The Alarm - The Complete Collection [2000] + Standards [1990] + The Best of the Alarm [2006] + The Alarm – Strength, Live ’85 [2019] (11 x CDs)

MIKE PETERS R.I.P.

The Alarm - The Complete Collection [2000] + Standards [1990] + The Best of the Alarm [2006] + The Alarm – Strength, Live ’85 [2019] (11 x CDs)

Michael Leslie Peters MBE DL (25 February 1959 - 29 April 2025) was a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer of The Alarm. After the band broke up in 1991, Peters wrote and released solo work, before revamping the Alarm in 2000.

Additionally, he was co-founder of the Love Hope Strength Foundation. Between 2011 and 2013, Peters was the lead vocalist for Big Country as well as the Alarm. He was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to cancer care.

The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl, Wales in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, the Toilets in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced arena rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular new wave pop band of the 1980s.

The Alarm's highest-charting single in Britain is 1983's "Sixty Eight Guns", which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album Declaration, which contained "Sixty Eight Guns", peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart. (Wikipedia)

"Sixty Eight Guns"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZp11vks_Ws

Mike Peters R.I.P. a true gentleman and rock legend. 

Included in this post are the following albums.

01 The Alarm - The Complete Collection [2000] ( 8x CDs) 

02 The Alarm - Standards [1990]

03 The Alarm - The Best of the Alarm [2006]

04 The Alarm – Strength, Live ’85 [2019]

Thanks to K for the albums

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Track lists

The Complete Collection [2000]

Eponymous 1981-1983 - [2000]

1 The Alarm - Unsafe Building 4:24

2 The Alarm - Up For Murder 2:25

3 The Alarm - Lie of the Land 2:20

4 The Alarm - Reason 41 [demo] 2:41

5 The Alarm - The Deceiver [demo] 4:19

6 The Alarm - What Kind of Hell 2:37

7 The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns 4:04

8 The Alarm - Marching On 3:29

9 The Alarm - Lie of the Land 2:30

10 The Alarm - Across the Border 3:39

11 The Alarm - The Stand 3:39

12 The Alarm - Blaze of Glory [long version] 6:34

13 The Alarm - Thoughts of a Young Man (Part 2:56

14 The Alarm - For Freedom [live] 3:25

15 The Alarm - Reason 41 [live] 2:33

16 The Alarm - The Deceiver [live] 2:59

17 The Alarm - Third Light [live] 3:47

18 The Alarm - Lie of the Land [live] 2:54

19 The Alarm - Legal Matter [live] 2:24

20 The Alarm - Marching On [live] 5:50

21 The Alarm - The Stand [long version] 4:40

22 The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns [single versi 3:13

Declaration 1984-1985 - [2000]

1 The Alarm - The Peace Train 1:35

2 The Alarm - Declaration 0:42

3 The Alarm - Marching On 3:35

4 The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The 3:01

5 The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns 5:51

6 The Alarm - Tell Me 3:12

7 The Alarm - We Are the Light 3:17

8 The Alarm - Shout To the Devil 4:32

9 The Alarm - Blaze of Glory 6:12

10 The Alarm - The Deceiver 5:02

11 The Alarm - Pavilion Steps 3:46

12 The Alarm - What Kind of Hell 2:42

13 The Alarm - Third Light 3:22

14 The Alarm - The Stand (Prophecy) 1:19

15 The Alarm - Unbreak the Promise 2:29

16 The Alarm - Howling Wind 6:49

17 The Alarm - The Chant Has Just Begun 3:41

18 The Alarm - Second Generation 3:36

19 The Alarm - Reason 41 3:54

20 The Alarm - Bells of Rhymney 3:00

21 The Alarm - Bound For Glory 2:38

22 The Alarm - Absolute Reality 3:26

Strength 1985-1986 - [2000]

1 The Alarm - Strength 5:34

2 The Alarm - Knife Edge 5:09

3 The Alarm - Spirit of '76 7:04

4 The Alarm - Walk Forever By My Side [Previ 3:34

5 The Alarm - Father to Son 4:05

6 The Alarm - Deeside 3:10

7 The Alarm - Majority 3:22

8 The Alarm - One Step Closer to Home (Elect 4:28

9 The Alarm - Caroline Isenberg [Lost Mix] 2:41

10 The Alarm - Dawn Chorus 5:25

11 The Alarm - Only the Thunder 4:42

12 The Alarm - The Day the Ravens Left the To 4:46

13 The Alarm - Absolute Reality [Original Nor 3:31

14 The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When the 3:30

15 The Alarm - Deeside (live) 3:11

16 The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns (live) 6:59

17 The Alarm - Knocking on Heaven's Door (liv 4:26

Eye of the hurricane 1987- - [2000]

