Richard Thompson

 

Artist:  Richard Thompson
Birth Name:  Richard John Thompson
Born:  April 3, 1949.  Notting Hill Gate, London, England
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk
Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar,, Mandolin, Accordion, Keyboards

Richard Thompson is a British Songwriter, Guitarist, and he was a member of Fairport Convention in 1967.  Artists who have recorded Thompson's compositions such as R.E.M., David Gilmour, Mary Black, Elvis Costello, The Corrs, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Maria McKee, Graham Parker, Shawn Colvin, Nanci Griffith, Los Lobos, The Pointer Sisters, Dinosaur Jr., David Byrne, Loudon Wainwright III, Bob Mould, Greg Brown, Del McCoury and many more!  He was awarded The Orville H. Gibson Award for Best Acoustic Guitar Player in 1991, Ivor Novello Award and in 2006, a Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Radio, and he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music on July 2011, he also was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Aberdeen.  He was named by Rolling Stones Magazine's as one the Top 20 Guitarist of All Time and considered one of the UK's most outstanding Songwriters and Musicians.  The recipient of a BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, Mojo's Les Paul Award.  Thompson was most recently honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting by Americana Music Association.

Title:  Hippies, Thugs And Heroes (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Folk, British Folk, Contemporary Folk

Label:  New West Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Sorcerer's Apprentice (3:45)

 2.  Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking  (4:16)

 3.  Pauper's Grave (5:37)

 4.  Unsung Hero (5:06)

 5.  Make Believe You Don't Know Me (4:14)

 6.  She Burns It All (4:04)

 7.  Everybody's Stealing (4:30)

 8.  The Soul In Me (3:26)

 9.  Pipe Dreams (3:48)

10. The Big Smoke (3:43)

11. Stringer (5:24)

12. Siren (3:08)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Sorcerer's Apprentice (3:45)

 2.  Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking  (4:16)

 3.  Pauper's Grave (5:37)

 4.  Unsung Hero (5:06)

 5.  Make Believe You Don't Know Me (4:14)

 6.  She Burns It All (4:04)

 7.  Everybody's Stealing (4:30)

 8.  The Soul In Me (3:26)

 9.  Pipe Dreams (3:48)

10. The Big Smoke (3:43)

11. Stringer (5:24)

12. Siren (3:08)

Personnel:

Richard Thompson:  Vocals, Guitar, Harmonium, Mandolin, Organ

David Mansfield:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Fiddle

John Sherman:  Accordion

Zara Phillips:  Background Vocals

Taras Prodaniuk:  Bass

Steven Bernstein:  Cornet

Tony Kadleck:  Cornet

Michael Jerome:  Drums

Michael Davis:  Trombone

Marcus Rojas:  Tube

Hippies, Thugs And Heroes is the twentieth studio album by Richard Thompson, released on October 2026 by New West Records.  Excellent Album.

Pure Prairie League

 

Artist:  Pure Prairie League
Origin:  Waverly, Ohio, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Craig Fuller:  Vocals, Guitar
George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Jim Lanham:  Bass
Tom McGrall:  Drums

Classic line-up:

George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Larry Goshorn:  Guitar, Vocals
John David Call:  Steel Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, Vocals
Michael Connor:  Keyboards
Michael Reilly:  Bass, Vocals
Billy Hinds:  Drums

Pure Prairie League was formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969 by Craig Fuller (Vocals, Guitar), George Powell (Vocals, Guitar), Jim Lanham (Bass), and Tom McGrall (Drums).  The band has achieved much critical and commercial success and is considered a major force in taking the Country Rock Genre into the national music mainstream, and to be one of the greatest Country Rock ever recorded.

Title:  Best Of Pure Prairie League (2006)

Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  UMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Annie (4:18)

 2.  Falling In And Out Of Love (2:11)

 3.  That'll Be The Day (2:07)

 4.  Two Lane Highway (4:04)

 5.  Let Me Love You Tonight (2:43)

 6.  I'm Almost Ready (2:37)

 7.  I Can't Stop This Feelin' (3:34)

 8.  Still Right Here In My Heart (2:56)

 9.  You're Mine Tonight (3:31)

10. I'll Be Damned (2:42)

11. Don't Keep Me Hangin' (3:45)

12. Something In The Night (2:41)

13. Janny Lou (4:24)

14. Tell Me One More Time (4:04)

Best Of Pure Prairie League is the compilation album by Pure Prairie League, originally released 1995 by Mercury Nashville, remastered and reissued on July 31, 2006 by UMG.

