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Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
Bluegrass - Premium level: $40
Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular marks acclaimed banjo innovator Tony Trischka's return to acoustic bluegrass terrain - with a unique twist. Joined by a luminous roster of fellow five-stringers, Trischka travels down the rarely-explored avenue of full-band two-banjo bluegrass.
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Waterloo, Tennessee
Bluegrass - Premium level: $40
On their sophomore album Waterloo, Tennessee, the four women of Uncle Earl awaken the sleeping giant of old-time stringband music and hold it as a mirror to our present era.
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Push Comes To Shove
Blues & Gospel - Premium level: $40
Produced by G. Love, John Hammond delivers another stunning collection of songs including "Come On In This House" and a brilliant interpretation of the Tom Waits anthem "Cold Water" - an exceptional release from Mr. Hammond.
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Blessed
Blues & Gospel - Premium level: $40
Whether delivering an irresistibly joyous version of a pop-folk standard such as "I Bid You Goodnight" or a moving rendition of a traditional South African hymn, Soweto Gospel Choir demonstrates on this recording why they're the most exciting vocal group to emerge from South Africa since Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
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Canon
Country & Folk - Premium level: $60
Throughout her career, Ani DiFranco has given her own take on tired rock star cliches. When other artists answered to major labels, she opted to start her own. Ani made this record to her precise specifications, carefully selecting 36 songs from her voluminous back catalog, including tunes from her first album and her 19th. [2 CDs]
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Raising Sand
Country & Folk - Premium level: $40
The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. The duo tackle songs from such tunesmiths as Tom Waits, Gene Clark, Sam Phillips, Townes Van Zandt, The Everly Brothers, and Mel Tillis.
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Making Singles, Drinking Doubles
Country & Folk - Premium level: $40
Bloodshot Records celebrates their 100th release with 18 rare and unreleased tracks from Ryan Adams, Kelly Hogan, Neko Case, The Waco Brothers, and more.
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Putumayo presents Americana
Country & Folk - Premium level: $40
Twelve track sampler containing some of the great voices of americana music today. Listen to tracks from Tim O'Brien, Robert Earl Keen, The Little Willies, Ruthie Foster, Old Crow Medicine Show, and more.
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The Ike & Tina Turner Story
Funk & Soul - Premium level: $40
Most fans of Ike & Tina Turner know there are many Ike & Tina Turner compilations out there. Most of them interesting, but none that are complete. The Ike & Tina Turner Story is the most complete collection of the R&B duo's tumultuous career. [3 CD Box Set & Book]
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What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
Funk & Soul - Premium level: $200
A 4-CD, 91-track compendium that would take incalculable hours to assemble from dusty bins at disappearing record shops, What It Is! is culled mainly from the treasure-filled vaults of Atlantic, Atco, and Warner Bros.
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History, Mystery
Jazz & Spoken Word - Premium level: $60
The master of unlocking the boundaries of Jazz as they apply to the guitar, and for that matter, as they apply to Jazz... Bill shines on this recording of 30 tracks sewn together from multiple sources. Absolutely gorgeous. [2 CDs]
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Remixed & Reimagined
Jazz & Spoken Word - Premium level: $40
This 14-track disk takes Billie Holiday's masterful and mourning vocals of 1935 to 1958 to the 21st-century digital dance floor, courtesy of some resourceful remixers and DJs.
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Free Jazz
Jazz & Spoken Word - Premium level: $40
The historic collective improvisation by the Ornette Coleman Double Quartet. Contains the bonus rare recording "First Take."
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Verve Remixed 4
Jazz & Spoken Word - Premium level: $40
The Verve//Remixed series began in the spring of 2002 with the release of the unprecedented album featuring the world's most talented and sought after DJ's remixing the great vocalists of jazz. The series has been highly regarded by tastemakers and critics alike. A groove rooted in soul winds its way through remixes of tracks by the likes of Roy Ayers, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, and more.
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Live in Amsterdam
Latin & World - Premium level: $40
Brooklyn's kings of Afrobeat donated a rare concert recording to KGNU to thank you for helping keep community radio strong! This incredibly rare 2 CD set captures the band in a high energy performance, playing their amazing originals... there are a few surprises too, like a version of Bob Marley's "Rat Race"!
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La Cantina
Latin & World - Premium level: $40
The award winning release from the enchanting Lila Downs. Includes "La Cumbia del Mole", "Aqua de Rosas", "La Noche de mi Mal" and more.
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Gypsy Groove
Latin & World - Premium level: $40
Balkan beats and gypsy jams from the dancefloors of Eastern Europe. Includes tracks from Shantel, Balkan Beat Box, !DelaDap, and more.
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Putumayo presents Women of the World Acoustic
Latin & World - Premium level: $40
Released partly to celebrate International Women's Day, a holiday recognized by the United Nations, these eleven unplugged tunes from as many female singers make wonderfully varied and pleasurable listening.
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Elephant Power
Misc - Premium level: $40
Step into a world where mythological gods & goddess join with turntables & tablas. Pouring the ancient wisdom of yoga into infectious hip hop beats & breaks, MC Yogi channels a message of peace & spiritual transformation to a new generation. Experience "Yoga Hip Hop".
