Encore Records

Pavement

Quarantine the Past - Greatest Hits

New collection from the Indie Rock legends, which spans the entirety of Pavement’s career from 1989 to 1999.

The compilation takes the listener on a trip, from the scratchy and mysterious sounds of their early vinyl-only releases up to the rich, multilayered warmth of their final recordings.

Although it does not include any unreleased material, it definitely digs deeper than the hits.

Pavement

Watery Domestic / Wowee / Slanted / Brighten / Crooked / Terror

Released in conjunction with the reunion tour, Matador has reissued all the Pavement releases on LP.

Download coupon included.

The Derek Trucks Band

S/T & Out of the Madness

We managed to track down copies of the first two cds by the Derek Trucks Band.

These have been unavailable for years !!!

Now in stock !

John Zorn

In Search Of the Miraculous

Inspired by esoteric spiritual practices, white magic, ritual, traditional myths and ancient legends, Zorn brings together a life long interest in mysticism with powerful lyricism to fashion this dynamic and evocative series of Odes for the New Millennium.

Featuring the landmark extended composition The Magus, one of Zorn’s most exciting new works, the music takes on a scintillating new edge—dramatic, hypnotic and mysterious.

Performed by the remarkable Alhambra Trio enhanced by special guests Kenny Wollesen on vibraphone, Carol Emanuel on harp and Shanir Blumenkranz on Fender bass, In Search of the Miraculous is a deeply moving listening experience—ecstatic music for young and old that touches on the sublime!

Holmes Brothers

Feed My Soul

2010 release from the New York-based Blues veterans.

Feed My Soul is the deepest, most original and satisfying album of the Holmes Brothers’ career.

It’s a joyous, triumphant celebration of love, family and faith in the face of adversity, sparked by Wendell Holmes’ recent victory over cancer.

The album was produced by platinum-selling artist Joan Osborne, who produced the band’s 2001 release, Speaking In Tongues

Pet Shop Boys

Pandemonium Live

Two disc (CD + NTSC/Region 0 DVD) live release from the veteran British Synth Pop/Electronic duo.

Captured on their sold-out worldwide Pandemonium tour, this release sees the Pet Shop Boys at the height of their powers.

Featuring songs from 2009’s critically acclaimed Yes album plus all their greatest hits including ‘West End Girls’, ‘Being Boring’ and ‘Heart’, Pandemonium is the definitive live Pet Shop Boys experience; shot in HD and mixed by Stuart Price.

The DVD also features three music videos and two exclusive live encore tracks performed at the 02 - including a cover of ‘My Girl’ by Madness.

Last, but by no means least, is the spectacular BRITs performance from 2009 when the Pet Shop Boys were honored with the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Music Award. This performance features both Lady Gaga and Brandon Flowers from The Killers.

Also included is a brand new audio commentary from Neil and Chris together with the show’s creative director Es Devlin.

Guitar Shorty

Bare Knuckle

Legendary axeman GUITAR SHORTY is more popular now than at any time in his storied 50-year career.

One of the best-known names in blues, his last album, 2007’s We The People, won the Blues Music Award for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year.

That record and 2005’s Watch Your Back have sold over 33,000 units worldwide.

Bare Knuckle is another heavy dose of Guitar Shorty blues. The guitar legend fires off bruising riffs and raw, fervent vocals on an exhilarating collection of deep, hard-rocking tracks, while his up-to-the-minute lyrics address everything from the economic meltdown and the plight of Iraq War veterans to timeless tales of love won and lost.

Ali Farka Toure and Toumani Diabate

Ali & Toumani

The second and final album pairing the late Malian guitar virtuoso Ali Farka Touré and kora master Toumani Diabaté .

Recorded over three afternoons at London’s Livingston Studios in 2005, with contributions from the late Orlando “Cachaito” Lopez (Buena Vista Social Club) on bass, Ali and Toumani is the follow-up to the duo’s Grammy Award-winning In The Heart Of The Moon.

This album was produced by Nick Gold and recorded by Jerry Boys, the same production team behind the collaboration’s first effort. It is the also the last album recorded by Ali Farka Touré, who passed away on March 7, 2006.

Josh Rouse

El Turista

2010 album from the singer/songwriter and performer, a collection of Brazilian songs in Spanish.

Unexpected and utterly sublime, this sultry song cycle will shuffle seamlessly in tandem with Getz/Gilberto and Graceland, albums as boldly surprising in their eras as El Turista is in this one.

The record marks a new direction for the critically acclaimed cult artist, while offering the musical sophistication and emotional depth Rouse’s devoted constituents have come to expect from him thanks to a consistently enthralling body of work highlighted by the modern-day landmarks 1972 (2003) and Nashville (2005).

John Hiatt

The Open Road

Looking at life through the rearview mirror was the inspiration for John Hiatt’s 2010 album, The Open Road.

A classic Hiatt record, the rockin’ songs sizzle with the heat from a two-lane blacktop on a hot summer’s day. Hiatt and his touring band (Kenny Blevins on drums, Patrick O’Hearn on bass and Doug Lancio on guitars) recorded a test that gives ‘Garage Rock’ a new meaning.

‘All the other years, my songs are about coming home,’ Hiatt says. But within these 11 new songs, including ‘Haulin’’ and the title track, ‘The Open Road’, home is never the destination.