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The fourth re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary Polish Black Metal band.
The second release in the Slavonic Trilogy reissue series.
Once upon a time, Behemoth played under-produced and mediocre Black Metal before venturing where their hearts told them. Behemoth’s debut is a very good and rock solid album. It’s always had just the sound of Black Metal, and it finds the right moments to establish Black Metal scenery other than derived repetition. Behemoth decided to move forward into death metal with an interest in Sumerian gods and demons. The genre has changed, but you can spot the fascination in war and evil here too, and the ambition is very apparent. The album is completely memorable, with a style of their own the compositions manage to not be repetitive; it reaches and makes a unique and mature sound. Songs like “Hidden in a Fog”, “Entering the Faustian Soul” or “Hell Dwells in Ice” are undoubtedly the highlights of the album, but without taking merit away from the rest of the songs. Behemoth manages to be melodic, heavy, and atmospheric at different parts in the same composition, and they achieve this with the use of very few resources since they use the same ones throughout the whole album without it getting boring or repetitive. “Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)” delivers promising songs, but the band didn’t deliver their best, so their album ends up being a mere introduction to audiences to their first era.
Metal Blade Records has reissued the album, which includes a second disc of bonus tracks with four unreleased studio tracks and seven live tracks. Those just familiar with their more modern works, (anything from 1999 and onward, for sake of clarity), will find quite a different beast with this debut album.
Limited to 700 copies exclusive for EU market, Deluxe Edition 180-gram Double Clear Beige Brown Marbled Vinyl in gatefold cover with updated artwork and embossed gold print includes 24-page booklet with lyrics, interviews, vintage photos, as well as Download Card. Bonus disc contains 11 rarities (unreleased and live tracks).
Metal Blade Records, 1995/2021 (3984-15795-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side Ignis
1. Chant Of The Eastern Lands 5:40
2. The Touch Of Nya 0:55
3. From The Pagan Wastlands 4:27
4. Hidden In The Fog 6:47
5. Ancient 1:59
Side Agua
1. Entering The Faustian Soul 5:30
2. Forgotten Cult Of Aldaron 4:34
3. Wolves Guard My Coffin 4:29
4. Hell Dwells In Ice 5:47
Running time: 40:08 min.

Side Terra
1. Cursed Angel Of Doom
2. Dark Triumph
3. Bless The For Granting Me Pain (Helevorn, 1994)
4. Hell Dwells In Ice (Helevorn, 1994)
5. Hidden In A Fog (Merry Christless 15.12.2017, Warsaw, Poland)
6. From The Pagan Vastlands (Black Metal Inferno Fest 08.06.1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Side Aer
1. Hidden In A Fog (Black Metal Inferno Fest 08.06.1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
2. Wolves Guard My Coffin (Black Metal Inferno Fest 08.06.1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
3. Hidden In A Fog (Live At Riviera Remont 11.10.1996, Warsaw, Poland)
4. From The Pagan Vastlands (Pagan Triumph Tour 14.09.1996, Maastricht, Netherlands)
5. Hidden In A Fog (Pagan Triumph Tour 14.09.1996, Maastricht, Netherlands)

The fourth re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary Polish Black Metal band.
The second release in the Slavonic Trilogy reissue series.
Once upon a time, Behemoth played under-produced and mediocre Black Metal before venturing where their hearts told them. Behemoth’s debut is a very good and rock solid album. It’s always had just the sound of Black Metal, and it finds the right moments to establish Black Metal scenery other than derived repetition. Behemoth decided to move forward into death metal with an interest in Sumerian gods and demons. The genre has changed, but you can spot the fascination in war and evil here too, and the ambition is very apparent. The album is completely memorable, with a style of their own the compositions manage to not be repetitive; it reaches and makes a unique and mature sound. Songs like “Hidden in a Fog”, “Entering the Faustian Soul” or “Hell Dwells in Ice” are undoubtedly the highlights of the album, but without taking merit away from the rest of the songs. Behemoth manages to be melodic, heavy, and atmospheric at different parts in the same composition, and they achieve this with the use of very few resources since they use the same ones throughout the whole album without it getting boring or repetitive. “Sventevith (Storming Near The Baltic)” delivers promising songs, but the band didn’t deliver their best, so their album ends up being a mere introduction to audiences to their first era.
Metal Blade Records has reissued the album, which includes a second disc of bonus tracks with four unreleased studio tracks and seven live tracks. Those just familiar with their more modern works, (anything from 1999 and onward, for sake of clarity), will find quite a different beast with this debut album.
Limited to 500 copies exclusive for US market, Deluxe Edition 180-gram Double Clear Ash Gray Marbled Vinyl in gatefold cover with updated artwork and embossed gold print includes 24-page booklet with lyrics, interviews, vintage photos, as well as Download Card. Bonus disc contains 11 rarities (unreleased and live tracks).
Metal Blade Records, 1995/2021 (3984-15795-1). Made in Germany.



Tracklist:

Side Ignis
1. Chant Of The Eastern Lands 5:40
2. The Touch Of Nya 0:55
3. From The Pagan Wastlands 4:27
4. Hidden In The Fog 6:47
5. Ancient 1:59
Side Agua
1. Entering The Faustian Soul 5:30
2. Forgotten Cult Of Aldaron 4:34
3. Wolves Guard My Coffin 4:29
4. Hell Dwells In Ice 5:47
Running time: 40:08 min.

