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The unseen George Harrison photo album

Rare and previously unseen photographs by and of George Harrison offer a new perspective of his life in the Beatles

Throughout his time as a Beatle and beyond, George Harrison’s talents as a photographer were a well-kept secret.

 

But wherever he went he was seldom without a camera, whether it was on tour with the Beatles, capturing the group in the centre of the maelstrom that was Beatlemania and in their unguarded moments backstage, or recording his private visits to exotic places around the world.

There was one particular subject, however, to which Harrison returned again and again – himself, as if in search of the answer to the question that preoccupied him all his life: who am I?

Read the full article here at The Telegraph.

Saturday's Top Three! Including The Rolling Stones, The Flaming Lips And Elvis Presley!

ROLLING STONES Steel Wheels

Superb 1989 US limited edition full 12-track CD album, housed in an etched heavy stainless steel case with booklet insert. This copy is still factory sealed in the original stickered shrink.

 

 

THE FLAMING LIPS Heady Nuggs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002

2011 US Record Store Day exclusive limited edition 5-LP box set each pressed on 120 gram BLACK VINYL mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering. Includes the albums 'Hit To Death In The Future Head' [Single Disc], 'Transmissions From The Satellite Heart' [Single Disc], 'Clouds Taste Metallic' [Single Disc], 'The Soft Bulletin' [Two Disc] and 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' [SingleDisc] - all titles, with the exception of The Soft Bulletin have been out of print and unavailable on vinyl for a decade. Each album comes in their own picture sleeve and presented in a slipcase style box which is numbered, this copy is still sealed in the original stickered shrink - limited to 6,500 worldwide.

 

ELVIS PRESLEY / VARIOUS Leiber & Stoller Music Publishing

Rare US promotional-only 6-CD publishing set, which features an exclusive 24-track disc entirely dedicated to Elvis covering the period 1954-1968! Housed in a hardback gold-ringed binderwith tracklisting and publishing information, this copy is still sealed from new and is presented within an embossed, deluxe blue hessian slipcase. This legendary collection deserves a special placement among your most-prized Elvis rarities, this is the only the 2ndt copy we have see with the binder still sealed!

THE FLAMING LIPS Heady Nuggs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002 (2011 US Record Store Day exclusive limited edition 5-LP box set each pressed on 120 gram BLACK VINYL mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering. Includes the albums 'Hit To Death In The Future Head' [Single Disc], 'Transmissions From The Satellite Heart' [Single Disc], 'Clouds Taste Metallic' [Single Disc], 'The Soft Bulletin' [Two Disc] and 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' [SingleDisc] - all titles, with the exception of The Soft Bulletin have been out of print and unavailable on vinyl for a decade. Each album comes in their own picture sleeve and presented in a slipcase style box which is numbered, this copy is still sealed in the original stickered shrink - limited to 6,500 worldwide)

THE FLAMING LIPS Heady Nuggs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992-2002 (2011 US Record Store Day exclusive limited edition 5-LP box set each pressed on 120 gram BLACK VINYL mastered by Bernie Grundman Mastering. Includes the albums 'Hit To Death In The Future Head' [Single Disc], 'Transmissions From The Satellite Heart' [Single Disc], 'Clouds Taste Metallic' [Single Disc], 'The Soft Bulletin' [Two Disc] and 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots' [SingleDisc] - all titles, with the exception of The Soft Bulletin have been out of print and unavailable on vinyl for a decade. Each album comes in their own picture sleeve and presented in a slipcase style box which is numbered, this copy is still sealed in the original stickered shrink - limited to 6,500 worldwide)

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Friday's Top Three! Including A Japanese Deluxe Kate Bush 'Director's Cut', An Uber Cool Oasis Limited Vinyl Set And REM's 'Automatic' Box Set!

KATE BUSH Director's Cut

2011 Japanese Deluxe Limited Edition 3-CD album set - On 'Directors Cut', Kate revisits a selection of tracks from her albums 'The Sensual World' and 'The Red Shoes', a process that presents a fascinating portraitof an artist in a constant state of evolution. She has re-recorded some elements whilst keeping the best musical performances of each song – making it something of a director's cut but in sound, not vision. Includes a new version of 'Deeper Understanding'. Comes complete with the albums 'The Sensual Word' and the remastered 'The Red Shoes'. Presented in a case-bound book with outer slipcase and factory sealed with a Japanese hype sticker.

