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The Dark Knight (Soundtrack)

Hans Zimmer

It seems that The Dark Knight is everyone's favourite Batman. Whether it's Heath Ledger's legendary performance as the Joker, or Christian Bale's exceptional physical transformation, it's all there.

But this movie would not be what it is without Hans Zimmer's music. Strong, dark and epic, the composer offers us music that mirrors the personality of Batman and his torments, and it’s beautiful.

Tracklist

A1 - Why So Serious?

A2 - I'm Not A Hero

B1 - Harvey Two-Face

B2 - Aggressive Expansion

B3- Always A Catch

B4 - Blood On My Hands

B5 - A Little Push

C1 - Like A Dog Chasing Cars

C2 - I Am The Batman

C3 - And I Thought My Jokes Were Bad

C4 - Agent Of Chaos

C5 - Introduce A Little Anarchy

D1 - Watch The World Burn

D2 - A Dark Knight

OK Computer

Radiohead

OK Computer, Radiohead's third album, is the bombastic follow-up to 1995's sleeper hit The Bends, which left critics and listeners as impressed with the band's ability as they were curious about their potential.

In spite of its technological-sounding title and apocalyptic sci-fi themes, OK Computer is firmly grounded in the rock verities. Waves of guitars rage beneath the haunting melodies and near-hysterical fits of singer Thom Yorke. This complex, intense swarm of guitars is held aloft by a solid, inventive rhythm section and an impressive array of piano and keyboard textures. 'Paranoid Android' is a six-minute-plus epic with alternating time signatures, wild dynamic shifts, drama and adrenaline to spare. 'Let Down,' with its double-tracked vocals and rhythmic throb, may give a brief glimpse back at Radiohead's past, but at no point is OK Computer anything but a hurtle forward.

Tracklist

A1 Airbag

A2 Paranoid Android

A3 Subterranean Homesick Alien

B4 Exit Music (For A Film)

B5 Let Down

B6 Karma Police

C7 Fitter Happier

C8 Electioneering

C9 Climbing Up The Walls

C10 No Surprises

D11 Lucky

D12 The Tourist

Lemonade

Beyoncé

While Lemonade is undeniably Beyonce's most vulnerable and personal album yet, it is also a collage of collaborative artistic effort.

Even more so than her last record, Queen B draws from every corner of popular music, new and old, to offer us a rich palette of songs. She also combines sounds and imagery from many eras to salute and pay homage to black life, invoking the antebellum South, Malcolm X, and the young victims of police brutality over the last three years. While the topics are heavy, the production feels soft like cotton.

Among her collaborators are Diplo, the Weeknd; Ezra Koenig, of Vampire Weekend; Jack White, The-Dream, Animal Collective, James Blake, Kendrick Lamar, and the Yeah Yeah Ye samples Soulja Boy and Led Zeppelin. Once again, the singer has compiled a long list of video directors to help execute the project, in addition to recruiting a number of actresses and friends to appear in the video (none of whom distract from the star for a moment). Beyonce is, and will continue to be the queen of Hip-Hop/ RnB.

Tracklist

A1 Pray You Catch Me

A2 Hold Up

A3 Don't Hurt Yourself

B1 Sorry

B2 6 Inch Featuring – The Weeknd

B3 Daddy Lessons

C1 Love Drought

C2 Sandcastles

C3 Forward

C4 Freedom Featuring – Kendrick Lamar

D1 All Night

D2 Formation

The BluePrint

Jay-Z

With his fifth album titled The BluePrint, New York rapper Jay-Z has crowned himself the king of rap music.

Laying the path for other MC's to follow, Jay-Z presents a lyrical masterpiece. Surrounded by some of the best beat makers (Jus Blaze, Timbaland), the artist elevated the rap game just like NAS and Biggie did previously. Jay-z sets it off with a clear and concise statement of his purpose, “the ruler's back”. He limits the guest appearances to just one when he collaborates with Eminem on “Renegade”. As always, classic material proves why Jay-Z retains his iconic status in the Hip-Hop world.