Side Terra
1. Cursed Angel Of Doom
2. Dark Triumph
3. Bless The For Granting Me Pain (Helevorn, 1994)
4. Hell Dwells In Ice (Helevorn, 1994)
5. Hidden In A Fog (Merry Christless 15.12.2017, Warsaw, Poland)
6. From The Pagan Vastlands (Black Metal Inferno Fest 08.06.1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Side Aer
1. Hidden In A Fog (Black Metal Inferno Fest 08.06.1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
2. Wolves Guard My Coffin (Black Metal Inferno Fest 08.06.1996, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
3. Hidden In A Fog (Live At Riviera Remont 11.10.1996, Warsaw, Poland)
4. From The Pagan Vastlands (Pagan Triumph Tour 14.09.1996, Maastricht, Netherlands)
5. Hidden In A Fog (Pagan Triumph Tour 14.09.1996, Maastricht, Netherlands)



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The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
Carlisle began work on the album in 1985 following the breakup of the well-known Punk/New Wave band Go-Go's, for whom she was the lead singer. Some songs on "Belinda" were written by Carlisle's former bandmates in the Go-Go's, Charlotte Caffey and Paula Jean Brown, while the rest of the tracks were written by other songwriters, such as the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs. Carlisle has a single co-writing credit on one track,"Gotta Get to You". "Band of Gold" was a hit song for Freda Payne in 1970, which Carlisle covered for this album. Although Payne herself does not appear on the album version of the track, John Luongo overdubbed and remixed the track for a single release, which included prominent backing vocals by Payne. The 7" Single was only issued in Canada (where it hit No. 91 on the charts), but Payne's vocals were also heard on the dance mixes of Carlisle's version of the song, which were issued on a 12" Single in the US. The various "Band of Gold" remixes would later appear as bonus tracks on the 2003 re-release of the album. "I Need a Disguise" was written by the team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, who co-wrote the song with Susanna Hoffs, as it was originally intended for use by the Bangles. Kelly and Steinberg also co-wrote another song for Carlisle called "Dancing in the City", which she would eventually record and would later appear on the soundtrack for the 1987 movie "Burglar". "Stuff and Nonsense" is a cover of Tim Finn's song, originally performed by his band Split Enz on their 1979 album "Frenzy". The song "Shot in the Dark" appeared on the soundtrack for the film "Out of Bounds" (1986).
The album was supported by four Singles, with lead single "Mad About You", peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 in Canada. The album was successful in North America, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and at number 24 on the Canadian Albums chart. It was moderately successful in Australia, where it peaked at number 42 and charted for 12 weeks. Belinda was certified Gold in the US and Platinum in Canada, selling over one million copies worldwide.
International Record Syndicate, Inc./ MCA Records, Inc., 1986 (IRS-5741). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Insert. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Mad About You 3:36
2. I Need A Disguise 3:55
3. Since You've Gone 3:12
4. I Feel The Magic 3:20
5. I Never Wanted A Rich Man 4:12

Side 2
1. Band Of Gold 3:42
2. Gotta Get To You 4:06
3. From The Heart 3:12
4. Shot In The Dark 3:23
5. Stuff And Nonsense 4:30

Total playing time: 37:08 min.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
Carlisle began work on the album in 1985 following the breakup of the well-known Punk/New Wave band Go-Go's, for whom she was the lead singer. Some songs on "Belinda" were written by Carlisle's former bandmates in the Go-Go's, Charlotte Caffey and Paula Jean Brown, while the rest of the tracks were written by other songwriters, such as the Bangles' Susanna Hoffs. Carlisle has a single co-writing credit on one track,"Gotta Get to You". "Band of Gold" was a hit song for Freda Payne in 1970, which Carlisle covered for this album. Although Payne herself does not appear on the album version of the track, John Luongo overdubbed and remixed the track for a single release, which included prominent backing vocals by Payne. The 7" Single was only issued in Canada (where it hit No. 91 on the charts), but Payne's vocals were also heard on the dance mixes of Carlisle's version of the song, which were issued on a 12" Single in the US. The various "Band of Gold" remixes would later appear as bonus tracks on the 2003 re-release of the album. "I Need a Disguise" was written by the team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg, who co-wrote the song with Susanna Hoffs, as it was originally intended for use by the Bangles. Kelly and Steinberg also co-wrote another song for Carlisle called "Dancing in the City", which she would eventually record and would later appear on the soundtrack for the 1987 movie "Burglar". "Stuff and Nonsense" is a cover of Tim Finn's song, originally performed by his band Split Enz on their 1979 album "Frenzy". The song "Shot in the Dark" appeared on the soundtrack for the film "Out of Bounds" (1986).
The album was supported by four Singles, with lead single "Mad About You", peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 in Canada. The album was successful in North America, peaking at No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and at number 24 on the Canadian Albums chart. It was moderately successful in Australia, where it peaked at number 42 and charted for 12 weeks. Belinda was certified Gold in the US and Platinum in Canada, selling over one million copies worldwide.
International Record Syndicate, Inc./ MCA Records, Inc., 1986 (MIRF 1012). Made in UK. First press. Insert. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Mad About You 3:36
2. I Need A Disguise 3:55
3. Since You've Gone 3:12
4. I Feel The Magic 3:20
5. I Never Wanted A Rich Man 4:12

Side 2
1. Band Of Gold 3:42
2. Gotta Get To You 4:06
3. From The Heart 3:12
4. Shot In The Dark 3:23
5. Stuff And Nonsense 4:30

Total playing time: 37:08 min.

