Babe Best Babe [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Give Me Up
2. I Don't Know!
3. Somebody Loves You
4. Hold Me!
5. Tonight!
6. Get A Chance!
7. Wake Up!
8. She Has A Dream
9. Japanese Title
10. Keep On Rolling
11. Best Friend
12. It's A Magic!
13. You! You! You!
14. Japanese Title
15. Japanese Title
16. They Don't Know

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Grand Slam: The Best of Babe Ruth
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    Grand Slam: The Best of Babe Ruth
    Babe Ruth
    Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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    ASIN: B00018ZRV8
    Release Date: 2004-02-23

    Tracks:

    1. Wells Fargo
    2. The Mexican
    3. For A Few Dollars More
    4. Joker
    5. Dancer
    6. The Duchess Of Orleans
    7. If Heaven's On Beauty's Side
    8. Lady
    9. Doctor Love
    10. Gimme Some Leg
    11. Jack O'Lantern
    12. Amar Caballero (Sin Ton Nit Son) El Caballero De La Reina Isabella, Hombre De La Guitarra, El Testement De N' Amelia
    13. Broken Cloud
    14. Fistful Of Dollars
    15. Black Dog
    16. We Are Holding On

    Album Description

    2004 compilation from the British 70s progressive rock act. The finest work from their first three albums, 'First Base' (1972), 'Amar Caballero' (1973), & 'Babe Ruth' (1975). 16 tracks. EMI.

    Album Details

    "grand Slam" Brings Together the Finest Work from Energetic Prog Rockers, Babe Ruth's First Three Albums ("First Base", "Amar Caballero" and "Babe Ruth"). The Album Displays the Band's Unusal Hard Rocking Style which Incorporates Saxophone, Flute, Mellotron and Hammond Organs and Uses them to Give the Music It's Rock Edge. All of These Tracks were Recorded Between 1972 and 1975, Yet There Has Been a Resurgence in Popularity in the Last Decade Thanks to the World of Breaks and Beats. "The Mexican" is a Huge Favorite Fora Number of DJ'S Globally, So Much So that Babe Ruth Reformed for a One off Performance at the Dmc World B-boy Championships in London 2003 Where the Crowd Went Wild to Hear them Play These Tracks Live and the Stage was Crowded with Breakers!
    Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down: The Best of the Mississippi Sheiks
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Wonderful Band, Decent Collection
    Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down: The Best of the Mississippi Sheiks
    Mississippi Sheiks
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    5. Stop and Listen

    ASIN: B0002199AY
    Release Date: 2004-05-04

    Tracks:

    1. Still I'm Traveling On
    2. Please Don't Wake It Up
    3. Stop And Listen Blues #2
    4. Sitting On Top Of The World
    5. The Jazz Fiddler
    6. Seen Better Days
    7. Driving That Thing
    8. Bed Spring Poker
    9. When You're Sick With The Blues
    10. I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You
    11. Things About Comin' My Way
    12. Livin' In A Strain
    13. Last Stage Blues
    14. Frost Texas Tornado Blues
    15. Your A Good Man Caught The Train And Gone
    16. Unhappy Blues
    17. Honey Babe Let The Deal Go Down
    18. Ramrod Blues
    19. West Jackson Blues
    20. Bootlegger's Blues

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Band, Decent Collection.......2005-12-18

    The Mississippi Sheiks are the missing link, so to speak, between what we now know as Delta Blues and traditional rural black stringband music. Their songs have been recorded by everyone from the Camp Creek Boys to Bob Wills to the Grateful Dead (Stop and Listen Blues is the predecessor to Smokestack Lightnin').

    Although our romantic notions of early Delta blues want to make Robert Johnson the hero of this time period in American music, Johnson was actually quite unpopular in his time. The Sheiks were the reigning heroes and should be remembered as such.

    Fiddle players should listen carefully to this record, as Lonnie Chatmon uses several odd cross-tunings that aren't common in any fiddle repertoire. Guitar players should simply sit in awe at Bo Chatmon's (aka Bo Carter's) guitar playing on the selected tracks where he sits in, and marvel at the sparse delicacy of Walter Vinson's guitar playing.