 

OASIS Limited Edition Collectors Box Set

2009 issue UK Strictly Limited Edition set containing a total of 94 classic tracks across 14 SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL LP's, from 1994's 'Definitely Maybe' through to 2008's 'Dig Out Your Soul' and every album in between! Each album is presented in it's own picture sleeve with revised and extended sleeve notes, with the complete set housed in an individually numbered slipcase featuring unique artwork with this copy still factory sealed from new.

 

REM Automatic For The People

1992 US limited edition box set, comprising the 12-track CD album plus 16 vellum photo cards, housed inside a 6" x 6" carved wooden slide-top box, factory sealed from new with custom sticker attached to the front of the shrink.

Waves of Tour Programmes

Our latest finds of rare tour memorabilia has seriously delivered in the vintage rock stakes with some key late 70's/early 80's cornerstone tour material!

　

With not only collectable tour items from the likes of Queen, Kiss, U2, Pink Floyd and Judas Priest but also rare and beautifully preserved Kate Bush and AC/DC tour programmes both from 1979 and a fully signed Rush programme from the legendary Permanent Waves 1980 era...real pieces of rock history!

Thursday's Top Items! Including A Uriah Heep 1972 Gem, Iron Maiden On This Brazilian DVD, Elvis Sails In 'As New' Condition And An Excellent T-Bone Walker Compilation!

URIAH HEEP Demons And Wizards

Rare original 1972 UK Bronze label 8-track vinyl LP manufactured and distributed by Island Records, complete with lyric inner and gatefold picture sleeve featuring stunning artwork by Roger Dean. This is the earliest pressing with A1/B1 matrix numbers, the sleeve displays only light signs of edge and corner wear and the vinyl exhibits only minimal faint storage marks - a fantastic copy!

 

IRON MAIDEN The Number Of The Beast - Classic Albums

Scarce Deleted 2001 Brazilian issue 'Ediçao Especial' Region 0 NTSC DVD featuring a superb documentary for one of the bands most classic albums and Bruce Dickinson's first album with the band. Includes lotsof previousley unseen footage from the 1982 Hamersmith Odeon, The Making Of Number Of The Beast plus bonus footage taken from Rock In Rio January 2001. Housed in a 'Bizz' box that features a greatearly picture of the band on the front with lots of details about the band with all text in Portuguese, produced for the 20th Anniversary of the Brazilian 'Bizz' magazine - the Bizz magazine has the equivalent status to that of the UK 'NME' & 'Q' magazines and still factory sealed from new!

 

ELVIS PRESLEY Elvis Sails

Very rare original 1958 UK first pressing RCA tri-centre 7" vinyl EP featuring a press interview on September 22nd 1958 & an interview conducted in the Library of the USS Randall on sailing, fully laminated flipback picture sleeve. This copy is in spectacular near 'as new' condition with negligible sleeve wear & immaculate vinyl!

 

T-BONE WALKER The Blues Of T-Bone Walker

Scarce 1965 UK 12-track compilation vinyl LP, front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only minimal signs of storage and although revealing some light surface marks to indicate play with just minor spindle wear evident the vinyl remains excellent.

Wednesday's Top Items! Including The Sepultura 'Roots Box', Sounds Of The Georgia Grassroots Music Festival, Pet Shop Boys' Rare 3" Single And Mylene Farmer On A Rare German Polydor Single!

SEPULTURA The Roots Box Set

Ultra Rare 1996 UK wooden promotional-only box set, including the full Roots CD album, a Roots promotional video in its custom picture sleeve, a tracing paper picture insert, medicinal herbs and spices in three glassjars, ceramic pestle & mortar, two red candles, a tribal necklace, dried fruit, and a biography/track review booklet - all housed within a superb wooden, custom band-logo hinged box. The box has been FULLY AUTOGRAPHEDon the lid by the ENTIRE band boldly in black marker, and also on the booklet by Gloria Cavalera, the booklet's author!!

 

 

VARIOUS-BLUES & GOSPEL Georgia Grassroots Music Festival

Very rare 1977 US promotional-only privately pressed 18-track LP compilation, celebrating the American South's musical heritage with foot-stomping fiddle bands, the rollicking tunes of banjo pickers, the moving wail of blues singers & the spirited shouts of gospel groups. Eddie Kirkland, Betty Smith & Uncle John Patterson are just some of the names who performed that year. Despite a little edge wear, the pasted sleeve is stillin its open shrink and the vinyl looks barely touched.

