Horse of the Dog

horse of the dog

Track Listings

1. Celebrate Your Mother

2. Chicken

3. Whack of Shit

4. Psychosis Safari

5. Giant Bones

6. Fishfingers

7. Charge the Guns

8. Morning Has Broken

9. Team Meat

10. Presidential Wave

Horse of the Dog,Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster,Rock/Pop

Horse of the Dog

The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957

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The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2
Better Stalling's CD
The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2
A nice follow up
Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!

The Carl Stalling Project, Volume 2: More Music From Warner Bros. Cartoons 1939-1957

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ASIN: B000002MN3
Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

Zoom And Bored
Stage Fright
The High And The Flighty
Bad Swiss Band
Marching Pink Elephants
The Slap Hoppy Mouse
Orchestra Gag
Variation On Grandfather's Clock
Variation On Chinatown My Chinatown
Variation On Lucky Day
Wind-Up Doll
Guided Muscle
Fall And Splat-SFX
Ghost Wanted (1940)
The Unexpected Pest
Drunk La Cucaracha
Flea-Ridden Sheep Dog
Golf Cue
Barbary Coast Bunny
Satan's Waitin' (Excerpt)
Rubber Dog
Pappy's Puppy
Variations On La Danza
Variations On Johann Strauss
Kangaroo-SFX
Mouse-taken Identity
Variations On Mexican Hat Dance
Frazzled Coyote

Amazon.com

The second volume of the master Warner Bros. cartoon composer's work downplays the head-spinning montage of the first in favor of just-as-head-spinning complete scores. They aren't from the studio's best-known cartoons but from some of Stalling's most impressive tempo-warping, all-systems-go pieces, augmented by a few mini-pieces that illustrate the way he could transform barely familiar show tunes and classical themes into wild, rubbery jokes. Even without images, Stalling could make an orchestra suggest a "Flea-Ridden Sheep Dog" in 24 seconds flat and run enough changes on Stephen Foster's "Camptown Races" to match every mood in a Foghorn Leghorn cartoon. The head-snapping reversals of his scores anticipate much later avant-garde music. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

The Carl Stalling Project Vols 1 & 2.......2007-01-11

Are the names Mel Blanc, I. Freleng or Chuck Jones familiar to you? Then you will get a charge out of these albums as they remind you of Warner Brothers cartoons you saw. I even used these albums instead of "spooky music" for the trick-or-treaters at Halloween, and got appreciative comments from the parents who recognized the music. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Better Stalling's CD.......2006-05-09

As well as Stalling Project Part I, These recordings are more modern fidelity, less classic and more musical techniques. The improvisations appreciate me more than Part I. I like all tracks especially one from "Zoom and Bored" Salute Maestro!!!!
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The Carl Stalling Project Volume 2.......2005-09-12

More music from Warner Brother Cartoons 1936 to 1958.
Carl Stalling was one of the foremost composers of music for cartoons and wrote virtually all of the scores for Warner Brothers cartoons from 1936 to 1958. This is a compilation of some complete soundtracks and other snippets. In my opinion, this disk is not quite as well done as "The Carl Stalling Project Volume I."

A nice follow up.......2003-03-09

I really did like the slice-and-dice format of the first disc : I think it helped keep that cartoon zaniness without the visuals. I would recommend both volumes - I listen to them alot while I'm programming!

Now, every time I watch cartoons, I listen to the music!.......2001-08-07

Carl Stalling. We all know who he is, but we don't know that we know. Who is he? The guy who did cartoon background music for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for more than 20 years, that's who. Maybe you're thinking, "Oh, come on! Cartoon background music??! How good could something so trivial be?!" The answer to that question is.. VERY. Very entertaining. I just love Carl Stalling's great "scores". When you take away the context of it's being CARTOON music and just sit and listen to the damn thing, it's WONDERFUL music in and of itself! He goes from violins and a piano playing "agitato" simultaneously to a single oboe note and back again in five seconds. Not only that. He does that and, as random as it may sound, he mannages to segue it together beautifully. Now, every time I watch cartoons, the thing I pay most attention to is what aural miracles Mr. Stalling sneaked in. Maybe, after listening to this, you will too. If anything will change after you listen to this, it would be that you'll never think of cartoon music as trivial again........That's a GOOD thing.