    The Mississippi Sheiks were truly their own chapter in American music history, there was no other band quite like them nor will there ever be. This record is a fairly nice representation of them. I do regret that the original Stop and Listen blues was not included, but the less charming Stop and Listen #2 (the sequel, so to speak) was, instead. If you can, get a collection with Stop and Listen Blues on it (the original one!).
    Down Came an Angel
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Magical Christmas Album !
    • my CD of the year
    • Capturing the Mood of Christmas
    Down Came an Angel

    Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000JLL0
    Release Date: 1999-09-07

    Tracks:

    1. The Cherry Tree Carol
    2. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
    3. A Virgin Most Pure
    4. I Heard From Heaven Today
    5. Bright Morning Stars Are Rising
    6. Babe Of Bethlehem
    7. Down Came An Angel
    8. Away In A Manger
    9. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
    10. Jehovah, Hallelujah
    11. The Blessings Of Mary
    12. Brightest And Best
    13. I Wonder As I Wander
    14. We Three Kings Of Orient Are
    15. Mary, What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby?
    16. Go Tell It On The Mountain
    17. Rise Up, Shephard, And Follow

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Magical Christmas Album !.......2004-12-14

    Jacqueline Schwab's plaintive piano is recognized almost immediately as the background music for Ken Burns' reknowned public broadcasting films covering Baseball and the Civil War...in this disc, she turns her considerable talents to the soothing, ethereal hymns, carols, and spirituals of the Christmas season. Upon my first hearing, I was reminded of my sitting in the parlour of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's parsonage as the wife of the Pastor effortlessly, without benefit of sheet music, tinkered with the old-but-finely-tuned upright piano, playing Christmas hymns that made me weep. This disc is a gift. I defy you to listen to it and not be moved to your heart.

    5 out of 5 stars my CD of the year.......2002-11-25

    Jacqueline Schwab's Down Came an Angel wins my best album of the year award (which goes to the best CD I first heard this year). This is Christmas music as it should be. Even without words, these recordings of these songs speak more to my heart and to the meaning of the season than I have heard music do in a long, long time.

    Mrs. Schwab's playing has an unbelievable emotional (and I would argue spiritual) range. She is introspective one moment, exuberant the next, and then quietly adoring in the next. Rarely have I been so consistently impressed by an artist.

    There are many highlights on this album, but the one that cries out to be heard is Mrs. Schwab's Away in a Manger--if I had a song of the year award, it would go to this song. This is music of hope for a hopeful season. Dorian's sound is, as usual (I'm going to start writing "of course" instead of "as usual"), outstanding.

    Get a copy of Down Came an Angel--this is music at its best.

    5 out of 5 stars Capturing the Mood of Christmas.......1999-12-25

    I first heard An Angel Came Down on KFUO-FM here in St Louis. I was transfixed. The solo piano captured the mood of each Christmas song, with strong hints of melody weaving in with light hints of melody - always serene.
    Sir Michael Tippett
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      Sir Michael Tippett

      Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
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      ASIN: B000007NG2
      Release Date: 1998-05-19

      Tracks:

      1. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Prld - English Northern Phil/Sir Michael Tippett
      2. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Transformation And Preparation For - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      3. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: The First Dance: The Earth In Autumn - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      4. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Transformation And Preparation For - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      5. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: The Second Dance: The Waters In Winter - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      6. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Transformation And Preparation For - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      7. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: The Third Dance: The Air In Spring - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      8. The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances: Preparation And The Fourth Dance: Fire In Summer - Rita Cullis/Mark Curtis/Margaret McDonald/Matthew Best/Chor Of Opr North/David Greed
      9. The Midsummer Marriage: Sosostris's Aria - Alfreda Hodgson
      10. Prld - English Northern Phil/Sir Michael Tippett
      11. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: I. Intrada - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
      12. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: II. Berceuse - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
      13. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: III. Procession And Dance - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
      14. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: IV. Carol - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett
      15. Ste For The Birthday Of Prince Charles: V. Finale - English Northern Philharmonia/Sir Michael Tippett

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      1. Dance, Clarion Air - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      2. The Weeping Babe - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      3. Plebs Angelica - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      4. Bonny At Morn - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Michael Copley/Maurice Hodges/Evelyn Nallen
      5. Crown Of The Year: I. Prld: Spring - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      6. Crown Of The Year: II. Hush, Nightingale - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      7. Crown Of The Year: III. Refrain - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      8. Crown Of The Year: IV. Prld: Summer - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      9. Crown Of The Year: V. Summer Has A Heart Of Drums. Refrain - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      10. Crown Of The Year: VI. Prld: Autumn - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      11. Crown Of The Year: VII. Victoria Rules An Autumn Land. Refrain - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      12. Crown Of The Year: VIII. Prld. Winter - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      13. Crown Of The Year: IX. Hurl Of The Wind - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones/John Anderson/Colin Lawson...
      14. Music - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington/Martin Jones
      15. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: I. Steal Away - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      16. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: II. Nobody Knows - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      17. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: III. Go Down Moses - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      18. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: IV. By And By - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington
      19. A Child Of Our Time: Five Negro Spirituals: V. Deep River - Christ Church Cathedral Chor, Oxford/Stephen Darlington