 

PET SHOP BOYS It's Alright

Ultra rare 1989 Austrian-only 2-track 3" CD single of the DJ International Mixes featuring Tyree Mix & Sterling Void Mix. Housed in a custom 3" dayglo card picture sleeve, still sealed, housed and unopened in its original PVC outer case. Featuring the best mixes of the track, this item is now very hard to find!!

 

 

 

MYLENE FARMER My Soul Is Slashed

Rare 1992 German Polydor 3-track CD single, sung in English featuring Single Mix and Rubber Remix, plus Que Mon Coeur Lâche - Extended French Dance Remix, colour picture sleeve, the disc surface displays light marks but this doesn't affect play!

Halleluhwah!

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Can's masterpiece Tago Mago, Mute have announced a new special edition version of the album, a true classic among Krautrock fans, is due for release on November 14th 2011, featuring original artwork plus a tasty bonus CD of live recordings from 1972!

There are also more details of a forthcoming Can box set release - Mute's Daniel Miller recently told The Quietus "All 14 of Can’s studio albums have been newly cut to vinyl from the remastered tapes for release as a vinyl deluxe box set in early 2012. This will include CDs of all the albums, extensive booklets, an exclusive never released live album (vinyl only) and a newly remastered 'Out Of Reach' previously unavailable! The vinyl deluxe box set will be available for pre-order at the beginning of October 2011."

What's more long awaited box set, 'The Lost Tapes', looks set to surface in March 2012, curated by Irmin Schmidt and Daniel Miller and edited and compiled by Jono Podmore, this highly anticipated release will be comprised of unreleased studio, soundtrack and live material!!

Check out more Can and Krautrock goodies at 991.com and don't forget to catch Can's Tago Mago era front-man extraordinaire Damo Suzuki live in the UK this month, OH YEAH!

Tuesday's Top Items! For Vintage Vinyl Connoisseurs; John Lennon & Yoko Ono 1968 Rarity In Beautiful Condition, A Pristine Beatles 1966 Compilation, A Stunning Rolling Stones 'Beggars' And A Rocking Deep Purple 'Machine Head'!

JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins

Rare original UK 1968 first press stereo vinyl LP issued on an Apple label with both an Apple catalogue number and a Track Records catalogue number & logo on the label, fully laminated controversial nude picture sleeve. Due to its bad sales and shocking cover this album did not sell well, so finding a first UK issue is very difficult & very hard indeed to find one in such good condition as this!

 

THE BEATLES A Collection Of Beatles Oldies

Rare original 1966 UK first pressing 16-track stereo vinyl compilation LP with 'Sold In The UK' & 'Gramophone Co' label text, front laminated flipback picture sleeve - a wonderful copy!

 

 

ROLLING STONES Beggars Banquet

Rare original 1968 UK dark blue and silver label 10-track stereo vinyl LP with open/unboxed Decca logo. Side one matrix is stamped XZAL-8476-1K and side two XZAL-8477-3K. Garrod & Lofthouse laminated gatefold picture sleeve with rare 'Patents Pending' text on the back, superb copy!

 

DEEP PURPLE Machine Head

1972 UK 1st press Purple label 7-track vinyl LP with A1/B1 matrices. Laminated gatefold picture sleeve with original fold-out lyric insert in superb condition with just a little laminate creasing to spine/edges, the vinyl has just a few inaudible cosmetic surface marks with only light spindle marking to indicate light play, housed in its original company inner - superb copy knocking on the door of 40 years of age!

Japanese Forthcoming! Including The Subways, Emmylou Harris, Keith Jarrett, George Benson, Maroon 5 And A Queen First Pressing 25th Anniversary Set!

