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One Nation Under a Groove
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Priority Records (Editor)
George Clinton's post-bicentennial message to those in the "Chocolate cities" was that America could be theirs too, and without any loss of their own black, regional identities. One Nation Under a Groove remains P-Funk's most provocative release, as well as one of the funkiest long-players released in the disco era. The band vamps on a world where people of different color play each other's songs ("Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!"), lose their inhibitions (the classic title track), and bond together with the glue of shared secrets (the wonderful "Grooveallegiance"). Standout: the slow-grooved "Into You," where a lover vows to stay true, or a patriot pledges devotion to a new flag--take your pick. You might think that a complex and moving ode to commitment is out of place on an album with such political overtones, but it's not. It's really the quiet-storm centerpiece. --Don Harrison
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Play
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V2 (Editor)
Those who have followed Moby's career are familiar by now with his deep convictions and spiritual connection. On his 1999 release, Play, he celebrates his faith in a masterful, unobtrusive way, channeling gospel and other inspirational samples through beats so earthy they could grow grass on a cement dance floor. It's impossible to separate the joy of the message from the joy of the grooves. --Beth Massa
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Quelqu'un M'a Dit
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Phantom Sound & Vision (Editor)
The critically acclaimed hit 2002 debut album for the Italian super model previously linked to Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton. 12 tracks, written by Carla, with arrangements by Louis Bertignac of French new wave act Telephone. Naive.
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Rolling Stone: The Complete Covers
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Fred Woodward (Author)
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Jann S. Wenner (Author)
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Holly George-Warren (Author)
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Harry N. Abrams (Editor)
This book assembles 30 years of Rolling Stone covers-totaling more than 700-which together chronicle the period's rock and roll, the cutting edge in pop culture, and the hipper reaches of film and television. With the work of such renowned photographers as Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, Herb Ritts, and Matthew Rolston; a lively introduction by magazine founding editor and publisher Jann S. Wenner; excerpts from groundbreaking cover stories; and tantalizing behind-the-scenes anecdotes, Rolling Stone: The Complete Covers offers an intriguing and evocative journey.
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Sign 'O' the Times
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Warner Bros / Wea (Editor)
2005 Japanese standard jewel case pressing of Prince's 1987 album. Features the same tracks and mastering as the US edition but includes an OBI and Japanese/English insert. Warner. 2005.
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Sticky Fingers
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Virgin Records Us (Editor)
No Description Available
No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: ROLLING STONES
Title: STICKY FINGERS
Street Release Date: 07/26/1994
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP
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Sunday at the Village Vanguard
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Ojc (Editor)
This live recording by the Bill Evans Trio at the Village Vanguard on June 25, 1961, marked the end of one of the most sublime instrumental combinations in jazz history when bassist Scott LaFaro died in a car accident 10 days later. This unit is underdocumented because Evans, a notorious perfectionist, was reluctant to record. The interchange between Evans on piano, LaFaro on bass and Paul Motian on drums is balletic in its balance of emotional beauty and technical precision. Multiple takes of "Gloria's Step," "Alice in Wonderland," "All of You," and "Jade Visions" show how the invention these players brought to each performance makes repeated material sound like movements in a suite. --John Swenson
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The Beatles (The White Album)
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Capitol (Editor)
Better known as the "White Album," this was meant to be the record that brought them back to earth after three years of studio experimentation. Instead, it took them all over the place, continuing to burst the envelope of pop music. Lennon and McCartney were still at the height of their powers, with Lennon in particular growing into one of rock's towering figures. But even McCartney could still rock, and the amazement on "Helter Skelter" was that he had vocal cords at the end. From Beach Boys knock-offs to reggae and to the unknown ("Revolution #9"), this has it all. Some records have legend written all over them; this is one. --Chris Nickson
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The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady
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Grp Records (Editor)
This 1963 recording occupies a special place in Mingus's work, his most brilliantly realized extended composition. The six-part suite is a broad canvas for the bassist's tumultuous passions, ranging from islands of serenity for solo guitar and piano to waves of contrapuntal conflict and accelerating rhythms that pull the listener into the musical psychodrama. It seems to mingle and transform both the heights and clichés of jazz orchestration, from Mingus's master, Duke Ellington, to film noir soundtracks. The result is a masterpiece of sounds and textures, from the astonishing vocal effects of the plunger-muted trumpets and trombone (seeming to speak messages just beyond the range of understanding) to the soaring romantic alto of Charlie Mariano. Boiling beneath it all are the teeming, congested rhythms of Mingus and drummer Dannie Richmond and the deep morass of tuba and baritone saxophone. This is one of the greatest works in jazz composition, and it's remarkable that Mingus dredged this much emotional power from a group of just 11 musicians. --Stuart Broomer
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