XTC - A Box of... XTC - 50th Anniversary 1977-2027: The Complete Albums & Singles (Remastered Deluxe Editions) (66CD) (2027)

A BOX OF...

XTC - A Box of... XTC - 50th Anniversary 1977-2027: The Complete Albums & Singles (Remastered Deluxe Editions) (66CD) (2027)

In celebration of 50 years since XTC released their debut EP: 3D • EP on the Virgin Records independent record label on 7 October 1977, here is a splendid overview of their extraordinary work.

XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972. Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge (vocals, guitars) and Colin Moulding (vocals, bass), the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s, later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop. Partly because the group did not fit into contemporary trends, they achieved only sporadic commercial success in the UK and US, but attracted a considerable cult following. They have since been recognised for their influence on Britpop and later power pop acts.

Partridge and Moulding first met in the early 1970s and subsequently formed a glam outfit with drummer Terry Chambers. The band's name and line-up changed frequently, and it was not until 1975 that the band was known as XTC. In 1977, the group debuted on Virgin Records and were subsequently noted for their energetic live performances and their refusal to play conventional punk rock, instead synthesizing influences from ska, 1960s pop, dub music and avant-garde. The single "Making Plans for Nigel" (1979) marked their commercial breakthrough and heralded the reverberating drum sound associated with 1980s popular music.

Between 1979 and 1992, XTC had a total of 10 albums and 6 singles that reached the UK top 40, including "Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)" (1980) and "Senses Working Overtime" (1982). After 1982's English Settlement, the band stopped concert touring and became a studio-based project centred on Partridge, Moulding and guitarist Dave Gregory. A spin-off group, the Dukes of Stratosphear, was invented as a one-off excursion into 1960s-style psychedelia, but as XTC's music evolved, the distinctions between the two bands lessened. XTC continued to produce more progressive records, including the albums Skylarking (1986), Oranges & Lemons (1989) and Nonsuch (1992). In the US, "Mayor of Simpleton" (1989) was their highest-charting single, while "Dear God" (1986) was controversial for its anti-religious message.

Due to poor management, XTC never received a share of profits from record sales (of which there were millions), nor from touring revenue, forcing them into debt throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1993, they went on strike against Virgin, citing an unfair recording contract, and soon extricated themselves from the label. Gregory left the band during the making of Apple Venus Volume 1 (1999), after which the XTC name was used by the duo of Partridge and Moulding. In 2006, Partridge announced that his creative partnership with Moulding had disintegrated, leaving XTC "in the past tense". Moulding and Chambers briefly reunited as the duo TC&I in the late 2010s. Partridge and Gregory remain musically active.

July 2026: Fans across the world pay for new tribute to rock band

A rock band that rose to international fame in the 1970s has been honoured with a new artwork in their hometown.

Swindon band XTC, best known for their hits including Making Plans for Nigel and Senses Working Overtime, have attracted a global cult following despite having not toured since the 1980s.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4nx3z8mkxo

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/sculpture-honouring-local-legends-xtc-060942438.html

The albums featured in this 66CD 50th anniversary box set are as follows:

Original Studio Albums:

XTC - 3D • EP (2023 Digital Remaster) (1977)

XTC - White Music (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1978)

XTC - Go 2 (2001 (Remastered Expanded Edition) (1978)

XTC - Drums & Wires (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1979)

XTC - Black Sea (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1980)

XTC - English Settlement (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1982)

XTC - Mummer (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1983)

XTC - The Big Express (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1984)

XTC - 25 O'Clock, as The Dukes of Stratosphear (2009 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1985)

XTC - Skylarking (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1986)

XTC - Psonic Psunspot, as The Dukes of Stratosphear (2009 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1987)

XTC - Oranges & Lemons (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1989)

XTC - Nonsuch (2001 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1992)

XTC - Apple Venus Volume 1 (1999)

XTC - Homespun (1999)

XTC - Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) (2000)

XTC - Homegrown (2001)

Compilation Albums:

XTC - Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982 (2009 Remastered Edition) (1982)

XTC - Beeswax: Some B-Sides 1977-1982 (2009 Remastered Edition) (1982)

XTC - The Compact XTC - The Singles 1978-85 (1985)

XTC - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Chips from the Chocolate Fireball: An Anthology (1987)

XTC - Explode Together: The Dub Experiments 78-80 (1990)

XTC - Rag and Bone Buffet: Rare Cuts and Leftovers (1990)

XTC - Fossil Fuel: The XTC Singles 1977-92 (2CD) (1996)

XTC - Upsy Daisy Assortment - A Selection of the Sweetest Hits (1997)

XTC - Transistor Blast: The Best of the BBC Sessions (4CD) (1998)

XTC - Coat of Many Cupboards (4CD) (2002)

XTC - Andy Partridge - The Official Andy Partridge Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Album (9CD) (2006)

Steven Wilson Mixes and Super Deluxe Box Set Editions:

XTC - Drums and Wires (2014 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1979)

XTC - Black Sea (2017, Steven Wilson Mix) (1980)

