Todd Rundgren, Moloko, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Against Me!, Third Eye Blind, Catherine Wheel, Ini Kamoze, Justin Hines & the Dominoes, Iggy Pop, Macy Gray and the Big Fish soundtrack.
Music On Vinyl presents Todd Rundgren the A Wizard, A True Star series. His second album Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren mostly features piano-led ballads. His fifth studio album Todd was an expansion on the experimentation music of his previous album A Wizard, A True Star, featuring songs like “A Dream Goes on Forever” and “The Last Ride”. Both titles are available as limited editions of 1000 individually numbered copies on colored vinyl. I Am Not A Doctor is the successor of Moloko's first album Do You Like My Tight Sweater? The duo experimented with their earlier sound and combined it with drum and bass and synthpop. First single "The Flipside” reached the UK charts, but the follow-up single “Sing It Back" gained huge international success after it was remixed by DJ Boris Dlugosch. This release is available as a limited edition of 3000 numbered copies on white vinyl, packed in a tri-fold sleeve.
Blood, Sweat & Tears Greatest Hits compilation album includes all of the group's best-known material up to 1972, including “Spinning Wheel”, "And When I Die" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy". White Crosses is the fifth album by the American punk rock band Against Me! The band, formed by Laura Jane Grace, merged punk rock with a big arena rock sound. This release is available as a limited edition of 750 numbered copies on silver vinyl and the package includes an insert. After Third Eye Blind's successful self-titled debut album, they released Blue. The album spawned four singles. "Never Let You Go" reached the top spot in the Canadian charts. This title is available as a limited edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on silver vinyl and the package includes an insert. Catherine Wheel's fourth album Adam and Eve was a new beginning, both musically as artistically. This unique record strikes a balance between the alternative rock, guitar pop and the dreamy world they created.
This week we're releasing two titles from our Selected Reggae Classics series. Ini Kamoze's self-titled debut album is an essential one to understand the early '80s roots music. The new evolution of the reggae beat was created by the rapid-fire of hard rhythms. The single "World-A-Music" became a classic. Justin Hines & the Dominoes were an American ska group and Justin was one of the most popular artists on Duke Reid's Treasure Isle Records label. Their album Jezebel contains some of the purest roots music available from the reggae music of the mid-1970s.
New Values is the third solo studio album by Iggy Pop released in 1979, featuring the songs "I'm Bored" and "Five Foot One". This 40th-anniversary edition is available as 1500 individually numbered copies on green vinyl and the package includes an insert. Reaching #4 on the Billboard 200, On How Life Is meant instant success for R&B singer Macy Gray. The hit single "I Try" topped multiple charts. The 20th-anniversary edition is available as 1500 individually numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl and the package includes an insert. The soundtrack to Tim Burton's neo-classic moving picture Big Fish (2003) features classic Pop songs and a score by Danny Elfman. The 2LP soundtrack contains a new song from Pearl Jam, specifically written for the movie: "Man of the Hour". Big Fish is available as an exclusive limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on daffodil-yellow vinyl and the package includes a 4-page booklet.
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.
Moloko's album I Am Not A Doctor was released in 1998 and features the hit track "Sing It Back". The album showcases Moloko's unique blend of electronic, dance, and pop music, with Róisín Murphy's distinctive vocals and Mark Brydon's production.
Music On Vinyl presents Todd Rundgren the A Wizard, A True Star series. His second album Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren consists of mostly piano-led ballads, with the exceptions being "Bleeding", "Parole", and "Chain Letter".
Reaching #4 on the Billboard 200, On How Life Is meant instant success for R&B singer Macy Gray. The hit single "I Try" topped multiple charts, of which the Mainstream US Top 40 was arguably the crown on its achievement. With a contemporary mix of Hip Hop minded Soul, Gray has been a force to be reckoned with ever since.
After Third Eye Blind's successful self-titled debut album, they struggled with the power of their main band members. After an isolated recording experience, they released their second album Blue. The hit single "Never Let You Go" peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at number one in Canada.
Ini Kamoze's self-titled debut album is an essential one to understand the early '80s roots. The new evolution of the reggae beat was created by the rapid-fire of hard rhythms. This sound fits perfectly with Ini's unique voice and perspective.
Justin Hinds was a Jamaican ska vocalist, which recorded music with his backing singers the Dominoes. He was one of the most popular artists on Duke Reid's Treasure Isle Records label. Their album Jezebel was even loved by the great Bob Marley. This is some of the purest roots music available from the reggae music of the mid 1970s.
Blood, Sweat & Tears is not the first band to ever use a horn section, but they are the first to fuse it with rock, jazz, and some blues thrown in for good measure. From the first ensemble in the late sixties practicing in a loft on Bleeker Street in New York's Greenwich Village and having crowds clapping on the street below between songs, founding member and drummer Bobby Colomby knew they were on the right course.
New Values is the third solo studio album by Iggy Pop and his first record since The Stooges' Fun House and post-Stooges Kill City without any involvement from David Bowie. It was released in 1979, featuring "I'm Bored" and "Five Foot One". The track "Don't Look Down" was covered by David Bowie on his 1984 Tonight album.
White Crosses is the fifth album by the American punk rock band Against Me!. The band, which is formed by singer and guitarist Laura Jane Grace, merged their punk rock style with a big arena rock sound. . White Crosses' shows how they have expanded both sonically as structurally and still have the power of their former days.
Music On Vinyl presents Todd Rundgren the A Wizard, A True Star series. His fifth studio album Todd was an expansion on the experimentation music of his previous album A Wizard, A True Star. Some of his finest pop tunes can be found on this album, like “A Dream Goes on Forever” and “The Last Ride”.
27-09-2019