt has built a steady body of work, of which a selection is showcased on the 2LP John Hiatt Collection. John Hiatt Collected features his songs "Riding With The King", "Memphis In The Meantime", "Have A Little Faith In Me" and other tracks from his early days up to his critically successful days in the Eighties, Nineties and beyond.
Nicholas Bracegirdle, a.k.a. Chicane, is the British electronic musician, composer, and producer. 10 years after the release of the critically acclaimed album Behind The Sun, Chicane released his fourth album Giants. The album's first official single, "Middledistancerunner", featuring the vocals of Adam Young was released on the same day.
The soundtrack to Tim Burton's neo-classic moving picture Big Fish (2003), starring Ewan McGregor a.o., collects classic Pop songs and a score of longtime collaborator Danny Elfman.The 2LP soundtrack also contains a new song from Pearl Jam, specifically written for the movie: "Man of the Hour".The album was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
American band The Call achieved critical attention and rotation play on MTV in the 1980s. They released a couple of successful albums during those days, including hits like "Let the Day Begin", "What's Happened to You", and "The Walls Came Down". All the classics, unknown pearls, and fan favorites are brought together on this Collected 2LP.
After booking some successes with his debut album in 1997, Chicane sealed his worldwide success with his sophomore album Behind The Sun, which was originally released in March 2000. Both "Saltwater" (feat. Máire Brennan) and “Don't Give Up” were released to commercial success, charting #1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.
The American country rock band Poco formed in 1968 and released different charting songs during the '70s and '80s. In 50 years, they recorded more than enough worthwhile material to bundle on 2LPs. The album Poco Collected features songs from different periods and includes some live recordings.
With the release of the semi-autobiographically titled The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away, William "Bootsy" Collins once again came armed with a cache of longtime associates, the P-Funk/Rubber Band collective including Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Phelps Collins, and Godmoma. An added surprise to the assembled ensemble are synth-funksters Midnight Star.
Hear the music of Philip Glass as you've never heard it before, as Donald Joyce performs Glass's haunting works on one of America's best tracker pipe organs. The intricate nuance and rich texture of Glass's music are given sonic splendor by this handcrafted instrument with 4861 pipes, four keyboards, and 70 stops.
De Vlaamse metal band Fleddy Melculy werd opgericht in 2016 door Jeroen Camerlynck als een grap, maar is uitgegroeid tot een band die in de afgelopen jaren meer dan 250 shows heeft gespeeld in de Benelux. Dit album bevat de live opnames van het intense en energieke concert wat Fleddy Melculy gaf op het bekende Belgische festival Graspop Metal Meeting.
Within a few years, Buzz Fuzz became a headliner on festivals like Hellraiser, Thunderdome, Dance Valley and Multigroove. A selection of his best tunes, including "XTC Love" and "Jealousy Is A MF", are compiled on the album Hardcore Legends, which is part of the brand-new series by Be Yourself Music, focusing on groundbreaking and essential artists in the Hardcore scene.
São Vicente Di Longe is Cesaria Evora's eighth album and features multiple guest appearances, including Pedro Guerra, Caetano Veloso, Chucho Valdés, and North American blues superstar Bonnie Raitt. The album includes more Latin-tinged songs, including "Tiempo Y Silencio" where Cesaria sings in Spanish, and nostalgic torch songs, such as "Linda Mimosa" and "Negue," which finds Cesaria accompanied by the piano. The tracks are recorded with a wide range of instruments like strings, horns, guitars, percussion and even a gospel choir (on "Bondade e Maldade").
Glam Rock is the style of rock music, mainly developed in the UK, and was performed by artists and groups wearing outrageous costumes, makeup, glitter and hairstyles. Glam Rock Collected contains the biggest Glam Rockers from groups such as Sweet, T.Rex, Roxy Music, Mott The Hoople, Kiss, Mud, Slade, Wizzard and artists as diverse as Elton John, Suzi Quatro, Lou Reed, Alvin Stardust, Alice Cooper and many more.
The Motions were a Dutch beat explosion group and were founded by Rudy Bennett and Robbie van Leeuwen. The Motions were the first Nederbeat band to achieve chart success and released seven albums in their eight-year career. The 1969 album Electric Baby was the follow-up to the 1967 album Impressions Of Wonderful. This 13-track set includes “Freedom”, “Wedding Of The Hundred Brides”, “Eliza”, and “It's Alright” a.o.
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