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OLIVIA is Olivia Newton-John's second album, from when the Australian singer was still primarily a country-pop performer, featuring covers of Chip Taylor's "Angel of the Morning" and Bread's "Everything I Own."
Digitally remastered reissue of 1972 album for Festival,complete with the original cover art. Never released in theU.S., 'Olivia' contains 14 tracks, including covers ofBread's 'Everything I Own', George Harrison's 'What Is Life'and Juice Newton's 'Angel Of The Morning'. 1998 FestivalRecords release. Olivia Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   OLIVIA Hints At What Would Lie Ahead
Released in 1972, barely 1 year before her smash breakthrough onto the US charts, OLIVIA is a good snapshot of Newton-John's early solo career, and contains many hints of what would lie ahead. From the plaintive, pure tones on the self-penned "Changes" to the shimmery edge she dynamically delivers on the choruses of "Angel Of The Morning", this album reveals a superstar in the making. The 14 songs fall largely in the folk-rock genre of her youth and the vision of her longtime producer and friend, John Farrar. This REMASTERED version restores the full frequency brilliance of the original recordings, and Newton-John's sweet soprano is front-and-center.
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 great voice
This was the very first of Olivia's LP's I owned, which probably makes me a little biased, but you can take my word for it that every track on it will grow on you & after a few listens, you'll be hooked on her music forever. She is such a sincere artist & she feels everything she sings about.
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Purchase Olivia CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Olivia Newton-John Don't Stop Believin' CD (1976) Australia
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DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' is a 1976 release by soft-rock star Olivia Newton-John, featuring "Thousand Conversations."
The 1976 edition of Olivia Newton-John continues the positive vibe that Have You Never Been Mellow initiated, and though the title track hit number one on the adult contemporary charts, it, surprisingly, failed to go higher than Top 30 pop. A shame because exactly five years later a different song with the exact same title and sentiment went Top Ten for Journey; the comparison is appropriate because Don't Stop Believin' is one of the slickest of Newton-John's country pop releases. Despite the extra gloss producer John Farrar put on this, it still retains some of the warmth of earlier Newton-John projects while making that inevitable pitch to the '70s record buying public. "New Born Babe" contains elegant musicianship, while Bruce Welch's "Hey Mr. Dreammaker" is bouncy country -- the antithesis of Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver," which was released, not so coincidentally, the same year. That Gary Wright, Olivia Newton-John, and Journey influenced each other's works, even if just thematically, says something about that period in music, but the real oddity here is Chris Christian showing up co-writing "Compassionate Man" with producer Farrar. The highly touted Christian pop singer was supposed to cross over as big as Christopher Cross, but made hardly a dent in the pop consciousness of the time. Like his career, the contribution here is not going to overwhelm anyone, though it's not bad either. The Don Black/Hank Marvin/John Farrar composition "Sam" works much better, and hit the Top 20, as well as gaining number one adult contemporary status, in early 1977. Despite the silly rhyme á la Elton's John's plane & Spain in "Daniel," "Sam" (you know where I am) boasts a gorgeous conclusion with soaring music that drove it higher on the pop charts. That Olivia didn't cover more Marvin, Welch & Farrar is a mystery, though 60 percent of Don't Stop Believin' is comprise
| | Olivia Newton-John Clearly Love CD (1975) Australia
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Lovable Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John sings catchy original songs combined with alluring covers on this 11-track album from 1975.
Nine beautiful photos accompany the lyrics -- Olivia with horses, Olivia in the hay, Olivia with a doggy; following up the phenomenal success of Have You Never Been Mellow was pretty elementary -- Newton-John ruled the Top 40, adult contemporary, and country charts at this point in time. From the end of 1975 to early 1976, Clearly Love generated a Top 20 and two Top 30 hits: "Something Better to Do" and "Let It Shine" b/w "He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother," respectively. They both topped the adult contemporary charts while the flip of "Let It Shine," a rare female-vocalist cover of "He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother," also garnered radio and sales action. The choices for cover songs on this album are strange indeed: an unnecessary "Summertime Blues" which adds nothing to Eddie Cochran's song of hot-weather angst and the interesting remake of the Hollies' hit "He Ain't Heavy," with its big country-ballad ending to what started as a lilting love song. The gems here are what sound like Olivia Newton-John bread-and-butter staples -- "Slow Down Jackson," which is as bubbly and beautiful as "Have You Never Been Mellow"; "Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying"; the stunning title track "Clearly Love"; along with, of course, the hits. "Let It Shine" has lots of country twang -- John Farrar's impeccable production was pretty much automatic after all their previous success. "Something Better to Do" might not be among her biggest hits, but the class and style the Newton-John/Farrar team brought to the table -- a prime example being this title -- was very well-crafted pop and set the stage for the movie soundtracks down the road, which would bring her back to chart dominance. The transition from the Linda Ronstadt soft rock of "Summertime Blues" to the harmonica-laden "Just a Lot of Folk (The Marshmallow Song)" had Newton-John covering all the b
| | Olivia Newton-John Long Live Love CDs (1974) (Import) Australia; Remastered
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Digitally remastered reissue of Olivia's 1974 albumfeaturing the #1 smash 'I Love You, I Honestly Love You'.12 tracks total. 1998 Festival Records release.
