Legendary heavy psych, afro-rock 1973 debut LP by Nigerian wonder kids Ofege. Recorded while the band members were still in high school, Try And Love is overflowing with great songs, sweet harmonies, and relentless psychedelic guitars…

Somewhat confusingly titled, this CD reissue includes both the 1962 album of the same name and the Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger LP (recorded around the same time), encompassing 25 tracks in all. Anyway, this is certainly Van Ronk's most enduring work, and indeed one of the few relics of the early-'60s traditional folk boom that holds up well today…

Finnish thrashers LOST SOCIETY will release their debut album, "Fast Loud Death", on March 15 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios (FINNTROLL, SONATA ARCTICA, OMNIUM GATHERUM) in Helsinki, Finland with producer Nino Laurenne (AMORPHIS, ENSIFERUM, LORDI) and it features cover artwork by Ed Repka (MEGADETH, DEATH, SANCTUARY, VENOM).Commented LOST SOCIETY vocalist/guitarist Samy Elbanna: "When we heard that the one and only Ed Repka would be responsible for the album art, we were thrilled, as he created some of the most killer album covers of all times! The result looks absolutely amazing and truly captures the album's theme — a bus full of crazy people who blew it up big time!"

Cnoc An Tursa are a Scottish Metal Band forged in Falkirk 2006 by Alan Buchan an Reni Hill, an ancient Borough whose Motto is: - ‘Better Meddle wi the Deil than the Bairns O’ Falkirk’ Cnoc An Tursa create intense, epic ballads combined with the tales of a much neglected art form; old Scottish poetry. Their sound represents a totally unrivaled form of heavy Scottish metal with ravenous melodic undertones and ancient rhythmical lyrics, capturing a sound deeply rooted in ancient heritage; giving a fresh perspective on what Scottish metal has to offer. Having played with the likes of Taake and Wodensthrone as well as a full UK tour with label mates Winterfylleth in the winter of 2010 the band gathered a large following and label interest, the band was picked up by Chris Naughton at Lone Vigil Recordings who introduced their debut album ''The Giants of Auld'' to Candlelight records for release.

Attractively entitled “Chamber Music”, the BBVA Foundation and Verso present a second CD dedicated to the work of José Luis Turina (1952), a compilation on this splendid recording of a substantial part of the chamber output of the Madrid maestro between 1980, the date of Título a determinar, a magnificent score premiered a year later by the Group Koan, then directed by José Ramón Encinar, and 1997 and Scherzo para un hobbit, commissioned and presented by the Group Cosmos as part of the celebrations of the ensemble’s tenth anniversary. During that period, the beautiful Variaciones sobre dos temas de Scarlatti ……

Sofia Gubaidulina (b. 1931), growing up in the Tatar Republic, bound peculiar fusion of Eastern and Western into dramatic polarities in her later work. She graduated from the Kazan' Conservatory in 1954 having studied composition and piano; she then left for Moscow, where she studied at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963. Already by this time, Gubaidulina was marked as an "irresponsible" composer on "a mistaken path"; Shostakovich, among others, supported her however, advising her to "continue along [her] mistaken path." Today Gubaidulina is a successful freelance composer, having won a number of prestigious composition prizes and grants.

Lester Young was one of the true jazz giants, a tenor saxophonist who came up with a completely different conception in which to play his horn, floating over bar lines with a light tone rather than adopting Coleman Hawkins' then-dominant forceful approach. A non-conformist, Young (nicknamed "Pres" by Billie Holiday) had the ironic experience in the 1950s of hearing many young tenors try to sound exactly like him.

Playing a frantic blend of garage rock, blues, and vintage rhythm and blues, the Imperial Crowns strut their stuff for their fans in Europe on this concert video. Imperial Crowns: Preachin' the Blues Live! was recorded during their appearance at Germany's 2004 Crossroads Festival, which was recorded for the acclaimed television music series Rockpalast. Selections include "Kingsize Jones," "Lil' Death," "Preachin' the Blues," "Blues Au Go-Go," "Altar of Love," and many more.

Yes-like in every possible aspect, Chris Squire's Fish out of Water is an album that's typical of his band's progressive formula: softened keyboard extensions a la Patrick Moraz, steady yet atmospheric percussion work from Bill Bruford, and a smattering of flute and saxophone that accompanies a small orchestra, which includes effective horn and harp work…