Gift Choices for Music Lovers on Your List

Gift Choices for Music Lovers on Your List

My father loves music, it was from him that I gained the appreciation for all kinds of music.  Growing up as a little girl in Trinidad he didn’t just play the soca, reggae and dub music of our culture.  He played top 100, R&B, Rock, Blues, Jazz and so much more.  So when I met my husband who also had that love of music I knew he was someone I could love.  Shopping for both these men during the holidays always even up with music on my gift list.  If you’re looking for more music choices for someone on your shopping list check out these awesome options from Legacy Recordings.

My husband would talk to my about the Isley Brothers’ music for years.  He has memories of his mother playing their music when he was a child.  When I saw their album masters available through Legacy Recordings I knew it was something he should own for his music collection.  Thanks to Legacy Recordings for providing me with a copy of the Isley Brothers’ Album Masters.

About the Isley Brothers’ – The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters

23-disc definitive chronicle of The Isley Brothers’ most successful period and transformation from a 1950s doo-wop/gospel vocal group into the world’s preeminent R&B rock ‘n’ soul powerhouse party band. Includes a quarter century’s worth of recordings, showcasing tracks written, arranged, performed, and produced by Isley Brothers. Features remastered studio and live albums, many with rare and unreleased bonus tracks. Adds up to 84 rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks in total. Includes previously unissued live-in-studio disc recorded in 1980. Gathers all of their Sony work in one package.

Bob Dylan – The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series Vol. 12 (Deluxe Edition)

Sold exclusively as d2c through bobdylan.com. Adds up to over 400 tracks recorded by Bob Dylan in the studio in 1965 and 1966. Includes a download link to the entire content in hi-res. Limited numbered edition of 5,000 units worldwide. Includes nine 7″ singles, replicating the singles released in those two years, a leopard skin printed spindle, a strip of film cells from an original print of the “Don’t Look Back” DA Pennebaker film, two hardcover books including previously unseen photos and memorabilia, and a certificate of authenticity.

Frank Sinatra – Frank Sinatra: Voices On Air

Includes Sinatra’s very first radio performance with The Hoboken Four in 1935. Features standards written by George and Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, and Lorenz Hart — many of which Sinatra never recorded in the studio. Includes rare, alternate arrangements of songs including “The Way You look Tonight,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “It Had To Be You,” “Embraceable You,” recorded by Sinatra in later years. Songs written about The Old West and the War Bond movement of World War II. Includes historic, unrecorded orchestral versions of the very first “a capella” songs recorded by Sinatra at Columbia Records during the musicians’ strike of 1942-1944. Showcases duets and collaborations with legendary musicians including Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Louis Armstrong, Les Paul, Bing Crosby, Nat “King” Cole, Judy Garland, Bob Hope, Abbott & Costello, George Burns, and Gracie Allen.

Johnny Mathis – Johnny Mathis: The Singles
Four-disc collection gathering 87 non-LP and compilation-only tracks released between 1956 and 1981. Includes landmark hits “It’s Not For Me To Say,” “Chances Are,” “The Twelfth Of Never.” Includes 31 never before released tracks.

Simon & Garfunkel – The Complete Columbia Album Collection

Six-LP box set on 180-gram vinyl – Features 11 acclaimed studio, live and compilation albums from the iconic folk-rock duo, complete Columbia discography newly remastered from first-generation analog sources. Includes their classic 5 studio albums and 1972 Greatest Hits LP. Includes first-time remastered version of soundtrack to The Graduate and long out-of-print The Concert In Central Park. Concert in Central Park comes as vinyl with an original 12-page booklet. Box set booklet contains rare photos documenting each album’s release. Includes download cards for each LP.

Miles Davis – Miles Davis At Newport: 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4

Four-disc box set chronicles Miles Davis’ evolution through his sets at Newport Jazz Festival. Follows eight live festival performances over 20 years in Newport, New York, Berlin, and Switzerland. Features rare and unheard performances from Miles with all-star sidemen. Adds up to four hours of previously unreleased material with a total of 296-minutes of music. Showcases Miles’ stellar band lineups in 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, and 1975. Features amazing musicians over the decades, including Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, and Pete Cosey. Includes a 40-page booklet with authentic, rare photos, and a double-sided foldout poster. Includes an extensive essay and in-depth interviews with George Wein, founder of Newport Jazz Festival, and other band personnel.

Kansas – Miracles Out of Nowhere

CD/DVD and CD/Blue-ray set of a full length documentary and CD crafted by original KANSAS producer Jeff Glixman. CD features hits, deep cuts, live tracks, and audio extracts from the film. Documentary includes interviews with all 6 original members for the first time in 30 years. Additional interviews with Garth Books, guitarist Brian May (Queen), producer Brendan O’Brien, and writer David Wild (Rolling Stone). Features unseen footage, live performances, and fan-shot footage of the band on the road.

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