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sladesounds 23rd Oct 2014		CD Album Various Artists - Mojo Presents Island Folk	This in fact was attached to the June 2009 (Issue 187) of Mojo although the outer tray scan shows May 2009 as the date.
sladesounds 21st Oct 2014		Vinyl Album Metallica - Kill 'Em All	Label gives composer credits as Metallica. Inner sleeve credits individual band members but also confusingly states Songs & Lyrics: Metallica Original issue has beige labels (my scans), later pressings have red/yellow labels.
sladesounds 21st Oct 2014		Vinyl Album Alloy Orchestra - Man With The Movie Camera (Live At Third Man Records)	It was only a lucky few iNDie Festival attendees who witnessed Alloy Orchestra's performance of their soundtrack to the 1929 silent film "The Man with the Movie Camera" in the Blue Room. Alloy Orchestra is a 3-man musical ensemble — Roger C. Miller, Ken Winokur, & Terry Donahue — who use "racks of junk," synthesizers, and all sorts of other unusual instruments, found objects, and unlikely noisemakers to aurally accompany silent films. Roger Ebert has called them "the best in the world at accompanying silent films." "The Man with the Movie Camera," directed by Dziga Vertov and edited by his wife Elizaveta Svilova, is a documentary with no specific cast or narrative. In the film, a man carries out his day in the city as a member of the proud proletariat, capturing invention and the relationship between man and machine in Lenin's Soviet Union. [YouTube Video]
sladesounds 21st Oct 2014		Vinyl Album Joe Cocker - Cocker Happy	You know when you have one of those day...... I actually don't know why I went with 1978!! Phil I have changed it to 1972 which seems more credible until someone can be more acurate
sladesounds 17th Oct 2014		CD Album Gin Blossoms - Congratulations I'm Sorry	[YouTube Video] A good second album from this US band. Read the Stephen Thomas Erlewine AllMusic review here.
sladesounds 17th Oct 2014		CD Album Candi Staton - Candi Staton	Yes would agree with that too - her work across the board is very consistent and it's a shame she's only known outside soul circles for her few pop/charts hits rather than the earlier stuff. Another good album I have on digital media I would recommend is her release "His Hands" from 2006. Such a great voice.
sladesounds 16th Oct 2014		Vinyl Album Joe Cocker - Cocker Happy	Gone with 1978 as release year but not 100% sure
sladesounds 16th Oct 2014		CD Album Candi Staton - Candi Staton	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 16th Oct 2014		CD Album Candi Staton - Candi Staton	In my opinion a must have album. 5 stars from me, 5 stars from Mojo Magazine & a 5 star rating from The Guardian. The AllMusic review written by Thom Jurek can be read here.
sladesounds 16th Oct 2014		CD Album Various Artists - Blue Note Plays Stevie Wonder	Fairly lacklustre cover versions of some classic Stevie Wonder tracks. More elevator music rather than cool jazz cover versions. The All Music review written by Rob Theakston can be read here.
sladesounds 15th Oct 2014		CD Album Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... Music From The Motion Picture	Gemsfan - could you provide the missing scans of this entry especially the Outer Tray scan and the Disc scan. I would be interested to know what the matrix number on your disc is. I have added another issue of this CD with the same cat# but it has an alternate barcode (and matrix #?) My copy is shown below as a linked release.
sladesounds 15th Oct 2014		CD Album Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... Music From The Motion Picture	I saw this movie on the opening night in Washington DC in July 1989 and went out and bought this soundtrack CD the following morning. There is another US issue (shown as a linked release) with the same cat# but alternate bar code which I believe to have been a later issue once the movie took off both in the states and worldwide.
sladesounds 13th Oct 2014		CD Album Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 13th Oct 2014		CD Album Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 12th Oct 2014		Vinyl Album Eddie Cochran - Cherished Memories	Note how a few of the composer credits have changed since the original 1962 release.
sladesounds 13th Sep 2014		Vinyl Album The Clash - Combat Rock	[YouTube Video] On the surface of things, Combat Rock appears to be a retreat from the sprawling stylistic explorations of London Calling and Sandinista! read more at All Music Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
sladesounds 13th Sep 2014		Vinyl Album The Clash - Combat Rock	Autographed cover scan added.