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Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet

Foster for Brass

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Release Date: 2004-05-18

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Ellen Bayne Quick Step
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Why, No One To Love
California Quick Step
Beautiful Dreamer
Dolly Day Quick Step
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We Are Coming Father Abraam, 300,000 More
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Willie Schottisch
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Some Folks
Open Thy Lattice Love
Old Dog Tray March
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Massa's In The Cold Ground
When This Dreadful War Is Over
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming Quick Step
Gentle Annie
Lulu Is Gone
Where Has Lula Gone
Farewell My Lily Dear Quick Step

Customer Reviews:

thanks again, naxos!.......2007-04-04

naxos is the greatest budget label of all-time. i've gotten so many great discs from them, and never a bummer. as for this disc, it's a great idea(arrangements of the songs of stephen foster for 19th century brass band, performed on period instruments), wonderfully executed. i have many recordings of stephen foster material, and this is one of the best. this brass band sounds fantastic and the audio quality is very very fine. i highly recommend that you make this a part of your household.

Stephen Foster Played by a Saxhorn (not saxophone) Quintet.......2004-06-20

Imagine a post-Civil War family trooping to the town square on a fine summer evening to hear the town band play a concert of arrangements of popular tunes, that gentler period's equivalent of a rock concert of today. That's essentially what we have here. The Chestnut Brass Company, a Philadelphia brass quintet which on occasion plays on everything from Baroque sackbuts to the most modern trumpets and trombones, here plays on instuments of the saxhorn family. Saxhorns, invented by Adolphe Sax, the fellow who also invented the better-known saxophone, are brass instruments perfected in the 1840s. Their conical bore projects a uniquely sweet and mellow sound. They were exceedingly popular for town bands during the latter half of the century, but their use had waned by the turn of the 20th century. This quintet consists of an E flat soprano, a B flat soprano, an E flat alto, a B flat baritone, and a E flat contrabass saxhorn. The dulcet tones and sonic blend are a marvel to behold. Partly, of course, this is due to the expert playing by Bruce Barrie, Susan Sexton (or is it SAXton?), Marian Hesse, Larry Zimmerman, and Jay Krush.

Stephen Foster wrote very little purely instrumental music, but his songs fostered (pun unavoidable) innumerable instrumental arrangements. Those heard here are taken (and sometimes re-arranged) from the playbooks of such 19th-century bands as the Manchester, New Hampshire town band, the Boston Brass Band and the brass band of the 26th Regiment of North Carolina, not to forget the U.S. Marine Band. The tunes are arranged into quicksteps, waltzes, marches, schottisches and potpourris. Most of the familiar tunes are here: 'Beautiful Dreamer,' 'I Dream of Jeannie,' 'My Old Kentucky Home,' 'Camptown Races,' 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming,' and 'Some Folks Do' as well as plenty of relatively unfamiliar songs. And because these arrangements come from all over some of the tunes appear several times like old friends. Some of my own favorites are 'Some Folks' arranged by W. L. Baccus, 'Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming' arranged by Bruce Barrie, 'Camptown Quick Step' arranged by Jay Krush, and 'Gentle Annie' from the U.S. Marine Corps Band archives.

As an unabashed fan of the music of Charles Ives, I can't hear these arrangements without wondering which of these tunes Charlie heard (and played) when his own father, a former Civil War bandmaster, led his town band in Danbury, Connecticut.

Recommended for brass band lovers, Stephen Foster fans, and folks who like, say, the sound track to Ken Burns's 'Civil War' PBS documentary.

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Pervert Nurse
Youth In Asia
Hang Ten In East Berlin
Obnoxious
Johnny's Got A Problem
Little Land
No Moms
Imminent War
Guns
Spiritual Law
Stick To Your Guns
Living In The U.S.A.
Bedrock

Product Description

1. Pervert Nurse 2. Youth In Asia 3. Hang Ten In East Berlin 4. Obnoxious 5. Johnny"s Got A Problem 6. Little Land 7. No Moms 8. Imminent War 9. Guns 10. Spiritual Law 11. Stick To Your Guns 12. Living In The Usa 13. Bedrock

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Johnny's got a problem.......2007-02-07

I miss D.I., they were a great skate punk band.
I had the pleasure of opening up for them years back here in Colorado, not only were they a great punk band they were good guys.
Even the almighty Slayer would end up covering thier songs, that should be enough to tell you D.I. is worth something.

