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The first re-release of the first EP by legendary American Hardcore/Punk/Thrash Metal band.
Corrosion Of Conformity started in June 1982 as a Hardcore Punk act, who expanded their sound and incorporated Thrash Metal for their groundbreaking 1985 release “Animosity”. “Animosity” went on to become one of the first Metal/Punk Crossover records.
“Technocracy” EP was released in 1987 by Metal Blade Records and re-released in 1992 on CD in USA via Relativity Records, with four additional songs, including three demo versions of songs from the EP with bassist Mike Dean singing.
Corrosion Of Conformity sound evolved further in the 1990s, journeying into a more Stoner and Southern inspired Metal direction.
Mastered for vinyl by Patrick W. Engel in 2021, limited to 300 copies worldwide Blackberry Marbled Vinyl includes 12-page booklet and Download Card.
Metal Blade Records, 1987/2022 (3984-15827-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A “Technocracy” EP
1. Technocracy 3:12
2. Hungry Child 1:16
3. Happily Ever After 4:22
4. Crawling 4:23
5. Ahh Blugh (Milking The Sick Farce) 0:31

Side B “Relativity” Demo
1. Intervention 2:10
2. Technocracy 3:27
3. Crawling 5:00
4. Happily Ever After 4:34
Total playing time: 28:51 min.



Samples: https://corrosion-of-conformity.bandcamp.com

Tenth full-length album by legendary British Symphonic Black/Extreme Gothic Metal band.
A more reviled, deified, and overtly controversial group has yet to come from the primordial ooze of Metallic devolution. Cradle of Filth return with a new foray into a female based concept album and the formula - akin to “Cruelty And The Beast”- appears to be a winner. From 1994 till 2008 Cradle of Filth changed their style with every album they released. You cannot state that their first album resemblances “Dusk And Her embrace” or even “Cruelty And The Beast”. There is no band’s album in this time span that should be labeled as a copy cat of another, as their music progressed in such a manner that the term “Black Metal” doesn’t suit them by far. This album is yet another concept album and like their previous album, “Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder”, it is another step toward the mainstream. This album uses more tremolo picking, rather than power choral structure, however, so it is a step back toward the early days of Cradle of Filth.
180 gram Gatefold 2LP.
Peaceville Records, 2010 (VILELP300). Made in UK. First press.


Tracklist:

LP 1
SIDE ONE
1. The Cult Of Venus Aversa 07:08
2. One Foul Step From The Abyss 04:53
3. The Nun With The Astral Habit 04:54
SIDE TWO
4. Retreat Of The Sacred Heart 03:55
5. The Persecution Song 05:35
6. Deceiving Eyes 06:44

LP 2
SIDE THREE
1. Lilith Immaculate 06:12
2. The Spawn Of Love And War 06:18
3. Harlot On A Pedestal 05:08
SIDE FOUR
4. Forgive Me Father (I Have Sinned) 04:33
5. Beyond Eleventh Hour 07:16
6. Beast Of Extermination 05:32

Total playing time: 68:08 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by Irish Celtic Folk/Black Metal band.
Band’s most powerful offering to date, and quite possible Cruachan’s strongest album in their already quite lengthy career!
Cruachan has created a record that fits in perfectly with what you would expect from such a release: it has an epic build-up of lyrics and guitar solos, yet created around a very easy-listenable and catchy frame, which goes for all of the many impressively played instruments. It is this organic feel and authentic package with the lyrics going hand in hand with the music, which sets the band apart from most of their peers and the conviction is palpable.
"Blood For The Blood God" is the second part of the ‘blood’ trilogy begun with 2011’s "Blood On The Black Robe" (a record, which saw the band return to their Black Metal roots), that contains several stories and myths pertaining to Celtic history, delivered in a classical Folk Metal fashion (which includes several Folk instruments; in this case an Irish bagpipe, flutes, whistles and violins).
Without a doubt one of the best Folk Metal albums of 2014, and it is good to see the band still going strong and pushing their envelope after all these years!
Gatefold double vinyl release includes bonus disc, which features:
- re-recording of a song with the same title from the “Pagan” album 2004 (Track 1);
- demo versions of songs from the “Blood For The Blood God” album (Tracks 2, 3, 4, with track 3 and 4 presented here under their working title);
- songs from the “I Am Warrior” demo (Tracks 5, 6, 7 - all three were re-recorded and used on the 2011 “Blood On The Black Robe” album).
Trollzorn Records, 2014 (TZ 051-2). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Crom Cruach 01:06
2. Blood for the Blood God 05:49
3. The Arrival of the Fir Bolg 06:27
4. Beren and Luthien 05:47
5. The Marching Song of Fiach Mac Hugh 03:22
6. Prophecy 04:52
Side B
7. Gae Bolga 04:04
8. The Sea Queen of Connaught 07:27
9. Born for War (The Rise of Brian Boru) 05:52
10. Perversion, Corruption and Sanctity - Part 1 05:51
11. Perversion, Corruption and Sanctity - Part 2 04:32
Running time: 55:09 min.

