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The second full-length studio album by legendary American Glam/Blues Metal band.
Probably the best Cinderella’s album. With "Long Cold Winter", Cinderella started to move away from the Glam Metal music of their previous album and into a more Blues Rock-oriented direction, akin to early 1970s Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Humble Pie, Bad Company and Deep Purple.
The album is simply excellent to listen to from beginning to end, and even the track listings for this album are flawless. Tom Keifer's vocal performance cannot be rivaled by any other singer, and his talent is shown on every song of the album. Each and every song on this album is great!
The album features four singles, which all charted in the US. "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)", which was to be Cinderella's highest-charting single, reached No. 12, "The Last Mile" reached No. 36, "Coming Home" reached No. 20 and "Gypsy Road" hit No. 51, a year after the release of the album.
Album reached No. 10 in the US and became double Platinum for selling 2 million copies in the US by the end of the year, just as their debut album "Night Songs" had done earlier. It was later certified triple Platinum.
Mercury/PolyGram Records, Inc./PGP RTB, 1988 (220426). Made in Yugoslavia. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Bad Seamstress Blues / Fallin' Apart At The Seams 05:23
2. Gypsy Road 04:05
3. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) 05:56
4. The Last Mile 03:25
5. Second Wind 03:57

Side Two
6. Long Cold Winter 05:22
7. If You Don't Like It 04:13
8. Coming Home 04:55
9. Fire And Ice 03:19
10. Take Me Back 03:16

Total playing time: 43:51 min.

The debut full-length studio album by legendary American Glam Metal band.
Cinderella makes its debut in a flash of lightning and a puff of smoke with "Night Songs"! The first album by the band is easily one of best albums of all time. Why? Because Cinderella breaks new ground in many areas, and does it flawlessly. Most notably for this success is Tom Keifer, the lead singer and guitarist for Cinderella. Not only does Tom write most of the songs for Cinderella, but he also gave Hard Rock and Glam Metal a completely new meaning with his amazing falsetto! His voice has a bit of a growl to it, which at times can send chills down your spine, and also is a voice that nobody has matched.
Featuring a minor guest appearance by Jon Bon Jovi positions the band as a Pop-Metal outfit, but with Cinderella's own personality shows through at this point. 
"Night Songs" sold several million copies due to a combination of Cinderella's breakthrough single "Nobody's Fool", MTV airplay, and an opening slot on label mates Bon Jovi's tour, in support of their album "Slippery When Wet".
Leadoff single "Shake Me" failed to chart, but "Nobody's Fool" cracked the Top 20, reaching #13. Third single "Somebody Save Me" went to #66.
The album peaked at #3 on the US charts on February 7, 1987, and was certified double Platinum for selling 2 million copies there twelve days later. In May 1991, it was certified triple Platinum, having 3 million copies sold.
Cinderella takes Hard Rock and Glam Metal to a whole new level with their brand new, amazing sound. The sound of the album is great! Cinderella shows their talent in this album with each and every song! We love everything about this album, from the mind blowing guitar work, to the terrific drums, and maybe most of all, Tom Keifer's stunning vocals!!
Mercury/PolyGram Records, Inc., 1986 (830 076-1). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX/EX.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Night Songs 4:13
2. Shake Me 3:44
3. Nobody's Fool 4:46
4. Nothin' For Nothin' 3:32
5. Once Around The Ride 3:20

Side 2
1. Hell On Wheels 2:48
2. Somebody Save Me 3:14
3. In From the Outside 4:06
4. Push, Push 2:50
5. Back Home Again 3:28

Total playing time: 36:05 min.

The second re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary American Glam Metal band.
Cinderella makes its debut in a flash of lightning and a puff of smoke with "Night Songs". The first album by the band is easily one of best albums of all time. Why? Because Cinderella breaks new ground in many areas, and does it flawlessly. Most notably for this success is Tom Keifer, the lead singer and guitarist for Cinderella. Not only does Tom write most of the songs for Cinderella, but he also gave Hard Rock and Glam Metal a completely new meaning with his amazing falsetto! His voice has a bit of a growl to it, which at times can send chills down your spine, and also is a voice that nobody has matched.
Featuring a minor guest appearance by Jon Bon Jovi positions the band as a Pop-Metal outfit, but with Cinderella's own personality shows through at this point. 
"Night Songs" sold several million copies due to a combination of Cinderella's breakthrough single "Nobody's Fool", MTV airplay, and an opening slot on label mates Bon Jovi's tour, in support of their album "Slippery When Wet". Leadoff single "Shake Me" failed to chart, but "Nobody's Fool" cracked the Top 20, reaching #13. Third single "Somebody Save Me" went to #66. The album peaked at #3 on the US charts on February 7, 1987, and was certified double Platinum for selling 2 million copies there twelve days later. In May 1991, it was certified triple Platinum, having 3 million copies sold.
Cinderella takes Hard Rock and Glam Metal to a whole new level with their brand new, amazing sound. The sound of the album is great! Cinderella shows their talent in this album with each and every song. We love everything about this album, from the mind blowing guitar work, to the terrific drums, and maybe most of all, Tom Keifer's stunning vocals!
Mercury/Island Def Jam Music Group, A division of UMG Recordings, Inc./De Agostini Publishing S.p.A., 1986/2022 (DeAgostini 29). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Night Songs 4:03
2. Shake Me 3:42
3. Nobody's Fool 4:47
4. Nothin' For Nothin' 3:32
5. Once Around The Ride 3:21