Tracklist

1 The Ruler's Back

2 Takeover

3 Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

4 Girls, Girls, Girls

5 Jigga That Nigga

6 U Don't Know

7 Hola' Hovito

8 Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love)

9 Never Change

10 Song Cry

11 All I Need

12 Renegade Featuring – Eminem

Hidden Bonus Tracks

13.1 Blueprint (Momma Loves Me)

13.2 Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)

13.3 Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)

Relapse (2LP)

Eminem

After his 2004 album, Encore, Eminem went on a sudden self-imposed hibernation, popping up in TMZ reporting his supposed retirement from hip-hop. In October 2008, however, Eminem put the retirement reports to bed when he announced that he was working on a new album, titled Relapse, and promised it would be out in 2009. Hallelujah.

The album was released after a gap of 4 years since his last studio album Encore. During this gap, Eminem went to a drug rehab from sleeping pills, hence why the album cover is a picture of Eminem made of pills, and why the album is called Relapse. Long time collaborator Dr Dre produced most of the album, and 50 Cent is just one of the guests. Eminem’s Relapse won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Tracklist

1 Dr. West (Skit)

2 3 A.M.

3 My Mom

4 Insane

5 Bagpipes From Baghdad

6 Hello

7 Tonya (Skit)

8 Same

9 We Made You Producer

10 Medicine Ball

11 Paul (Skit)

12 Stay Wide Awake

13 Old Time's Sake

14 Must Be The Ganja

15 Mr. Mathers (Skit)

16 Déjà Vu

17 Beautiful

18 Crack A Bottle Featuring – 50 Cent, Dr. Dre

19 Steve Berman (Skit) 1:29

20 Underground

Californication

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Do we even have to introduce this album? The haunting melodies of the songs present on Californication are now part of our collective culture, that’s just how important this album is.

After a series of unsatisfactory replacements, Californication - the band's seventh album, saw the band reunited with guitarist John Frusciante (out of a long heroin addiction) and producer Rick Rubin, whose blend of commercial acumen and sonic intelligence helped make the band successful. Californication is melancholic yet assertive, powerful and memorable. Frusciante's tight but lyrical playing in particular fits these songs like a second skin, giving them a kind of sensual ease that perfectly matches the carefree hedonism of their lyrics. The songs themselves are the same mix of adrenaline and high-voltage funk as always. Californication will resonate with you for a long time.

Tracklist

A1 Around The World

A2 Parallel Universe

A3 Scar Tissue

A4 Otherside

B1 Get On Top

B2 Californication

B3 Easily

C1 Porcelain

C2 Emit Remmus

C3 I Like Dirt

C4 This Velvet Glove

D1 Savior

D2 Purple Stain

D3 Right On Time

D4 Road Trippin

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an R&B album with pop underpinnings in the vein of efforts from her foremother Whitney Houston. Expertly smithed and played by Carey’s collaborative network and a supporting cast of the best session musicians, all eleven tracks on Mariah Carey are vibrant, crisp, and varied in tempo.

The self-titled debut studio album by the American singer/singwriter and record producer, originally released in June 1990. Its music incorporates a range of contemporary genres with a mix of slow ballads and up-tempo tracks. Originally, Carey wrote four songs with Ben Margulies, which solely constituted her demo tape. Features the singles 'Vision of Love', 'Love Takes Time', 'Someday' and 'I Don't Wanna Cry'.

Tracklist

A1		Vision Of Love
A2		There's Got To Be A Way
A3		I Don't Wanna Cry
A4		Someday
A5		Vanishing
B1		All In Your Mind
B2		Alone In Love
B3		You Need Me
B4		Sent From Up Above
B5		Prisoner
B6		Love Takes Time

Frank

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse's debut album represents her world and her soul. It is a collision between 21st century London's urban soundscapes, the great jazz voices of the last century and the emotional experience of a 19 year old jewish girl with a lot to say. Her voice is the sound of Chicago in the 40s in a smoky back room after hours jazz club.

Amy Winehouse's debut album represents her world and her soul. It is a collision between 21st century London's urban soundscapes, the great jazz voices of the last century and the emotional experience of a 19 year old jewish girl with a lot to say. Her voice is the sound of Chicago in the 40s in a smoky back room after hours jazz club.

