The Oscar Peterson Trio – West Side Story – Verve 200g 45 RPM Vinyl
One of the first Broadway musical scores to be overtly jazz-influenced was Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story, a tale of rival street gangs in the inner city. In 1962, pianist Oscar Peterson put his light-swing signature on the already popular score, making it, in the words of one critic, "a delight to hear again" and earning him a Grammy nomination.
Originally released in 1962
The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll – 180G Vinyl LP
Bigger Grooves, Harder Hit — The Stones Cut Loud, Fast and Wide, Half Speed Mastered
It's Only Rock 'n Roll finds The Rolling Stones sounding loose, confident and unmistakably themselves. Packed with swagger, grit and sharp hooks, the album balances hard-edged rockers with soulful grooves. This 180g vinyl pressing delivers greater immediacy, punch and dynamic scale than standard editions. Drums hit harder, guitars bite cleaner, and vocals cut through with authority. A high-impact audiophile pressing of a classic Stones album.
The Soulful Moods of Gene Ammons – Analogue Productions Prestige (Stereo) 180g Vinyl
Part of the ultimate audiophile Prestige stereo reissues from Analogue Productions — 25 of the most collectible, rarest, most audiophile-sounding Rudy Van Gelder recordings ever made. All cut at 33 1/3
All mastered from the original analog master tapes by mastering maestro Kevin Gray. 180-gram LPs pressed at Acoustic Sounds' state-of-the-art pressing plant, Quality Record Pressings, plated by Gary Salstrom
Tip-on jackets on thick cardboard stock
“One of the best efforts from Ammons' extensive catalog. A fat, warm, rich sax tone — you know, the one you immediately identify as Jug — is on display in all its glory on this great Moodsville release. Feeling tired and stressed out? Give Uncle Gene a spin. Besides perfect pitch, Ammons' other special gift was a melodic sense that allowed him to effectively convey feelings at slow tempos. Here is a great jazz ballad player given full scope to spin his charms." — Stereophile, February 1995
The Stooges Fun House – MOFI 2 x180g 45RPM Vinyl LP
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The Stooges Make the Ultimate Rock ‘n’ Roll Statement on Fun House: Primal Punk-Jazz Landmark Is Ranked the 94th Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone
Experience the Band’s 1970 Effort in Definitive Sound on Vinyl: Mobile Fidelity’s Numbered-Edition 180g 45RPM 2LP Set Explodes with Energy, Immediacy, and Force
1/4” / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
“Do you feel it?” Iggy Pop asks on “Dirt.” The answer is patently obvious for anyone who encounters the Stooges’ Fun House.
The Strokes – Is this it – Vinyl LP
The album cover of Is This It by the Strokes captures an era of nostalgic hedonism. Although the band's catchy guitars and garage-rock leanings made this album an instant classic, its provocative cover was arguably just as impactful. But years on, the casual objectification and sexual provocation of the image speaks volumes about the music and fashion scenes at the time, and just how much they have changed.
With Is This It, their debut album, the Strokes burst onto the music scene with a slouching, drawling rock'n'roll shrug that epitomized the frenetic nostalgia of the early 2000s. The time was ripe for the scratchy, post-punk influenced guitars and throwback basslines of the Strokes, together with their tousled hair and don't-care attitude.
The Temptations – Cloud Nine – Mofi 180g 45RPM 2LP Vinyl Records
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The Temptations Get High on Psychedelic Soul: Cloud Nine Soars with Ambitious Arrangements and Production, Features Standout Vocal Performances and Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers Experience Motown’s First Grammy-Winning Album in Audiophile Sound: Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 45RPM 2LP Reissue of 1969 Effort Plays with Remarkable Clarity, Separation, and Openness ¼” / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Straight No Chaser 180g Audiophile Vinyl
180-GRAM 33RPM 2LP SET
This mid-period masterwork from jazz piano’s most uncommon voice find Monk and his quartet ( Charlie Rouse on tenor, Ben Riley on drums and Larry Gales on bass) exploring every texture, tone and melodic turn of seven expansive tracks. This group was subtle, mature and confident, easily supporting Monk’s more idiosyncratic side-tracks (check out the solo on “Locomotive” or the restless exposition on “Japanese Folk Song”) while allowing listeners freedom to move through or contemplate all the sublime subtexts Monk conjures from the endless well of his inspiration.
The Velvet Underground – Loaded – Analogue Productions Atlantic 75 Series Hybrid SACD
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Loaded is the sort of proper album that feels like a greatest hits collection, with each track thoroughly inhabiting and mastering a dominant rock archetype. Although the songs "Sweet Jane" and "Rock & Roll" distinguished the band as a "seminal proto-punk" act, "The trifecta of 'Who Loves the Sun,' 'Sweet Jane' and 'Rock & Roll' is among the best three-song openings on any rock and roll record," wrote Paste contributor Jeff Gonick
The Verve – Urban Hymns – Vinyl LP
The Verve may not have been in the mainstream "Britpop" movement but it has stood them in good stead in regards to their recorded material.
Urban Hymns crossed over from record collecting circles into the mainstream of British culture, with tracks like the omni-present "Bitter Sweet Symphony" elevated to anthem status.
Urban Hymns set the bar extremely high for both the band and other cross-over British music, with rousing rock dynamics based around the at-times tender songwriting of Richard Ashcroft.
