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In this book, Jennifer Ring offers a wholly new interpretation of Hannah Arendt's work, from Eichmann in Jerusalem, with its bitter reception by the Jewish community, to The Life of the Mind. Departing from previous scholarship, Ring applies the perspectives of gender and ethnicity to investigate the extent to which Arendt's identity as a Jewish woman influenced both her thought and its reception.. SUNY Press.. Año 1997.

ZZ TOP / AFTERBURNER 1985 !! ORG USA EDIT, CONTIENE ENCARTE + 1ª LABEL ORIGINAL !! TODO EXC ZZ TOP / AFTERBURNER 1985 !! ORG USA EDIT, CONTIENE ENCARTE + 1ª LABEL ORIGINAL !! TODO EXC BUEN ESTADO, ESTA EDICION CONTIENE EL ENCARTE INTERIOR Y TAMBIEN EL BONITO LABEL CON EXCLUSIVO DISEÑO El productor Bill Ham, que se había encargado de esa tarea con Zz Top desde su primer trabajo fué el elegido también de orientar el sonido del trio tejano hacía derroteros desconocidos para cualquier fan de la banda a comienzos de los ochenta. La unión del Blues- Hard- Rock Sureño añejo con las nuevas tecnologías musicales, parecía utópico tratandose de una banda como esta, pero "Eliminator", publicado en 1983, demostraria lo contrario. Después de semejante éxito la banda y su sequito decidieron dejarse llevar y explotar el filón al máximo, "Afterburner", que salió al mercado el 28 de Octubre de 1985, ahondará aun más en los terrenos electrónicos tan de moda en aquella época y que tan buenos resultados les habian dado. Para ello cuentan nuevamente con temas muy comerciales, en "Sleeping Bag" se covijan guitarras y rítmos sintetizados, baterías electrónicas, los excesos de "Eliminator" elevados al cubo. Un año antes de que saliese este disco, Eddie Van Halen, quizás animado por el resultado satisfatorio del disco de Zz Top, banda por la que sentía una admiración total, graba "Jump". "Stages", tiene bastante en común con el tema estrella de "1984", pero sus melodías son incluso más aoreras. De todas formas, que nadie piense que Billy Gibbons se ha quedado dormido, a lo largo de la canción sus riffs están bien presentes. Como en la siguiente "Woke Up With Wood", entre la inicial "Sleeping Bag" (Otra vez esos sintetizadores) y el sonido global de "Eliminator". En este nuevo trabajo descubrimos algo inédito en Zz Top, las "Power Ballads". Ciertamente, "Rough Boy" es empalagosa y Aor hasta decir basta. El tema, tubo su repercusión mediatica sobre todo en el canal televisivo de moda "Mtv". Pero no debemos encender las alarmas, Dusty Hill recupera el encanto nuevamente con la roquera y efectiva "Can't Stop Rockin'", cargada de topicazos pero con una garra descomunal. "Plantet Of Woman", es uno de los temas a los que mejor le ha sentado el nuevo diseño sonoro de Zz Top. Las poderosas guitarras son las acompañantes ideales de una estrofa y estribillo con muchísimo gancho y comercialidad. Quizás el mejor tema de "Afterburner" con el permiso de "Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxuri)", otra canción super "Cool" calcada al mejor repertorio de "Eliminator". El no va más de los rejuvenecios barbudos, para bien o para mal, según se mire las componen "I Got The Message" y "Velcro Fly". En ellas, los sintetizadores ya han tomado el control total. Para los puristas fans de "Fandango" o "Tres Hombres", esto quizás pueda ser la gota que colma el vaso. La despedida con la potente "Delirious", seguro que dejará un buen sabor de boca para todo tipo de seguidores de la banda, los antiguos y los que les descubrimos con este disco. Autor: Caído En Little Big Horn ZZ Top, cariñosamente conocido por sus fans como "The Little Ol' Band from Texas", es un grupo estadounidense de southern rock y hard rock formado en 1969 en Houston, Texas. Los miembros del grupo son Billy Gibbons (voz y guitarra), Dusty Hill (bajo y voz) y Frank Beard (batería). Tienen el mérito de ser uno de los pocos grupos de rock que todavía conserva sus miembros originales después de 40 años, además de haber mantenido al mismo manager y productor, Bill Ham. Alcanzaron la cima de su éxito comercial en los 70 y los 80, pero todavía hoy continúan girando y lanzando discos. ZZ Top entró en el Rock and Roll Hall of Fame el 15 de marzo de 2004. Gibbons y Hill también son famosos por las peculiares guitarras que utilizan, muchas de ellas codiseñadas con el maestro luthier John Bolin. Gibbons y Hill siempre son retratados llevando gafas de sol (un gesto a su canción de 1979 Cheap Sunglasses), ropa parecida (o en ocasiones idéntica), y sus larguísimas barbas. En 1984 la firma Gillette ofreció a Gibbons y a Hill un millón de dólares por afeitarse en un anuncio de televisión. Declinaron la oferta Tracks: -- 1: Sleeping Bag -- 2: Stages -- 3: Woke Up With Wood -- 4: Rough Boy -- 5: Can't Stop Rockin' -- 6: Planet Of Women -- 7: I Got The Message -- 8: Velcro Fly -- 9: Dipping Low (In The Lap Of Luxury) -- 10: Delirious Notes: ZZ Top: Billy Gibbons (vocals, guitar); Dusty Hill (vocals, bass); Frank Beard (drums). After scoring its biggest hit ever with its eighth release, 1983's polished ELIMINATOR, ZZ Top decided to continue in the same mainstream direction for its next release two years later, AFTERBURNER. Another big hit for the band, the album did spawn several hits, yet wasn't as strong overall as its predecessor. It was impossible to avoid the following ZZ hits on either MTV or radio between 1985-'86--the ballad "Rough Boy" (which innovative video was based on AFTERBURNER's space-age cover art), the synth stomper "Velcro Fly," the melodic "Sleeping Bag," or the rocking "Stages." 15 years after the band's debut release, AFTERBURNER found ZZ Top more popular than ever. Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Joe Hardy Producer: Bill Ham