THE SUBWAYS Money & Celebrity

2011 Japanese 14-track CD album featuring the third album from the British 3-piece who made their debut in 2005 with 'Young For Eternity'. The Japanese pressing will include 2 Bonus Tracks, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Release Date: 21/09/2011

 

 

EMMYLOU HARRIS Hard Bargain

2011 Japanese 14-track CD album - Already celebrated as a discoverer and interpreter of other artists' songs, 12-time Grammy Award–winner Emmylou Harris has, in the last decade, become admired as much for her eloquently straightforward songwriting as for her incomparably expressive singing. On 'Hard Bargain', she offers 11 original songs - three of them co-written with Grammy and Oscar–winning composer Will Jennings - that touch on the autobiographical while reaching for the universal. She pays tribute to lost friends like her legendary mentor Gram Parsons ['The Road'] and her frequent collaborator, the late Kate McGarrigle ['Darlin' Kate'], and also finds poignancy and fresh meaning in events both historical and personal. Includes the Bonus Track 'Ohio' for the Japanese Pressing. Picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Release Date: 21/09/2011

 

KEITH JARRETT Rio

2011 Japanese 2-CD album - The latest release from the legendary pianist/composer featuring a scorching live set in the breathtaking Brazilian city; given an advance release date for Japan. No tracklisting yet but watch this space for more information! Picture sleeve with Japanese sleevenotes and obi-strip. Release Date: 19/10/2011

 

GEORGE BENSON Guitar Man

2011 Japanese 12-track SHM-CD album [Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players] - This 12-song collection includes a mix of jazz and pop standards – some in a combo setting and some solo, but all of them tied together seamlessly by Benson’s soulful and exploratory signature sound. A welcome comeback for Mr Benson! Bonus track expected for the Japanese pressing. Picture sleeve with Japanese sleevenotes and obi-strip. Release Date: 05/10/2011

 

QUEEN Live At Wembley Stadium

2011 Japanese Limited First Pressing Edition 2-DVD / 2-SHM CDs of the Live concert - Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of this momentous performance. Featuring the live performance taken from their shows at Wembley Stadium on 11th & 12th July 1986, including 'One Vision', 'A Kind Of Magic' & 'Under Pressure' with a bonus set of 2-SHM CDs packed with the full show on this Audiophile format! Picture sleeve with Japanese sleevenotes and obi-strip.                  Release Date: 05/10/2011

 

MAROON 5 Hands All Over

2011 Japanese 13-track CD album featuring the band's brand new album with a brand new direction; leaving behind their rock-heavy sound and taking on a pop/R&B/funk feel which the quintet seem very comfortable in! Includes a Bonus Live Version of 'Wake Up Call' for the Japanese pressing. Picture sleeve with Japanese sleevenotes and obi-strip. Release Date: 05/10/2011

21/09/2011

Monday's Top Three! Including U2 Lobby Cards, The Beatles On The 'Doctor Robert' Label And A Promotional Burt Bacharach Collection!

U2 Rattle & Hum: The Movie

1988 UK Paramount promotional-only set of eight lobby cards measuring 14" x 11", each features a still from the film with a mixture of behind-the-scenes and live snaps! A fanastic display item!

 

THE BEATLES Revolver

Rare 1968 UK stereo issue of the 1966 14-track LP on a black & yellow Parlophone label, front laminated flipback picture sleeve with small block 'stereo' text in the top right corner of the sleeve. As this was a transitionalcopy, the sleeve features the 'Dr. Robert' spelling with 'Doctor Robert' on the label. One for the serious Beatles collector!

 

BURT BACHARACH The Music Of Burt Bacharach

2000 US promotional only 100-track 5-CD box set issued by Burt's music publishers to promote the use of his extensive repertoire, featuring recordings of 82 different songs by a variety of artists spanning the years 1957 to 2000, including a 24-page booklet with alphabetical and chronological listings of all the tracks featured and a biography of Burt, housed in an embossed beige textured card fold-out presentation pack measuring 6" x 12". Hours of blissful listening, never issued commercially!

Japanese Forthcoming! Motley Crue Get A Well Deserved Reissue On The 28th September On The Japanese-Exclusive SHM-CD Format!

