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Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Platania (guitar); Nadine Cox (harp); Kate St. John (oboe, English horn); Richie Buckley (soprano & tenor saxophones); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (piano, synthesizer); David Hayes (bass); Baba Trunde (drums); Bianca Thornton, Jeanie Tracy, June Boyce, Rosie Hunter (background vocals).Recorded at Studio D & Record Plant, Sausalito, California; Townhouse Studios, London, England. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Ian Cooper. Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Plantania (guitar); Richie Buckley (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (keyboards); David Hayes (bass guitar); Baba Trunde (drums).When Van Morrison released 1986's NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER, he'd spent the better part... Less

Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Platania (guitar); Nadine Cox (harp); Kate St. John (oboe, English horn); Richie Buckley (soprano & tenor saxophones); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (piano, synthesizer); David Hayes (bass); Baba Trunde (drums); Bianca Thornton, Jeanie Tracy, June Boyce, Rosie Hunter (background vocals).Recorded at Studio D & Record Plant, Sausalito, California; Townhouse Studios, London, England. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Ian Cooper. Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Plantania (guitar); Richie Buckley (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (keyboards); David Hayes (bass guitar); Baba Trunde (drums).When Van Morrison released 1986's NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER, he'd spent the better part... Less

Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Platania (guitar); Nadine Cox (harp); Kate St. John (oboe, English horn); Richie Buckley (soprano & tenor saxophones); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (piano, synthesizer); David Hayes (bass); Baba Trunde (drums); Bianca Thornton, Jeanie Tracy, June Boyce, Rosie Hunter (background vocals).Recorded at Studio D & Record Plant, Sausalito, California; Townhouse Studios, London, England. Digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Ian Cooper. Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals); Chris Michie, John Plantania (guitar); Richie Buckley (saxophone); Martin Drover (trumpet); Jeff Labes (keyboards); David Hayes (bass guitar); Baba Trunde (drums).When Van Morrison released 1986's NO GURU, NO METHOD, NO TEACHER, he'd spent the better part... Less

Newly remastered sound and expanded packaging including lyrics of No Guru, No Method, No Teacher, an album by Northern Irish singer- songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1986. The song "In the Garden" was a favorite fan concert performance and per Morrison, "I take you through a definite meditation process which is a form of transcendental meditation." This album was hailed by most critics as a return to form. John Wilde in Sounds remarks, "the crescendos here are never dampened by their subtle nature and never fall short of blinding. The whole album aches with a steady stream of sorrow."

1. Got to Go Back2. Oh the Warm Feeling3. Foreign Window4. Town Called Paradise, A5. In the Garden6. Tir Na Nog7. Here Comes the Knight8. Thanks for the Information9. One Irish Rover10. Ivory Tower11. Oh the Warm Feeling - (alternate take)12. Lonely at the Top

Regarded as one of the greatest albums in rock 'n' roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones' catalogue. Upon its release more than three decades ago, 'Exile on Main Street' innovatively wove varying musical genres, instruments and even artists into a compelling rhythmic masterpiece. The original 18-track double-album was recorded in various stages at multiple locations, including Olympic Studios in London, Keith Richard's mansion Nellcote in France, and in Los Angeles where the literal "Main Street" influenced the album title. These atypical circumstances surrounding the recording process greatly affected the album's outcome which was highly reflective and influenced by the sociopolitical turbulence that marked the late `60s and early `70s. The Stones nixed the influences... Less

The European edition of The Cure's Greatest Hits features the substitution of "The Catepillar" in place of 'The Walk" (as featured on the U.S. edition) and also includes the bonus track of "Pictures Of You" to boot.

The Album's closing trilogy, "The Girl with the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes from a Mini Musical," was Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus's most ambitious work yet. But despite "Thank You for the Music," a more humble "I Write the Songs," and the barely veiled complaint "I'm a Marionette," it wasn't the 1977 LP's best stuff. That came in two great singles: "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Name of the Game," which continued the two Abba couples' string of growing-up-in-publ ic heartache songs. ("Knowing Me, Knowing You," from the previous Arrival, inaugurated the tradition.) "The Girl," though, hinted that the Bjorn-and-Benny writing team was bent on storming the musical stage, as it did by the mid-'80s with Chess. --Rickey Wright

