Buddy Peace/Prolyphic: Working Man [PA] [Digipak] [7/1]CD / Strange Famous Records / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Stale Bread Winner; Business as Usual; Unpopular Demand; Drug Dealer; Death of the Boombox - (featuring Sage Francis); Bad Influence; F*** Banks; Six Feet High; Midtro; Hand Grenade; Go Green; Tunnel...Artists: Buddy Peace/Prolyphic Audio Mixer: Alias. Recording information: The Office....continue... ![]() R.A. the Rugged Man: Legends Never Die [PA] [Digipak]CD / Nature Sounds / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Still Diggin wit Buck (Legends Intro); People's Champ, The; Definition of a Rap Flow (Albee 3000) - (featuring Amalie Bruun); Learn Truth; Bang Boogie; Tom Thum; Holla-Loo-Yuh - (featuring Krizz Kali...Artists: R.A. the Rugged Man Photographer: Chad Griffith. After throwing props the way of Biz Markie and Dr. Dre's classic album The Chronic, Long Island rapper R.A. the Rugged Man offers his headline bio "I'm just a white...continue... ![]() Jessica Sanchez: Me, You & the Music *CD / Interscope (USA) / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Right to Fall; Tonight - (featuring Ne-Yo); Don't Come Around; Crazy Glue; No One Compares; In Your Hands; Plastic Roses; Drive By; You've Got the Love; Gentlemen; No One Compares [Spanglish Version]Artists: Jessica Sanchez Jessica Sanchez's 2013 major-label debut, Me, You & the Music, creates a showcase for the 2012 American Idol runner-up's big, soulful voice and contemporary pop style. Working with a handful of produc...continue... ![]() Sea Level: Cats on the Coast/On the Edge *CD / Razor & Tie / 2013-04-30 Tracks: That's Your Secret; It Hurts To Want It So Bad; Storm Warning; Had To Fall; Midnight Pass; Every Little Thing; Cats on the Coast; Song for Amy; Fifty-Four; King Grand; Living In a Dream; A Lotta Cola...Artists: Sea Level Recording information: Capricorn Sound Studios, Macon, GA. Photographer: Tom D. Kline. Razor & Tie's 2013 two-fer compilation Cats on the Coast/On the Edge catches the peak and beginning...continue... ![]() Larry Williams (Piano/Singer): That Larry Williams: The Resurrection of FunkCD / Real Gone Music / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Bony Moronie (Disco Queen); One Thing or the Other; ATS Express; Resurrection of Funk, The (Funk Comes Alive); How Can I Believe (What You Say); Funky Force (Is With You); Can't Dance to the Music (I...Artists: Larry Williams (Piano/Singer) Personnel: Larry Williams (vocals, keyboards); Tony Drake (guitar); Maceo Parker (alto saxophone); Richard Griffin, Rick Gardner (trumpet); Fred Wesley (trombone); Rudy Copeland (keyboards); Joe Brown...continue... ![]() Rittz: The Life and Times of Jonny Valiant [PA]CD / Strange Music / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Intro; My Interview; Like I Am; F**k Swag; Wastin Time; Goin In; Always Gon Be - (featuring Mike Posner); My Clothes (Interlude); Amen; For Real; Sober; Say No More - (featuring Tech N9ne); Switch La...Artists: Rittz Recording information: Chapman Recording, Lenexa, KS; Ecko Studios, New York, NY; Laneway Studios, Pomona, CA; Mike's House, Hollywood, CA; Slumerican Studios, Nashville, TN; Tree Sound Studios Inc....continue... ![]() The Heliocentrics: 13 Degrees of Reality [Digipak] *CD / Now-Again / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Feedback (Intro); Ethnicity; Public Safety Broadcast (Interlude); Mysterious Ways; Dreams (Interlude); Collateral Damage; Outtake (Interlude); Freeness, Pt. 2; Wrecking Ball; Mind Readers (Interlude)...Artists: The Heliocentrics Personnel: Ade Owusu (guitar, koto); Jake Ferguson (guitar, piano, vibraphone); Malcolm Catto (guitar, piano, marimbula, drums, percussion); Danny Keane (cello); Jack Yglesias (flute, kalimba, percuss...continue... ![]() ![]() Doris: Did You Give the World Some Love Today, Baby? [Bonus Disc]CD / RPM / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Did You Give the World Some Love Today, Baby?; I Wish I Knew; Grey Rain of Sweden; Waiting at the Station; Don't; Daises; You Never Come Closer; Whispering Pine; I'm Pushing You Out; Won't You Take M...Artists: Doris Audio Remasterer: Simon Murphy . Liner Note Author: Kieron Tyler. A vintage pop oddity of sorts, but one that's