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The Ronnie Wood Radio Show was first broadcast on April 9, 2010. The show, which goes out on Absolute Radio from Monday to Thursday, repeated Friday, is repeated again on Saturday on Absolute’s sister station, Classic Rock. To use Ronnie’s own words, “[He] opens his little cage once a week for an hour”, playing his personal favourite tracks, often by artists he has worked with. The shows also feature many of Ronnie’s great rock ‘n’ roll stories prompted by the tunes he plays and you can even hear the seasoned rocker strumming his guitar in the studio in-between tracks.  The shows are billed as “The soundtrack to Ronnie Wood’s rock ’n’ roll life” and for this edition of “Ronnie On The Radio” we have chosen 50 rock ’n’ roll era tunes from the first 50 shows. The Ronnie Wood Radio Show has been a great success for our poacher turned gamekeeper– a success that culminated in Wood being named 2011 Music Radio Personality of the Year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.

Tracklist:
Disc 1:  1. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On – Jerry Lee Lewis (Williams) /2. I’m a King Bee – Slim Harpo (Moore) / 3. Money Honey – Clyde McPhatter (Stone) / 4. Shimmy, Shimmy Ko-Ko Bop – Little Anthony & The Imperials (Smith) / 5. Careless Love – Bessie Smith (Trad. Arr andy / Williams / Koenig) / 6. Solitude – Billie Holiday (Ellington/De Lange/Mills) / 7. Reet Petite – Jackie Wilson (Gordy/Carlo) / 8. C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran (Capehart/Cochran) / 9. Splish Splash – Bobby Darin (Darin/Murray) / 10. Gone Fishing – Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong (Kennedy/Kennedy)
11. Let The Good Times Roll – Shirley and Lee (Lee) / 12. The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James (James/Lewis/Levy) / 13. Flyin’ Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll – Billy Riley & His Little Green Men (Scott) / 14. Rip It Up – Little Richard (Blackwell/Marascalco) / 15. Spoonful – Howlin’ Wolf (Dixon) / 16. Money (That’s What I Want) Barrett Strong (Bradford/Gordy) / 17. Honey Don’t – Carl Perkins (Perkins) / 18. Big Boss Man – Jimmy Reed (Dixon/Smith)
19. Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee – Stick McGee (McGhee/Williams) / 20. Guitar Boogie – Arthur Smith and his Crackerjacks (Smith) / 21. Bad Boy – Eddie Taylor (Taylor) / 22. Peggy Sue – Buddy Holly (Allison/Petty/Holly) / 23. Rocket 88 – Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats (Brenston) / 24. Jail Bait – Andre Williams (Williams/Brown) / 25. Belleville – Django Reinhardt (Reinhardt)
 
Disc 2:  1. Work With Me, Annie – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (Ballard) / 2. You Send Me – Sam Cooke (Cooke) / 3. At The Hop – Danny and the Juniors (Singer/Medora/White) / 4. Say Man – Bo Diddley (McDaniel) / 5. Young Blood – The Coasters (Leiber/Stoller/Pomus) / 6. Flamingo – Earl Bostic (Grouya/Anderson)  / 7. Dimples – John Lee Hooker (Hooker/Bracken) / 8. Juke – Little Walter (Jacobs) / 9. Walking By Myself – Jimmy Rogers (Rogers) / 10. What Am I Living For? – Chuck Willis (Harris/Jay) / 11. The Great Pretender – The Platters (Ram) / 12. Lotta Lovin’ – Gene Vincent (Bedwell) / 13. Lonely Avenue – Ray Charles (Pomus) / 14. Honey Hush – Big Joe Turner (Turner) / 15. House Rent Boogie – John Lee Hooker (Hooker) / 16. Dinah – Louis Armstrong (Akst/Lewis/Young) / 17. Crackin’ Up – Bo Diddley (McDaniel) / 18. It’s a Sin To Tell a Lie – Fats Waller (Mayhew) / 19. Mannish Boy – Muddy Waters (McDaniel/London/Morganfield) / 20. Buona Sera – Louis Prima (De Rose/Sigman/Weingarten) / 21. Honey Love – Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters (McPhatter/Wexler) / 22. The Things That I Used To Do – Guitar Slim (Jones) / 23. Milk Cow Blues Boogie – Elvis Presley (Arnold) / 24. You Can’t Catch Me – Chuck Berry (Berry) / 25. Wake Up Little Susie – The Everly Brothers (Bryant/Bryant)

In her tragically short life and even shorter career, Amy Winehouse gave the world a fleeting glimpse of what might have been. For a few years her star burned brightly, before the 27-year old with the passionately soulful voice and emotionally drenched lyrics was fatally undone by her own personal demons. Amys music touched the whole world and while a true original when it came to both composition and performance, she was proud of her varied influences which informed her style and sparked her imagination. This CD includes 26 tracks of Amys favourite music, ranging from the cool jazz vocals of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald through the lush orchestrations and pure pop sensibilities of Phil Spectors Wall Of Sound, via classic singer-songwriters like Carole King and crashing in on the late 80s Rap sounds of NWA all via Be Bop, Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Motown, Ska and many other styles. This delightful compilation is a true tribute to Amys own music and represents the sounds which bought to her, happiness, joy and inspiration during a life which, albeit short, was one lived with the type of gusto most of us can barely dare to imagine.

