Elton John - The Complete Thom Bell Sessions

Elton John - The Complete Thom Bell SessionsAvailable in the shop on Record Store Day For the first time in the UK, the complete Thom Bell sessions from 1977 (issued in 1979) will be made available on vinyl. Contains the original 'Are You Ready For Love?' and five other soulful classics. Original US release is highly sought after and pricey.

180 gram vinyl in different colour variants: Vinyl 1 – standard album Vinyl 2 - Exclusive Demo from El Paso Sessions Download card included featuring exclusive demos from Blacksmith Studios

On the title track she half-sings over a makeshift orchestra of kitchen implements

in all its forms was the dominant force in Afro-American music

Song Reader--twenty Beck compositions previously released exclusively as stunningly illustrated sheet music in partnership with McSweeney‰۪s‰ÛÓwill receive a long awaited traditional release on July 29

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It comes with a backstory that feels like fate

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In spite of the appropriately bleak vibe

it seems less an ode to our photosynthesizing friends by Garson and more an homage to his wife

the gestation of the album goes back to 2005 when Cathal found himself in the Cottonwood rehabilitation facility in Tuscon after the break up of a 28-year relationship

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but Hot Chip and Ibibio Sound Machine worked together more deeply throughout the process