1 The Alarm - Electric [original mix] 0:22

2 The Alarm - Newtown Jericho [original mix] 4:04

3 The Alarm - Rain in the summertime [origin 5:14

4 The Alarm - Rose beyond the wall 3:38

5 The Alarm - Hallowed ground [original mix] 4:23

6 The Alarm - One step closer to home 4:48

7 The Alarm - Shelter [original mix] 3:09

8 The Alarm - Folklore 1:07

9 The Alarm - Eye of the hurricane [original 3:37

10 The Alarm - Permanance in change [original 4:04

11 The Alarm - Presence of love [original mix 4:12

12 The Alarm - World on fire 3:47

13 The Alarm - Time to believe 3:30

14 The Alarm - Only Love Can set me free [edi 3:18

15 The Alarm - Rescue me [original mix] 3:19

16 The Alarm - A new South Wales 3:03

17 The Alarm - Elders & folklore 3:32

18 The Alarm - My land your land 3:04

19 The Alarm - Pastures of plenty 2:35

20 The Alarm - Rescue me [tearing the bonds a 5:12

21 The Alarm - Rain in the summertime [thunde 6:30

Electric Folklore 1987-198 - [2000]

1 The Alarm - Strength 6:41

2 The Alarm - Knife Edge 4:54

3 The Alarm - Newtown Jericho 5:16

4 The Alarm - Permanence In Change 5:08

5 The Alarm - Dawn Chorus 6:48

6 The Alarm - Blaze of Glory 5:02

7 The Alarm - Bound For Glory 3:23

8 The Alarm - Hallowed Ground 3:55

9 The Alarm - One Step Closer to Home 5:31

10 The Alarm - Shelter 3:30

11 The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime 6:05

12 The Alarm - Rescue Me 8:34

13 The Alarm - Spirit of '76 8:43

14 The Alarm - We Are the Light 3:44

Change 1989-1990 - [2000]

1 The Alarm - Change I 3:50

2 The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River 5:27

3 The Alarm - Devolution Workin' Man Blues 4:13

4 The Alarm - Love Don't Come Easy 4:13

5 The Alarm - Change II 2:55

6 The Alarm - Hardland 4:11

7 The Alarm - The Rock [edit] 3:48

8 The Alarm - No Frontiers [unedited] 4:37

9 The Alarm - Where a Town Once Stood [unedi 4:38

10 The Alarm - Scarlet 4:19

11 The Alarm - Black Sun 4:28

12 The Alarm - Prison Without Prison Bars 4:03

13 The Alarm - How the Mighty Fall 4:23

14 The Alarm - Corridors of Power 3:11

15 The Alarm - Breaking Point 4:13

16 The Alarm - Rivers to Cross 3:49

17 The Alarm - A New South Wales [vocal up mi 4:48

Raw 1990-1991 - [2000]

1 The Alarm - The Road [band mix] 3:46

2 The Alarm - Rockin' in the Free World [lon 4:42

3 The Alarm - Raw 4:28

4 The Alarm - The Wind Blows Away My Words 4:31

5 The Alarm - Unsafe Building (1990) [long v 4:50

6 The Alarm - God Save Somebody 4:10

7 The Alarm - Moments in Time 5:43

8 The Alarm - Let the River Run Its Course [ 4:29

9 The Alarm - Lead Me Through the Darkness 4:34

10 The Alarm - Hell or High Water 3:48

11 The Alarm - Wonderful World 5:01

12 The Alarm - Save Your Crying 4:38

13 The Alarm - Up For Murder (1990) 2:57

14 The Alarm - Happy Xmas (War is Over) 3:44

15 The Alarm - Walk Forever by My Side [acous 4:10

Rare Tracks, B-Sides & Dem - [2000]

1 The Alarm - The Chant Has Just Begun [long 5:11

2 The Alarm - Reason 36 4:18

3 The Alarm - Room at the Top 2:45

4 The Alarm - Absolute Flexi-Disc 5:32

5 The Alarm - Strength [live] 7:24

6 The Alarm - Howling Wind [live] 5:27

7 The Alarm - Absolute Reality [impromptu ac 3:17

8 The Alarm - Strength [power mix] 8:31

9 The Alarm - Howling Wind [acoustic version 4:18

10 The Alarm - Bells of Rhymney [live] 2:54

11 The Alarm - Devolution Workin' Man Blues [ 3:38

12 The Alarm - Firing Line [demo] 3:21

13 The Alarm - The Rock [long version] 6:08

14 The Alarm - Rivers To Cross [live] 4:39

15 The Alarm - Working Class Hero 3:33

16 The Alarm - Vigilante Man 2:09

17 The Alarm - Change II [acoustic version] 2:13

18 The Alarm - No Frontiers [acoustic version 2:52

Standards - [1990]