The third Single from the second full-length studio album, “Heaven On Earth”,  by legendary American Pop singer.
Released in May 1988, it reached number seven, becoming Carlisle's fourth and last Top-10 Hit in the United States. It also charted at number five in Canada, ending the year as the country's 69th-most-successful Single.
"Circle in the Sand" was written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who wrote many of Carlisle's Hit Singles in the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, including her signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". The first known appearance of the song in progress is from the "Lost Heaven Demos" bootleg, which features a solid drum beat, lead keyboard line and simple bass with no guitars present, and completed lyrics. The final album version of the song features a unique lead keyboard theme provided by Thomas Dolby, combined with a thumping bass-line and accentuated with swirling and shimmering guitar, including some played in reverse during the bridge.
The music video, directed by Peter Care in Half Moon Bay, California, uses the Single Edit Version of the song and was released by MCA Records in March 1988.
Virgin Records Ltd., 1988 (609 954 | 609 954-213). Made in Germany. First press. 45 RPM. Used (cover/disc): NM-/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Circle In The Sand (Beach Party Mix) 7:50

Side Two
1. Circle In The Sand 3:20
2. Circle In The Sand (Seaside Mood Groove Mix) 3:51

Total playing time: 15:03 min.
 

The second full-length studio album by legendary American Pop singer.
Belinda's massively successful sophomoric second solo album, and her international breakthrough after leaving The Go-Go's.
Three Singles of the album reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, including the signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". The first Single released, "Heaven Is A Place On Earth", reached the number one position throughout the world. The second Single released, "I Get Weak", reached number two spot in the U.S. and garnered a top 10 placing in Canada and the U.K. The third Single, "Circle In The Sand", reached the top 10 in many countries, among them U.K. (#4), U.S. (#7) and Canada (#5). From the fourth Single on, the Singles released from the album varied in different territories. The Cream cover "I Feel Free" was released only in the U.S., reaching #88 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the final U.S. Single from the album. In Europe, "World Without You" (another Diane Warren song) was released, where it reached the top 40. A fifth and final Single in the U.K. was the ballad "Love Never Dies" which reached number #54.
Among the songs Carlisle recorded, but did not include on the album, are "Waiting for a Star to Fall" and "Some Hearts", which would become big hits for Boy Meets Girl and Carrie Underwood, respectively.
The album has been certified triple Platinum in the United Kingdom and Platinum in many countries, including the United States.
MCA Records Inc., 1987 (MCA-42080). Made in USA. First press. Promotional Copy. Still sealed original pressing vinyl.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Heaven Is A Place On Earth 4:06
2. Circle In The Sand 4:26
3. I Feel Free 4:49
4. Should I Let You In? 4:16
5. World Without You 4:41

Side Two
1. I Get Weak 4:51
2. We Can Change 3:43
3. Fool For Love 3:56
4. Nobody Owns Me 3:12
5. Love Never Dies... 5:15

Total playing time: 43:17 min.

The second full-length studio album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
Belinda's massively successful sophomoric second solo album, and her international breakthrough after leaving The Go-Go's.
Three Singles of the album reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, including the signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". The first Single released, "Heaven Is A Place On Earth", reached the number one position throughout the world. The second Single released, "I Get Weak", reached number two spot in the U.S. and garnered a top 10 placing in Canada and the U.K. The third Single, "Circle In The Sand", reached the top 10 in many countries, among them U.K. (#4), U.S. (#7) and Canada (#5). From the fourth Single on, the Singles released from the album varied in different territories. The Cream cover "I Feel Free" was released only in the U.S., reaching #88 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the final U.S. Single from the album. In Europe, "World Without You" (another Diane Warren song) was released, where it reached the top 40. A fifth and final Single in the U.K. was the ballad "Love Never Dies" which reached number #54.
Among the songs Carlisle recorded, but did not include on the album, are "Waiting for a Star to Fall" and "Some Hearts", which would become big hits for Boy Meets Girl and Carrie Underwood, respectively.
The album has been certified triple Platinum in the United Kingdom and Platinum in many countries, including the United States.
Demon Records, 1987/2018 (DEMREC306). Made in UK. Pressed in Czech. 180g Heavyweight Translucent Blue Vinyl.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Heaven Is A Place On Earth 4:06
2. Circle In The Sand 4:26
3. I Feel Free 4:49
4. Should I Let You In? 4:16
5. World Without You 4:41

Side Two
1. I Get Weak 4:51
2. We Can Change 3:43
3. Fool For Love 3:56
4. Nobody Owns Me 3:12
5. Love Never Dies... 5:15

