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. | MFSL 2-012 SANTANA / SANTANA This landmark 1969 recording is ranked #149 on Rolling Stone's list of the Greatest Albums of All Time |
. | MFSL 1-274 THE CARS / THE CARS One of the most successful and enjoyable debuts in history, the Cars’ self-titled album doubles as a greatest-hits collection. |
. | MFSL 1-278 LOST IN SPACE / AIMEE MANN A master of poetic regret, it's impossible to miss the strength of Mann's writing, which remains spectacularly underrated among contemporary songwriters. |
. | MFSL 1-284 CARELESS LOVE / MADELEINE PEYROUX Madeleine Peyroux is the real deal. She brushes off comparisons to Billie Holiday, but it's certainly not bad company to keep. |
. | MFSL 1-289 SAHARA / McCOY TYNER DownBeat's Album of the Year, Sahara represents the best that jazz had to offer in the early 70s. Rooted in modality, Tyner's piano playing is thick, chromatic, and cavernous. |
. | MFSL 1-291 MARC COHN Cohn's 1991 debut is masterfully produced and features brilliantly crafted musical arrangements that perfectly accentuate his soulful, rich baritone timbre and graceful, contemplative piano performances. |
. | MFSL 1-292 WHITES OFF EARTH NOW / COWBOY JUNKIES Haunting, harrowing, eerie, and gorgeous, the soft-toned album reinterprets eight classic blues in a ghostly manner that combines Delta traditions, European minimalism, roots country, and thoroughly original do-it-yourself ambience.
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. | MFSL 1-294 MARSHALL CRENSHAW A five-star record that announced the arrival of a serious new talent and deviated from the slick artifice of the time, Marshall Crenshaw's debut is a pop classic |
. | MFSL 1-295 FOOL FOR THE CITY / FOGHAT Foghat's best studio album, a classic rock staple, contains the hit singles Slow Ride and Fool For The City. The remastered sound is mindblowing. Guitar Heroes, unite! |
. | MFSL 1-296 SURFER ROSA / PIXIES Internationally acknowledged as a pioneering record, the alt-rock landmark Surfer Rosa is the influential equivalent of the Velvet Underground’s oft-cited 1968 debut. Mastered from the original analog tapes! |
. | MFSL 1-298 INVITATION / MILT JACKSON Milt Jackson's incredible 1963 Riverside session features Kenny Dorham, Jimmy Heath, Ron Carter, and Tommy Flanagan! Half-speed mastered for superb sound. |
. | MFSL 1-299 LITTLE FEAT Little Feat introduced Southern-fried accents and funny personality sketches to the West Coast's country-rock template on its self-titled 1971 debut, a record that remains singular in its aural and narrative visions of America. |
. | MFSL 1-300 DON'T CRY NOW / LINDA RONSTADT 1973's Don’t Cry Now, Ronstadt's first album for Asylum, solidified the singer as a premiere pop singer. This is one of the most exceptional-sounding female vocalist recordings of the 1970s |
. | MFSL 1-301 IDLEWILD SOUTH / ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Idlewild South, the sophomore release from America's sovereign Southern rock group the Allman Brothers Band, is their greatest studio album. Produced by the legendary Tom Dowd. |
. | MFSL 1-302 PERMANENT WAVES / RUSH The first of three consecutive studio masterpieces, Permanent Waves firmly established Rush as a household-name band and spawned the classic hits "Freewill" and "The Spirit of Radio." |
. | MFSL 1-303 SANTANA / SANTANA Released weeks before the band blew minds at Woodstock, Santana's groundbreaking set stands alongside Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and Jeff Beck’s Truth as a pillar of rock fusion. |
. | MFSL 2-304 THE ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS OF ROY ORBISON - 2 LP Set Remastered from the original analog master tapes for the first time ever, here are all of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member's finest singles for Monument Records in one place. |
. | MFSL 1-305 ABRAXAS / SANTANA One of rock’s true masterpieces, Santana's stunning sophomore effort was released in September 1970 to unanimous accolades and redefined contemporary music. |
. | MFSL 1-306 PRISONER IN DISGUISE / LINDA RONSTADT A rootsy 1975 treasure, Prisoner in Disguise advanced the vocalist’s reputation as a champion interpreter of popular song and drew acclaim for its outstanding session musicianship. Astounding sonics. |
. | MFSL 1-307 SAILIN' SHOES / LITTLE FEAT The equivalent to acknowledged period classics by The Band, Allman Brothers Band, Bob Dylan, and the Rolling Stones, this 1972 set is at once familiar, clever, and wholesome. |
. | MFSL 1-309 DOOLITTLE / PIXIES The Pixies' 1989 sophomore release remains among the best and most important albums ever made. Our analog version offers transparent resolution that yields unrivaled clarity and vibrant immediacy. |
. | MFSL 2-310 ANGEL DUST / FAITH NO MORE - 2 LP Set Faith No More's 1992 alt-rock classic is a sonic funhouse that remains catchy and melodic no matter what directions the songs pull. But the record’s greatest aspect may be its cutting-edge production. |
. | MFSL 1-311 BOSSANOVA / PIXIES More straightforward, linear, fluid, subtle, and dreamy, than Doolittle, Bossanova finds the band exploring pop structures, dropping psychedelic accents, and satisfying surf-rock urges. |
. | MFSL 1-313 SINATRA & STRINGS / FRANK SINATRA One of the most acclaimed albums of his career, Sinatra and Strings is a brilliant collection of standards. Every song here is a classic ballad, every performance an elegant masterstroke. |
. | MFSL 1-315 LET'S GET IT ON / MARVIN GAYE A 1973 blockbuster, this is the sensual touchstone for all of the erotic R&B and slow jams that followed an album that embraces intimacy and encourages romantic affairs. |
. | MFSL 2-316 PILGRIMAGE / MICHAEL BRECKER - 2 LP Set Pilgrimage is the last album saxophone colossus Michael Brecker ever recorded. Released months after he succumbed to leukemia in January 2007, it's also one of the finest jazz records made during the past 30 years.