Tracklist

		Intro	0:21
		Stronger Than Me	3:34
		You Sent Me Flying	5:17
		Cherry	1:34
		Know You Now	3:03
		Fuck Me Pumps	3:21
		I Heard Love Is Blind	2:10
		Moody's Mood For Love	2:49
		Teo Licks	0:40
		(There Is) No Greater Love	2:09
		In My Bed	5:17
		Take The Box	3:20
		October Song	3:25
		What Is It About Men?	3:30
		Help Yourself	5:01
		Amy Amy Amy	4:15
		Outro	0:51
		Brother	4:13
		Mr. Magic (Through The Smoke)

Back in Black

AC/DC

For many bands, the sudden and horrific death of their lead singer at the peak of their popularity would be a career-ender. AC/DC took a few weeks to regroup and then recorded one of the biggest albums of all time.

Back in Black is claimed in equal measure by the jocks, the stoners, the nerds, the delinquents, and the teachers. Nashville studios used it to test their acoustics. The title track boasts nothing less than one of the most gloriously elemental riffs ever devised—the perfection of the form, the ne plus ultra of jock jams, destined to be clumsily chunked out for eternity by teens testing fuzz pedals in God’s own Guitar Center.

Beyond the tens of millions of copies sold, it is easy to overlook the legacy of something like Back in Black. In a sense, the success of Back in Black helped predict the current reboot moment: Give the people what they want, but more. The music does not feel of any time or place; it means now what it meant then. The record’s ultimate legacy comes less from the artists it influenced or even the songs that remain staples of whatever is left of commercial rock radio than in its confirmation that evolution can be an overrated quality. And, as ever, AC/DC were their own best messengers for this simple idea, laid bare in the final moments of their most famous work: “Rock’n’roll ain't no riddle, man.”

Tracklist

A1 Hell's Bells

A2 Shoot To Thrill

A3 What Do You Do For Money Honey

A4 Given The Dog A Bone

A5 Let Me Put My Love Into You

B1 Back In Black

B2 You Shook Me All Night Long

B3 Have A Drink On Me

B4 Shake A Leg

B5 Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution

Music Of ThThe Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Marse Spheres

David Bowie

Here it is; Bowie's most famous release. The album that defines his entire career and is always the album that you think of when you think of David Bowie, whether it's your favourite album of his or not. This album is just simply wonderful.

This is one of those albums that everyone loves, just because everything about it is music at its finest. The lyrics are well-written all throughout and some of the best you'll ever hear. The music itself ranges from beautiful to catchy to hard-hitting. The musicianship is truly magical, and you can tell that this was a once-in-a-lifetime lineup that really worked together much better than anyone could have expected back when they made The Man Who Sold The World.

Tracklist

A1- Five Years
A2 - Soul Love
A3 - Moonage Daydream
A4 - Starman
A5 - It Ain't Easy
B1 - Lady Stardust
B2 - Star
B3 - Hang On To Yourself
B4 - Ziggy Stardust
B5 - Suffragette City
B6- Rock 'N' Roll Suicide

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

On February 4th 1977, after a year of recording through hedonism, scandal and relationship break-ups the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac released their eleventh studio album, Rumours.

On February 4th 1977, after a year of recording through hedonism, scandal and relationship break-ups the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac released their eleventh studio album, Rumours.

Although troubled with tension and setbacks the second time round combination of Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John and Christine Mcvie, together with the production talents of Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut had created the band's ultimate masterpiece.

The meteoric success of the album has been outstanding, with global sales of over 40 million records sold and numerous number ones across the world.

Rumours is the kind of album that transcends its origins and reputation, entering the realm of legend - it's an album that simply exists outside of criticism and outside of its time, even if it thoroughly captures its era.

Tracklist

A1 Second Hand News

A2 Dreams

A3 Never Going Back Again

A4 Don't Stop

A5 Go Your Own Way

A6 Songbird

B1 The Chain

B2 You Make Loving Fun

B3 I Don't Want To Know

B4 Oh Daddy

B5 Gold Dust Woman

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

Recorded at Headley Grange in Hampshire, Island Studios in London and Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, Led Zeppelin IV is the album that put Led Zeppelin into homes around the world, acting as a successful marriage of the hard rock from their second album with the folkier meanderings of their third.