Total playing time: 43:17 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
Carlisle added a bit of dance flavour to her signature Pop/Rock styling on this album. Numbers like the catchy "Do You Feel Like I Feel" and the harder-edged "I Plead Insanity" are dancefloor-ready, yet still contain the robust vocal delivery and sweeping guitar riffs necessary to please long-time fans. And the timeless melody of "Half the World" is the kind that made earlier hits like "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "Circle in the Sand" mainstays on radio long after their chart runs. The elegant arrangement of "Half the World", which includes Spanish guitars, mandolin and oboe, gives the song a universal appeal, whilst "Emotional Highway" has a slight Middle Eastern feel via Carlisle's sullen vocal and the moody surf guitars. "Live Your Life Be Free" shows the singer to be capable in a variety of musical contexts, and is a pleasing listen throughout.
Despite this, this is the first of Carlisle's albums not to chart in the United States and the last album of hers to produce a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Single ("Do You Feel Like I Feel?", number 73). The first Single release outside the United States was the album title track, which peaked at No. 11 in Italy, No. 12 in the UK, No. 16 in Sweden and No. 13 in Australia. The album sold better outside the U.S. and managed to enter the top 10 in the UK (exactly at number 7), where it was certified Gold. Outside the UK, the album charted No. 21 in Sweden for 10 weeks and No. 27 in Australia.
Offside Records/Virgin Records Ltd., 1991 (V 2680 | 212 117). Made in UK. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Live Your Life Be Free 5:14
2. Do You Feel Like I Feel? 5:09
3. Half The World 4:23
4. You Came Out Of Nowhere 4:10
5. You're Nothing Without Me 3:55

Side 2
1. I Plead Insanity 4:39
2. Emotional Highway 5:20
3. Little Black Book 4:14
4. Love Revolution 5:09
5. World Of Love 4:13
6. Loneliness Game 4:40

Total playing time: 51:10 min.

First re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
Carlisle added a bit of dance flavour to her signature Pop/Rock styling on this album. Numbers like the catchy "Do You Feel Like I Feel" and the harder-edged "I Plead Insanity" are dancefloor-ready, yet still contain the robust vocal delivery and sweeping guitar riffs necessary to please long-time fans. And the timeless melody of "Half the World" is the kind that made earlier hits like "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "Circle in the Sand" mainstays on radio long after their chart runs. The elegant arrangement of "Half the World", which includes Spanish guitars, mandolin and oboe, gives the song a universal appeal, whilst "Emotional Highway" has a slight Middle Eastern feel via Carlisle's sullen vocal and the moody surf guitars. "Live Your Life Be Free" shows the singer to be capable in a variety of musical contexts, and is a pleasing listen throughout.
Despite this, this is the first of Carlisle's albums not to chart in the United States and the last album of hers to produce a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Single ("Do You Feel Like I Feel?", number 73). The first Single release outside the United States was the album title track, which peaked at No. 11 in Italy, No. 12 in the UK, No. 16 in Sweden and No. 13 in Australia. The album sold better outside the U.S. and managed to enter the top 10 in the UK (exactly at number 7), where it was certified Gold. Outside the UK, the album charted No. 21 in Sweden for 10 weeks and No. 27 in Australia.
180g Heavyweight Translucent Red Vinyl.
Demon Records, a division of Demon Music Group Ltd., a BBC Studios Company, 1991/2018 (DEMREC308). Made in UK for the world. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Live Your Life Be Free 5:17
2. Do You Feel Like I Feel? 5:09
3. Half The World 4:22
4. You Came Out Of Nowhere 4:10
5. You're Nothing Without Me 3:55

Side 2
1. I Plead Insanity 4:39
2. Emotional Highway 5:20
3. Little Black Book 4:13
4. Love Revolution 5:09
5. World Of Love 4:13
6. Loneliness Game 4:43

Total playing time: 51:10 min.

The eighth compilation album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
As National Album Day 2021 celebrates women in music, Belinda Carlisle has chosen a selection of her recordings that illustrate the theme for this special limited edition release. Bespoke compilation, featuring a brand-new recording – fabulous version of The Youngbloods’ 1966 appeal for unity, “Get Together”, recorded in Los Angeles in July 2021, plus eight further tracks taken from her albums “Heaven On Earth”, “Live Your Life Be Free” and “Real”.
Limited Edition National Album Day release, 180g White Vinyl.
Demon Records, 2018 (DEMREC964). Made in UK. First press.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. I Feel Free 4:51
2. Nobody Owns Me 3:25
3. You’re Nothing Without Me 3:44
4. Emotional Highway 4:55
5. Get Together (The Youngbloods cover / new 2021 song) 4:42

Side 2
1. Live Your Life Be Free 4:57
2. Little Black Book 4:07
3. Wrap My Arms 4:28
4. Goodbye Day 4:35