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. | MFSL 1-317 NICE'N'EASY / FRANK SINATRA Comprised of devotional ballads and midtempo love songs, this 1960 set is a showcase for Sinatra's peerless ability to create moods. Never before has it sounded so natural, rich, or transparent. |
. | MFSL 2-318 MYTHOLOGIES / PATRICIA BARBER - 2 LP Accompanied by guitarist Michael Alger, bassist Michael Arnapol, and drummer Eric Montzka, and assisted by a few special guest background vocalists -- including a children's choir -- Barber has turned in one of the first legitimate masterworks of the new century. |
. | MFSL 1-319 HASTEN DOWN THE WIND / LINDA RONSTADT Part of her impeccable string of mid-1970s albums that defined California’s soft-rock scene, Linda Ronstadt's Grammy-winning Hasten Down the Wind is the vocalist at her best. |
. | MFSL 1-320 DIXIE CHICKEN / LITTLE FEAT Stuffed with first-rate songwriting, humorous lyrics, and laidback funk, Dixie Chicken is Little Feat’s pinnacle studio album |
. | MFSL 1-321 SIMPLE DREAMS / LINDA RONSTADT Linda Ronstadt’s Simple Dreams continued a creative streak that found the singer turning out album after album of incredible material at an astonishing clip. Featuring an expanded palette of styles and cutting-edge narratives, the 1977 set may be Ronstadt's greatest work. |
. | MFSL 2-322 WAITING FOR COLUMBUS / LITTLE FEAT - 2 LP Waiting for Columbus stands as Little Feat's peak accomplishment - a staggering confluence of energetic performances, skilled improvisations, and thematic expansion. |
. | MFSL 2-323 BARE BONES / MADELEINE PEYROUX - 2 LP Having proven several times over that she's among the premier vocal jazz singers on the planet, Madeleine Peyroux makes her mark as a songwriter on the exquisite Bare Bones, her first album of originals. |
. | MFSL 1-324 CANDY-O / THE CARS Continuing along the streamlined pop paths of its predecessor, the 1979 sophomore effort is preoccupied with desirable women that are as mysterious, sexy, and cool as the group's music. |
. | MFSL 1-325 SHAKE IT UP / THE CARS A return to form after the departure that was 1980's muddled Panorama, the Cars' Shake It Up bursts forth with a rich assembly of synthesizers, drum machines, electronic blips, and catchy melodies that make it an early 80s pop staple. |
. | MFSL 2-327 THE COLE PORTER MIX / PATRICIA BARBER - 2 LP Move over, Ella Fitz and Ol' Blue Eyes. There's a new standout interpreter of classic pop songs in town. Yes, Patricia Barber's The Cole Porter Mix belongs on the same level of amazing as the work of the 20th century's most famous singers. |
. | MFSL 1-328 PIRATES / RICKIE LEE JONES Accompanied by an all-star lineup, the singer-songwriter achieves musical nirvana on a 1981 set that encompasses post-bop, coffeehouse folk, bohemian pop, romantic soul, and Broadway showtunes. |
. | MFSL 1-329 MY AIM IS TRUE / ELVIS COSTELLO One of the greatest debut albums ever recorded, the 1977 set hasn’t lost any of the vibrant urgency, lyrical edge, or biting wit that made Costello the pin-up model for new-wave music. |
. | MFSL 1-330 THIS YEAR'S MODEL / ELVIS COSTELLO The first record he made with his legendary backing band the Attractions, 1978's This Year's Model is Elvis Costello's most explosive and urgent album. |
. | MFSL 1-331 ARMED FORCES / ELVIS COSTELLO A supremely melodic and hook-laden record, the 1979 set is a showcase of scintillating keyboard lines, sharp guitar work, and the most cohesive arrangements of Costello and the Attractions' career. |
. | MFSL 2-334 GET HAPPY!! / ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS - 2 LP Paying homage to Northern soul, Motown, Stax, and Southern soul strains, and infused with smooth and gritty arrangements, Get Happy!! runs on an efficient R&B motor. |
. | MFSL 1-335 ALMOST BLUE / ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS This expertly played 1981 recording marks the second of the encyclopedic pop musician's many forays into multiple styles |
. | MFSL 1-336 BABY I'M-A WANT YOU / BREAD This 1972 pop-rock classic epitomizes timeless early 1970s AM radio sounds and includes four top 40 hits: Bread's Baby I'm-A Want You features finessed playing, sturdy melodies and passionate harmonies. |
. | MFSL 1-337 THE GENIUS SINGS THE BLUES / RAY CHARLES A classic of the soul and R&B canon, The Genius Sings the Blues is a snapshot of the evolution of timeless American music captured by the pianist's indelible rhythmic pace, gospel roots, jazz backgrounds, and Southern-styled accents. |
. | MFSL 1-338 FOREIGNER / FOREIGNER Few albums better instill these pleasures than Foreigner's 1977 self-titled debut album, a five-times platinum blockbuster chock full of salacious riffs, soaring vocals, edgy beats, and lyrics that practically demand to be shouted. |
. | MFSL 1-339 LEARNING TO CRAWL / THE PRETENDERS This 1984 hit album shows vigorous determination and solemn reflectiveness and is peppered with hits such as Back on the Chain Gang, 2000 Miles and My City Was Gone. |
. | MFSL 1-340 TRUST / ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS Trust is the most eclectic and ambitious record of Elvis Costello's career: [his] summit as a singer, songwriter, and miserable-Irish-bastard pin-up boy, says Rolling Stone |
. | MFSL 1-341 DOUBLE VISION / FOREIGNER Overflowing with first-rate songwriting, lascivious hooks, and sing-a-long choruses, Foreigner's Double Vision exceeded the popularity of the band's blockbuster debut with more than seven million copies and two Top Five singles. |
. | MFSL 1-342 HEAD GAMES / FOREIGNER Foreigner's 1979 release is their edgiest, heaviest, hardest-hitting album and tracks like Head Games, and Dirty White Boy continued the group's streak of hits. |
. | MFSL 1-343 FOREIGNER 4 / FOREIGNER This #1 1981 album teems with hits like Urgent, Waiting for a Girl Like You and Juke Box Hero |
. | MFSL 1-344 SWING ALONG WITH ME / FRANK SINATRA Twelve of the most uninhibited things Sinatra ever recorded, Swing Along With Me pairs the legendary singer with arranger Billy May, who leads an orchestra that just doesn't quit |
. | MFSL 1-345 THE CONCERT SINATRA / FRANK SINATRA Using his unparalleled breath control techniques and in the best voice of his career, Sinatra matches Riddle's sweeping arrangements, turning in resplendent performances that are as powerful, majestic, and dynamic as Riddle's surging instrumental support. |
. | MFSL 1-346 MUSIC FROM BIG PINK / THE BAND Recorded in 1968 and ranked #34 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, The Band's Music From Big Pink stems from a pink farmhouse in upstate Woodstock, New York and is a dubut for the ages. |
. | MFSL 1-347 STAGE FRIGHT / THE BAND A sharp stylistic and thematic detour away from its first two albums, the Band’s Stage Fright is a compelling snapshot of a group coping with massive success and internal changes. |
