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John Cage: Chorals; Cheap Imitation; Freeman Etudes I-VIII
Low Blows! John Turk Plays the Tuba
Music: Non Zero Sumness [Extra tracks] [Import]
Io Sono Nato Libero [Import] [Limited Edition]
Henryk Mikolaj Górecki: Symphony No. 1 / Chorus I / Three Pieces in the Old Style
Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival [Live]
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Following a British rock tradition initiated by the Beatles and lovingly inherited by the Jam and the Clash, Oasis is the only band of the CD era to offer fans extra tracks on their singles that are often as good as, if not better than, the hits. Rather than saving his new songs for the next full album, Noel Gallagher prefers immediacy. Thus, this compilation of those various "B-Sides"--many available as nonimports for the first time--works just great as a listening experience, offering metallic rushes ("Acquiesce," "The Swamp Song") and absolute melodic beauty ("Talk Tonight," the marvelous "Rockin' Chair"), while conjuring up the ghosts of Mott the Hoople, T. Rex, the Fab Four, and Slade, although Oasis's "Cum On Feel the Noize" is sadly absent. --Bill Holdship