Side C
1. Pagan (2014 Version) 04:19
2. Prophecy (Demo) 04:52
3. Sea Queen (Demo) 06:30
Side D
4. Marching Song (Demo) 03:28
5. I Am Warrior (Demo) 05:12
6. Pagan Hate (Demo) 05:13
7. Voyage of Bran (Demo) 04:18
Running time: 33:52 min.


Samples: https://cruachan1.bandcamp.com

Virgin Records, 1983 (V 2285/205 730). Made in Europe. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX+. 

 
Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Karma Chameleon    4:11
2. It's A Miracle 3:25
3. Black Money 5:19
4. Changing Every Day 3:18
5. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You) 2:46
    
Side B:   
6. Church Of The Poison Mind 3:29
7. Miss Me Blind 4:31
8. Mister Man 3:36
9. Stormkeeper 2:47
10. Victims    4:56
    
Total playing time: 38:18 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
The album was originally set to be released in 1988, under the name "Kindred Spirit", but was delayed until 1989 and the songs from the initial project were reworked.
On "True Colors", Cyndi Lauper began to edge her way into adult contemporary territory, but it was on "A Night To Remember" that she concentrated all of her attention on becoming a self-consciously "mature" singer/songwriter. 
Although the album is called "A Night To Remember", Lauper jokingly preferred to call it "A Night To Forget", given its poor reviews and disappointing sales, compounded by the problems she encountered with producer and boyfriend David Wolf⁠f during the production of the album.
The album sold moderately well but did not enjoy the same commercial success of her two previous albums, despite the success of the album's lead Single, "I Drove All Night", which became a Top 10 hit, her last in the U.S.A., earning Lauper a Grammy nomination. In the UK, however, "A Night To Remember" was Lauper's highest-charting album, peaking at No.9. According to the book "St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (Volume 3)", the album sold half a million copies in the United States in 1989.
Although not certified by RIAA, BPI, and others trade associations, the album was certified Platinum in Australia and United Kingdom and Gold in Germany, Italy, and United States. Worldwide, the album has sold more than 1.5 million copies.
CBS Records Inc./Epic Records, 1989 (EPC 462499 1). Made in Europe. Pressed in Netherlands. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX+/VG+.

 

Tracklist:

Side One:
1. Intro  0:27
2. I Drove All Night  4:11
3. Primitive  3:48
4. My First Night Without You  3:01
5. Like A Cat  3:23
6. Heading West  3:54 
    
Side Two:   
7. A Night To Remember  3:43
8. Unconditional Love  3:55
9. Insecurious  3:31
10. Dancing With A Stranger  4:11
11. I Don't Want To Be Your Friend  4:21
12. Kindred Spirit  1:16
    
Total playing time: 39:41 min.

