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If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music." - Keith Richards<br/><br/>Confessin' The Blues collects together the greatest bluesmen ever and provides a perfect education to the genre. The track listing on the various formats have been chosen by The Rolling Stones, in collaboration with BMG and Universal and will be released on BMG on 9 November. The Rolling Stones have long been supporters of the Blues from before the start of their career right through to their latest album, Blue & Lonesome which featured their interpretations of the classics, many of which appear in their original versions here on Confessin' The Blues. Mick Jagger was an early fan of the Blues: "The first Muddy Waters album that was really popular was Muddy Waters at Newport, which was the first album I ever bought".<br/><br/>As such big supporters of the genre, the band and BMG have decided that 10% of BMG's net receipts* from the sale of this album (with a minimum of £0.65 (2CD) / £1.25 (2LP) / £3.00 (Bookpack) UK pounds sterling) will be donated to Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation (Registered as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organisation in the United States.) Jacqueline Dixon, President/CEO of The Blues Foundation, said: 'We are extremely honoured, grateful and humbled that Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation has been included in such an astonishing project. It means so much that my father's dream of creating an organisation that promotes, protects and preserves the Blues for future generations is being recognised and supported by artists that have achieved so much.'<br/><br/>Confessin' The Blues includes tracks by the biggest Blues pioneers including Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Johnson. All of these artists had an impact on the nascent Rolling Stones, be they influencing Keith's guitar licks or Mick's vocals and lyrics. As Ronnie Wood says: "That's how Mick and Keith first got close as well, on the train coming back from college. They noticed each other's record collection and it was, "Hey, you've got Muddy Waters. You must be a good guy, let's form a band". <br/><br/>5x10" Vinyl bookpack (mimicking the original 78RPM releases). <br/><br/>Includes liner notes by music journalist Colin Larkin and the bookpack contains removable art card prints by noted blues illustrator Christoph Mueller. The album cover artwork comes courtesy of Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood who has added his own personal twist to the project by painting his interpretation of a Bluesman. Confessin' The Blues is a real musical education from those who know the genre best, the greatest living band on the planet, The Rolling Stones.

Deluxe Box Set limited to 3000 copies.<br/>Expanded, double gold vinyl edition of 'Ready For Boarding'. <br/>Digipak CD album of 'First Years Of Piracy'. <br/>Six classic CD EP's and maxi singles. <br/>Collectable 'Piece Of Eight' coin & bag. <br/>90cm x 60cm classic line-up poster.

3LP Bookpack: Hard bound 12'' x 12'' book with 20 pages featuring two interviews with key players in the Motörhead world and rare and unseen photos and memorabilia.<br/><br/>Overkill<br/>(Half speed mastered from the original tapes, 180g black vinyl)<br/><br/>Live at Friars, Aylesbury 31/03/79<br/>(18 song, sound board recording from the Overkill tour.

Legendary progressive rock giants Emerson, Lake & Palmer were formed in 1970 by the brilliant keyboard virtuoso Keith Emerson, gifted singer / composer / guitarist Greg Lake and dynamic drummer / percussionist Carl Palmer. Torchbearers of the progressive rock sound, ELP jointly created the supergroup concept and are among the most important bands in the history of rock music, helping to broaden the genre audience into tens of millions. One of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1970s, ELP's first 7 albums reached U.K. Top 10 and U.S. Top 20. Despite the tragic deaths of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake in 2016, their inspirational music lives on. This new 4LP Anthology showcases the immense musical talents of all three members, and contains a wealth of career-spanning ELP audio treasure.<br/><br/>- 4LP box set (Separate 1LP album in rigid card slipcase with spot gloss UV cover text)<br/><br/>- Key tracks from all the original albums: Emerson, Lake & Palmer (1970), Tarkus (1971), Pictures At An Exhibition (Live) (1971), Trilogy (1972), Brain Salad Surgery (1973), Welcome Back, My Friends (Live) (1974), Works 1 (1977), Works 2 (1977), Love Beach (1978), Black Moon (1992), In The Hot Seat (1994)<br/><br/>- 'Galaxy Effect' coloured vinyl<br/><br/>- Insert with sleeve notes by Chris Welch band quotes and photos<br/><br/>- Mastered digitally from HD sources and at half-speed for superior audio quality<br/><br/>- Over 3½ hours of music<br/><br/>- Produced in association with Carl Palmer and ELP management

3LP Bookpack: Hard bound 12'' x 12'' book with 20 pages featuring two interviews with key players in the Motörhead world and rare and unseen photos and memorabilia.<br/><br/>Bomber<br/>(Half speed mastered from the original tapes, 180g black vinyl)<br/><br/>Live at Rotunde, Le Mans 03/11/79<br/>(18 song, sound board recording from the Bomber tour)