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List Price: £11.99
Our Price: £14.99
Artist:
Smurfs
Track Listings
1. Smurfs Are Back
2. Mr Smurftastic
3. I've Got A Little Puppy
4. Noisy Smurf
5. Find The Smurf
6. Smurfland
7. Our Smurfing Party
8. Don't Stop Smurfing
9. Smurfhillbilly Joe
10. We're The Smurfs
11. Smurfland Olympics
12. Smurfing Ways
13. Mr Blobby And The Smurfs
14. Football Forever
15. Smurfing World
 Inspired often-overlooked masterpiece, 2008-03-06
The Smurfs Go Pop is a groundbreaking record, made up of effortlessly thought-provoking pop songs that inspired much of the great music from the nineties. Sparking off Britpop in tremendous fashion and famously being the only record that both Blur and Oasis agreed was "One of the greatest recordings in music history".
The first track "Smurfs Are Back" sets the bar of excellence inconceivably high, a track that would later be parodied by '2 Unlimited' to disastrous effect. Many citing this musical faux-par as one of the contributing factors towards 2 Unlimited front-man Ray Slijngaard's following assassination.
Other Highlights are "The Noisy Smurf" (co-written with Icelandic Heavy metal band Björk) and "Smurfing World" ( A protest song against the Gulf War, which was famously be banned in every Western supporting country, The chorus contains 13 different curse words "each more inflammatory than the next")
However, perhaps as a result of government censorship The Smurfs have been almost completely overlooked in recent years. Despite many high publicity cover versions by other bands such as The Libertines cover of The Smurf's song "Don't Look Back into the Smurf" and the more recent Rihanna cover of "Smurfbrella". Although many say that this trend is likely to change after the release of the upcoming Quentin Tarantino Film 'The Smut of The Smurfs' documenting the events leading up to Papa Smurfs Murder Trial and following drug overdose.
Buy it while you still can!
List Price: £16.99
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Artist:
Howard Goodall
Simply loved it, 2010-04-06
Simply , we loved it. wonderfully arranged chorals. an interesting twist on traditional music.You really should listen to it, we rate it very highly
List Price: £19.99
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Artist:
Various Artists
Great compilation of Christmas music, 2009-09-10
The first edition of this compilation was a triple CD, but this updated edition includes a bonus CD of carols, plus a few changes to the original compilation to include some more recent material. Wintersong (Sarah McLachlan), Silent night (G4), O holy night (Il Divo) and Pie Jesu (Angelis), all recorded between 2004 and 2006, replace tracks included on the original triple CD.
The first three CD's include plenty of songs that have become familiar during the festive season in Britain as well as some less obvious selections. Some obvious classics are missing; you'll find most of them on the triple CD Now That's What I Call Xmas, though I can`t help noticing that some classics (one example being Roy Orbison's Pretty paper) don`t appear on either, but they are not too difficult to find if you really want them. Comparison with Now That's What I Call Xmas shows some duplication of songs, but usually featuring different versions, so the original appears on one with the other featuring a cover. Four tracks appear in their original versions on both compilations, these being Fairytale of New York (Pogues and Kirsty MacColl), Rockin' around the Christmas tree (Brenda Lee) , Stop the cavalry (Jona Lewie) and Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood) Here, you'll find the original version of Santa baby (Eartha Kitt), All I want for Christmas is you (Mariah Carey), Mary's boy child (Harry Belafonte), Driving home for Christmas (Chris Rea) and Last Christmas (Wham), cover versions of which appear on the other compilation. Note that Mary's boy child, a number one UK hit originally for Harry Belafonte but later for Boney M, is represented here by both versions. Meanwhile, the other compilation has original versions of Merry Xmas everybody (here performed by Steps rather than Slade), The Christmas song (here performed by Christina Aguilera rather than Nat King Cole) and White Christmas (here performed by Michael Bolton rather than Bing Crosby), so there`s not a lot to choose between them overall. Another interesting song is Walking in the air. First performed by Peter Auty (in The snowman), it later became a UK hit for Aled Jones. You'll find the original version here and the hit version on Now Christmas.
Cliff Richard is represented by just one song here (Millennium prayer) but you'll find three of his Christmas songs on Now That's What I Call Xmas. Frank Sinatra (Santa Claus is coming to town, Let it snow let it snow let it snow) and Shakin' Stevens (Merry Christmas everyone, Blue Christmas) are each represented by two songs here. Other popular songs include When a child is born (Johnny Mathis), 2000 miles (Pretenders) and It's the most wonderful time of the year (Andy Williams) to name a few.
The compilation title tells you that there are tracks here that happened to be UK hits at Christmas in the year of their release as singles, but which otherwise have absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, but so does the other compilation. Conversely, I suspect that some of the tracks that obviously have a Christmas theme may not actually have been hits, but most of the tracks here are genuine Christmas songs that were hits in the UK singles charts, just as on the other compilation.