1 The Alarm - The Road 3:14

2 The Alarm - Unsafe Building 4:07

3 The Alarm - The Stand 4:43

4 The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns 3:15

5 The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? 2:57

6 The Alarm - Absolute Reality 3:26

7 The Alarm - Strength 5:35

8 The Alarm - Spirit Of '76 7:06

9 The Alarm - Rain In The Summertime 5:11

10 The Alarm - Rescue Me 3:20

11 The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River 4:10

12 The Alarm - Devolution Workin' Man Blues 4:11

13 The Alarm - Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 3:41

14 The Alarm - Marching On 3:32

15 The Alarm - Blaze Of Glory 6:04

The Best Of The Alarm (2006 Digital Remaster) - [2006]

1 The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns (Single Version) 3:15

2 The Alarm - Spirit Of '76 6:58

3 The Alarm - Rain In The Summertime (Single Version) 3:46

4 The Alarm - Strength (Single Version) 3:34

5 The Alarm - The Stand (Radio Edit) 2:47

6 The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? (Single Version) 2:58

7 The Alarm - Majority 3:24

8 The Alarm - The Deceiver (Single Version) 3:33

9 The Alarm - One Step Closer To Home 4:28

10 The Alarm - Presence Of Love (Radio Edit) 3:19

11 The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River (Radio Edit) 3:01

12 The Alarm - Rescue Me (Tearing The Bonds Asunder Mix) 3:02

13 The Alarm - Absolute Reality (Single Version) 3:26

14 The Alarm - Unsafe Building (Live At The Gathering, Wales, 2001) 3:47

15 The Alarm - Knocking On Heaven's Door (Live In Boston, MA, 1985) 4:24

16 The Alarm - Walk Forever By My Side 3:33

17 The Alarm - A New South Wales (Radio Edit) 3:19

18 The Alarm - Love Don't Come Easy 4:13

19 The Alarm - Blaze Of Glory (Alternate Version) 3:17

20 The Alarm - 45 R.P.M. (Original Version) 3:11

21 The Alarm - Superchannel (Radio Edit) 2:43

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VA - We Were First, 180 Hits in Their Original Versions [2015] (10 x CDs)

THE ORIGINALS

VA - We Were First, 180 Hits in Their Original Versions [2015] (10 x CDs)

You know these artists and their hits and maybe own some of them, too. But all of the 180 songs on this 10-CD-box have a pre-history, as they were previously available on records by other artists, sometimes decades before they eventually hit the charts

This release marks the first ever compact collection of the most important and renowned hits in Pop-history in original versions by the original artists. Most of them will be completely unknown to music-fans, but some of them have delivered the templates for hits or instigated a star's career.

A select few of these titles were re-imagined in German and thus developed into hits there often without listeners ever knowing about the originals at all. Yet another instance where this boxset will come in handy. On rare occasions German Schlager were also adapted by British or American stars and thus turned into hits in their homelands in English, of course. CD 10 presents some prime examples of this practice. (B)

