NEW MUSIC FRIDAY | Swing Out Sister, Power Power, Electric Blues and more…
Happy New Music Friday! Here's everything we've released today...
Various Artists: Party Time - The Sunshot Singles 1974, 2CD
• Most tracks new to CD.
• Includes numerous major Jamaican hits.
• Features some of reggae’s biggest stars.
Various Artists: Rollin’ And Tumblin’ - American Electric Blues 1965-1971, 3CD Box Set
• 63-track box set from a period when the blues was evolving, interacting with rock and soul music and being championed by a new young white audience.
• Key artists include Howlin’ Wolf, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Muddy Waters, Canned Heat, B.B. King, Bo Diddley, The Allman Brothers Band, Freddie King, Big Brother And The Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin), Etta James, The Electric Flag, Buddy Guy, Ry Cooder, Magic Sam Blues Band, Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band, Ike And Tina Turner and more.
• Includes blues classics such as Howlin’ Wolf’s ‘Killing Floor’, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s ‘Born In Chicago’ (in a rare early version from the ‘Folksong 65’ Elektra compilation), Etta James’ ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’, Slim Harpo’s ‘Baby Scratch My Back’ and B.B. King’s ‘The Thrill Is Gone’. Mastering is by Grammy-nominated archivist/producer Alec Palao.
Peter & The Test Tube Babies: The Albums 1990-98, 5CD Box Set
• 5CD 83 track clamshell box set rounds up all of punk legends Peter & The Test Tube Babies releases throughout the 90s.
Various Artists: I Wanna Be A Teen Again - American Power Pop 1980-1989, 3CD Box Set
• 3CD CELEBRATION OF CLASSIC AND RARE NORTH AMERICAN POWER POP OF THE 1980s.
• OVER 75 TRACKS FULL OF HOOKS, HARMONIES & HIGH ENERGY!
• FEATURING THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES, CHEAP TRICK, THE GO-GOS, THE RAMONES, THE BANGLES, REDD KROSS, THE KNACK, THE ROMANTICS, STIV BATORS, THE SHIVVERS, THE SMITHEREENS, THE VELVET CRUSH, MATERIAL ISSUE, DWIGHT TWILLEY, PHIL SEYMOUR, ERIC CARMEN, NIKKI & THE CORVETTES, PAUL COLLINS' BEAT, 20/20, RICK SPRINGFIELD, SHOES, THE LONG RYDERS, UTOPIA AND SCORES MORE….
Swing Out Sister: Certain Shades Of Limelight, 8CD Box Set
• Formed in 1985, Swing Out Sister the band consisted of Corinne Drewery (Vocals), Andy Connell (Keyboards) and Martin Jackson (Drums).
• The band found almost immediate success with the single ‘Breakout' and throughout the 80s the band released numerous albums and toured regularly building a large and devoted fan base.
• Following on from Cherry Pop’s ‘Blue Mood, Breakout & Beyond’ CD set, ‘Certain Shades Of Limelight’ contains the early Swing Out Sister albums from 1994 – 2004 in all of their original glory.