The Album's closing trilogy, "The Girl with the Golden Hair: 3 Scenes from a Mini Musical," was Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus's most ambitious work yet. But despite "Thank You for the Music," a more humble "I Write the Songs," and the barely veiled complaint "I'm a Marionette," it wasn't the 1977 LP's best stuff. That came in two great singles: "Take a Chance on Me" and "The Name of the Game," which continued the two Abba couples' string of growing-up-in-publ ic heartache songs. ("Knowing Me, Knowing You," from the previous Arrival, inaugurated the tradition.) "The Girl," though, hinted that the Bjorn-and-Benny writing team was bent on storming the musical stage, as it did by the mid-'80s with Chess. --Rickey Wright

Recording information: 3:20 Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Free School, Noho, CA; Guerilla Strip, London, England; MSR, New York, NY; Sarm West Studios, London; Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas, NV. Photographers: Marcus Piggott; Mert Alas.The 12th studio album from singer Madonna, 2012's MDNA features all-new material from the pop icon with production from French electronic musician and DJ Martin Solveig, as well as longtime Madonna collaborator William Orbit. Coming on the heels of Madonna's half-time performance at the 2012 Superbowl, the album's title is an abbreviation of her name. Included are the singles "Give Me All Your Luvin'" featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., as well as "Girls Gone Wild."

Recording information: 3:20 Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Free School, Noho, CA; Guerilla Strip, London, England; MSR, New York, NY; Sarm West Studios, London; Studio At The Palms, Las Vegas, NV. Photographers: Marcus Piggott; Mert Alas.The 12th studio album from singer Madonna, 2012's MDNA features all-new material from the pop icon with production from French electronic musician and DJ Martin Solveig, as well as longtime Madonna collaborator William Orbit. Coming on the heels of Madonna's half-time performance at the 2012 Superbowl, the album's title is an abbreviation of her name. Included are the singles "Give Me All Your Luvin'" featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A., as well as "Girls Gone Wild."

2012 release, the 12th studio album from the Pop diva and international superstar. MDNA, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2008 album Hard Candy, features production from Benny Benassi, The Demolition Crew, William Orbit, Martin Solveig and others. Includes the first single 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.

2012 release, the 12th studio album from the Pop diva and international superstar. MDNA, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2008 album Hard Candy, features production from Benny Benassi, The Demolition Crew, William Orbit, Martin Solveig and others. Includes the first single 'Give Me All Your Luvin'' featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.

If time is the true test, then Guns N' Roses' Greatest Hits confirms that they really were one of the greatest rock & roll bands in the world. While, in retrospect, fellow graduates of the class of 1987 are about as cool as poodle perms and spandex, the L.A. bad boys still rock like gods. Listening to the sun-drenched chords of "Paradise City" and the ensuing stadium-sized swagger is enough to make wearing leather trousers and bandanas seem like a good idea. Of course, it helped that for them sex, drugs, and rock & roll was a way of life, not a fashion statement. As Axl Rose wails "I wanna watch you bleed" on "Welcome to the Jungle" like a chain-smoking lunatic possessed, it's hard not to believe he meant it. Yet equally, it was his surprisingly poetic nature that made genuinely touching... Less

"What I always wanted to do was to reconnect musicology with nature," Icelandic composer and performer Björk recently told the New York Times. "I always wanted to make bass lines behave like gravity." Biophilia is the Icelandic singer and composer's most ambitious undertaking in a 20-year career distinguished by continuous innovation and artistic evolution. The album title refers to a love of all living things, and in every aspect of this game-changing multi-media effort, Björk brilliantly connects nature, music, and technology. In addition to the music itself, this project will offer interactive iPad apps, designed by the industry's most creative minds, that feature games, music, and editorial content-allowing listeners to explore more deeply the concepts and sounds of each of... Less

UK seven inch picture disc vinyl pressing of this single lifted from her 2009 release The Fame Monster. Features two versions of 'Alejandro': Main Version and Bimbo Jones Remix. Polydor.

