Home Plus [Import] [Original recording remastered]
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Reissue of the hit British rocker's 1970 album for A&M. Contains all nine of the original cuts, plus nine bonus tracks, 'Rockin' Warm-Up/ Go Go Go (Move On Down The Line)', 'The Dead Man's Dream' (Take 7), 'Procol Have A Laugh...', 'Still There'll Be More' (Instrumental Take 3), 'About To Die' (Instrumental Takes 1 & 2), 'Barnyard Story' (Take 4 Remix), 'Piggy Pig Pig' (Take 2 Remix), 'Your Own Choice' (Take 14 Remix) and 'Whaling Stories' (Take 2). 18 tracks total, all in stereo. 1999 release.
Home Plus, Music, Procol Harum, Pop, Popular Music, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Psychedelic, Rock, Rock/Pop
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Pedometer Plus Audio CD (Intermediate Level)
Manufacturer: Good Times Home Video
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000MMN7DI
Release Date: 2007-03-06 |
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Symphony 9: Introduction to Dvorak
Dvorak
Manufacturer: Naxos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Symphonies
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Instructional
| Miscellaneous
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- An Introduction to Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2
- Classics Explained: Pastoral Symphony
- Classics Explained: Brandenburg Concertos 4 & 5
- An Introduction to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons"
- Classics Explained: Rite of Spring
ASIN: B000069HGK
Release Date: 2002-09-17 |
Average customer rating:
- long time follower
- True Talent
- Sweet!
- Fantastic CD from a versatile group
- one of the best cd's i've heard
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Going Back Home
Russell Scott and His Red Hots
Manufacturer: Hootenanny Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
Rockabilly
| Oldies & Retro
| Rock
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00000JJL4
Release Date: 1999-06-22 |
Tracks:
- Going Back Home
- Rock You Through The Roof
- Next In Line
- Don't You Wait For Me
- Tired Of Waiting For You
- You Can't Make Me Cry
- You're Gonna Miss My Lovin'
- Someday You'll Be Mine
- Time Stands Still
- Should I Find Somebody New
- Yours Alone
- Red Hot And Raw (Instrumental)
- Silent
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- Bonus Track 1
Customer Reviews:
long time follower.......2006-05-28
Ive listened to Russell Scott for over 20 years and he has just gotten better with age. Anyone who hasn't heard them needs to listen to them. They have a sound all of their own.
True Talent.......2004-07-27
I have just had the opportunity to work with Russell Scott at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival, where he performed in the musical 'Idols of the King' by Ronnie Claire Edwards and Allen Crowe. It was my first time meeting Russell, and it was a pleasure working with someone as talented and fun to be around as he is.
Though I have not heard all of the tracks on this CD, I can tell you that Russell is truly one of a kind, and definitely worth a listen. He has an awesome voice and can PLAY!
Sweet!.......2004-05-03
"Russell Scott and His Red Hots" is the only name possible for this band, 'cause they are SMOKING. Impressive musicianship and a lot of fun. These guys know what they are doing. Try this test: play the cd and see how long you can listen without having to jump up and start dancing. Tasty!!!
Fantastic CD from a versatile group.......2003-09-12
This record is fantastic. But I think to really appreciate how good Russell Scott and the Red Hots are, you need to see them live. They used to play every night of the week in SoCal, but now its once or twice weekly in LA and at the Doll Hut in Anaheim and annually at the Hootenanny. Gene Jaramillo is on guitar on most tracks of this album. Gene provides harmonies to many of the tracks that add to the brilliance of their arrangement. The first track is written (or co-written) with Eddie Nichols, the lead singer of Royal Crown Revue and friend of Russell. It is sort of a cross between rockabilly, R&B and doo-wop, a fast track with lots of energy.
