poster/lyric sheet. Originally released in April 1992, "Check Your Head" was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels and on the strength of now-classic singles and videos 'So What'cha Want', 'Pass The Mic', 'Gratitude' and 'Jimmy James', "Check Your Head" stormed the U.S. Top 10, ultimately returning Beastie Boys to hard-touring, platinum-selling status, and setting the band up for the pop cultural dominance it would achieve in the decade to come.  (less)

of offbeat filler numbers ("Blues for Hawaiians," "Hey Pedro") must've made this one quite the prize back in the day. Not His Best , but not bad. --Rickey Wright  (less)

Queen, Steve Harley And The Cockney Rebel, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Pet Shop Boys, The Human League and many more. Standard triple jewel case housed in a slipcase. Full title 'Decades The Story Of The 60's/70's/80's'.  (less)

The Four Tops 5. Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels 6. I Can't Get Next To You - The Temptations 7. Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops 8. Judy In Disguise - John Fred & His Playboy Band 9. I'm A Believer - The Monkees 10. Land Of 1000 Dances - Wilson Pickett 11. Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin 12. Gloria - Shadows Of Knight 13. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul 14. Hanky Panky - Tommy James & The Shondells 15. I Thank You - Sam & Dave 16. Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 17. Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds 18. 1-2-3 - Len Barry 19. Shotgun - Junior Walker & The All-Stars 20. Louie Louie - Kingsmen - - - - - - - - DISC TWO 1. Happy Together - The Turtles 2. The Boy From New York City - Ad Libs 3. ...  (less)

of offbeat filler numbers ("Blues for Hawaiians," "Hey Pedro") must've made this one quite the prize back in the day. Not His Best , but not bad. --Rickey Wright  (less)

of pop combined with the greatest rhythm and blues musicians ever assembled. This was the new sound of young America...this was Motown. Founded by Berry Gordy in Detroit in the late 1950s, Motown quickly became one of the hottest record labels producing the hottest hits from artists such as the Miracles, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Temptations, the Supremes, Diana Ross, Martha & The Vandellas, Lionel Richie, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, the Marvelettes, Rick James, Gladys Knight, Edwin Starr, the Four Tops, Thelma Houston, David Ruffin, Mary Wells, Boys II Men and many more. BONUS: 44-minute DVD with 12 rare live performances of Motown artists featured on The Ed Sullivan Show.  (less)

Dead Or Alive, The B-52's, and Bjork. With a generous slice of Portishead, Pet Shop Boys, Eurythmics, Bananarama, and Thompson Twins. Add of course a tangy squeeze of Everything But The Girl and top off with a hearty splash of Depeche Mode and classic Blondie to garnish. Blended until tastefully smooth and uniquely satisfying, with just enough edge to stimulate the senses. In short, their sound is greatly invested with tried and true international pop touches which make it instantly accessible for a wide crossover market, easily embracing the multi-formats of radio and club play alike. This truly unique musical blend has inspired T.H.E.M to combine the best elements of many musical worlds and unite them into a fusion of sound...  (less)

40 hit machine was meteoric. Building on the success of his mainstream breakthrough The Joker , Miller's mastery of the indelibly catchy pop song yielded not only the radio-staple title track (since successfully revived by Seal), but an almost embarrassing wealth of other deceptively simple, hook-laden songs (including the standout "Wild Mountain Honey" as well as the hit singles "Take the Money and Run" and "Rock'n Me") to make Eagle play more like a greatest hits album than a standard collection of songs. This is Miller at his '76 pop-perfectionist peak, and one of the decade's most enduring surprises. --Jerry McCulley  (less)

commercial flowering in the '70s. Hi Times opens with a 1959 track from old Elvis sideman Bill Black and ends with a 1977 recording from Green's The Belle Album , which pretty much signaled the end of his (or anyone else's) top-dog-of-soul reign. In between, there's a neat sampling of Memphis sounds highlighted by the '70s classics of Ann Peebles, Syl Johnson, O.V. Wright, and Otis Clay. --Steven Stolder  (less)

else--Jimi Hendrix was one fine blues guitarist. Combining the fluid lines of B.B. King with the spikiness of Hubert Sumlin and the crying tone of Elmore James with his usual synapse-frying intensity, Hendrix manages to both honor the music tradition while remaining uniquely himself. These studio outtakes and warm-ups (plus one previously released track, the magnificent "Hear My Train a Comin'") include a playful "Mannish Boy," the slow burn of "Once I Had A Woman," and a metallic "Bleeding Heart." --Steven Mirkin  (less)

David Bowie, Simple Minds, Yes, Glenn Frey, ZZ Top, Whitesnake, Foreigner, R.E.M., Wax, Julian Lennon and the Dream Academy.  (less)