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Here are some hidden gems from the Rock / Pop genre. Some are by lesser-known artists. Others are loved by fans of the genre, but for one reason or another never received the widespread attention they deserved. If you are a serious fan of music or are looking for a gift for someone who is, these hidden gems are a great way to deepen any music library. |
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Nick Drake Pink Moon : 33 1/3
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120 page soft cover. The backside of Nick Drake's headstone, wedged deep into the earth of an English parish church graveyard, reads: "Now we rise and we are everywhere." The words were penned by Drake in 1974; 30 years later, they are jarringly prophetic. Like nearly all prematurely buried cult figures, Nick Drake is reinvented each time he is rediscovered. In 2000, the sheepish, astral musings of "Pink Moon" became synonymous with backing a Volkswagen Cabrio convertible away from a raucous house party, as VW boldly sold American drivers on the notion of eschewing red plastic cups and bro-hugs for moonbeams and tree trunks (and a cute German car - sort of). The Cabrio ad inadvertently sparked an unlikely boost in record sales, propelling the album towards platinum status nearly 28 years after its release. But with each well-intentioned revival of interest, Nick Drake slips further and further out of reach, martyred and codified, superceded and consumed by his own tragic context. Since his controversial death in 1974, Nick Drake has become: the 26-year-old prophet, the diffident enigma, the tortured precursor to Kurt Cobain, the fallen hero, the folksinger-as-folksymbol, the self-sacrificing patron saint of lonely, disaffected teenagers - the One who died for our sins. Like dog-eared, over-highlighted copies of On The Road, Pink Moon gets passed around, shuffled from friend to friend like a secret, and whispered into pillows. There is something about the humility of Pink Moon - its unassuming twenty-eight minute playtime, the modest timbre of Drake's whispers, the unrecognizable open tunings, the way you always find yourself inching closer to your stereo speakers, trying to climb inside this record, to feed off its weird warmth - that endures. This book will explore how a tiny acoustic record has puttered and purred its way into a new millennium. Amanda Petrusich interviews producer Joe Boyd, string arranger Robert Kirby, and even the marketing team behind the VW commercial. |
$10.95 |
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If You're Feeling Sinister
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If You're Feeling Sinister
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pressed on 180 gram vinyl |
$15.99 |
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Three E.P.'s
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$14.99 |
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Keep It Like A Secret
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$9.99 |
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Pink Moon
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$9.99 |
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Pink Moon
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$25.99 |
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Bee Thousand
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$13.99 |
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Are the Village Green Preservation Society : Deluxe Reissue
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3 CD set |
$24.99 |
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Are the Village Green Preservation Society
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$9.99 |
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Are the Village Green Preservation Society : Expanded
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contains original 15 mono tracks plus 12 stereo tracks and mono version of Days |
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Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society : 33 1/3
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160 page soft cover. Andy Miller traces the circumstances surrounding "The Village Green Preservation Society" released in November 1968, and celebrates the songs pieced together by a band who were on the verge of disintegration and who refused to follow fashion |
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
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$12.99 |
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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
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pressed on 180 gram high quality vinyl |
$18.99 |
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Doolittle
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$9.99 |
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Doolittle
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$15.99 |
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Placebo
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$9.99 |
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Placebo : Collectors Edition
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includes extra tracks and bonus DVD |
$25.99 |
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Belle & Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister : 33 1/3
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105 page soft cover. At the time of its release in 1996, If You're Feeling Sinister was a romantic and defiantly independent artifact - a fully formed, pristine seashell of an album quietly washed ashore, waiting to be discovered by anyone who cared to look. Here, Scott Plagenhoef lovingly investigates the record's creation and influence. He tells the story of the unusual band that created it and conjures up a time, at the dawn of the Internet era, when it was still possible for perfect pop music to retain a veneer of genuine mystery. |
$10.95 |
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Rain Dogs
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