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CD01

01 Chan Romero - Hippy Hippy Shake 1:40

02 Chuck Berry - Rock and Roll Music 2:32

03 Moon Mullican - Seven Nights to Rock 2:22

04 Johnny Fuller - Haunted House 2:30

05 Don - Farmer John 2:27

06 Hank Ballard - The Twist 2:35

07 Chuck Berry - Carol 2:48

08 Ruth Brown - Lucky Lips 2:08

09 John Fred - Shirley 1:53

10 Tommy Dee - Three Stars 3:10

11 Myron Lee - Baby Sittin' 2:13

12 Chuck Berry - Roll over Beethoven 2:24

13 Ric Cartey - Young Love 2:31

14 Barbie Gaye - My Boy Lollipop 2:09

15 Johnny Duncan - Hello Mary Lou 2:10

16 Larry Williams - Slow Down 2:45

17 Chuck Berry - Bye Bye Johnny 2:05

18 Shirelles - Boys 2:09

CD02

01 David Hill - All Shook Up 2:11

02 Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen 3:02

03 Johnny Dee (John D. Loudermilk) - Sittin' in the Balcony Sittin' in the Balcony 1:59

04 Pete Seeger - If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) 1:53

05 Larry Williams - Dizzy Miss Lizzy 2:12

06 Huey Piano Smith - Don't You Just Know It 2:33

07 Red Nichols - Corrina, Corrina 3:01

08 Chuck Berry - Brown Eyed Handsome Man 2:16

09 Smiley Lewis - One Night 2:27

10 The Esquire Boys - Rock-a-Beatin' Boogie 2:20

11 Hank Williams - Jambalaya 2:53

12 Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight 2:58

13 Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle and Roll 3:00

14 Larry Williams - Bad Boy 2:19

15 Chuck Berry - Around and Around 2:42

16 The Olympics - (Baby) Hully Gully 2:05

17 Muddy Waters - Look What You've Done 2:23

18 Carl Perkins - Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby 2:13

CD03

01 Tommy Roe - Sheila 1:53

02 Danny - Do the Bop 2:33

03 Drifters - Such a Night 2:29

04 Clovers - Love Potion Number Nine 1:51

05 Little Willie Littlefield - K. C. Loving 2:38

06 Louis Jordan - Choo Choo Ch'boogie 2:43

07 Big Maybelle - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 2:41

08 Ella Mae Morse - Razzle Dazzle 2:44

09 Milton Brown - Keep a Knockin' 2:34

10 Billy The Kid Emerson - Red Hot 2:26

11 Teddy Redell - Judy 2:30

12 Little Willie John - Fever 2:42

13 Ivory Joe Hunter - I Almost Lost My Mind 3:11

14 Barrett Strong - Money 2:30

15 Richard Berry - Louie, Louie 2:12

16 Jimmy Preston - We're Gonna Rock This Joint Tonight 2:35

17 Slim Harpo - I'm a King Bee 3:04

18 Carl Perkins - Honey, Don't 2:50

CD04

01 Sonny Dae & His Knights - Rock Around the Clock 2:48

02 Hank Snow - (Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I 2:29

03 Gladiolas - Little Darlin' 2:22

04 Spaniels - A Rockin' Good Way 2:13

05 Ritchie Valens - Come on, Let's Go 2:01

06 Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop and Fly 2:33

07 Drifters - Money Honey 3:00

08 Bobby Bland - Cry, Cry, Cry 2:42

09 Isley Brothers - I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door 1:54

10 Thomas Wayne - The Girl Next Door Went-a-Walkin' 2:06

11 Buster Brown - Fannie Mae 2:54

12 Rosco Gordon - Just a Little Bit 2:02

13 Vince Taylor - Brand New Cadillac 2:37

14 Isley Brothers - Shout 2:17

15 Eddie Miller - Release Me 2:28

16 Arthur Big Boy Crudup - That's All Right 2:54

17 Larry Williams - She Said Yeah 1:51

18 Carl Perkins - Matchbox 2:08

CD05

01 Bobby Charles - Later Alligator 2:51

02 Bill Monroe - Blue Moon of Kentucky 3:04

03 Edsels - Rama Lama Ding Dong 2:28

04 Sonee West - All My Love 1:56

05 Coasters - Searchin' 2:42

06 Don & Dewey - I'm Leavin' it All up to You 2:09

07 Bobby Day - Over and Over 2:20

08 Bo Diddley - Mona 2:21

09 Hank Snow - I'm Moving On 2:50

10 Chuck Berry - Little Queenie 2:43

11 Little Richard - Long Tall Sally 2:10

12 Frankie Trumbauer & Band - Blue Moon 3:08

13 Will Bradley - Down the Road Apiece 3:10

14 Bobby Day - Little Bitty Pretty One 2:27

15 Sonee West - Rave On 2:11

16 Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes 2:17

17 Muddy Waters - I Want to Be Loved 2:44

18 Anita Bryant - Till There Was You 2:09

CD06

01 Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog 2:50

02 Little Richard - Oh My Soul 2:14

03 Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - What a Difference a Day Made 2:59