Tracklist: 1. Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop – Little Anthony and The Imperials / 2. You Go To My Head – Frank Sinatra / 3. I Got a Woman – Sammy Davis, Jr / 4. I Feel The Earth Move – Carole King / 5. Moody’s Mood For Love – James Moody / 6. Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk / 7. Be My Baby – The Ronettes / 8. Tenderly – Sarah Vaughan / 9. 100 Miles And Runnin’ – N.W.A / 10. To Know Him Is To Love Him – The Teddy Bears / 11. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – The Shirelles / 12. Cupid – Sam Cooke / 13. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell / 14. Don’t Go To Strangers – Etta Jones / 15. I Just Want To Make Love To You– Etta James / 16. Oh Carolina – The Folkes Brothers / 17. Loving You – Minnie Riperton
18. Lover Man – Billie Holiday / 19. Give Him a Great Big Kiss – The Shangri-Las / 20. There Is No Greater Love – Dinah Washington / 21. Lonely Avenue – Ray Charles / 22. Come See About Me – The Supremes / 23. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat – Charles Mingus / 24. Stagger Lee – Lloyd Price / 25. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams – Tony Bennett / 26. Body And Soul – Ella Fitzgerald

Although Robert Plant will always be inextricably linked with the biggest band in the history of rock music, his solo career, which now spans more than 30 years, has been immensely varied and fascinating. Plant’s musical loves and influences include Rock, Blues, British Celtic Folk, West Coast Psychedelic Rock, Indian Ragas, and a deep love of North African, especially Arabic, music. Plant’s empathy for all kinds of music cultures began when he was traversing the planet with Led Zeppelin. As early as 1972, Plant and Page recorded ‘Friends’ and ‘Four Sticks’ with a group of Indian musicians in Bombay. Although these recordings, made in March ’72, were not officially released, they did offer a glimpse as to the direction that Plant and Page might take Zeppelin’s music. One of the band’s greatest musical achievements, ‘Kashmir’, ultimately rose out of this quest to explore other cultures. Begun in 1973, but not released until February 1975, ‘Kashmir’, with its many musical patterns of classical Moroccan, Middle Eastern and Indian music, would be the first time the band managed to showcase in one song all of the elements that made up the Led Zeppelin sound. Robert Plant’s fascination with both North African and Indian music cannot be overstated and he has talked at length about these influences in many interviews. In 2005, Plant told Jane Stevenson of the Toronto Sun: “When I was seventeen I met a girl who was born in India and we married and had three children. All around me at that time in England where I lived was Indian communities ... When I travelled in the early Led Zeppelin days, Jimmy and I stopped off quite a bit in Thailand and India … and were able to just explore ... I am part now of a movement, I guess, a fusion between North Africa, West Africa, Mali, Southern Morocco, (Algeria) and western rock music.” In a 2003 interview Plant told Banning Eyre: “From 1971 … I’ve been travelling in the south of Morocco ... I was always exposed to this amazing timbre … it was reminding me constantly of my youth and my love of Son House and Charlie Patton … very archaic African music … The Race Records of the late ’20s and early ’30s were kind of jolly ditties mixed with some real primal music. When I got to Gulmin, Tantan Tarfaya and into Southern Morocco, I heard the grandfather of this music. And I’ve been glued to it ever since.” Robert Plant still has a vivid memory of how his life’s musical wanderlust began when he first heard Elvis Presley on his uncle’s gramophone. Robert was only seven or eight years of age and yet he has said that he soon began to feel the tone of Presley’s voice stir the “deepest emotion of the human soul”. “Robert Plant’s Jukebox” traces the singer’s ongoing quest of discovery by selecting some of the music that has informed and inspired one of the most remarkable and multi-faceted artist of his generation.