First re-release of the fifth full-length studio album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
After four solo albums of polished Pop sounds, and looks, Belinda Carlisle decided to strip down her sound to showcase some raw music and Rock out a little. Quite a daring move, but it also shows a maturing artist who is comfortable in her own skin. The album has a genre of mainly Pop songs and suffers from a lack of memorable songs and while the record sounded good, it had nothing to support the state-of-the-art production. It was also a departure from her previous solo albums, having more in common with Carlisle's the Go-Go's sound rather than her own, typical, solo Pop themes. Dealing with what Carlisle termed the "dark side of relationships", the album is mature and intentionally lacks the slick production of her other solo albums. Carlisle won over many critics who had previously reviewed her for her sensed lack of progression and willingness to take a chance with some edgier material.
This is probably Belinda's most comfortable yet loudest album yet. She would follow 'Real' with the slick and more successful Adult Contemporary "A Woman and a Man" which is closer to her original sound, but "Real" would stand firm as a memorable highlight in the singer's career where she chooses to experiment with her image and sound.
"Real" debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number nine on October 18, 1993, becoming Carlisle's fifth consecutive top-10 album there. In Sweden, the album became her fifth top-30 album, peaking at number 23. Australia was the last place the album charted, where it charted at number 61.
"Big Scary Animal" Single reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Carlisle's seventh top-20 Single, and a top 60 hit in Australia. This is also the most successful song co-written by Belinda Carlisle. "Lay Down Your Arms" was released as the second Single and failed to gain much success, peaking at number 27 in the UK.
180g Heavyweight Clear Vinyl.
Demon Records, a division of Demon Music Group Ltd., a BBC Studios Company, 1993/2018 (DEMREC309). Made in UK for the world. Pressed in Czech.


Tracklist:

Side Two
1. Goodbye Day 4:39
2. Big Scary Animal 4:18
3. Too Much Water 5:16
4. Lay Down Your Arms 4:38
5. Where Love Hides 4:57

Side Two
1. One With You 5:11
2. Wrap My Arms 4:27
3. Tell Me 5:32
4. Windows Of The World 3:26
5. Here Comes My Baby 4:37

Total playing time: 46:51 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
Carlisle's last album to chart in the United States. The album contains an array of guest artists, including George Harrison and Bryan Adams.
After the great success of "Heaven on Earth", Belinda Carlisle released her third solo album, which included even more radio hits. While it'e easy to hear three songs from "Heaven On Earth" while listening to radio, "Runaway Horses" carried four big radio hits.
"Leave A Light On" has an amazing melody, Belinda's beautiful voice, great breathtaking lyrics and also George Harrison's guitar solo. It has stayed a live stable for all of these years.
"La Luna" is a Spanish-type song. This is one of those few songs ever written with a couplet better than the chorus is. Although the chorus is catchy and beautiful, and the couplet brings Belinda's voice into another dimension.
"Summer Rain" is a song with a very long chorus and definitely has been a live favourite through the years. The melody is pure gold.
"We Want the Same Thing" was not a hit with the album version, but the remix did it. The album version is Poppier than the remix but still very good.
"Vision of You" is a slow song. It is a great song, although not one of favourites from this album.
"Runaway Horses" is a perfect Pop song and one of her most underrated songs. The story of the song is fascinating.
"Shades of Michaelangelo" is one of the greatest songs of the album. It was overlooked because there are many other good songs too. It is one of the greatest songs Belinda has ever been writing. Just like "Love Never Dies" on "Heaven On Earth", "Shades of Michaelangelo" is a beautiful and perfect album closer.
There are many good songs we often forget while discussing this album. "Whatever It Takes" has a guest vocal of Bryan Adams, an amazing song too. "Deep Deep Ocean" is a beautiful and relaxing song. The quality of the songs is very high. Without a doubt, this is one of the best Pop albums of the 80s!
The album spent a total of 25 weeks on the Billboard 200 and certified Gold by the RIAA. It reached number four in the United Kingdom and was certified Platinum. The album was also a success in Australia; it peaked at number six and certified double Platinum, becoming the 24th best-selling album of 1990.
Virgin Records Ltd., 1989 (V 2599 | 210 303). Made in UK. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM/NM-.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Leave A Light On 4:37
2. Runaway Horses 4:42
3. Vision Of You 4:37
4. Summer Rain 5:26
5. La Luna 4:43

Side Two
1. (We Want) The Same Thing 3:57
2. Deep Deep Ocean 4:03
3. Valentine 5:03
4. Whatever It Takes 4:49
5. Shades Of Michaelangelo 5:46

Total playing time: 47:54 min.