. | MFSL 2-348 ROCK OF AGES / THE BAND The Band's 1972 live album Rock of Ages was recorded at the tail end of the group's Cahoots tour, and over the course of four nights at New York's Academy of Music at the end of December 1971. The incendiary concert set bookmarks the close of the first phase of the collective's career. |
. | MFSL 1-349 PIANO MAN / BILLY JOEL Piano Man established a legend via two elements that became a trademark of his career: simple, yet disarmingly effective lyrics that speak to universal truths and instilled feelings of pathos. |
. | MFSL 1-350 TURNSTILES / BILLY JOEL On Turnstiles, Joel focused his attention on making an album whose scope and range dwarf that of his previous work, and shot his star into the stratosphere. Encompassing everything from urgent rock to soft pop and saloon fare, Turnstiles is a classic of major proportions. |
. | MFSL 2-351 THE CARNEGIE HALL CONCERT / CAROLE KING - 2 LP Disarmingly genuine and daringly honest, The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 benefits from the inclusion of King’s nervous between-song banter that exposes who she is as a person and performer. Most importantly, despite her anxiety, she turns out stirring renditions of tunes from 1970’s Writer, Tapestry, and even a few from Music. |
. | MFSL 1-352 CAROLE KING MUSIC / CAROLE KING Released on the heels of her breakthrough, Tapestry, Carole King’s Music is every bit the equal of its more famous predecessor, a Number One smash that features impeccable songwriting, infallible melodies, and extraordinary piano playing. |
. | MFSL 1-353 IMPERIAL BEDROOM / ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS This universally hailed 1982 pop masterpiece pairs Costello and Co. with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick |
. | MFSL 1-354 JT / JAMES TAYLOR JT takes its permanent place as one of the singer's most enduring albums, an affair that gorges on country, blues, and rock styles and incisive songwriting. |
. | MFSL 1-355 FLAG / JAMES TAYLOR Flag finds Taylor plying more of his trademark mellow vibes and insightful, soul-gazing lyrics. |
. | MFSL 1-356 DAD LOVES HIS WORK / JAMES TAYLOR Long considered a classic of the singer-songwriter domain, this 1981 effort stands as one of Taylor's real great albums and an involving aural artwork that simmers with honesty, conviction, and feeling. |
. | MFSL 1-357 KEB' MO' / KEB' MO' Original, charismatic, and immensely gifted, the guitarist/vocalist Keb' Mo' brings country blues into the late 20th century on his stunning self-titled Epic debut, which quickly climbed the charts and turned the former backing instrumentalist into a household name. |
. | MFSL 1-358 I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO / TONY BENNETT This 1962 effort was a turning point for the great Tony Bennett and an all-time pop standard. Winner of two Grammy Awards, the record contains Bennett’s signature track as well as eleven other indelible classics. |
. | MFSL 1-359 I WANNA BE AROUND / TONY BENNETT Recorded during his peak era, Tony Bennett's I Wanna Be Around continues the crooner's upward trajectory as he nestles into a superb batch of heartfelt ballads, softly swinging pop, and frisky bossa nova with the kind of charm, control, and coolness reserved for a legend. |
. | MFSL 1-360 BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON / LOS LOBOS While lacking the commercial status of the quintet's subsequent La Bamba release, By the Light of the Moon stands as the band's most enjoyable excursion into American-hued soul, penetratingly reflective lyrics, and earnest roots rock. The music making is simply extraordinary. |
. | MFSL 1-361 LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT / R.E.M. For a generation that came of age in the 80s, as well almost everyone that came within earshot of its contents, the Georgia band’s 1986 landmark effort remains an utterly distinctive sonic blend of elegance and whimsy, seriousness and humor. |
. | MFSL 1-362 KING OF AMERICA / ELVIS COSTELLO Costello teams with musical legends and standout producer T-Bone Burnett on this exemplary 1986 album |
. | MFSL 1-363 A GOOD DAY / PRISCILLA AHN Rife with organic production, subtly complex arrangements, and wise lyrics, the album signals the arrival of a talent on par with female contemporaries Jones and Sara Bareilles. |
. | MFSL 1-364 TROMPE LE MONDE / PIXIES The Pixies verged on commercial breakthrough when the now-iconic band released Trompe le Monde in September 1991. |
. | MFSL 2-365 LIVE/DEAD / GRATEFUL DEAD - 2 LP Renowned for contagious communication between its members, the Dead operates on an interstellar plane throughout Live/Dead. Witnessing the ebb-and-flow manners in which guitarist Jerry Garcia, bassist Phil Lesh, and drummer Billy Kreutzmann respond to one another's passages and blur the lines between jazz, psychedelia, and rock disciplines. |
. | MFSL 1-366 WAKE OF THE FLOOD / GRATEFUL DEAD Wake Of The Flood presents the Dead in All its incarnations: Country-Rock merry makers, Gospel-Sent balladeers, Folk-Rock storytellers, and Psychedelic innovators. |
. | MFSL 2-367 SKULL AND ROSES / GRATEFUL DEAD - 2 LP This 1971 double live album presents the legendary band's expansion into country rock, traditional rock and roll, and roots folk |
. | MFSL 1-369 IN THE DARK / GRATEFUL DEAD In the Dark Contains Touch of Grey: Dead's only top 40 hit. The entire album boasts continuity, flow, and cheer of a memorable live show: After more than a decade, the group finally made another studio masterwork. |
. | MFSL 1-370 DOCUMENT / R.E.M. This urgent 1987 breakthrough album catapulted R.E.M. to stardom. It includes classics such as The One I Love and the unforgettable It's the End of the World As We Know It |
. | MFSL 1-371 KIKO / LOS LOBOS This distinguished band's ambitious 1992 album stands as a peak moment in a career filled with high-water marks. |
. | MFSL 1-372 PRETENDERS / PRETENDERS The Pretenders' 1980 self-titled record moves fast with biting hooks, soulful melodies, and guitar-charged toughness. It includes Brass In Pocket, Precious, and Tattooed Love Boys. |
. | MFSL 1-373 ' ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT / MILES DAVIS This 1957 set stands as a hard-bop benchmark — a summation of the styles that came before its creation, an immersion into the period's cutting — edge strains, and a hint of the rivoluse modalism that would follow. |
. | MFSL 1-374 MILESTONES / MILES DAVIS Miles Davis created just one studio album with his original sextet. He made every moment count in this 1958 pairing with Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones. |
. | MFSL 1-375 SKETCHES OF SPAIN / MILES DAVIS & GILL EVANS This Spanish-themed 1960 set develops synergy between orchestrations and melancholic jazz phrasings |
. | MFSL 1-376 FOUR & MORE / MILES DAVIS A whirlwind, uptempo pace prodded by tenor saxophonist George Coleman and drummer Tony Williams. |