Tracklist: 1. Baby, Let’s Play House – Elvis Presley / 2. Who Do You Love – Bo Diddley / 3. Don’t Start Me Talkin’ – Sonny Boy Williamson /4. Blackwaterside – Bert Jansch /5. How Many More Years – Howlin’ Wolf  /6. The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil – Jefferson Airplane /7. Performance – Ravi Shankar / 8. I’ll Go Crazy – James Brown / 9. Lessa Faker – Oum Kalthoum / 10. Lively Up Yourself – Bob Marley / 11. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles / 12. Sea Of Love – Phil Phillips / 13. Good Rockin’ Tonight – Wynonie Harris / 14. Gallis Pole – Lead Belly / 15. Omaha – Moby Grape / 16. Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Blind Willie Johnson / 17. Ahenn Elek (I Miss You) – Abdel Halim Hafez / 18. Song To The Siren – Tim Buckley / 19. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix / 20. Fixin’ To Die – Bukka White / 21. Crawling King Snake – John Lee Hooker / 22. Stick With Me Baby – The Everly Brothers / 23. Rich Woman – L’il Millet and his Creoles / 24. Cindy – Pete Seeger / 25. Falling In Love Again – The Kelly Brothers / 26. Twelve Gates To The City – Reverend Gary Davis

Truly original and wholly unique, Pink Floyd are renowned for their sonic experimentation and musical innovation, creating a sound all of their own in the process. But while their music would greatly inspire a huge range of artists who came along in their wake, it was not created without its own influences. Indeed Floyd members have never been shy to name-check an eclectic range of songwriters and performers who had come before. Across the whimsical psychedelia of the Barrett era through the ambient progressive groove that would propel the band towards the enormous success they eventually achieved, they were informed and inspired by numerous different genres and artists. The raw country blues of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council – who of course additionally inspired the band’s name – were favourites of Syd Barrett, with Dave Gilmour citing Tommy Steele as important as Elvis! The pioneering work of electronic mavericks Stockhausen and Varese co-exist with Dylan, Miles Davis and Bo Diddley, who all played their part in what would become the Pink Floyd sound too. This compilation, complete with 16 page booklet featuring notes by music historian Derek Barker, documents these influences and many more besides, across 23, always surprising, often obscure tracks on his quite extraordinary ‘jukebox’ collection.

1. Every Day In The Week Blues - Pink Anderson 2. Runaway Man Blues - Floyd Council 3. Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly 4. (I’m a) King Bee - Slim Harpo 5. Pretty Thing - Bo Diddley) 6. Beautiful Delilah - Chuck Berry 7. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers 8. Song Of Youths (edit) - Karlheinz Stockhausen 9. Money Honey - Elvis Presley 10. Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele 11. Blue Sands - Chico Hamilton 12. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers 13. Apache - The Shadows 14. Midnight Special - Pete Seeger 15. Blowin’ In The Wind - Bob Dylan 16. Prologue From West Side Story - Max Goberman Orchestra 17. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix 18. Gone - Miles Davis 19. Up On Cripple Creek - The Band 20. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds 21. So What - Miles Davis 22. Louie, Louie - Richard Berry 23. Déserts - Edgard Varèse

One of contemporary music’s true originals, the inimitable songs of Nick Drake are often difficult to imagine having been influenced by anyone but himself. But as with all true musical giants, Drake’s compositions and style were informed by a diverse range of musicians, songwriters and performers who came before. From the sublime finger-picking and glorious tunes of the wholly under-rated Bert Jansch to the country blues styles of Big Bill Broonzy and Reverend Gary Davis - via Donovan, The Yardbirds and Miles Davis, he listened to all of them and many others besides. The inspiration these mavericks provided motivated the often manically depressed Nick Drake into writing, recording and, on the very rare occasion, performing some of the most beautiful music ever written – albeit, tragically, the process would contribute in no small way to his untimely death at the age of just 26. This compilation traces the roots of Nick Drake’s astonishing music and features all of the above mentioned artists and many others– with 24 superb and moving tracks, which now can be appreciated all together on this collection, enabling the appreciation of where this mysterious and legendary figure found much of his musical muse and hopefully, for a man often tortured by his own existence, at least a little comfort. The set is completed with a 16-page booklet featuring extensive sleevenotes by music historian, Derek Barker.