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary American Rock/Pop singer.
The first studio album in ten years, since the release of "Voila" (2007), a collection of Chansons performed by Carlisle in French. Unlike her previous releases, which have largely been characterized as Pop music, it consists of a series of Sikh chants performed by Carlisle in Gurmukhi and is inspired by her practice of Kundalini yoga.
In the first decade of her post-Go-Go's solo career, Belinda Carlisle delivered six albums as a mainstream Pop artist, notching hits with songs like "Mad About You" and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Following 1996's "A Woman and a Man", Carlisle largely abandoned her solo pursuits, participating in a handful of Go-Go's reunions and battling a drug addiction that lasted until 2005. Newfound sobriety and the influence of living in France yielded 2007's "Voila", an unexpectedly high-quality collection of French Pop songs and classic Chansons, which she sang entirely in French.
With another decade in the books, the California native returns with yet another personal passion project in 2017's "Wilder Shores". Like "Voila", "Wilder Shores" eschews any attempt at mainstream Pop, nor does it offer more than a handful of English-language tracks. A long-time devotee of the practice of Kundalini Yoga, Carlisle and her producer/collaborator Gabe Lopez have set to music a collection of Buddhist chants and mantras, the bulk of which are sung in the ancient Gurmukhi language. Though Pop-oriented in structure, the mostly acoustic arrangements are adorned with Eastern instrumentation like tabla, harmonium, and sitar, and Carlisle's increasingly smoky voice handles the tricky chants surprisingly well. Although it suffers somewhat from the inherent blandness that often comes with this type of New Age Fusion, the album's tone is generally uplifting and the acoustic piano rendition of "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" that closes out the collection slots in well with the overall vibe and intention.
Carlisle commented on her inspiration behind making the album, specifically her practising of Kundalini yoga: "I have been practising Kundalini Yoga for over twenty-five years and in the last twelve years I have built up a serious practice routine and begun studying the mantras that are used in classes much more closely. I’ve always wanted to do an album like this, but I never felt I was ready until early in 2015. It’s not just music on this album, it’s a science that requires an element in the voice called the Naad. Naad is almost a transference of energy through the voice, and it wasn’t easy for me to learn. That being said, I am a Pop singer, so I could never be a traditional chant or Kirtan artist as it would not be true to who I am. "Wilder Shores" is therefore still a Pop album with the same structure of verse, bridge and chorus as my previous records, but it is done with repetitive chanting". 
Wilder Shores is a genre-busting album of eastern and western influences, fusing the worlds of energizing Pop music and elevating Kundalini mantras. The powerhouse voice of Pop superstar Belinda Carlisle soars over these chant tracks with precision and grace. "Wilder Shores" is deeply authentic to the genre of Kirtan, but deftly translated into an ultra-current sound that makes these mantras sound like chart-toppers. The power of the mantras themselves to bring peace, balance and strength to the heart is supported by powerful English tracks, including a new acoustic version of Carlisle's international hit "Heaven is a Place on Earth" that fans will not want to miss. "Wilder Shores" is filled with music equally at home, in yoga studios and rock stadiums, leading the wave of spirituality in the music mainstream! indulgence, give Carlisle credit for once again challenging herself as a singer and artist!
Exclusive release for Records Store Day 2018, 180g Blue 12” LP + “Why / Superstar” 7” Single with two new tracks recorded in 2017.
Demon Records, 2018 (DEMREC 244 | BELCAR 1). Made in UK. First press.


Tracklist:

LP
Side A
1. Adi Shakti 7:17
2. Ek Ong Kar Sat Gur Prasad 6:29
3. Light Of My Soul 4:27
4. Rakhe Rakhan Har 4:48
Side B
5. Har Gobinday 5:55
6. Humee Hum Brahm Hum 4:42
7. Aad Guray Nameh 5:02
8. Long Time Sun 2:27
9. Heaven Is A Place On Earth (2017 Acoustic Version) 4:00


Single
Side A
1. Why 4:13
Side B
2. Superstar 3:57

The second full-length studio album by legendary Scottish Rock band.
Big Country came out of one of the less dominant parts of the United Kingdom with an anthemic sound and vaguely revolutionary-sounding lyrics to captivate the British listening public and at least interest Americans. Big Country continued their winning ways at home with this, its second album, which topped the charts and produced three Top 40 hits: "East of Eden", "Where the Rose is Sown", and "Just a Shadow". But in the U.S., the album was perceived as proving that the band's sound, guitars-as-bagpipes, courtesy of the E-Bow, was a one-time novelty, while Stuart Adamson's lyrics, full of British socialist working-class fervour, seemed jingoistic and pretentious. Nevertheless, much of the music, as on the first album, made for stirring Rock & Roll.
Clanging and crackling with energy, this album from Big Country rings natural evolutionary changes on the band's stirring twin-guitar sound even as it frames still better news: bandleader Stuart Adamson has rapidly matured into a songwriter capable of bringing meticulous craft to his obvious passion.
"Steeltown" is the band's only UK number 1 album, topping the chart for 1 week in October 1984. "East of Eden" was the only Top 20 Single from the album, reaching number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.
Phonogram Ltd., London/Mercury, 1984 (822 831-1). Pressed in Netherlands. First press. Used (cover/disc): NM/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Flame Of The West 4:57
2. East Of Eden 4:30
3. Steeltown 4:39
4. Where The Rose Is Sown 4:57
5. Come Back To Me 4:37

Side 2
1. Tall Ships Go 4:38
2. Girl With The Grey Eyes 4:46
3. Rain Dance 4:19
4. Great Divide 4:50
5. Just A Shadow 5:40

Total playing time: 48:33 min.

Chrysalis Records, 1982 (CHR 1377). Made in USA. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX+.