      Tracks:

      1. Triple Con: I. Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
      2. Triple Con: Interlude: Medium Slow - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
      3. Triple Con: II. Very Slow; Calmer Still - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
      4. Triple Con: Interlude: Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
      5. Triple Con: III. Medium Fast - Ernst Kovacic/Gerard Causse/Alexander Baillie
      6. Con: I. Allegro Non Troppo - Martino Tirimo
      7. Con: II. Molto Lente E Tranquillo - Martino Tirimo
      8. Con: III. Vivace - Martino Tirimo

      Tracks:

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      2. Con: II. Adagio Cantabile - English Str Orch/William Boughton
      3. Con: III. Allegro Molto - English Str Orch/William Boughton
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      5. Son: 'The Blue Guitar': II. Juggling (Fast) - Craig Ogden
      6. Son: 'The Blue Guitar': III. Dreaming (Very Slow) - Craig Ogden
      7. Little Music: I. Prld: Maestoso/II. Fugue: Allegro Moderato/III. Air: Andante Espressivo... - English Str Orch/William Boughton
      8. Evening Canticles: Magnificat - St. John's College Chor, Cambridge/George Guest
      9. Evening Canticles: Nunc Dimittis - St. John's College Chor, Cambridge/George Guest
      10. Fant Conc On A Theme Of Corelli - Michael Bochmann/Linda Rhodes/Nicholas Jones
      Best Loved Christmas Carols
      Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
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      Best Loved Christmas Carols

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      ASIN: B0002YLD1O
      Release Date: 2004-10-05

      Tracks:

      1. Once In Royal David's City
      2. Angels, From The Realms Of Glory
      3. Adam Lay Ybounden
      4. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
      5. In Dulci Jubilo
      6. The First Nowell
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      8. Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?
      9. Quam Pastoras Laudavere
      10. Personent Hodie
      11. The Holy And The Ivy
      12. A Spotless Rose
      13. Away In A Manger
      14. While Sheperds Watched
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      24. O Come, All Ye Faithful
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      1. Matin Responsory: I Look From Afar
      2. Come, Thour Redeemer Of The Earth
      3. I Wonder As I Wander
      4. The Cherry Tree Carol
      5. Gabriel's Message
      6. Sussex Carol
      7. Stille Nacht!
      8. Chester Carol
      9. A Babe Is Born, Op. 53
      10. A Maiden Most Gentle
      11. I Sing Of A Maiden
      12. Myn Lyking
      13. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
      14. A Child Is Born In Bethlehem
      15. Hodie Christus Natus Est
      16. Hosanna To The Son Of David
      17. Gloria In Excelsis Deo
      18. When To The Temple Mary Went
      19. Angelus Ad Virginem
      20. Angelus Ad Virginem
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      Amazon.com

      Originally recorded between 1964 and 1985, this generous 2-CD compilation ranges from carols dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries to timeless, mostly traditional popular favorites. The arrangers include such eminent composers as Vaughan Williams, Gustav and Imogene Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Peter Cornelius, and Felix Mendelssohn, as well as the Choir's own Directors, David Wilcocks and Philip Ledger. The 50 carols are carefully chosen for maximum contrast of tempo, mood and character; the settings, too, endeavor to create variety of texture and dynamics between the often numerous verses by alternately using solos and choruses, male, female and combined voices, creating cumulative build-ups, and adding a descant to the final strophe. However, even all these techniques and devices tend to become predictable, so it may be advisable to enjoy the program in judicious doses. Among these riches, listeners will find their own favorites, but it may be worth noting that "Silent Night" appears twice, once in English and once in German, and that two of the most famous carols--"O come, all ye faithful" and "Hark! The herald angels sing"--are accompanied by a very loud brass band playing fanfares with incongruous, "up-dated" harmonies--the only false note in the program. By contrast, the organ, employed in several introductions, as well as to provide powerful chordal support and all kinds of tinkling, bell-like effects never seems out of style or character. The singing is splendid. Basically "white," without vibrato, the sound has a wonderfully pure, truly celestial quality, but can rise to full, rich, ringing sonorities in the climaxes. Intonation, balance and ensemble are impeccable, the soloists are excellent. The reverberant acoustics of the Chapel of King's College, where the recordings were made, cushion the voices without obscuring the clarity of the lines. --Edith Eisler

      Customer Reviews:

      2 out of 5 stars CD 1 WRONG MUSIC.......2004-12-31

      I was very disappointed when I listened to CD 1 and realised it was club music.Having now read the other review I don't think I will get satisfaction,therefore I cannot rate this item properly.




