30 December 2025

Europe - The Final Countdown (Best-Of) (2009)





















Disc 1                                              
1.  The Final Countdown - 5:11
2.  Carrie - 4:30
3.  Rock The Night - 4:04
4.  Superstitious - 4:33
5.  Love Chaser - 3:26
6.  Cherokee - 4:11
7.  Open Your Heart - 4:01
8.  Let The Good Times Rock - 4:03
9.  Sign Of The Times - 4:15
10.  More Than Meets The Eye - 3:20
11.  Tomorrow - 3:05
12.  Prisoners In Paradise - 4:30
13.  I'll Cry For You - 4:09
14.  Halfway To Heaven - 4:07
15.  Sweet Love Child - 4:58
16.  The Final Countdown 2000 - 3:47
17.  Time Has Come - 3:58
18.  Heart Of Stone - 3:48

Disc 2                                              
1.  On Broken Wings - 3:45
2.  In The Future To Come - 5:00
3.  Seven Doors Hotel - 5:15
4.  Stormwind - 4:23
5.  Scream Of Anger - 4:04
6.  Dreamer - 4:20
7.  Ninja - 3:46
8.  Coast To Coast - 4:00
9.  Ready Or Not - 4:04
10.  Seventh Sign - 4:42
11.  Got Your Mind In The Gutter - 4:59
12.  Aphasia - 2:30
13.  A Long Time Comin' - 3:55
14.  Girl From Lebanon - 4:21
15.  Wings Of Tomorrow - 3:57
16.  Danger On The Track - 3:46
17.  Never Say Die - 4:00
18.  Lights And Shadows - 4:05


Songs taken from Europe - Europe are tracks: 2-1 to 2-3
Songs taken from Europe - Wings Of Tomorrow are tracks: 2-4 to 2-6, 2-12, 2-15
Songs taken from Europe - The Final Countdown are tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-17, 1-18, 2-7, 2-16
Songs taken from Europe - Out Of This World are tracks: 1-4, 1-7 to 1-11, 2-8, 2-9, 2-17, 2-18
Songs taken from Europe - Prisoners In Paradise are tracks: 1-12 to 1-14, 2-10, 2-11, 2-14
Track: 2-13 is Single B-Side
Track: 1-16 is Remix

         
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Credits

Notes
Release:  2009
Genre:  Hard Rock
Length:  2:28:48
Label:  Sony Music


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26 December 2025

Sade - Bring Me Home Live 2011 (2012)





















Tracklist

1.  Soldier Of Love - 6:17
2.  Skin - 3:57
3.  Kiss Of Life - 5:04
4.  Love Is Found - 4:05
5.  In Another Time - 4:34
6.  Jezebel - 6:57
7.  All About Our Love - 2:38
8.  Paradise / Nothing Can Come Between Us - 6:22
9.  Morning Bird - 4:40
10.  The Moon And The Sky - 4:29
11.  No Ordinary Love - 5:50
12.  By Your Side - 4:53
13.  Cherish The Day - 7:34


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Credits

Notes
Release:  2012
Genre:  Soul-Jazz
Length:  1:07:20
Label:  Epic


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21 December 2025

Village People - Renaissance (1981)





















Track list

1.  5 O'Clock In The Morning - 5:05
2.  (Do You Wanna) Spend The Night - 4:59
3.  Fireman - 4:59
     Bass – Karl Rucker
     Drums – Ollie Brown
     Guitar – Michael McGloiry
     Keyboards – Sylvester Rivers
4.  Jungle City - 3:50
5.  Action Man - 3:08
6.  Big Mac - 2:27
7.  Diet - 3:19
8.  Food Fight - 2:31


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Credits


Notes
Released:  1981
Genre:  Funk / Soul, Pop
Style:  Disco
Length:  28:40
Label:  RCA Victor 


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18 December 2025

Gilla - I Like Some Cool Rock 'n' Roll (1980)





