 
Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Come On, Come On
2. White Wedding (Part 1)
3. Hot In The City    
4. Dead On Arrival
5. Nobody's Business
    
Side B:
6. Love Calling
7. Hole In The Wall
8. Shooting Stars
9. It's So Cruel
10. Congo Man

The second full-length studio album by German/Turkish Progressive Blackened Post-Metal band.
Hurtling into life in 2020, Bipolar Architecture is a project born from the smouldering ashes of stalwart Death Metal band Heretic Soul. Having retained all the nihilistic fury of their former outfit, Bipolar Architecture introduced the forward-thinking ferocity of Djent and Hardcore as well as the Atmospheric dynamism of Post-Rock and Shoegaze, before debuting their searing new sound on their first EP, "The Tragic Protagonist", which quickly turned heads and left ears ringing.
By mixing classic Death Metal aggression and with cutting-edge production and processing techniques, Bipolar Architecture have created a balance of sound that is raw, frenzied, and extreme, whilst also nuanced, refined and pliable. On "Depressionland", the band’s 2022 debut full-length, this truly Progressive approach was realized in full as frontman, rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter Sarp Keski’s unmistakable banshee, howl soars over Fatih Kanık’s punishing blast beats and delay-soaked euphoria courtesy of lead guitarist Marcus Sander and bassist Enes Akovalı; unifying Bipolar Architecture’s diverse influences whilst simultaneously holding them poles apart for maximum, abrasive impact.
Two years after releasing "Depressionland", that brought together elements of Blackened Metal, Djent and panoramic, Post-Rock Ambience; Berlin-based collective unleashed the next brutal evolution of their ground-breaking, genre-defying sound…
If "Depressionland" was a distillation of Bipolar Architecture’s signature sonics, though, 2024’s "Metaphysicize" is alchemical gold. Still determined to drive at the bleeding edge of Extreme Metal, "Metaphysicize" uses the existentialist, introspective themes of "Depressionland" as fuel for an even deeper, more haunting exploration of the human condition. Tracks such as "Immor(t)al" and "Dysphoria" resound with a musical maturity and patience testament to experience gained and lessons learned, whilst "Disillusioned" and "Alienated" shake with all the full-throttle, apocalyptic indignation of the band’s Blackened Metal origins. Significantly, "Metaphysicize" is also Bipolar Architecture’s first work to feature lyrics in Keski’s native Turkish; sitting at the heart of the record, the swirling Post-Rock suspense and white-knuckle Thrash Metal of "Kaygi" is a perfect embodiment of the album’s dichotic balance of culture, genre, calm, and chaos.
The compositional confidence and sheer scale of "Metaphysicize" is complex, even daunting at times, and yet also empowering. By defying the presumptive restriction of lazy labels and genre pigeonholing, Bipolar Architecture leaves their shape unfixed and their future ripe with potential, because life at the edge of extreme is so much better without limits.
Pelagic Records, 2024 (PEL 248-V). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Metaphysicize 05:25
2. Disillusioned 04:16
3. Death of the Architect 05:51
4. Kaygı 06:55

Side B
1. Alienated 05:42
2. Immor(t)al 06:11
3. Dysphoria 06:16

Total playing time: 40:36 min.

The seventh full-length studio album by German Melodic Death/Thrash Metal band.
Nearly 20 years in business and not tired of delivering ‘into-the-face’ Metal! The trio from Southern Germany premiered in 2002 with "Dawn Of Golden Blood" and released five more records to date.
The long play features nine Thrash Metal anthems full of impressive Metal tunes with a lot of riff power. Inspired by bands like Exodus and Kreator, the trio fires on all cylinders with their music. There isn’t a real weak spot on this track list! Bang your head!!
Radioactive Black Yellow Vinyl.
G.U.C., 2020 (G.U.C. 037-20 LP). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. The Last Sunrise 0:44 
2. A Bullet a Day 3:59
3. Dead World Order 6:07
4. Idiocracy 6:00
5. Let God Sort 'Em Out 4:28

Side B
1. Forward into the Past 3:57
2. Blood Feud 7:31
3. None More Black 4:03
4. Darkest Times 5:41

Total playing time: 42:30 min.


Samples: https://bitterness-thrash.bandcamp.com/

The nineteenth full-length studio album by the legendary British Heavy Metal band.
The album was released on 10 June in Europe and 11 June in North America, via Vertigo Records and Republic Records in the US, and via Vertigo Records worldwide. It is the first studio album released by Black Sabbath since “Forbidden” (1995), and their first studio recording with original singer Ozzy Osbourne and bassist Geezer Butler since the live album “Reunion” (1998), which contained two new studio tracks. It is also the first studio album with Osbourne since “Never Say Die!” (1978), and with Butler since “Cross Purposes” (1994).
The original lineup of Black Sabbath first began work on a new studio album in 2001 with producer Rick Rubin. The album's development was delayed because Osbourne was in the middle of finishing his eighth solo album “Down to Earth”, and the rest of the band members eventually went on to pursue other projects, including GZR and Heaven & Hell. When Black Sabbath announced their reunion on 11 November 2011, the band announced that they would restart work on a new album with Rubin. In addition to original members Osbourne, Butler and guitarist Tony Iommi, they were joined at the recording sessions by drummer Brad Wilk, of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, following original drummer Bill Ward's decision to not participate in the reunion, due to a "contractual dispute".
For the cover artwork for was created an 8-foot-tall "13" from wicker, which was then set on fire in the Buckinghamshire countryside. The flames were visible for miles. The image was shot for album's cover.
Album reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart after its first week of sales. It is the band's first album to top the UK chart since “Paranoid” (1970). Osbourne was said to be "in shock" at the album's success, remarking that the band has "never had a record climb the charts so fast" before. The album also reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 charts, selling over 155,000 copies in the first week. Osbourne said, "There have been so many amazing highlights in our long career. To finally have our first #1 album in the U.S. is another incredible milestone for Black Sabbath." In its second week of release, the album fell to No. 5 in the US, selling 46,000, totaling 201,000 copies, and in its third week, 13 sold over 26,000 bringing its total sales to 227,000 copies in the US. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart with 25,000 units sold.
BS Productions/Universal Music/Vertigo, 2013 (3734960). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. End Of The Beginning 08:02
2. God Is Dead? 08:48
3. Loner 05:00
4. Zeitgeist 04:34
Running time: 26:24 min.