XTC - English Settlement (2016, Remastered from the original half-inch master tapes) (1982)

XTC - Mummer (2014 Remastered Expanded Edition) (1983)

XTC - The Big Express (2023 Super Deluxe Edition) (4CD) (1984)

XTC - Skylarking (2016, 30th Anniversary Definitive Edition) (7CD) (1986)

XTC - Oranges & Lemons (2015, Steven Wilson Remix) (1989)

XTC - Nonsuch (2013, Steven Wilson Stereo Remix) (1992)

XTC - The Dukes of Stratosphear - Psurroundabout Ride (4CD) (2019)

XTC - Live Boots: Official Bootleg (2CD) (2026)

Television Documentary:

XTC - This Is Pop - Documentary - Sky Arts (2017)

Magazines:

Shindig! - XTC: The Big Express - Issue 153: July 2024 (2024)

Record Collector Presents: XTC (2026)

More on XTC here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XTC

Enjoy!

K

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Track lists 

can be found here:

https://www.discogs.com/artist/15118-XTC

https://www.discogs.com/artist/257163-The-Dukes-Of-Stratosphear

https://www.discogs.com/artist/229492-Andy-Partridge?superFilter=Releases&subFilter=Compilations

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VA - Root Damage [2012] (2 X CDs)

BLUES

VA - Root Damage [2012] (2 X CDs)

Root Damage feels like a night spent drifting through America’s back roads, where blues, garage rock and country‑punk spill out of small bars and half‑lit rooms. Sympathy For The Record Industry built its reputation on unruly, heartfelt music, and this two‑disc set captures that spirit with clarity. Nothing here is polished for radio. These are performances shaped by instinct, grit and the pleasure of playing loud.

The first disc sets the tone with raw blues and garage swagger. R.L. Burnside opens the door, and suddenly you’re inside a world where guitars growl, drums stumble with purpose and voices carry the weight of lived experience. The sequencing moves easily between moods, swagger, melancholy, humour, desperation, yet everything feels connected by the same rough charm. You hear musicians who aren’t trying to impress anyone. They’re simply doing what they do best: playing with conviction, letting the imperfections become part of the character.

As the set moves forward, the variety becomes its strength. Garage bands crash through short, sharp songs. Country‑blues outfits stretch grooves until they become hypnotic. Oddball storytellers appear, adding crooked humour and sideways perspective. The production values jump around, but that inconsistency becomes part of the appeal. It reminds you that these tracks were made in basements, back rooms and small studios, driven by urgency rather than budgets.

The second disc widens the frame even further. Swampy blues sits beside fractured garage noise. Country‑punk rubs shoulders with outsider rock. A few tracks lean toward surreal humour, others toward emotional weight, but all share the same sense of independence. You can hear the label’s personality in every choice, a love of the unruly, the regional, the heartfelt, the strange.

What makes Root Damage compelling is its honesty. It doesn’t try to tidy anything up or present a unified narrative. Instead, it celebrates the rough edges and the small stories that make American roots music so enduring. For collectors, it’s a snapshot of a label that championed the overlooked. For listeners, it’s a reminder that great music often thrives in the margins, loud, imperfect and full of life. (B)