sladesounds 9th Sep 2014		Vinyl Album Joni Mitchell - Song To A Seagull	It is referred to on most of the big web sites as "Song To A Seagull". The "Joni Mitchell" title has been used by many - an example is the original Rolling Stone magazine review refereed to it as "Joni Mitchell" but their current web review now lists it "Joni Mitchell/Song To A Seagull" As Phil said, Joni refers to it as "...Seagull" so that seems to me as being the favourite.
sladesounds 3rd Sep 2014		Vinyl Album Various Artists - Amnesty International Proudly Present The Secret Policeman's Ball ~ The Music	This kind of problem was discussed with CD singles here. Using the principles listed there; It was marketed as a 12" EP by Island and elsewhere on the web it shows as that (Wikipedia). It has a 12" cat #. 12" top opening style sleeve that didn't come with an inner. Not what you would expect with an album even a budget one. Yes a fair few tracks than the average 12"EP at that time but every category will have an exception or two. For the record my view is its a 12" EP/Single and should be credited as Various Artists.
sladesounds 31st Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Lee Morgan - Infinity	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 31st Aug 2014		Vinyl Album The Beatles - Please Please Me	Lots of reference to this album can be found here but to summarise the different pressings listed #1-1 Please Please Me (One-sided Test Press) #1-2 Please Please Me (1st. Press "Gold Parlophone / Dick James Credit": PMC 1202) #1-3 Please Please Me (2nd. Press "Gold Parlophone / Northern Songs Credit": PMC 1202) #1-4 Please Please Me (3rd. Press "Yellow Parlophone / 33 1/3 Credit": PMC 1202) #1-5 Please Please Me (4th. Press "Yellow Parlophone / without 33 1/3 Credit": PMC 1202) #1-6 Please Please Me (5th. Press "with Recording Published Credit": PMC 1202) #1-7 Please Please Me (5th. Press "Decca Contract Press": PMC 1202) #1-8 Please Please Me (5th. Press "with Recording Published Credit / Middle Logo": PMC 1202) #1-9 Please Please Me (6th. Press "PARLOPHONE rim / with SOLD IN U.K.": PMC 1202) #1-10 Please Please Me (7th. Press "GRAMOPHONE rim / with SOLD IN U.K.": PMC 1202) #1-11 Please Please Me (1981 Press: PMC 1202) The copy I picked up today turns out to be #1-8 (5th pressing) - not bad for 50p
sladesounds 24th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Eric Clapton - Slowhand	After the guest-star-drenched No Reason to Cry failed to make much of an impact commercially, Eric Clapton returned to using his own band for Slowhand. The difference is substantial -- where No Reason to Cry struggled hard to find the right tone, Slowhand opens with the relaxed, bluesy shuffle of J.J. Cale's "Cocaine" and sustains it throughout the course of the album. Alternating between straight blues ("Mean Old Frisco"), country ("Lay Down Sally"), mainstream rock ("Cocaine," "The Core"), and pop ("Wonderful Tonight"), Slowhand doesn't sound schizophrenic because of the band's grasp of the material. This is laid-back virtuosity -- although Clapton and his band are never flashy, their playing is masterful and assured. That assurance and the album's eclectic material make Slowhand rank with 461 Ocean Boulevard as Eric Clapton's best albums. All Music Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
sladesounds 24th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Eric Clapton - History Of Eric Clapton	The History of Eric Clapton is a compilation double LP, released in March 1972 by Polydor in the United Kingdom and Atco Records in the United States and features Eric Clapton performing in various bands and solo between 1964 and 1970. It is notable for helping both Clapton's career when he was battling a severe heroin addiction and making Clapton's magnum opus, "Layla", famous. The two "Tell the Truth" tracks here are different to and were recorded before the one on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. "Tell the Truth" is a fast up-beat version of the song and was originally released as a single in July 1970. "Tell the Truth - Jam" is a long and slow instrumental jam from the Layla sessions which had never been released before. The version that appears on Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs is a combination of these two takes: the frantic pace of the single is slowed down to the laid-back speed of the instrumental.
