Special Delivery [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Album Details
Japanese version featuring a limited LP style sleeve cover.

Tracks:

Pick Up Sticks - Stefan Schneider, Bill Wells, Annie Whitehead
Memoria [Sutekh's Trisaigon Mix] - Murcof
Essen - Icarus
Crayon - Manitoba
Maremaillette - A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Parlor [#] - Asa-Chang & Junray, Junray
Gnog - Icarus
Una - Murcof
Exumix - 310
Ritournelle - Colleen
Music for the Home, No. 8 - 2/10/02 - Rob Ellis
Kernel - A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Eclipse - Riow Arai
Soldier's Shoulder - Stefan Schneider, Bill Wells, Annie Whitehead
Alexithymia [Demo Version] - Gorodisch
Four Pictures With Debussy, No. 1 60 Francs - Rob Ellis
Ignore the Forest Floor [Demo Version] - Clue to Kalo
Owl in a Box [#] - A Small Good Thing

Customer Reviews:

Why would u rate a sampler cd more than 3 stars? .......2004-08-14

I bought this CD mainly for the two Murcof tracks. Buy 'Martes' by the same artist (Fernando Corona) if you want to add a really classy album to your electronica collection.

This 18 track sampler is quite a little gem really, as there's lots of quirky electronica and a bit of indie chillout stuff (not really my style, but OK for 'padding'). The two Icarus tracks are in a similar vein to the Murcof style, if a little more edgy. Both artists combine glitchy electronica with more 'classical' analogue sounds. Both are excellent and engaging.

Other hidden jewels are the bizarre little Asa-Chang and Junray track 'Parlor' and the stunning 'Ritournelle' by Colleen - a minimalist chillout foray into the warmth of swelling sound. Rob Ellis' 'Four pictures with Debussy' and A Small Good Thing's 'Owl in a Box' are also worth continued listening.

Not bad for 5 and a 1/2 bucks, although it can be found for less than 5 elsewhere.

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Hawkins on Murder/Winter Kill/Babe

Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0006SSQ0C
Release Date: 2005-01-04

Tracks:

Bodies/Main Title/No Tourist Attraction/A Stranger in the ...
No Worries/It Won't Happen/A Couple of Kicks/Sarabande
Strange Freedom/A Second Time
Julia's Confession/End Title
Number One
Main Title/The Cigar
Village/Number Three/Late Visit
Late Arrival/What's in a Name/I'm Worried/A New Killer
Shootout
Fatherless Child
Theme
Babe/High Off the Hog
Team/Where Is It
Sick Nun
You Bet Ya/It's Late/I Do
Round Trip/Morning Edition
On the Green/Can She?/Wpga/Outpatient
No Changes/Sudden Pain
Always a Winner
When You're Gone Away [*]
Missing Gun/Red Snow/Which One/Number Two [*]
More Clues [*]
Final Victim/Special Delivery [*]
Main Title [*]

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A gem from a bygone era!

Salon to Swing

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000AKX
Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

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The Dancing Dustman
Roses Of Picardy
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Fragrance
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Special Delivery Stomp

Customer Reviews:

A gem from a bygone era!.......2007-03-15

As far as I can research the orchestra as formed in 1978 by Mr. Anthony Godwin, bass clarinettist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He had inherited a complete library of theatre music dating from 1880 to 1930 and it's from this that their repetoire is mainly drawn. They try and re-create the sound and atmostphere of those early days by using instruments of that era. For instance on the song "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" the soprano Linda Murray is accompanied by David Norton on the musical saw.

A most excellent CD recreating the 20' and 30's Golden Age. Highly recommended!

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Praise for "Special Delivery"

Special Delivery
Tito Puente
Manufacturer: Concord Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Plays Well With Others

ASIN: B000003OZ6
Release Date: 1996-10-08

Tracks:

Be-Bop
Misterioso
Point East Memories
Stablemates
On Green Dolphin Street
Autumn In Rome
Venus De Milo
Tito's Colada
Barbara
Where You At?
Flying Home

Customer Reviews:

Praise for "Special Delivery".......1998-07-23

This is a deluxe album with everything a jazz lover could desire. With ear-teasing arrangements and limb-shaking solos, "Special Delivery" is one that surely cannot be overlooked. Maynard Ferguson, Hilton Ruiz and other masters of the trade are at their very best here. Both "On Green Dolphin Street" and "Autumn in Rome" are gems. Two thumbs up! Five Stars! Ten trumpets!

Yeah Yeah U Know It/Fatty Girl/Special Delivery

Average customer rating:

Best Mixture of Songs

Yeah Yeah U Know It/Fatty Girl/Special Delivery
Keith Murray
Manufacturer: Def Jam
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009YXG7
Release Date: 2003-07-01

Tracks:

Yeah Yeah U Know It
Fatty Girl
Special Delivery (Remix)

Customer Reviews:

Best Mixture of Songs.......2004-06-10

All three songs are the best ever from Keith Murray. Fatty Girl is an all time favorite song of mine.

