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Freedom, Rock'n'Roll and fringes, welcome to the 1970s!
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Your box will include a handpicked selection of two or three albums from this collection:
The Joker
Steve Miller Band
The Joker
Steve Miller Band
The Joker is the eighth studio album by Steve Miller Band. The album was recorded at Capitol Studios and released by Capitol Records in October 1973.
The album marked a period of significant change for the group as the band abandoned their psychedelic-oriented music for a more melodic, smooth rock/blues sound. It was also their first solid commercial success due to the strong radio-play of the title track.
The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and has been certified Platinum in the United States. It reached No. 1 on the Cash Box Albums Charts on January 8, 1974.
Tracklist
A1 Sugar Baby
A2 Mary Lou
A3 Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma
A4 Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
B1 The Joker
B2 The Lovin' Cup
B3 Come On In My Kitchen
B4 Evil
B5 Something To Believe In
The Velvet Undergound & Nico
The Velvet Undergound & Nico
The Velvet Undergound & Nico
The Velvet Undergound & Nico
We here at VinylBox would argue anyone to the ground who says there is a cooler, more iconic 1960s album than the Velvet Underground's self-titled release. When the Velvets recorded this debut, they were best known as the protégées of Andy Warhol (who designed the sleeve), and as a grating, combustive live band.
Fuelled by drummer Moe Tucker's no-nonsense wham and John Cale's howling viola, some of the straight-up rock and roll and arty noise extravaganzas here bear that out.
But before Lou Reed was singing about sadomasochism and drug deals and writing lyrics inspired by his favourite poets, he was a pop songwriter, and this album has some of his prettiest tunes, mostly sung by Nico, the German dark angel who left the band after this album. Even the sordid rockers are underscored by graceful pop tricks, like the two-chord flutter at the centre of the classic 'Heroin'.
Truly essential listening.
Tracklist
A1 Sunday Morning
A2 I'm Waiting For The Man
A3 Femme Fatale
A4 Venus In Furs
A5 Run Run Run
A6 All Tomorrow's Parties
B1 Heroin
B2 There She Goes Again
B3 I'll Be Your Mirror
B4 The Black Angel's Death Song
B5 European Son
Mixing Colours
Brain Eno
Mixing Colours
Products Brain Eno
Roger Eno and Brian Eno – together and individually among the foremost innovators in experimental ambient music – release their first album on Deutsche Grammophon: Mixing Colours.
Brian and Roger Eno have revolutionised many concepts of music production and performance, from pioneering treatments of pop music by Brian Eno to younger brother Roger Eno’s ambient synth/piano recordings reminiscent of Erik Satie.
The result is deep-dive listening and landscapes of sound bearing titles like abstract art: Obsidian, Deep Saffron, or Wintergreen. This debut DG release will reach a wide new audience still unfamiliar with their artistry. The poetic and ambient anthology reveals two celebrated ambient musicians at the height of their artistry.
Tracklist
A1 Spring Frost
A2 Burnt Umber
A3 Celeste
A4 Wintergreen
B1 Obsidian
B2 Blonde
B3 Dark Sienna
B4 Verdigris
C1 Snow
C2 Rose Quartz
C3 Quicksilver
C4 Ultramarine
C5 Iris
D1 Cinnabar
D2 Desert Sand
D3 Deep Saffron
D4 Cerulean Blue
D5 Slow Movement: Sand
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie's 1967 debut album for decca finally receives the deluxe edition treatment. Disc one features the original stereo and mono mixes of the album stunningly remastered by Peter Mew and Tris Penna at abbey road studios.
Musically, the album displays a baroque pop and music hall sound influenced by Anthony Newley and the Edwardian styles of contemporary British rock bands. The songs are primarily led by orchestral brass and woodwind instruments rather than traditional instruments in pop music at the time, although some tracks feature guitar.
The lyrics are short-story narratives that range from lighthearted to dark, discussing themes from childhood innocence, to drug use and totalitarianism. Iconic and timeless, this album is a a must have.