worthwhile for its musical content at least as much as its curiosity value...continue... ![]() Phyllis Hyman: Somewhere in My LifetimeCD / Soul Music Records / 2013-04-30 Artists: Phyllis HymanSomewhere in My Lifetime, Phyllis Hyman's second album (but her first for Arista), is similar to many of her efforts: a great singer, but too many so-so songs. The album starts off with a cover of Exi...continue... ![]() Meli'sa Morgan: Good LoveCD / Soul Music Records / 2013-04-30 Artists: Meli'sa MorganFormer High Fashion vocalist Meli'sa Morgan inked a solo deal with Capitol in the late '80s as the group was signing their own deal. She was soon a star and then became an obscurity. Her second album ...continue... ![]() The Spinners (US): Yesterday Today & Tomorrow [Remastered]CD / WEA Japan / 2013-04-30 Artists: The Spinners (US)![]() LL Cool J: Authentic [Digipak]CD / 429 Records / 2013-04-30 Tracks: Bath Salt; Not Leaving You Tonight - (featuring Eddie Van Halen/Fitz & the Tantrums); New Love - (featuring Charlie Wilson); We Came to Party - (featuring Fatman Scoop/Snoop Dogg); Give Me Love - (fe...Artists: LL Cool J Personnel: Z-Trip (scratches). Liner Note Author: LL Cool J. Recording information: Fenix Studios, NY; Henson Studios; Opra Music Studios; Westlake Recording Studios. Photographer...continue... ![]() ![]() Fler: Blaues Blut *CD / Maskulin / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Intro; Pheromone; Biggest Boss; Neureicher Wichser; Produkt der Umgebung; Skit; Meine Farbe; Chrome; Blaues Blut; Grizzly; Barack Osama; Skit; Skrupellos; Echte Männer; City Boy; Mut Zur Hä...Artists: Fler ![]() Sexion d'Assaut: L'Apogée *CD / Jive Epic / 2013-04-23 Artists: Sexion d'AssautAfter peaking at number two with 2010's full-length debut L'École des Points Vitaux and number three with 2011 mixtape En Attendant L'Apogée: Les Chroniques du 75, rap collective Sexion d'As...continue... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Damu the Fudgemunk: How It Should Sound, Vol. 1 & 2 *CD / Redefinition Records / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Start Here; Another Introduction; Clap & Form Your Soul; Figment; Home Seek Home; Straight from the Harp; Rock Climbing (Byte 1); It's Called the Chill Out; Gone With the Sunset; Bills Be Gone, Pt. 2...Artists: Damu the Fudgemunk Recording information: Washington, DC....continue... ![]() ![]() will.i.am: #Willpower [Deluxe Edition] [Clean]CD / Interscope (USA) / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Good Morning; Hello; This Is Love; Scream & Shout; Let's Go; Gettin' Dumb - (featuring apl.de.ap); Geekin'; Freshy; #thatpower - (featuring Justin Bieber); Great Times Are Coming; World Is Crazy, The...Artists: will.i.am Photographer: Mike Jurkovac. Black Eyed Peas ringleader will.i.am's last solo outing was 2007's Songs About Girls, a hearty collection of relaxed R&B pop that was mostly left in the shadows as ...continue... ![]() k-os: Black on Blonde *CD / Nettwerk / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Like a Comet (We Rollin') - (featuring Corey Hart); Diamond Sky; NYCE 2 Know Ya; C.L.A. - (featuring Travie McCoy); Nobody Else; One Time [HainesVox]; Mojo On; Try Again - (featuring Black Thought); ...Artists: k-os Photographer: Moo. "Mellowing out" after his move from Toronto to Vancouver, Canadian rapper K-Os decides that genre ain't nuthin' but a major category header, and that millennial artists aren'...continue... ![]() DL Incognito: Someday is Less Than a Second AwayCD / Urbnet Records / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Move On (When the Love is Gone); Simple Math; Days Gone; Super; Icon; Chase, The; Mysterious Ways; Admiration; Grey Hairs; Here I Am; No Rings; Memories of My Youth; Move On (When the Love is Gone) 2...Artists: DL Incognito ![]() Insane Clown Posse: The Riddle Box Weekend2 DVD Video / Psychopathic Records / 2013-04-23 Artists: Insane Clown Posse![]() Original Soundtrack: Injustice: Gods Among Us1 CD / WaterTower Music / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Sight Unseen; Thekidsnotalright; Evil Friends; Walk on Air; Angel; Pure War; This Is Is Is Pain; Beards Again; Fallen; Villain; Refusal to DieArtists: Original Soundtrack NetherRealm Studios' DC Comics-inspired, multi-platform fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us, which features appearances by DC Universe favorites like Batman, Superman, the Flash, Aqua Man, Shazam, ...continue... ![]() Dandy Teru: Adventures [Digipak]CD / Ubiquity Recordings / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Burned - (featuring Sami K); Wake Up Now - (featuring Rita J.); Below - (featuring Moka Only); Fragile Things - (featuring Ty Gessler/Sarah Gessler); Rwvnll - (featuring Tchad Unpoe); Waters - (featu...Artists: Dandy Teru Audio Mixer: Supafuh. Director: Dandy Teru. Photographer: Thomas Babeau. Arrangers: Dandy Teru; Quiet Dawn....continue... ![]() T-Connection: MagicCD / Planetworks / 2013-04-23 Artists: T-ConnectionIn the late 1970s, T-Connection was one of those bands that had one foot in funk and the other in disco. The Miami residents weren't nearly as gritty as Parliament/Funkadelic or Cameo, but they had mo...continue... ![]() Trey Lorenz: Mr. Mista *1 CD / Cleopatra / 2013-04-23 Tracks: My Everything; Pisces; See You Sometime; Love Me to Sleep; Sweet Angels; Mr. Mista; Broke and Lonely; Propa Thang; Over and Over Again; It All Comes Back Around [Acoustic]; Pisces [Alternative Mix] -...Artists: Trey Lorenz Recording information: Chandlora Sound Labs West, Rancho Cucamonga, CA; Doppler & Purple Dragon Studios, Atlanta, GA. Photographer: Giovanni Rodriguez....continue... ![]() Various Artists: Oldie Collection [Box] [PA]3 CD / Hipower Entertainment / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Intro - Ol Skool; California - Ol Skool; I'm the Hottest One Around - Ol Skool; Gold Diggers - Ol Skool; Still Running the Block - Ol Skool; Mamacita - Ol Skool; Running My Neighborhood - Ol Skool; W...Artists: Various Artists Personnel: Mr. Capone-E (rap vocals). Photographer: A. Perez....continue... ![]() The World's Freshest/Mitchy Slick: Feet Match The Paint [PA] [Digipak]1 CD / Empire (USA) / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Feet Match the Paint; Crown, The; Break Dat Bitch; Hogs [San Diego Edition]; Do What I Can Do; Loot Hungry - (featuring Spank Booty); Put On a Show (Tonite) - (featuring Murs/Planet Asia); Tickets - ...Artists: The World's Freshest/Mitchy Slick ![]() Kid Cudi: Indicud [Clean]CD / Universal Music / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Resurrection of Scott Mescudi, The; Unf***Wittable; Just What I Am; Young Lady; King Wizard; Immortal; Solo Dolo, Pt. II; Girls; New York City Rage Fest; Red Eye; Mad Solar; Beez; Brothers; Burn Baby...Artists: Kid Cudi After an amicable split with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, Kid Cudi's third official album landed on Island proper, but it comes off as a label sampler itself, perhaps for the mythical Indicud Re...continue... ![]() Various Artists: USA Records Soul Story2 CD / Fuel 2000 / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Get Up (If You Want to Be Somebody) - McKinley Sandifer; I'll Wait for You - L.C. Cooke; No Appreciation - Tut Sutton; Check Me Out - Bobby Jones & the Para-Monts; Messed Around and Fell in Love - Ri...Artists: Various Artists Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl....continue... ![]() Kid Cudi: Indicud [PA]CD / Universal Music / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Resurrection of Scott Mescudi, The; Unfuckwittable; Just What I Am; Young Lady; King Wizard; Immortal; Solo Dolo, Pt. 2; Girls; New York City Rage Fest; Red Eye; Mad Solar; Beez; Brothers; Burn Baby ...Artists: Kid Cudi After an amicable split with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label, Kid Cudi's third official album landed on Island proper, but it comes off as a label sampler itself, perhaps for the mythical Indicud Re...continue... ![]() Fantasia: Side Effects of You [Clean Version]CD / J Records / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Supernatural - (featuring Big K.R.I.T.); Ain't All Bad; If I Was a Bird; Girl Talk (Interlude); Without Me - (featuring Kelly Rowland/Missy Elliott); Side Effects of You; Get It Right; So Much to Pro...Artists: Fantasia Audio Mixer: Jaycen Joshua. Seven of its 12 songs were co-written by Fantasia, so it's a little surprising that the fourth album from the American Idol winner doesn't bear a title like Here