sladesounds 24th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Seasick Steve - Hubcap Music	[YouTube Video] Seasick Steve joined by his friend John-Paul Jones live at the BBC on Jools Holland's Later. Three tracks from "Hubcap Music". 1. Coast Is Clear. 2.Over You. 3. Down On The Farm.
sladesounds 24th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Eric Clapton - E.C. Was Here	[YouTube Video] Following Eric Clapton's recovery from heroin addition in 1974 and subsequent comeback (announced by 461 Ocean Boulevard), the guitar legend retained his fine band and toured extensively, and this live album is a souvenir of that period. Despite having such pop-oriented hits as "I Shot the Sheriff," E.C. Was Here makes it clear that Clapton was and always would be a blues man. The opening cut, "Have You Ever Loved a Woman," clearly illustrates this, and underlines the fact that Clapton had a firm grasp on his blues guitar ability, with some sterling, emotionally charged and sustained lines and riffs. A short version of "Drifting Blues" also drives the point home, with a lazy, Delta blues feel that is intoxicating. Aside from these standout blues workouts, Clapton provides a surprise with two songs from his Blind Faith period. "Presence of the Lord" and Steve Winwood's classic "Can't Find My Way Home" are given great readings here and highlight Clapton's fine touring band, particularly co-vocalist Yvonne Elliman, whose singing adds a mellifluousness to Clapton's blues vocal inflections. The market was a bit over saturated with Clapton and Cream reissue products at the time, and this fine record got lost in the shuffle, but it remains an excellent document of the period. All Music Review by Matthew Greenwald
sladesounds 18th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Cocteau Twins - Treasure	[YouTube Video] The opening two numbers of Treasure are simply flawless, starting with "Ivo," where gently strummed guitar and low bass support Fraser's singing; then suddenly added, astonishing chimes and steady percussion build up to a jaw-dropping Guthrie guitar solo. Topping that would be hard for anyone, but in "Lorelei," the Twins do it, with an introductory, breathtaking guitar surge leading into one of Fraser's best vocals, compelling in both its heavenly and earthly tones and rolls. Not a word may be understandable, but it isn't necessary, while the music, driven on by a pounding rhythm, is as perfect a justification of digital delay pedals and the like as can be found. As Treasure continues, the accomplished variety is what stands out the most, whether it be the gentle, futuristic-medieval pluckings on "Beatrix," the understated moody washes and Fraser whispers on "Otterley," the upbeat guitar lines of "Aloysius," or the slightly jazzy touches on "Pandora." The concluding number ends the record on the peak with which it began. "Donimo" starts with a mysterious mix of mock choir sounds, ambient echoes and noises, and Fraser's careful singing before finally exploding into one last heavenly wash of powerful sound; Guthrie's guitar, Raymonde's steady bass, and drum machine smashes provide the perfect bed for Fraser's final, exultant vocals. Treasure lives up to its title and then some as a thorough and complete triumph. All Music Review by Ned Raggett
sladesounds 18th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Geoff Love And His Orchestra - Big War Movie Themes	[YouTube Video]
sladesounds 17th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Geoff Love And His Orchestra - Big War Movie Themes	This record at the moment seems to be in every box of records I see at car boot sales :)
sladesounds 17th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album The Mills Brothers - Lazy River	Restrictions on editing entries (even your own) are there for obvious reasons. As you did, just raise a correction and a Mod will get to it. Sometime due to the numbers in the queue it may take a few days for the correction (if approved) to show.
sladesounds 4th Aug 2014		Vinyl Album Billy Cobham - Inner Conflicts	A solid effort that has been dismissed based upon its associations with two Cobham lemons, Simplicity of Expression: Depth of Thought and B.C., all recorded around the same time. This recording finds Cobham continuing to explore the funk genre; however, the overall mood here is quite darker and more introspective, similar to Crosswinds. "Inner Conflicts" is a haunting song that includes Cobham's experimentation with electronic percussion and synthesizer. "Nickles and Dimes" is a page out of Cobham's early work, while "El Barrio" is heavily influenced by African rhythms. Of note, Prince's former sidekick Sheila E. performs here with her father Pete. The closer, "Arroyo," is another of Cobham's memorable compositions that he continues to perform. All Music Review by Robert Taylor

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