Hunter, Ian Shrunken Heads CD NEW (UK Import)

Chrysalis Records (USA) ( May 16, 1994 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

Cherry Red Records (Japan) ( January 01, 2007 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

Though Ian Hunter hit his popular peak in the 1970s, as the frontman for Mott the Hoople and with solo favorites such as "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Cleveland Rocks, " fans who have followed his career ever since will find him in fine form here. Co-produced by Hunter and Andy York (guitarist for John Mellencamp), the album mixes the hard-crunching rock 'n' roll, literate lyricism, bittersweet balladry, and self-deprecating humor that have long marked Hunter's best work. Musically, both "Stretch" and the piano-driven "How's Your House" have the dynamics of Mott (though the latter was inspired by the aftermath of Katrina), while "When the World Was Round" and "I Am What I Hated When I Was Young" find Hunter in older-and-wiser mode. After "Brainwashed" attacks consumer culture with a feverish immediacy, Hunter finds soul-stirring redemption in "Guiding Light." --Don McLeese

Personnel: Ian Matthews (vocals, guitar); Jerry Donahue, Andy Roberts (guitar); Timi Donald (drums).Liner Note Author: John Tobler.In 1972, several years after leaving both Fairport Convention and his own group, Matthews Southern Comfort, Iain Matthews was once again struck with a case of musical wanderlust and decided to pack in his solo career and form a new group, Plainsong. At the time, Matthews still owed an album to Vertigo Records, and rather than give them Plainsong's debut, he booked a studio for five days and cut a solo album dominated by covers of songs from American tunesmiths, with only two original songs appearing on the set. By all rights, the album that resulted should have been a tossed-off trifle (especially since Vertigo opted not to release it after all, eventually selling it to the independent Mooncrest label), but Journeys from Gospel Oak turned out to be one of Matthews' most satisfying solo efforts, a lovely fusion of airy country rock and pastoral British folk that captured some of Ma

Though Ian Hunter hit his popular peak in the 1970s, as the frontman for Mott the Hoople and with solo favorites such as "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "Cleveland Rocks, " fans who have followed his career ever since will find him in fine form here. Co-produced by Hunter and Andy York (guitarist for John Mellencamp), the album mixes the hard-crunching rock 'n' roll, literate lyricism, bittersweet balladry, and self-deprecating humor that have long marked Hunter's best work. Musically, both "Stretch" and the piano-driven "How's Your House" have the dynamics of Mott (though the latter was inspired by the aftermath of Katrina), while "When the World Was Round" and "I Am What I Hated When I Was Young" find Hunter in older-and-wiser mode. After "Brainwashed" attacks consumer culture with a feverish immediacy, Hunter finds soul-stirring redemption in "Guiding Light." --Don McLeese

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Fledg'ling ( February 02, 2010 ), Genre: Folk

New West Records, Inc. ( July 21, 2009 ), Genre: Rock & Pop

Vanguard Records (USA) ( May 23, 1995 ), Genre: Folk

Manufacturer's Description Alchemia is the new animated point-and-click adventure from Springtail Studio (Tomas K. and Julian Winter) creators of the the Haluz series. In Alchemia, you play a little boy who shoots an unfortunate and bizarre looking creature from the sky. Feeling remorseful he then agrees with the creature's soul to help him find another body in the nearby megapolis. He sets off on an adventure to help his unlikley new companion replace his new robotic body. Alchemia features, brilliant and imaginative puzzles, illustrations and music abound, and some puzzles will require lateral thinking and problem solving rather than just simply clicking in the right areas and in the correct sequence. The puzzles are cute and innovative and the game is filled with charm and humour. A point and click game played out in a wonderfully dreamy and detailed world.