1. St James Infirmary - Louis Armstrong 2. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds 3. Parchman Farm - Bukka White 4. Gallows Tree -  Odetta 5. Blue In Green - Miles Davis 6. Careless Love - Josh White 7. Betty and Dupree -  Brownie McGhee 8. Chega de Saudade João  - Gilberto 9. Summertime -  Billie Holiday 10. If You Leave Me Pretty Mama -  Dave Van Ronk 11. Black Mountain Blues -  Dave Van Ronk 12. Little Woman Your So Sweet -  Blind Boy Fuller 13. Cocaine Blues -  Ramblin’ Jack Elliott 14. Samson and Delilah - Reverend Gary Davis 15. Guinevere -  Donovan 16. Girl From The North Country -  Bob Dylan 17. Gypsy Davey -  Woody Guthrie 18. Black Girl -  Pete Seeger 19. I Ain’t Marching Anymore -  Phil Ochs 20. I Wish I Was a Mole In The Ground -  Bascom Lamar Lunsford 21. Blackwaterside -  Bert Jansch 22. Wedding Dress Pentangle -  23. When Do I Get To Be Called a Man -  Big Bill Broonzy 24. Hellhound On My Trail  - Robert Johnson

Characterized by his intense vocal performances, Nick Cave’s music, which might be considered as post-punk / alternate, is actually a rich stew of eclectic influences which displays his great fascination with American roots music. Add to this Cave’s gospel, country, and folk influences, plus the music he now plays with the recently (2006) formed garage rock band Grinderman, and you have a wealth of material for a stunning jukebox collection. The set is completed with a 16-page booklet featuring extensive sleevenotes by music historian, Derek Barker.

1. Cat Man - Gene Vincent 2. Gotta Serve Somebody - Bob Dylan 3. I Put a Spell On You - Screaming J. Hawkins 4. Rye Whiskey - Tex Ritter 5. Hey Joe - Jimi Hendrix 6. Black Betty - Lead Belly 7. I’m Gonna Kill That Woman - John Lee Hooker 8. Wanted Man - Johnny Cash 9. Man In Black - Johnny Cash 10. Bottle It Up And Go - Tommy McClennan 11. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley 12. I’m Gonna Run To The City Of Refuge - Blind Willie Johnson 13. Helpless - Neil Young 14. Fever - Little Willy John 15. How Long, How Long Blues - Leroy Carr 16. The Body Of An American -  The Pogues 17. Down In The Willow Garden - Everly Brothers 18. Stack O’ Lee - Mississippi John Hurt 19. Knoxville Girl -  Louvin Brothers 20. Henry Lee -  Dick Justice 21. King Kong Kitchie-Kitchie Ki-Me-O - Chubby Parker 22. Mack The Knife - Louis Armstrong 23. Grinder Man -  Blues Memphis Slim

Of all the musicians and artists who grew up in the 1950s listening to records that helped forge successful recording careers in the 1960’s, Frank Zappa’s choices were the most eclectic, leftfield and downright bizarre. So while Frank listened to R‘n’B, Blues and Rock n’ Roll, in common with many of his later contemporaries (and often with local buddy Don Van Vliet - the artist later to be known as Captain Beefheart - in tow) he would equally find time for avant-garde jazz, modern classical and more New York doo-wop than surely was good for a young man still in his mid-teens. With extensive sleeve-notes by music historian Derek Barker, explaining the relevance and stories behind each track, and a 16 page booklet packed with rare photographs, this collection will prove a delight for both Frank Zappa fans and those interested in how the music of the past influenced the artists of the rock-era.
 

1. The Robins - Riot In Cell Block No. 9 2. Richard Berry - Louie Louie Berry 3. Hank Ballard and the Midnighters - Work With Me Annie Ballard 4. Edgard Varèse - Ionisation 5. Lightnin’ Slim - My Starter Won’t Work West 6. Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown - Okie Dokie Stomp 7. Don & Dewey - Leavin’ It All Up To You 8. Howlin’ Wolf - I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline) 9. The Channels - The Closer You Are 10. The Clovers - Your Cash Ain’t Nothing But Trash 11. Muddy Waters - Louisiana Blues 12. Cecil Taylor - Song 13. Andre Williams - Bacon Fat 14. The Chips - Rubber Biscuit 15. Anton Webern - Bagatelle 16. Anton Webern - Symphony 17. Four Deuces - W-P-L-J 18. The Turbans No No Cherry 19. Eric Dolphy - Out There 20. Guitar Slim - The Story Of My Life 21. Johnny “Guitar” Watson - Three Hours Past Midnight 22. Little Richard - Directly From My Heart 23. The Cadets - Stranded In The Jungle 24. Igor Stravinsky - Rite Of Spring (extract) 25. Igor Stravinsky - Rite Of Spring (extract) 26. Tony Allen - Nite Owl