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CD1

01 R.L Burnside - Georgia Women 3:44

02 Dan Melchior; Billy Childish - Length of Pipe 2:10

03 South Filthy - Hot Dog 2:21

04 Chris Wilson - Dark Haired Girl 3:02

05 Soledad Brothers - Shakey Puddin' 3:25

06 Compulsive Gamblers; Jack Yarber - Rock n' Roll Nurse (feat. Jack Yarber) 4:08

07 Mr. Airplane Man - Sun Sinking Low 3:23

08 Junkyard Dogs - Lightning Bar Blues 3:06

09 T. Tex Edwards - You Ain't Never Gonna Live 2:17

10 Elmore Williams - Hoopin' and Hollerin' 2:38

11 Speedball Baby - Blackish Man 3:11

12 Mark Spitz Freestyle - Three Shiny Nails 2:42

13 Reigning Sound - As Long 2:56

14 Kirby Grips - Needless 3:24

15 Earl Lee Grace - Kitchen Girl 1:54

16 Cool Jerks - Man and a Woman 3:09

17 Gun Club - Preaching the Blues 4:32

18 Deadly Snakes - Love Undone 3:16

19 Jack Oblivian - I'm Too Old for You 2:17

20 Holly Golightly - Anyway You Like It 3:42

21 Blackhands - Black Girl 2:27

22 Junior Kimbrough - You're Gonna Find Your Mistake 3:11

23 Monsieur Jeffrey Evans - Otto Wood 2:30

24 Cedell Davis - Keep on Snatchin' it Back 2:38

25 Greg Oblivian & The Tip Tops - Watching My Baby Get Ready 2:27

CD2

01 Joe Coleman; Je & Jill - Intro / Kiss and Kill 2:22

02 Oddball's Band - Hangdog Blues 2:53

03 Interstate Leisure Kings - Best Liquor Store 2:12

04 Big Foot Chester - Harpoon Man 2:45

05 T-Model Ford - Morning Gown 4:41

06 Bob Log III - Daddy Log's 2:16

07 Tearjerkers - Bank, Gun, Jail 2:34

08 Darlins - Take Me Dancin' 3:43

09 Wreckless Eric - Harry's Flat 4:23

10 Compulsive Gamblers; Greg Cartwright - Two Thieves (feat. Greg Cartwright) 5:32

11 Holly Golightly; Dan Melchior - I'd Follow Her Down 2:22

12 Jeffrey Lee Pierce - Goodbye Johnny 2:48

13 Gibson Bros. - Memphis Chicken 2:35

14 Revelators; Walter Daniels - Old Slew Foot 1:16

15 Panther Burns - Fun Mob 3:18

16 Geraldine Fibbers - She's a Dog 3:15

17 Lisa Marr Experiment - Shooting Stars 3:52

18 Robert Cage - Liza Jane 4:10

19 '68 Comeback - '68 2:14

20 Work Dogs - Our Good Man 4:13

21 Frank Roach - Alabama 2:31

22 Dan Melchior's Broke Review - Laughing to Keep from Crying 2:35

23 Pearlene - Burying Ground 2:35

24 Beck - Leave Me Alone on the Moon 2:17

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BB LUCKY DIP #557

Lucky Dip's will be a mystery gift to those who choose to pick them up. 

Be quick. No re-uploads.

Today's topic: MIXED BAG

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Don Pullen - Mosaic Select 13 [2005] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

DON PULLEN

Don Pullen - Mosaic Select 13 [2005] (3 x CDs)

This Mosaic Select set captures Don Pullen at a point where his ideas were expanding in every direction. Across three discs, the box presents music recorded between 1986 and 1990, a period when Pullen was moving from the fire of the Don Pullen–George Adams Quartet into new configurations that allowed him to explore colour, rhythm and emotional weight with greater freedom. The result is a portrait of a pianist whose imagination never settled, always reaching for fresh combinations of intensity and lyricism.

The first disc returns to the final years of the Pullen–Adams Quartet, a group whose chemistry was built on contrast: Adams’ raw, vocal tenor lines against Pullen’s sharp, percussive piano attack. These sessions, recorded at RCA Studios, show a band comfortable with long forms and sudden turns. Blues figures appear, dissolve and re-emerge. Ballads stretch into open space. Fast pieces carry a sense of risk. The music feels lived-in, shaped by musicians who trusted each other enough to push without hesitation.

The second disc marks a shift. With New Beginnings, Pullen steps into a trio with Gary Peacock and Tony Williams, two players whose presence changes the atmosphere immediately. The writing becomes more spacious, the phrasing more deliberate. Pullen’s touch, often associated with explosive runs and sharp clusters, reveals a quieter side, reflective, melodic, almost tender. Yet the intensity remains, now channelled through structure rather than sheer force. It is music that listens as much as it speaks.

The final disc, Random Thoughts, presents Pullen’s working trio with James Genus and Lewis Nash. These sessions show a pianist fully in command of his language. The pieces move with clarity, shaped by rhythmic ideas that shift under the surface. There is humour, there is grit, and there is a sense of narrative that unfolds without hurry. Pullen’s compositions here feel like stories told through contrast: bright against dark, dense against open, motion against stillness.

Mosaic Select 13 preserves a crucial chapter in Don Pullen’s journey. It documents a musician who refused to repeat himself, who treated each ensemble as a new canvas, and who carried emotional honesty into every performance. The set stands as a reminder of how broad Pullen’s vision was, fearless, inventive and always searching for the next shape the music could take. (B)

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CD1

01 Don Pullen - Mr. Smoothie 6:09

02 Don Pullen - Just Foolin' Around 6:22

03 Don Pullen - Song From The Old Country 8:15

04 Don Pullen - We've Been Here All The Time 9:11

05 Don Pullen - A Time for Sobriety 9:44

06 Don Pullen - The Necessary Blues (Or, Thank You Very Much, Mr. Monk) 13:36

07 Don Pullen - Sun Watchers 5:46

08 Don Pullen - Serenade to Sariah 7:36

09 Don Pullen - 1529 Gunn Street (For Johnny Holloway) 6:14

CD2

01 Don Pullen - Warm Up 9:53

02 Don Pullen - Sing Me A Song Everlasting 10:31

03 Don Pullen - Another Reason to Celebrate 8:47

04 Don Pullen - Jana's Delight 5:58

05 Don Pullen - Once Upon A Time 5:53

06 Don Pullen - Warriors 6:51

07 Don Pullen - New Beginnings 6:22

08 Don Pullen - At The Cafe Centrale 6:56

09 Don Pullen - Reap The Whirlwind 7:02

CD3

01 Don Pullen - Andre's Ups and Downs 5:23

02 Don Pullen - Random Thoughts 9:10

03 Don Pullen - Indio Gitano 9:43

04 Don Pullen - The Dancer (For Diane McIntyre) 6:01

05 Don Pullen - Endangered Species-African American Youth 7:42

06 Don Pullen - 626 Fairfax 6:44

07 Don Pullen - Ode to Life (For Maurice Quesnell) 8:41

08 Don Pullen - Silence = Death 10:17

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 255

MY COMPILATION SERIES

Where visitors provide their self-made compilation.

