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The Complete Recordings

Robert Johnson · 1990

The Complete Recordings (1990) compiles all 29 master recordings and 12 alternate takes Robert Johnson made for ARC in San Antonio (November 1936) and Dallas (June 1937). He performed solo on acoustic guitar and vocals. Don Law produced. Vincent Liebler engineered. The sound is dry, immediate, and unvarnished — captured on portable equipment in improvised spaces. It excludes only one alternate take of 'Traveling Riverside Blues', later added in 2011. This edition remains the foundational, unembellished document of his studio work.

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Glassworks

Philip Glass · 1982

Glassworks is a six-movement chamber work Philip Glass wrote for the recording studio after his large concert and stage pieces, released by CBS in 1982 on LP and on cassette, each with its own mix. It was meant to bring his music to a wider audience, and it did: the album sold well and made his name widely known.

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20 Golden Greats

Buddy Holly, The Crickets · 1978

20 Golden Greats was first issued in Britain in 1978, collecting recordings associated with Buddy Holly and the Crickets from 1956–58. It also circulated as Buddy Holly Lives. The release date belongs to the retrospective, not to a newly assembled performing group.

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808s & Heartbreak

Kanye West · 2008

Released in 2008, 808s & Heartbreak followed the death of Kanye West's mother and the end of his engagement. His fourth studio album shifts much of its emphasis from rapping to singing. That change makes the handling of the voice the central question of the record.

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A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse

Faces · 1971

Faces' third album was their second release of 1971. Glyn Johns shared production duties, helping shape a programme shorter and more concentrated than its predecessors. Rod Stewart's growing solo profile is part of the context, but Ronnie Lane's three lead vocals make the group's broader identity essential.