Next in Line is one of my favorites. Of all the tracks, I would say that Rock you through the Roof and Tie Stands Still are classic rockabilly sounding, while the others range from rhythm and blues, jump, and even reggae-sounding. This is one of my favorite bands: I've seen them live millions of time, and they are absolute sweethearts!
one of the best cd's i've heard.......2000-12-24
russell scott is an amazing talent. this is a great cd of rockabilly and swing. a perfect choice for a gift. russell sings like an angel on this record. a true talent with this band. see him if you can, he's a rare gem
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Vol. 2-Jazz Guitar
Manufacturer: Sam Crain
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Jazz
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ASIN: B000CA3ZLE
Release Date: 2004-06-29 |
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Emma Calvé
Georges Bizet , Jules Massenet , Jacques Offenbach , Pietro Mascagni , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Anonymous , Charles Gounod , Felicien David , Vincenzo Bellini , Ludwig van Beethoven , Benjamin Godard , Jean-Baptiste Lully , Salvator Rosa , Joaquin Valverde , Spanish Traditional , Stephen Foster , Michael Bland , Thurlow Weed Lieurance , Burnham , Ambroise Thomas , Isadore de Lara , John Stafford Smith , Reynaldo Hahn , Victor Masse , Giacomo Meyerbeer , Louis Herold , and Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber
Manufacturer: Marston
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ASIN: B00000DLYF
Release Date: 1998-11-10 |
Tracks:
- Carmen: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)
- Magali
- Enchantement
- Ser De Zanetto (Ser Du Passant)
- Carmen: Pres Des Remparts (Seguedille)
- Carmen: Pres Des Remparts (Seguedille)
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi Lo Sapete
- Le Nozze Di Figaro: Mon Coeur Soupire (Voi Che Sapete)
- Carmen: L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera)
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Voi Lo Sapete (Romance De Santuzza)
- Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Belle Nuit, O Nuit D'amour (Barcarolle)
- Carmen: Les Tringles Des Sistres (Chanson Boheme)
- Carmen: En Vain Pour Eviter (Air Des Cartes)
- Celebre Ser
- La Perle Du Bresil: Charmant Oiseau
- Norma: Casta Diva
- In Questa Tomba Oscura
- La Perichole: O Mon Cher Amant (Air De La Lettre)
- La Vivandiere: Viens Avec Nous, Petit
- Sapho: Pendant Un An Je Fus Ta Femme
- Amadis De Gaule: Amour, Que Veux-Tu De Moi?
- Quand On Aime
- Clavelitos
- Barcarolle
Tracks:
- Coplas Andaluz
- Old Folks At Home
- Dixie Land
- By The Waters Of Minnetonka
- Mary Rose
- Comin' Thro' The Rye
- Ma Voisine
- Le Rondel De L'adieu
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- L'Heure Exquise
- Dernier Voeu
- Faust: Est-Ce Toi, Marguerite (Excerpt From Jewel Song)
- Anges Purs, (Excerpt From Trio And Apotheosis, Act V) - Emma Calve/Andreas Dippel/Marcel Journet
- Carmen: Quand Tu Verras (Excerpt From Finale, Act II) - Emma Calve/Marguerite Marilly/Thomas Salignac/Albert Reiss/Charles Gilibert
- Cavalleria Rusticana: [Batti] Mi, Insultami (Excerpt From Santuzza-Turiddu Duet) - Emma Calve/Carrie Bridewell/Emilio De Marchi
- Cavalleria Rusticana: Ah! No! Turiddu (Excerpt From Santuzza-Turiddu Duet) - Emma Calve/Emilio De Marchi/Giuseppe Campanari
- Carmen: Prends Garde A Toi (Excerpt Form Habenera)
- Sapho: Pendant Un An Je Fus Ta Femme - Cecile Merguillier
- Galathee: Quelle Couleur! C'est Blonde Et Vermeille (Air De La Coupe) - Cecile Merguillier
- Le Pardon De Ploemel: Ombre Legere - Cecile Merguillier
- Pre Aux Clercs: Souvenirs De Mon Enfance - Cecile Merguillier
- Le Domino Noir: Qui Je Suis?... Une Fee, Un Bon Ange - Cecile Merguillier
- Manon: Adieu, Notre Petite Table - Cecile Merguillier
- Hamlet: Pale Et Blonde Dort Sous L'eau Profonde - Cecile Merguillier
- Manon: Ecoute-moi... N'est-ce Plus Ma Main (Scene De La Seduction) - Cecile Merguillier
- Galathee: Quelle Couleur! C'est Blonde Et Vermeille (Air De La Coupe) - Cecile Merguillier
- Mignon: Je Suis Titania (Polonaise) - Cecile Merguillier
- Mireille: Heureux Petit Berger - Cecile Merguillier
- Philemon Et Baucis: Ah! Si Redevenais Belle (Romance) - Cecile Merguillier
- Philemon Et Baucis: O Riante Nature (Air) - Cecile Merguillier
- Romeo Et Juliette: Je Veux Vivre Dans Ce Reve (Valse) - Cecile Merguillier
- Mireille: O Magali, Ma Bien-Amiee - Cecile Merguillier/Monsieur Gluck
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Until This Girl Goes Home
Lawrence Letterday
Manufacturer: Lawrence Letterday
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000P8TLS4 |
Product Description
The album "Until This Girl Goes Home" is Lawrence Letterday's debut album. The album is full of creative and catchy melodies that are a must hear for any fan of pop punk/indie music. The songs are written from the heart and chalked full of excitement, diversity, and solid music. For fans of The Get Up Kids, Relient K, and Plus 44. This album is a must own!