      Errol
      Barbados,West Indies

      3 out of 5 stars CD 1 Wrong Music.......2004-12-21

      I put the CD in and was met by club music, I thought maybe it was some strange take on "Morning in the City of David" nope, the CD had been burned with the wrong image. I sent it back and received a new copy, it had the same issue. I listened to the second CD and loved ever moment of it, but until EMI/Amazon can rectify this issue, I cannot fairly rate it.
      The Best Carols in the World...Ever!
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • all Christmas,all the Time
      • Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers...
      • Its time to be seasonal
      The Best Carols in the World...Ever!

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      ASIN: B00002438U
      Release Date: 2005-10-04

      Tracks:

      1. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/Angels We Have Heard Ye On High - Sir David Willcocks
      2. I Saw Three Ships - Sir David Willcocks
      3. The First Nowell - Philip Ledger
      4. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen - Sir David Willcocks
      5. While Shepherds Watched - Sir David Willcocks
      6. A Virgin Unspotted - Andrew Parrott
      7. Once In A Royal David's City - John Rutter
      8. In The Bleak Midwinter - Sir David Willcocks
      9. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - David Bell
      10. In Dulci Jubilo - John Rutter
      11. O Little Town Of Bethlehem - Philip Ledger
      12. Past Three O'Clock - Sir David Willcocks
      13. The Coventry Carol - Mediaeval Baebes
      14. Away In A Manger - Sir George Thalben-Ball
      15. Nativity Carol - John Rutter
      16. Unto Us Is Born A Son - David Bell
      17. Silent Night - Sir David Willcocks
      18. Ding Dong Merrily On High - Sir David Willcocks
      19. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Sir David Willcocks
      20. The Lord At First Did Adam Make - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
      21. Up! Good Christen Folk And Listen - Sir David Willcocks
      22. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - John Rutter
      23. O Little One Sweet - Sir David Willcocks
      24. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - David Bell
      25. The Twelve Days Of Christmas - John Rutter

      Tracks:

      1. Good King Wenceslas - David Bell
      2. Cherry Tree Carol - Sir David Willcocks
      3. Joy To The World - David Bell
      4. Here We Come A-Wassailing - John Rutter
      5. See Amid The Winter's Snow - Sir David Willcocks
      6. Gaudete - Mediaeval Baebes
      7. The Holly And The Ivy - Sir David Willcocks
      8. We've Been A While A-Wandering - Sir David Willcocks
      9. We Three Kings Of Orient Are - David Bell
      10. Shepherd's Pipe Carol - John Rutter
      11. Masters In This Hall - Sir David Willcocks
      12. The Babe Of Bethlehem - Andrew Parrott
      13. A Spotless Rose - Philip Ledger
      14. Angel Tidings - John Rutter
      15. When An Angel Host Entuned - Sir David Willcocks
      16. As With Gladness Men Of Old - David Bell
      17. Adam Lay Ibounden - Mediaeval Baebes
      18. The Coming Of Our King - John Rutter
      19. Christ Was Born On Christmas Day - Sir George Thalben-Ball
      20. A Christmas Carol - Sir David Willcocks
      21. Sans Day Carol - John Rutter
      22. Gabriel's Message - Sir David Willcocks
      23. The Chester Carol - Robert Tear
      24. Rocking - Sir David Willcocks
      25. Methinks I See An Heav'nly Host - Andrew Parrott
      26. Angels From The Realms Of Glory - David Bell
      27. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Choir Of King's College, Cambridge

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars all Christmas,all the Time.......2007-01-10

      This two cd offering has almost all my favorites.the classics, not the Rudolph ones. Can't recommend enough.Listen and read Dickens...That's enough Christmas for anyone.

      5 out of 5 stars Title makes a big claim, but it absolutely delivers..........2006-12-02

      This album provides 2.5 hours of excellent carols, from excellent choirs and soloists, and with great sound. I was worried that a compilation this large, and with such an extravagent title, would be B-side offerings, but that's not the case at all.