The debut Single by legendary American Pop singer.
It is the first Single from from Lauper’s debut album, “She's So Unusual”.
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was written in 1979 by Rock musician Robert Hazard, who performed it with various bands in the Philadelphia area, and enjoyed some local college radio airplay with a demo recording he made. Hazard wrote it as a Rock song coming from the male perspective. Singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper made this song famous in 1983 by as a Pop-Electronic song. Lauper "flipped the script" and made it carry a feminist attitude by subtly changing some of the lyrics and fully the sound. Lauper's version gained recognition as a feminist anthem and was promoted by an MTV Video Music Award–winning music video. It has been covered by more than 30 other artists.
The single was Lauper's breakthrough hit, reaching No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming a worldwide hit throughout late 1983 and early 1984. It is considered one of Lauper's signature songs and was a popular song during the 1980s.
The lists "Rolling Stone and MTV: '100 Greatest Pop Songs': 1–50", "Rolling Stone: The 100 Top Music Videos" and "VH1: 100 Greatest Videos" ranked the song at No. 22, No. 39 and No. 45 respectively. The song received Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards.
The song's success overshadowed Hazard's own music career. His 1984 album, "Wing Of Fire" was a sales disappointment at the same time that Lauper's version of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" was going Gold, making him a millionaire. After Lauper claimed in interviews to have co-written the song, Hazard served her with a cease and desist letter. He was able to buy a New Jersey lake house and a horse farm from the song's royalties, although he said that federal taxes took most of the money.
Lauper released a new version, "Hey Now (Girls Just Want to Have Fun)", as the first Single from her 1994 compilation album "Twelve Deadly Cyns... and Then Some". It reached the top 10 in several countries. In 2013, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was remixed by Yolanda Be Cool for the 30th-anniversary reissue of "She's So Unusual".
CBS Inc./Epic/Portrait, 1984 (PRTA 12.3943). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Extended Version) 6:08

Side 2
1. Fun With V.Knutsn (Instrumental) 7:10
2. Xtra Fun 5:05

Total playing time: 18:23 min.

The first full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
One of the great New Wave/early MTV records, "She's So Unusual" is a giddy mix of self-confidence, effervescent Pop craft, unabashed sentimentality, subversiveness, and clever humour. In short, it's a multifaceted portrait of a multifaceted talent, an artist that's far more clever than her thin, deliberately girly voice would indicate.
"She's So Unusual" peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, due to the success of the album's first Single on U.S. radio and heavy airplay of its music video on MTV. In the weeks following, the album's sales remained stable thanks to the following four singles and Lauper's world tour and appearances on popular television and radio programs. Overall, the album stayed 77 weeks on the Billboard 200. It became one of the best-selling albums of 1984. At least until 1986, the album was the second best-selling album in Canada by a female artist during the decade, behind Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album, selling more than 900,000 copies. "She's So Unusual" has since sold over seven million copies in the United States, where it was certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
"She's So Unusual" was voted the eleventh best album of the year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1984. The album and its Singles earned Lauper six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and ultimately winning the awards for Best Recording Package and Best New Artist. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year. Lauper earned ten MTV Video Music Award nominations. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" received six nominations, including Video of the Year, and won for Best Female Video. "Time After Time" received three nominations and "She Bop" received one nomination.
"She's So Unusual" was ranked at number 494 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003, rising to number 487 in a 2012 update of the list, then to number 184 in a 2020 update. Rolling Stone also placed "She's So Unusual" at number 41 on its 2002 list of "50 Essential Albums by Women in Rock", and the record retained the placement on a similar list published by the magazine a decade later. In 2012, Slant Magazine listed it as the 22nd Best Album of the 1980s, calling it an "absolutely peerless collection of profound Pop jewels". In 2019, the Library of Congress selected "She's So Unusual" for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
National Album Day 2020 release.
CBS Inc./Portrait Records, 1983 (FR 38930). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (Cover/Disc): EX+/NM-.

 
Tracklist:

Side 1:
1. Money Changes Everything  5:02
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun  3:55
3. When You Were Mine  5:07
4. Time After Time  3:59
    
Side 2:   
5. She Bop  3:43
6. All Through The Night  4:29
7. Witness  3:38
8. I'll Kiss You  4:05
9. He's So Unusual  0:45
10. Yeah Yeah  3:17
    
Total playing time: 38:00 min.