It is an album that demonstrates their subtlety and restraint as much as their stadium-filling grandstanding and it confirmed their superstar rock status. The actually untitled album (it was also known as Four Symbols or The Runes Album), a chart-topper on both sides of the Atlantic, captures the group's schizophrenia perfectly. On the one hand, they wallop away through genre-defining rock standards such as 'Rock And Roll', 'Black Dog' and 'Misty Mountain Hop'; yet on the other, they are gentle and restrained on the folk mysticism of 'Going To California' and the Sandy Denny co-sung 'The Battle Of Evermore.' It is on their anthem, 'Stairway To Heaven', however, that both strands come together in perfect accord. Starting as a recorder-driven acoustic folk ballad, it culminates in its closing minutes as a full-on, much emulated rock classic, with Robert Plant's vocals and Jimmy Page's guitar both approaching career-bests. Led Zeppelin IV also demonstrates the singular talent that was drummer John Bonham - the blues driven 'When The Levee Breaks' is one of the most heavily sampled drum tracks of all time. With immaculate playing (multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones' contributions are not to be underestimated, either), a mystically obscure sleeve, and a remarkable range of tunes, Led Zeppelin IV, is still, for many, the best example of the group's craft.

Tracklist

A1 Black Dog

A2 Rock And Roll

A3 The Battle Of Evermore

A4 Stairway To Heaven

B1 Misty Mountain Hop

B2 Four Sticks

B3 Going To California

B4 When The Levee Breaks

Night At The Opera

Queen

A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by Queen, released in November 1975. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release.

A commercial success, A Night at the Opera has been voted by the public and cited by music publications as one of Queen's finest works. The awesomely daft and supremely catchy 'Bohemian Rhapsody' aside, it contains the almost equally risible excursions 'The Prophet's Song' and '39', a couple of the irresistibly amusing headbanger numbers that Queen could write in their sleep ('Death On Two Legs') and the very possibly heartfelt pop ballad 'You're My Best Friend'. Immortally baffling, like the pyramids. Yet also enjoyably compelling.

Tracklist

A1 Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To ...)

A2 Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon

A3 I'm In Love With My Car

A4 You're My Best Friend

A5 '39

A6 Sweet Lady

A7 Seaside Rendezvous

B1 The Prophet's Song

B2 Love Of My Life

B3 Good Company

B4 Bohemian Rhapsody

B5 God Save The Queen

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

Bridge Over Troubled Water is the most enduring album in the beloved duo's catalogue, boasting some of their finest vocal performances as well as some of Simon's most accomplished songwriting.

It spawned no less than four hit singles: The Boxer, Cecilia, El Condor Pasa and the iconic title track, which became an instant standard and which remains one of the most-covered songs in pop history. The album also features such beloved Simon and Garfunkel classics as Keep the Customer Satisfied, Baby Driver, The Only Living Boy in New York and So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright capturing the contemplative mood of the end of a tumultuous decade, Bridge Over Troubled Water quickly became one of the most popular albums of its time, appealing to counterculture audiences as well as mainstream listeners. The album spent two-and-a-half months at the top of the charts, selling more than five million copies at the time of its original release; it has since sold over 25 million copies worldwide. it also won six grammy awards, including album of the year, record of the year and song of the year, and in 2003 was ranked at #51 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Tracklist

A1 Bridge Over Troubled Water

A2 El Condor Pasa

A3 Cecilia

A4 Keep The Customer Satisfied

A5 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

B1 The Boxer

B2 Baby Driver

B3 The Only Living Boy In New York

B4 Why Don't You Write Me

B5 Bye Bye Love

B6 Song For The Asking

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

The best Beach Boys album, and one of the best of the 1960s.

The group here reached a whole new level in terms of both composition and production, layering tracks upon tracks of vocals and instruments to create a richly symphonic sound. Conventional keyboards and guitars were combined with exotic touches of orchestrated strings, bicycle bells, buzzing organs, harpsichords, flutes, Theremin, Hawaiian-sounding string instruments, Coca-Cola cans, barking dogs, and more.

It wouldn't have been a classic without great songs, and this has some of the group's most stunning melodies, as well as lyrical themes which evoke both the intensity of newly born love affairs and the disappointment of failed romance (add in some general statements about loss of innocence and modern-day confusion as well). The spiritual quality of the material is enhanced by some of the most gorgeous upper-register male vocals (especially by Brian and Carl Wilson) ever heard on a rock record.