Pure Prairie League

Artist:  Pure Prairie League
Origin:  Waverly, Ohio, USA
Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Craig Fuller:  Vocals, Guitar
George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Jim Lanham:  Bass
Tom McGrall:  Drums

Classic line-up:

George Powell:  Vocals, Guitar
Larry Goshorn:  Guitar, Vocals
John David Call:  Steel Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, Vocals
Michael Connor:  Keyboards
Michael Reilly:  Bass, Vocals
Billy Hinds:  Drums

Pure Prairie League was formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969 by Craig Fuller (Vocals, Guitar), George Powell (Vocals, Guitar), Jim Lanham (Bass), and Tom McGrall (Drums).  The band has achieved much critical and commercial success and is considered a major force in taking the Country Rock Genre into the national music mainstream, and to be one of the greatest Country Rock ever recorded.

Title:  Two Lane Highway (1993)

Genre:  Country Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Pop

Label:  BMG

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Two Lane Highway (4:04)

 2.  Kentucky Moonshine (2:30)

 3.  Runner (2:39)

 4.  Memories (2:52)

 5.  Kansas City Southern (2:55)

 6.  Harvest (3:36)

 7.  Sister's Keeper (3:45)

 8.  Just Can't Believe It (2:21)

 9.  Give Us A Rise (2:27)

10. I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle (2:09)

11. Pickin' To Beat The Devil (2:52)

Personnel:

George Ed Powell:  Guitar, Vocals

Larry Goshorn:  Guitar, Vocals

John David Call:  Steel Guitar, Banjo, Dobro, Vocals

Michael Connor:  Keyboards

Michael Reilly:  Bass, Vocals

Billy Hinds:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Chet Atkins:  Guitar

Vincent DeRosa:  French Horn

Johnny Gimble:  Fiddle, Violin

Emmylou Harris:  Vocals

Steven Edney:  Vocals, Congas

John Rotella:  Clarinet, keyboards

Two Lane Highway is the third album by Pure Prairie League, originally released on June, 1975 by RCA Records, remastered and reissued (Sund Value Series) in 1993 by BMG. 

Before The Gold Rush An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973

Artist:  Various Artists

Origin:  USA

Genre:  Country Rock

Title:  Before The Gold Rush An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973 (Box Set 3 CD) (2026)

Genre:  Country Rock

Label:  Grapefruit Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Things You Gave Me (Rick Nelson) (1:52)

 2.  Papa Gene's Blues (The Monkees) (2:00)

 3.  Hot Dusty Roads (Buffalo Springfield) (2:52)

 4.  Nashville Cats (The Lovin' Spoonful) (2:38)

 5.  Needing Someone (Gene Clark & The Gosdin Brothers) (2:06)

 6.  Rain, Rain (Hearts & Flowers) (2:37)

 7.  Louisiana Rain (Guilbeau & Parsons) (2:36)

 8.  Life stands Daring Me (Stone Country) (2:26)

 9.  Sugar Babe (The Youngbloods) (2:14)

10. I Fought The Law (And The Law Won) (Sonny Curtis) (2:00)

11. These Days (The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) (3:11)

12. Some Of Shelly's Blues (Linda Ronstadt - Stone Poneys) (2:12)

13. She Comes Running (Lee Hazlewood) (2:15)

14. Mama Tried (Merle Haggard & The Strangers) (2:15)

15. The Weight (The Band) (4:36)

16. Cherokee Girl (The Beau Brummels) (3:36)

17. Mr. Soul (The Every Brothers) (3:16)

18. Your Painted Lives (Merrell Fanhause H.M.S. Bounty) (2:14)

19. Hot Burrito #1 (The Flying Burrito Brothers) (3:41)

20. Louisiana Man (Jerry Lee Lewis) (1:48)

21. The Only Mama That'll Walk The Line (Linda Ronstadt) (2:23)

22. Texas Me (Sir Douglas Quintet) (2:40)

23. Calico Lady (Poco) (3:06)

24. Omaha Rainbow (John Stewart) (3:09)

25. Midnight Ranger (Lothar And The Hand People) (3:23)

26. For What It's Worth (Polly Niles) (2:38)

27. Come What May (Joshua Fox) (2:47)

28. Reuben James (Kenny Rogers & The First Edition) (2:45)

29. Six Days On The Road (Taj Mahal) (3:02)

Disc 2:

 1.  No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine (Dillard & Clark) (3:16)

 2.  Words Can't Say (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (3:24)

 3.  Rise Up (Easy Rider) (Brewer & Shipley) (3:19)

 4.  Brother John (The Dillards) (2;54)

 5.  Molly In The Middle (Ron Elliot) (4:10)

 6.  Long Long Time To Get Old (Great Speckled Bird) (3:10)

 7.  Brown Hair (Eagle) (3:31)

 8.  Charlie's Tune (Goose Creek Symphony) (4:38)

 9.  The Brand New Tennessee Waltz (Jesse Winchester) (3:09)

10. Don't Talk Now (Brethren) (3:53)

11. Two Hangmen (Mason Profitt) (5:00)

12. Take Me To The Mountains (Shiva's Headband) (3:34)

13. Never Goin' Back (We Five) (2:59)

14. Midnight Rider (The Allman Brothers Band) (3:00)

15. Down To The Wire (Yellow Hand) (4:18)

16. Cowboy Song (Turnquist Remedy) (3:24)

17. Silver Moon (Michael Nesmith & The First National Band) (3:14)

18.  It'll Take Time (Morning) (2:38)

19. My Old Kentucky Home (Ry Cooder) (1:47)

20. Tulsa County (Jesse Ed Davis) (2:24)

21. I Wanna Go Country (Otis Williams & The Midnight Cowboys) (2:14)

22. Dance Dance Dance (Crazy Horse) (2:13)

23. Pipe Dream (Timber) (3:31)

24. Idle Idabelle (Rio Grande) (3:48)

Disc 3:

 1.  Everybody's Missin' The Sun (Grin) (2:45)

 2.  The Virgin (Gene Clark) (3:37)

 3.  I Love To Sing/Sweet Harriet (Bob Lind) (4:21)

 4.  Good Time Girl (Roger Tillison) (3:22)

 5.  Rosalie (Mountain Bus) (6:31)

 6.  Last Lonely Eagle (New Riders Of The Purple Sage) (5:14)

 7.  Me Lovin' You (Deerfield) (2:39)

 8.  Georgia (Charlie Daniels) (3:24)

 9.  Ooh-Wee California (Swampwater) (2:52)

10.  Picking Up The Pieces (Chuck & Mary Perrin) (2:52)

11. 5'll Getcha Ten (Cowboy) (4:57)

12. Angel From Montgomery (John Prine) (3:45)

13. Woman (Pure Prairie League) (3:42)

14. Willin' (Little Feat) (2:58)

15. Thanks (Bob Mosley) (3:18)

16. Sometimes I Get A Notion (Gotta See The Country) (2:16)

17. Sally Salamander (Burnt Suite) (2:24)

18. Forest Ranger (Marlin Greene) (3:06)

19. Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues (Danny O'Keefe) (3:02)

20. How Long (J.D. Souther) (3:25)

21. Runnin' Down To Memphis (Eggs Over Easy) (3:18)

22. Don't Cross The River (America) (2:33)

23. Cowgirl In The Sand (The Byrds) (3:22)

Before The Gold Rush An American Country Rock Anthology 1966-1973 is the 3 CD compilation chronicling the eary days of the American Country Rock movement by Various Artists, featuring The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band, Poco, Rick Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Dillard & Clark, Michael Nesmith, The Monkees, Everly Brothers, America, The Allman Brothers Band, Pure Prairie League, The Youngbloods, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlie Daniels, John Stewart, Merle Haggard, Jesse Winchester, New Rides Of the Purple Sage, and many more!, released on October 16, 2026 by Grapefruit Records. 

Lucifer

 

Artist:  Lucifer

Origin:  Perth/Melbourne, Australia

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Heavy Glam Rock, Proto-Metal

Original line-up:

 Rhett May:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Tom Matthews:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Glen Garrett:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Michael Porter:  Bass

James "Jimbo" Payne:  Drums

Lucifer was an Australian Hard Rock Band from Berth/Melbourne, formed in 1974 by Rhett May (Lead Vocals), Tom Matthews (Guitar), Glen Garrett (Guitar), Michael Porter (Bass), and James "Jimbo" Payne (Drums).

Title:  My Best Friend (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Heavy Rock, Heavy Glam Rock, Proto-Metal

Label:   Seelie Court

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Sweet Rock & Roll (3:04)

 2.  Me & My Lady (2:02)

 3.  Round & Round (3:07)

 4.  No Biz Like Show Biz (3:16)

 5.  Drag Queen (2:56)

 6.  Day Tripper (The Beatles Cover) (3:01)

 7.  Sexy Sam (4:18)

 8.  Girl Crazy (3:40)

 9.  Charles Manson (3:27)

10. Blow Up (4:21)

11. My Best Friend (4:54)

13. Life Wasn't Meant To Be Easy (3:13)

14. Wake Up And Make Love (4:32)

Personnel:

 Rhett May:  Lead Vocals, Guitar

Tom Matthews:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Glen Garrett:  Lead & Rhythm Guitar

Michael Porter:  Bass

James "Jimbo" Payne:  Drums (1974)

Doouglas Allmark:  Drums

Lino Costanzo: Drums

Paul Gadsby:  Bass (1977)

My Best Friend  is the compilation album by Lucifer, released on September 18, 2026 by Seelie Court.