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What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective
Misc - Premium level: $60
Steinski has produced a variety of tracks, and this Illegal Art retrospective collects everything from his hip-hop narrative about the Kennedy assassination (originally a white-label promo, also issued as a Flexi-disk for UK music magazine NME) to the 1998 remix of Afrika Bambaataa's "Jazz" with Double Dee. Besides the completist archive, the release will also includes the critically acclaimed "Nothing To Fear: A Rough Mix," an hour-long mashup that was produced for Solid Steel/BBC London, described by Salon as, "the closest thing to a masterpiece the genre has yet produced" and perhaps the most obvious precursor (along with The Lessons) to Girl Talk's Night Ripper.
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Another Dance - Rarities from Studio One
Reggae - Premium level: $40
This album consists of rare Wailers titles, alternate takes, and original single mixes, all recorded between 1964 and 1966. These are indeed rare; not one has been previously used in Heartbeat's extensive series of albums documenting the Wailers' formative years at Studio One.
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Climb the Ladder
Reggae - Premium level: $40
Climb the Ladder is filled with hit Ska classics like "(I'm Gonna) Put It On" and "Dancing Shoes," and showcases rare tracks like "Lemon Tree" and "The Jerk," long out-of-print.
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One Love at Studio One
Reggae - Premium level: $120
This album contains the first chronological survey of Bob Marley and the Wailers recordings made at Studio One, Jamaica's premier record label. The forty songs on this collection contain the cream of their Studio One output as well as previously unreleased alternate takes and rare Jamaican singles sides. An astounding 2 CD set.
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Greatest Hits at Studio One
Reggae - Premium level: $40
We're talking about Kingston, Jamaica in 1963 with Bob Marley, Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Livingston, Peter McIntosh and Cherry Smith who made up The Teenagers (another name), The Wailing Rudeboys (yet another name), The Wailing Wailers (yet another & another) and then they settled on The Wailers. 18 crucial tracks.
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The Ultimate Peter Tosh Experience
Reggae - Premium level: $120
Experience the reggae superstar Peter Tosh from all angles with this amazing live collection, featuring rare footage from the "No Nukes" concert, the "One Love Peace Concert," "The 1983 Roxy Show," and many more. In addition to Tosh's classic performances, this set includes STEPPING RAZOR: RED X, a feature-length documentary that examines the artist's music, spirituality, and the tragic events surrounding his untimely death. This 2 DVD, CD and booklet set explores the life of international superstar Peter Tosh, one of the greatest reggae artists ever, founding member along with Bob Marley of The Wailers, and creator of such anthems as "Legalize It," "Get Up Stand Up" and "Equal Rights."
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Sweet Talking
Reggae - Premium level: $40
Sweet Talking contains eighteen of the Heptones' most legendary songs and many are presented on CD for the first time. Included are rare stereo mixes as well as hard to find extended versions that make this release a virtual treasure trove of top Studio One hits.
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Rock - Premium level: $40
Their ninth full-length. The whoops and hollers that previously held together the sublime, chaotic urgency of their earlier work now signal the calm sense of euphoria and wonder that ripples through this wide eyed record.
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Jim
Rock - Premium level: $40
The record sounds simply wonderful: alternately nubby and spangled, it s like a cashmere throw that turns intermittently into a showman s cape. Lidell's voice has never sounded better than it does here. --Pitchfork
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Un Dia
Rock - Premium level: $40
The fifth release from Argentinean artist Molina is a brave departure from her previous work. It's every bit as personal and intimate, but pronounced with rhythms and with bold low end added to the mix. A hypnotic record, restless, alive with melodies that surface imperceptibly before burrowing into your brain. The tracks are informed by an ever-shifting and polymorphous sense of groove.
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Rabbit Habbits
Rock - Premium level: $40
Philadelphia's Man Man have found the perfect berth for their gypsy-swamp-rock-carny-soul-Viking-vaudeville-punk collective. This record matches the fierce energy of their non-stop live shows, which utilize a variety of more traditional instruments (accordion, Moog, xylophone) along with such noisemakers as soup pots, shoes, squeaky toys, and a fire extinguisher.
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Attack & Release
Rock - Premium level: $40
Danger Mouse teamed up with The Black Keys to produce their most astounding recording to date. The blues-steeped rock of the band remains as the base paste, but new layers of unusual instrumentation and production take the release to new heights. In a word, awesome.
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National Geographic Spotlight
DVD - Premium level: $60
This National Geographic Box Set contains a CD, DVD, 48-page book and detailed map of Senegal. An outstanding production from National Geographic which showcases the music of Baaba Maal and Senegal with a comprehensive overview and initimate detail.
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Royal Albert Hall
DVD - Premium level: $60
The landmark reunion show from London on May 2,3,5, and 6 2005 featuring Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton performing classic Cream material including "Spoonful", "White Room", "Sunshine of Your Love", and more.
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I Know I'm Not Alone
DVD - Premium level: $40
Armed with an acoustic guitar and a video camera, musician Michael Franti takes us on a musical journey through war and occupation in Iraq, Israel and Palestine. Along the way he shares his music with families, doctors, musicians, soldiers and everyday people who in turn reveal to him the often overlooked human cost of war.
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The Best of Hootenanny
DVD - Premium level: $60
This 3 DVD set chronicles the acclaimed show of the 1960's. The DVDs feature 91 classic performances from the original ABC series including Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz, Comedy and more from artists such as Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, Jimmie Rogers, Herbie Mann, Doc Watson, Lester Flatt & Ear Scruggs, and many more.
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Chicago Blues Reunion: Buried Alive in the Blues
DVD - Premium level: $60
A landmark documentary film of the Chicago Blues scene featuring interviews and music of the musicians who created it. Artists include B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Harvey Mandel, Tracy Nelson and more.