Tracklist
A1 Uncle Arthur
A2 Sell Me A Coat
A3 Rubber Band
A4 Love You Till Tuesday
A5 There Is A Happy Land
A6 We Are Hungry Men
A7 When I Live My Dream
B1 Little Bombardier
B2 Silly Boy Blue
B3 Come And Buy My Toys
B4 Join The Gang
B5 She's Got Medals
B6 Maid Of Bond Street
B7 Please Mr. Gravedigger
Live in Studio 1974
Bruce Springsteen
Live in Studio 1974
Bruce Springsteen
This rare record contains the Boss Live performance at KLOL Studios in Houston TX on March 9, 1974 plus *bonus taken from Live at WBCN Studios in Boston, on January 10, 1973.
Springsteen is known for his poetic, socially conscious lyrics and energetic stage performances, sometimes lasting up to four hours!
Tracklist
A1 Satin Doll
A2 Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street
A3 Growin' Up
A4 Mary, Queen Of Arkansas
A5 Wild Billy's Circus Story
A6 Something You Got
B1 Sentimental Journey
B2 The Fever
B3 Bishop Dance
B4 Circus Song
B5 Song To Orphans
A Saucerful Of Secrets
Pink Floyd
A Saucerful Of Secrets
Pink Floyd
The band's second album, originally released in 1968, was the first album to feature David Gilmour, who replaced Syd Barrett on guitar and vocals.
It is both the last Pink Floyd album on which Syd Barrett appeared and the only studio album to which all five band members contributed. This is Pink Floyd in transition from Barrett's psychedelic whimsy to the style of their epic pieces. Classic tracks include 'Jugband Blues' and 'Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun'.
Tracklist
A1 Let There Be More Light
A2 Remember A Day
A3 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
A4 Corporal Clegg
B1 A Saucerful Of Secrets
B2 See-Saw
B3 Jugband Blues
Outsider
Roger Taylor
Outsider
Roger Taylor
Outsider is the latest solo album from rock legend Queen's Roger Taylor. With much of Outsider recorded during lockdown, this new album finds Taylor in a reflective mood.
Across the record he conveys a palpable sense of seclusion, concerns over the passing of time, and tellingly, dedicates it “to all the outsiders, those who feel left on the sidelines”. A highly personal project, Outsider’s instrumentation is almost entirely performed by Taylor, with his largely restrained vocals matching the album’s contemplative ambience.
But Taylor does cut loose along the way with a foray into some hard-riffing blues-rock as well as an adrenalin charged big surprise retread of a classic 1965 novelty song, which is exactly the fun on earth we needed in these challenging times.
Tracklist
A1 Tides
A2 I Know I Know I Know
A3 More Kicks (Long Day's Journey Into Night...Life)
A4 Absolutely Anything
A5 Gangsters Are Running This World
A6 We're All Just Trying To Get By
B1 Gangsters Are Running This World (Purple Version)
B2 Isolation
B3 The Clapping Song
B4 Outsider
B5 Foreign Sand (English Mix)
B6 Journey's End
To Our Children's Children's Children
The Moody Blues
To Our Children's Children's Children
The Moody Blues
Issued in November 1969, To Our Children’s Children’s Children was the first album release by the Moody Blues on their own label, Threshold Records.
Issued in November 1969, To Our Children’s Children’s Children was the first album release by the Moody Blues on their own label, Threshold Records. Regarded as one of the finest of their so-called “classic seven” albums, the record covered conceptual themes such as space exploration (as the sessions took place as the Apollo 11 moon landing occurred). With such classic tracks as “Watching and Waiting”, “Gypsy”, “Beyond” and “Eternity Road”, the album was a number 2 hit in the UK and reached Gold status in the USA.
Tracklist
A1 Higher And Higher
A2 Eyes Of A Child I
A3 Floating
A4 Eyes Of A Child II
A5 I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Hundred
A6 Beyond
A7 Out And In
B1 Gypsy
B2 Eternity Road
B3 Candle Of Life
B4 Sun Is Still Shining
B5 I Never Thought I'd Live To Be A Million
B6 Watching And Waiting
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