Track list:
1. Systematic Overload
2. Til Light Turns Grey
3. The Solution
4. Alone
5. Stay Here
6. The Hiatus
7. Fear Of Books
8. Fixin Myself
9. A Part Of Me
10. Cold Showers
11. A Mile Away
12. Farewell
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Cowboy Up
Kellene
Manufacturer: Kellene
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Country
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000CAD4RO
Release Date: 2004-04-20 |
Tracks:
- Cowboy Up
- Gift
- Three Days
- Happy Kind of Love
- I Cry
- Out Here in the Water
- Love Is Leaving Town Today
- Taken for a Fool
- Marriage on the Rocks
- What'll I Do (The Do-Do Song)
- Williamstown
- I Think I'll Just Stay Here & Drink
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Love Call Me Home
Peggy Seeger
Manufacturer: Appleseed Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
Traditional Folk
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
Revival
| Folk
| Styles
| Music
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- Love Will Linger On
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- Period Pieces: Women's Songs for Men & Women
- Taking The Long Way
ASIN: B0007W7HV6
Release Date: 2005-04-26 |
Tracks:
- Sing About These Hard Times
- Poor Ellen Smith
- Hangman
- Careless Love
- Love Is Teasing
- Rynerdine
- London Bridge
- Loving Hannah
- Bad Bad Girl
- Logan County Jail
- Who Killed Cock Robin?
- Love Call Me Home
Album Description
After a half century as a musician and approaching her 70th birthday, Peggy Seeger understands that a good song of any era will survive as long as long there's someone with the knowledge and understanding to sing it. On "Love Call Me Home," Peggy's 21st solo album and the second volume in her "Home Trilogy," she presents ten traditional North American songs and two new original songs. Volume 1, "Heading for Home" (Appleseed, 2003), had the same mix of old and new songs, and Volume 3, provisionally entitled "She's Coming Home," is already in the pipeline.
"I love new songs, yet I still find myself returning to the old ones," Peggy explains. "Songs handed down to us by singers who loved and tended to them, as I love and tend to them for those who come after me." It is these songs that shape Peggy's "Home Trilogy."
It is not an idyllic world that Peggy presents here. There are murder ballads, stories of fidelity beyond the call of duty, journeys into the supernatural, tales of romantic betrayal, laments of the incarcerated, and historical mysteries. The two originals that bookend the CD are as topical but traditional-sounding as any she has written in her prolific career. "Sing About the Hard Times," in which "Life gets harder every year / Those with the least have the most to fear," could be a 19th Century lament before referencing jobs outsourced to Mexico while workers get drawn into an unpopular war. The title song, written for a friend of Peggy's who died of cancer, closes the CD with a tender and philosophical glimpse of a life winding down and then out.
Peggy's clear, ageless vocals and crystalline performances on banjo, dulcimer, autoharp, guitar and piano are enhanced by the participation of her two sons by her late husband, England's revered songwriter/activist Ewan MacColl. Calum and Neill MacColl are not only co-producing the "Home Trilogy" but also act as directors, chorus members and instrumentalists; daughter Kitty MacColl joins in on backing vocals.
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A 1940s Radio Hour, Volume 3
Manufacturer: Ircc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000003LQZ
Release Date: 1994-10-18 |
Average customer rating:
- Superb Early Music. Buy It.
- A Fiver from one of the Archangels of early music performance
- Outdated but Still Rivetingly Interesting
- If 6 were available, this would get them!