Personnel: Olivia Newton-John (vocals).
| | Olivia Newton-John Totally Hot CD (1978) (Import) Australia
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TOTALLY HOT is a 1978 set by soft rock star Olicia Newton-John.
Totally Hot is one of the most fun albums from Olivia Newton John. Total abandon is its trademark, the atmosphere lightened up a bit, and from top to bottom it is one of her most satisfying projects. "Please Don't Keep Me Waiting" is a girl group all grown up. Is it Newton-John's voice or Michael Botticker's synthesizer at the end of the first track? A little jarring for her country audience, but she takes care of them on "Dancin' 'Round and 'Round," a wonderful country-pop tune and quick about face. As with the Let Me Be There release, her name is prominently splashed on the cover and the tan background suits her well, with the mysterious look with the kerchief on the inside cover as playful as the music. David Foster, Steve Lukather, and Tom Snow add their talents to the project, but it is Newton-John, with the guidance of John Farrar, who really shines here. Her own "Talk to Me" is bouncy adult contemporary, but it is the two hit singles which, naturally, stand out. Tom Snow's "Deeper Than the Night" was a nice musical departure for the singer, with its strong piano reflecting the melody. Along with the John Farrar smash "A Little More Love," those involved showed that Olivia Newton-John could move beyond the three huge hits from the film Grease which saturated the airwaves in 1978. "A Little More Love" went Top Three in December of 1978, with "Deeper Than the Night" hovering around the Top Ten in May of 1979. The album contains a nice balance, something missing from 1985's Soul Kiss. "Borrowed Time" is more country-pop and is one of the more serious tracks on the album. The cover of Spencer Davis Group's "Gimme Some Lovin'," on the other hand, is as close to a drunken party as one will get on a Newton-John album. Jimmy Miller, producer of the original 1967 hit, would probably approve of the spirit -- it is definitely more fun than the Blues Brothers' version which charted three years after this. Jo
| | Olivia Newton-John Physical CD (1975) (Import) Import; Japan
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Also available on CD in MORE THAN PHYSICAL box on Griffin (373-0) including the 150-page book MORE THAN PHYSICAL: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE.
MORE THAN PHYSICAL comes in a box consisting of the CD HAVE YOU NEVER BEEN MELLOW and a 150-page book: OLIVIA--MORE THAN PHYSICAL: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN MELLOW is also available separately on CD on Griffin (373-2).
This early release from singer Olivia Newton-John showcases her country-pop mode, with "Have You Ever Been Mellow," "Goodbye Again," and others showing off her refined vocal grace.
The hit single "Have You Never Been Mellow" carried Olivia Newton-John right back to number one, six months after "I Honestly Love You" brought the singer to that coveted position for the first time. The title track is a masterpiece of songwriting by her producer, John Farrar, an exquisitely pleasant melody with a sunny and peaceful theme. Having covered John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads" on the Let Me Be There album in 1973, Newton-John goes back to the Denver catalog twice on this project, including her beautiful rendition of one of his lesser-known gems, "Follow Me," with Farrar's lush country-pop instrumental backing. "The Air That I Breathe" was a hit for the Hollies when Newton-John was filling the airwaves with "I Honestly Love You"; she does a nice interpretation of the Albert Hammond/Mike Hazlewood song here, along with an intriguing look at Rick Nelson's "Lifestream." The album also includes a soulful reading of Graeme Hall's "And in the Morning" and a John Farrar/Hank Marvin composition, "It's So Easy," a fun melody that is not the Buddy Holly title of the same name. Years after it was recorded, Have You Never Been Mellow continued to stand as an entertaining and full album by a woman who would record hits for another 11 years. The title track opens the album and it closes with former producer Bruce Welch's co-write of "Please Mr. Please," a pretty pop tune that went Top Three. From beginning to end Have Y
| | Olivia Newton-John Let Me Be There CD (1973) Australia
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Digitally remastered reissue of Olivia's 1974 & secondalbum featuring the top 10 title hit. A collection of 12covers, it also contains her renditions of John Denver's'Take Me Home Country Roads' and Don McLean's 'If We Try'.1998 Festival Records release.