. | MFSL 1-377 IN A SILENT WAY / MILES DAVIS Recognized as Miles Davis' first full-on fusion effort and part of his electric era, the 1969 landmark claims a Who's Who lineup that sends the music into an ethereal stratosphere. |
. | MFSL 2-378 THE FREEWHEELIN' BOB DYLAN / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP This album ranked #97 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |
. | MFSL 2-379 ANOTHER SIDE OF DYLAN / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP Dylan's Second 1964 album expands the songwriting themes and adds levity. |
. | MFSL 2-380 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP The best of both worlds: Dylan pairs with a band on side one, and goes it alone on the astonishing solo Thought Dream odysseys on side two. |
. | MFSL 1-381 BLOOD ON THE TRACKS / BOB DYLAN A start-to-finish cycle that documents a lover's pursuit of, entanglement with, and loss of a woman, the bracingly intimate 1975 effort remains one of the most encompassing break-up albums ever made and ranks as the most personal statement of the Bard's career. |
. | MFSL 2-382 THE BASEMENT TAPES / BOB DYLAN AND THE BAND - 2 LP Recorded in the basement of a house in upstate New York, dubbed Big Pink, during the summer and early fall of 1967, Bob Dylan and The Band played a vivid tapestry of covers, originals, and traditionals that signaled the advent of Americana. Bob Dylan and the Bard changed the music world. |
. | MFSL 2-383 THE STRANGER / BILLY JOEL - 2 LP This 1977 set was a Grammy Winner for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. |
. | MFSL 2-384 52ND STREET / BILLY JOEL - 2 LP Ranked 352 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Joel splashes Latin and jazz colors on several pieces – even employing veterans such as Dave Grusin and Freddie Hubbard to contribute. |
. | MFSL 2-385 GLASS HOUSES / BILLY JOEL - 2 LP Fed up with inexcusable critical backlash and believing he’d still not been regarded as a serious artist, Joel ratcheted up the angst on this 1980 set that, oh, by the way, happened to sell another seven-million-plus copies and top the Billboard charts |
. | MFSL 2-386 SONGS IN THE ATTIC / BILLY JOEL - 2 LP As Billy Joel's first live album, it's still his best, punctuated by dynamic renditions of favorites and deep cuts, and augmented by a tested band in sync with the pianist. |
. | MFSL 2-387 THE NYLON CURTAIN / BILLY JOEL - 2 LP This multi-platinum 1982 song cycle includes Allentown, Laura, Pressure, and Goodnight Saigon. |
. | MFSL 2-388 AN INOCENT MAN / BILLY JOEL - 2 LP Another Joel Blockbuster: this seven-times Platinum 1983 album includes Uptown Girl, For the Longest Time, An Innocent Man, and Tell Her About It. |
. | MFSL 1-389 PUNCH THE CLOCK / ELVIS COSTELO Costello & the Attractions return to mainstream pop on this slick-sounding 1983 album that includes the popular song "Everyday I Write the Book. |
. | MFSL 1-390 WEEZER (BLUE ALBUM) / WEEZER Weezer don't look like rock stars, its amusing name doesn't evoke stadium-heights glories. However the band's songs on its self-titled debut album are the stuff of air-guitar dreams and shout-it-out choruses, the quartet became ironic arena-rock stars equally celebrated by in-the-know hipsters and mainstream radio listeners. |
. | MFSL 1-391 THE LION AND THE WITCH / WEEZER Released exactly six years after the band's Pinkerton album, The Lion and the Witch was designed as a collector's item. Limited to 25,000 copies on CD, the EP captures Weezer performances from Japan in Spring 2002. |
. | MFSL 1-392 RICKIE LEE JONES / RICKIE LEE JONES Rickie Lee Jones was hip before hipsters came of age. Wearing a beret, exuding supreme cool, and visually demarcating herself as a member of a bohemian underground. This 1979 self titled debut firmly established Ricke Lee Jones world-wide as an alternative musical voice. |
. | MFSL 1-393 PINKERTON / WEEZER Upon release in 1996, the band's sophomore effort failed to meet sales expectations, lacked a hit single, and drew primarily negative reviews from the press. Then, via word of mouth and reevaluation, the Little Album That Could began to build a reputation as an initially misunderstood masterwork. |
. | MFSL 1-394 WEEZER (THE GREEN ALBUM) / WEEZER Weezer's 2001 self-titled third album, collectively known as the Green Album, nearly never came to pass. The band had all but broken apart, with leader Rivers Cuomo choosing to go back to college and the other members dismay at the initial reception to 1996's Pinkerton. |
. | MFSL 1-395 MAKE BELEIVE / WEEZER This 2005 platinum set was nominated for a Grammy Award, and is streaked with optimism and personal lyrics, includes smash singles Beverly Hills, Perfect Situation, This Is Such a Pity, and We Are All on Drugs. |
. | MFSL 2-396 A DISTORTION OF LOVE / PATRICIA BARBER - 2 LP Acclaimed Pianist/Singer's often neglected 1992 sophomore effort teems with poetic enterprise and intrepid originality. |
. | MFSL 1-397 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND / THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Gregg and Duane Allman and Co. cook on edgy, soul and blues-filled fare. Includes original version of Whipping Post, and the cover of Muddy Waters' Trouble No More. |
. | MFSL 2-398 EAT A PEACH / THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND - 2 LP Released in early 1972, slightly more than three months after guitarist Duane Allman died in a motorcycle accident, the double album honors the musician via sides he recorded in the studio as well as several live performances that didn't fit on the mammoth At Fillmore East. |
. | MFSL 1-399 BROTHERS AND SISTERS / THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND This 1973 chart-topping album includes smash hits Ramblin' Man and favorites Jessica and Southbound. |
. | MFSL 1-400 PRONOUNCE LEH-NERD SKIN-NERD / LYNYRD SKYNYRD This landmark release includes the ageless Free Bird, Tuesday's Gone, Gimme Three Steps and Simple Man |
. | MFSL 2-401 COUNT BASSIE LIVE AT THE SANDS (before Frank) / COUNT BASSIE - 2 LP Swinging hard and heavy with orchestral support, this live Big-Band album was recorded during the Count's warm-up sets for Sinatra in early 1966 in Vegas. |
. | MFSL 2-402 FOREVER CHANGES / LOVE - 2 LP This 1967 album is ranked #40 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Love anticipates the late 1960s turbulence via prophetic songs and dark themes |
. | MFSL 1-405 BOOMER'S STORY / RY COODER Ry Cooder is a master of sonic archeology and a cultural historian on the 1972 recording Boomer's Story. The guitarist pays tribute to the past and updates music for the future on this rustic record steeped in Folk, Blues, and Soul. |
. | MFSL 1-406 WHERE ARE YOU? / FRANK SINATRA Sinatra’s first collaboration with arranger Gordon Jenkins yields contemplative bliss. |
. | MFSL 1-407 SINATRA'S SWINGIN' SESSIONS / FRANK SINATRA This 1961 affair pairs Sinatra with arranger Nelson Riddle: one of his final Capitol Recordings. |
