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Cool Christmas

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by: Various Artists

October 30, 2006
Okay so some of the choices are a little odd, but this is by far the most interesting Christmas album I've heard. A much more interesting, ironic take on Christmas.

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Everything That Happens Will Happen Today

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by: David Byrne, Brian Eno

November 17, 2008
I bought this a couple of weeks ago and have listened to almost nothing else since. Odd, since it is by no means a flawless album. It just happens to have half a dozen tracks that are so infectious you find yourself humming them after only one or two hearings.

From the opening chords of the opening track, Home, you know you are in the company of two men of a certain age, comfortable in themselves, their lives and their talent. The song has the nerve to skate close to Simon and Garfunkel and still emerge as a distinctively Byrnian piece: 'Home, with the heighbours fighting/Home always so exciting/Home where my parents telling the truth.' It sets the tone for a determinedly upbeat, anthemic, collection: even Byrne's delight in dystopia ... Read More:

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Kerrang - the Album 2008

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by: Various Artists

September 22, 2008
A predictable bunch of same sounding tracks from the ever narrowing scope of music that features in this dying magazine.

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Back To Black: Deluxe Edition

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by: Amy Winehouse

December 03, 2007
You simply cannot produce a gem like this without coming from the wrong side of the tracks. Amy has put her heart and soul in to this, she has lived it for real. A priceless addition to any music collection. You only get the chance to find someone like Amy once in a lifetime if you're really lucky. We've hit the jackpot so lets all enjoy her while we can. BIG UP to Amy and the production team behind her music. A perfect TEN.

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Top Gear Anthems

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by: Various Artists

May 21, 2007
How about something a bit more modern to go along with the modern motor cars.Thatcher era music for a Thatcher era programme.

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100 Hits - 80s

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by: Various Artists

November 24, 2008
I can't believe the reviewer (Debbie) who says she didn't know most of these tracks! If she was there in the 1980s, she must have had ear plugs in and a paper bag over her head! This album is a great compilation at a bargain price - fantastic for listening to in the car, or quizzing your mates (who was that?), or demonstrating your vast knowledge of 1980s pop trivia. For the discerning listener, this series of albums prompts wider research into some of these artists - the excellent Blancmange, for example, and whatever happened to Kon Kan?
At less than £1 per disc, this is amazing value. For those who weren't there it provides a pretty good overview of what was happening in that decade.

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Tapestry: Remastered

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by: Carole King

June 14, 1999

Carole King's 'Tapestry' album has to be a true 'classic' - and I think I'm right in saying that this album's never been out of print since it was originally released back in 1971!

Features the hit single from 1971: 'It's Too Late' (though from what I recall, the single version was not as long and of a slightly different arrangement) which will forever remind me of that year. Despite only being nine years old at the time (and unlike the kids of today - we did not have the kind of money that could buy records back then) I waited eight years before I was able to buy it by special order in my teens.

Also features the classic 'You've Got A Friend', and opens with the song 'I Feel The Earth Move' which was later to be recorded ... Read More:

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The War Of The World (Remixed & Remastered Double Album)

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by: Jeff Wayne

June 13, 2005
I bought the special edition with the book, DVD, CDs with outtakes, auditions, missing pieces etc. But I also wanted to hear The War Of The Worlds in ultra high quality SACD.

Well, I feel let down. The quiet parts get cut, e.g. echoes pop in and out. It seems the recording engineer has cut all sound below a certain level from the mix tapes.

Going back to my original CD version, there is certainly more noise but there is also a hell of lot more depth to the sound. Playing them side by side, I hear a complete change in the mixes right the way through. I noticed that the vocals of the SACD are muted by comparison to the CD version.

This is not what SACD is about, this recording sounds like an early 80s digital recording, very reminiscent ... Read More:

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Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall

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by: Buena Vista Social Club

October 13, 2008
it's a great album,can someone perhaps explain why it was put out as a 2 disc set when it would easily been fitted on one CD..williet

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Children's Christmas Carols and Songs [Pop Up Sleeve]

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by: Various Artists

October 25, 2004
it's a great album,can someone perhaps explain why it was put out as a 2 disc set when it would easily been fitted on one CD..williet