Tracklist

A1 Wouldn't It Be Nice

A2 You Still Believe In Me

A3 That's Not Me

A4 Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)

A5 I'm Waiting For The Day

A6 Let's Go Away For Awhile

A7 Sloop John B

B1 God Only Knows

B2 I Know There's An Answer

B3 Here Today

B4 I Just Wasn't Made For These Times

B5 Pet Sounds

B6 Caroline, No

Bizarre Ride II (25th Anniversary Edition)

The Pharcyde

Kanye West's favourite hip hop albums of all time, now at £60 off RRP until stocks last

Critically acclaimed as an absolute classic of the alternative hip-hop genre, Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde has shipped over a million units worldwide and garnered the group justifiable comparisons to De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest.

The very definition of a crossover record, outlets ranging from Pitchfork to The Source have hailed it as one of the greatest albums ever made. NME calls it “… a cartoon-strip of blunt-smoking antics, sexual innuendo and unashamed political incorrectness, crammed with infectious beats.”

Listening to “Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde” 25 years after its release, its sense of timeliness is unmistakable. Every song on the album inverts a hoary hip-hop cliché. With classics like ‘Oh Shit,’ ‘Otha Fish’, ‘Ya’ Mama,’ and the now-ubiquitous US No 1 hit ‘Passin’ Me By,’ this boxset remains essential and enduringly unique – a rite of passage for any serious Hip-Hop head.

Tracklist

A1 - 4 Better Or 4 Worse (Interlude)

A2 - Oh Shit

A3 - It's Jigaboo Time (Skit)

A4 - 4 Better Or 4 Worse

B1 - I'm That Type Of Nigga

B2 - If I Were President (Skit)

B3 - Soul Flower (Remix)

B4 - On The DL

C1 - Pack the Pipe (Interlude)

C2 - Officer

C3 - Ya Mama

C4 - Passin' Me By

D1 - Otha Fish

D2 - Quinton's On The Way (Skit)

D3 - Pack the Pipe

D4 -Return of the B - Boy

D1 - Ya Mama (Murphy Mix)

D2 - Ya Mama (Cosby Mix)

D3 - I'm That Type Of Nigga

D4 - Soul Flower (Remix)

E1 - Passin' Me By (Video Remix)

E2 - Passin' Me By (Video Instrumental)

E3 - Passin' Me By (Acapella)

F1 - Pork

F2 - Pork (Cosby Edit)

F3 - Pork (Instrumental)

G1 - Otha Fish (Video Edit)

G2 - Otha Fish (L.A. JAY Remix)

G3 - Otha Fish (Video Edit Instrumental)

H1 - The Angel Remix

H2 - Passin' Me By (Fly As Pie Mix)

I1 - Ya Mama (Murphy Mix)

I2 - Ya Mama (Cosby Mix)

J1 - I'm That Type Of Nigga

J2 - Soul Flower (Remix)

G1
G2		Otha Fish (L.A. JAY Remix)
G3		Otha Fish (Video Edit Instrumental)
H1		The Angel Remix
H2
I1		Ya Mama (Murphy Mix)
I2		Ya Mama (Cosby Mix)
J1		I'm That Type Of Nigga
J2		Soul Flower (Remix)

Enter the 36 Chambers

Wu Tang Clan

Classic debut album by the legendary hip hop collective, originally released in 1993. The gritty, distinctive sound of 'Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' created a blueprint for hardcore hip-hop during the 1990s, and helped return New York City hip-hop to national prominence. The album features the singles 'Protect Ya Neck', 'Method Man', 'C.R.E.A.M.' and 'Can It Be All So Simple'. Released: February 22, 1994

Along with Dr. Dre's The Chronic, the Wu-Tang Clan's debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was one of the most influential rap albums of the '90s. Its spare yet atmospheric production - courtesy of RZA - mapped out the sonic blueprint that countless other hardcore rappers would follow for years to come. It laid the groundwork for the rebirth of New York hip-hop in the hardcore age, paving the way for everybody from Biggie and Jay-Z to Nas and Mobb Deep. Moreover, it introduced a colorful cast of hugely talented MCs, some of whom ranked among the best and most unique individual rappers of the decade. Some were outsized, theatrical personalities, others were cerebral storytellers and lyrical technicians, but each had his own distinctive style, which made for an album of tremendous variety and consistency.