Two years after the single "If Not for You" hit the Top 25 on the Uni label, the MCA imprint re-released most of the If Not for You album, along with Newton-John's second U.S. hit, "Let Me Be There," and titled the disc after the new smash. With seductive blue ink shadowing her beautiful face and the word Olivia splashed atop the cover, the company created a collector's item with the original LP, a respect from the aficionados that couldn't have been predicted in the '70s, and well-deserved credibility for the popular artist. The first single hit number one on the middle-of-the-road charts, and that market, along with her country base, enabled Newton-John to rack up 26 additional hits, concluding with 1985's "Soul Kiss," the last one almost mirroring her initial success, going Top 20. This collection is a little awkward for the fans who purchased the original hit album, and it gets more confusing: Pye released a 1971 disc, entitled Olivia Newton-John, with most of these tracks, while EMI pressed two different titles in 1974, Crystal Lady and First Impressions, also containing much of this music. Along with the excellent title track, "Let Me Be There," MCA added a cover of John Denver's "Take Me Home Country Roads," a nice rendition of the Merilee Rush classic, Chip Taylor's "Angel of the Morning," and a convenient country tune, "Just a Little Too Much." Tunes missing on Let Me Be There which appeared on the original If Not for You release are the weak version of David Gate's "If," the Band's "In a Station," a second Lesley Duncan tune, "Lullaby," Tom Rush's "No Regrets," "If I Gotta Leave," and "Where Are You Going to My Love." It's early Newton-John, a bit naďve and far from the sophistication of her Warm and Tend
| | Frank Zappa Apostrophe' CD (1974) Remastered
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One of Frank Zappa's most commercially successful albums, APOSTROPHE is also among his goofiest. The album found its way to the semi-mainstream chiefly on the strength of "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow." As the title of that single indicates, the scatological humor and cheap jokes that are part of Zappa's stock in trade abound here (see also the self-explanatory "Stink-Foot"). Part of Zappa's genius, though, much like that of Gong's Daevid Allen, was to deflate his sophisticated instrumental excursions and conceptual work with lowbrow humor and downright silliness. Nowhere is that process more apparent than on APOSTROPHE.
The typically large band (including violin and horns) that accompanies Zappa here follows him through daunting twists and turns as tempos get turned around and counterpoint riffs bounce off each other at breakneck speed. In the midst of all this instrumental facility, Zappa's satirical side blazes forth, as on "Uncle Remus," which addresses racial strife, and the bluesy "Cosmik Debris," where he casts aspersions on the idea of gurus. APOSTROPHE finds Zappa at a peak: successfully mingling humor with harmonic exploration, yet succumbing to the excesses of neither.
All songs have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Frank Zappa; Ray Collins (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Lynn, Robert Camarena, Debbie, Kerry McNabb, Ruben Guevara, Sue Glover (vocals, background vocals); Tony Durant, Tony Duran (guitar); Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, background vocals); Jack Bruce, Tom Fowler (bass instrument); John Guerin (drums); Susie Glover (background vocals); Don "Sugarcane" Harris (vocals, violin); George Duke (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Ian Underwood (guitar, saxophone, keyboards, wind); Aynsley Dunbar (guitar, drums); Jean-Luc Ponty (violin, keyboards); Sal Marquez (trumpet); Bruce Fowler (trombone); Ruth Underwood (keyboards, percussion); Jim Gordon , Ralph Humphrey (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Bob Stone.
Audio Remixer: Kerry McNabb.
Recording information: Bolic, Inglewood; Electric Lady, N.Y.C; Electric Studios, New York, NY; Paramount, Hollywood, CA.
Editor: Frank Zappa.
Photographer: Mark Aalyson.
Unknown Contributor Role: Bob Ludwig.
Arranger: Frank Zappa.
Personnel: Frank Zappa (vocals, guitar, bass); Tony Duran (guitar); Sugar Cane Harris, Jean-Luc Ponty (violin); Ian Underwood (saxophone); Napoleon Murphy Brock (saxophone, background vocals); George Duke (keyboards); Jack Bruce, Erroneous, Tom Fowler (bass); Jim Gordon, Johnny Guerin, Ralph Humphrey, Aynsley Dunbar (drums); Ruth Underwood (percussion); Ray Collins, Kerry McNabb, Susie Glover, Debbie, Lynn, Ruben Ladron De Guevara, Robert "Frog" Camarena (background vocals).