A man of hugely eclectic tastes, Frank Zappa was a lover of everything from Doo-Wop to Heavy Metal and from Jazz-Funk to New Wave. Indeed a radio show he produced for the BBC in 1980 found him spinning records by artists as varied as Frankie Valli, Howlin’ Wolf, The Channels, Lene Lovich, Wild Man Fisher,UK Subs, Traffic and The Rolling Stones. On that same Sunday evening more than 30 years ago, Zappa also played records by Edgar Varese and Igor Stravinsky, representing his love of modern classical music.
Varese was one of Zappa’s very earliest influences and after discovering the dissonant sounds that this French born composer created, he was hooked on a genre of music that for most of us is anything but easy listening. But while an acquired taste the tracks that fill this 2 disc compilation may be, the acquisition of such a taste is a rewarding journey with an even more rewarding destination.
Featuring nineteenth and twentieth century mavericks as diverse as Wagner, Holst, Ravel, Boulez, Stockhausen, Schoenberg,Penderecki, Harry Partch and John Cage – in addition to the aforementioned Stravinsky and Varese – this collection illustrates the impulse for many of Zappa’s own compositions and works as both an introduction to a style of music rarely heard outside of the most elite communities in the third millennium and as a guide to the music Frank Vincent took to his very heart and cherished throughout the major part of his tragically short life.
Including fully illustrated 16 page booklet with extensive notes by music historian Derek Barker, this delightful package finally reveals what it was that informed so much of Frank Zappa’s extraordinary music.

Tracklist
DISC 1: 1. Richard Wagner – The Ride Of The Valkyries  - 2. Igor Stravinsky – ‘Spring Rounds’ From The Rite Of Spring - 3. Anton Webern – Bagatelle Opus 9 - 4. Igor Stravinsky – ‘Royal March’ From A Soldier’s Tale 5. Gustav Holst – ‘Jupiter’ From The Planets - 6. Edgard Varese – Hyperprism - 7. George Antheil – Ballet Mecanique - 8. Maurice Ravel – Bolero - 9. Arnold Schoenberg – Begleitungsmusik Zu Einer  Lichtspielszene Opus 34 - 10. Silvestre Revueltas – Sensemaya - 11. John Cage – 4.33 - 12. Conlon Nancarrow – Study No. 11 - 13. Pierre Boulez – First Movement (L’artisanat Furieux) Of Le Marteau Sans Maitre. DISC 2: Harry Partch – Us Highball – A Musical Account Of A Transcontinental Hobo Trip 1. Part 1 - 2. Part 2 - 3. Luigi Nono – Il Canto Sospeso (The Suspended Song) Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte - 4. Part 1 - 5. Part 2 - Olivier Messiaen – Chronochromie 6. Part 1 - 7. Part 2 - 8. Krzysztof Penderecki – Threnody To The Victims Of Hiroshima - 9. Bulent Arel – Electronic Music No. 1

Never a band to shy away from namedropping their most beloved influences, U2 remain wholly proud of incorporating other styles and forms into their own unique sound - which has all but become a genre in its own rite. And the history of the group has been a trail of musical discovery for its four founder members, each of whom now boasts a musical knowledge and taste far wider than most of their contemporaries.
So while The Ramones and The Clash have been firm favourites since the very earliest practise sessions, B.B. King, Johnny Cash and Billie Holiday all entered the fray a little later. But memories too from the era when the lads were growing up are also represented here; Frank Sinatra was rarely off the gramophone in the Hewitt household during the 1960s and 70s, and each one of this extraordinary quartet still gets a tingle down the spine when hearing again that monster hit from the glorious summer of 1976, Peter Frampton’s ‘Show Me The Way’ - the song the band, then known as Feedback, opened their first two gigs with some 35 years ago. Elsewhere on this collection, David Bowie rubs shoulders with Chuck Berry, Allen Ginsberg co-exists with John Lee Hooker and Bob Dylan sits close to Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Roy Orbison.
Twenty-One classic tracks in all, every one of which has played its part in informing and inspiring Dublin’s finest sons to remain one of the finest bands the world has ever known.
Tracklist

1. Show Me The Way – Peter Frampton / 2. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry / 3. Glad To See You Go / Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment – Ramones / 4. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters / 5. Maggie’s Farm (Live) – Bob Dylan / 6. The Magnificent Seven (Live) – The Clash / 7. C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran / 8. Hey Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley / 9 Save a Seat For Me – B.B. King / 10. Lover Man – Billie Holiday / 11. Crawlin’ King Snake – John Lee Hooker / 12. Howl – Allen Ginsberg (Ginsberg) / 13. Last Days Of The Suicide Kid – Charles Bukowski  / 14. Jesus Christ –Woody Guthrie / 15. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly / 16. Only The Lonely – Roy Orbison / 17. La Bamba – Ritchie Valens / 18. Big River – Johnny Cash / 19. You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra / 20. Mystery Train – Elvis Presley / 21. Young Americans (Live) – David Bowie