Side 2
1. Hell On Wheels 2:48
2. Somebody Save Me 3:14
3. In From the Outside 4:06
4. Push, Push 2:51
5. Back Home Again 3:30

Total playing time: 36:05 min.

For the first time on vinyl, the debut full-length studio album by American Progressive Power Metal band.
Circle II Circle marks the recording return of former Savatage lead vocalist, Zachary Stevens, after a few years of silence. Circle II Circle was formed by Zak Stevens after his departure from Savatage, after recording four albums. But though this band is very much Stevens' personal vehicle, the bulk of 2003's debut was written with the help of his old Savatage cronies, and it is therefore no surprise that both groups tread quite similar paths. "Watching In Silence" featured guest appearances from Zachary's former bandmates of Savatage, Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery.
The writing for debut began in mid-2001, when Zak and Jon Oliva entered D.O.W. studios in Tampa to start some rough demos of their early ideas. Most songs included on the album were co-written with either Jon Oliva and Chris Caffery. It should be no surprise this sounds a lot like Savatage, considering who’s in the line-up, with the epic arrangements, moody passages, and Zak’s soaring vocals, it could have had ideas for a new Savatage album, being very much in the vein of "Dead Winter Dead" or "Wake of Magellan". The same kinds of vocal melodies, the same kinds of arrangements, the same type of lyrical themes. If anything, Circle II Circle comes across a tad less 'Metallic' and closer to the Melodic Hard Rock (think AOR) that was so popular in the early '80s.
After this record release, the entire band other than Stevens quit and eventually went on to join Oliva in Jon Oliva's Pain.
If you really dig the mellower bits on the last Savatage albums, you need to get this!
Limited to 150 copies Black Vinyl.
AFM Records/Jolly Roger Records/Blackbeard, 2003/2022 (JRR-BB023). Made in Italy. Pressed in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Out Of Reach 4:09    
2. Sea Of White 4:39    
3. Into The Wind 4:18    
4. Watching In Silence 4:25    
5. Forgiven 5:02    

Side B
6. Lies 3:26    
7. Face To Face 5:12    
8. Walls 4:28    
9. The Circle 3:30    
10. F.O.S. 6:40    

Total playing time: 45:49 min.

The fourth re-release of the debut full-length studio album by cult American Heavy Metal band.
In 1981, a little-known visionary quartet from Ventura, CA, released their debut album via their own Liquid Flames Records. The album was re-released on MC in 1984 by Enigma Records, and in 1987 again on MC and LP by Restless Records (a division of Enigma Records). In 1999, it was re-released on CD by Metal Blade Records.
In that unassuming moment, the course of Heavy Metal history changed forever. Forty years on, legions of fans worldwide have been enraptured by these masters of the dark arts, and now Cirith Ungol invites fans to ride the black machine for a fond look back at the epic album "Frost And Fire".
An eternal classic, all the songs of album feature archetypal heroic and even catchy melodies with truly driving bass lines and unusual but masterful drum work. And all that before the classic Sword and Sorcery heavy metal archetype was even properly established.
While Michael "Flint" Vujejia is credited as the bass player on this album, it has been confirmed in several interviews that Greg Lindstrom was actually the bassist on it.
In 2005, "Frost And Fire" was ranked number 362 in Rock Hard Magazine's book of "The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".
A masterpiece of epic Heavy Metal which pounds with classic fury yet with a medieval atmosphere that ranges into Doomy territories. Cirith Ungol are timeless yet were so ahead of their time…
Both versions of the album sound flawless. There's a very good reason this album is one of the quintessential influences in Epic Metal.
40th Anniversary Edition re-release on Double 180g Black Vinyl includes two versions of the album: “40th Anniversary Remix” and “2021 Remaster” (Original Mix), remastered from Original Tapes. Housed in gatefold cover with 6-mm spin, release also includes 8-page 12” booklet, download card and giant poster!
Metal Blade Records, 1981/2021 (3984 15809-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Frost And Fire (40th Anniversary Remix) 3:35
2. I'm Alive (40th Anniversary Remix) 5:00
3. A Little Fire (40th Anniversary Remix) 3:47
4. What Does It Take (40th Anniversary Remix - Goldmine Mix) 3:33
Side B
5. Edge Of A Knife (40th Anniversary Remix) 4:31
6. Better Off Dead (40th Anniversary Remix - Goldmine Mix) 4:46
7. Maybe That's Why (40th Anniversary Remix) 6:17
Running time: 31:29 min.

