Release Date: 29 October 2021
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: UMC
£44.99
Various Artists The Vinyl Series Volume 3 Limited Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
Since its beginnings in Jamaica in 1959, the story of the pioneering Island Records label has been inextricably linked to the story of its founder, Chris Blackwell. Now, Blackwell has curated a series of compilation LPs featuring his hand-picked tracks that correspond with his and Island's legendary history. On October 29, Island Records / UMC will release the third volume of The Vinyl Series, an 18-track double LP compiling some of the label's key releases of the late 1960s and early '70s. Volume One included pivotal songs from 1962 to 1969, and Volume Two, released over the summer, covered the years 1969 to 1973. Taken together, the sets explore the wide-ranging highlights from Island's remarkable and extensive catalog. This volume of The Vinyl Series includes material which remained rooted in the folk and acoustic-based styles that were crucial to Island's foundation. That side of the label's history is represented by Nick Drake's "Way to Blue" (from his first album, Five Leaves Left) and "Late November" by Sandy Denny, which first appeared on a 1971 label sampler. But it was Cat Stevens who was identified most commonly with Island in the U.K.—he "continued to be Island's biggest seller," notes Blackwell—and this album contains his 1971 global smash "Morning Has Broken," an adaptation of a Christian hymn.
Featured Tracks:
A1. Fire And Water - Free
A2. Sailin' Shoes - Robert Palmer
A3. Cissy Strut - The Meters
A4. The ""In"" Crowd - Bryan Ferry
B1. This Is Reggae Music - Zap Pow
B2. Time Tough - Toots and the Maytals
B3. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
B4. You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff
B5. King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo
C1. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
C2. Bad Company - Bad Company
C3. Better By You, Better Than Me - Spooky Tooth
C4. This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us - Sparks
C5. Virginia Plan - Roxy Music
D1. Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
D2. Way To Blue - Nick Drake
D3. Late November - Sandy Denny
D4. Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Release Date: 28 June 2024
Format: Box Set Vinyl
Label: Demon Records
£49.99
Release Date: 24 May 2024
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: UMR
£44.99
Release Date: 24 May 2024
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl At The Movies
£29.99
Release Date: 17 May 2024
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: NOW
£24.99
