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...Beatles LPs, from Please Please Me to Let It Be, plus the Yellow Submarine movie score and the two-disc singles set Past Masters. They all sound great in versions remastered for the first time since the 1987 editions (which are still fine). Each CD comes with the original album art, a booklet of new information and rare photographs of the quartet and a minidocumentary on the making of each album. For truly obsessive completists, there's also The Beatles in Mono. If you want to hear how every Beatles song (except for those originally mixed only in stereo) sounded...
...rented attic, as Elephant 6 projects are wont to do. Finally, in late 2008, Hart revealed a primary reason for the seemingly endless delay: he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a sobering reality for fans of the painter (who’s designed all his own album art) and musician. But while some might expect Hart’s disclosure to be a farewell message, it instead marked Circulatory System’s revival: recorded in seven studios over almost eight years, the band’s sophomore album—now optimistically-titled “Signal Morning?...
Back in 2003, while Jay-Z was busy planning his retirement party at Madison Square Garden, critics and fans alike were sharing a knowing smirk and gathering on forums to place bets on the release date of his inevitable comeback album. Surely the Bob Dylan of hip-hop wouldn’t be able to stay away from the studio for long before whipping up another street-lauded aural epic of ghetto American dreams. Six years later, the former Marcy Projects hustler has confirmed these suspicions with three post-retirement studio releases and a smattering of collaborations and compilations...
...release put on a hitherto apparently interminable hold.But the day for Wu-heads has finally come, and Raekwon doesn’t disappoint. “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Pt. II” is eminently satisfying, unabashedly raw, and on par with the best solo albums by any member of Wu-Tang in this decade or the last.Raekwon resumes right where he left off with the first Cuban Linx. It was then that he introduced his Mafioso persona, soulful stylings, and violent, gritty themes, helping to shape the genre that grew into the gangsta...
With “Heartbeat Radio,” Sondre Lerche delivers an album best characterized by a boyish whim and charm. His music is easy to like but also offers diverse elements of musical sophistication, giving him a universal appeal. Lerche released his first full-length album, “Faces Down,” in his native Norway eight years ago, and since then he has steadily acquired a devoted and loving fan base. He was brought to a wider audience in North America by his work on the “Dan in Real Life?...