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Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
Sandy Denny
Manufacturer: Special Delivery
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

British Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

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Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000024IJC
Release Date: 1995-05-02

Tracks:

Moments [#]
Ballad of Ned Kelly [Version]
Ecoute, Ecoute [Version]
One More Chance [Version]
Rising for the Moon [Version]
Tears
Easy to Slip [#]
Losing Game [#]
Girls on the Avenue [#]
Breakaway [#]
Still Waters Run Deep
King and Queen of England
No End [Version]
Town I Loved So Well [Version]
Forever Young [Version]
Gold Dust [Version]
Stranger to Himself [Version]
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Version]

Average customer rating:

"Reissue the reissue?
The Search is Over
Old school revisited

The Lonely One
Terry Huff & Special Delivery
Manufacturer: Koch Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000560KC
Release Date: 2001-01-23

Tracks:

I Destroyed Your Love - Part 1
I Destroyed Your Love - Part 2
That's When Love Hurts
The Lonely One (Album Version)
Why Doesn't Love Last
When You're Lonely
Where There's A Will (There's A Way)
Poochie
Just Not Enough Love
The Lonely One (Single Version)
Come Back With Love - Part 1
Come Back With Love - Part 2
The Lonely One (Instrumental)

Customer Reviews:

"Reissue the reissue?.......2005-12-15

This 70s, ballad laden sweet soul reissue cd of the original album, has experienced the fate of original pressing albums, and many cds, it is now out of print also. Koch International reissued it and several other soul and funk lps onto cd several years ago, and it seems as if it was a one shot deal. This and the other cds are out of print, "Act One" original Spring label being another. Terry Huff's clean, "tenored" voice is lead on this first, and only lp with he and the group together. A high quality, excellent lp. The group did two subsequent lps without Terry. Many sweet soul collectors are familiar with "Oh, Let Me Know It" from the 2nd lp, and the soaring ballad "Your Song Is My Love Song" is the chased sleeper from the lp. The other two lps have yet to see cd reissue daylight. This is another cd/lp that's a must in any sweet soul/soul music collection of depth. Current cd prices now reflect supply/demand.

The Search is Over.......2003-04-21

Ive been looking and searching for this recording since 1983. I have written to the mainstream records also. I even searched here at CDNOW but it was no where to be found. I went across a old memo from 1984 and I thought I would give it another try. And now it is advailable. That is just GREAT

Old school revisited.......2003-02-14

I bought this because I missed hearing the music.

Average customer rating:

music of the true vine
Mr. Sparks is one of the few and one of the best.

Special Delivery
Larry Sparks
Manufacturer: Rebel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004Z3UN
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

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Lovin' On Borrowed Time
Ghost Stories
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Amazon.com

In a genre known for its piercing, mournful wails and its breakneck pace, Larry Sparks has long taken his own minimalist path. Sparks remains one of the most remarkable singers in bluegrass, one who is able to convey great emotion in a relatively understated fashion. There is a disarming richness, depth, and poignancy to his voice--he doesn't need sheer force or dramatic range to make his point. His vigorous lead guitar picking works in similar ways, where speed and dexterity are not as crucial as conviction and taste. Fronting a quartet that features banjo, mandolin, and bass, Sparks adds to his considerable legacy with these 12 stellar recordings, which are graced with sublime three-part vocal harmonies, tight ensemble playing, and an endearing warmth. You may find a more energetic or hair-raising bluegrass record, but you'll be hard pressed to find a more beautiful one. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

music of the true vine.......2001-02-07

Larry Sparks is one of the undersung heroes of American music. His early recordings showed him to be among the most gifted carriers of the deep-bluegrass Stanley tradition, but over the years he has fashioned his own distinctive but rooted style. His taste in songs is impeccable. Special Delivery owes a debt to the immortal music the Carter Family created, though (except for the beautiful, melancholic "Richmond County," which could pass for a Carter ballad) this is hardly an imitation or a recreation. Like the Carters, however, Sparks strips a song to its emotional core and addresses, simply yet profoundly, the feelings and experiences of a place -- the Southern mountains -- that turns out to be everywhere human beings live and die. To paraphrase the old spiritual, this is the music of the true vine.

Mr. Sparks is one of the few and one of the best........2000-11-03

Having seen Larry Sparks over the years with The Stanley Brothers until today I can say that he is one of the best singers of a Bluegass song. Kind of lonesome, Kind of blue. Feelings run deep in his songs and the listener is the one who is totally moved by the experience. All of his work is an art in the true traditional sound of Bluegrass Music. Enjoy.

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This Is Special Delivery
Special Delivery
Manufacturer: Pinecastle
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001U8M
Release Date: 1994-07-29

Tracks:

He Loved Her More than Life
Love Broke
Alberta Clipper
Let's Part The Best Of Friends
Just When I Needed You Most
Sweet Sally Brown
The Road To Denton
60 Years
He Is My Guide
Raining In L.A.

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Special Delivery
38 Special
Manufacturer: Bmg Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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