Get the album, be happy.

Good band. Great front man. Too often ignored........2006-07-24

SO much bad music gets name dropped and hyped in all the Spin music magazines from the "now classic" 80's LA punk era. Then albums like this one go unnoticed.

D.I. has a great frontman. He can sing half-decent, but his standout strength is in attitude/charisma. Casey's vocals have a deep sardonic humor in them. There is sharp teeth on his lyrics, but you as a listener are invited to laugh with him. Some D.I. songs are these nasty slabs of gloom and doom and others are wickedly sarcastic. Casey Royer is an interesting character too often ignored in the history of punk.

D.I. made good records. This one is probably the most well known, though none are really all that inferior. If people are going to swoon over a crummy Germs "re-union" then D.I. deserves a 4 star rating.

Pick up Horse Bites and make an iTunes mix w/ old Suicdal and Black Flag. You'll be set up and "germ free".

As good as D.I. gets.......2004-09-10

Classic album that satisfies from start to finish. Often confused with the Thrasher Mag skate-rock band Drunk Injuns, D.I. is must for every record collection (Drunk Injuns aren't bad either, but you would have to shell out over $200 on ebay to get their record). In spite of many bands reforming to cash in on the punk revival, D.I. is also credited for being the ONLY 80's punk band that never broke up and kept churning out discs. BUY THIS DISC NOW!!

DI is sweet fast old punk... D.I. -> Drunk Injuns.......2003-02-06

You'll love this album (horse bites...), especially "youth in Asia"

You can easily hear elements of TSOL and The Vandals, to name a few., very good sound, excellent example of the pure lineage of punk rock.

And definitely look out for Drunk Injuns "question authority", it's great.

Punk out!

Another Classic!.......2001-12-01

This album is much more polished than DI's previous albums, Team Goon and Ancient Artifacts, which actually makes it a little less enjoyable to me. Also, the song Obnoxious definitely lives up to its own name after awhile, and the versions of Hang Ten in East Berlin, Guns, and Spiritual Law aren't as good as the original versions, but other than that, this album is a classic. It contains more great DI songs, and it is probably their most popular album. Johnny's Got a Problem is probably their best known song, Imminent War gets the adrenaline going, and Living in the USA is probably the best anthem DI ever wrote. This is DI's last pure punk rock album, as their later material had a more punk/metal edge to it. Overall, not as good as their previous two efforts, but I'd have to say it comes in third.

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Missed opportunity (but still essential)
Moondog's last concert!
Late Moondog

The German Years 1977-1999

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Bird's Lament
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Dog Trot
High on a Rocky Ledge
Log in B
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From Art of the Canon, Book I: No. 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
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Album Description

Beautifully packaged two CD compilation consisting of recordings from the last 20 years of Moondog's life, when he resided and recorded in Germany. Disc One consists of studio recordings from 1977-99 and features 'High On A Rocky Ledge', 'Do Your Thing', 'I'm This, I'm That', 'Heimdall Fanfare', 'Fujiyama 2 (Lovesong)' and more. Disc Two is his last live performance, recorded a month before his death, and is wonderfully recorded, sounding as well-produced as the studio tracks on the first disc. The packaging includes 44 pages of liner notes featuring essays, interviews, photographs and other information, all packaged in a hard cardboard sleeve, creating a virtual work of art.

Album Details

Includes Material from 1977 Thru 199, plus Moondog's Last Live Concert with Dominique Ponty, Previously Unreleased.

Customer Reviews:

Missed opportunity (but still essential).......2005-10-25

Why are there so many tracks on disc 1 that are readily available on the Sax Pax for a Sax CD? It's too bad more of the impossible to find recordings from this period couldn't have been included instead.

Otherwise, it is great to finally hear some of this material and the disc 2 live concert is a treasure. All things considered, a bargain and a must for Moondog devotees.

Also note the packaging is very attractive -- but unfortunately on my copy, the binding/glue is already falling apart so the CD trays have seperated from the cover... sometimes plastic is a better way to go...