      This isn't an album if you are looking for something "fresh and new." The arrangements are traditional, and even newer carols are done in a fairly conservative style. But that said, some of the pieces provide the best orchestration and voice arrangement I have ever heard. This is like the pinnacle of the classic English Christmas carol; clean, precise, glorious and celebratory.

      5 out of 5 stars Its time to be seasonal.......2005-12-16

      This album contains traditional carols performed in a traditional way at the best quality. It is an excellent album to ensure the spirit of christmas is present and to bring the true meaning of christmas back. The double CD selection has all the golden favourites as well as not so wellknown carols to complete a very good christmas album. Merry Christmas to you all!
      The Kiddie Sound, Rare and Unreleased Vol. 5: "So Young"
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        The Kiddie Sound, Rare and Unreleased Vol. 5: "So Young"
        The Heartbreakers , The Minortones , Bobby Maxwell & The Exploits , Donnie Elbert , The Teenage Moonlighters , Tiny Tip & The Tip Tops , The Star Clefs , Jimmy Pemberton , Clintonian Cubs , and The Carpets
        Manufacturer: Magic Rabbit
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000M1LYB6

        Product Description

        KIDDIE SOUND - Volume 5 Features rare and unreleased tracks that hilight the 'kiddie sound'. Includes tracks by the Young Tones, Uniques, Spotlites, Capers & many others. 31 tracks. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Star Clefs I Said A Prayer - Tiny Tip & Tip Tops One Two I Love You - Heartbreakers O Tell Me - Young Tones Ol Man River - Four Winds Because Of You - Students (pre unrel) Kingdom of Love - Preludes Why Do I - Carpets Mathematics of Love - Jimmy Pemberton All At Once - Uniques Day By Day - Capitols 1,2,3,4 - Lucky Peterson & Group Zing Went the Strings of My Heart - Little Diane & Rays Detiny of A Fool - Eddie Robbins (pre unrel) She's Just My Size - Clintonian Cubs Rock & Roll Nursery Rhymes - Nobletones Oh My Love - Lil June & January's Paula - Little Mojo Oh What A Night For Love - Roy Tyson Burning Desire - Minortones Gonna Tell the World - Minortones That's Where It's At - Babe Wayne Trav'lin - Spotlites Faith Can Move A Mountain - Little Jerry (of Gems) (pre unrel) My Prayer - Rocky Fellers Sitting Here - Napoleon Tyce Sorry Sorry - Teenage Moonlighters High School Diploma - Capers My Confessions of Love - Donnie Elbert Casual Little Girl - Little Johnny Sala & Group You're Laughing At Me - Bobby Maxwell & Exploits
        Testament: Archangels' Banquet & Shepherds' Delight
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          Testament: Archangels' Banquet & Shepherds' Delight

          Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          Character PiecesCharacter Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          VariationsVariations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
          Chamber MusicChamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
          ASIN: B00004Z3X7
          Release Date: 2000-11-21

          Tracks:

          1. Archangels' Banquet: The Darkest Midnight
          2. Archangels' Banquet: Jon Bayl's Reel
          3. Archangels' Banquet: Gaudete!
          4. Archangels' Banquet: Pluckpayres' Gaudete Reel
          5. Archangels' Banquet: Away In A Manger
          6. Archangels' Banquet: Lamb Of God
          7. Archangels' Banquet: Lullay, Lulla, Thow Littel Tyne Child
          8. Archangels' Banquet: There Is No Rose
          9. Archangels' Banquet: Qui Creavit Coelum
          10. Archangels' Banquet: Nancie
          11. Archangels' Banquet: Lullay Myn Lykyng
          12. Archangels' Banquet: Mary Maiden
          13. Archangels' Banquet: Tedesca Dita La Proficia
          14. Archangels' Banquet: Bonny Pegge Of Ramsay
          15. Archangels' Banquet: Ye Sons Of Men
          16. Archangels' Banquet: Mother Hubbard's Whistle
          17. Archangels' Banquet: C'Est De Nos Moutons L'Allure, Mon Cousin
          18. Archangels' Banquet: Patapan

          Tracks:

          1. Shepherds' Delight: Nowell Chimes
          2. Shepherds' Delight: A Babe Is Born/Babe's Gig
          3. Shepherds' Delight: The Best Song
          4. Shepherds' Delight: Rorate Coeli
          5. Shepherds' Delight: In Dulci Jubilo
          6. Shepherds' Delight: Harry's Shepherd Dances
          7. Shepherds' Delight: Dance Of Zalongou
          8. Shepherds' Delight: Ching-A-Ring
          9. Shepherds' Delight: Virgin Mary Meek And Mild
          10. Shepherds' Delight: Job/Job's Gig
          11. Shepherds' Delight: Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day/Jesus' Disco Caper
          12. Shepherds' Delight: Gabriel's Salutation
          13. Shepherds' Delight: The Saviour's Birth
          14. Shepherds' Delight: Violetta's Last Tango
          15. Shepherds' Delight: De Las Montanas Venimos

          Album Description

          The music on these two compact disks is concerned with connective aspects of angels (the celestial), shepherds (the terrestrial), and dancing circles (in the structures and arrangements of music and poetry, in dance formations, and so on) in an attempt to attain, in sound, Plato's "full bloom of joyfulness", as a formal declaration of the divine inspiration with which God has blessed our creative efforts. Many of the 33 tracks, but by no means all, refer specifically or obliquely to the angelically announced birth of Jesus Christ, divine prophet/son of God made man. What they all share is a structural reference to the circle—the magical/mystical formulation for celestial and terrestrial dance, the halo, the garland, the manifestation of God, the wheel (in the hierarchical order of divine beings), and so on. These circular manfestation are therefore metaphors for the divine inspiration to which this collection attests. This is thus a testament, a solemn declaration, of the indebtedness of shepherds to archangels, God's messengers and bearers of creative gifts, metamorphosed as a balanced, spiritual blend of the sacred and the secular, the religious and the proface, via game playing, convivial hospitality, and zig-zagging connections of opposites and likes. It has been important to us in 2000 to offer this testament as an affirmation of hope, for we have lived in what Robert Manne (Professor of Politics, Latrobe University, Melbourne) describes as "The most politically barbarous century of which history has record, (even though) it has been a time of unparalleled scientific, technological and economic accomplishment, where millions of humans, at least in the most prosperous parts of the world, came to live at a level of material comfort beyond the dreams of kings in previous times." Testament is a small gesture against scientific, technological and economic "advances" as a reminder of what the human imagination has been able to accomplish in the past and continues to do so untrammelled by "advances" in a simple creative environment of hope and belief.
          Babe Best Babe
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            Babe Best Babe
            Babe
            Manufacturer: Pony Canyon
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
            InternationalInternational | Imports | Stores | Music
            ASIN: B00005YUZ7
            Release Date: 2002-03-20

            Tracks:

            1. Give Me Up
            2. I Don't Know!
            3. Somebody Loves You
            4. Hold Me!
            5. Tonight!
            6. Get A Chance!
            7. Wake Up!
            8. She Has A Dream
            9. Japanese Title
            10. Keep On Rolling
            11. Best Friend
            12. It's A Magic!
            13. You! You! You!
            14. Japanese Title
            15. Japanese Title
            16. They Don't Know
            Superhits: Early '70s Classics (Time Life Music)
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              Superhits: Early '70s Classics (Time Life Music)
              Sailcat , Wadsworth Mansion , The DeFranco Family w/ Tony DeFranco , Hurricane Smith , Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose , Mark Lindsay , Edward Bear , Bobby Bloom , Joe Smith and the Believers , and Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
              Manufacturer: Time Life Music
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Classic Rock | Styles | Music
              ASIN: B000THM0XO

              Product Description

              Song list: 1. ABC - The Jackson 5 2. Coconut - Nilsson 3. Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat 4. Operator (That's Not the Way it Feels) - Jim Croce 5. Rock and Roll Lullaby - B.J. Thomas 6. Without Love (There is Nothing) - Tom Jones 7. Sweet Mary - Wadsworth Mansion 8. Me and You and a Dog Named Boo - Lobo 9. Heartbeat-It's a Lovebeat - The DeFranco Family featuring Tony DeFranco 10. Oh Babe, What Would You Say? - Hurricane Smith 11. Lean on Me - Bill Withers 12. Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose 13. We Gotta Get Uou a Woman - Runt 14. Hitchin' a Ride - Vanity Fare 15. Montego Bay - Bobby Bloom 16. You've Got a Friend - James Taylor 17. Walk a Mile in My Shoes - Joe South and The Believers 18. Arizona - Mark Lindsay 19. The Candy Man - Sammy Davis Jr. 20. Dueling Banjos - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell 21. Last Song - Edward Bear 22. The Guitar Man - Bread

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