Tracklist

	Shaolin Sword	29:19
A1	Bring Da Ruckus	4:10
A2	Shame On A Nigga	2:57
A3	Clan In Da Front	4:33
A4	Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber	6:05
A5	Can It Be All So Simple	4:46
A6	Protect Ya Neck (Intermission)	6:48
	Wu-Tang Sword	28:53
B1	Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'	4:48
B2	Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit	3:36
B3	C.R.E.A.M.	4:12
B4	Method Man	5:50
B5	Tearz	4:17
B6	Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber - Part II	5:08
B6	Conclusion

The Clash

Reissue of the debut Clash album released in April 1977. One of the most important records ever released, not just in punk rock terms either. This was the Clash at their most potent punk rock best, before they went too reggae, r'n'b, rock 'n' roll and even bloated by the end. Check out Janie Jones, White Riot etc. Completely and absolutely essential.

'The Clash' is the eponymous debut studio album of one of Britain's most iconic bands, The Clash. Originally released on 8 April 1977, this album is regularly cited as one of the greatest Rock and Roll albums of all time, and features tracks like 'White Riot', 'Janie Jones' and 'Police & Thieves'. Issued for National Album Day 2022 on 180g pink vinyl.

Tracklist

A1		Janie Jones
A2		Remote Control
A3		I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
A4		White Riot
A5		Hate & War
A6		What's My Name
A7		Deny
A8		London's Burning
B1		Career Opportunities
B2		Cheat
B3		Protex Blue
B4		Police & Thieves
B5		48 Hours
B6		Garage Land

Emergency on Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai's debut album Emergency On Planet Earth became an instant classic upon it's release back in 1993. Entering the charts at number 1, it laid the foundations for an acid-jazz sound that the band would continue to build upon for the next decade and a half. Fronted by vocalist Jason Kay, also known as JK, the album was an infectious, funk mezze of trumpets, saxophones, didgeridoos and flutes, spawning the hit singles Too Young To Die and Blow Your Mind which both entered the UK top10 in 1993.

The debut studio album by English funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai was released on 14 June 1993 under Sony Soho Square. Prior its release, the band debuted in 1992 with "When You Gonna Learn" under Acid Jazz Records, and front-man Jay Kay was given a major-label deal with Sony Music. The album was produced as Kay formed the band and is characterised by its acid jazz foundations, layers of instrumentation and socially charged lyrics.

Tracklist

A1	When You Gonna Learn (J K Mix)	6:22
A2	Too Young To Die	10:08
B1	Hooked Up	4:37
B2	If I Like It, I Do It	6:58
B3	Music Of The Mind	6:22
C1	Emergency On Planet Earth	4:03
C2	Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop	4:06
C3	Blow Your Mind	8:36
D1	Revolution 1993	10:16
D2	Didgin' Out

I Should Coco

Supergrass

Supergrass released their debut album, I Should Coco in 1995. This energetic and eclectic record features an array of rock sub-genres from Brit pop to punk to ska to a dash of trippy psychedelia.

Guitarist and vocalist Gaz Coombes played in the group The Jennifers with drummer Danny Goffey when both were in their mid teens. This group began to gain local notoriety around Oxford, England and they recorded a 1992 live demo to sell at shows. The Jennifers disbanded in 1993 as some members went on to university and Coombes formed Theodore Supergrass with Goffey bassist Mick Quinn. In mid-1994 the group’s name was shortened to simply Supergrass and they signed with Backbeat Records and issued their debut single, “Caught by the Fuzz”, which achieved the rare feat of being both NME and Melody Maker’s “Single Of The Week” status during the same week.

I Should Coco was recorded throughout much of 1994 with producer Sam Williams. Many of these sessions were specifically to record advance singles (three were released before the album), while the rest was captured during frenzied studio performances as the group wanted to catch the energy and excitement of the songs on tape.

Tracklist

A1 - Anything To Say You're Mine

A2 - My Dearest Darling

A3 - Trust In Me

A4 - Sunday Kind Of Love

A5 - Tough Mary

A6 - Don't Cry Baby

A7 - You Know What I Mean

B1 - I Just Want To Make Love To You

B2 - At Last

B3 - All I Could Do Was Cry

B4 - Stormy Weather

B5 - Girl Of My Dreams (rendered as Boy Of My Dreams)

B6 - I'll Dry My Tears

B7 - Seven Day Fool

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath's debut album is the birth of heavy metal as we now know it.