Moondog's last concert!.......2005-10-12

This is a professional production of an official double disc set that was released in 2004 (5 years after Hardin's death.) It looks good and has 44 enclosed pages of valuable information about Moondog, such as a detailed biography, discography, Moondog's own words about the recordings, personnel listings, lyrics, pictures and a poem that Leonard Bernstein wrote to and about Moondog.
Also seeing quotes of Benny Goodman and Frank Zappa praising Moondog's music is particularly exhilarating for a Zappa fan like myself (I had no idea.)

The first disc consists of already released material, most of which I already owned when I bought this set. This disappointed me a bit, as I'd expected additional versions of these titles provided on the back.
The set is called "The German Years," but includes 5 tracks that are taken from "Sax Pax for a Sax" - an album that was recorded in England and performed by English musicians, and consists mainly of material that was written while Moondog lived in New York. Other albums that songs have been taken from are "H'art Songs" (4 tracks,) "In Europe" (4 tracks,) "Elpmas" (4 tracks,) "A New Sound of an Old Instrument" (3 tracks,) "Big Band" (1 track) and "Bracelli" (1 track.)

The 56 minute long disc #2 is the essential music in this set as it consists of only previously unreleased material. It is Moondog's last concert, which was recorded in France on August 1st, 1999 (less than 6 weeks prior to his passing.)
The concert, which consisted of both rare and recent material, was performed on solo piano by Dominique Ponty. At times Moondog joins in on bass drum, and here and there he recites a few couplets - a nice treat. But as always, when it comes to live recordings of solo piano performances, we have to deal with intruding sounds; aside from applause we get a few hundred coughs, a squeaking door that repeatedly opens and closes, at one point the barking of a distant dog, at one point the sirens of an ambulance driving by the recording location, and believe it or not - audience members trying to clap along to one of the solo piano canons! ...but overall the sound quality is very good and clear.

I'd recommend "The German Years 1977-1999" to Moondog fans (who haven't heard his last concert,) but to people who aren't familiar with his work, this might not be the optimal place to start.

Late Moondog.......2005-04-27

When Louis Hardin moved to Europe in 1974, he was received as visiting royalty -- unlike his home country who treated him as some sort of one-joke street-performer. For the next 25 years, until his passing in 1999, he produced an astonishing variety of music for organ, brass band, voice, piano, percussion, small chamber ensemble, and string quartet.

Disc one of this collection contains an anthology of his German recordings, and presents a clear advantage over the originals in that every track is on a different instrument. The listener never gets a chance to grow weary of any one style, allowing you instead to concentrate on the commonalities running through all of Hardin's music. As a sampler of the work done in his senior years (ages 61-83) it's a remarkable collection showing verve, inventiveness and playful iconoclasty.

Disc two presents his last concert, previously unreleased, from Arles France on August 1st 1999, just five weeks before his death. Pianist Dominique Ponty, who I believe is the daughter of famed violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, plays 34 of his pieces for piano or arranged for piano. Louis 'Moondog' Hardin himself accompanies her on tambour, a big skin drum, on several of the tunes, and recites six couplets in his rich ageless baritone.

Also included, a 44-page booklet of photos, notes, lyrics and critical comment. This is a first-class production for one of the last century's most enduring and original composers.

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rik-manchester-uk
Yeah!
Horse of the dog
INSANE GOODNESS
Whoooo-Hoo! Whoooo-hoo!

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Charge The Guns
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Team Meat
Presidential Wave

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Brighton based five piece the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster release their debut album 'Horse Of The Dog'. The album is a mix of lead singer, Guy McKnight's bluesy vocals, backed with noisy, Stooges like punk rock. The band have been compared to various artists including The Birthday Party & The Fall. The single, & a live favorite, 'Celebrate Your Mother' is also included. 10 tracks. Universal. 2002.

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In the Tradition of the Cramps and the Birthday Party Comes an Utterly Gruesome, Violent Punk Rock Fringe Away from all the "The" Bands. These Guys Write Short, Sharp, Loud, Pointed, Nails-on-chalkboard Diatribes that Are Not for the Faint of Heart. In a Bed of Buzzsaw Guitars, Plunge Your Brains Out with Volume Up to 11.