MOTLEY CRUE Too Fast For Love

2011 Japanese 15-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1982 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 5 bonus tracks and the Music Video for Live Wire, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE Shout At The Devil

2011 Japanese 17-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1982 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 5 bonus tracks and the Music Video for 'Looks That Kill', picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE Theatre Of Pain

2011 Japanese 17-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1985 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 6 bonus tracks and the Music Video for 'Home Sweet Home', picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE Girls, Girls, Girls

2011 Japanese 16-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1987 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 5 bonus tracks and the Music Video for 'Girls, Girls, Girls', picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE Dr. Feelgood

2011 Japanese 17-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1989 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 5 bonus tracks and the Music Video for Kickstart My Heart, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE Motley Crue

2011 Japanese 15-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1994 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 3 bonus tracks, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE Generation Swine

2011 Japanese 19-track enhanced SHM-CD album - Originally released in 1982 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 5 bonus tracks and the Music Video for Afraid, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

MOTLEY CRUE New Tattoo

2011 Japanese 20-track enhanced double SHM-CD album - Originally released in 2000 and updated for 2011 with this issue includes a bonus disc featuring 6 tracks recorded Live in Salt Lake City, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

MOTLEY CRUE Saints Of Los Angeles

2011 Japanese 15-track SHM-CD album - Originally released in 2008 and updated for 2011 with this issue including 2 bonus Live tracks, picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

 

 

Something A Little More Special:

MOTLEY CRUE Too Fast For Love

2011 Japanese Limited First Pressing 13-track SHM-CD album - Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the band's riotous debut album with 3 bonus tracks and a t-shirt designed by the Japanese clothing label 'Neighbourhood' and the band! The CD will be housed in a replica mini-LP sleeve based on the original Leathur Records release and presented in LP sized deluxe packaging with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip.

Saturday's Top Three! Including A Limited John Lennon Double LP, Oasis's 'Roll With It' Rare 12" Vinyl And The '68 Sounds Of Ashish Khan!

JOHN LENNON Lennon Legend

1997 US limited edition 20-track vinyl double LP set, housed in a stickered gatefold picture sleeve complete with credit inners - still factroy SEALED from new in its original hype-stickered shrink - therefore MINT and unplayed!

 

 

OASIS Roll With It

Rare original 1995 UK Creation label 1-sided promotional vinyl 12" single, limited to only 500 copies, plain die-cut sleeve. A hard to find official Creation promotional item!

 

 

ASHISH KHAN Young Master Of The Sarod

1968 UK mono LP by one of India's most high-profile performers and virtuoso of the Sarod (George Harrison, Ringo Starr & Eric Clapton are just some of the Western names Khan has recorded with), assisted by Alla Rakha on Tabla and Amiya Das Gupta on Tamboura. The front laminated picture sleeve is excellent and the vinyl looks barely played!

Friday's Top Three! Including A Platinum Poison Award, Rare Blondie Double CD-R And A Promotional-Only Bee Gees' Rarity!!

POISON Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996

1996 US Official RIAA certified Platinum CD award for sales of more than 1,000,000 copies of the Capitol CD and cassette album. This decorative award featurees a copy of the CD mounted on a 'skulls' pictorial background above a colour group photograph, with sleeve miniature and RIAA hologram presentation plaque, in a colourful purple frame. Framed and glazed - measures 17" x 17". A truly stunning item!

 

BLONDIE The Music Of Blondie 1975-1982

Rare official US Chrysalis 40-track promotional-only 2-CD-R acetate set, disc one contains the tracks for 1975-1978 and disc two contains tracks for 1979-1982, custom stickered discs plus a custom picture sleeve and title/tracklisting back insert.

 

BEE GEES Too Much Heaven - Songs Of The Brothers Gibb

Mega Rare 2004 US 60-track promotional-only Warner/Chappell/Retro Active publishing 3-CD set, features two disc of group and solo tracks with the third CD featuring others covering their songs, solos & coloborations/duets, each CD is housed in it's own custom card wallet picture sleeve, also includes an 8-page booklet featuring the complete tracklisting for all three CD's, picture montage, & a write-up by George Martin & BrianWilson. All housed inside a superb gold embossed red velvet box! - must have for any fan!

Thursday's Top Items! Including A 1975 Gentle Giant Rarity, Japanese U2 Sealed CD Single, Genesis's 1991 Longplayer On Vinyl And A Cool 'Fashions' 7" Vinyl Set From David Bowie!

GENTLE GIANT Free Hand

Scarce 1975 UK green Chrysalis label 7-track LP with A1U/B1U matrices, the highest charting album in the US from the UK prog rockers and regarded by many as the band's peak featuring the haunting 'His Last Voyage', harmonyenriched 'Time To Kill', vocally complex 'On Reflection' and frequent live set classics 'Just The Same' plus the brilliant title-track. Issued in picture sleeve with illustrated lyric card inner. Both sleeve and inner are showing a little storage wear with minimal surface marks but are otherwise in great shape and despite the vinyl displaying a few light surface marks to indicate play it remains in excellent condition - A nice copy of a beautiful, diverse album, recommended!