Side C
1. Frost And Fire (2021 Remaster) 3:37
2. I'm Alive (2021 Remaster) 4:59
3. A Little Fire (2021 Remaster) 3:48
4. What Does It Take (2021 Remaster) 3:36
Side D
5. Edge Of A Knife (2021 Remaster) 4:31
6. Better Off Dead (2021 Remaster) 4:47
7. Maybe That's Why (2021 Remaster) 6:16
Running time: 31:34 min.

Total playing time: 63:03 min.



Samples: 
https://cirithungol.bandcamp.com
https://cirithungol.bandcamp.com

Limited Edition release of the first live album by cult American Heavy/Doom Metal band.
Cirith Ungol was formed in 1971, just one year after Black Sabbath released their self-titled debut kickstarting the genre. Taking influence from Progressive and the Hard Rock, as well as the burgeoning Metal scene along the way, the band formed a powerful sound, one that inspired myriad musicians. Cirith Ungol have always been their own animal with a heady brew of Fantasy-inspired lyrics and gripping Metal. They have a certain niche carved alongside acts like Pagan Altar and Manilla Road - true pioneers of pure and true Heavy Metal.
When the band released their first album, “Frost And Fire”, in 1981, they benefitted from the nascent NWOBHM movement.  As the decade progressed, though, it was as if Metal split into two distinct and opposite directions with the MTV crowd at one end and the other occupied by heavier bands.  After having a difficult relationship with their label, Restless Records, the band split up in 1992. Thankfully, though, they reunited in 2016 and have been hard at work since playing festivals across North America and Europe.
“I’m Alive” was recorded live 27.05.2017 at Up The Hammers Festival, Athens, Greece. At twenty-two tracks, this is an album well worth its price tag. The production is thoroughly live with little to no evidence of any major studio fixes or tricks. Tonally, the guitar is pure, undiluted overdriven Marshall JCM800, the staple of the ‘80s. It is a thick sound with plenty of girth and Metallic rage. The drums are captured with a very lively sound, solid and organic. Tim Baker’s vocals are as lethal as ever as he still rules over the microphone like a despotic ancient warlord from a Robert E. Howard or Michael Moorcock story.  Weatherby’s bass sounds huge. Though not particularly overindulgent, it is an articulate sound with plenty of presence that never gets buried in the mix. Few bands can really pull something like that off without sounding over-busy but Cirith Ungol are veterans, certainly members of the Heavy Metal elite! Cirith Ungol were essentially paving the way for bands like Iced Earth and their collaboration with Todd McFarland on “The Dark Saga”.  Everything about this album speaks to the professional aspect of the band. Because of that vital experience in the business, the band understands well what the fans want and caters to them particularly the die-hards. If you can find this for a decent price on vinyl - buy it!  It is not only a solid investment, but genuine Heavy Metal magic!!
Strictly limited to 300 numbered copies Ice Blue Marbled double vinyl includes giant poster.
Metal Blade Records, 2019 (3984-15672-1). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Disc 1

Side A
1. Intro 00:55
2. I'm Alive 05:03
3. Join the Legion 04:11
4. Atom Smasher 04:22
5. Edge of a Knife 04:54
6. Blood & Iron 04:03

Side B
7. Black Machine 03:57
8. Frost and Fire 04:35
9. Finger of Scorn 08:00
10. Chaos Descends 04:43
11. Doomed Planet 03:58
Running time: 48:41 min.


Disc 2

Side C
1. Chaos Rising 08:03
2. Fallen Idols 06:10
3. Paradise Lost 06:30

Side D
4. Master of the Pit 06:58
5. King of the Dead 06:47
6. Cirith Ungol 07:22
Running time: 41:50 min.

Total playing time: 90:31 min.


Samples: https://cirithungol.bandcamp.com

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 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 (A 3943). Made in Germany. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
Girls Just Want To Have Fun 3:55

Side 2
Right Track Wrong Train 4:40

Total playing time: 8:35 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.