Customer Reviews:

rik-manchester-uk.......2005-04-05

This band does real'i rock , just like some'one else has said on here , the more you listen to them the more you must have of them , i bought this album, after just hearing 'morning has broken' , and when i was in the car listen'n to it , i didnt feel like it was that great ,i thought it was bad , and then about half a year later, i gave it another listen and i was like WOW ... this is fantatsic , i then bought all there singles just to hear more of there stuff , the boogs to hehe , there new album is just as good , but there is more of a difference from this one , so i say buy both , if u like joy division druged up , this is the one for you lol ... yeah BUY

Yeah!.......2004-04-04

This Stuff ROCKS!!! I didn't like at the first time. But, when I heard again, the music will be better, better, and better. Just Buy It!!

Horse of the dog.......2003-06-15

A lot of people keep knocking Eighties Matchbox, I know people who don't like them cause they can't understand them or they think the songs are to short. But if you put this on while you have nothing to bother you, you realy learn whats happening in their songs. Charge your guns is the second best song on the album cause its fast & loud & the lyrics kick..., the best track is presidential wave because it is the last tune on the album & you can realy hear them give it all, but you have to listen to the last two tracks together other wise ten just isnt quite as good as it could be.

INSANE GOODNESS.......2003-05-20

Well, one night I was up studying real late with MTV on at the same time, and all of the sudden Psychosis Safari started playing. At first I was think, "man this is [bad]...who are these guys anyway?" well, it only took the span of the song (2 and a half minutes) to make a fan out of me. it was so interesting and different that i was compelled to buy it (and i got it earlier than most people since i live in singapore and get the british release dates). now, i could have given this 4 stars because of its shortness, but hey they manage to pack in a good album in just half an hour. every song is different and unique, all of them worth being singles. they all seem to be exactly the right length as well. as for what type of music this is...well, its hard to classify. just listen to it and decide if you like it yourself or not. as for the best song on the album, its hard to pick...i'd have to say psychosis safari since i am somewhat partial to that since that's the song that got me to buy this cd. i can't wait for their next cd to come out!

Whoooo-Hoo! Whoooo-hoo!.......2003-05-07

Celebrate Yo Mama ------- 10/10
Chicken ----------------- 8/10
Whack of Sh!t ----------- 9/10
Psychosis Safari--------- 10/10
Giant Bones-------------- 10/10 Best on Album
Fishfingers-------------- 9/10
Charge the Guns---------- 10/10
Morning Has Broken ------ 10/10
Team Meat---------------- 9/10
Presidential Wave-------- 7/10

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JUST WONDERFUL! AND HIP TOO!!!
another great one out of print
Sax Choir Arrives
yes, oh yes, moondog is the best
eccentric and top rate

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Tracks:

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Sandalwood
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Novette No.1 In D Flat Major: 2. Mov.
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Present For The Prez. (In Memory Of Lester Young)
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Amazon.com

The first new music from Moondog, nee Louis Hardin, in more than 20 years, Sax Pax for A Sax is probably the best introduction to the work of this eccentric former street musician. A joyous outburst, Sax Pax touches on influences ranging from Miles Davis' groundbreaking "Birth of the Cool," sessions ("Dog Trot"), medieval motets ("Tout Suite No. 1 in F Major"), and bebop's harmonic innovations ("Bird's Lament" and "Present for the Prez"). There's even a male chorus showing up occasionally, sounding like they stepped out of a Busby Berkely musical as they jauntily sing the praises of Paris, New York, and London. But the music's precise counterpoint and buoyant inventiveness could only be Moondog; listen and be enthralled. --Steven Mirkin

Customer Reviews:

JUST WONDERFUL! AND HIP TOO!!!.......2007-05-03

Great Americana! Hip! Just wonderful!
My one regret is that I didn't have a chance to book this in US before he died. There is a video of this btw.

another great one out of print.......2006-04-14

This is amazing. And no, it's not jazz. This is composed music, and it spits in the face of the academic axiom that concert music has to suck in order to be any good. Truly unique and truly listenable, why isn't this a best-seller?

