Playback: From The Victrola To Mp3, 100 Years Of Music, ...
 Well written, well researched & witty to boot: I liked this book quite a lot. It's a small but concise volume, and it offers the reader a good bit of information quite economically. It is also somewhat of a walk down memory lane for technology buffs [... more]
CDN$39.00
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Penny Serenade (Full Screen Special Edition)
Memorable Film; Awful DVD: Directed by George Stevens and starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, PENNY SERENADE was among the most admired films of 1941. But it seems the film has now drifted into public domain, and the result is incredibly dire: a very [... more]
CDN$13.95
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American Thighs
LARGE AMOUNTS OF UNFULFILLED POTENTIAL: Way back when--as the saying goes--I got to see Veruca Salt play live (and meet the ladies) a couple of months before the video (and consequently the album) broke onto the "American Musical Consciousness). I [... more]
CDN$11.99
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The Wayfaring Stranger
THIS IS REAL FOLK MUSIC ! EXCELLENT IN EVERY WAY: Here's another fine Burl Ives release on compact disc.Finally there are some high quality products available and this one is among the best.Truthfully I have never heard any bad Burl Ives music.This is [... more]
CDN$14.99
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Jersey Rain: Poems
There's a hidden depth here, at least in most of the poems: When I received "Jersey Rain" as a gift last year, I initially read it through once and put it down for a few months, deciding that Pinsky (more so even than Seamus Heaney or Derek [... more]
CDN$13.00
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Putney Swope
From Amazon.com: If you're looking for a movie that shocked the filmgoing public with its outspoken take on race relations in corporate America circa 1969, look no further than this Robert Downey debut effort. Made on a shoestring in black and white, [... more]
CDN$25.98
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Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tri
From Amazon.com: The song that rings most true on this salute to the Mississippian generally considered the father of country music is also the most fatigued tune on the collection--Jerry Garcia and David Grisman's "Blue Yodel #9 (Standin' on the [... more]
CDN$11.99
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Caruso 2000 - The Digital Recordings: Newly remastered ...
From Amazon.co.uk: This disc is the result of a remarkable experiment in digital prestidigitation. Shellac recordings, made by the first recording superstar, tenor Enrico Caruso, were scanned into a computer and reworked until the voice was separated [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Story Of Women
From Amazon.com: Marie Latour (Isabelle Huppert) wants to be a singer, but she is a woman struggling against poverty in war-torn France, with two children to feed and a husband away fighting. When a neighbor becomes pregnant, Marie performs an abortion [... more]
CDN$34.99
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Bach Cantatas 82 and 199
From Amazon.com: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson has been scantily represented on CD, and that makes this gorgeous, deeply felt release all the more valuable. Here she sings two Bach cantatas composed for solo voice. Her mezzo is not particularly heavy, but it [... more]
CDN$21.99
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Movies Go To The Opera
Some of Opera's Best Gems: I've long been an opera fan, so you might expect me to sneer at a compilation. Not so! For opera fans, this is a "stroll down memory lane," offering some lovely jewels from well-loved operas. For those new to opera, [... more]
CDN$15.99
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Heroes Of Blues
New to Son House? This is the place to start...: Eddie 'Son' House was one of the most intense and commanding of the early Mississippi Delta bluesmen, and he was also one of the greatest. This 'best of' collection wonderfully captures glimpses of the [... more]
CDN$15.99
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