The Genius Sings The Blues (Green Vinyl) (Coloured Viny LP) Jazz

The Genius Sings The Blues (Green Vinyl) (Coloured Viny LP) JazzThe Genius Sings the Blues began as a simple compilation. Comprised of a dozen songs Ray Charles made between 1952 and 1960, the collection was released in 1961 by Atlantic Records to counter the singer's migration to rival ABC Paramount. What Atlantic originally underestimated is that the album contained many of Charles' greatest works, all unified by their bluesy emotions and stirring arrangements. A classic of the soul and R&B canon, The Genius

An integral part of James Brown's backing band since 1964

It is a cleaner

and it includes all the original liner notes

their infamously ferocious live shows had also seen them begin to firmly cement themselves as a must-see live band playing alongside the likes of The Murder Capital

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The 40th anniversary reissue of Motörhead's seminal first album

Foxbase Alpha had such an impact upon its release that it was nominated for the Mercury Prize eventually losing to Primal Scream's Screamadelica

Showcasing bluesy hard-bop originals like Society Red and also a famous take on the ballad You’ve Changed

So We Drowned was a creative transition and saw the band severing their ties with a scene they inaugurated on their debut album

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The development of the rock steady sound

the songstress is now entering a brand new chapter with And Then Life Was Beautiful - where 'Saturn' untangled the knots of late twenties soul-searching