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Kate Bush's 50 Words for Snow follows Director's Cut, a dramatically reworked collection of catalog material, by six months. This set is all new, her first such venture since 2005's Aerial. The are only seven songs here, but the album clocks in at an hour. Despite the length of the songs, and perhaps because of them, it is easily the most spacious, sparsely recorded offering in her catalog. Its most prominent sounds are Bush's voice, her acoustic piano, and Steve Gadd's gorgeous drumming -- though other instruments appear (as do some minimal classical orchestrations). With songs centered on winter, 50 Words for Snow engages the natural world and myth -- both Eastern and Western -- and fantasy. It is abstract, without being the least bit difficult to embrace. It commences with "Snowflake,"... Less

The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the Beatles catalogue has seen since its original release. Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The newly produced mini- documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each... Less

The classic original Beatles studio albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the Beatles catalogue has seen since its original release. Within each CD's new packaging, booklets include detailed historical notes along with informative recording notes. For a limited period, each CD will also be embedded with a brief documentary film about the album. The newly produced mini- documentaries on the making of each album, directed by Bob Smeaton, are included as QuickTime files on each... Less

Discover hope and encouragement alongside Steven Curtis Chapman with this collection of songs inspired by the loss of his daughter Maria. Includes Heaven Is the Face; See; Just Have to Wait; Faithful; Questions; Our God Is in Control; February 20th; God, Is It True?; I Will Trust You; Jesus Will Meet You There; Spring Is Coming; and the title track.

Release Date: 2000-05-22, Audio CD, EMI Europe Generic

Peter Gabriel s Scratch My Back album project is the first part of a series of songexchanges in which Gabriel and other leading artists reinterpret each other s songs.To help craft his recording of the album s eclectic array of cult favorites and classictracks, Gabriel enlisted former Durutti Column member John Metcalfe, composer, arranger and the expertise of producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd s The Wall , LouReed s Berlin ) and engineer, mixer and producer Tchad Blake (Suzanne Vega,Sheryl Crow, Tom Waits).Gabriel describes this as a very personal record with twelve songs performed onlywith orchestral instruments and voice. He made the choice not to include guitar ordrums. The album s richly diverse sounds include the sparse romance of Lou Reed s The Power of the Heart , the powerful... Less

Celebrate the majesty of God with Margaret Becker, Jennifer Knapp, Nichole Nordeman, Rebecca St. James, and Michelle Tumes as they weave a stunning tapestry of praise! This inspiring collection of contemporary hymns includes River of Life, Ocean of Mercy, For the Glory of Your Name, My Dwelling Place, and the title track.

This powerful collection features the energetic Carman at his best. Features the previously unreleased Serve the Lord alongside 14 of his brightest moments from earlieralbums, including Revival In the Land, The Champion, Shakin the House, Live, and others.

Pink Floyd: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Roger Waters (vocals, bass); Nick Mason (drums). Additional personnel: Bruce Johnston, Toni Tenille, Joe Chemay, John Joyce, Stan Farber, Jim Haas, Islington Green School (background vocals). Producers: Bob Ezrin, David Gilmour, Roger Waters.Recorded at Superbear Studios, Miravel, France; Producer's Workshop, Los Angeles, California; CBS Studios, New York, New York between April and November 1979.Digitally remastered by Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California). Personnel: David Gilmour, Roger Waters (vocals, guitar); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Islington Green School (vocals, background vocals); Jeff Porcaro, Nick Mason (drums); Jon Joyce , John Joyce, Stan Farber, Toni Tennille, Joe... Less

It is, perhaps, ironically fitting that the years since Jake Thackray's death have seen his back catalog undergo such a magnificent transition. After all, the man who, on the title track to his very first LP, pleaded with listeners to not plant forget-me-nots on his grave, to use his passing as the excuse for a party, and to never mention his name again, would doubtless have been exasperated to find himself so lionized as he is now. But exasperation of some sort was what powered the best of the songs he wrote in life; of course it should preserve them now that he's gone. Jake in a Box is, quite frankly, astonishing. Of course the four-CD package rounds up the entire four studio LPs (and six singles) he cut for EMI between 1967-1976. But it also adds the next best thing to three previously... Less