04 Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away 2:24

05 Al Jolson - Are You Lonesome Tonight 3:11

06 Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - Goody Goody 2:35

07 Jim Lowe - The Green Door 2:14

08 Tampa Red - Don't Jive it Mama 2:59

09 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti 2:25

10 The Prisonaires - Just Walking in the Rain 2:45

11 Marty Robbins - Singing the Blues 2:27

12 Muddy Waters - I Just Wanna Make Love to You 2:52

13 Bill Haley & His Comets - Skinnie Minnie 2:59

14 Al Bowlly - Red Sails in the Sunset 3:14

15 Cliff Richard - I Gotta Know 2:29

16 Dale Hawkins - Suzie Q 2:18

17 Jimmy Reed - Honest I Do 2:41

18 Buddy Holly - Words of Love 1:53

CD07

01 Frank Sinatra - You'll Never Walk Alone 3:27

02 Howlin' Wolf - Little Red Rooster 5:28

03 Ethel Merman - I Get a Kick out of You 3:11

04 Al Dexter - Pistol Packin' Mama 2:48

05 Roy Acuff - Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 2:42

06 Merle Travis - Sixteen Tons 2:50

07 Burl Ives - Riders in the Sky 3:04

08 Pee Wee King - Tennessee Waltz 2:59

09 Orioles - It's Too Soon to Know 2:59

10 Fats Domino - Ain't That a Shame 2:27

11 Nat king Cole - Pretend 2:44

12 Slim Willet - Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes 2:46

13 Guy Lombardo - When My Dreamboat Comes Home 3:14

14 Little Richard - Rip it Up 2:24

15 Big Joe Turner - Lipstick, Powder and Paint 2:30

16 Wiley Walker - When My Blue Moon Turns 2:38

17 Robert Johnson - Love in Vain 2:22

18 Memphis Minnie - Talkin' `bout You 2:41

CD08

01 Edric Connor & His Caribbeans - Day Dah Light 2:01

02 Ada Jones - What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For 3:15

03 Ted Weems & His Orchestra - My Baby Just Cares for Me 2:43

04 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes 3:29

05 Nat king Cole - Route 66 3:42

06 Adolph Hofner & His San Antonians - Cotton Eyed Joe 2:30

07 Ted Black - Love Letters in the Sand 3:01

08 Stuart Hamblen - This Ole House 2:56

09 Les Baxter & His Orchestra - Unchained Melody 2:31

10 Jim Lowe - Gambler's Guitar 2:40

11 Tony Bennett - In the Middle of an Island 2:05

12 Coasters - Poison Ivy 2:45

13 Johnny & Sondra Steele - My Happiness 3:06

14 Nat king Cole - Mona Lisa 3:25

15 James Baskett - Zip a Dee Doo Dah 2:18

16 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Ida Red 2:24

17 Jay McShann - Confessin' the Blues 2:52

18 Gene Allison - You Can Make it If You Try 2:07

CD09

01 Clarence Ashley - Rising Sun Blues 2:41

02 Weavers - The Wreck of the Sloop John B. 2:24

03 Grayson - Tom Dooley 3:07

04 Gene Austin - My Blue Heaven 3:35

05 Ben Bernie & His Roosevelt Hotel Orchestra - Ain't She Sweet 2:36

06 Weavers - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine 2:59

07 Vince Martin - Cindy Oh Cindy 2:55

08 Frank Sinatra - You'll Never Walk Alone 3:27

09 Shelton Brothers - Aura Lee 2:40

10 Pete Seeger - Putting on the Style 2:47

11 Glenn Miller - Blueberry Hill 2:50

12 Happiness Boys - Does Your Spearmint Loose It's Flavour 2:47

13 Helen Kane - I Wanna Be Loved by You 2:48

14 Gene Austin - Carolina Moon 2:58

15 Harry Richman - Puttin' on the Ritz 2:23

16 Gene Austin - Ramona 2:56

17 Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied 2:42

18 Chuck Berry - You Can't Catch Me 2:44

CD10

01 Harry Belafonte - Island in the Sun 3:24

02 Hank Ballard - Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go 2:25

03 Jane Morgan - The Day the Rains Came 3:00

04 Drifters - Save the Last Dance for Me 2:34

05 Guy Mitchell - Heartaches by the Number 2:40

06 Doris Day - Everybody Loves a Lover 2:45

07 Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater 2:15

08 Connie Francis - Everybody's Somebody's Fool 2:41

09 Barbara Evans - Souvenirs 2:00

10 LeGarde Twins - Roll, Rock&Roll That Hula Hoop 1:50

11 Boots Randolph - Percolator 2:10

12 Buddy Knox - Hula Love 2:19

13 Dean Martin - Memories Are Made of This 2:16

14 Seemann (Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer) - 14. Seemann (Deine Heimat Ist Das Meer) 2:52

15 Leo Leandros - Alle Mädchen Wollen Küssen 2:16

16 Wolfgang Sauer - Glaube Mir 3:12

17 Lys Assia - O Mein Papa 3:07

18 Lale Andersen - Lili Marleen 3:29

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VA - Greatest Rock'n'Roll Hits [1998] (3 x CDs)

 ROCK

VA - Greatest Rock'n'Roll Hits [1998] (3 x CDs)