(Please note, I will not be re-uploading any of the "My Compilations" created. So, visitors need pick up what you want ASAP.)

I want to thank all for sending in your submissions and following the Guidelines and new format. 

If you have a query on any compilation, leave a comment or contact the owner using the email link where provided.

I am pleased to be able to post the next MY COMPILATION series of submissions.  

Here are NEW compilations to choose from or simply take them all...These compilations below, are all great listens and I encourage all to pick up these as you won't be disappointed. 

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 255

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Title: VA - Nu Skool Breaks (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

Contact:         https://polinatewtc.blogspot.com/

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Title: VA - VA - Get A Little Vol.198 - I Call Your Name (320 Kbps)

Created By: John Angelatos

Contact:     johnangelatos@gmail.com

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Title: VA - Berni's A-Z  Vol. 222 G Part 1 (320 Kbps unless noted)

Created By: Berni

Contact: Not provided

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Title: VA - The Sound Of Brasil - Greatest Hits Collection - 3 (320 Kbps)        

created By: Beto Pacheco & José Faria

Contact:     betopacheco914@gmail.com or jfgomes@gmail.com

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Title: VA - East (Var)

Created By: Shankly

Contact:         shankly1956@outlook.com

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Title: VA - Echoes I (320 Kbps)

Created By: Obey Gravity

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Title: VA - North (320 Kbps)

Created By: Oniswa

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Title: VA - 100 Songs from 100 Countries - Volume 2 (320 Kbps)

Created By: Kipepeo Publishing

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Title: VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.41: The Jack Johnson Mix (320 Kbps)

Created By: MM

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Title: VA - Sophistisoul (1/2) (320 Kbps)

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Title: VA - NME Cassettes 10 (Mostly 320 Kbps)

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TRACK LISTS Vol. 255

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#01

VA - Nu Skool Breaks (320 Kbps)

01 Soul of Man - Between The Eyes

02 Rennie Pilgrem - Some Place Funky

03 BT - Smartbomb (Plump DJs Mix)

04 Meat Katie - Can't Hear Ya!

05 ILS - 6 Space (Next Level)

06 Evil Nine - Crooked

07 Tayo - March of the Fire Ants

08 Freq Nasty featuring Phoebe One - Boomin' Back Atcha

09 Krafty Kuts & Tim Deluxe - Bass Phenomenon

10 Adam Freeland - We Want Your Soul

11 Stanton Warriors - Da Virus

12 Freestylers featuring Navigator - Ruffneck (Original Mix)

13 BLIM - Crazy Things

14 Plump DJs - Scram

I've been on a break, but I made a couple that were almost done, so I finished them up so I could send you them. This one is my version of a one disc definitive Nu Skool Breaks compilation.

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VA - VA - Get A Little Vol.198 - I Call Your Name (320 Kbps)

01 Anna (Go To Him) – Beatles                                                                                             

02 Aline – Cristophe                                                                                                   

03 Bertha - Grateful Dead                                                                                           

04 Carmelita - Warren Zevon                                                                                       

05 Delilah - Tom Jones                                                                                                 

06 Come On Eileen - Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners                                 

07 Fiona - Andy Brown & The Storm                                                                                      

08 Walking Back To Georgia - Jim Croce                                                                      

09 Hazel - Bob Dylan                                                                                                  

10 Iris - Goo Goo Dolls                                                                                                          

11 Julia  - Pavlov's Dog                                                                                                 

12 Mila Katerina (Katerina, please talk!) - Manolis Mitsias                                                     

13 Lucia - Joan Manuel Serrat                                                                                   

14 Lola – Kinks                                                                                                            

15 Maggie May - Rod Stewart                                                                                     

16 Nadine - Chuck Berry                                                                                            

17 Ophelia – Band                                                                                                      

18 Phillipa - Louisiana Red                                                                                        

19 Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly                                                                                        

20 Roberta - Peppino Di Capri                                                                                       

21 Sexy Sadie – Beatles                                                                                                    

22 Sharleena - Frank Zappa                                                                                      

23 Teresa - Sergio Endrigo                                                                                         

24 Valerie - Amy Winehouse                                                                                      

25 Wendy - Beach Boys                                                                                                

26 Yvette - Jason Isbell

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VA - Berni's A-Z  Vol. 222 G Part 1 (320 Kbps unless noted)

01 - Garth Brooks with Asleep At The Wheel - Deep Water

02 - The Gasoline Gypsies - Abilene 

03 - Ghost Hounds - Here No More  

04 - Gibson Miller Band - Red White And Blue Collar (192)

05 - Girls Guns and Glory - All The Way Up To Heaven (228)