- One of the finest early music performances ever recorded
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The Art of Courtly Love - David Munrow & The Early Music Consort of London
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Music of the Gothic Era
- The Art of the Netherlands
- Music Of The Crusades
- Machaut: La Messe de Nostre Dame; Songs from Le Voir Dit
- Early Music Festival / David Munrow, Early Music Consort
ASIN: B000002SSB
Release Date: 1996-07-16 |
Tracks:
- A vous douce debonaire (Chansons)
- Hareu! Hareu! le feu - Helas! ou sera pris confors (motet)
- Amours me fait desirer (ballade)
- Trop plus est belle - Biaute paree - je ne sui mie certeins (motet)
- Amis tout dous vis (rondeau)
- Se ma dame m'a guerpy (virelai)
- Se je souspir (virelai)
- Dame se vous m'estes lointeinne (ballade)
- Quant je sui mis au retour (virelai)
- Mes esperis se combat (ballade)
- Ma fin est mon commencement (rondeau)
- Douce dame jolie (virelai)
- De Bon Espoir - Puis Que la douce rousee (motet)
- De toutes flours (ballade)
- Quant Theseus - Ne quier veoir (double ballade)
- Anon La Septime estampie Real (dance)
- Quant j'ay l'espart (rondeau)
- Phyton le mervilleus serpent (ballade)
- Armes amours - O flours des flours (double ballade)
- A l'arme a l'arme (virelai)
- Phiton Phiton (virelai)
- Two variants on the tenor 'Roussignoulet du bosi' Borlet: He tres doulz roussignol (virelai)
- Fumeux fume (rondeau)
- De home vray (ballade)
- Istampitta Tre fontane (dance)
- Ma douce amour (ballade)
Tracks:
- Tres doulz amis - Ma dame - Cent mille fois (rondeau)
- Plasanche or tost (virelai)
- Amour m'a le cuer mis (ballade)
- Tribum quem (motet)
- Helas! je voy mon cuer (ballade)
- Contre le temps (virelai)
- Andray soulet (canon)
- Le greygnour bien (ballade)
- Restoes restoes (virelai)
- Ce moys de may (rondeau)
- La belle se siet (ballade)
- Je ne fai tousjours que penser (rondeau)
- Files a marier (chanson)
- Amoreux suy et me viente toute joye (rondeau)
- Je loe Amours et ma dame mercye (ballade)
- Navre je sui d'un dart penetratif (rondeau)
- Lamentatio Sanctae Matris Ecclesiae Constantinopolitanae (O tres piteulx - Omnes amici) (motet)
- La Spagna (Variant 1) (basse danse)
- Par droit je puis bien complaidre (rondeau)
- Donnes l'assault (rondeau)
- Vostre tres doulx regart (rondeau)
- Helas mon dueil (virelai)
- Bien puist (rondeau)
- Vergine bella (stropha)
- La Spagna (Variant 2)
Customer Reviews:
Superb Early Music. Buy It........2005-12-13
'The Art of Courtly Love' is a two CD set, condensed from a three LP album performed by The Early Music Consort of London. I know less than I would like about early music, considering how much I enjoy it, but one very important thing I do know is that the director of this recording, David Munrow was, until his untimely death, the big man in early music.
One of the many things I especially like about this collection is that by showcasing a lot of vocal music, the tinny quality of a lot of early music is moved to the background. Antother thing I like is the fact that one can plainly distinguish secular from liturgical music by listening carefully to these selections. The biggest differences I see are the appearance of percussion instruments and male / female duets.
One reviewer commented on the quality of the notes. I agree they are good, but only about average for an old music offering by a major label.
Highly recommended to all who like early music.
A Fiver from one of the Archangels of early music performance.......2005-06-26
I bought this when the album was first released. Even though scholarship has advanced, and it can be argued that Munrow's interpretations are dated, what has been lost over the years is the joy in performing this music. Many modern performances are ponderous and much, much too serious. But David Munrow found this music as a wonderous discovery. Through albums such as this one, he released into the open air music that had been locked away, languishing in the libraries for years, trotted out occasionally for a scholarly study, and then tucked back on the shelves. Munrow's enthusiasm for this music is evident in this collection, and his performances make them walk - no, dance - in the open air once more. This album is beautifully performed. I hope the notes in the CD are as good as the ones in my original release.
