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NINA SIMONE-LET IT ALL OUT: SELECTED SINGLES 1961-1978.
Nina Simone-Let It All Out: Selected Singles 1961-1978. Label: Ace. Format: CD. Release Date: 31st October 2025. Nina Simone’s recording career began at Bethlehem Records in 1957 when she started recording tracks that would eventually feature on her debut album. The tracks were recorded during two sessions for a flat fee, with Simone not receiving …
JON SAVAGE’S 1986-1990 ROLLIN’ UNDER THE MELODY.
Jon Savage’s 1986-1990 Rollin Under The Melody. Label: Ace. Format: 2 CD. Jon Savage’s 1986-1990 Rollin Under The Melody is the final compilation in what’s been, a long running series. This is the eleventh compilation in a series that began in 2018. However, does the series end on a high? During the period between 1986-1990, …
SOUL HARMONY – SWEET SOUL VOCALS 1961-1984.
Soul Harmony-Sweet Soul Vocals 1961-1984. Label: Kent Soul. Format: CD. Between 1962 and the early seventies there was an increase in the popularity of soulful ballads in Southern California. These slow jams were played in the clubs and could be heard in the cars that cruised the streets of towns and cities throughout Southern California. …
PAUL WELLER PRESENTS THAT SWEET SWEET MUSIC.
Paul Weller Presents That Sweet Sweet Music. Label: Ace Format: CD. Release Date: 28th March 2025. From an early age, soul music has played an important part in Paul Weller’s life. He grew up listening to, and buying soul singles. This was just the start. Then during his ten years with The Jam, the group …
MAKE MINE MONDO! 2.
Make Mine Mondo! 2. Label: Ace. Release Date: 28th November 2024 Format: CD. Usually, record labels spend a considerable part of their budget promoting their latest releases. However, that isn’t always the case. Many independent labels, both big and small have a rather chaotic approach to promoting an album. Some smaller independent labels have no budget …
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE.
Here, There and Everywhere. Label: Ace. Format: CD. Released: 29th November 2024. Over the years, there’s been many compilations of cover versions of songs by The Beatles. They’ve been a mixed bag, with the quality varying. They’re best described as the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Some are nothing more than exploitative cash-ins …
ONE IN A ROW: THE WILLIE NELSON SONGBOOK.
One In A Row: The Willie Nelson Songbook. Label: Ace. Format: CD. Willie Nelson is, without doubt, a giant of country music, and a leading light in the outlaw country subgenre. Nelson is also a prolific songwriter whose songwriting career began in the early fifties. He’s written countless classics, and many of his songs have …
NEW JILL SWING 1988-94.
New Jill Swing 1988-94. Ace. Release Date: 27th, September 2024. Format: CD. In the mid-eighties, a new genre of music was born, new jack swing or swingbeat. It was a fusion of jazz, funk, rap and R&B and incorporated the production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop. Producers who pioneered this new musical movement included …
JOHN SAVAGE’S SECRET PUBLIC-HOW THE LGBTQ+ AESTHETIC SHAPED POP CULTURE 1955-1979.
Jon Savage’s The Secret Public-How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop Culture 1955-1979. Label: Ace. Format: CD. Release Date: 31st May 2024. Ever since the birth of rock ’n’ roll, homosexuality has been part of popular music. However, in the fifties, it wasn’t talked about openly. That was the case right through to the sixties, where …
DIRTY WORK GOING ON-KENT AND MODERN RECORDS BLUES INTO THE 60s VOL 1.
Dirty Work Going On-Kent and Modern Records Blues Into The 60s Vol 1. Label: Ace. Format: CD. As the fifties gave way to the sixties, musical tastes were changing and soul music’s popularity started to grow. By then, new labels were being launched across America and labels like Stax, Atlantic and Motown were among the …
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