06 - The Golden Roses - Bad Habit

07 - Goodnight, Texas - The Lightning and The Old Man Todd

08 - Gordon Lghtfoot - Steel Rail Blues

09 - The Grascals - Pull The Trigger

10 - Grandpa's Cough Medicine - Mama Played Bass feat Isaac Corbitt

11 - Grant Farm - Engineer

12 - Grateful Dead - Truckin'

13 - Gravel Saints - Broken Chains Still Rattle

14 - Grayson Russell  - Train. Keep a Rollin'

15 - Greasy Bear - Tallawaya

16 - Great American Trainwreck - Undercover

17 - Greensky Bluegrass - Stop That Train-Salt Creek

18 - Greg Loftus - American Bruises

19 - Gregg Allman Band - These Days

20 - The Grogans - Who Knows

21 - Guadalcanal Diary - Minnie The Moocher

22 - Gwil Owen - Hot Black Coffee

23 - The Gunsmoke Sinners - The Navigator

24 - Gus Black - Certain Kind Of Light

25 - Guess Who - American Woman (Live 9-9-01)

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VA - The Sound Of Brasil - Greatest Hits Collection - 3 (320 Kbps) 

01 - Swingue menina - A Cor Do Som

02 - Medo de avião - Belchior

03 - Rindo à Toa - Falamansa

04 - Alô, Alô, Pelo Telefone - Elza Soares e Miltinho

05 - Caça e Caçador - Fábio Jr.

06 - Nossa Senhora - Roberto Carlos

07 - Corrente - MPB-4

08 - Deixa Chover - Guilherme Arantes

09 - Eu também quero beijar - Pepeu Gomes

10 - Amiga da minha mulher - Seu Jorge

11 - Madalena - Elis Regina

12 - Saco De Feijão - Beth Carvalho

13 - Trem das onze - Demônios da Garoa

14 - Fogo e Paixão - Wando

15 - Wave - João Gilberto

16 - Terral - Ednardo

17 - Sozinho - Caetano Veloso

18 - Sensual - Roupa Nova

19 - Eu rezo muito – Ayrossa (Danilo e Heraldo Galvão)

20 - Muito Estranho - Dalto

21 - Na Rua, na Chuva, na Fazenda (Casinha de Sapê) - Hyldon

22 -  Verdade Chinesa - Emílio Santiago

23 - Eu sei que vou te amar - Vinicius De Moraes & Maria Creuza

24 - Naquela Mesa - Leandro Sapucahy

25 - A vida não presta - Léo Jaime

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VA - East (Var)

01. East Coast Racer - Big Big Train

02. Spices from the East - Blair Dunlop

03, East at Easter - Simple Minds

04. East Virginia - Joan Baez

05. Wild East - Ian Hunter

06. East of Eden - Big Country

07. East side of town - Lucinda Williams

08. Sword of the East - Hawkwind

09. Eastern rain - Fairport Convention

10. East Texas Red - Arlo Guthrie

11. East of fifty - Monarch Trail

12. East October - John Moreland

13. Shadow of the East - Battlelore

14. East of the sun -  Roy Harper

15. East Easy Rider - The Teardrop Explodes

16. East Kentucky - Martin Simpson

17. Things are better in the East - Jefferson Airplane

18. East of Eden - Twelfth Night

19. Mystic of the East - Van Morrison

20. East Side Story - Alice Cooper

21. Lonely East Tx nights - Whiskey Myers

22. Looking East - Jackson Browne

23. Johnny East - Chris Wood

24. Sword of the East - The Meads of Asphodel

25. East India Lanes - The Decemberists

Once again, I have a compilation with the same title as Oniswa's last week, and once again there are no duplicate songs. Dare I make a guess at the next two submissions...

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VA - Echoes I (320 Kbps)

01 - Altered States - ?

02 - Long Way To Heaven - Tom Teeley

03 - Stop the Rock - Apollo 440

04 - Citation Needed - Pompous Elite

05 - Jonny Vacation - Frantics

06 - Young Americans - David Bowie

07 - Trapped like rats - ?

08 - Super Trouper - Headless Chickens

09 - The Marshall Plan - Al Sears

10 - That's What I Like - Jive Bunny & the Mastermixer

11 - American Bandstand - Wally's Swing World

12 - Look Back in Anger - David Bowie

13 - #Demokratie - The Joseph Boys

14 - The Dream - Acts of Madmen

15 - Something's Got Me Started - Simply Red

16 - When You Come Back to Me - World Party

17 - Respect - Crazy Elephant

18 - Let's Spend the Night Together - David Bowie

19 - Little Bit of Honey - ?

