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Marshall Plan Kids

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by: Marshall Plan Kids

Release Date November 28, 2006

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The Deadly Spawn

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by: Michael Perilstein

Release Date February 22, 2005

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Cat's Cradle

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by: Mary Dipaola-Davis

Release Date September 16, 1997

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Music by Ry Cooder

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by: Ry Cooder

Release Date July 11, 1995
Ry Cooder is an American treasure; he belongs in the Smithsonian. Who else would begin a long, restless, ethno-musicological folk/rock guitar odyssey by working in that enclave of oddity known as Captain Beefheart's Magic Band? Cooder didn't exactly burst onto the scene in 1970, but, with that vintage Airstream posed in the desert, and emerging hipster friends like Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks, he eased onto it in a big way. From the very start, Cooder focused all his attention on the song itself. He obviously loved tracking down obscure, dust-covered numbers, frequently from as far back as the Great Depression. Often they had a narrative quality, as in the splendid, "F.D.R. In Trinidad." His style was lean and elegant, flashy solos ... Read More:

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Music by Ry Cooder

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by: Ry Cooder

Release Date July 11, 1995
Ry Cooder is an American treasure; he belongs in the Smithsonian. Who else would begin a long, restless, ethno-musicological folk/rock guitar odyssey by working in that enclave of oddity known as Captain Beefheart's Magic Band? Cooder didn't exactly burst onto the scene in 1970, but, with that vintage Airstream posed in the desert, and emerging hipster friends like Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks, he eased onto it in a big way. From the very start, Cooder focused all his attention on the song itself. He obviously loved tracking down obscure, dust-covered numbers, frequently from as far back as the Great Depression. Often they had a narrative quality, as in the splendid, "F.D.R. In Trinidad." His style was lean and elegant, flashy solos were avoided, ... Read More:

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Hen House Studios Anthology 3, 2003

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by: Various Artists

Release Date February 25, 2003
Ry Cooder is an American treasure; he belongs in the Smithsonian. Who else would begin a long, restless, ethno-musicological folk/rock guitar odyssey by working in that enclave of oddity known as Captain Beefheart's Magic Band? Cooder didn't exactly burst onto the scene in 1970, but, with that vintage Airstream posed in the desert, and emerging hipster friends like Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks, he eased onto it in a big way. From the very start, Cooder focused all his attention on the song itself. He obviously loved tracking down obscure, dust-covered numbers, frequently from as far back as the Great Depression. Often they had a narrative quality, as in the splendid, "F.D.R. In Trinidad." His style was lean and elegant, flashy solos were avoided, ... Read More:

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Bryan Edington

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by: Bryan Edington

Release Date January 22, 2002
Ry Cooder is an American treasure; he belongs in the Smithsonian. Who else would begin a long, restless, ethno-musicological folk/rock guitar odyssey by working in that enclave of oddity known as Captain Beefheart's Magic Band? Cooder didn't exactly burst onto the scene in 1970, but, with that vintage Airstream posed in the desert, and emerging hipster friends like Randy Newman and Van Dyke Parks, he eased onto it in a big way. From the very start, Cooder focused all his attention on the song itself. He obviously loved tracking down obscure, dust-covered numbers, frequently from as far back as the Great Depression. Often they had a narrative quality, as in the splendid, "F.D.R. In Trinidad." His style was lean and elegant, flashy solos were avoided, ... Read More:

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Full Circle

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Release Date June 01, 2001
wow. this is an amazing cd. i have admired the work of Stephen Hatfield for a long time and this is a collection of some of his finest pieces. if you enjoy choirs and love catchy music than this cd is perfect. i spent hours listening to this cd and couldn't get over the beauty of the songs and the clarity of the singer's voices. stephen hatfield is truly one of the most talented composers of today. i highly recomend this cd.

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For All Happy Endings

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by: David & the Citizens

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For All Happy Endings~ David & The Citizens is an ok album that feels quite average. The songs are have decent lyrics, the singer has ok vocals and it sounds quite generic and sounds a bit like a copy of REM's b-sides or unrealesed materials. The book-let is also boring and it looks like they did not put in as much time as they should have. Still and all it gets three stars so it is by no means a bad album. It is just a bit too predictable and bland.

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Every Sunday/Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

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by: Judy Garland & Betty Grable

Release Date February 22, 2000
I bought this CD because I'm a big fan of Betty Grable. Many of her films are not available on VHS let alone DVD. So I bought this CD to jump at the chance of finding some of the music from her films. Unfortunately, the production value of this CD is rather poor. It was obviously recorded or transfered from a record - a record with a skip in it that shows up in the song "Tra La La". As for the Judy Garland portion, there's a few songs that sound like Judy is singing in a cave. This CD makes a good "place holder" until one of better production quality comes along.