The third re-release of the first full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
One of the great New Wave/early MTV records, "She's So Unusual" is a giddy mix of self-confidence, effervescent Pop craft, unabashed sentimentality, subversiveness, and clever humour. In short, it's a multifaceted portrait of a multifaceted talent, an artist that's far more clever than her thin, deliberately girly voice would indicate.
"She's So Unusual" peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart, due to the success of the album's first Single on U.S. radio and heavy airplay of its music video on MTV. In the weeks following, the album's sales remained stable thanks to the following four singles and Lauper's world tour and appearances on popular television and radio programs. Overall, the album stayed 77 weeks on the Billboard 200. It became one of the best-selling albums of 1984. At least until 1986, the album was the second best-selling album in Canada by a female artist during the decade, behind Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album, selling more than 900,000 copies. "She's So Unusual" has since sold over seven million copies in the United States, where it was certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
"She's So Unusual" was voted the eleventh best album of the year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll for 1984. The album and its Singles earned Lauper six Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and ultimately winning the awards for Best Recording Package and Best New Artist. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and "Time After Time" was nominated for Song of the Year. Lauper earned ten MTV Video Music Award nominations. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" received six nominations, including Video of the Year, and won for Best Female Video. "Time After Time" received three nominations and "She Bop" received one nomination.
"She's So Unusual" was ranked at number 494 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003, rising to number 487 in a 2012 update of the list, then to number 184 in a 2020 update. Rolling Stone also placed "She's So Unusual" at number 41 on its 2002 list of "50 Essential Albums by Women in Rock", and the record retained the placement on a similar list published by the magazine a decade later. In 2012, Slant Magazine listed it as the 22nd Best Album of the 1980s, calling it an "absolutely peerless collection of profound Pop jewels". In 2019, the Library of Congress selected "She's So Unusual" for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
National Album Day 2020 release.
Legacy/Portrait Records/Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, 1983/2020 (19439801801). Made in Germany. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side 1:
1. Money Changes Everything 5:02
2. Girls Just Want To Have Fun 3:55
3. When You Were Mine 5:07
4. Time After Time 3:59
    
Side 2:   
5. She Bop 3:43
6. All Through The Night 4:29
7. Witness 3:38
8. I'll Kiss You 4:05
9. He's So Unusual 0:45
10. Yeah Yeah 3:17
    
Total playing time: 38:00 min.

The second full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
CBS Inc./Portrait Records, 1986 (OR 40313). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (Cover/Disc): EX/NM-.

 
Tracklist:

Side 1:
1. Change Of Heart  4:24
2. Maybe He`ll Know  4:24
3. Boy Blue  4:45
4. True Colors  3:46
5. Calm Inside The Storm  3:54
    
Side 2:   
6. What`s Going On  4:38
7. Iko Iko  2:10
8. The Faraway Nearby  2:59
9. 911  3:15
10. One Track Mind  3:39
    
Total playing time: 37:54 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive/Jazz Rock/Metal band.
Cynic has made its long-awaited return with "Ascension Codes", the highly anticipated follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed "Kindly Bent To Free Us".
"Ascension Codes" is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. It is, throughout its 49 minutes, a vivid and highly cosmic journey into the very core of every impulse this band has ever explored. Its nine main songs are infused with explosions of colour and energy, and throughout these compositions are embedded the “codes”.
"Ascension Codes" is a totality, a dense, must-listen-all-the-way-through experience!
Limited to 1500 copies, 24/48 mastered Hi-Res Audio Double Black Vinyl in Trifold cover, including big sized 8-page booklet.
Seasons Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 640LP). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side C
1. Mu-54* 0:31
2. The Winged Ones 5:08
3. A'-Va432 0:27
4. Elements And Their Inhabitants 3:09
Side O
5. Ha-144 0:29
6. Mythical Serpents 6:24
7. Sha48* 0:18
8. 6th Dimensional Archetype 4:06
Running time: 20:32 min.

Side D
1. Dna Activation Template 5:25
2. Shar-216 0:22
3. Architects Of Consciousness 6:20
4. Da'z-A86.4 0:33
5. Aurora 4:33
Side E
6. Du-*61.714285 0:30
7. In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing 3:48
8. A'jha108 0:27
9. Diamond Light Body 5:42
10. Ec-Ka72 0:45
Running time: 28:25    min.

Total playing time: 48:57 min.



Samples: https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive/Jazz Rock/Metal band.
Cynic has made its long-awaited return with "Ascension Codes", the highly anticipated follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed "Kindly Bent To Free Us".
"Ascension Codes" is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. It is, throughout its 49 minutes, a vivid and highly cosmic journey into the very core of every impulse this band has ever explored. Its nine main songs are infused with explosions of colour and energy, and throughout these compositions are embedded the “codes”.
"Ascension Codes" is a totality, a dense, must-listen-all-the-way-through experience!
Limited to 1000 copies, 24/48 mastered Hi-Res Audio Double Golden Vinyl in Trifold cover, including big sized 8-page booklet.
Seasons Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 640LPCG). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side C
1. Mu-54* 0:31
2. The Winged Ones 5:08
3. A'-Va432 0:27
4. Elements And Their Inhabitants 3:09
Side O
5. Ha-144 0:29
6. Mythical Serpents 6:24
7. Sha48* 0:18
8. 6th Dimensional Archetype 4:06
Running time: 20:32 min.