This box set, released by Madacy Entertainment in 1998, is a comprehensive collection that captures the essence of 1970s rock and pop. Featuring three CDs, the set offers a rich array of soundscapes that defined a transformative decade in music history. The collection emphasizes the dynamic interplay between soulful rock, spirited pop rock, and classic rock & roll, delivering an authentic experience of the era's musical diversity. The production showcases the distinct rhythms, melodies, and vocal stylings emblematic of the 70s. From high-energy rock anthems to reflective ballads, the compilation offers a vivid portrayal of the musical spirit that resonated during that time. Madacy Entertainment’s attention to detail ensures that the set is not merely nostalgic but also an enduring celebration of a defining chapter in music history. This makes it an essential collection for enthusiasts of timeless rock music. (B)

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CD1

01 Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride 3:26

02 Jerry Corbetta - Green Eyed Lady 3:24

03 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes 2:33

04 Grass Roots - Temptation Eyes 2:36

05 R.B. Greaves - A Whiter Shade of Pale 3:50

06 Jaggerz - The Rapper 2:41

07 Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime 3:36

08 White Plains - My Baby Loves Lovin' 2:34

09 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Treat Her Like A Lady 2:44

10 Daddy Dewdrop - Chic-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) 2:56

11 Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again 2:50

12 Grass Roots - Sooner Or Later 2:19

CD2

01 Hamilton, Joe, Frank & Reynolds - Don't Pull Your Love 3:15

02 Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff 2:28

03 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Indian Reservation (The Lament of The Cherokee Reservation Indians 2:53

04 Joe Simon - Drowning in The Sea of Love 3:16

05 Climax - Precious and Few 2:48

06 Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose - Too Late to Turn Back Now 3:09

07 B.J. Thomas - Rock and Roll Lullaby 4:10

08 Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors 2:45

09 Maria Muldaur - Midnight at The Oasis 3:39

10 Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died 3:15

11 Hamilton, Joe, Frank & Reynolds - Fallin' in Love 3:09

12 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Bad Luck (Part 1) 3:23

CD3

01 Freddy Fender - Wasted Days and Wasted Nights 2:45

02 Lynn Anderson - Rose Garden 2:55

03 Bobby Sherman - Easy Come Easy Go 2:45

04 Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over The Line 3:17

05 Gallery - It's So Nice to Be With You 2:50

06 Looking Glass - Brandy (Your A Fine Girl) 3:06

07 Charlie Rich - The Most Beautiful Girl 2:51

08 Al Wilson - Show and Tell 3:29

09 George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 3:23

10 Brian Connelly - Ballroom Blitz 4:12

11 Freddy Fender - Before The Next Teardrop Falls 2:34

12 Redbone - Come and Get Your Love 3:31

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Popol Vuh -The Werner Herzog Soundtracks [2010] + In Den Gärten Pharaos [1971] + Hosianna Mantra [1972] + Best Of Popol Vuh From The Films Of Werner Herzog [1989] (8 x CDs)

POPOL VUH

Popol Vuh -The Werner Herzog Soundtracks [2010] + In Den Gärten Pharaos [1971] + Hosianna Mantra [1972] + Best Of Popol Vuh From The Films Of Werner Herzog [1989] (8 x CDs)

Popol Vuh were a German musical collective founded by keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Frank Fiedler (sound design), Holger Trülzsch (percussion), and Bettina Fricke (tablas and production). The band took its name from the Mayan manuscript containing the mythology of highland Guatemala's K'iche' people. During the next two decades the membership often alternated, most notably including Djong Yun, Renate Knaup, Conny Veit, Daniel Fichelscher, Klaus Wiese, and Robert Eliscu.

Popol Vuh began as an electronic music project, but under Fricke's leadership they soon abandoned synthesizers for organic instrumentation and world music influences. They developed a productive working partnership with director Werner Herzog, contributing scores to films such as Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), and Fitzcarraldo (1982). The group are associated with West Germany's 1970s krautrock movement and are considered progenitors of new-age and ambient music. Pitchfork magazine called Hosianna Mantra (1972) Popol Vuh's classic release.

The 2010 box set Popol Vuh - The Werner Herzog Soundtracks is a remarkable collection that showcases the unique collaboration between the German progressive rock band Popol Vuh and acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog. Released by SPV GmbH, this compilation features five CDs that encapsulate the ethereal and haunting soundscapes that became synonymous with Herzog's cinematic masterpieces.

The first album, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, includes the iconic track "Aguirre I," which sets the tone for Herzog's tale of obsession and madness. Popol Vuh's use of the Moog synthesizer creates an otherworldly atmosphere that perfectly complements the film's visuals.

The second album, Heart of Glass, is a testament to Popol Vuh's versatility. Tracks such as "Engel der Gegenwart" employ acoustic instruments and choral arrangements, reflecting the film's surreal and dreamlike quality.

