Ann Peebles STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

Ann Peebles STRAIGHT FROM THE HEARTIncludes original release liner notes. A lean, tough set that was not only a triumph for Peebles, but illustrated how the Hi label had surpassed its crosstown Stax rival for quality Memphis soul in the early '70s. The guitars are spare, funky, and bluesy, the horn section punchy, and the material far earthier and down home than the increasingly formulaic grooves at Stax. There were three modest R&B hits on the album ("Slipped, Tripped and Fell in

I Got You (At the End of the Century)

Hit It Quit It

restless workingman Kurt Vile looked to his time in transit for his seventh album

not surprisingly

it's a must-have for any vinyl collector

Though Bauhaus may be labeled as "Goth

George Avakian

who joined the project in its embryonic stages

BACK TO BLACK's production is an artful blend of sophisticated '60s R&B and 21st-century stylistic poaching

WEASELS RIPPED MY FLESH is one of Frank Zappa's most eclectic

Side A 1 Pancho And Lefty 2 White Freightliner Blues 3 Colorado Girl 4 Where I Lead Me Side B 1 Lungs 2 No Place To Fall 3 Loretta 4 Brand New Companion Side C 1 Rake 2 Delta Momma Blues 3 Marie Side D 1 Don't Take It Too Bad 2 Mr

The results are understated yet extraordinary