Side D
1. Dna Activation Template 5:25
2. Shar-216 0:22
3. Architects Of Consciousness 6:20
4. Da'z-A86.4 0:33
5. Aurora 4:33
Side E
6. Du-*61.714285 0:30
7. In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing 3:48
8. A'jha108 0:27
9. Diamond Light Body 5:42
10. Ec-Ka72 0:45
Running time: 28:25    min.

Total playing time: 48:57 min.



Samples: https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive/Jazz Rock/Metal band.
Cynic has made its long-awaited return with "Ascension Codes", the highly anticipated follow up to 2014’s critically acclaimed "Kindly Bent To Free Us".
"Ascension Codes" is a remarkably far-reaching work, and if nothing else, a clear indication that they have landed in a place of mastery. The album, paradoxically, acts as both swan song and rebirth. It is, throughout its 49 minutes, a vivid and highly cosmic journey into the very core of every impulse this band has ever explored. Its nine main songs are infused with explosions of colour and energy, and throughout these compositions are embedded the “codes”.
"Ascension Codes" is a totality, a dense, must-listen-all-the-way-through experience!
Limited to 800 copies, 24/48 mastered Hi-Res Audio Double Crystal Clear Vinyl in Trifold cover, including big sized 8-page booklet.
Seasons Of Mist, 2021 (SOM 640LPCT). Made in France. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side C
1. Mu-54* 0:31
2. The Winged Ones 5:08
3. A'-Va432 0:27
4. Elements And Their Inhabitants 3:09
Side O
5. Ha-144 0:29
6. Mythical Serpents 6:24
7. Sha48* 0:18
8. 6th Dimensional Archetype 4:06
Running time: 20:32 min.

Side D
1. Dna Activation Template 5:25
2. Shar-216 0:22
3. Architects Of Consciousness 6:20
4. Da'z-A86.4 0:33
5. Aurora 4:33
Side E
6. Du-*61.714285 0:30
7. In A Multiverse Where Atoms Sing 3:48
8. A'jha108 0:27
9. Diamond Light Body 5:42
10. Ec-Ka72 0:45
Running time: 28:25    min.

Total playing time: 48:57 min.



Samples: https://cyniconline.bandcamp.com

For the first time on standard vinyl, the only full-length studio album by cult Portuguese Melodic Black Metal band, side-project of four of five members by legendary Moonspell, led by Fernando 'Langsuyar' Miguel Santos Ribeiro.
Back in the years of 1997, 1998 E.V., Langsuyar (Fernando Ribeiro's alter ego), invoked his most occult ghosts and hermetic studies, to perform a last ritual. The result was an amazing conjuration of pure demonic force and bestial elegance that became "Hermeticum", the one-off album by Dæmonarch. All songs (except for "Call From The Grave", which is a cover version of a Bathory song) are based on poems that Fernando Ribeiro composed at the age of 14-16. The only then-active Moonspell member that didn't participate on this record was drummer Miguel Gaspar and instead of hiring a session musician, the project simply used a drum computer, which isn't uncommon for Black Metal bands. After the release of "Hermeticum", the side project was disbanded.
"Hermeticum" has been out of print and sold out for too long now, and this reissue brings back all the dark ritualistic vibes that once possessed the life and the work of Langsuyar. Dæmonarch's first and only strike is an absolute must-have record, even if you have to pay a more elevated price for this unfairly forgotten rarity that even most Moonspell fans don't seem to know. This record really deserves to see its name being spread and getting some more attention after all these years. This album is different enough from other Moonspell albums to deserve its own banner, but if you like the usual Gothic Metal style of this band, you will also appreciate this little masterpiece. Let's hope that Moonspell's members bring this project back to life one day!
Re-edition includes upgraded artwork and features 12-page booklet with the long-lost lyrics to all the songs, recovered from the very pits of hell by the author himself.
Limited to 500 copies, Black/Red Marbled Vinyl in gatefold cover.
Century Media Records Ltd./Alma Mater Records/Rastilho Reords, 1998/2020 (AMR-XVIII-MMXX-LP). Made in Portugal.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Lex Talionis 05:32
2. Of a Thousand Young 04:27
3. Corpus Hermeticum 04:51
4. Call from the Grave (Bathory cover) 04:37
5. Samyaza 04:27

Side B
6. Nine Angles 05:38
7. Incubus 04:44
8. The Seventh Dæmonarch 06:17
9. Hymn to Lucifer 04:11

Total playing time: 44:44 min.