'Black Sabbath' is the eponymous debut studio album by Black Sabbath. Released in 1970, Black Sabbath's debut album is the birth of heavy metal as we now know it. Compatriots like Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple were already setting new standards for volume and heaviness in the realms of psychedelia, blues-rock, and prog rock.

Yet of these metal pioneers, Sabbath are the only one whose sound today remains instantly recognizable as heavy metal, even after decades of evolution in the genre. Circumstance certainly played some role in the birth of this musical revolution - the sonic ugliness reflecting the bleak industrial nightmare of Birmingham; guitarist Tony Iommi's loss of two fingertips, which required him to play slower and to slacken the strings by tuning his guitar down, thus creating Sabbath's signature style.

These qualities set the band apart, but they weren't wholly why this debut album transcends its clear roots in blues-rock and psychedelia to become something more.LP - 180 Gram Vinyl with CD Version.

Tracklist

A1		Black Sabbath
A2		The Wizard
A3		Wasp / Behind The Wall Of Sleep / Bassically / N.I.B.
B1		Wicked World
B2		A Bit Of Finger / Sleeping Village / Warning

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

Finley Quaye with a 25th Anniversary reissue of his double-platinum debut album Maverick A Strike. The 1997 album mixed funk, punk, soul, reggae and pop, earning Finley Quaye the Best British Male Solo Artist at the BRITs in 1998.

'Maverick a Strike' is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Finley Quaye. Originally released on 6 August 1997, the album peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart and spawned five singles: 'Sunday Shining', 'Even After All', 'It's Great When We're Together', 'Your Love Gets Sweeter', and 'Ultra Stimulation' The album has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.

Tracklist

A1	Ultra Stimulation	3:52
A2	It's Great When We're Together	3:39
A3	Sunday Shining	3:42
A4	Even After All	3:54
A5	Ride On And Turn The People On	3:47
A6	The Way Of The Explosive	4:44
A7	Your Love Gets Sweeter	3:12
B1	Supreme I Preme	4:59
B2	Sweet And Loving Man	3:21
B3	Red Rolled And Seen	4:07
B4	Falling	3:16
B5	I Need A Lover	4:04
B6	Maverick A Strike	4:59

Soul Mining

The The

soul mining is very much of its time, with the anti-thatcher rally cries and drum machines that were lifted from the human league's studio. at the same time, it's like absolutely nothing else from 1983. johnson's peers were either gleefully wallowing in synth pop or turning into vampires. only johnson, perhaps because he has always been a little out of his mind, chose to walk that line between accessible pop (which also meant risking critical scorn) and high art.

Originally released in 1983, 'Soul Mining' is the major label debut album by post-punk outfit The The, fronted by Matt Johnson. Featuring the singles 'Uncertain Smile', 'Perfect', and the iconic 'This Is The Day', the album, which is Gold-certified in the UK, has been long out of print on vinyl, except as part of a limited run 30th anniversary 2 LP box set reissue in 2014. Featuring a host of talented musicians, including JG Thirwell (aka Foetus, Manorexia and Steroid Maximus), Zeke Manyika (Orange Juice), electronic DIY pioneer Thomas Leer and Jools Holland, Matt Johnson set out with a clear vision in mind - to produce an album that felt cinematic; a record of width, depth and texture and one which avoided the mundane line-up of two guitars, bass and drums. Lauded with critical acclaim ('Soul Mining is a brilliant and very idiosyncratic album' - The Guardian ; 'Like shaving lotion applied to cleanse a wound, Johnson's songs are attractively scented and sting like hell' - Melody Maker) the music and lyrics of 'Soul Mining' are as fresh and relevant today as they were almost 40 years ago.

Tracklist

A1		I've Been Waitin' For Tomorrow (All Of My Life)
A2		This Is The Day
A3		The Sinking Feeling
A4		Uncertain Smile
B1		The Twilight Hour
B2		Soul Mining
B3		Giant
		Recollected
C1		Uncertain Smile (New York 12" Version)
C2		Perfect (New York 12" Version)
D1		This Is The Day (12" Version)
D2		Fruit Of The Heart
D3		Perfect (London 12" Version)
D4		I've Been Waitin' For Tomorrow (All Of My Life) (12" Mix)

Damned Damned Damned

The Damned

In the hierarchy of UK punk rock debuts, Damned Damned Damned ranks behind only Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols and The Clash in terms of its impact on the music world.