Sax Choir Arrives.......2005-08-29

I grew up loving Boots Randolph, Ace Cannon, King Curtis, and Johnny and the Hurricanes. I was browsing through the net looking for something on Simon Haram(a well known current European classical Saxophonist) and stumbled on this Album. I have never heard anything like this. Its my music find of the year (I am an iPod addict). This is a Sax dectet (1 Sopranio, 2 Soprano, 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, 2 Baritones and Basses) and then they throw in drums, piano, and bass guitar. My ears feel massaged with sound. I will only quote some review from the net:"The dectet of saxophones plus piano and bass guitar that is London Saxophonic is staggering... sounded like an Arvo Pärt choir jamming with the Bulgarian National Assembly of Throat Singers, yes it was that good." The Independent -- Believe this!!

yes, oh yes, moondog is the best.......2002-08-29

this music was already in my head before I heard it. blocks of chords ascending and exploding in fugal fireworks, plus evocations of an imaginary jungle-jive Paris love affair. unbelievably soulful, funny, charming, surprising. you like moondog! you like moondog! buy moondog!

eccentric and top rate.......2000-01-05

Fun and crisp. "Paris" had us dancing in the living room and "Movts 1, 2, 3" are sweet lullabies. Highly recommended

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Snapshot - Live At the Iron Horse
Livingston Taylor
Manufacturer: Whistling Dog
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000MR46LK

Product Description

Snapshot (Whistling Dog Records, 1999) A LIVE recording. I Believe, O Loretta, I'm Not as Herbal as I Ought to Be, The Dollar Bill Song, Bicycle, Olympic Guitar, You Can Take Me Home, Doggie Jail, Railroad Bill, Walking My Baby Back Home, The Way You Look Tonight, Our Turn to Dance, No Easy Way to Break Somebody's Heart, Piano Noodle, Loving Arms (with Joanne Cassidy), Through the Fire (with Joanne Cassidy), Songs That Should Never Be Played on the Banjo, My Father's Eyes, Glad I Know You Well

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Amazing Sweethearts

Manufacturer: Poprockit
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAFJVS
Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

Forever Goldrush
Rock Salt
808
Lotion
New Ring
Empty Roads and Open Bottles
Eyes
Empty
Sex, Drugs, etc.
Open Roads and Empty Bottles (Ghosts in the Fields)
Best of Savannah
After the Smoke

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Horse of the Dog
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Manufacturer: Caroline Distribution
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000A2GAL6
Release Date: 2003-07-06

Tracks:

Celebrate Your Mother
Chicken
Whack of Shit
Psychosis Safari
Giant Bones
Fishfingers
Charge the Guns
Morning Has Broken
Team Meat
Presidential Wave

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Music from the 1994 Royal Tournament

Manufacturer: Bandleader
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music

Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music

Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000024DOL
Release Date: 1996-09-01

Tracks:

Jupiter (I Vow To thee My Country) - Holst
Fanfare And Prelude From Gotterdammerung - Wagner
The Ride Of The Valkyries - Wagner
Fanfare From Gotterdammerung - Wagner
The World In Union - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpeters
Musical Drive Of The King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
The Royal Engineers In Action, Regimental March Of The Corps Of Royal Engineers 'Wings' - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
The Ark- 'Animals Who Have Served', The Animals Went In Two By Two - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps- On Guard, Arrc March: Fortune Favours The Brave - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
Worcester Castle - Elgar
Salut D'Amour - Elger
Cello Concerto - Elger
Pomp And Circumstance March No.1 - Elger
Interval Music 'Music Of The Adjutant General's Corps... - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
Music For The Royal Navy Field Gun Race - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
Music For The Royal Air Force Dog Display - Band of The Adjutant Generals Corps
Grand Inaugural March - Green and Silver
Birdland - Green and Silver
Pipes And Drums: Highland Laddies: 79th Farewell To Gibraltar; Orange And Blue; Pipers Of Drummond.. - Green and Silver
Bugle Feature: High On A Hill - Green and Silver
Keel Row: Road To The Isles - Green and Silver
Slow March: Zorba The Greek - Green and Silver
March Off: The Light Division: Black Bear - Band, Pipes and Bugles of the Brigade Of Gurkhas
Mars, God Of War - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
Fanfare For The Common Man - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
Morning Has Broken - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
Olympic Fanfare And Theme - Massed Bands and Fanfare Trumpets
March Off - Massed Bands And Pipes And Drums

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