Mariah Carey

Artist:  Mariah Carey
Born:  March 27, 1970.  Huntington, New York, USA
Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Record Producer
Instruments:  Vocals

Mariah Carey is an American Singer and Songwriter.  She is the best-selling female performer of all time.  She has easily moved from glossy Ballads to Hip Hop-inspired Dance Pop throughout her career, she earned early comparisons to Whitney Houston and Celine Dion.  Her debut album, Mariah Carey (1990) topped the Billboard Hot 100, all four singles off her multi-platinum, beginning with "Vision Of Love", which also led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.  Her most successful singles including "Hero", "Without You", "All I Want For Christmas Is You", and "One Sweet Day", the latter became the longest-running U.S. No. 1 Single in History, with a total of 16 weeks.  Billboard named her the most successful artist of the 1990's in the United States while the World Music Awards honored her as the World's Best-Selling Recording Artist of the 1990s.

Title:  Daydream (Amazon Exclusive Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Pop, R&B, Soul, Dance Pop, Adult Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop

Label:  Legacy Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Fantasy (4:04)

 2.  Underneath The Stars (3:33)

 3.  One Sweet Day (with Boyz II Men) (4:42)

 4.  Open Arms (3:30)

 5.  Always Be My Baby (4:18)

 6.  I Am Free (3:09)

Side Two:

 1.  When I Saw Ypu (4:24)

 2.  Long Ago (4:33)

 3.  Melt Away (3:42)

 4.  Forever (4:00)

 5.  Daydream Interlude (Fantasy Sweet dub Mix) (3:04)

 6.  Looking In (3:35)

Personnel:

Mariah Carey:  Vocals, Crowd Noise

Walter Afanasieff:  Programming, Synthesizer, Bass, Keyboards, Instruments, Drum Programming

Babyface:  Keyboards, Background Vocals

Michael McCary:  Vocals

Nathan Morris:  Vocals

Wanya Morris:  Vocals

Shawn Stockman:  Vocals

Manuel Seal:  Piano

Tristan Avakian:  Guitar

Melonie Daniels:  Crowd Noise

Jermaine Dupri:  Lead & Backup Vocals

Dave Hall:  Programming

Loris Holland:  Organ, Hammond Organ

Dann Huff:  Guitar

David Morales:  Bass, Keyboards, Programming

Kelly Price:  Crowd Noise

Shanrae Price:  Crowd Noise

Daydream is the fifth studio album by Mariah Carey, original released on September 26, 1995 by Columbia Records, remastered and reissued on October 16, 2026 by Legacy Recordings.  Amazon Exclusive Edition Color Vinyl.

 

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

Artist:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Original line-up:

Jimi Hendrix:    Lead Vocals, Guitar
Noel Redding:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mitch Mitchell:  Drums

The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an American/English Psychedelic Rock Band formed in London 1966, Jimi and his new manager Chas Chandler (Bass former The Animals) formed a backing band with  Mitch Mitchell (Drums) and Noel  Redding (Bass) to be a Trio Band follow to the lead of Cream that was the one of "Power Trio Band" format, and widely recognized as hugely influential of the development of the Hard Rock and Heavy Metal in the late-1960s.

Title:  Magic Boy:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Berkeley First Show (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Acid Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Label:  Legacy Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Fire (4:55)

2.  Johnny B. Goode (4:17)

 3.  Hear My Train A Comin' (11:58)

 4.  Machine Gun (10:59)

 5.  Freedom (5:27)

 6.  Red House (7:49)

 7.  Message To Love (5:32)

 8.  Ezy Ryder (8:19)

 9.  Star Spangled Banner (2:17)

10. Purple Haze (3:52)

11. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (12:27)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Fire (4:55)

2.  Johnny B. Goode (4:17)

 3.  Hear My Train A Comin' (11:58)

Side B:

 1.  Machine Gun (10:59)

 2.  Freedom (5:27)

 3.  Red House (7:49)

LP 2:

Side A:

 1.  Message To Love (5:32)

 2.  Ezy Ryder (8:19)

 3.  Star Spangled Banner (2:17)

 4.  Purple Haze (3:52)

Side B:

 1.  Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (12:27)

Personnel:

Jimi Hendrix:    Lead Vocals, Guitar
Billy Cox:  Bass

Mitch Mitchell:  Drums

Magic Boy:  The Jimi Hendrix Experience Live At Berkeley First Show is a live album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, released on October 16, 2026 by Legacy  Recordings, recorded live at Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, May 30, 1970, 1st Show.  Pressed on Audiophile Vinyl.