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Buy Now	Great Speeches of the 20th Century (more) »rank: 17871 by: Various Artists : :Students and teachers of history, enthusiasts of speechmaking, and folks needing something different to spice up those mix tapes with will enjoy this inspired four-disc tour of a century. It's a bit heavy on events a baby boomer is most likely to be interested in, but there's nothing wrong with knowing one's audience. For the most part, these recordings make 20th-century history appear to be happening right now. It might sound clichéd, but it really is a thrill to hear history in the making: Woodrow Wilson lying to the American Indians, Gloria Steinem addressing the National Organization for Women, the launch of sputnik, ...	Buy Now	Dr. Demento: 25th Anniversary Collection (more) »rank: 23759 by: Various Artists : :Students and teachers of history, enthusiasts of speechmaking, and folks needing something different to spice up those mix tapes with will enjoy this inspired four-disc tour of a century. It's a bit heavy on events a baby boomer is most likely to be interested in, but there's nothing wrong with knowing one's audience. For the most part, these recordings make 20th-century history appear to be happening right now. It might sound clichéd, but it really is a thrill to hear history in the making: Woodrow Wilson lying to the American Indians, Gloria Steinem addressing the National Organization for Women, the launch of sputnik, ...
Buy Now	Harder They Come (Deluxe Edition) (more) »rank: 18454 from: Hip-O Records : :Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ('Pressure Drop,' 'Sweet and Dandy'), Desmond Dekker ('Shanty Town'), the Melodians ('Rivers of Babylon'), and the Slickers ('Johnny Too Bad'). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ('You Can Get It If You Really Want') and last ('The Harder They Come') words in this first-rate reggae primer, which ...	Buy Now	Great Records Of The Decade: 70's Hits, Vol. 2 (more) »rank: 34046 by: Various Artists : :Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ('Pressure Drop,' 'Sweet and Dandy'), Desmond Dekker ('Shanty Town'), the Melodians ('Rivers of Babylon'), and the Slickers ('Johnny Too Bad'). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ('You Can Get It If You Really Want') and last ('The Harder They Come') words in this first-rate reggae primer, which ...
Buy Now	Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 7 (more) »rank: 53369 by: Various Artists : :Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ('Pressure Drop,' 'Sweet and Dandy'), Desmond Dekker ('Shanty Town'), the Melodians ('Rivers of Babylon'), and the Slickers ('Johnny Too Bad'). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ('You Can Get It If You Really Want') and last ('The Harder They Come') words in this first-rate reggae primer, which ...	Buy Now	Sunday Morning Coffee (more) »rank: 16234 by: Chip Davis, Day Parts, Berkey, Burmer : :Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ('Pressure Drop,' 'Sweet and Dandy'), Desmond Dekker ('Shanty Town'), the Melodians ('Rivers of Babylon'), and the Slickers ('Johnny Too Bad'). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ('You Can Get It If You Really Want') and last ('The Harder They Come') words in this first-rate reggae primer, which ...
Buy Now	ESPN Presents: Jock Rock, Volume 1 (more) »rank: 12906 by: Various Artists : :Jamaican filmmaker Perry Henzell made reggae an integral player in his gritty 1973 saga of a renegade Kingston singer who becomes a modern Robin Hood, casting one of the style's earliest stars, Jimmy Cliff, in the lead, and filling this soundtrack--here presented in a remastered version--with classics from Toots & the Maytals ('Pressure Drop,' 'Sweet and Dandy'), Desmond Dekker ('Shanty Town'), the Melodians ('Rivers of Babylon'), and the Slickers ('Johnny Too Bad'). Cliff himself gets pole position, however, getting in the first ('You Can Get It If You Really Want') and last ('The Harder They Come') words in this first-rate reggae primer, which ...	Buy Now	Broadway Cares - Home for the Holidays (more) »rank: 31372 by: Various Artists :Album Description:Broadway Cares: Home For The Holidays is a collection of holiday classics and winter favorites performed by the creme de la creme of Broadway. The brightest stars from the brightest boulevard of theater in the world light up the holiday season with their collective voice. The entire Broadway and New York community have come together with all parties donating their services on an expedited basis to make this album a reality. These donations include the producing services of two-time Grammy nominee Tony Moran; the donation of studio time at recording studios around New York and Los Angeles to record the vocals and ...
Buy Now	Candlelight Carols (more) »rank: 12940 by: The Choir of Trinity Church :Album Description:Broadway Cares: Home For The Holidays is a collection of holiday classics and winter favorites performed by the creme de la creme of Broadway. The brightest stars from the brightest boulevard of theater in the world light up the holiday season with their collective voice. The entire Broadway and New York community have come together with all parties donating their services on an expedited basis to make this album a reality. These donations include the producing services of two-time Grammy nominee Tony Moran; the donation of studio time at recording studios around New York and Los Angeles to record the vocals and ...	Buy Now	Making Spirits Bright: A Smooth Jazz Christmas (more) »rank: 47039 by: Various Artists : :The first six tracks of this release could've been subtitled 'A Twist of Christmas,' for they bear the indelible stamp of guitarist-producer Lee Ritenour and his A Twist of Marley. In fact, his Brazilian take on 'Silent Night,' with singer Al Jarreau, sounds like an arrangement worked straight out of Ritenour's A Twist of Jobim sessions. Even with guitarists Joyce Cooling and Marc Antoine, his presence is noticeable. The other half of the album finds most of the artists doing their own thing, the best of which is the funky groove saxophonist Richard Elliot and keyboardist and co-arranger Jeff Lorber lay over 'God ...