Personnel: Paul Gilbert (vocals, guitar); Pat Torpey (vocals, drums); Eric Martin , Billy Sheehan (vocals).Audio Mixer: Kevin Shirley. Recording information: The Cave, Malibu, CA; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, CA.Photographer: William Hames.Mr. Big were one of the last hair metal outfits to score a hit before January 1992, when Nirvana's Nevermind topped the charts and ushered in the grunge revolution. With America starting to shift its focus away from `80s music, Mr. Big turned their focus to countries like Japan, where audiences remained sympathetic to the band's supersized hard rock until their breakup in 2002. Released eight years later, What If... marks the return of Mr. Big's original lineup, with guitarist Paul Gilbert (who originally left in 1997) joining his bandmates for a... Less

The "Your Wish Is Your Command" series is an audio recording of a private and exclusive two-day lecture which takes place at an undisclosed location in the Swiss Alps. This life-changing set of audio CD's details the thought process behind the world's most successful people. Take complete control of your life and learn how to manifest your every personal and financial wish, plus much, much more. Receive the original 12 CD's plus 2 Bonus CD's for a total of 14 CD's! Additional information from speaker: A few months ago, I got together in the Swiss Alps with some of the most powerful, wealthy and influential people in the world to discuss how to really attract money and success. (In a minute, you're going to learn how to gain this knowledge.) This was not some group of wannabes or new... Less

Capitol Records, the label for which Sinatra recorded many of his greatest albums in the 1950's, commemorates the singer's 75th birthday with this 3-disc set. Of the 75 chronologically- arranged tracks, about half appear on CD for the first time. The set includes a 36-page booklet with full color photos. Reprise, the label which Sinatra founded in 1960 and still records for, has also released a 4-disc box set anthology.In millennia to come, if evidence is required to substantiate the claim that Frank Sinatra was the finest singer of the 20th century, the three-disc CAPITOL YEARS set should settle the case. For the countless listeners to whom Sinatra spoke so eloquently, he was confidante, drinking buddy, philosopher, confessor, therapist, and more, as both his voice and his interpretive... Less

The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).The year 1970 was a transitional one for the Doors, and the band was in an odd spot. Arguably the first group to ascend the pop charts powered by underground menace, their first few records had revolutionized the music industry. This was Morrison's and the band's greatest accomplishment, but as the lysergic haze of the '60s grew into the narcotic and booze-soaked '70s, the band could no longer lay claim to the subterranean energy that made their initial music so riveting. They attempted famously to reclaim their swagger by going back to their roots as a blues band. The problem was that, despite an excellent cover of Willie Dixon's "Back Door Man," the blues were never the band's... Less

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2 LPs on 1 CD: IT'S THE SEARCHERS (1964)/TAKE ME FOR WHAT I'M WORTH (1965). Performers include: Cesaria Evora, Manu Dibango, Os Jovens Do Prenda,Tirama-Khan Ensemble, Jali Lamin Kuyateh, Mendes Brothers, Mbila Bel, Sam Fan Thomas, Franco, Tabanka Djaz, Toure Kunda, Steve Kekana, Condry Ziqubu, Mandingo, Foday Musa Suso, Zaiko Langa-Langa, Ghetto Blaster, Pepe Kalle, Brenda Fassie, Bana, Mfiliseni Magubane, Tiramakhan Ensemble, Teta Lagrimas, Nene Tuty.Mobile Fidelity reissued two of the Searchers' best albums, It's the Searchers and Take Me for What I'm Worth, on one CD. Although these are among the Searchers' best records, they are still uneven albums, which means casual fans will be better served by hits collections. Besides, this gold disc carries such a high retail price that it will... Less

