{"title":"Singer\/Songwriter","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"stevie-wonder-innervisions-180gm-lp","title":"Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' 180gm LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e 180gm LP, remastered 60th anniversary edition reissue, includes MP3 download, gatefold cover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e Tamla Motown\/Universal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e 2010\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e EU\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"description\"\u003eAfter breaking away from the Motown singles mode, Wonder began creating albums that were visionary in concept, sound, and construction. 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The churning \"Higher Ground\" segues into the fierce, slinky groove of \"Jesus Children of America\" (complete with burbling Arp and Moog synthesizers). The intensity of these songs is not mitigated by the slower songs, which are equally stirring, but by the exuberant, Latin-esque \"Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing,\" one of the album's highlights. 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The film's earthy Southern setting makes it a natural for a bluegrass-oriented soundtrack, for which producer T-Bone Burnett picked the cream of the country crop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby,\" for example, is a summit meeting of some of the finest contemporary female country vocalists (Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris, and Alison Krauss). The old school isn't forgotten either, as evidenced by a chilling a cappella rendering of \"O Death,\" courtesy of Ralph Stanley, and by the closing cut, where the Stanley Brothers issue an elegant plea to heaven with \"Angel Band.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJames Carter \u0026amp; The Prisoners ‘Po Lazarus’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarry McClintock ‘Big Rock Candy Mountain’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorman Blake ‘You Are My Sunshine’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlison Krauss ‘Down To The River To Pray’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Soggy Bottom Boys ‘I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris Thomas King ‘Hard Time Killing Floor Blues’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorman Blake ‘I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Whites ‘Keep On The Sunny Side’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlison Krauss And Gillian Welch ‘I'll Fly Away’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmmylou Harris, Alison Krauss And Gillian Welch ‘Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSarah, Hannah \u0026amp; Leah Peasall ‘In The Highways’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cox Family ‘I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Hartford ‘I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRalph Stanley ‘O Death’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Soggy Bottom Boys ‘In The Jailhouse Now’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Soggy Bottom Boys ‘I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Hartford ‘Indian War Whoop’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFairfield Four ‘Lonesome Valley’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stanley Brothers ‘Angel Band’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Universal Music Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8832214302764,"sku":"1700691","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3099\/7614\/products\/1700691.jpg?v=1524289562"},{"product_id":"john-lennon-yoko-ono-double-fantasy-180gm-lp","title":"John Lennon \u0026 Yoko Ono \"Double Fantasy\" 180gm 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e 180gm 2LP reissue\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e Geffen\/Universal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCountry:\u003c\/span\u003e Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan id=\"description\"\u003eIn one of music history's crueler twists of fate, John Lennon was just beginning to make an aesthetic\/commercial comeback when he was assassinated in 1980. 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Renowned as one of the most passionate and enthusiastic covers albums ever made, the 12-song set finds the iconic singer\/songwriter interpreting standards by the likes of Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, George Jones, Merle Haggard, and other legends. Replete with heartbreak, lonesomeness, boozing, cheating, and dreaming, it's laden with country and western's customary themes and dignified by one of the finest performances of Costello and the Attractions' peerless career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf-speed mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered limited edition 180g LP opens up the soundstages, clears previously muddled midrange frequencies, and places the imaging of the various country-tuned instruments into clear focus. For the first time, listeners can hear just how much of himself Costello invests in the vocal performances, while the Attractions don't miss a beat, particularly pianist Steve Nieve and guest musician John McFee. Moreover, the strings (when employed) take on new life, and the record's cover art, a take-off on Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue, is faithfully reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith each note, Costello succeeds and exceeds expectations, turning in versions that sound both old and new. Such timelessness, and the confluence of contemporary and traditional, distinguishes Almost Blue from nearly every other country tribute album made by pop\/rock artists before and since. Costello and the Attractions embody the deep sentiments attached to these weeping ballads, tear-jerking lullabies, honky-tonk rave-ups, and playful shuffles in an incredibly convincing manner. 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Melodicas, drums, pianos, and guitars similarly come across faithfully and richly, the blend freed of constricting sonic veils and dynamic compression. Heard anew on this pressing, Trust emerges as one of the most satisfyingly complex and expertly played albums of its era. Costello's singing, too, reveals intricate tonal shadings and implied meanings, with slower tracks such as the hypnotic “Watch Your Step” and Tin Pan Alley-inspired solo tour de force “Shot With His Own Gun” ravishing with enhanced emotional investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs is often the case with great (and sophisticated) albums, Trust – which retains a five-star review from the most recent Rolling Stone Album Guide – didn't spawn any Top 40 hits at the time of its release. Yet age has been more than kind to the effort Costello said aimed to cross the rhythms of Get Happy! with the melodies of Armed Forces, and which more than achieves the exacting goal.   Admittedly made in a haze of booze and pills, the 1981 affair plumbs issues of disillusionment, romance, and sin with barbed wit and unvarnished honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry, soul, pop, rockabilly, two-step, punk-shot-through rock, jazz – Costello and the Attractions explore and master it all on Trust, all the while performing with an unencumbered directness and on-point coherence. No better example of the singer's simultaneous stylistic reach and virtuosity exists. 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In short, everything that's made King an institution.   After of years of being overshadowed, this 1971 singer-songwriter classic has finally been given the audiophile treatment it's long deserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf-speed mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered limited-edition 180g LP of King's second solo masterpiece is rife with intimacy, transparency, soulfulness, and you-are-there sound. Never before remastered, Music seems like a brand-new album, King's familiar voice, intelligent arrangements, and ravishing support band presented on a deep, three-dimensional soundstage. Your appreciation for and understanding of King's inspirational lyrics and ravishing performances will increase tenfold.   Mobile Fidelity's 180g LP brings you that much closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanied by percussionist Bobbye Hall, drummer Russ Kunkel, guitarist\/vocalist James Taylor, and a cavalcade of professional wind musicians, King delves further into R\u0026amp;B and jazz-derived pop, coming up aces every time. Warm, intelligent, and cohesive, songs echo with simplicity and honesty.   And as is typical of much of King's work, several of tunes here were later covered by other artists, including “It's Going To Take Some Time” (the Carpenters). Yet the originals trump the later renditions, and the rendition of the standard “Some Kind of Wonderful” stands as the best ever recorded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith Taylor lending more of a hand on Music than he does on Tapestry, King expands her confident reach on the piano and peppers the songs with graceful touches of saxophone, flute, pedal-steel guitar, and woodwinds. Ballads sway (“Surely”), gospel brightness lifts spirits (“Brighter”), and backup vocals float heavenly pop (“Song of Long Ago”). 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A Hall of Fame-caliber list of instrumentalists accompany Costello, with Elvis Presley's T.C.B. mates Ron Tutt (drums), James Burton (guitar), and Jerry Scheff (bass) forming one band and drummer Earl Palmer (Little Richard), bassist Ray Brown (Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington), pianist Tom Canning, and organist Mitchell Froom ready in waiting as another. Several of these musicians formed yet another band, joined by drummer Jim Keltner of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, and John Lennon fame. Oh – and the Attractions make a guest appearance on one track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKing of America – the title reflective of the threads of intentional, thought-provoking contradiction throughout – would be exemplary if just for the troupe. Yet it's the combination of chemistry, ability, sonics, and tunes that propel this watertight platter to iconic status. 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