2014

Special Deluxe Collector's Edition / Fully remastered sound shaped from 24 BIT digital technology / Classic AOR / Contains 'Hydra', 'St George And The Dragon' and 'White Sister' / 16 page full colour booklet - 3,000 word essay about the making of the album, enhanced artwork and rare photos. <br/><br/>IT'S FAIR TO say that Toto's debut album was one of the surprise events of 1978. It was rammed to the rafters with methodically crafted tracks, and produced two bonafide hit singles; 'I'll Supply The Love' and 'Hold The Line'. It was these two songs that reshaped the sound of melodic rock, giving rise to the style that forever onwards became known as AOR. Certified double platinum, the future for Toto looked assured or so they thought...<br/><br/>When they returned with their second album 'Hydra', originally released in 1979, their fans and critics were confronted with a work that although immediately recognisable, was considerably more advanced and complex. Instead of serving up another dish of stylistic pop rock, they reached deep inside and committed to elaborate compositions and intricate arrangements. In many respects the approach could be traced directly back to the band's progressive rock leanings; something that their musical ability and dexterity had always hinted at.<br/><br/>Actually 'Hydra' is arguably Toto's finest hour. It is a record that combines all the positive aspects of a band that not only wrote great songs but also presented them in a format that wasn't clichéd or pedestrian. The title track, for instance, is a seven minutes plus anthem that has become a career cornerstone, whilst shorter, sharper tracks such as 'White Sister' and 'All Us Boys' reinforced the AOR backbone in spectacular form.

Remastrat album plus en bonus-CD med tidigare outgivet material - studio outtakes. Digipack.<br/><br/>John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page och Robert Plant bildade Led Zeppelin 1968. Under det följande decenniet kom de att bli ett av de mest inflytelserika, innovativa och framgångsrika banden i modern musik, med en global försäljning på över 300 miljoner album. Deras låtar är några av de mest hyllade i rockhistorien och skapar än i dag resonans bland både unga och gamla fans världen över. Men hur mycket du än har lyssnat på deras musik, har du aldrig hört den så här tidigare.<br/><br/>Utgivningen av deluxe-versioner av Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin ll och Led Zeppelin lll markerar starten för ett omfattande återutgivningsprojekt som inkluderar alla gruppens nio studioalbum i kronologisk ordning, samtliga remastrade av bandets gitarrist och producent, Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin öppnar i samband med detta också sina egna arkiv för att dela med sig av dussintals tidigare ohörda studio- och liveinspelningar. Varje utgåva kommer att rymma en bonusskiva med tidigare outgivna inspelningar som har koppling till respektive originalalbum.<br/><br/>"Materialet på den medföljande skivan utgör en portal till tiden för Led Zeppelins inspelningar", säger Page. "Det är ett urval av pågående arbeten med råmixar, bakgrunder, alternativa versioner och nytt material som spelades in vid den aktuella tidpunkten".

Hardy Francoise: Original album series 1967-72 [5 CD]

Dokken's platina säljande 2.a album. Producerad av Tom Werman (Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent) och Michael Wagener (Mötley Crue, Skid Row)<br/>16 sidig booklet.

Pilot: The albums 1974-77 [4 CD]