Take That: Jason Orange, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams (vocals); Howard Donald (vocals, trumpet, piano); Gary Barlow (vocals, piano). Additional personnel: Tommy Musto (keyboards, drums); Jonathan Wales (keyboards); James T. Alfano (programming). Producers: Ian Levine, Billy Griffin, Duncan Bridgeman, Nigel Wright, Ray Hedges, Pete Hammond, S & P Jervier, Ian Levine, The Rapino Brothers. Principally recorded at Skratch Studios, London, England in February 1992.All songs written or co-written by Gary Barlow except "I Found Heaven" (Levine/Griffin), "It Only Takes A Minute" (Lambert/Potter) and "Could It Be Magic" (Manilow/Anderson ).Released in 1993, Take That & Party was the first album for Take That, and contains four Top Ten British singles. The album can be accurately described as more... Less

Audio Mixer: Brian Virtue .Recording information: Henson Recording Studios; Office Studios; Paramount Studios; Shut Up and Play; Stagg Street Studios; SteakHouse. Photographer: Neil Zlozower.As many well-versed metalheads know, Bruce Kulick was Kiss' guitarist during their wildly uneven "non-makeup era" of the mid-`80s through mid-`90s. After the original Kiss lineup reunited in 1996, Kulick was out on his own (although lending his songwriting talents to subsequent Kiss-related studio efforts), and launched a sporadic solo career. His third solo effort overall, the appropriately titled BK3, was released in 2010. Borrowing a page out of Santana's rule book, Kulick enlists quite a few special guests to drop by and lend a hand throughout, including a few surprise ones (the Knack's Doug... Less

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Personnel: R. Kelly (vocals, various instruments); Ronald Isley (vocals); The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Ray Bady (various instruments, background vocals); Mr. Lee, Mario Winans (various instruments, programming); Jim Slattery (various instruments); Ernie Isley (guitar); Lafayette Carthon (keyboards, background vocals); Peter Mokran, Stephen George (programming); Strings, Alfonzo Walker, Charlotte Horton, Eleanor "Tinkey" Hampton, Kimmie MacFarland, Ronda V., Pepe Epting (background vocals); Kirk Franklin. Engineers: Peter Mokran, Stephen George.R. was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album. "When A Woman's Fed Up" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.CD contains 1 bonus track.R. Kelly starts this disc off with a straight-up... Less

Personnel: Brent Paschke (guitar); Charles Parker , Igor Szwec, Emma Kummrow, Olga Konopelsky, Gregory Teperman (violin); Peter Nocella, Jennie Lorenzo, Davis A. Barnett (viola); Chad Hugo (keyboards); Eric Fawcett (drums, background vocals).Audio Mixer: Neil Pogue.Recording information: Chalice Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Criteria, Miami, FL; South Beach Studios, Miami, FL; The Hit Factory, New York, NY; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA.Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, and Shay Haley are back for more genre-bending funk rock and experimental hip-pop on SEEING SOUNDS. The album title reportedly refers to synesthesia--a rare neurological phenomenon that results in a mixture of the senses--but, like all of N.E.R.D.'s sonic excursions, album three might be better named after schizophrenia! The... Less

The S.O.S. Band: Jason "T.C." Bryant (vocals, keyboards); Willis "Sonny" Killebrew (vocals, flute, saxophone); Billy "B.E." Ellis (vocals, saxophone, keyboards); John Alexander Simpson (vocals, bass); James Earl Jones III (vocals, drums); Mary Davis (vocals, percussion); Bruno Speight (guitar). Additional personnel: Bill Henderson (strings); Maceo Parker, Fred Wisley, Rick Gardner, David Li, Richard Griffith, Ray Brown Jr., Nolan Smith, Jeff Clayton (horns); James Stroud (drums); Munyungo (percussion); Dorothy Farrell, Linda Riley, Pam Jones, Isaac Welcome, Angela "Neicy" Hall, Grace Anderson, Charlene Few (sound effects); Rosaline Sweeper, Freddi Rawls, Michele Morgan, Gertha Simms (background vocals).Includes liner notes by Tom Vickers.All tracks have been digitally remastered... Less

THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY is a collection of rare and unreleased Beatles recordings; a companion book and 10-hour video are also planned. Among the material on the first volume are recordings by The Quarry Men (a band that featured a teen-aged John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison); five songs from the Beatles' unsuccessful audition for Decca Records on January 1, 1962; live tracks from various television appearances; and alternate versions of several early Beatles songs.THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY: 1 also includes "Free As A Bird," the band's first new recording in 25 years. Written by the late John Lennon, the song was recorded in 1994 by the three surviving Beatles, using Lennon's lead vocal and piano track from a demo recorded in the late 1970s.The Beatles: John Lennon (vocals,... Less