. | MFSL 1-408 NO ONE CARES / FRANK SINATRA A sentimental, feel true to album title and cover art: sense of tragedy, heartbreak channeled through string and vocal performances |
. | MFSL 1-409 POINT OF NO RETURN / FRANK SINATRA Nobody says goodbye like Frank Sinatra. For his final album with Capitol, Ol' Blue Eyes elected to croon an unforgettable selection of farewell songs marked with longing, sadness, and poignancy. |
. | MFSL 1-410 THIS TIME IM SWINGIN! / DEAN MARTIN This 1960 Capitol Album of then-recent and classic standards is arguably Martin's most timeless set. It includes bonus track Ain't That a Kick in the Head. |
. | MFSL 1-411 VOICES / HALL & OATS This 1980 set was the first of the duo's record-breaking trilogy of smash albums. It established a production and songwriting template that would help largely define the decade. |
. | MFSL 1-412 PRIVATE EYES / HALL & OATS This 1981 album established and consolidated parameters for the decade's celebrated pop sounds. Private Eyes delivers relentless pop bliss and functions as an instruction manual that, as Rolling Stone opined, still teaches the way to make rock girls, disco girls, and new-wave girls scream together. |
. | MFSL 1-413 H2O / HALL & OATS This 1982 pop album includes hits like Maneater, One on One, and Family Man. Hall and Oates' biggest-selling album also stands as their most ambitious. |
. | MFSL 1-414 TAPESTRY / CAROLE KING This analog reissue is true to the producer's original intent of putting Carole King in the room with you: Experience and feel every organic nuance, suggestive delivery and intimate note. |
. | MFSL 1-415 THE MORNING AFTER / J.GEILS BAND This 1971 release of blues-driven rock'n'roll comes on like a never-ending party: J.Geils Band's The Morning After features ace performances by harmonica player Magic Dick Salwitz and vocalist Peter Wolf. |
. | MFSL 2-416 DESIRE / BOB DYLAN This multi-platinum 1976 record was made with members of the celebrated Rolling Thunder Revue, as well as Emmylou Harris. |
. | MFSL 2-417 BOB DYLAN'S GREATEST HITS / BOB DYLAN This album includes anthems such as Blowin' in the Wind, The Times They Are A-Changin', Like A Rolling Stone, and Mr. Tambourine Man |
. | MFSL 3-418 GREATEST HITS VOLUME I & VOLUME II / BILLY JOEL - 3 LP BOX SET This 23-Times platinum collection is among the 20 Best-Selling albums in history: All of Billy Joel's Peak-Era Hits In One Place on This Timeless 26-Track Set |
. | MFSL 1-419 THE BAND / THE BAND Incalculably influential: The Band’s self-titled sophomore release, a Country - and Folk-Rock benchmark. It includes staples like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Across the Great Divide and Up On Cripple Creek. |
. | MFSL 2-420 BOB DYLAN / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP This self-titled 1962 debut is as understated of an entrance as any significant musician as ever made. Already well-versed in American roots music, Dylan simultaneously pays homage to tradition and extends it by putting his own stamp on classic material |
. | MFSL 2-421 THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP Immediately distinguished by the you're-either-with-us-or-against-us messages of the landmark title track, Bob Dylan's The Times They Are A Changin' sounds an unmistakable clarion call on behalf of progress and its unstoppable advancement. |
. | MFSL 2-422 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP Ranked the fourth-greatest album ever made by Rolling Stone, its reach, power, and content boggle the mind nearly five decades after its release. Besides Like a Rolling Stone this 1965 recording also includes Ballad of a Thin Man, Desolation Row, and Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues. |
. | MFSL 2-423 JOHN WESLEY HARDING / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP This 1967 album includes the original version of All Along the Watchtower |
. | MFSL 2-424 NASHVILLE SKYLINE / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP Distinguished from every other Dylan album by virtue of the smooth vocal performances and simple ease, the 1969 record witnesses the icon's full-on foray into country and trailblazing of the country-rock movement that followed. |
. | MFSL 1-425 NEW MORNING / BOB DYLAN This album might have saved Bob Dylan's career. At the least, it proved the icon still relevant, and his wits still in tact. If intended as a joke, it bombed, making the sublime New Morning all the more important to restore faith in the singer's creativity and songwriting prowess. |
. | MFSL 2-426 BEFORE THE FLOOD / BOB DYLAN - 2 LP The live reunion of Bob Dylan and The Band during 1973-74 yielded one of the decade's most celebrated, dynamic, and astonishing tours. Captured on Before the Flood, the results portray the two artists' shared chemistry as well as Dylan's instinctive ability to challenge audiences. |
. | MFSL 2-427 SMASH / PATRICIA BARBER - 2 LP Barber's first new studio album in more than four years masterfully unites harmony and melody via uncommon delicacy and tonal intimacy. |
. | MFSL 2-428 WORKINGMAN'S DEAD / GRATEFUL DEAD - 2 LP Ranked #264 on Rolling Stone’s List of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Airy Harmonies, Simple Structures, Concise Arrangements, and Burnished Tones Anchor Songs |
. | MFSL 2-429 AMERICAN BEAUTY / GRATEFUL DEAD - 2 LP The Most American Folk-Rock Ever Made: Indelible Harmonies, Spare Playing, and Gorgeous Textures Surround Masterfully Crafted Songs |
. | MFSL 2-430 JERRY GARCIA & DAVID GRISMAN / GARCIA & GRISMAN - 2 LP Pals since the mid-1960s, Garcia and Grisman bonded over their love for traditional folk and bluegrass. Partnering with bassist Jim Kerwin and percussionist/fiddler Joe Craven, the pair approaches every passage with innate ease, as if either musician could finish the others sentence. |
. | MFSL 1-431 MY FUNNY VALENTINE / MILES DAVIS For Davis, this 1964 live album represents the final time on record he would perform standards rather than original compositions. |
. | MFSL 1-432 GOOBYE CRUEL WORLD / ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS Goodbye Cruel World was produced by the top production team of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley: with several songs enhanced with top-flight horn arrangements |
| MFSL 1-433. BLOOD & CHOCOLATE / ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS This is Costello at his most vicious: songs rumble and storm, dark humor and biting lyrics address tumult, jealousy and vindictiveness |
. | MFSL 2-434 THE ALLMAN BROTHERS AT FILLMORE EAST / THE ALLMAN BROTHERS - 2LP Telepathically Executed Double Album At Fillmore East Among Ten-Best Live Records Ever Made |
. | MFSL 2-435 SORCERER / MILES DAVIS - 2LP This 1967 post-bop classic, the third of five albums from Miles Davis' prized second quintet |
. | MFSL 2-436 NEFERTITI / MILES DAVIS - 2 LP The 1967 album is the final all-acoustic outing from Davis' classic second quintet |