20 - Show 'em Good - Cocktail Slippers

21 - 7-Up is the Uncola - The Cyrkle

22 - Hubbin' It - Huey Lewis and Ray Benson

23 - Nashville Tonight - Blake Rayne

24 - Pump Up the Volume - M A R R S

25 - Uz - 17 Hippies

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#07

VA - North (320 Kbps)

1. Alain Pire Experience - Only A Northern Song (3:09)

2. American Aquarium - Old North State (4:08)

3. The Beautiful South - The Sound of North America (4:02)

4. Christy Moore - North & South (3:12)

5. Death Cab For Cutie - Northern Lights (3:56)

6. Dick Gaughan - Land of the North Wind (3:06)

7. Eggy - Northern Lights (14:16)

8. Emmy The Great - North (4:40)

9. George Duke - North Beach (6:18)

10. Pang Attack - North Country Psychic Girl (3:34)

11. Kingfish - Wild Northland (2:25)

12. Lindisfarne - North Country Boy (3:28)

13. Malcolm Holcombe - Old North Side (4:06)

14. Nick Drake - Northern Sky (3:46)

15. Ollabelle - Blue Northern Lights (4:50)

16. Peatbog Faeries - The Real North (5:59)

17. Reigning Sound - North Cackalacky Girl (2:46)

18. Pete Townshend - North Country Girl (2:27)

19. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - North Country (5:12)

20. Robert Fripp - North Star (3:06)

21. Sam Prekop - North South (3:33)

22. SUSS - We Pointed Them North (3:00)

23. Simon Love - North Road (3:12)

24. Widespread Panic - North (5:43)

25. Ygdrassil - Dark The Meadows To The North (4:20)

26. Prince - North (14:00)

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#08

VA - 100 Songs from 100 Countries - Volume 2 (320 Kbps)

Jaime Roos - Brindis por Pierrot (5:13)

Joe Arroyo Y La Verdad - Rebelión (6:16)

Franco De Vita - Te Amo (3:46)

Juan Gabriel - Querida (5:03)

Los Van Van - Sandunguera (6:51)

Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 - Ojalá que llueva café (4:11)

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue (3:41)

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds (3:01)

The Merrymen - Big Bamboo (3:22)

Arrow - Hot Hot Hot (Extended) (7:08)

Bill Withers - Lovely Day (4:14)

Men At Work - Down Under (3:48)

Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (3:56)

George Telek - Kerevat (2:39)

Dato' Sudirman - Balik Kampung (3:35)

Koes Plus - Bujangan (2:44)

VST And Company - Awitin Mo At Isasayaw Ko (8:59)

Bird Thongchai McIntyre - สุริยัน - จันทรา (4:12)

Sai Htee Saing - ဂစ်တာအိုလေးမုန်းလိုက်ပြီ (4:25)

Clarence Wijewardena - Dileepa Podi Puthu (2:57)

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VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.41: The Jack Johnson Mix (320 Kbps)

1 Pirate Looks At 40 - Jack Johnson - (The September Sessions)

2 The Cave - Culver City Dub Collective - (A Brokedown Melody)

3 Upside Down - Jack Johnson - (Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George)

4 Breakdown (Film version) - Jack Johnson - (A Brokedown Melody)

5 Broken - Jack Johnson - (Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George)

6 Rainbow - G. Love Feat. Jack Johnson - (Thicker Than Water)

7 What Would You Rather Do - The September Sessions Band - (The September Sessions)

8 Even After All - Finley Quaye - (Thicker Than Water)

9 Grey's Groove - Greyboy Feat. Karl Denson - (The September Sessions)

10 People Watching - Jack Johnson - (Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George)

11 We Need Love - Johnny Osbourne - (A Brokedown Melody)

12 Willow Tree - G. Love & Special Sauce - (The September Sessions)

13 Super Bowl Sundae - Ozomatli - (The September Sessions)

14 Talk Of The Town - Jack Johnson - (Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George)

15 Ganges A Go-Go - Bombay The Hard Way - (The September Sessions)

16 Jungle Gym - Jack Johnson Feat. G. Love - (Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George)

17 Let It Be Sung - Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, Zach Gill - (A Brokedown Melody)

18 Thug Stlye - The September Sessions Band - (The September Sessions)

19 Dark Water & Stars - Natural Calamity - (Thicker Than Water)

20 Meaningless Conversation - Princes Of Babylon - (The September Sessions)

21 Piglet's Lament - Beat Down Sound - (The September Sessions)

22 The 3 R'S - Jack Johnson - (Sing-A-Longs & Lullabies For The Film Curious George)

23 F-Stop Blues - Jack Johnson - (The September Sessions)

24 Honor And Harmony - G. Love & Special Sauce - (Thicker Than Water)

25 Liver Splash - The Meters - (Thicker Than Water)

Singer-Songwriter Jack Johnson is known for his laid-back, acoustic and infectious roots music style. He has also made several documentary movies that feature not only his own music but several artists of equally well produced sounds. Here is a collection of a few.