When a band is as original and unique as the Doors were during their heyday, it is often less of a challenge to name those they have inspired than it is their own key influences. But there is one pivotal genre of music running in the background of numerous Doors classics: that of course, is the blues. Jim Morrison loved the dark recordings of Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker almost as much as he did the novels of Huxley, Kerouac and Joyce, or the poetry of Rimbaud and Blake. And with Ray Manzerek growing up on the south side of Chicago, home of electric blues, the band had a common thread to indulge in their songwriting.
But co-existing on this compilation with the scorching blues records of the names above and many others from a similar impulse, are songs by Kurt Weill and George Gershwin, free jazz from Ornette Coleman and Thelonius Monk,and primal rock n’ roll performances by Elvis Presley. Doors member were heavily informed by these names and many others, and this selection acts as a fitting tribute to both a band who knew where to look for inspiration and a selection of artists who were so powerful in their chosen field they had the balls – albeit unknowingly - to influence one of the finest band this world has ever witnessed.

Trackslist

1. Hoochie Coochie Man – Muddy Waters / 2. Smokestack Lightnin’ – Howlin’ Wolf  / 3. Little Rain – Jimmy Reed / 4. Crawlin’ King Snake – John Lee Hooker  / 5. I’m a King Bee – Slim Harpo (Moore) / 6. The Wheel Of The Quivering Meat Conception – Jack Kerouac  / 7. Mystery Train – Elvis Presley / 8. Farruca – Sabicas  / 9. Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground – Blind Willie Johnson  / 10. Travelling Riverside Blues – Robert Johnson / 11. Cafe De Chinitas – Carlos Montoya / 12. Russian Lullaby – John Coltrane / 13. Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong / 14. Summertime – Billie Holiday / 15. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk  / 16. Mack The Knife – Louis Armstrong / 17. Carol – Chuck Berry / 18. Blue In Green – Miles Davis / 19. Who Do You Love – Bo Diddley / 20. Louie Louie – Richard Berry / 21. On The Road (Extract) – Jack Kerouac  / 22. Alabama Song (Whisky Bar) – Lotte Lenya / 23. Close To You – Muddy Waters / 24. Fever – Little Willie John / 25. St James Infirmary – Josh White

Whether he’s God, Slowhand, or simply Eric, there is no doubting that the boy Clapton is one of the greatest guitar virtuosos of all time. After almost 50 years in the business, the authentic musical genius that is Eric Clapton continues to astonish and delight music fans the world over. He has the unique distinction of being the only person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times: as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream, and as a solo performer.
This compilation brings together 70 minutes of superb music beloved by Eric across his life and career, and for the most part consisting of cuts that have hugely influenced his own composition, sound and playing.
As may well have been expected, a good smattering of blues is present, represented by some of the finest players from the classic era of the devil’s music – Robert Johnson, Sonny and Brownie, Big Bill Broonzy, Elmore James, Skip James, Billy Boy Arnold and Howlin’ Wolf - but elsewhere on this fascinating disc sitting alongside these legends are less well known inspirations from Jimi Hendrix and The Band, Bob Marley, Johnny Otis and numerous others.Classic Rock & Roll and Rhythm and Blues are also present from the likes of Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Bo Diddley, helping to create an eclectic compilation of music courtesy of the varied and exciting musical taste of the man who still outplays every other white boy with a guitar.
Completed with 16 page booklet with notes by music historian Derek Barker, this unique compilation will prove a delight for Clapton fans everywhere and to anyone with an interest in some of the finest music to ever get laid down in a studio.

Tracklist
1. Whoopin’ the Blues – Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee / 2. Well... All Right – Buddy Holly / 3. Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry / 4. I Wish You Would – Billy Boy Arnold / 5. Steppin’ Out – Memphis Slim / 6. It Ain’t Right – Little Walter / 7. Spoonful – Howlin’ Wolf / 8. Rollin’ and Tumblin’ – Muddy Waters / 9. I’m So Glad – Skip James / 10. Hear My Train A-Comin’ – Jimi Hendrix / 11. Up On Cripple Creek – The Band / 12. Crossroads – Robert Johnson / 13. Key To The Highway – Little Walter / 14. Its Too Late – Chuck Willis / 15. Have You Ever Loved a Woman – Freddie King / 16. Trench Town Rock – Bob Marley / 17. Willie and the Hand Jive – Johnny Otis / 18. The Sky Is Crying – Elmore James / 19. Driftin’ Blues – Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers / 20. Further On Up the Road – Bobby “Blue” Bland / 21. Double Trouble – Otis Rush / 22. Mean Old Frisco Blues – Arthur Crudup / 23. Worried Life Blues – Maceo Merriweather / 24. Before You Accuse Me – Bo Diddley / 25. Hey Hey – Big Bill Broonzy

