For many people who missed the Beatles years, the red and blue compilation albums, 1962-66 and 1967-70, served as an introduction to the band’s music.April 2 will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the two sets.

There is no more memorable a main film theme than the one featured in Get Carter. Written by a 23 year old Roy Budd, the evocative and haunting tune sits perfectly in the space it was intended at the beginning of the film. The soundtrack album, unreleased in major...

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ROSALÍA – MOTOMAMI The third full-length release for Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía features guest appearances from Tokischa and The Weeknd.

Wes Montgomery "Goin' Out of My Head" Sade "Smooth Operator" George Benson "Breezin" Spyro Gyra "Shaker Song" Gato Barbieri  "Europa" Grover Washington Jr "Winelight" Kenny G "Silhouette"

It’s hard to think of a musician more evocative of the 1980’s than Sade Adu. Known, alongside her bandmates Paul Denman, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, as simply Sade, her sophisticated poise and icy cool vocals came to soothe an era of rapid change, spiralling...