Andy Mackay & Phil Manzanera - Roxymphony - VINYL LP

In 1992, under the guise of the Cat & Bells Club, eighteen-year-old Cheriton residents Graham Lambkin and Darren Harris self-released three tapes-two yellow cassettes and one pink-documenting their earliest musical efforts at S.H.P. studios (Lambkin's bedroom in his parents' house). The lowest of all lo-fi recordings, these tracks were laid down live, directly into a boombox with no overdubs. Relieved of their academic expectations and plunged into the workforce, the duo aspired to enter the annals of rock history, making their own primitive teenage overtures to Marc Bolan, the Incredible String Band, Whitehouse, and the Godz. Lyrically and spiritually the Cat & Bells Club had much to do with Bolan's early Tyrannosaurus Rex project, but with a hyperlocalized Folkestonian twist that nonetheless maintained his penchant for chevaline. While much of the Club's repertoire comprised freeform instrumental try-outs-untuned charity shop guitars and coffee cup drum kits-a number of songs featured Lambkin's original lyrics, read by both members of the band, dramatizing the comings and goings of anthropomorphic animals and musing abstractly on the minutiae of daily life in Cheriton (their native C-Town). Taking their moniker from a mishearing of Inchthe jester's bauble, cap and bells,Inch' a line from Incredible String Band's InchThe Iron Stone,Inch the duo operated for a brief year under the increasingly esoteric influence of the Fisheye mail-order and then fledgling Forced Exposure fanzine, and from the airwaves via Radio 1's John Peel show. This collection was compiled by Lambkin in the early aughts for an unrealized on his now defunct Kye tag, but barring a few tracks on a retrospective 7'' issued by Siltbreeze in 2010, hardly any of these recordings have been heard beyond a handful of hangers-on, inner-circle drinking allies, and the most devoted of fans. The Cat & Bells C

Double vinyl LP pressing in numbered gatefold jacket. Guitarist Phil Manzanera and saxophonist Andy Mackay (Roxy Music) a new live album, AM PM Soho Live, recorded in an Intimate venue in Soho with special guest and original Roxy Music drummer Paul Thompson. A thrilling combination of deeply instinctive instrumental interplay between saxophone and guitar swathed in ambience and unique textures, it felt impossible to pinpoint. In part classical purity, caressing and inviting, in others a throbbing invitation to an electronic Bossa Nova dance floor. The album features reimagined versions of material from their AM PM studio album alongside previous compositions from Roxy and solo albums that the band debuted during the Soho residency. Engineered by Mike Boddy, who also performs on the album, InchAM PM Soho LiveInch preserves the spontaneity and intimacy of the performances while delivering exceptional audio quality in multiple formats including Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound, and high-resolution audio. A separate CD with a stereo mix is also included within the package.

Vinyl LP pressing. The familiar maxim of the triple threat - singer, songwriter, entertainer - didn't begin to cover it for Toby Keith, one of the most prolific self-directed creative forces in country's modern era. The new compilation, 13 Number Ones, features 13 of his biggest and most beloved country singles released between 1993 and 2005. The songs selected were always performed live by Keith. Nearly all the songs on 13 Number Ones are performed during the Toby Keith American Icon All Star Celebration concert and were consistently part of his concert setlists. Keith amassed 42 Top 10 hits, 33 No. 1s and 44 million albums sold. Among his many accomplishments, the New York-based, all-genre Songwriters Hall of Fame (2015), the National Medal of Arts (2021), the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2021), and BMI Icon (2022) were his most treasured. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame shortly before his passing in February 2024. Album Tracks 1. Should've Been a Cowboy 2. Courtesy of the Red White and Blue (The Angry American) 3. As Good As I Once Was 4. Beer for My Horses 5. How Do You Like Me Now?! 6. My List 1. I Wanna Talk About Me 2. I Love This Bar 3. Wish I Didn't Know Now 4. American Soldier 5. You Ain't Much Fun 6. Whiskey Girl 7. Who's That Man