Tracklist

1.  Go Down Mainstreet - 4:00
2.  Discothek - 3:40
     Written-By – Carole King
3.  The Heat Is On - 3:40
     Written-By – Knight / Baker
4.  We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - 4:20
     Written-By – Mann, Weil
5.  Queen Of The Night - 3:20
     Written-By – Bernd Dietrich, Gerd Grabowsky
6.  Cool Rock 'n' Roll - 3:40
     Written-By – Howell, A. H. Rulofs
7.  Take Your Time - 3:40
     Written-By – F. Jay, A. H. Rulofs
8.  Heartbreaker - 3:33
     Written-By – Foxx, Williams
9.  Tom Cat - 4:00
     Written-By – F. Jay, A. H. Rulofs
10.  The Summerwind - 3:50
       Written-By – H. Mayer, J. Mercer
11.  Go Down Mainstreet (Long Version) - 6:29
       Written-By – Ch. Kolonovits, Liszt, Pfannmüller, J. Daansen, R. Schönher
12.  Discothek (Long Version) - 6:23
       Written-By – Carole King
13.  We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (Long Version) - 5:24
       Written-By – Mann, Weil



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Credits

Notes
Released:  Feb 1980 
Genre:  Disco 
Length:  56:51
Label:  Hansa International 


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16 December 2025

Nona Hendryx - Transformation (The Best Of Nona Hendryx) (1999)




















Tracklist

1.  Bustin' Out - 8:04
2.  Why Should I Cry? - 5:45
3.  Rock This House - 4:02
4.  Baby Go-Go - 5:32
5.  Transformation - 5:33
6.  Everybody Wants To Be Somebody - 3:27
7.  Keep It Confidential - 3:51
8.  I Sweat (Going Through The Motions) - 4:07
9.  I Need Love - 3:47
10.  B-Boys - 4:06
11.  Tax Exile - 4:28
12.  If Looks Could Kill - 4:24
13.  Skindiver - 5:07
14.  Design For Living - 4:10
15.  Winds Of Change (Mandela To Mandela) - 5:50
16.  A Man In A Trenchcoat (Voodoo) - 5:55

 
Notes
Released: 1999
Genre: Contemporary Pop, Disco, Soul
Length:  1:18:08
Label: Razor & Tie


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15 December 2025

Supertramp - Transmission Impossible (Broadcast Recordings) (3CD Box Set) (2023)



















Disc 1
1.  School - 5:22
2.  Bloody Well Right - 6:52
3.  Sister Moonshine - 5:16
4.  Ain't Nobody But Me - 5:25
5.  Hide In Your Shell - 6:55
6.  Poor Boy - 5:35
7.  The Meaning - 5:43
8.  Just A Normal Day - 4:04
9.  Asylum - 6:57
10.  Dreamer - 3:36
11.  Rudy - 7:11
12.  If Everyone Was Listening - 4:00
13.  Lady - 6:57
14.  Home Again - 1:31
15.  Crime Of The Century - 5:15

Disc 2
1.  Give A Little Bit - 4:15
2.  Bloody Well Right  (Version 2) - 6:44
3.  Lady (Version 2) - 6:15
4.  From Now On - 7:24
5.  Babaji - 4:57
6.  Poor Boy  (Version 2) - 5:17
7.  Dreamer  (Version 2) - 3:30
8.  Another Man's Woman - 7:55
9.  Hide In Your Shell  (Version 2) - 7:27
10.  Fool's Overture - 11:02

Disc 3
1.  Crazy - 5:47
2.  Ain't Nobody But Me  (Version 2) - 5:17
3.  Breakfast In America - 3:13
4.  Bloody Well Right  (Version 3) - 6:17
5.  Give A Little Bit  (Version 2) - 4:01
6.  Rudy (Version 2) - 7:54
7.  Put On Your Old Brown Down Shoes - 4:20
8.  The Logical Song - 3:41
9.  Good Bye Stranger - 6:03
10.  Dreamer  (Version 3) - 3:57
11.  From Now On/Fool's Overture - 17:42
12.  School  (Version 2) - 5:38
13.  Crime Of The Century  (Version 2) - 7:15

CD 1: From A Live FM Broadcast Recorded At Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, 5th March 1976
CD 2: From A Live FM Broadcast Recorded At Queen Mary College, London, England, 10th November 1977
CD 3: From A Live FM Broadcast Recorded At CNE Grandstand, Toronto, ON, Canada, 24th August 1983


Notes
Release:  2023
Format:  3CD Box Set
Genre:  Progressive Rock
Runtime: 3:46:33
Label:  Eat to the Beat


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Celtic Woman - Destiny (2016)



