. | MFSL 1-437 MILES IN THE SKY / MILES DAVIS - 2 LP This 1968 record marks the first time Davis uses electric piano, bass, and guitar: the second half is acoustic |
. | MFSL 2-438 FILLES DE KILIMANJARO / MILES DAVIS - 2 LP Davis' self-proclaimed Directions in Music march begins here |
. | MFSL 2-439 BITCHES BREW / MILES DAVIS - 2 LP This monumental 1970 double album is a signpost for Jazz Fusion: a psychedelic record that still sounds ahead of its time more than 40 years later |
. | MFSL 1-440 JACK JOHNSON / MILES DAVIS The powerhouse 1971 Miles Davis album regarded by many as the greatest Jazz-Rock record ever made: A Tribute to Jack Johnson merges electric fusion, slashing rock, and aggressive funk via an astounding lineup |
. | MFSL 2-441 BROTHERS IN ARMS / DIRE STRAITS - 2 LP This 1985's Brothers in Arms has sold more than nine million copies in U.S. alone and is ranked #351 on Rolling Stone's List of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |
. | MFSL 1-442 HEARTBEAT CITY / THE CARS Released in April 1984, the four-times platinum Heartbeat City ultimately spawned five Top 40 singles — four of them landing in the Top 20, two in the Top 10 — and serve as the final memorable record from the Boston group, which disbanded in 1987. |
. | MFSL 1-443 PLANET WAVES / BOB DYLAN This chart-topping 1974 record reunites Dylan with The Band and the interplay alone is worth experiencing this set in highest-possible fidelity |
. | MFSL 1-445 BILL WITHERS' GREATEST HITS / BILL WITHERS Bill Withers' smooth soul voice, mellow grooves, and gospel accents inform these beloved works with Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, and Stephen Stills among the guest instrumentalists on this 1981 Greatest Hits Collection. |
. | MFSL 2-446 BILL WITHERS LIVE AT CARNEGGIE HALL / BILL WITHERS - 2 LP This Stupendous 1973 Concert Set Ranks Alongside James Brown's Live at the Apollo and B.B. King's Live at the Regal |
. | MFSL 1-447 ROCK'N SOUL PART 1 / HALL AND OATS Blue-Eyed Soul and New-Wave Pop Duo Dominated the Charts: All the Signature Songs From the 1970s and 80s Are Here, From Sara Smile and She's Gone to Maneater. |
. | MFSL 1-448 ONE FOR THE HEART / TOM WAITS AND CRYSTAL GAYLE One from the Heart ranks among the best soundtracks in history. Essential for any Tom Waits or Crystal Gayle devotee, it sets an example of what's not only possible, but should be expected and demanded, when two likeminded artists collaborate. |
. | MFSL 1-449 PARADISE AND LUNCH / RY COODER Considered by many diehards to be the California native's finest hour, this 1974 set unfurls with rarified levels of joyousness, ingenuity, and sophistication. |
. | MFSL 1-450 SPINNERS / SPINNERS The Spinners' silky smooth 1972 self-titled record birthed the Philadelphia soul sound: includes Top 5 Hits I'll Be Around and Could It Be I'm Falling In Love. |
. | MFSL 2-451 E.S.P. / MILES DAVIS - 2 LP This landmark 1965 recording splits divide between accessible hard-bop and cutting-edge improvisation: Miles Davis' E.S.P. is a paragon of cohesion, chemistry and interplay |
. | MFSL 1-452 ON THE CORNER / MILES DAVIS This exotic, bold, streetwise spirited 1972 album embraces Davis' Jungle Sound with percussive foundations, trance loops, and transformational arrangements. |
. | MFSL 2-453 CHEAP THRILLS / BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY - 2 LP This 1986 album is ranked #338 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List: Big Brother and Joplin convey fearlessness, toughness, and synergy on every note |
. | MFSL 2-454 PEARL / JANIS JOPLIN - 2 LP This 1971 Joplin recording displays balance of impeccable timing, devastating vulnerability, and raw emotion: Full Tilt Boogie Band and producer Paul Rothchild complete the album steeped in soul and loaded with spirit |
. | MFSL 2-455 I ROBOT / THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - 2 LP This demonstration disc for the ages: immaculate highs and lows, supreme spaciousness, see-through transparency, 3D imaging, wider grooves on a system-testing pressing |
. | MFSL 2-456 SURREALISTIC PILLOW / JEFFERSON AIRPLANE - 2 LP Jefferson Airplane's 1967 psychedelic breakthrough first record to put the countercultural San Francisco scene on the mainstream music map |
. | MFSL 2-458 BOB DYLAN / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP This understated 1962 debut launched Dylan's immeasurably influential career: Inspired by Woody Guthrie and blues legends were the clearest connection to Dylan's Purist Folk Roots |
. | MFSL 2-459 THE FREEWHEELIN BOB DYLAN / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP This 1963 album reached #97 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and marks the beginning of a cultural sea change, transforming songwriting, folk, and pop music. |
. | MFSL 2-460 THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP As the preferred mix at the time of the recording, the mono version presents Dylan as he and his producers originally intended. Since the separation of the stereo versions isn't as sharp, the mono edition places Dylan's vocals in the heart of the musical action and as one with the accompaniment. |
. | MFSL 2-461 ANOTHER SIDE OF BOB DYLAN / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP This 1964 recording finds Dylan expanding his songwriting themes and adds levity: includes I Shall Be Free No. 10, It Ain't Me Babe, My Back Pages, and Chimes of Freedom |
. | MFSL 2-462 BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP Dylan's 1965 Landmark Bringing It All Back Home blows up boundaries, styles, practicalities: Bob Dylan pairs with a band on Side One and goes it alone on astonishing Thought Dream odysseys on Side Two. |
. | MFSL 2-463 HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP This 1965 album was Dylan's first entirely rock-backed album marks sea-change in sound and potential of popular music. Ranked #4 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time List. |
. | MFSL 2-464 JOHN WESLEY HARDING / BOB DYLAN - 2 MONO LP This stripped-back, unobtrusive 1967 album is a mellow return to Dylan's roots and a harbinger of his Country Rock future. |
. | MFSL 1-465 CHICKEN SKIN MUSIC / RY COODER The title of Ry Cooder's Chicken Skin Music – Hawaiian slang for goosebumps – serves as a direct, simple description of the album's emotional appeal. But it barely scratches the surface of a 1976 effort that triggered an interest in world music a decade before the term became commonplace and a genre into and of itself. |
. | MFSL 2-466 DIRE STRAITS / DIRE STRAITS - 2 LP Dire Straits' self-titled 1978 debut distinguished by jazz-inflected mix of folk, blues, country, and rock: guitarist Mark Knopfler displays an uncanny precision, intricacy and texture. |
. | MFSL 2-467 COMMUNIQUÉ / DIRE STRAITS - 2 LP Dire Straits' second album released in 1979 delivers more smooth, effortless, relaxed, tuneful, and deceivingly simple tunes. Dire Straits' Communiqué teems with technical perfectionism, southern-styled grooves, and low-key blues. |
