Saffron Eyes - Smile until it hurtsLike an annabac, the first seconds of the first song from the first album by Saffron Eyes (a group from Saint Etienne including members of Raymonde Howard, Le Parti, ThOmas. W) summarize, for those in a hurry, the themes and feelings that will be developed on the short half hour of music that the disc contains: smiles in front, blows in the back, amicable breakups and deaf threats. Smile Until It Hurts encapsulates all of this: pleasure in offering

With thirteen songs - and just as many adventures - Tarbes is a concept album that tells the story of a young woman's formative years

- In 1828 Kuhlau met the great Beethoven

which sees Head and Jasen side by side with the band's original guitarist

Early in 1954 he cut his first single for Al Benson's Parrot label subsidiary Blue Lake: "Goin' Back to Memphis" B&W "Devil Is a Busy Man

June Christy

Digitally remastered release containing Georgie Fame's 1970 album

supernatural ritual that unleashed a devastating plague on the towns unsuspecting citizens

This imitation of affect was considered the highest goal of composition in those days

and developments in music - to provide a wider context in which to present the famous composers of the time

's three RCA albums

This first complete recording of Francesca's collection is undertaken by the Rome-based early music group Ricercare Antico under the direction of it's founder-leader and lutenist

creating music that evokes a nuanced blend of sadness