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A Black Gospel Tribute to Michael Jackson

The roots of nearly every great black artist to emerge from the USA always seem to be based on their early influences which is  inevitably going to church and hearing the local gospel choir. Michael Jackson was of course no exception and therefore it is logical that a black gospel group, The Joyous Voices should dedicate an album to the memory of Michael Jackson.

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Joan Osborne - How Sweet It Is

That’s a totally hopeless task,” says Joan Osborne, talking about the fantasy of trying to re-tweak pop music classics so that they might eclipse the power and stature of the originals. “There’s just no way you can do that.”
It’s something Osborne has wrestled with since she appeared in ‘Standing in the Shadows of Motown’.

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Kansas - Works in progress

Rediscover some of the best songs in classic rock history with Kansas – “Works in Progress”, an unbelievable CD and DVD package featuring the band’s most well-known tunes. Packed with hits such as “Freaks of Nature” and surround sound versions of “Dust in the Wind” and “Hold on”, Works in Progress is an essential album for any music fan.

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Taliesin Orchestra - A Tribute to Enya

A Tribute to Enya honours new age music’s pre-eminent artist with twelve of her biggest songs performed by the acclaimed Taliesin Orchestra. From “Orinoco Flow” to “May it be me” to “Amarantine”, A Tribute to the Hits of Enya” celebrates the legendary career of Enya

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Melanie - Crazy love

Singer songwriter Melanie (Safka Schekeryk) has a reputation for innovation and setting the tone other performers always seem to follow. During her career she has been personally signed to contracts by top executives of the industry that include Neil Bogart, Clive Davis, Walter Yetnekoff and Ahmet Ertegun, some of who continue to lead the industry.

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Norman Greenbaum – Spirit in the Sky

35 track double CD which, as well as the multi-million selling title track, features all of Greenbaum's other quirky compositions.  These include "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago", "Canned Ham" and "California Earthquake"  Also included is the first acoustic demo of "Spirit In The Sky" and of two other tracks plus a radio promo.

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Snowy White - Bird of Paradise - An anthology

32 track double CD anthology of one of the great unsung guitar heroes of British rock music. This multi-talented songwriter and musician worked with Pink Floyd, Peter Green, Thin Lizzy and Roger Waters before launching a solo career with his debut album "White Flames" in 1983.

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Wishbone Ash - Rocked up beyond belief

Wishbone Ash are one of the rock oddities of the last 40 years. Despite never having had a single hit everyone knows the name, and if not an actual fan (and over 40), the sleeve of the acclaimed “Argus” album featuring a warrior looking out over a rolling landscape. They have, however, a large fan base and many devotees which enables the band to tour successfully to this day. They have also built up a catalogue of classic tracks most of which are featured on this on this double live collection.

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Fairport Convention - Live Across the Centuries

Fairport Convention has often been credited as the first English folk-rock band, the first to send electricity coursing through the veins of the traditional folk scene. The band’s 1969 album “Liege & Lief” has widely been recognised as the one of the most influential folk albums of all time and certainly, from its early beginnings playing American “West Coast-style” cover versions, the band quickly developed its sound into an exciting and innovative blend, combining rock music with traditional English folk songs and tunes.

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Magna Carta - Written in the Wind

It is some achievement to celebrate forty years of classic song-writing, sales of over eight million records and live performances in some sixty different countries. Yet, in 2009, that is exactly what Chris Simpson, founder member of the English folk-rock band, Magna Carta, will be doing. And who can deny him the right to a very large glass of champagne?

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