 

U2 Lemon

Deleted 1992 Japanese 4-track CD single including Edit, Jeep Mix, Album Version & BYC Version Dub, picture sleeve plus original full-back obi-strip - this copy remains factory sealed from new!

 

GENESIS We Can't Dance

1991 UK 12-track double vinyl LP, the group's last studio longplayer to feature Phil Collins, reaching No. 1 in the UK album charts. Picture sleeve + illustrated lyric inners. The sleeve on this copy features its originalperiod store price sticker and despite a little foxing evdient to the cover shows no rips, tear or wear with the vinyl is in excellent shape showing only light inaudible signs of play - a great copy!

 

DAVID BOWIE Fashions

Rare 1982 UK RCA limited edition 21-track 10 x 7" vinyl PICTURE DISC set, including Space Oddity, Life On Mars, The Jean Genie, Drive-In Saturday and Ashes To Ashes. Each housed in a clear plastic sleeve and all presented ina superb illustrated hardback folder. Some of the internal PVC sleeves have split edges and the outer cover shows just a little marking/discolouration from storage but otherwise the folder is in great shape and the discs within are in mint condition!

Nevermind....In Bloom

For those who recall seeing the music video for 'Smell's Like Teen Spirit' and subsequently heading for their nearest Record Store to exchange their C+C Music Factory and Snap 12"s and such like [apologies to remaining C+C Music Factory and Snap fans] for a copy of this great album, September marks the release of Nevermind - Nirvana's global surprise chart smashing album that altered the face of mainstream music in 1991...

  To commemorate this seminal album, Universal Music are set to release a stunning selection of limited edition vinyl and CD box sets plus deluxe and Super High Material CD editions of this grunge-rock classic later this month - all crammed full of unheard and unseen live mixes and previously unreleased extras with lush packaging!

 

 

 

 

Japanese Forthcoming! Including Bjork's Highly Anticipated New Album, Jimi Hendrix Limited Edition Reissue, Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis' New Collaboration, The Smiths Singles Collection, Megadeth's TH1RT3EN And Mastodon!

BJORK Biophilia

2011 Japanese 10-track SHM-CD album - Biophilia is an interdisciplinary exploration of the universe and its physical forces - particularly those where music, nature, and technology meet - inspired by these relationships between musical structures and natural phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic. The Independent on Sunday calls it "brilliantly original and ambitious". Picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Also available in a DELUXE EDITION here. Release Date: 28/09/2011

 

JIMI HENDRIX Hendrix In The West

2011 Japanese Limited Edition 11-track CD album featuring live performances recorded in 1969 and 1970 at the Royal Albert Hall, San Diego Sports Arena, Berkeley Community Center and the Isle of Wight Festival. Digipak picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Release Date: 05/10/2011

 

 

WYNTON MARSALIS & ERIC CLAPTON Play The Blues - Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center

2011 Japanese 11-track CD album - Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton are two of the finest musicians of their generation. They joined forces for the first time on 'Play The Blues - Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center'. Over the years, many greats have graced the stage at the Lincoln Center but none as luminous as the combined talents of Wynton and Eric as well as a special appearance from the legendary Taj Mahal. The Japanese issue is expected to include a Bonus track. Picture sleeve with Japanese sleevenotes and obi-strip. Also available in a DELUXE EDITION here. Release Date: 21/09/2011

 

THE SMITHS Complete

2011 Japanese Limited First Pressing Edition 8-CD set - Complete is the ultimate The Smiths remasters collection, lovingly reworked by Johnny Marr and Rhino UK. It includes all four of the band's studio albums: 'The Smiths' [1984], 'Meat Is Murder' [1985], 'The Queen Is Dead' [1986], 'Strangeways, Here We Come' [1987]; their sole live album 'Rank' [1988]; as well as firm fan favourite compilations 'Hatful Of Hollow' [1984], 'The World Won’t Listen' [1987] and 'Louder Than Bombs' [1987]. Each album has been taken back to original tape sources and remastered by master-engineer Frank Arkwright, assisted by Johnny Marr at the Metropolis Studios in London, in the words of Mr Marr "The Smiths have never sounded so good". Housed in a presentation box with original album artwork, Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Release Date: 28/09/2011