Recording information: Henson Studios, Hollywood, CA; Koryland Studios, Barcelona, Spain; Record Plant Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY; Solid Sound Studios, Nice, France; Sound Tracks Studio, Boston, MA; South Point Studios, Miami, FL; Studio Elevator Nobody, Gothenburg, Sweden; The Bunker Studios, Paris; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA; Triangle Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA.Photographer: Nino Muñoz.Work on Nicole Scherzinger's debut began way back in 2005, just after the release of the Pussycat Dolls' first album, but things never quite went as planned. Years passed and the album never materialized, perhaps because every single released failed to make more than a ripple on the charts, and the album was... Less

Personnel includes: James Brown (vocals, organ, synthesizer, drums); Lyn Collins, Vicki Anderson (vocals); Phelps "Catfish" Collins, Hearlon "Cheese" Martin, Jimmy Nolen (guitar); Jimmy Parker (alto saxophone); Maceo Parker (alto saxophone, flute); St. Clair Pinckney (tenor saxophone); Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison, Jerone "Jasaan" Sanford, Russell Crimes, Isaiah "Ike" Oakley (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone, vocals); Bobby Byrd (piano); Dave Matthews (electric piano, organ); William "Bootsy" Collins, Fred Thomas (bass); John "Jabo" Starks (drums); Johnny Griggs (congas). Producers: James Brown, Charles Bobbit, Don Love, Fred Wesley. Compilation producer: Harry Weinger.Recorded from 1970 to 1976. Includes liner notes by Alan Leeds.The J.B.'s recorded under various billings in the early '70s,... Less

Personnel: Lana Del Rey (vocals).The much-anticipated full-length debut from husky, internet savvy singer/songwriter Lana Del Ray featured 12 cuts, including the self-described "Gangsta Nancy Sinatra"'s omnipresent 2010 hit "Video Games." Born to Die drops January 27, 2012 on Interscope.

The 12th studio album from singer Madonna, 2012's MDNA features all new material from the pop icon with production from French electronic musician and DJ Martin Solveig as well as longtime Madonna collaborator William Orbit. Coming on the heels of Madonna's half-time performance at the 2012 Superbowl, the album's title is an abbreviation of her name. Included are the singles "Give Me All Your Luvin'" featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. as well as "Girls Gone Wild."

RARE MASTERS includes rare singles, previously unreleased material, and the long out-of-print FRIENDS soundtrack. Producers: Caleb Quaye, Steve Brown, Gus Dudgeon. Compilation producer: Bill LevinsonIncludes liner notes by Bernie Taupin and Andrew Sandoval.In addition to the expected b-sides and previously unreleased outtakes, RARE MASTERS is notable for including in its entirely the soundtrack John and Bernie Taupin wrote in the late-'60s for the British movie FRIENDS. The soundtrack songs are early, unpolished John, but among them is the touching buddy song "Friends," (not the Bette Midler- popularized Buzzy Linhart composition) a minor hit in 1971. Among the many surprises elsewhere on RARE MASTERS is "Rock Me When He's Gone," a gospelly number from 1971 whose raw, stripped-down... Less

Personnel includes: Roy Buchanan (vocals, guitar); Billy Price, Billy Sheffield (vocals); Neil Larson (arranger, keyboards); Teddy Irwin (guitar); Malcolm Lukens, Dick Heintz (keyboards); John Harrison (bass, background vocals); Kenny Tibbetts, Pete Van Allen, Don Payne (bass); Ned davis, Jerry Mercer, Robbie Magruder, Bill Stewart, Byrd Foster (drums). Producers: Peter Kieve Siegel, Jay Reich Jr., Ed Freeman. Compilation producer: Bill Levenson. Principally recorded at The Record Plant, New York, New York; The Record Plant, Sausalito, California; Amazing Grace Club, Evanston, Illinois between July 1972 and March 1975. Includes liner notes by Dave Thompson.All tracks have been digitally remastered.This is part of Universal's "20th Century Masters The Millenium Collection" series... Less

Full title: Cats: Selections From The Original Broadway Cast Recording.Music composed by Andrew Lloyd Weber. Based on a book by T.S. Eliot."The Jellicle Ball" and "Memory" have been specially recorded with a different orchestration than that used in the theatre. The version performed on stage is found on the complete original Broadway cast recording of CATS.Principal cast includes: Betty Buckley (Grizzabella); Ken Page (Old Deuteronomy); Terrence V. Mann (Rum Tum Tugger); Timothy Scott (Mr. Mistoffelees); Anna McNeely (Jennyanydots); Bonnie Simmons (Jellylorum/Gridd lebone).Recorded in New York, New York in October 1982.Highlights from the longest-running musical of all time, Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS, are compiled here. The 15 songs include "The Jellicle Ball," "Gus The Theatre Cat,"... Less