The third re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary Swedish Melodic Death Metal band.
Timeless classic by the Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal pioneers!
"The Mind’s I" represents an unusual period of Dark Tranquillity. After the release of the masterpiece "The Gallery", the band began to head away from the epic Classical-influenced Melodeath sound of that album towards more Progressive and Gothic tendencies. The "Enter Suicidal Angels" EP features some experimentations with Electronic programming (transition from "Zodijackyl Light" into "Razorfever") and even a straight out Techno song ("Archetype"). A very strange release indeed, after "The Gallery", "The Mind’s I" finds the band not taking such an Extreme approach as the EP did, but it can be seen that the Epic melodies are being dumbed down a bit in favour of a darker, more Progressive sound. Make no mistake, this is the bridge between "The Gallery" and "Projector".
Remastered by Tony Lindgren at Fascination Street Studios, 180g unique Whyte Vinyl in Gatefold Cover with restored art, featuring liner notes by Mikael Stanne.
Century Media Records Ltd./Sony Music Entertainment, 1997/2021 (19439837641). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Dreamlore Degenerate 2:44
2. Zodijackyl Light 3:59
3. Hedon 5:37
4. Scythe, Rage And Roses 2:33
5. Constant 3:02
6. Dissolution Factor Red 2:07

Side B
1. Insanity's Crescendo 6:52
2. Still Moving Sinews 4:41
3. Atom Heart 243.5 4:00
4. Tidal Tantrum 2:57
5. Tongues 4:53
6. The Mind's Eye 3:09

Total playing time: 46:34 min.

The third full-length studio album by French Alternative Psychedelic/Blues/Stoner Rock band.
Dätcha Mandala return with their third album that has a fresh Garage Rock sound compared to their previous releases. The album is highly energetic with its infectious Stoner Rock sounds and melodic Blues Rock energy which captures a Classic Rock sound with a soulful rebellious attitude. With this new LP, the trio's influences are now fully assimilated, compositions assert themselves, absorbing a certain modernity, and at times, they also toughen, aligning with the current times. Taking cues from bands such as Qotsa and Clutch, but Dätcha Mandala perhaps add a Commercial Rock aspect to their overall sound which is still quite satisfying with the constant Hard Rock attitude spliced throughout the entire album. The vocals are clean and quite “pop” in places, but the instrumental grooves the band lay down on the album gives Dätcha Mandala a more aggressive personality.
The other good aspect of the album is that Dätcha Mandala lean quite heavily into more areas of Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, with echoes of Motörhead and Black Sabbath making a more dominant appearance to give the band more credibility with the heavier Underground scene. There’s a deep sense of Dätcha Mandala love and respect for the British and American Hard Rock scene within the record, which sees the band switch to multiple different styles of music for the majority of the songs.
The lyrics darken, influenced by the zeitgeist, although a hopeful vision persists. Making bold choices in terms of sound and artistic production, Dätcha Mandala delivers a profound, robust, mature, powerful album with an unmatched consistency so far.
Dätcha Mandala have released their standout album to date and one that will gain them a whole legion of new followers. With first-rate production values, "Koda" is knockout entertainment from start to finish. Excellent and Highly Recommended!
Limited Edition to 300 copies, Transparent Blue vinyl includes poster with album cover.
Discos Macarras, 2024 (DM-072-LP). Made in Spain. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. She Said 3:30
2. Koda 3:42
3. The Wanderer 4:16
4. Om Namah Shivaya 4:40
5. Syndrome of Laborious Optimism 0:53
6. Wild Fire 3:39

Side B
7. Love Myself 4:15
8. Thousand Pieces 2:53
9. It's Not Only Rock'n'Roll (and we don't like it) 3:26
10. Julietta 3:08
11. Homeland 4:47


https://discosmacarras.bandcamp.com/

American version of the first EP by legendary British Hard Rock band.
The original EP initially featured only four tracks and was released in the UK in June 1978 and never published in the US. "Snakebite" was re-released in September 1978 as a Double Extended Play containing four extra studio tracks taken from David Coverdale's second solo album "Northwinds".
Sunburst Records Ltd./Harvest/EMI Electrola, 1978 (1C 064-61 290). Made in Germany. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX-/EX-.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Come On  3:33
2. Bloody Mary  3:18
3. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City  5:06
4. Steal Away  4:16

Side Two
5. Keep On Giving Me Love  5:16
6. Queen Of Hearts  5:16
7. Only My Soul  4:35
8. Breakdown  5:12

Total playing time: 36:32 min.