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht is the third album in the set, featuring tracks like "Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichts." This soundtrack blends gothic and mystical elements, enhancing the eerie and melancholic mood of Herzog's vampire classic.

The fourth album, Cobra Verde rounds out the collection with its tribal rhythms and evocative melodies. Tracks like "Der Tod des Cobra Verde" mirror the film's themes of power and downfall.

Finally, Fitzcarraldo, captures the grandeur and ambition of Herzog's story about a man determined to build an opera house in the Amazon. The soundtrack includes operatic pieces alongside Popol Vuh's compositions, creating a rich auditory experience.

This box set is a window into the creative synergy between Popol Vuh and Werner Herzog. It remains a must-have for fans of experimental music and cinema alike. 

Also included are the following albums:

The Best of Popol Vuh: From the Films of Werner Herzog [1989]      A match made in cinematic heaven; the meshing of Popol Vuh's grand atmospherics and sonic landscapes with the grand landscapes and near-mythic themes of many of Werner Herzog's films. This collection provides representative selections from the soundtracks to Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo, Nosferatu, Gasherbrum, and Cobra Verde. The music falls far enough into the atmospheres and ambient camps that the album is as easily used as a meditational piece as a soundtrack release. Either way, this is beautiful music. (AMG review by Steven McDonald)

"In Pharaoh's Garden"    was the first true work of "sacred music" by Florian Fricke, guiding light of the mythical group Popol Vuh. Consisting of two extended works, his mixture of electronics and church organ with assorted winds and percussives, conjures up visions of the celestial light. Deeply emotional and filled with mysticism, this album marked the dawning of new age music, and still today is a wonder to behold. (AMG review by Archie Patterson)

"Hosianna Mantra"     Florian Fricke pioneered the use of synthesizers in German rock, but by the time of Hosianna Mantra he had abandoned them (eventually selling his famous Moog to Klaus Schulze). While In den Gärten Pharaos had blended synths with piano and African and Turkish percussion, Hosianna Mantra focuses on organic instrumentation. Conny Veit contributes electric guitar, but other than that, Fricke pulls the plug and builds the album around violin, tamboura, piano, oboe, cembalo, and Veit's 12-string, often with Korean soprano Djong Yun's haunting voice hovering above the arrangements. As the album's title suggests, Fricke conceived of Hosianna Mantra as a musical reconciliation of East and West, a harmonization of seemingly opposed terms, combining two devotional music traditions. That notion of cultural hybridity resonates throughout. On "Kyrie" droning tamboura, simple piano patterns, ethereal, gull-like guitars, and yearning oboe ebb and flow before coalescing in a passage of intensity and release. The epic title track adds another dimension to the fusion, emphasizing a Western rock sound with Veit's spectacular playing to the fore, simultaneously smoldering and liquid, occasionally yielding to Djong Yun's celestial vocals. Above all, Fricke envisioned this as sacred music, intimately linked to religious experience; however, as his musical synthesis of disparate religious traditions indicates, he was seeking to foment a spiritual experience beyond the specificity of any particular faith. Indeed, Fricke called this album a "mass for the heart" and that aspect can be heard most succinctly on the melancholy "Abschied" and the gossamer-fragile "Segnung," which blend an austere hymnal sensibility with a more mystical vibe. Julian Cope has said that Hosianna Mantra sounds like it was made in a "cosmic convalescent home" -- an excellent description underscoring the timeless, healing quality of this music, which is far removed from the everyday world and yet at one with it. (AMG review by Wilson Neate)

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Track lists

Popol Vuh -The Werner Herzog Soundtracks [2010]