The Who: Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar); Roger Daltrey (vocals); John Entwistle (bass); Keith Moon, Kenney Jones (drums).Recorded between 1964 & 1991. Includes 64-page booklet.THE GIFT SET includes the 30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B box set, the 30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B LIVE video, and a tee-shirt.The compilers of MAXIMUM R&B deserve credit for squeezing the collected works of the Who onto these four CDs. The Who's transition from singles band to something more ambitious is well chronicled on disc one. It contains early singles like "Zoot Suit" and "I'm the Face," classics like "My Generation" and "I Can't Explain," near-classics like "I'm a Boy" and early rarities like their take on the Stones' "The Last Time." The second disc charts the band's transition toward conceptual rock and opera,... Less

Recorded live at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California in 1992. Includes liner notes by Spike Cassidy. Personnel: Kurt Brecht (vocals); Spike Cassidy (guitar, programming). Audio Mixer: Spike Cassidy. Recording information: Hollywood Palladium, CA (11/27/1992).The majority of longtime hardcore/punk fans will agree: the genre is best experienced live than on record. And one of the top hardcore live performers of the '80s was D.R.I., whose shows were oft-times wild and high-energy affairs. Despite issuing albums on a regular basis from 1983 through 1992, the group never got around to issuing an all-live full length -- until the arrival of 1994's Live. Recorded in November 1992 while on tour in support of their Definition release, the release captures the band during a time when... Less

Personnel includes: R. Kelly (vocals); Boo, Gotti (rap vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, bass); Greg Landfair, Kendall Nesbitt (keyboards); Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness, Andy Gallas (programming). Engineers include: Abel Garibaldi, Jeff Lane, James Lee.Principally recorded at Rock Land Studios, Chicago, Illinois."I Wish" was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Personnel: R. Kelly (vocals); General, Gotti, Boo (rap vocals); Donnie Lyle, Gregg Landfair (guitar); Kendall D. Nesbitt (keyboards); Dave Conner, Bill W., Stan Wood, James Lee, Joe Donatello, Abel Garibaldi, Andy Gallas, Ian Mereness (programming). Audio Mixers: Ron Lowe; Jim Bottari; David Swope; Daniel Milazzo; Flip Osman; Bill Douglass ; Alex DeJonge; Doug Swope; John Nelson ; Peter Mokran; R... Less

Yes: Jon Anderson (vocals, percussion); Steve Howe (acoustic & electric guitars, vachalia, background vocals); Tony Kaye (piano, organ, Moog synthesizer); Chris Squire (bass, background vocals); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion). Additional personnel: Colin Goldring (recorder). Recorded at Advision Studios, London, England in Autumn 1970. Originally released on Atlantic (8283).All tracks have been digitally remastered. Personnel: Steve Howe (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Chris Squire (vocals, bass guitar); Jon Anderson (vocals, percussion); Tony Kaye (piano, organ); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion). Photographers: Phil Franks; Barry Wentzell.On Yes' first two albums, Yes (1969) and Time and a Word (1970), the quintet was mostly searching for a sound on which they could build,... Less

From Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You" to Player's "Baby Come Back" to Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song," this is the soundtrack to the '60s and '70s. Some of the greatest music in the American songbook is captured right here in the 3-CD box set that is the companion piece to the upcoming PBS special premiering August 2004.