The album kicks off with “Neat Neat Neat”, the band’s second single and one of punk’s classic tracks. The three-word song title whizzes by like the Roadrunner’s “meep-meep!” as it zips away from the Coyote. Blink, and the prize is gone. Fortunately, with a CD, you can just play the song again. It’s just as good the second time, or the 1,000th.

The album also features the even more addictive, tom-tom-driven “New Rose”. Released in November 1976, it is said to be UK punk’s first single. What a way for the genre to begin! While both of those tracks are high-speed poppy punk, the Damned were branching out even on their debut. “Fan Club” is mid-tempo and driven by surf motifs. The slow, dark, and druggy “Feel the Pain” presages the group’s later excursions into art-pop, new wave, and goth.

The album’s final track, the bluesy garage-rockin’ “I Feel Alright”, is a cover of the Stooge’s song, acknowledging the genre’s forefathers. Mostly, though, Damned Damned Damned is full-throttle punk rock, with three tracks clocking in under two minutes. Even the 60-second “Stab Your Back” is more than a throwaway, though. It’s exciting, threatening, and, in a really dumb way, pretty catchy. Another of the short cuts, “Fish”, actually features a guitar solo, one of the elements of arena rock bloatedness that punk rock sought to undermine. Right away, the Damned were clearly mavericks, unwilling to play by even the rules of a scene that supposedly had no rules. The band’s weird personality shines through on this album, helping to elevate Damned Damned Damned from very goodness to total excellence.

Tracklist

A1 - Neat Neat Neat

A2 - Fan Club

A3 - I Fall

A4 - Born to Kill

A5 - Stab Your Back

A6 - Feel The Pain

B1 - New Rose

B2 - Fish

B3 - See Her Tonight

B4 - 1 Of The 2

B5 - So Messed Up

B6 - I Feel Alright

On The 6

Jennifer Lopez

On the 6 excels best when it embraces its composite pop ethos as heard on the electronica and Latin pop fusion of “Waiting for Tonight” or the quirky coalescence of bossa nova accents and light hip-hop rhythms on “Open Off My Love.”

On the 6 is the debut studio album by American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez. It was released on June 1, 1999, by the Work Group. Lopez worked with several producers on the album, including Rodney Jerkins, Cory Rooney, Dan Shea and her boyfriend at the time, rapper and record producer Sean "Puffy" Combs.

A Spanish edition of the album was released on November 24, 1999. This version of the album shuffles the track list, omits "Feelin' So Good" as well as the English version of "Waiting For Tonight", while including an all-new Spanish track ("Es Amor"), in addition to Spanish versions of "Open Off My Love" ("El Deseo De Tu Amor"), "Promise Me You'll Try" ("Amar es Para Siempre") and "Waiting For Tonight" ("Una Noche Mas") - the latter of which also appeared on the album's original release as a bonus track. The remainder of the tracks on this edition appear as they did on the album's original release.

Critics greeted Lopez's musical debut with a generally positive response. On the 6 was praised for its conservative, though dynamic, musical style and combination of Latin with pop and R&B. Critics commented on Lopez's vocal ability and many generally gave good remarks for her versatility and somewhat "seductive" and "sultry" singing, however, some critics found the vocals quite underwhelming. The album was successful on the charts, reaching the top ten or top twenty in the United States and several other countries around the world. On the 6 went on to sell three million copies in the US, being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and an additional three million copies worldwide.

Tracklist

A1		If You Had My Love
A2		Should've Never
A3		Too Late
A4		Feelin' So Good (Remix)
B1		Let's Get Loud
B2		Could This Be Love
B3		No Me Ames (Tropical Remix)
B4		Waiting For Tonight
C1		Open Off My Love
C2		Promise Me You'll Try
C3		It's Not That Serious
C4		Talk About Us
D1		No Me Ames (Ballad Version)
D2		Una Noche Más
D3		Baila
D4		Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)

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