Engineers include: Steve Desper, Terry Dunavan, Barry Keene.
| | Tom Waits Frank's Wild Years CD (1987)
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FRANKS WILD YEARS by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits had its theatrical debut with the Steppenwolf Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois on June 22, 1986.
Ostensibly a "concept" piece about the strange adventures of a ne'er-do-well named Frank, FRANK'S WILD YEARS is an album full of masterfully written songs and brilliant arrangements, whether one follows the conceptual thread or not. This final album in the loose trilogy that began with SWORDFISHTROMBONES expands upon the advances of its predecessors both in terms of hazy, dreamlike imagery and eclectic, exotic instrumentation.
Waits is nothing if not theatrical, and he plays a wide range of characters here. On the uproarious "Straight to the Top" he's a gonzo lounge singer. On "Innocent When You Dream" he's an old-world balladeer after too many whiskeys. He dons the preacher's cloak for "Down in the Hole," warning of the devil's powers, and he braves the top of his range for an unearthly shriek on "Temptation." Buoyed by the angular, eccentric accompaniment of Mark Ribot, Michael Blair and others, he rides an oddly wrought, multicolored train to musical glory.
Recorded at Sunset Sound and Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California, and Universal Recording Corp., Chicago, Illinois.
Personnel: Tom Waits (vocals, guitar, organ, Farfisa, pump organ, Mellotron, drums, congas, tambourine); Marc Ribot (guitar, banjo); Moris Tepper (guitar); Ralph Carney (violin, saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone horn); William Schimmel (accordion, piano, organ, pump organ); David Hidalgo (accordion); Greg Cohen (alto horn); Francis Thumm (piano, organ, pump organ); Michael Blair (marimba, glockenspiel, drums, congas, maracas, percussion, bells); Larry Taylor (upright bass); Angela Brown, Leslie Holland, Lynne Jordan (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Biff Dawes.
Recording information: Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Universal Recording Corp., Chicago, IL.
Unknown Contributor Role: Tom Waits.
Personnel: Tom Waits (vocals, guitar, Mellotron, pump organ, Farfisa, drums, tambourine, congas); Morris Tepper (guitar); Marc Ribot (guitar, banjo); Ralph Carney (violin, tenor saxophone, baritone horn); David Hidalgo (accordion); William Schimmel (accordion, piano, pump organ, Leslie bass pedals); Greg Cohen (alto horn, bass, Leslie bass pedals); Francis Thumm (piano, pump organ); Michael Blair (glockenspiel, marimba, drums, percussion); Larry Taylor (acoustic bass); Jay Anderson (bass); Angela Brown, Lynne Jordan (background vocals).
| | Steroid Jism Harvester CD (1993)
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brand new industrial dance from 3 members of Gaye Bikers on Acid
| | Krisiun Black Force Domain CD (2001)
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This Brazilian trio's official full-length debut, Black Force Domain came out in 1995, at a time when the first wave of death metal was in the midst of a lull, both popularly and creatively. While not too widely heard at the time, Black Force did help place Krisiun among a new breed of bands -- Cryptopsy, Nile, and Angelcorpse, among them -- who would, over the next few years, breath some new life into the genre by pursuing new extremes in speed, physical stamina, and overall heaviness. For their part, Krisiun is not so important for being innovative -- ultimately, they're really not -- but instead for their completely over-the-top obsession with speed and brutality. True, the material is heavily influenced by Morbid Angel and Slayer, the riffs aren't especially groundbreaking, and the songs show little variety. However, that's basically beside the point. It's the actual execution -- marked by almost inhumanly fast drumming and maniacal guitar work (especially the solos) -- that sets this stuff apart from so much other death metal. This album is not for everyone, but those who are predisposed to the "joys" of this kind of aural punishment will sense in Krisiun a rare commitment to (or again, obsession with) their craft that makes Black Force Domain stand out, even if the sound quality isn't quite as good as on the band's later albums. ~ William York
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Audio Remasterer: Alan Douches.
Recording information: Army Studios.