Audio Mixers: John Wicks ; Dennis Taylor ; Robert Rhyu; John "FKN" Calacci; Steve Boyer.Recording information: Cedar Suites, Los Angeles, CA (2011); Rhyu-Boy Sound, Long Beach, CA (2011).After nearly ten years away from the recording studio (and 25 years after the official breakup of the Records), John Wicks makes up for lost time with 2007's Rotate, in which he handily demonstrates that his talents as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist are still in splendid shape. Calling this "the Records" is a bit of a cheat, since Wicks is the only member of the original group on board (Berton Averre of the Knack does pop up on several tracks, if that helps), but while this will never replace Shades in Bed or Crashes in the hearts of fans, Rotate is a fine exercise in contemporary power pop that... Less

Pearl Jam: Eddie Vedder (vocals, guitar); Stone Gossard, Mike McCready (guitar); Jeff Ament (bass); Matt Cameron (drums).Recorded live at Pennsylvania State College on May 3, 2003.Moving on from the grunge era with little concern for the latest pop trends, Eddie Vedder and the boys have happily shed their fair-weather fans while keeping their ragged-glory sound remarkably consistent. During this formidable 2003 performance, staunch supporters of the band are treated to many of Pearl Jam's finest tunes, beginning with the slowly building "Release," and including barn-storming rockers such as "Animal," "Corduroy," "Even Flow," "Do the Evolution," "Last Exit," and "Porch." After more than a decade of live sets, the group knows how to mix things up, and they carefully intersperse the evening... Less

The White Stripes: Jack White (vocals, guitar); Meg White (drums). Additional personnel: Suzy Lee (slide guitar).Recorded at Ghetto Recorders, Cass Corridor, Detroit, Michigan in January 1999.The White Stripes: Jack White (vocals, guitar, piano); Meg White (drum).Who knew such a stripped down sound, recorded on a tight budget, could deliver such a powerful rock & roll record? The White Stripes, a "brother and sister" guitar-and-drum duo from Detroit, here accomplish the seemingly impossible. Their debut record incorporates the sounds of classic bands such as Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, and the Kinks, merging them with the subterranean sounds of early '60s Texas punk. The result is a rock & roll disc crackling with a kind of dysfunctional energy.The band's original compositions,... Less

The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums). Additional personnel: Larry Knechtel (bass).Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California.The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (keyboards); John Densmore (drums).Includes liner notes by Danny Sugarman. Digitally remastered by Bruce Botnick.The Doors: Jim Morrison (vocals); Robby Krieger (guitar); Ray Manzarek (piano, organ, bass); John Densmore (drums).Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California in September 1966. Originally released on Electra (74007). Digitally remastered by Steve Hoffman.In 1965, University of California student Ray Manzarek invited a fellow student, singer/songwriter Jim Morrison, to join his and his... Less

All tracks have been digitally remastered. Recording information: the Hit Factory, NY; The Record Plant East, NY; Village Recorders, Los Angeles.Together with 1970's JOHNNY WINTER AND one of the definitive albums of Johnny Winter's '70s tenure on Columbia Records, 1974's SAINTS AND SINNERS is an unpretentious slab of good old-fashioned guitar boogie. Winter's first release after a self-induced drying-out session brought on by his well-publicized addiction problems, SAINTS AND SINNERS seems almost deliberately low-key.With only two compositions of his own--plus another, "Rollin' Cross the Country," co-written with Dan Hartman, who plays bass, drums, and guitar on the track--Winter runs through a loose collection of rock & roll and blues covers. "Boney Maronie," the Stones' slinky "Stray... Less

From Seas is the Bridal Shop's first mini-album on Magic Marker Records and is a reissue of their self-released 2007 debut CD-R. Hailing from Sweden, the Bridal Shop make the kind of drifty, reverb-swathed dream pop that makes your head feel like it's wrapped in a light blanket of cotton candy. In other words, From Seas is a really comfortable listen, and that's nothing but a good thing. The Bridal Shop could have lost themselves in their influences (the Radio Dept. are a good touchstone, as are New Order and the Field Mice), but they bring enough of their own sparkly, ethereal individuality to the table to make From Seas more than a pale imitation. From Seas is a very earnest album, emotional to the point of nearly drowning, but it's saved by the Bridal Shop's playful musical touches... Less

Personnel: Patrick Foss (vocals, guitar); Jake Welliver (drums). Recording information: Dig Recording, Portland, OR (09/2006).Pure Country Gold: it's not what you think, unless by "country" you imagine an actual nation-state where garage-punk reigns supreme, and guitar/drum duos (think: a revved-up White Stripes or Flat Duo Jets) are our leaders. And "gold" pertains not to million-selling records but to the color of an ice-cold beer going down easy as you mosh, pogo, line-dance, or lounge on the couch to this bracing, fun, danceable band.