. | MFSL 2-468 MAKING MOVIES / DIRE STRAITS - 2 LP Released in 1980, Dire Straits' Making Movies expands their musical framework. Co-Produced by Jimmy Iovine, Making Movies is a thematic album that soars with personal songwriting and epic arrangements that includes Romeo and Juliet, Tunnel of Love, and Solid Rock. |
. | MFSL 2-469 LOVE OVER GOLD / DIRE STRAITS - 2 LP Released in 1982, Love Over Gold includes the epic Telegraph Road and aching Private Investigations, heartfelt narrative songs steeped in patience, drama, sadness, and romance. |
. | MFSL 2-470 LAYLA AND OTHER ASSORTED LOVE SONGS / DEREK AND THE DOMINOS - 2 LP Eric Clapton and Duane Allman in the same band for the only time: the 1970 album Derek and the Dominos' Layla is a timeless batch of fire-pot blues, poignant gospel, searing rock, and lustful emotion. |
. | MFSL 1-471 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA / SUPERTRAMP Supertramp's 1979 blockbuster features catchy hooks, rhapsodic melodies, symphonic bluster, meticulous production: Breakfast in America includes The Logical Song and Take the Long Way Home. |
. | MFSL 1-472 HEART LIKE A WHEEL / LINDA RONSTADT Linda Ronstadt's 1974 breakthrough album remains a paragon of extraordinary performance, arranging, and songwriting and features an all-star instrumental cast and the singer at her best. |
. | MFSL 1-473 GET THE KNACK / THE KNACK This 1979 release was one of the most instantly successful and highest-selling debut albums in history: The Knack's attitudinal Get the Knack is loaded with power pop, catchy hooks, keen melodies, and My Sharona |
. | MFSL 1-474 A SALTY DOG / PROCOL HARUM This 1969 Procol Harum release fuses classical structures, rock motifs, and sweeping melodies with unparalleled virtuosity: A Salty Dog features ravishing symetry between piano, organ, guitar, and strings. |
. | MFSL 1-475 PAINTED FROM MEMORY / ELVIS COSTELLO AND BURT BACHARACH An unforgettable exhibition of stellar melodies, gorgeous arrangements, and fully bared emotion: Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach's brilliant 1998 recording Painted from Memory is a collaboration for the ages. |
. | MFSL 2-476 RICHARD THOMPSON / RUMOR AND SIGH - 2 LP The most cohesive and accessible album of Richard Thompson's career: brilliantly diverse, savagely witty Rumor and Sigh includes All TIME 100 Song 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. |
. | MFSL 1-477 JAMES GANG / JAMES GANG RIDES AGAIN The Joe Walsh led James Gang balances edgy hard-rock and sincere country-tinged ballads on this 1970 classic: Rides Again Features the radio favorite Funk #49 and multi-part Bomber. |
. | MFSL 2-478 JERRY GARCIS & DAVID GRISMAN / SHADY GROVE - 2 LP A natural, acoustic portrait of American folk, country, and bluegrass standards by two virtuosos: Jerry Garcia and David Grisman's Shady Grove filled with endearing joy and spirited playing. |
. | MFSL 2-479 ARETHA'S GOLD / ARETHA FRANKLIN - 2LP An astonishing collection of The Queen of Soul's Greatest Songs for Atlantic Records: Aretha's Gold includes nine Top Ten Hits: Respect, Chain of Fools, and Think among them. |
. | MFSL 1-480 WEEZER (BLUE ALBUM) SPECIAL BLUE VINYL EDITION This 1990s' Ultimate Geek-Rock record is ranked #297 on Rolling Stone's List of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. |
. | MFSL 2-481 SUPER FLY / CURTIS MAYFIELD This 1971 recording is a master stroke of boundary-crossing music with brilliant production, smart storytelling and vital social commentary: Curtis Mayfield's lushly orchestrated superfly is a cultural signpost. |
. | MFSL 2-482 GRATEFUL DEAD FROM THE MARS HOTEL / GRATEFUL DEAD Wave that flag: Grateful Dead's From the Mars Hotel, originally released in June 1974, spotlights elementary strengths of each band member and features U.S. Blues, Unbroken Chain, China Doll, and more. |
. | MFSL 2-483 BLUES FOR ALLAH / GRATEFUL DEAD The Music Never Stopped: Grateful Dead's Blues for Allah marks a return to the band's collaborative roots: this soul-nourishing 1975 album includes Help on the Way/Slipknot! |
. | MFSL 1-484 PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME / SIMON AND GARFUNKEL This 1966 release is full of songs for all time: Simon and Garfunkel's kaleidoscopic Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme includes 'Scarborough Fair/Canticle, Homeward Bound, and The 59th Street Bridge Song |
. | MFSL 1-492 STAY HUNGRY / TWISTED SISTER The Iconic 1984 Album that fought the Parents Music Resourcs Center censorship rocks without compromise: Twisted Sister Stay Hungry balances fun and rebellion, and includes We're Not Gonna Take It |
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. | MFSL 2-45008 TIGERLILLY / NATALIE MERCHANT - 2 LP On her gorgeously detailed folk-pop debut, Merchant turns in a vocal performance for the ages, spinning majestic webs of mellow atmosphere woven with rhythmic textures and low-key movements. |
. | MFSL 3-45009 BLONDE ON BLONDE / BOB DYLAN - 3 LP Ranked #9 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. |
. | MFSL 2-45010 RICKIE LEE JONES / RICKIE LEE JONES - 2 LP BOX SET |
. | MFSL 2-45011 KIND OF BLUE / MILES DAVIS - 2 LP BOX SET |
. | MFSL UD1S 2-001 ABRAXAS / SANTANA - 2 LP BOX SET SOLD OUT |
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. | MOFI 2-001 INTO THE LABYRINTH / DEAD CAN DANCE - 2 LP Just as Dead Can Dance were utterly distinctive, so too, is the group's Into the Labyrinth, the scintillating 1993 album that catapulted the Australian duo to greater mainstream success. |
. | MOFI 2-002 SPIRITCHASER / DEAD CAN DANCE - 2 LP The sonic equivalent of an engaging journey down the Nile River, Spiritchaser is Dead Can Dance's unforgettable swan song. The percussive-based 1996 set finds the world-fusion group fashioning thematic songs around rhythmic structures that take the listener through Africa, South America, England, and Europe — sometimes within the same movement. |
. | MOFI 1-003 KICKS / INXS This 1987 pop-rock blockbuster is a seamless fusion of dance beats, sleek riffs, soaring hooks, and horn-fueled R&B. Spawned four top 5 Hits: Need You Tonight, Devil Inside, New Sensation, Never Tear Us Apart are pop genius. |
. | MOFI 1-004 THE B52s / THE B52s Ranked at #152 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Delightfully campy, intentionally goofy, lyrically kitschy: 1979 set is nothing but a good time. |
. | MOFI 1-005 LOVE SWINGS / BOBBY DARIN This 1961 Album of standards established Darin as a sophisticated singer. A concept effort divided into halves that explore the emotional gamut of romance: one side upbeat, the other heartbreaking. |
. | MOFI 1-006 FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS / SISTERS OF MERCY Paint It Black: 1985 debut is the penultimate Goth-Rock album. Andrew Eldritch's ghostly vocals, the static beats and melodic guitar jangle create a hauntingly atmospheric soundscapes. |