 

MEGADETH TH1RT3EN

2011 Japanese CD album - The advance release date has been set! Featuring the first Megadeth studio album since 'The World Needs a Hero' in 2001 to feature bass guitarist and founding member Dave Ellefson and with the production handled by Ken Eisennagel who oversaw the previous two albums as well as the scorching track 'Public Enemy No. 1' [unveiled during the band's tour in Hamburg] confirmed for the final release; you know this will be one unmissable album! Bonus Tracks expected for the Japanese pressing. Picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Release Date: 26/10/2011

 

MASTODON The Hunter

2011 Japanese 14-track CD album, featuring the fifth studio album from the US heavy metal outfit. Includes the singles 'Black Tongue' and 'Curl of the Burl' as well as the bonus track 'Deathbound', for the Japanese pressing. Picture sleeve with Japanese linear notes and obi-strip. Release Date: 28/09/2011

28/09/2011

Wednesday's Top Items! Including A Rare U2 Promotional-Only CD, Olivia Newton John Picture Disc, A Clyde McPhatter 'Northern' Favourite, Pink Floyd Apples And Oranges Original And The Yardbirds' Perfect Sonny Boy Cover!

U2 Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Rare 1993 UK Island label 1-track radio promotional only CD single featuring the LP Version, custom printed disc and colour picture sleeve!

 

 

OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN Deeper Than The Night

Rare 1978 US 2-track promotional only vinyl 7" PICTURE DISC issued exclusively to radio stations, also includes Please Don't Keep Me Waiting.

CLYDE MCPHATTER Welcome Home

Rare northern soul 1970 US colour band Decca label 12-track stereo LP, including the sampled breaks of 'Mixed Up Cup'. The pasted picture sleeve has a deletion drill hole bottom left and is otherwise in excellent condition. The vinyl is near mint.

 

PINK FLOYD Apples And Oranges

Rare original 1967 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single also featuring Paint Box. This is their last single with Syd and their third for Columbia. The matrices are 7XCA 30453-2 and 7CXA 30454-1 & the KT tax code is visible on the b-side label. The vinyl of this single is in nice VG+ condition & although obviously played, has been well looked after with just a few light inaudible hairline scuff marks visible upon close inspection & plays through without fault.We would carefully grade this copy VG/VG+ & so it can be yours for an advantageous price, being still the rarest of all the Floyd Columbia singles to find!

 

THE YARDBIRDS Good Morning Little Schoolgirl

Rare original 1964 7" vinyl single, with intact four prong centre & also featuring I Ain't Got You, Columbia company die cut paper sleeve. This was their second UK single, which has now become very hard to find, especially in as good condition as this. The vinyl on this copy remains in a strong VG+/EX- condition, with just a few light cosmetic surface hairlines to show for its forty five years, with Columbia company die cut paper sleeve.

Tuesday's Top Items! Includes A Must-Have Gordon Smith 1968 Original, A Stunning Mylene Farmer Tour Programme, U2's 'Please' On Vinyl And A Japanese Queen; Digitally Remastered To Treat Your Ears!

GORDON SMITH Long Overdue

Rare debut 1968 UK 14-track stereo LP on Blue Horizon. John Peel once described Gordon as one of 'the foremost white blues guitarist in the world', guest starring stable mates Fleetwood Mac as backing band; Peter Green- harmonica John McVie - bass & Mick Fleetwood - drums. The front laminated picture sleeve shows minimal wear, and apart from one cosmetic blemish visible on the second side which is inaudible, the vinyl looks near mint.

 

MYLENE FARMER Tour 1996

Scarce 1996 French 20"x6" card tour programme with fold-out inner pages featuring some stunning sexy photo's of Mylene together with lyrics & information - a lovely item!

 

 

U2 Please

Rare 1997 UK Island silver injection label jukebox 2-track 7" vinyl single, also includes Where The Streets Have No Name. A scarce item to find especially as no commercial 7" single was released and is issued with a unique 'JB' catalogue number.

 

QUEEN Greatest Hits

Original 1988 Japanese EMI issue 17-track digitally remastered compilation CD album featuring the classic tracks Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions. Includes Japanese lyric sheet, picture sleeve and original obi-strip!