Tracklist

1.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt - My Land - 4:04
     Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
     Lead Vocals – Susan McFadden
2.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt - Siúil A Rúin - 2:59
     Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
3.  Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt - Ride On - 3:56
     Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
4.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Nesbitt - The Whole Of The Moon - 4:05
     Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
5.  Máiréad Nesbitt - Skyrim Theme (Dragonborn) - 3:11
6.  Éabha McMahon - How Can I Keep Me From Singing? - 4:15
7.  Máiréad Carlin - I See Fire - 5:06
8.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt, Oonagh - Tír na nÓg - 3:09
     Featuring – Oonagh 
     Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
     Lead Vocals – Oonagh 
9.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha - Óró         Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile - 3:12
     Featuring – Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
     Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
     Lead Vocals – Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
10.  Susan McFadden - Sometimes A Prayer Will Do - 4:39
11.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt - Bean Phaidin - 3:29
       Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
12.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt - Westering Home - 4:00
       Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
13.  Susan McFadden, Máiréad Carlin, Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Nesbitt - When You Go - 3:30
       Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
14.  Máiréad Carlin - Like An Angel Passing Through My Room - 5:13 
15.  Éabha McMahon, Máiréad Carlin, Susan McFadden, Máiréad Nesbitt - Walk Beside Me - 4:14
       Fiddle – Máiréad Nesbitt
       Lead Vocals – Éabha McMahon
16.  Máiréad Nesbitt - The Hills Of Ireland - 3:12
17.  Skylands - 3:32


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Credits
 
Notes
Released:  Jan 15, 2016
Genre:  Folk, World, & Country
Style:  Celtic
Length: 1:05:17
Label:  Manhattan Records


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5 December 2025

Steve Perry - Street Talk [Remastered 2024] (1984)

"Street Talk" is Steve Perry's first solo studio album, released on April 5, 1984.
Street Talk contains Perry's biggest hit as a solo artist, "Oh Sherrie", written for his then-girlfriend Sherrie Swafford. 
The song hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Rock chart, and the accompanying music video (also featuring Swafford) was a hit on MTV. 
Other singles included "Foolish Heart" (peaked at #18), "She's Mine" (peaked at #21), and "Strung Out" (peaked at #40). 
There were a number of nods to Perry's pre-Journey band Alien Project on this album—in fact, that band was originally going to be called Street Talk. 
In the liner notes, Perry dedicates the album to Richard Michaels (the bassist for Alien Project). Also, drummer Craig Krampf was a member of Alien Project later in the 1970s. 
In addition to launching Perry's solo career, the cover photo for Street Talk served as a career launchpad for music photographer John Scarpati, who met Perry during the album's recording sessions at a studio in Sherman Oaks.
Even with Journey's power ballad formula draping every runny lyric and mawkish keyboard stretch, Perry was able to make the album sound relatively steadfast and sincere all the while. 
"Oh Sherrie" deserves it's chart placing, accentuating Perry's vocal power, especially throughout the explosive chorus. Both "Foolish Heart" and "She's Mine" aren't as strong, but they do provide the same type of romantically florid appeal that made "Open Arms" and "Faithfully" hits for Journey, minus the sturdiness of his former band. 
"I Believe" is pulled along by a catchy melody and highlighted by Steve Douglas' sax playing, but songs like "Strung Out" and "Running Alone" begin to drown in sugary currents of insipid fluff. 
Steve Perry does a respectable job in producing the album though, and the overall package comes off rather clean and bright. Street Talk proves that Perry's song writing and vocal prowess is worthy of its acclaim, but the musicianship that accompanies him throughout the album is noticeably weaker than what he is used to.


Tracklist

1.  Oh Sherrie  (Bill Cuomo, Randy Goodrum, Craig Krampf) - 3:48
2.  I Believe  (Goodrum, Duane Hitchings, Krampf) - 4:12
3.  Go Away  (Cuomo, Goodrum) - 4:05
4.  Foolish Heart  (Goodrum) - 3:39
5.  It's Only Lov  (Goodrum) - 3:47
6.  She's Mine  (Goodrum) - 4:26
7.  You Should Be Happy  (Goodrum) - 3:20
8.  Running Alone  (John Bettis, Hitchings, Krampf) - 4:05
9.  Captured by the Moment  (Cuomo, Goodrum) - 3:47
10.  Strung Out  (Krampf, Billy Steele) - 3:51