Cream: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Jack Bruce (vocals, 6-string bass, harmonica); Ginger Baker (vocals, drums).Recorded at Chalk Farm Studios and Mayfair Studios, London, England. Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Jack Bruce (vocals, harmonica, keyboards, bass guitar); Ginger Baker (vocals, drums).Recording information: Chalk Farm Studios (07/1966- 09/1966); Mayfair Studios, London, England (07/1966- 09/1966).From the acappella intro on "I Feel Free" to the tumultuous rhythmic underpinnings of "N.S.U.," Cream's debut album FRESH CREAM was a pronouncement that drums and bass would no longer be limited to the role of background instruments, that rock guitarists would henceforth be judged by the standard of Eric Clapton's soaring, lyric signature, and that emotional/instrum ental... Less

Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Mick Green (acoustic & electric guitars); Pee Wee Ellis (soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones, background vocals); Matt Holland (trumpet); Geraint Watkins (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Fiachra Trench (piano); Ian Jennings (acoustic bass); Liam Bradley (drums, percussion, background vocals); Bobby Irwin (drums); Brian Kennedy (background vocals).Recorded at The Wool Hall, Bath, England and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland. Personnel: Van Morrison (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica); Mick Green (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Mike Sanchez (guitar, piano); Pee Wee Ellis (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, background vocals); Leo Green (tenor saxophone); Matt Holland (trumpet); Fiachra Trench,... Less

The 12th studio album from singer Madonna, 2012's MDNA features all new material from the pop icon with production from French electronic musician and DJ Martin Solveig as well as longtime Madonna collaborator William Orbit. Coming on the heels of Madonna's half-time performance at the 2012 Superbowl, the album's title is an abbreviation of her name. Included are the singles "Give Me All Your Luvin'" featuring Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. as well as "Girls Gone Wild."

Originally released in Japan and then spreading out to other territories as her international star rose, Remix is precisely what it claims: remixed versions of Lady Gaga hits. At 17 tracks it borders on overkill, but that's fitting for Gaga, who has made excessiveness her raison d'être, and some of the included remixes are quite good, particularly when they come from either veterans of this game (Pet Shop Boys) or something approaching the latest fashion (Space Cowboy). That this is not an essential addition to Gaga's canon goes without saying -- it is not as sharp and cohesive as You Can Dance, its patchwork nature too evident -- but there's glitz and glamour to enjoy here.perhaps not in as great a number as Fame or Fame Monster, but enough to please those who have worn out either... Less

Recording information: Dean Street Studios, London; Fishhead Studios, Göteborg, Sweden; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Homesite 13, Novoto, CA; Jam Studios, Burbank, CA; Lighthouse Studios, Stockholm; Metropolis London; Rockin' House Studios, London; Rokstone Studios, London; The Shores, Los Angeles, CA; Universal Studio London.Following an album that was chock-full of singles but found no long-term success such as "Wordshaker," the Saturdays were rushed back into the studio to record new tracks, in order to ride the momentum they still managed to have following the absence of Girls Aloud and Sugababes on the Brit-pop music scene. The result of this is Headlines!, a "mini-album" that may have taken all of three hours to record. The eight-track recording features a remix of an... Less

Recording information: Big Sky, London, UK; Cell 1, London; Chestnut Studios, London, UK; Dean St. Studios, London; Eccentric Studios, Oslo, Norway; Electracraft Studio, NYC; Kinglet Studios, Stockholm; Mintman Studios; Music Box; Mux Music Studios; NTC Studios, London, UK; Rokstone Studios, London; Wendyhouse Production, London; Weyside Studios, UK.The third album from the Saturdays, following the Top Ten U.K. EP Headlines!, On Your Radar is promised to be a more R&B and dancefloor- oriented release in relation to the group's earlier releases. It features the pre-album singles "Notorious" and "All Fired Up," both of which reached the Top Ten of the U.K. singles chart, as well as additional productions from Steve Mac and Xenomania, and Lucas Secon, among others.

Similar to his 1997 MTV Unplugged release, this live album features stripped-down, acoustic versions of Bryan Adam's biggest hits. Some of the songs are solo performances; others feature keyboard accompaniment from Gary Breit, who toured alongside Adams on his 2010 acoustic tour.