their entire catalog in remastered versions. Girls To Chat & Boys To Bounce originally hit the Billboard charts in 1981.  (less)

The McCoys in the 1960's and enjoyed a worldwide pop hit with "Hang On Sloopy". Derringer later worked with both Johnny and Edgar Winter and has also played on albums by Alice Cooper, Steely Dan and Todd Rundgren. Derringer made several solo albums starting with "All American Boy" in 1974. Its garish pin-up style cover created a big impact and the music proved equally attractive. 12 tracks in all on the album, including the instrumentals "Joy Ride" and "Time Warp", both of which display all the different facets of Derringer's exuberant musical expertise.  (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)

Boy and a Thin White Duke. He went on to invent synth-pop with Tony Visconti and Brian Eno and then disappeared behind the make-up of Pierrot when the New Romantics mixed all of his eras together. And then, he became a truly global megastar in the 80s. This collection contains four UK No. 1s, 15 Top 10, six Top 20 and 14 Top 75 hits; 338 weeks of UK chart history. But David Bowie could never be contained by statistics alone: any collection that contains Starman, The Jean Genie, Fame, "Heroes", Sound and Vision, Ashes To Ashes, Under Pressure and Let's Dance spells it plainly - this is a collection of some of the greatest and best-known music of the 20th Century by one of its very finest performers. 57 tracks in total. EMI. 2005.  (less)

differences be fended off for long? But, of course, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and the boys had a juggernaut on their hands, generating a dozen top 10 hits in their initial eight-year spurt. Selected Works: 1972-1999 gathers all the highlights from the group in all of its '70s and early '80s glory on three discs, dubbed "The Early Years," "The Ballads," and "The Fast Lane." The handsome box is fleshed out with a live disc from New Year's Eve 1999. With striking packaging, extensive liner notes, and a surplus of vintage photos, Selected Works is a suitable retrospective on a band that defined the California sound and took it easy, and, in the process, took it to the limit. --Steven Stolder  (less)

a driver for a wealthy family, including their young son, with whom he has unexpectedly bonded. But when the boy is abducted you just know Frank is going to take action. He uses all of his special skills to bring the boy to safety and discover the kidnapper's master plan. Musically, the soundtrack to Transporter 2 features just the sort of driving music you'd expect to propel a top notch action flick. First up to kick some ass is cast member Kate Nauta, who checks in with the funk rocking "Revolution." From the UK, the Servant first got attention in the U.S. via the much demanded instrumental for the "Sin City" movie trailer. That song, "Cells", was unavailable on the "Sin City" soundtrack and is present here in its vocal version. It ...  (less)

To The Jungle'), including performances by members of Quiet Riot, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tngo, L.A. Guns, Pretty Boy Floyd, The Bullet Boys, Warrior Soul, Hurricane, Love/ Hate and more! 1999 release.  (less)

their innovative brand of rock and roll punk, this is a band that echoes the great intensity of The Stooges, Dead Boys, New York Dolls, Black Flag, The Misfits, AC/DC, Kiss, andThe Ramones. In addition to performing some of the most dynamic, ravenous, and menacing rock in recent memory, Electric Frankensteinacknowledges the necessity of musical integrity. By paying homage to the architects of street-smart rock by fiercely supporting DIY labels, Electric Frankenstein champions rock for the masses, freeing it from its oppressive corporate stranglehold. ElectricFrankensteinand VMS Records have joined forces to release the band’s most raucous and over-the-top effort to date, Super Kool. Featuring 8 new tracks of neck- throttling...  (less)

a Thin White Duke. He went on to invent synth-pop with Tony Visconti and Brian Eno and then disappeared behind the make-up of Pierrot when the New Romantics mixed all of his eras together. And then, he became a truly global megastar in the 80s. This collection contains four UK No. 1s, 15 Top 10, six Top 20 and 14 Top 75 hits; 338 weeks of UK chart history. But David Bowie could never be contained by statistics alone: any collection that contains Starman, The Jean Genie, Fame, 'Heroes', Sound and Vision, Ashes To Ashes, Under Pressure and Let's Dance spells it plainly - this is a collection of some of the greatest and best-known music of the 20th Century by one of its very finest performers. 57 tracks in total. EMI. 2005.  (less)

mistake: this is no watered down MTV-friendly garage rock band. Our boys from Sasquatch eat, drink, and breathe rock’n’roll. From the top of their Mojave stacks to the toes of their electro harmonix pedals, these three down-to-earth guys simply love to rock – and they do it with a sincerity not often seen in today’s world of plastic pop and gimmicky garage. Formed in Los Angeles back in 2001 by Philadelphia transplant Keith Gibbs and Detroit natives Rick Ferrante and Clayton Charles, Sasquatch has had the pleasure of refining their own brand of super heavy, bone crunching rock’n’roll onstage with some of LA’s finest, including Fireball Ministry, Nebula and Unida. Drawing on influences from ‘70s metal, rock and psychedelia, their songwriting approach is simple, relying on...  (less)

and Living Colour and to the metal mightiness of prime Black Sabbath. Lyrically, in "Intellectualize My Blackness" and the "100 Ways to Be a Good Girl," vocalist Skin directly confronts prejudice and throws it back in the faces of its vessels. "Selling Jesus" and "I Can Dream" showcase her voice pretty much at the height of its power. Indeed, Paranoid & Sunburnt captures the band in top form. --Everett True  (less)

sampler in a paper sleeve featuring 15 tracks, 'SO2' Stille Oppror, 'One World' Oddvar A-M, 'Highwayman' Egil S. Olsen, 'I Can Cry' Black Bone Chapel, 'Badass' SoXpan, 'Death Of A Child' Huge Brown, 'I'll Make You Understand, This Boys Band, 'Crying In The Chapel' X-Botteri, 'Top Plan - Strofe Zwei' Naervaer, 'One Million Question' Plutho, 'Reason Why' Roger M, 'Counting Thought' Eliz, 'The Girl & The Road' Transit, 'Sorlandet' MC 14-Tiss + MC Blaud Konsonant, & 'Hope' Knut H. Lind. Slipcase. The End Records. 2003.  (less)