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Elephant Man – Higher Level

Third album from dancehall king

Various Artists – The Wild Bunch

Typical set by the '80s Bristol sound system that predated Massive Attack, mixed by original DJ Milo

Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers – The Complete Specialty Recordings

Classic '50s gospel group singing from influential sweet soul man

Real Women Have Curves

Big-hearted coming-of-age story

John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band-Sweet Toronto

Another dusting-off for the Plastic Ono Band, playing for peace and headlining over Bo Diddley, Jerry Lee, Chuck Berry and Little Richard. Yoko climbs out of a bag to shriek along with the atmospheric desperation of "Yer Blues" and "Cold Turkey", and provides the highlight, during "John, John (Let's Hope For Peace)", by throwing Eric Clapton into such confusion he doesn't know what to play.

Don’t Say A Word

Brazenly preposterous Manhattan thriller follows clinical psychologist Michael Douglas as he tries desperately to extract the location of a stolen jewel from the mind of trauma patient Brittany Murphy to satisfy the demands of crazed kidnapper Sean Bean. Eminently ludicrous stuff, but wonderfully anchored by Douglas' trademark beleaguered male schtick.

This Month In Americana

Stunning two-CD document of last summer's Louisville, Kentucky shows. DVD to follow

Holy Smokes

Two helpings of previously unreleased material from the leading political comedian of his generation

Bombshell Rocks – From Here And On

Swedish punk with melodic flair

Good Charlotte – The Young And The Hopeless

Maryland foursome produce second album of kiddie-pleasing punk
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