. | MOFI 1-007 HEAVEN UP HERE / ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN This English band's 1981 sophomore record is a superbly articulate expression of Post-Punk gloom, despair, and melancholy that's shot through with hope. |
. | MOFI 1-008 SPECIAL BEAT SERVICE / THE ENGLISH BEAT In the early 1980s, many bands began borrowing styles initially made popular in other regions of the world, spicing their own sound up with exotic textures and foreign rhythms. Few groups perfected the mix-and-match hybrid with more everlasting appeal and contagious melodicism than The English Beat. |
. | MOFI 1-009 TALKING BOOK / STEVIE WONDER This 1972 masterpiece includes immortal classics such as Superstition, You Are the Sunshine of My Life and I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever). |
. | MOFI 1-010 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY / ROD STEWART This 1971 album is Rod the mod's definitive album: timeless feel-good set contains eternal chart-topper Maggie May, and introspective (Find A) Reason to Believe. |
. | MOFI 1-011 THE DIVINE MISS M. / BETTE MIDLER This Recording overflows with energy and personality. Here we have torch songs, girl-group classics, campy remakes and theatrical pieces delivered with supreme emotion. |
. | MOFI 1-012 KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND / KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND Guilty pleasure records don't come better than this freewheeling 1975 set featuring Get Down Tonight, That's The Way (I Like It) and Boogie Shoes. |
. | MOFI 1-014 WILD PLANET / THE B52s Party out of bounds! Not only is this sentiment one of the B-52's directives on their ceaselessly fun 1980 sophomore album, it's one of the record's hit songs, and perfectly summarizes the spirit and intent behind this new-wave classic. |
. | MOFI 1-015 MUSIC OF MY MIND / STEVIE WONDER Ranked #284 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, this 1972 album is the beginning of the legend's unsurpassed classic period, and it remains a touchstone of American R&B. |
. | MOFI 1-016 GASOLINE ALLEY / ROD STEWART This 1970 Rod Stewart record set the template for all folk-rock efforts that followed. The critically acclaimed album has been cited as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. |
. | MOFI 1-017 FULFILLINGNESS' FIRST FINALE / STEVIE WONDER The fourth in Wonder's five-album series of classic period creations, the 1974 landmark won three major Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal, and Best Male Rhythm and Blues Performance. |
. | MOFI 1-018 HOTTER THAN JULY / STEVIE WONDER Released in 1980, Stevie Wonder's brilliant Hotter Than July followed up with a bang, a film soundtrack that witnessed the end of the legendary artist's Classic Period. |
. | MOFI 1-019 STREET SURVIVORS / LYNYRD SKYNYRD The last album recorded with original vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and guitarist Steve Gaines, the 1977 set is both mythical for its historical significance as well as infallible songwriting quality. |
. | MOFI 1-020 UPSTAIRS AT ERIC'S / YAZOO An 80s landmark: ex-Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke and vocalist Alison Moyet create a Synthpop Classic |
. | MOFI 1-021 FLOODLAND / SISTERS OF MERCY The Sisters of Mercy emerged from a brief hiatus and lineup overhaul in spectacularly grand fashion on Floodland, an epic album that stands as the group's commercial breakthrough as well as one of the period's monumental productions. |
. | MOFI 1-022 THE ROSE / BETTE MIDLER This 1979 soundtrack contains multiple smash hits: When a Man Loves a Woman, Stay With Me among them. Bette Midler's first leading role in a musical remains her best. |
. | MOFI 1-023 COSMIC THING / THE B52s The party-starting band steps up the kitsch hooks and fun on this dance-friendly multi-platinum set |
. | MOFI 1-024 BUSINESS AS USUAL / MEN AT WORK This 1982 set shattered records for most weeks spent at top of charts by a debut: it contains smash hits Who Can It Be Now? and Down Under.
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. | MOFI 1-025 CARGO / MEN AT WORK This New-Wave touchstone record — their 1983 sophomore album — picks up on the momentum of the band's debut. |
. | MOFI 1-026 STARDUST / WILLIE NELSON Cutting against the genre's traditions and Music Row conventions, Nelson's Stardust remains a genius-level creation as well as the icon's most commercially successful release, a truly gorgeous record infused with ultimate respect for composers and lyrics and many of the finest performances of his career. |
. | MOFI 1-028 TRUE COLORS / CYNDI LAUPER This Grammy-Nominated Double-Platinum Set Includes the Internationally Recognized Title Track Plus Top 10 Singles What's Going On and Change of Heart. |
. | MOFI 1-030 RICKY SINGS AGAIN / RICKY NELSON Ricky Nelson will forever be identified with the ageless single Lonesome Town. The 1959, career-defining smash is included here, on a record that arguably remains the picturesque idol's peak moment. |
. | MOFI 1-031 UNDERCURRENT / BILL EVANS & JIM HALL Bill Evans catapulted to the top of the jazz world in the early 60s after reeling off three straight masterpiece sessions at New York's Village Vanguard with his trio. |
. | MOFI 1-032 RASPERRIES' BEST / THE RASPERRIES (red vinyl LP) Go all the way: the absolute finest singles from the 1970s Power-Pop mavens on RED VINYL! |
. | MOFI 1-033 SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR / TEARS FOR FEARS Few songs in the mid-80s attained bigger status than Tears for Fears contagious Everybody Wants to Rule the World and Shout. As commercial breakthroughs, the singles drew attention to the meticulous detail and sophisticated arrangements gracing Songs From the Big Chair. |
. | MOFI 1-034 THE SEEDS OF LOVE / TEARS FOR FEARS This Meticulously Produced 1989 Orchestral Pop Work Includes Top 40 Hits Sowing the Seeds of Love and Woman In Chains |
. | MOFI 1-035 ELLINGTON AT NEWPORT / DUKE ELLINGTON Duke Ellington's legendary comeback, punctuated by Paul Gonsalves' 27-chorus saxophone solo |
. | MOFI 1-036 KILLING MACHINE / JUDAS PRIEST |
. | MOFI 1-037 STAINED CLASS / JUDAS PRIEST |
. | MOFI 1-038 SCREAMING FOR VENGENCE / JUDAS PRIEST |
. | MOFI 3-040 LOVE IS HELL / RYAN ADAMS Originally released on two EPs, Love Is Hell is a staggeringly personal report on romantic desolation, personal frustration, and incurable loneliness whose themes play out via heartbreakingly intimate vocals, stark acoustic guitars, unembellished electric guitars, chamber-pop strings, and spare pianos. |
. | MOFI 1-041 LISTEN LIKE THIEVES / INXS Originally released in 1985, the breakthrough album marked the group's deserved entrance into the mainstream radio sphere and commercial charts. |
. | MOFI 1-042 X / INXS Named to commemorate the band's tenth year together, the 1990 album came on the heels of the mega-platinum and era-defining Kick. |
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