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VA - Sophistisoul (1/2) (320 Kbps)

1 - Penny Goodwin - Too Soon You're Old - 1974

2 - Jackie Moore - Precious, Precious - 1973

3 - Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe - 1972

4 - Marlena Shaw - Go Away, Little Boy - 1969

5 - Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman - 1972

6 - Willie Hightower - It's A Miracle - 1969

7 - Judy Clay ft. Billy Vera - Storybook Children - 1968

8 - Doris Duke - To the Other Woman (I'm the Other Woman) - 1970

9 - Ted Taylor - Something Strange Is Going On In My House - 1972

10 - Margie Joseph - I Been Down - 1973

11 - Jean Carn - Intro / My Love Don't Come Easy - 1979

12 - Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl - 1969

13 - The Debonaires - How's Your New Love Treating You - 1966

14 - Rotary Connection - Memory Band - 1968

15 - Erma Franklin - Baby, What You Want Me to Do - 1967

16 - Ruby Johnson - I'll Run Your Hurt Away - 1966

17 - Renaldo Domino - Not Too Cool to Cry - 1969

18 - The Ad Libs - The Boy from New York City - 1964

19 - Angela Bofill - This Time I'll Be Sweeter - 1978

20 - Ann Sexton - You've Been Gone Too Long - 1973

21 - Roy C. - Don't Blame The Man - 1973

22 - Jean Wells - Have a Little Mercy - 1968

23 - Ann Peebles - Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love - 1972

24 - The Independents - Leaving Me - 1972

25 - Al "TNT" Braggs - Cigarettes & Coffee - 1961

Bonus - Yvonne Fair - It Should Have Been Me - 1975

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VA - NME Cassettes 10 (Mostly 320 Kbps)

1 Get It Right   Aretha Franklin

2 Last Minute Miracle   Shirelles

3 Shtiggy Boom   Patti Anne 

4 Soulful Dress   Sugar Pie DeSanto

5 Sweetheart Of The Pines   Emmylou Harris

6 Are You There (With Another Girl)   Mari Wilson

7 Detour Ahead   Billie Holiday

8 I Get The Sweetest Feeling   Erma Franklin

9 Rock Me To Sleep    Helen Humes

10 100% Chance Of Blue   Forester Sisters

11 Lay This Burden Down   Mary Love

12 Typical Girls   Slits

13 Way We Make A Broken Heart   Roseanne Cash

14 Iko Iko original   Dixie Cups

15 I Want To Be Loved   Ann Sexton

16 John Deere Tractor   Judds

17 Tell It Like It Is   Bettye Swann 

18 Love Fever (Remix)   Shirley Brown

19 Into The Hot   Floy Joy

20 Wicked Ways   Patty Loveless

21 You Lie So Well   Marie Knight

22 Getting Mighty Crowded original   Betty Everett

23 Tell Mama    Etta James   

24 24,000 Kiss   Susan

25 Love Me Or Leave Me   Nina Simone

In the 1980s the New Musical Express gave free cassettes with a magazine. These are a sampling of those. I have left the album name and track numbers on.

This week we spotlight the ladies! Aretha, Billie, Nina, Etta, Bettye, Erma and more.

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VA - German Punk And Wave 1978-1984 Vol. 1 [2011] (6 x CDs)

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VA - German Punk And Wave 1978-1984 Vol. 1 [2011] (6 x CDs)

This compilation opens a window onto a scene that thrived in the shadows of post‑war Germany, where punk and wave collided with art, politics and restless invention. Between 1978 and 1984, German musicians built their own version of rebellion, less about speed and noise, more about tension, irony and a sharp sense of style. German Punk and Wave Vol. 1 gathers those fragments into a coherent portrait, showing how the country’s underground evolved from raw provocation into something distinctly European.

The early tracks carry the bite of first‑generation punk: short, fast, and confrontational, shaped by bands who found freedom in distortion and attitude. But as the set moves forward, the sound begins to shift. Synths creep in, rhythms tighten, and the mood turns colder, reflecting the influence of Düsseldorf’s electronic pioneers and Berlin’s fractured energy. Groups like Fehlfarben, Palais Schaumburg and Der Plan treated punk not as a formula but as a starting point — a way to dismantle pop and rebuild it with irony and precision.

What makes this collection compelling is its range. You hear the jagged guitars of Hamburg’s scene alongside the mechanical pulse of Berlin’s art collectives, the humor of Die Tödliche Doris next to the melodic edge of Mittagspause. Each track feels like a small manifesto, rejecting conformity while embracing experimentation. The production values vary wildly, but that inconsistency becomes part of the charm — a reminder that these records were made in basements, squats and small studios, driven by urgency rather than polish.

By the time the compilation reaches its later cuts, the transition from punk to wave is complete. The music becomes more spacious, more self‑aware, yet still carries the same defiant spirit. German Punk and Wave 1978–1984 Vol. 1 stands as both document and celebration, proof that Germany’s underground scene was never just an echo of London or New York, but a world of its own, shaped by art, intellect and a fierce sense of independence. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 PVC - Wall City Rock 1:50

