Various Artists - Jewels of the 20th Century / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

CD41 is pleased to announce the fourth volume of Oh! It's a Lovely War, the popular series devoted to archive recordings of songs, marches and descriptive records from the First World War. Almost all of the 50 tracks included on this beautifully packaged double CD set were recorded between 1914 and 1918, and have been carefully digitally restored and remastered from original 78 rpm sources. Volume 4 comprises two full length CDs, featuring 150 minutes of popular songs (There's a Tramp Tramp Tramp, a Perfect Day, K-K-K-Katy), patriotic appeals (The Bulldog's Bark, for Empire & for England, Save Your Kisses 'Till the Boys Come Home), comedy numbers (The Corporal's Ditty, I Want to Be a Hero Too, We Shall All Do the Goose Step) and military marches. Among the rarest recordings are Ten Little Zeppelins by Harry Bluff, Wait 'Til You Get 'Em Up in the Air Boys by Harry Fay, and No More Bully Beef & Biscuits and Plum & Apple, both bemoaning the monotony of rations at the Front. Spoken word selections include the somewhat brutal descriptive sketch Capture of a German Spy, and a rare 1917 recording of a British prisoner of war singing Tipperary, recorded in Germany. An appeal made by the Prince of Wales on behalf the British Legion in 1930 closes the album Oh! It's a Lovely War Vol 4 is a must-have collection for anyone with an interest in the Great War, as well as military and social historians, and vintage music buffs. Featured artists include Peter Dawson, Stanley Kirkby, Harry Champion, Courtland and Jefferies, Harry Lauder, Robert Carr and Zona Vevey. The booklet includes detailed historical and recording notes by CD41 editor James Hayward. Album Tracks 1. Plum and Apple Fred Hilton (December 1917) 2. Blighty for Me Dick Denton (October 1916) 3. Ten Little Zeppelins Harry Bluff (February 1917) 4. No More Bully Beef & Biscuits Fred Haywood (1919) 5. Wait

Hardback book packaging. Four CDs. NOW Music proudly presents the continuation of the Era series with NOW That's What I Call An Era - (Feels Like) Heaven 1978-1985, a celebration of essential synth-pop. This collection brings together 80 tracks across 4CDs in hard-back-book packaging complete with a 28-page booklet packed with notes on all the featured tracks - highlighting some of the best from a transformative era in music. Includes tracks by Queen, Eurythmics, Ultravox, Visage, Gary Numan, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, OMD, Soft Cell, Heaven 17, Howard Jones, Nik Kershaw, Tears for Fears, Laurie Anderson, The Human League, Fad Gadget, Fiction Factory, The Cure, The Associates, Simple Minds, Talk Talk, Yello, Men Without Hats, Telex, New Order Bronski Beat, M, and many others.

Album Tracks 1. Prelude a L'apres-Midi D'un Faune - Alexander Rahbari 2. Walzer - Peter Hill 3. I. Andante-Scherzo - Rebecca Hirsch 4. Sehr Ruhig Und Zart - Ulster Orchestra 5. Lebhaft Und Zart Bewegt - Ulster Orchestra 6. Sehr Langsam Und Ausserst Zart - Ulster Orchestra 7. Fliessend, Ausserst Zart - Ulster Orchestra 8. Sehr Fliessend - Ulster Orchestra 9. Forlane Allegretto - Klara Kormendi 10. First Tableau The Shrove-Tide Fair - Philharmonia Orchestra 11. The Mountebank - Philharmonia Orchestra 12. Vivo - Bournemouth Sinfonietta 13. III. Moderato Pesante - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 14. Hymn to St. Cecilia - Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge 15. IV. Allegretto - Ondrej Lenard 16. Introduzione Andante Non Troppo-Allegro Vivace - Alexander Rahbari 1. Romance - Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Kosice) 2. II. Allegro - Ladislav Slovak 3. III. Allegro Agitato - Stephen Gunzenhauser 4. Main Theme from Schindler's List - Paul Bateman 5. The Unanswered Question - Northern Sinfonia 6. Second Electonic Interpolation (Conclusion) - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra 7. Third Electronic Interpolation (Beginning) - Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra 8. I. Liturgie de Cristal - Amici Ensemble 9. IV. Commentaire - Idil Biret 10. Warming Up, Leading to Model 1, Bass - Gregory Rose 11. 'Gott Nochmal' Sun God - Gregory Rose 12. 'Vishnu' God of Storms - Gregory Rose 13. God of the Earth - Gregory Rose 14. First Interlude - Boris Berman 15. I. - Roger Heaton 16. Short Ride in a Fast Machine - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 17. The Lord's Prayer - Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge 18. II. Lento E Largo-Tranquillissimo - Zofia Kilanowicz 19. Lullaby - Philharmonia Orchestra 20. Vision of the Hunt I - Philharmonia Orchestra 21. Voice for Solo Flute - Robert Aitken