NEW MUSIC FRIDAY | New releases from Doctor Bird, Curved Air, Neil Christian and more!
Happy New Music Friday! Here's everything we've released today...
Lui Lepki: Late Night Movie, 2CD
• Seminal dancehall album from 1982.
• Features some of the biggest Jamaican hits of the early 80s.
• 19 tracks new to CD.
Lloyd Charmers And Friends: Salvation Train - The Splash Singles Collection 1971 – 1973, 2CD
• Many tracks new to CD.
• Includes numerous Jamaican hits.
• Features some of reggae’s biggest stars of the 1970s.
Curved Air: The Rarities Series, 6CD Box Set
• 6 CD box set bringing together all of the CDs previously released in the Curved Air Rarities series, which are now out of print. Housed in a hard case box, it is a must- have for any serious collector of progressive rock.
• The box set features a booklet with brand new notes from Jerry Ewing, editor of PROG Magazine, in which he interviews Sonja Kristina and provides a new, fresh perspective on these recordings.
Double Exposure: My Love Is Free - The Salsoul Recordings 1976-1979, 4CD Box Set
• SoulMusic Records (SMR) in association with The Second Disc presents a 4CD box set by this legendary Philadelphia group presenting their trend-setting recordings for Salsoul Records.
• The 46-track collection includes expanded editions of the ‘Ten Percent’ (1976), ‘Fourplay’ (1978) and ‘Locker Room’ (1979), the three full-length albums recorded during their association with Salsoul’s Gold Mind Records.
Neil Christian: He's Got The Action! Anthology 1962-1974, 2CD Digipak
• 2CD set featuring 57 tracks including the A and B sides of Neil Christian’s singles and EPs released in the UK, Germany, France and Portugal.
• Plus single sessions out-takes and his originally unreleased four song audition recorded for legendary producer Joe Meek, a BBC session, and more rarities.
Midnight Star: Definitive Collection, 3CD Digipak
• The definitive collection of Midnight Star celebrating the hitmakers from the SOLAR Records galaxy.
• 3CD package featuring tracks from albums ‘The Beginning’ (1980), ‘Standing Together’ (1981), ‘Victory’ (1982), ‘No Parking On The Dance Floor’ (1983), ‘Planetary Invasion’ (1984), ‘Headlines’ (1986), ‘Midnight Star’ (1988), and ‘Work It Out’ (1990).
• Featuring such electrifying tracks as ‘Wet My Whistle’ and ‘Freak-A-Zoid’ took over dancefloors across the globe.
The Alchemy Of Scott Lafaro: Young Meteor Of The Bass, 3CD Anthology
• Comprehensive 3CD set celebrating the life and work of Scott LaFaro.
• Scott LaFaro burst onto the scene in 1957-58 with breathtaking performances on the albums 'This is Pat Moran' and 'The Arrival of Victor Feldman'. He played with Monk and Dolphy and a host of others and studied the music of Sonny Rollins and Anton Webern along the way.