On the inside cover of Keith Richards’ recent autobiography, Life, title spines of records from the author’s collection are on proud view. Revealing a selection as exquisite as it is eclectic, Keith’s blues favourites rub up against Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited, his Jazz heroes are present alongside soul music’s very finest, and tatty early reggae LPs share his shelves with a smattering of Rolling Stone releases. His beloved R’n’B, Rock n’ Roll and Country are not conspicuous by their absence.
This CD features 27 tracks from Keith Richards’ enormous music collection and musical education – only a tiny part of which is showing in the aforementioned picture. Featuring favourite cuts from his heroes across genres the Human Riff treasures most, this enthralling compilation takes us a little closer to understanding how the skinny kid from Dartford became rock n’ roll’s most iconic ambassador and remains the true epitome of its spirit.

Tracklist
1. Muskrat Ramble – Louis Armstrong / 2. I’m Left, Your Right, She’s Gone – Elvis Presley / 3. Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry / 4. Long Tall Sally – Little Richard / 5. I Want To Be Loved – Muddy Waters / 6. Mona (I Need You Baby) – Bo Diddley / 7. Honest I Do – Jimmy Reed / 8. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly / 9. Walking The Dog – Rufus Thomas / 10. Believe What You Say – Ricky Nelson / 11. Susie Q – Dale Hawkins / 12. Moanin’ At Midnight – Howlin’ Wolf / 13. Stop Breaking Down Blues – Robert Johnson / 14. Ay-TeTe Fee – Clifton Chenier / 15. Bon Ton Roula – Clarence ‘Bon Ton’ Garlow / 16. I’m In The Mood – John Lee Hooker / 17. Oh, Carolina – The Folkes Brothers / 18. Don’t Rock My Boat – Bob Marley / 19. All I Have To Do Is Dream – Everly Brothers / 20. Whole Lotta Shaking Going On – Jerry Lee Lewis / 21. Blue Monday – Fats Domino / 22. Nearness Of You – Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald / 23. Cry, Cry, Cry – Bobby “Blue” Bland / 24. Cocaine Blues – Ramblin’ Jack Elliott / 25. You Win Again – Hank Williams / 26. Just One More – George Jones / 27. Blues With a Feeling – Little Walter

By far the finest musician within the Beatles, Paul McCartney also had the most eclectic taste in music.
Understandably and rightly so, he loved Rock & Roll and its early British counterpart Skiffle - the music of his youth - just as much as the others. But McCartney also had a huge knowledge and passion for the songs of the great American composers from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s and delighted too in RnB, Country, Jazz, Classical plus the compositions of Brian Wilson, the poetry of the Beat Generation, and in time, the then emerging avant-garde, which his song-writing partner was still insisting was French for bullshit.
This compilation brings together the songs and records that Paul McCartney has been inspired by most through his quite incredible life and career. Taking in many of the genres and styles he has enjoyed the most, this compilation offers a fascinating glimpse into what has rotated on Pauls record decks, CD players and quite possibly moved through his internet connection as well.

Tracklist
1. Fascinating Rhythm - Fred Astaire / 2. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley / 3. Midnight Special - Lonnie Donegan / 4. Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran / 5. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent / 6. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard / 7. Searchin’ – The Coasters / 8. That’ll Be The Day - Buddy Holly / 9. Clarabella - The Jodimars / 10. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry / 11. Hippy Hippy Shake - Chan Romero / 12. Money (That’s What I Want) - Barrett Strong / 13. Till There Was You - Sue Raney / 14. Matchbox - Carl Perkins / 15. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison / 16. Indeterminacy (extract) - John Cage and David Tudor / 17. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys / 18. A Supermarket In California - Allen Ginsberg / 19. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia / 20. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Bill Monroe / 21. Cathy’s Clown - The Everly Brothers / 22. Crackin’ Up - Bo Diddley / 23. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington / 24. I’m Gonna Be a Wheel Some Day - Fats Domino / 25. Honey Hush - Johnny Burnette / 26. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price / 27. Dog - Lawrence Ferlinghetti / 28. She Said Yeah - Larry Williams / 29. Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson

Sonic Sci-Fi is a two-CD set collects together three classic and breathtaking Sci-fi scores; the first two composed by Bernard Herrmann and the third by the electronics pioneers Bebe and Louis Barron. Also included is a bonus track, “Bells Of Atlantis”, featuring Anaïs Nin reading her poetry against another of the Barrons’ surreal electronic creations.