The second EP by legendary American Hard Rock singer.
Warner Bros. Records Inc./WEA International Inc., 1985 (925 222-1). Made in Germany. OIS. Used (cover/disc): VG/VG.


Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Easy Street 3:45
2. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody 4:39

Side B:   
3. California Girls 2:50
4. Coconut Grove 2:52
    
Total playing time: 14:06 min.

The sixth re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary American Death Metal band.
"Spiritual Healing" is nothing short of genre-defining, which marked a new turn in the Death discography, one which ushered in cleaner production, a new level of boundary pushing musicianship and songwriting skills that were previously unimaginable from a Metal band.
Released on February 16, 1990 by Combat Records, it's the band's only album to feature both guitarist James Murphy and bassist Terry Butler, and the last to feature drummer Bill Andrews. The album was recorded at Morrisound Recording in Tampa, Florida and was produced by Scott Burns. This was the final Death album cover painted by Ed Repka.
 "Spiritual Healing" sets the standard for riffs, insane time changes and of course mainman Chuck Schuldiner’s masterful guitar solos. The album marked a shift in style and content for the band, lyrically focusing on social evils and musically being more technical, as opposed to the gore-centered, straightforward Death Metal of their previous two albums. Due to this shift, the album received polarizing reception upon release.
This period was controversial for Death, as Butler and Andrews toured Europe without Schuldiner (who refused to do the tour on the basis that it had been badly organized), with vocalist Louis Carrisalez and guitarist Walter Traschler in his place. In response, Schuldiner pursued legal action, while firing them and shifting towards employing guest musicians on future releases.
Butler and Murphy, along with Gus Rios and Matt Harvey, featured at The Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida on December 11, 2021, playing all of "Spiritual Healing" and "commemorating" 20 years since Schuldiner's death.
It's really only in comparison to history-making achievement, their "great leap forward" 1991's seminal "Human" album and Schuldiner's subsequent masterpieces, that "Spiritual Healing" is justifiably diminished, because in every other sense it's a hell of an album that reflects what was probably Death's most crucial transition phase, to boot.
Metal Hammer called "Spiritual Healing" one of the best Heavy Metal releases of the 1990s.
Perseverance Holdings Ltd./Relapse Records, 1990/2014/2023 (RR7194 | LP7194R / RLP7671941). Made in the USA. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Living Monstrosity 5:06
2. Altering The Future 5:33
3. Defensive Personalities 4:42
4. Within The Mind 5:33

Side B
5. Spiritual Healing 7:43
6. Low Life 5:21
7. Genetic Reconstruction 4:50
8. Killing Spree 4:13

Total playing time: 43:01 min.