Krisiun: Alex Camargo (vocals, bass); Moyses Kolesne (guitar, keyboards); Max Kolesne (drums).
| | Rewind: The Best In Music & Video CD (2004) Import
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32 of the best songs and videos from the 70'S, 80'S and 90's plus a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 0) featuring the music video of each one of the audio songs. Artists include, Queen, Elton John, Kate Bush, Police, David Bowie, The Cure, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, INXS, Madness, Genesis, Tears for Fears, The Stranglers, Godley and Creme, Adam and the Ants, Beastie Boys, Duran Duran and many more. Universal. 2004.
| | Eccodek Voices Have Eyes CD (2007)
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Andrew McPherson's second album under the name Eccodek prominently features several top-notch vocalists from a variety of world music traditions, as well as a generous helping of McPherson's densely layered polyethnic instrumental funk. There's nothing overly earnest or pious about his approach to musical multiculturalism -- Eccodek's music is pure joy and fun, sometimes infused with an almost mystical sense of wonder. He seems to have a particular affinity for the female voice, and the guest appearance by Indo-Canadian singer Kiran Ahluwalia ("Heart's Desire Dub," presented here in two mixes) creates the album's clear high point. But he also provides rich and sympathetic environments for the Malian singer and kora player Mansa Sissoko (whose "Words with the Griot" is a close runner-up for best song on the album) and Rwandan vocalist Ignace Ntirushwamaboko. Everywhere the groove is dubby and warm, and if at times it edges just a little bit too close to the new age/smooth jazz line (as on the slightly mushy "Set Sweet No Worries"), it never tips all the way over into goopiness. The album closes with a generous handful of bonus remixes, three of them ambient treatments that leave you floating in an warm bath of arrhythmic pleasure. Very nice. ~ Rick Anderson
Audio Mixers: Andrew McPherson ; Dave Ahl.
Audio Remixer: Andrew McPherson .
Recording information: The Monastereo, Guelph, Canada (2004-2005).
Photographer: Andrew McPherson .
Arrangers: Vieux Farka Touré; Dave Ahl; Eric Herman.
Eccodek: Andrew McPherson (bass guitar, loops).
Personnel: Mansa Sissoko (vocals, kora); Ignace Ntirushwamaboko, Kiran Ahluwalia (vocals); Andrew McPherson (flute, tenor saxophone, omnichord, keyboards, percussion); Brent Rowan (alto saxophone); Steve Clark (drums).
| | Heroes Del Silencio Platinum Collection CD (2006) Remastered
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2007 digitally remastered 3CD anthology of the legendary Spanish rock band's brilliant career. The set includes 30 of the band's greatest hits as well as 12 songs of previously unreleased acoustic versions of some of their best! The accompanyng libretto details the history of the zaragozana band, featuring a newly penned biography, photos and memorabilia. "The Platinum Collection" is the definitive summary of the great Spanish group that launched the careers of Enrique Bunbury, Pedro Andreu, Joaquin Cardiel and Juan Valdivia that began in 1985 and closed out in October 1996 with the final notes of their last concert.
| | Elvis Costello & The Attractions Goodbye Cruel World CD (1984) Digipak; Special Edition
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Elvis Costello (vocals, guitar, anvil); Steve Nieve (keyboards, synthesizer); Bruce Thomas (bass); Pete Thomas (drums).
Principally recorded at Sarm West Studios, London, England in 1984. Originally released on Columbia (39429). Includes liner notes by Elvis Costello.
Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Gary Barnacle (electric saxophone); Jimmy Paterson (trombone); Bruce Thomas (bass guitar); Pete Thomas (drum); Luis Jardin (percussion); Maurice Worm (unknown instrument).
Don't believe the hype. Critics (and Costello himself) generally regard this as Elvis' worst album, but that's far from true. For one thing, it's hard to dispute the overblown MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE's claim to said title. For another, there are too many damn good songs to permit GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD to be overlooked. There may be a lack of focus in the production and arrangements, but any album that opens with the pop-soul artistry of "The Only Flame in Town" and closes with the stirring anthem "Peace In Our Time" has plenty going for it. In between, there's media satire ("Worthless Thing"), classic Costello neurosis ("Inch by Inch") and effective R&B reverence ("I Wanna Be Loved"). Not a good starting point for neophytes, but recommended to true EC fans.
Full performer name: Elvis Costello & The Attractions.
Producers: Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Bassman.
Personnel: Elvis Costello (guitar).
Additional personnel: Nick Lowe, Daryl Hall, Green (vocals); Gary Barnacle (saxophone, electric saxophone); Jim Paterson (trombone); Luis Jardim (percussion); Maurice Worm.
Additional personnel: Daryl Hall (vocals); Green Gartside (background vocals).
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