Since you are interested in Old Ideas (Gold Series), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Bruce Springsteen
Magic [ Columbia Records / CD - released 29/Jan/2008 ] 'Magic' is Springsteen's new studio recording in 2007 and his first with the E Street Band in 5 years. Produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, the album features 12 songs, including a bonus track. |
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The Eastern
Hope and Wire [ Rough Peel Records / 2 CD - released 5/Mar/2012 ] A string band that roars like a punk band, swings like a gospel band, drinks like a country band, works like a bar band, opes like folk singers, sings love songs like union songs, and writes union songs like love songs... |
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Leonard Cohen
Ten New Songs [ Columbia / CD - released 17/Oct/2001 ] Cohen's first studio release for nine years is as brilliant and poetic as ever. |
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Pixie Williams
For the Record - The Pixie Williams Collection [ Blue Smoke Records New Zealand / CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] A stunning new digitally re-mastered collection of Pixie Williams' songs. Recorded 60+ years ago, these songs have never sounded so good. In 1949, Pixie Williams gave voice to one of the most enduring popular melodies of the 20th century: Blue... |
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Whirimako Black
The Late Night Plays [ Ode Records / CD - released 29/Sep/2011 ] With staggering, emotive deliveries, Whirimako covers songs made popular by; Nancy Wilson, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Erykah Badu, Leonard Cohen, U2, Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Sting, Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder. |
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Bruce Springsteen
Wrecking Ball [ Sony Music / CD - released 12/Mar/2012 ] Bruce has dug down as deep as he can to come up with this vision of modern life. The lyrics tell a story you can't hear anywhere else and the music is his most innovative of recent years. |
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FREDERIC CHOPIN / FRANZ LISZT / MAURICE RAVEL
Benjamin Grosvenor - Chopin Liszt Ravel (Recital) Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 19/Jan/2012 ] "evidence of an awesome talent, a pianist with fantastic natural reflexes in the Cziffra class and, more excitingly, a musician with purpose and imagination, whose playing transcends the sterile confines of the studio" Gramophone Award WINNER 2012:... |
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PUCCINI / BIZET / DVORAK / OFFENBACH / DONIZETTI / VERDI / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: 40 Most Beautiful Arias Maria Callas, Placido Domingo, Cecilia Bartoli, Kiri te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, José Cura, Angela Gheorghiu, etc [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 10/Feb/2009 ] Nothing stirs the soul and tugs at the heartstrings more than an inspired operatic aria. Warner Classics CD set 40 MOST BEAUTIFUL ARIAS collects forty of the most moving ones the world has known on this star-studded collection. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas a Cappella II Musica Sacra conducted by Indra Hughes [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/Nov/2007 ] This is the second programme of unaccompanied Christmas choral music performed by one of New Zealand's most successful choirs and includes a wide variety of pieces: the well known and the unfamiliar. |
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Rufus Wainwright
Out of the Game [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 3/May/2012 ] Produced by Mark Ronson, 'Out of the Game' is the seventh studio album from one of the greatest contemporary songwriters, Rufus Wainwright. |
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Soundtrack / Various
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man [ Verve Records CD / CD - released 22/Aug/2006 ] Lian Lunson's film celebrates the legacy of one of music's most celebrated and influential troubadours. This soundtrack features powerful performances of Cohen masterpieces by top singer / songwriters - including Martha & Rufus Wainwright, Teddy... |
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Adele
21 [ XL Recordings / CD - released 24/Jan/2011 ] U.K. singer/songwriter Adele presents '21' - the follow-up to her 2008 breakthrough debut, '19'. The album features the singles, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You". |
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Fat Freddy's Drop
Dr Boondigga & The Big BW [ The Drop / CD - released 26/May/2009 ] The follow-up to Freddy's hugely popular debut album is another amazing, hi-tek dub-soul boil up! |
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Alison Krauss & Union Station
Paper Airplane [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, 'Paper Airplane' is Krauss' first release since her 2007 multi-Grammy winning, internationally acclaimed collaboration with Robert Plant, 'Raising Sand'. |
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Diana Krall
Glad Rag Doll [ Island UK / CD - released 4/Oct/2012 ] Diana Krall's extraordinary album, 'Glad Rag Doll', is an exhilarating and adventurous exploration of new sounds, new instrumentation and new musicians. |
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Paul Simon
So Beautiful or So What [ Hear Music / Concord Music Group / CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] On Paul Simon's eagerly anticipated 12th solo studio record, he crafts his songs around harmony and song structure... |
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Ray LaMontagne
God Willin' & The Creek Don't Rise [ Red Ink Records / CD - released 23/Aug/2010 ] Acclaimed recording artist Ray LaMontagne presents his fourth studio record, and the follow-up to his heralded 'Gossip in the Grain'. |
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Various Artists
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International) [ Universal Music U.K. / 4 CD - released 2/Feb/2012 ] The cream of the world's music talent cover 73 Bob Dylan songs over 4 CDs - featuring Adele, Patti Smith, Pete Townshend, Ke$ha, Sting, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Sinéad O'Connor, Kris Kristofferson, Bad Religion, Marianne Faithfull, My... |
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Amy Winehouse
Back to Black (Deluxe Jewel Case Edition) [ Universal Music / 2 CD - released 23/Nov/2006 ] All the best parts of her musical character - from jazz vocalist to soul siren. Contains an 8-track bonus disc, featuring live recordings and rarities. |
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Beth Orton
Sugaring Season [ Epitaph / CD - released 8/Oct/2012 ] Beth's first album in six years bears the fruits of a period of introspection & renewal: deeply lyrical songwriting, a new-found expressiveness of voice, and a daring synthesis of her broad musical influences into a powerfully individual artistic vision. |