I A...continue... ![]() G.C. Cameron: Love Songs & Other TragediesCD / Soul Music Records / 2013-04-23 Artists: G.C. Cameron![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() will.i.am: #willpower [Deluxe Edition]CD / Interscope (USA) / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Good Morning; Hello; This Is Love; Scream & Shout; Let's Go; Gettin' Dumb - (featuring apl.de.ap); Geekin'; Freshy; #thatpower - (featuring Justin Bieber); Great Times Are Coming; World Is Crazy, The...Artists: will.i.am Recording information: Afrojack Studios, Spijkenisse; Blue Room, Hoogstraten; E-Production Studios, Amsterdam; Ethernet Studios, Los Feliz, CA; Luke's In The Boo, Malibu, CA; Metropolis Studios, Londo...continue... ![]() will.i.am: #willpower [Clean]1 CD / Interscope (USA) / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Good Morning; Hello; This Is Love; Scream & Shout; Let's Go; Gettin' Dumb - (featuring apl.de.ap); Geekin'; Freshy; #thatpower - (featuring Justin Bieber); Great Times Are Coming; World Is Crazy, The...Artists: will.i.am Photographer: Mike Jurkovac. Black Eyed Peas ringleader will.i.am's last solo outing was 2007's Songs About Girls, a hearty collection of relaxed R&B pop that was mostly left in the shadows as ...continue... ![]() Fantasia: Side Effects of You [PA]CD / RCA / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Supernatural - (featuring Big K.R.I.T.); Ain't All Bad; If I Was a Bird; Girl Talk (Interlude); Without Me - (featuring Kelly Rowland/Missy Elliott); Side Effects of You; Get It Right; So Much to Pro...Artists: Fantasia Audio Mixer: Jaycen Joshua. Seven of its 12 songs were co-written by Fantasia, so it's a little surprising that the fourth album from the American Idol winner doesn't bear a title like Here I A...continue... ![]() ![]() will.i.am: #Willpower [PA]1 CD / Interscope (USA) / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Good Morning; Hello; This Is Love; Scream & Shout; Let's Go; Gettin' Dumb - (featuring apl.de.ap); Geekin'; Freshy; #ThatPower - (featuring Justin Bieber); Great Times Are Coming; World Is Crazy, The...Artists: will.i.am Recording information: Afrojack Studios, Spijkenisse, The Netherlands; Blue Room, Hoogstraten, Belgium; E-Production Studios, Amsterdam, Holland; Ethernet Studios, Los Feliz, CA; Luke's In The Boo, Ma...continue... ![]() Public Enemy: Planet Earth: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Greatest Rap Hits [Digipak]CD / Enemy / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Welcome to the Terrordome; Can't Truss It; 911 Is a Joke; Shut Em Down; Fight the Power; Give It Up; Harder Than You Think; By the Time I Get to Arizona; ...Everything - (featuring Gerald Albright/Sh...Artists: Public Enemy Liner Note Author: Chuck D. Released as a tie-in to Public Enemy's deserved 2013 induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the 2013 compilation Planet Earth is a little confusing and for more ...continue... ![]() Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room [Bonus Tracks] *1 CD / Rounder Records / 2013-04-23 Tracks: Tower of Song; Bad as Me; Traveling Shoes; All Blues Hail Mary; Lone Pilgrim; Hit or Miss; Dimming of the Day; (I Want To) Come Home; Love and Blessings; Soul of a Man; Just Dropped In; Charlie Darwi...Artists: Tom Jones Audio Mixer: Dominic Monks. Recording information: Real World Studios, Bath, England; Three Crows Studios, Wiltshire, England. Photographer: Julian Broad. Although it isn't the re...continue... ![]() Angel: About Time *CD / Island (Label) / 2013-04-23 Tracks: 1st Seven O'Ten - (featuring George the Poet); Paid in Full - (featuring H.I.M.); Blown Away; World, The; Vegas; Wonderful [Extended Edit]; Victory; More Fire; Circles in Squares; Secrets - (featurin...Artists: Angel Recording information: Parallel Studios; Sarm Studios; The Dog House Studios....continue... ![]() Maxi B: L'Ottavo Giorno Della Settimana *CD / / 2013-04-23 Tracks: MB; Credo; Ottavo Giorno Della Settimana, L'; Se Governassi; Contro Vento; Odio 'sti Sfigati; Toro Seduto; Dammi il Tuo Numero; Paura Rum e Fango; Troppo Bello; Niente di Buono; Mia; Veramente Falso;...Artists: Maxi B ![]() Aretha Franklin: Original Album Series [Box]
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