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As Christmas 1969 beckoned, Jimi Hendrix, bassist Billy Cox, and drummer Buddy Miles (christened as Band Of Gypsys by Hendrix) engaged in extensive rehearsals for their highly anticipated appearances at The Fillmore East in New York. To mark the occasion in his own inimitable fashion, Jimi readied this special medley of holiday favorites to celebrate both Christmas and the dawning of a new decade. This medley of “Little Drummer Boy,” “Silent Night” and “Auld Lang Syne,” backed by “Three Little Bears,” a playful Electric Ladyland outtake from 1968, now makes its debut on picture disc, featuring the album artwork on one side and a photo of Jimi dressed as Santa Claus on the other.

“remarkable… the best of the series so far.” - Clash Magazine. This is the first time on vinyl for ‘Secret World Live’, presented as a 2LP set with a wide-spine single sleeve and full colour printed inner bags. The LP has been Half-Speed Remastered and cut to lacquers at 33RPM by Matt Colton at Alchemy Mastering and comes with a hi-res audio download code (24bit or 16bit). Secret World Live contains 16 tracks from the Secret World tour of 1993. Recorded at the Palasport, Modena in northern Italy on 16 and 17 November 1993. Peter has always loved playing live in Italy and the choice of venue was deliberate; “The band runs on fuel provided by the audience, and in Italy it flows freely.” The collection spans Peter’s solo career until that point; from debut single Solsbury Hill right up to Digging In The Dirt, Steam and Blood Of Eden from US, which was – at the time – his most recent studio album.

Richard H Kirk at the helm for the first new Cabaret Voltaire release in some twenty plus years. Shadow of Fear is Cabaret Voltaire’s first studio album in 26 years. Richard H. Kirk is the sole remaining member; he’s released many acclaimed solo albums, having invented bleep techno via his groundbreaking work in Sweet Exorcist. Kirk has formed this new album from a series of pulverising live shows. The tone and personality of CV is ingrained in its core as it dances across techno, dub, house, 1970s Germany and general esoteric explorations coupled with mangled vocal samples. Limited Edition Double Purple Vinyl – packaged in a gatefold sleeve with high definition download code. “The music on Shadow of Fear is frequently so forceful and alive that it precludes the sensation that plagues a lot of new music by rebooted “classic” artists: you never feel like you’d be better off listening to one of their old albums.” - The Guardian

LIVE DRUGS is a collection culled from over 40 hard drives of recorded live shows spread out across years of touring behind multiple albums. It's the first volume to capture the band's live interpretations and a document showcasing the evolution of the band's live show over the years. It's also a portrait of the enduring relationship between Granduciel and LIVE DRUGS's co-producer Dominic East, a longtime friend, guitar tech and stage manager. Today, they present it's lead single, "Pain (Live)," "a hypnotic and excellent blast of heartland rock" (Entertainment Weekly). LIVE DRUGS is sequenced to reflect how a typical 70-minute show would flow. It thrives on live set staples immortalized on record for the first time and illustrates how years of live performance nurtures an evolution of the songs. This includes "Buenos Aires Beach" from the band's 2008 full-length debut, Wagonwheel Blues, and a cover of Warren Zevon's "Accidentally like a Martyr."

Ultimate Collection of top Christmas songs including Santa Claus is Comin' To Town, What a Wonderful World, Last Christmas and more.

A Very Cool Christmas volume 2 is the right follow-up to the first volume of the wonderful collection of some very cool Christmas songs. This volume consists of 32 Christmas tracks, recorded by some of the best musicians from the rock, soul, blues, folk, and country scene. Think about some of the heroes from back in the days, like James Brown, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, and Otis Redding, but also some musicians of the new generations, like The Decemberists, The Smithereens, Weezer, and Rufus Wainwright. This is indeed very cool in every aspect and song it has to offer! Available as a limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on white (LP1) and light green (LP2) vinyl. It includes an insert with track listing and credits plus witty Christmas inscriptions in the runout grooves. 180 gram audiophile vinyl. Includes rockin' Christmas songs from The Band, Canned Heat, Rufus Wainwright, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul, Steve Earle, and groovin' songs from Stevie Wonder, Rufus & Carla Thomas, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls, Isaac Hayes and many more. Insert with track listing and credits plus witty Christmas inscriptions in the runout grooves. Limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on white (LP1) and light green (LP2) vinyl.

Billy Corgan reenlists the creative core of James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin for a lengthy synth-pop excursion that is clinically competent and rarely as thrilling—or thrillingly weird—as their previous work.

"Brian Setzer combines his big band leanings with his Stray Cat upbringing to create the year's best all-around holiday album. With its blasts of brass, fat jazz guitar work, and smooth retro lounge crooning, this disc will get any party on its feet." - NEW YORK POST.

"This record is a culmination of our maturing - as people, as a band, within the music - it's about figuring out who we are."​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Joel Ross' follow-up to his widely acclaimed debut KingMaker, which made Best of 2019 lists in NPR Music, Rolling Stone, & more. The album was co-produced by Walter Smith III & features Ross' Good Vibes band with Immanuel Wilkins on alto saxophone, Jeremy Corren on piano, Kanoa Mendenhall on bass & Jeremy Dutton on drums, plus harpist Brandee Younger on several tracks.