The Past & Present label presents a new kind of psych-rock compilation: Mindrocker. With the vast amount of '60s garage and psych compilations that have appeared from around the world in the last few years, it's easy to understand why so many fans of the genre have felt overwhelmed by the deluge. There are, however, a select group of compilations that are widely regarded as genuine must-haves for collectors of '60s singles. Alongside Nuggets, Rubbles, Pebbles, Endless Journey, Chocolate Soup For Diabetics and the Perfumed Garden, Mindrocker stands out as a treasure trove of '60s U.S. psych and garage music. Widely applauded for its high sound quality and detailed liner notes, courtesy of Hans-Herman Pohle, Mindrocker is widely-regarded as the launching-point of many a U.S. psych collection as well as an affordable way to locate rare singles by bands which went on to record classic albums for major record companies.

Legend would have it that Rock'N'Roll was born in Memphis in 1954 when a young truck-driver by the name Elvis Presley opted to sing "Black Blues" his way. A legend that drastically over-simplifies reality, however, for the roots of Rock'N'Roll are already to be found in the early recordings of Blues, Jazz and Country music of the mid-1920. This collection, created by Gérard Herzhaft, shows that the Rock 'n' Roll was not born with Bill Haley and Elvis Presley but before, the fusion of Rhythm and Blues, Western Swing, Country, Gospel - or the whole of popular music from the early twentieth century. This collection has become indispensable, because the history of interbreeding reveals the crystallization and the formation of gender identity as the history of amplified music...

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This is a great collection of Doo Wop tunes from back in the day! 587 tracks total. Lots of rare tunes from lots of groups. If you like Doo Wop and you don't have this series, you will want these. As I once read on a Doo Wop site, "Rock and Roll may be here to stay but Doo Wop never left". This series consists of 20 volumes and it is long out of print.

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They were the most popular songs, the songs you danced and romanced to. Here are 75 original hits by the original artists - the Top Ten hits of each year from 1955 to 1959 - from the greatest guys, gals and groups of that unforgettable era...

Almost 6 hours of wonderful songs of the Girl group heaven with 140 hits from the Golden Age of American Rock & Roll. This impressive collection of recordings, laid down between the fifties and sixties, chosen by someone with excellent taste! Terrific Early Girl group compilation.

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This is a phenomenal collection of blues put out by the UK label Charly. Just take a look at the list of volumes in this series and you will have to agree that this is an exceptional set of Blues.

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One more 8CD BoxSet with hits of the 80's, that comes to complete the "Greatest hits of the 80's" collection. Together the two collections, with almost 20 hours of great music, are the perfect gift for all nostalgic lovers of the golden decade. Enjoy a wonderful musical experience in lossless.

A wonderful collection of 144 original hits from the golden decade of the 80's. Almost 10 hours of great music full of rhythm, melody and nostalgia. An endless parade of memories with the greater names of the musical scene. A happy Christmas gift in lossless. Enjoy.

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This EMI Music release for Time Life Music has a total of 30 tracks and only has 4 tracks which did not make Billboards top 10 list.

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Presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR: SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION, a limited edition 8-CD box set comprised of the sensational scores from the acclaimed Electronic Arts MEDAL OF HONOR video games, composed by Michael Giacchino

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The Rubble Collection is mostly a collection 60s United Kingdom rock, psyche & garage rarities. From what I have read, the series got started in 1984 and continued up through at least 2002.

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Gear Fab Records has continued to unearth some of the most obscure '60s psychedelic sides for their massive undertaking of issuing these records region by region. It's a remarkable task, especially since so many relics from the psychedelic era have already been mined for the immensely popular Nuggets box sets, the Pebbles collections, and myriad other small-label collections. These are truly enjoyable sets of quality songs, not just the bottom of the barrel.

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This is a 9cd collection of old time jazz tunes by many of the greats in that genre.

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The History of Rock and Roll is a mammoth and, when considered on its own terms, frequently successful undertaking. The series, which was first presented in 1995, consumes some 578 minutes, with 10 episodes (there are no bonus features) spread out over five discs. Its pedigree is impressive, as is its scope, beginning in the pre-rock days of bluesman Muddy Waters and boogie woogie master Louis Jordan and continuing through the death of Kurt Cobain and the birth of the Lollapalooza festival in the mid-1990s. Along the way, dozens of big-name performers (with the notable exception of the Beatles) are on hand to lead us through the story.

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This is a boxset of re-recordings and live performances and will be of interest to those interested in hearing alternate recordings of classic soul tracks. Some of these tracks are quite good. Others don't compare to the original in my opinion. Some of the songs are by well known performers that are not the same performer that had the hit originally. All in all this makes an interesting set.

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