Side B
1. Age Of Reason 06:57
2. Live Forever 04:42
3. Damaged Soul 07:48
4. Dear Father 07:18
Running time: 26:45 min.

Total playing time: 53:09 min.

50th Anniversary re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Black Sabbath's debut album is the birth of Heavy Metal as we now know it. Compatriots like Blue Cheer, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple were already setting new standards for volume and heaviness in the realms of Psychedelia, Blues Rock, and Prog Rock. Yet of these Metal pioneers, Sabbath were the only whose sound today remains instantly recognizable as Heavy Metal, even after decades of evolution in the genre.
The album is widely regarded as the first Heavy Metal album. Additionally, the opening track, "Black Sabbath", has been referred to as the first Doom Metal song. According to Black Sabbath's guitarist and founding member Tony Iommi, the album was recorded in a single twelve-hour session on 16 October 1969. Aside from the bells, thunder and rain sound effects added to the beginning of the opening track and the double-tracked guitar solos on "N.I.B." and "Sleeping Village", there were virtually no overdubs added to the album. The key to the band's new sound on the album was Iommi's distinctive playing style that he developed after an accident at a sheet metal factory where he was working at the age of 17 in which the tips of the middle fingers of his fretting hand were severed. Iommi created a pair of false fingertips using plastic from a dish detergent bottle and detuned the strings on his guitar to make it easier for him to bend the strings, creating a massive, heavy sound.
"Black Sabbath" is a revolutionary debut whose distinctive ideas merely await a bit more focus and development. Henceforth, Black Sabbath would forge ahead with a vision that was wholly theirs.
Upon release, the album reached number eight on the UK Albums Charts and number 23 on the US Billboard 200. In 1989, Kerrang! Magazine ranked "Black Sabbath" number 31 on their "100 Greatest Heavy Metal Albums of All Time". In 1994, it was ranked number 12 in Colin Larkin's Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums. In 2000, Q Magazine included "Black Sabbath" in their list of the "Best Metal Albums of All Time". In 2003, it was ranked number 241 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 243 in a 2012 revised list, and 355 in a 2020 revised list. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "Black Sabbath" number 44 in their list of the 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time, describing the title track as the song that "would define the sound of a thousand bands". Additionally, in 2017, the magazine ranked it 5th on their list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". The album was also included in Robert Dimery's 2005 musical reference book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
Remastered re-release on 180g Heavyweight Black Vinyl.
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company, 1970/2015 (BMGRM053LP). Made in Germany. 


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Black Sabbath 6:21
2. The Wizard 4:25
3. Behind The Wall Of Sleep 4:19
4. N.I.B. 5:25

Side Two
1. Evil Woman (Don't Play Your Games With Me) (Crow cover) 3:25
2. Sleeping Village 3:46
3. Warning (Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation cover) 10:32

Total playing time: 38:13 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal/Stoner band.
It is regarded by some critics as the foundation of Doom Metal, Stoner Rock, and Sludge Metal.
The shortest album of Black Sabbath's glory years, "Master Of Reality" is also their most sonically influential work. Here Tony Iommi began to experiment with tuning his guitar down three half-steps to C#, producing a sound that was darker, deeper, and Sludgier than anything they'd yet committed to record. This trick was still being copied 25 years later by every Metal band looking to push the limits of heaviness, from trendy Nu-Metallers to Swedish Deathsters. Much more than that, "Master Of Reality" essentially created multiple Metal subgenres all by itself, laying the sonic foundations for Doom, Stoner and Sludge Metal, all in the space of just over half an hour.
The album peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and number eight on the US Billboard 200, where it achieved Gold status on advance orders alone. Negatively received by critics on release, the album is now considered one of the greatest Heavy Metal albums of all time. It was certified double Platinum after having sold over two million copies in US.
In 1994, "Master Of Reality" was ranked number 28 in Colin Larkin's Top 50 Heavy Metal Albums. In 2001, Q included it in their list of the 50 Heaviest Albums of All Time. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked the album number 298 in their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, 300 in a 2012 revised list, and 234 in a 2020 revised list. The same magazine also ranked the album 34th on its "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".
180g Heavyweight Black Vinyl in Embossed Cover.
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company, 1971/2015 (BMGRM055LP). Made in Germany. 


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Sweet Leaf 5:05
2. After Forever 5:27
3. Embryo 0:28
4. Children Of The Grave 5:18

Side Two
1. Orchid 1:31
2. Lord Of This World 5:26
3. Solitude 5:02
4. Into The Void 6:12

Total playing time: 34:29 min.