https://death.bandcamp.com/

The twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
It’s the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up, considered as classic: Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer; Jon Lord - organ, keyboards; Ian Paice - drums.
Though it was considered a disappointment upon its release (indeed, its production was much too sleek at times, and it lacked the creative daring of "Perfect Strangers"), 1987's "House Of Blue Light" has actually stood the test of time just as well, if not better, than its predecessor. This album showed Deep Purple searching for an 80s-flavored hit single, and by doing so, sounding similar to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's other band, Rainbow.
Of the seventies Hard Rock dinosaurs that still roam the Earth, Deep Purple is one of the few with any credibility left in its crunch. "The House of Blue Light" is certainly a marked improvement over their lukewarm '84 comeback, "Perfect Strangers", and is as good as this band has ever been since its "Smoke On The Water" salad days.
"Bad Attitude" opens the album with five minutes of vintage "Machine Head" sludge - Ian Paice's thunder sticks calling the proceedings to order with a rigid goose-step beat, Ian Gillan raping his tonsils with the vigor of yesteryear. And "Mad Dog" is basically an '87-model "Highway Star," high-speed Metal fortified with Jon Lord's lusty Hammondorgan sound and the brass-knuckle guitar of Ritchie Blackmore.
The band has spiked its old hammer-and-anvil sound with a little future tech here and there: "The Unwritten Law" features subtly deployed electro-hand-claps and percolating sequencer amid its clenched-fist chorus and Blackmore's loco fretwork. But it's only when Purple turns on the retro-charm full blast that "The House Of Blue Light" really goes up in flames. "Hard Lovin' Woman" and "Dead or Alive" are both body-slam rockers in the old blitzkrieg spirit of "Speed King" and "Fireball", while Paice's sledgehammer-of-the-gods drumming and Blackmore's punch-your-lights-out chords keep "Call of the Wild", with its atypically Poppy hook, from turning into neo-Boston fluff.
"Strangeways" and a notable lack throughout the album of classic Blackmore psycho-chicken-scratch soloing, "The House Of Blue Light" is a surprisingly strong return from the tar pits. There's no "Smoke On The Water" here, but Deep Purple still has a pretty good fire going down below!!
Polydor/PolyGram Records, Inc., 1987 (831 318-1). Made in Canada. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Bad Attitude 4:43
2. The Unwritten Law 4:35
3. Call Of The Wild 4:40
4. Mad Dog 4:51
5. Black & White 3:44

Side 2
6. Hard Lovin' Woman 3:23
7. The Spanish Archer 4:57
8. Strangeways 5:55
9. Mitzi Dupree 5:02
10. Dead Or Alive 4:44

Total playing time: 46:34 min.

Russian edition of the twelfth full-length studio album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
It’s the second recording by the re-formed Mark II line-up, considered as classic: Ian Gillan - vocals, congas, harmonica; Ritchie Blackmore - guitar; Roger Glover - bass, synthesizer; Jon Lord - organ, keyboards; Ian Paice - drums.
Though it was considered a disappointment upon its release (indeed, its production was much too sleek at times, and it lacked the creative daring of "Perfect Strangers"), 1987's "House Of Blue Light" has actually stood the test of time just as well, if not better, than its predecessor. This album showed Deep Purple searching for an 80s-flavored hit single, and by doing so, sounding similar to guitarist Ritchie Blackmore's other band, Rainbow.
Of the seventies Hard Rock dinosaurs that still roam the Earth, Deep Purple is one of the few with any credibility left in its crunch. "The House of Blue Light" is certainly a marked improvement over their lukewarm '84 comeback, "Perfect Strangers", and is as good as this band has ever been since its "Smoke On The Water" salad days.
"Bad Attitude" opens the album with five minutes of vintage "Machine Head" sludge - Ian Paice's thunder sticks calling the proceedings to order with a rigid goose-step beat, Ian Gillan raping his tonsils with the vigor of yesteryear. And "Mad Dog" is basically an '87-model "Highway Star," high-speed Metal fortified with Jon Lord's lusty Hammondorgan sound and the brass-knuckle guitar of Ritchie Blackmore.
The band has spiked its old hammer-and-anvil sound with a little future tech here and there: "The Unwritten Law" features subtly deployed electro-hand-claps and percolating sequencer amid its clenched-fist chorus and Blackmore's loco fretwork. But it's only when Purple turns on the retro-charm full blast that "The House Of Blue Light" really goes up in flames. "Hard Lovin' Woman" and "Dead or Alive" are both body-slam rockers in the old blitzkrieg spirit of "Speed King" and "Fireball", while Paice's sledgehammer-of-the-gods drumming and Blackmore's punch-your-lights-out chords keep "Call of the Wild", with its atypically Poppy hook, from turning into neo-Boston fluff.
"Strangeways" and a notable lack throughout the album of classic Blackmore psycho-chicken-scratch soloing, "The House Of Blue Light" is a surprisingly strong return from the tar pits. There's no "Smoke On The Water" here, but Deep Purple still has a pretty good fire going down below!!
Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg/Melodija, 1987/1988 (C60 27357 004). Made in USSR. Used.
 

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Bad Attitude 04:43
2. The Unwritten Law 04:35
3. Call Of The Wild 04:40
4. Mad Dog 04:31
5. Black & White 03:44

Side 2
6. Hard Lovin' Woman 03:23
7. The Spanish Archer 04:57
8. Strangeways 05:55
9. Mitzi Dupree 05:02
10. Dead Or Alive 04:44

Total playing time: 50:33 min.