TRACKLIST

DISC 1: THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)
1. PRELUDE – OUTER SPACE – RADAR / 2. DANGER / 3. KLAATU / 4. GORT – THE VISOR – THE TELESCOPE / 5. ESCAPE / 6. SOLAR DIAMONDS / 7. ARLINGTON / 8. LINCOLN MEMORIAL / 9. NOCTURNE – THE FLASHLIGHT – THE ROBOT – SPACE CONTROL / 10. THE ELEVATOR – MAGNETIC PULL – THE STUDY – THE CONFERENCE - THE JEWELRY STORE
11. PANIC / 12. THE GLOWING – ALONE – GORT’S RAGE – NIKTO – THE CAPTIVE – TERROR / 13. THE PRISON / 14. REBIRTH / 15. DEPARTURE / 16. FAREWELL / 17. FINALE
OUTER SPACE SUITE (1957)
18. PRELUDE / 19. SIGNALS / 20. SPACE DRIFT / 21. SPACE STATIONS / 22. TIME SUSPENSE / 23. STARLIGHT / 24. DANGER / 25. MOONSCAPE / 26. AIRLOCK / 27. TYCHO / 28. THE EARTH
 
DISC 2: THE FORBIDDEN PLANET (1958)
1. MAIN TITLES – OVERTURE / 2. DECELERATION / 3. ONCE AROUND ALTAIR / 4. THE LANDING / 5. FLURRY OF DUST – A ROBOT APPROACHES / 6. A SHANGRI-LA IN THE DESERT – GARDEN WITH CUDDLY TIGER / 7. GRAVEYARD – A NIGHT WITH TWO MOONS
8. ROBBY, MAKE ME A GOWN / 9. AN INVISIBLE MONSTER APPROACHES / 10. ROBBY ARRANGES FLOWERS, ZAPS MONKEY / 11. LOVE AT THE SWIMMING HOLE / 12. MORBIUS’ STUDY / 13. ANCIENT KRELL MUSIC / 14. THE MIND BOOSTER – CREATION OF MATTER / 15. KRELL SHUTTLE RIDE AND POWER STATION / 16. GIANT FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND / 17. NOTHING LIKE THIS CLAW FOUND IN NATURE! / 18. ROBBY, THE COOK, AND 60 GALLONS OF BOOZE / 19. BATTLE WITH INVISIBLE MONSTER / 20. COME BACK TO EARTH WITH ME / 21. THE MONSTER PURSUES – MORBIUS IS OVERCOME / 22. THE HOMECOMING / 23. OVERTURE REPRISE
BONUS TRACK
24. BELLS OF ATLANTIS (1952)

Combining worlds as diverse as rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel and country, the late, great Ray Charles was a pioneer and explorer who refused to recognise musical boundaries. This 2-CD set brings together rare and classic cuts from Ray Charles’ most respected and dynamic era, for the first time on CD. Features exclusive booklet with extensive sleevenotes by esteemed music journalist and historian, Derek Barker.

Trackslist
Disc 1: 1. Confession Blues / 2. How Long Blues / 3. Blues Before Sunrise / 4. You'll Never Miss The Water / 5. Can Anyone Ask For More / 6. Rockin' Chair Blues / 7. If I Give You My Love / 8. Ain't That Fine / 9. Sittin' On Top Of The World / 10. I've Had My Fun / 11. See See Rider / 12. Honey Honey / 13. She's On The Ball / 14. Late In The Evening Blues / 15. I'll Do Anything But Work / 16. Someday / 17. All To Myself / 18. I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now / 19. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand / 20. Lonely Boy / 21. Kissa Me Baby / 22. Baby Won't You Please Come Home / 23. Hey Now / 24. Misery In My Heart / 25. Walkin' And Talkin' (To Myself) / 26. I'm Wondering And Wondering / 27. Guitar Blues / 28. Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name

Disc 2: 1. Sun's Gonna Shine Again / 2. Jumpin' In The Morning / 3. Roll With Me Baby / 4. Midnight Hour / 5. It Should Have Been Me / 6. Heartbreaker / 7. Losing Hand / 8. Sinner's Prayer / 9. Mess Around / 10. Funny But I Still Love You / 11. I Wonder Who / 12. Feelin' Sound / 13. Don't You Know / 14. Ray's Blues / 15. Nobody Cares / 16. Mr Charles Blues / 17. Blackjack / 18. Greenbacks / 19. I Got A Woman / 20. Come Back Baby / 21. Fool For You / 22. Hard Times / 23. This Little Girl Of Mine / 24. Bit Of Soul / 25. Drown In My Own Tears / 26. Mary Ann / 27. Hallelujah I Love Her So / 28. What Would I Do Without You