A LITTLE HOUSTON ON THE SIDE contains tracks recorded in the 1970's for Muse Records, in which Person is a producer, sideman, or co-leader with other performers.This budget disc from the 32 Jazz label is aptly titled A Little Houston on the Side. It highlights the jazz-soul of tenor saxophonist Houston Person: a leader, sideman, and producer. The material on this compilation comes from Person's stint with the now-defunct Muse label, and was recorded in the '70s, '80s, and early '90s. A Little Houston on the Side emphasizes the stripped-down raucous blues of Hammond B-3 heroes Joey DeFrancesco, Sonny Phillips, and Groove Holmes, although a highlight has to be Jack McDuff's "Walking the Dog," featuring the battling tenors of Person and Ron Bridgewater. The tenor-organ combo bases are... Less

While the Dirty Blues Band's self-titled debut is nothing more than an ordinary late-'60s blues-rock record, it has its value as a curiosity. That's due to the presence of a 19-year-old Rod Piazza on lead vocals and Glenn Ross Campbell, formerly of the great but obscure psychedelic group the Misunderstood, on steel guitar. Unfortunately, Campbell, who had been unleashing unearthly astral leads in the Yardbirds-like Misunderstood less than a year prior to the September 1967 recording of this LP, sounds far less imaginative and special in this context. His steel leads are decent, but nothing to make you sit up and pop your eyes. Piazza actually sounds very much like he would when he achieved greater fame in the 1980s and 1990s as more of a pure bluesman: a good harmonica player, a... Less

Black Box Recorder: Sarah Nixey (vocals); Gilbert, John Moore, Luke Haines. Producers: Black Box Recorder, Pete Hofmann.One thing Black Box Recorder has going for them is that one needn't "get" them in order to enjoy the records they make. They work on many levels. On the cover of Passionoia, bikini-clad singer Sarah Nixey blissfully reclines poolside on a sunny day with a drink in hand. A lifeless body floats in that pool. For those who don't realize it's a reference to a party gone wrong that was thrown by English television celebrity Michael Barrymore, it still alludes to what can be expected from the record: Increasingly ornate arrangements as a significant move toward making contemporary dance-pop, but, as always, a fly is in the ointment. Just the same, one needn't consider whether... Less

PLAYBACK is a career retrospective spanning Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' stay at MCA Records. It includes a collection of Petty's best-known material, as well as tracks recorded by his first band, Mudcrutch, solo demos, 27 previously unreleased songs, B-sides and live cuts.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty (vocals, guitar); Mike Campbell (guitar); Benmont Tench (keyboards); Howie Epstein (bass); Stan Lynch (drums, background vocals). Additional personnel includes: Lenny Kravitz (vocals, bass, drums); Stevie Nicks (vocals); Jimmy Iovine (spoken vocals); George Harrison (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Jeff Lynne (guitar, synthesizer, bass); Tom Leadon, David A. Stewart (guitar); Scott Thurston (slide guitar); Charlie Sousa, Marty Jourard (saxophone); Lee Thornburg (trumpet);... Less

Every die-hard record collector has a want list: a piece of paper, dog-eared and folded over so often it could fall to pieces at any time, and carefully outlines the rare, sought-after singles, LPs, and ephemera that are the focus of every trip to the record shop and collectors' shows. The third volume in Soul Brother's Wants List series celebrates the obsessive- compulsive collector within, compiling 17 rare grooves from the heyday of soul and funk, While much of the material is obscure, many of the accompanying artists are anything but, which speaks volumes about just how easy it is for great music to slip unnoticed through the cracks. Highlights this time around William Bell's "The Man in the Street," Betty Everett's "Wondering" and Archie Bell's "Harder and Harder." ~ Jason Ankeny