In 1974, I had the great pleasure of meeting David Munrow and the other members of the Early Music Consort, and was blown away with that enthusiasm and unselfishness, their willingness to discuss their work - I remember Munrow trading recorder performance tips with a friend of mine - and Munrow's truly amazing store of energy. He radiated! : -)
Outdated but Still Rivetingly Interesting.......2005-05-01
This 2-CD boxed set is the digital version of a 3-LP box from 1973 and was reissued in 1996 as part of the edition with which EMI/Virgin celebrated the twentieth anniversary of David Munrow’s unfortunate demise. The recordings, made at London’s prestigious Abbey Road studios, are digitally remastered to a very high standard, so that I found myself enjoying them via headphones more than via loudspeakers, something which is pretty unusual with CDs from the old analogue days. The two discs contains no less than some 156 minutes (51 tracks) of absolutely fascinating music. The first part is devoted to Guillaume Machault’s songs, works which can be dated around 1350 to 1360. The second part of the programme is concerned with the so-called avantgarde from Avignon (including names such as Matteo da Perugia), composers who wrote for esoteric circles around 1380 to 1410. And the third part (the third LP of the original) is devoted to fifteenth-century music from the court of Burgundy, the two great composers here being Dufay and Binchois.
Of course, David Munrow’s performances, fascinating and rivetingly interesting as they are, were shaped by his own interests and research at the time, and the booklet notes point out that since then “scholarship and performance practices have moved on healthily”, which I interpret to mean that today nobody would dream of performing this music the way Munrow did: for instance, he has most of the songs accompanied by a whole plethora of ancient instruments, although today it is generally agreed that works from this period should be sung unaccompanied or with minimal instrumental support. Munrow also performs some of the songs as purely instrumental pieces, a legitimate decision perhaps. Munrow also uses the two countertenors James Bowman and Charles Brett for many of the songs, and not everyone will appreciate being bombarded with their somewhat forced androgynous falsetto for nearly three hours; personally, it was the singing of Martyn Hill, tenor, and Geoffrey Shaw, baritone, which delighted my ear during these sessions. Along with the instruments, of course: slide trumpet, cornett, shawm, crwth, fiddle, rebec, citole and so on, plus several tracks with the amazing Christopher Hogwood playing an organ that sounds, at least, very old – unfortunately, the otherwise good liner notes give no details concerning the instruments used.
The Old French texts are printed in full with English translations, so it is possible to follow every nuance. Exceptionally good value for money! – For more historically-informed performances of music of this kind, I suggest searching names such as Gothic Voices, Hilliard Ensemble or Binchois Consort.
If 6 were available, this would get them!.......2002-02-16
Lovely, beautiful, amazing, charming, and vital. I'll not replicate the previous reviewer, though my favorites differ from his, but I bought this on LP 25 years ago and it changed my life. These are exhilarating performances, that move you effortlessly through time and space into a world both far away and very, very close. So much great music, wonderfully performed. Take a chance--it might change your life as well!
One of the finest early music performances ever recorded.......2001-09-03
And an intriguing work of scholarship besides. This was originally released back in the early 1970's by the late David Munrow as a three album box set.
The first part of this recording is basically dedicated to Machaut and his contemporaries. The chanson -Amours me fait desirer- remains striking to this day, with its unusual leap in its first measures. -Amis tout dous- is a lovely miniature, and so also is the monophonic -Quant je sui mis au retour-. But the high point of this part of the record is -Quant j'ay l'espart-, a duet between countertenor and bass cornetto (a serpent?), understated and heartbreaking.
The second part is weirdness from the Avignon court of the Popes, the time when rhythmic notation got more sophisticated, and composers grew more experimental. The unusual chromaticism of -Fumeux fume- is given a great performance here. The -Tre fontane- estampie is given a reading here that is truly frenzied. -Plasanche, ou tost- is a lovely song. You also get rhythmic oddities like -Le greygnour bien-.
The third album nears Renaissance music, and focuses on Dufay and Binchois. Loud instruments like sackbuts and shawms are featured on pieces like -Donnes l'assault-, which seems risky, but sometimes works. The usually quiet pieces on the -La Spagna- ground are here given a marching-band performance on loud winds. The real high points here, though, are the motet -O tres piteulx-, Binchois absolutely gorgeous -Amoureux suy-, and the setting of Petrarch's -Vergine bella-.
This is a definitive early music performance that should never be allowed to go out of print. My only complaint with the CD edition is that it lacks some of the more extensive notes that came with the phonograph record booklet.
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