02 PVC - Without You 3:01

03 PVC - Concrete Jungle 2:41

04 PVC - Ice Cold Eyes 3:20

05 PVC - Deathline 2:06

06 PVC - No Escape 2:33

07 PVC - Punk Idiots 2:37

08 PVC - I'm Alive 2:36

09 PVC - In Your Face 3:05

10 PVC - Spotlight Kid 2:26

11 PVC - Rockin Till the Wall Breaks Down 2:49

12 White Russia - Victim 1:46

13 White Russia - Emotions Had Slipped 2:30

14 White Russia - North Sibirian Madness 2:21

15 White Russia - Well Do You 3:06

16 White Russia - Three Crosses in the Sunshine 2:15

17 White Russia - That's Alright by Me 3:07

18 White Russia - Lost in Ulan Bator 2:40

19 White Russia - Da Da Competition 1:27

20 White Russia - Emotions Had Slipped 2:25

21 White Russia - Well Do You 2:33

22 White Russia - That's Alright by Me (Demo 2nd Studio-Session) 2:53

23 White Russia - North Sibirian Madness 2:58

CD2

01 MDK - Spass Muss Sein 3:20

02 MDK - Der Tag Schlagt Zu 3:30

03 MDK - Berlin 5:27

04 MDK - Das Tier in Mir 3:50

05 MDK - What Music Needs 2:37

06 MDK - Alles Was ich Geben Kann 4:03

07 MDK - Mir Wird Heiss 5:41

08 Din a Testbild - She's So Nice 5:23

09 Din a Testbild - Horseman 5:07

10 Din a Testbild - Revolution 5:07

11 Din a Testbild - Rock N Roll Circuit 6:03

12 Din a Testbild - Summer of the Bourgeosie 7:44

CD3

01 Poison Dwarfs - Untitled4 0:49

02 Poison Dwarfs - Untitled5 1:15

03 Poison Dwarfs - Untitled6 1:26

04 Poison Dwarfs - Untitled7 1:52

05 Poison Dwarfs - Sturzflug 2:34

06 Poison Dwarfs - Frequenz7 5:33

07 Poison Dwarfs - Atherpest 1:32

08 Poison Dwarfs - Schwitzen 3:13

09 Poison Dwarfs - Die Ruckkehr des Schwarzen Abtes 2:54

10 Poison Dwarfs - Im Klosergarten der Geistigen Melissen 1:50

11 Poison Dwarfs - Nachtmahl 1:50

12 Poison Dwarfs - ICI 2:46

13 Poison Dwarfs - Der Fluch der Gotter 1:40

14 Poison Dwarfs - Liespenckolg 2:02

15 FunTastiKlons - Hit Namba Wann? 3:34

16 FunTastiKlons - Zwielichtiges Stuck 4:07

17 FunTastiKlons - Heftiger Walzer 3:33

18 FunTastiKlons - Zwischen Spiel 1:05

19 FunTastiKlons - Mystery Way 2:30

20 FunTastiKlons - Western Space Walze 3:45

21 FunTastiKlons - Alan Parsons Lebt 6:21

22 FunTastiKlons - Brutales Lied 3:41

CD4

01 Die Wekpiloten - Fanfare 1:11

02 Die Wekpiloten - New Arrangements 7:14

03 Die Wekpiloten - New Life 2:20

04 Die Wekpiloten - Take Off 3:43

05 Die Wekpiloten - War Pilots 1 2:41

06 Die Wekpiloten - Something Must Break 2:40

07 Die Wekpiloten - The Big Bed 4:34

08 Die Wekpiloten - Die Werkpiloten - Excersise 4:24

09 No More - Curfew 0:31

10 No More - Love & Cry 2:43

11 No More - Fog 2:44

12 No More - Days of Mercy 4:44

13 No More - Suicide Commando 3:07

14 No More - Hypnotized 1:35

15 No More - Nothing Ever Changes 3:10

16 No More - Blood and Flowers I 0:40

17 No More - Blood and Flowers II 1:28

18 No More - Blood and Flowers IV 0:41

19 No More - Blood and Flowers V 0:44

20 No More - Blood and Flowers VI 1:00

21 No More - Blood and Flowers VII 1:00

22 No More - Blood and Flowers IX 1:21

CD5

01 Didaktische Einheit - Lebewesen 4:46

02 Didaktische Einheit - Frommigkeit 7:16

03 Didaktische Einheit - Mutterleib 3:11

04 Didaktische Einheit - Danach (Teil 2+3) 8:03

05 Didaktische Einheit - Vorsorgepaket 2:20

06 Off Band - Wake Up Her Majesty 4:06

07 Off Band - Blut im Pentagon 2:06

08 Off Band - Wide Open 5:00

09 Off Band - Hummelflug 5:00

10 Off Band - Damit der Strom Besser Leiter 5:31

11 Off Band - Escape 6:52

CD6

01 Die Gesunden - Die Gesunden Kommen 4:23

02 Die Gesunden - Leutnant Muller 3:53

03 Die Gesunden - Der Weg zum Erfolg 3:37

04 Die Gesunden - Baby Love 3:56

05 Die Gesunden - Galaxy 3:19

06 Die Gesunden - Atmen 2:38

07 Die Gesunden - Waiting for My Man 5:00

08 Die Gesunden - Krieg und Frieden 3:19

09 Die Gesunden - Film Musik 1:35

10 Die Gesunden - Sometimes/Manchmal 3:37

11 Die Gesunden - Instrumental 2:17

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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