The music here is somewhat eclectic and even I don't claim to love every track; I've never been a fan of Britney Spears or the Wombles and their inclusion here merely serves to remind me why I'm not among their fans, but plenty of other people love their music so, in the spirit of Christmas, I don't object to their presence.
The bonus CD includes five carols recorded by the Norwich Cathedral Choir, with the remaining seventeen being recorded by the Westminster Cathedral Choir. Many of these carols will be familiar, at least to British ears, but there are some unusual selections, especially Come to the manger, Personent hope, Hail blessed virgin Mary and The seven joys of Mary. The compilers seem to have made a mistake by including Deck the halls, since Jackie Wilson's version is included elsewhere in this compilation and there are plenty of other great carols that could have been chosen instead, but that's a minor quibble.
If you don't have any compilation of Christmas pop and rock music and you only want one, you may have a hard choice deciding between this one and Now That's What I Call Xmas, but if you can afford to, you could buy both as there are only four duplicated tracks, though there is plenty of duplication of songs. I prefer Now That's What I Call Xmas, but only marginally; however, if I'd chosen to buy only one, I'd have bought this one because it contains more material that I didn't already have.
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Artist:
John Rutter
The John Rutter Collection brings together 22 pieces by one of the most popular choral composers of our time, compiled from several discs already released on the Collegium Label. All performed by The Cambridge Singers, the choir which Rutter founded back in 1981, the tracks range from the joyous "Shepherd's pipe carol" of 1966 to the 1995 setting of Philip Sidney's poem "My true love hath my hear" from Birthday Madrigals. The disc opens with one of Rutter's best-known works, the timeless "For the beauty of the earth" and also includes his settings of Psalm 23 and "All things bright and beautiful"--popular with choirs and audiences alike--as well as two movements each from his Magnificat and Requiem. Most tracks are accompanied by the City of London Orchestra, breathing new life into works which are normally heard with piano accompaniment. In his sleeve note, Rutter reminds us that he stood next to John Tavener in school choir; how extraordinary that these two boys would go on to have the international success that they have. And while Rutter will always have his detractors, one cannot help but admire the sense of joy and wonder encapsulated in each small but per...
John Rutter - Just enjoy, 2010-07-08
The John Rutter Collection is everything you would expect and more. Just superb listening.
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Artist:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Simply Beautiful, 2009-12-13
I decided to investigate this as it was recommended to me and, man, I am in love with it. It really is stunning. Simple melodies that are just gorgeous. Sorry my review doesn't have anything remotely descriptive but all I'm going to say is "this_album_is_just_beautiful!"
Highly recommended.
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Artist:
Elvis Presley
Elvis at his best, 2010-08-23
With Rock and Roll and Gospel sounds as well excellent cd.All 20 songs worth listening to most several times over.
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Artist:
Doris Day
Best artist, 2009-02-15
Excellent value for money even if it had been twice the price. Doris is as usual fantastic.
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Rated: Exempt
Artist:
David Foster Andrea Bocelli
Bocelli at his best., 2010-03-02
A must have for Christmas! Will be played at that time of year for for the rest of my life. Turn the lights down low, relax and enjoy with your loved ones.
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Artist:
Various Artists
Tis the season to be jolly, and what better to kick of the proceedings than Slade and Wizzard with those perennial seasonal favourites "Merry Xmas Everybody" and "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday". The Now Christmas collection stands head and shoulders above the field of festive compilations as it actually has a lot of unusual tracks--the titles may be familiar, but the artists doing them are all quite unexpected. Hence you get Kylie purring her way through "Santa Baby", the Spice Girls indulging in some "Christmas Wrapping" before taking you on a "Sleigh Ride", Samantha Mumba telling us "All I Want For Christmas", Billie Piper casting her eye back to "Last Christmas" and Ronan Keating teaming up with Maire Brennan for a "Fairytale Of New York". These tracks work to varying degrees, but there are plenty more traditional originals on offer to sate the most hearty of holiday appetites--from Bing Crosby crooning his way through "White Christmas" to Aled Jones taking his Snowman by the hand while they go "Walking In The Air". No Christmas compilation should be without Cliff Richard, and sure enough he puts in an appearance with "Mistletoe And Wine" and "The Millennium Praye...
THE Christmas Album!, 2010-01-15
Christmas just would not be Christmas without this album! It really is THE Christmas album.Everybody's favourite song is here, even Ebeneezer Scrooge would be dancing round the tree rocking to these original classics. From Bing to Cliff, from Slade to Wizzard, all the biggest Christmas ikons are here! Roll on December so that we can play it again (and again!).
List Price: £5.99
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Artist:
Finzi,
Holst,
Doyle,
City of London Choir
In Terra Pax, 2010-01-21
Heard one item on Classic FM and downloaded the album to hear the rest. Excellent Christmas music brilliantly and enthusiastically sung.
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