Personnel
  • Steve Perry – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
  • Bill Cuomo – synthesizers (1, 4, 5, 7–9), acoustic piano (2), synth bells (2), keyboards (3, 6), synth solo (3)
  • Randy Goodrum – Rhodes (1–6, 9), drum programming (4), acoustic piano (15)
  • Duane Hitchings – synthesizers (8)
  • Steve Goldstein – keyboards (10)
  • Sterling Smith – keyboards (10)
  • Michael Landau – guitars (1–5, 7, 15), guitar solo (6, 9)
  • Waddy Wachtel – guitar solo (1), rhythm guitar solo (5)
  • Craig Hull – guitars (8, 10)
  • Billy Steele – guitars (10)
  • Bob Glaub – bass guitar (1–7, 9, 15)
  • Chuck Domanico – string bass (3)
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar (8)
  • Bryan Garofalo – bass guitar (10)
  • Larrie Londin – drums (1–3, 5–7, 9), percussion (1–3, 7)
  • Craig Krampf – drums (8, 10)
  • John Robinson – drums (15)
  • Robert Greenidge – steelpan (5)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (15)
  • Steve Douglas – saxophone solo (2), tenor saxophone (6)
  • Joel Peskin – saxophone (15)

Production
  • Bruce Botnick – executive producer
  • Steve Perry – producer, cover concept
  • Niko Bolas – recording, mixing
  • Richard Bosworth – recording assistant, additional engineer
  • Denny Densmore – recording assistant (10)
  • Mike Reese – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
  • Jim Welch – art direction
  • John Scarpati – cover photography
  • Herbie Herbert – personal management

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 Credits

Notes
Released:  Nov 29, 2024
Format:  CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Series: Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded
Genre:  Arena Rock, AOR, 
Playtime: 39:09
Label:  Rock Candy 


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3 December 2025

The Jam - Dig The New Breed (1982)

"Dig the New Breed" is the final album by the Jam, excluding compilations released after the group's split in December 1982. 
It is a collection of live performances recorded between 1977 and 1982.

A last farewell gift from the band in the year Weller spectacularly announced his departure from it, Dig the New Breed is a sometimes rough around the edges live overview of the band's work, from small club dates in 1979 to much larger venues in 1982. 
Recording quality throughout is quite excellent -- it's not specified whether the band always recorded its shows with such care and just had a mountain of tapes to work through, but the end results are quite enjoyable. 
It's not a perfect album, admittedly, though that's due in large part to the sheer number of memorable songs that don't show up (something that Live Jam rectified 11 years later). 
That said, plenty of hands-down winners take a bow. Besides obvious highlights like "Start," "Going Underground," and a superb "That's Entertainment," noteworthy album cuts get well-deserved showcases. 
"To Be Someone" and its barbed portrait of fame and its pitfalls, the appropriately fiery "Set the House Ablaze," and the tender yet tense "Ghosts," in particular, sparkle. 
If there's one thing clear about Dig the New Breed, though, it's that the worshipful reputation the group still has as a live act almost without parallel was well founded. 
Weller's sharp, barked passion shot through with yearning emotion is as strong here as on the Jam's best studio work, and as a unit the three players just shone, tightly wound, explosive, giving the melodies the full-bodied roar they deserved. 
The inclusion of horn sections and other musicians later sometimes cause the core band to get a bit lost -- when it's just the three, they're at their clear best. Weller's liner notes are amusing enough as well (and certainly read a heck of a lot better than the Cappucino Kid nonsense that plagued the Style Council's efforts).


Tracklist

1.  In the City  (100 Club, London, 11 September 1977) - 2:15
2.  All Mod Cons  (the Rainbow, London, 3 December 1979) - 1:15
3.  To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)  (the Rainbow, London, 3 December 1979) - 2:14
4.  It's Too Bad  (the Rainbow, London, 3 December 1979) - 3:11
5.  Start!  (the Hammersmith Palais, London, 14 December 1981) - 2:27
6.  Big Bird (Eddie Floyd)  (the Hammersmith Palais, London, 14 December 1981) - 2:51
7.  Set the House Ablaze  (the Hammersmith Palais, London, 14 December 1981) - 4:43
8.  Ghosts  (Bingley Hall, Birmingham, England, 21 March 1982) - 2:18
9.  Standards  (Reading University, 16 February 1979) - 2:29
10.  In the Crowd  (the Edinburgh Playhouse, 6 April 1982) - 3:06
11.  Going Underground  (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) - 3:11
12.  Dreams of Children  (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) - 3:27
13.  That's Entertainment  (Glasgow Apollo, 7 April 1982) (sleeve notes say 8th April but its actually from 7th) - 3:26
14.  Private Hell  (Glasgow Apollo, 8 April 1982) - 4:22

All songs written by Paul Weller except as indicated.


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Credits

Notes
Released:  10 December 1982
Recorded: 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982
Genre:  Punk rock, mod revival
Producer:  Peter Wilson
Label:  Polydor


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