CD1

01 Popol Vuh - Aguirre I (L'acrime di rei) 7:22

02 Popol Vuh - Morgengruss II 2:55

03 Popol Vuh - Aguirre II 6:16

04 Popol Vuh - Agnus Dei 3:03

05 Popol Vuh - Vergegenwärtigung 16:51

06 Popol Vuh - Aguirre III 7:16

CD2

01 Popol Vuh - Engel der Gegenwart 8:18

02 Popol Vuh - Blätter aus dem Buch der Kühnheit 4:19

03 Popol Vuh - Das Lied von den hohen Bergen 4:12

04 Popol Vuh - Hüter der Schwelle 3:47

05 Popol Vuh - Der Ruf 4:42

06 Popol Vuh - Singet, denn der Gesang vertreibt die Wölfe 4:15

07 Popol Vuh - Gemeinschaft 3:51

08 Popol Vuh - Auf dem Weg - on the Way (alternative Guitar Version) 4:44

09 Popol Vuh - Hand in Hand in Hand (Agape Guitar Version) 5:44

CD3

01 Popol Vuh - Brüder des Schattens 5:43

02 Popol Vuh - Höre, der du wagst 6:00

03 Popol Vuh - Das Schloss des Irrtums 5:37

04 Popol Vuh - Die Umkehr 5:57

05 Popol Vuh - Mantra 1 6:15

06 Popol Vuh - Morning Sun 3:21

07 Popol Vuh - Venus Principle 4:41

08 Popol Vuh - Mantra 2 5:22

09 Popol Vuh - Die Nacht der Himmel 5:03

10 Popol Vuh - Der Ruf der Rohrflöte 3:39

11 Popol Vuh - To a Little Way 2:34

12 Popol Vuh - Through Pain to Heaven 3:47

13 Popol Vuh - On the Way 4:05

14 Popol Vuh - Zwiesprache der Rohrflöte 3:24

CD4

01 Popol Vuh - Der Tod des Cobra Verde 4:35

02 Popol Vuh - Nachts-Schnee 1:51

03 Popol Vuh - Der Marktplatz 2:30

04 Popol Vuh - Eine andere Welt 5:07

05 Popol Vuh - Grab der Mutter 4:30

06 Popol Vuh - Die singenden Mädchen von Ho, Ziavi 6:53

07 Popol Vuh - Sieh nicht überm Meer ist's 1:26

08 Popol Vuh - Hab Mut, bis daß die Nacht mit Ruh' und Stille kommt 9:32

09 Popol Vuh - Om Mani Padme Hum 4 (Piano Version) 5:28

CD5

01 Popol Vuh - Wehe Khorazin 5:32

02 Popol Vuh - Scene from  Ernani 5:53

03 Popol Vuh - Engel der Luft 2:37

04 Popol Vuh - Ridi Pagliacci 3:11

05 Popol Vuh - O Paradiso 3:38

06 Popol Vuh - Kind mit Geige 0:56

07 Popol Vuh - Im Garten dem Gemeinschaft 2:26

08 Popol Vuh - Blasmusik 0:43

09 Popol Vuh - Tod und Verklärung 2:55

10 Popol Vuh - Music aus Burundi 1:51

11 Popol Vuh - Il Sogno 2:39

12 Popol Vuh - Quartett 3:59

13 Popol Vuh - O Mimì, Tu Più Non Torni 3:04

14 Popol Vuh - Als Lebten Die Engel Auf Erden 2:07

15 Popol Vuh - A Te O Cara Amor Talora 5:50

In Den Gärten Pharaos [1971]

01 Popol Vuh - Hosianna-Mantra - Ah! 4:46

02 Popol Vuh - Hosianna-Mantra - Kyrie 5:23

03 Popol Vuh - Hosianna-Mantra 10:12

04 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 1 Abschied 3:14

05 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 2 Segnung 6:07

06 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 3 Andacht 0:47

07 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 4 Nicht hoch im Himmel 6:18

08 Popol Vuh - Das V Buch Mose - 5 Andacht 0:48

09 Popol Vuh - Maria (Ave Maria - Bonus Track) 4:30

Hosianna Mantra [1972]

01 Popol Vuh - In Den Garten Pharaos 17:39

02 Popol Vuh - Vuh 19:52

03 Popol Vuh - Kha-White Structures 1 (Bonus Track) (Formerly Unreleased) 10:17

04 Popol Vuh - Kha-White Structures 2 (Bonus Track) (Formerly Unreleased) 10:09

Best Of Popol Vuh From The Films Of Werner Herzog [1989]

01 Popol Vuh - Wehe Khoorazin 6:26

02 Popol Vuh - Im Garten Der Gemeinschaft 4:44

03 Popol Vuh - Der Tod Des Banditen 2:35

04 Popol Vuh - Agape, Agape 5:06

05 Popol Vuh - Gemeinsam Assen Sie Das Brot 2:53

06 Popol Vuh - Gemeinsam Trankensie Den Wein 3:52

07 Popol Vuh - Ais Lebten Die Engel Auf Erden 2:13

08 Popol Vuh - Eine Andere Welt 5:04

09 Popol Vuh - Hore, Der Du Wagst 1:41

10 Popol Vuh - Bruder Des Schattens-Sohne Des Lichts 8:50

11 Popol Vuh - Engel Der Luft 2:54

12 Popol Vuh - Wir Wissen Von Der Not 3:36

13 Popol Vuh - Take The Tension High 5:49

14 Popol Vuh - Lacrime Di Re 6:13

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