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CHICAGO: HOT STREETS [CBS - ESP 1990] LP CHICAGO: HOT STREETS [CBS - ESP 1990] LP Chicago   "Hot Streets"  LP (CBS)  1990  made in Spain cat. num.  LSP 982369 1 #pop rock   Alive Again 4:17 The Greatest Love On Earth 3:43 Little Miss Lovin' 4:32 Hot Streets 5:12 Take A Chance 4:35 Gone Long Gone 3:55 Ain't It Time 4:08 Love Was New 3:32 No Tell Lover 4:15 Show Me The Way 3:18   Although  Chicago  tragically marked its decade anniversary with the bitter loss of lead guitarist  Terry Kath,  Hot Streets  (1978) was not only the first release without him, it was also the band's initial offering away from  James William Guercio  -- with whom the group had worked on every one of its previous dozen long-players.  Donnie Dacus  (guitar/vocals) was brought in to fill  Kath 's formidable shoes. His maiden voyage would likewise mark the beginning of a downward spiral in terms of the string of hits that was usually associated with  Chicago  albums. Both the upbeat and pumping opener "Alive Again" and the typical adult contemporary balladry of "No Tell Lover" became their last Top 40 hits for nearly four years.  Phil Ramone 's production gives the material an added and noticeable bite. The  Peter Cetera  (bass/vocals) rocker "Little Miss Lovin" recalls the band's earliest sides by blending an aggressive backbeat with a funky and soulful rhythm. "Gone, Long, Gone," the disc's other  Cetera contribution, also stands out for  Dacus ' spot-on slide guitar intonation, which mimics a similar style used most notably by  George Harrison. Although it failed to chart when extracted as a single, Robert Lamm's (keyboards/vocals) "Love Was New" is one of the more jazz-influenced tunes on  Hot Streets. The laid-back groove effortlessly carries the melody behind a fusion of light rock and contemporary jazz. The rapidly changing pop music landscape, whose horizons would embrace disco and new wave, would all but abandon  Chicago  for the group's next few albums. Although the band attempted to adapt to the trends, it would be four LPs and four years before  Chicago  would re-emerge in full form on its comeback,  Chicago 16  (1982).

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, Moreno Valiente (CD, Album) (2021) Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, Moreno Valiente (CD, Album) (2021) The recording of such a complex and ambitious work as Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony by the Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra (OFM in Spanish) is a demonstration of the determination and enthusiasm with which the group is facing his 30th anniversary. Highly artistic work, Mahler's Fifth Symphony is of great extension and expressive intensity; it is full of deep symbolism and evident spirituality. It is a musical and intellectual monument testing the quality of an orchestra and its conductor. It is a challenge that, in a market full of references to the Austrian composer's masterpiece, the OFM faces with all the potential the work demands. In his first four symphonies, Mahler tried to identify with four ideas: the first, the power of will against destiny; the second, hope in the resurrection; in the third a certain 'Nietzschean' pantheism, and the fourth is a musical manifesto about innocence. There is in all of them that kind of youthful lyricism which its first songs have, a style that is nipped in the bud in his Fifth Symphony, completed in 1902 and premiered in Cologne by the Gürzenich Orchestra on 18 October 1904 under the direction of the author. The language he uses in his Fifth Symphony seems to be anticipating the future, in a kind of progressive tonality tending towards a certain harmonic instability and reinforcing the words of the composer himself. Envíos CD Envío Ordinario: 1,5€ (envío sin caja de plástico y con responsabilidad a cargo del comprador) Envío Certificado y tarifa plana: 3,5€ Combina lotes y ahorra gastos de envío. Envíos gratuitos a partir de 40€.  

TANGERINE DREAM: EXIT [UK 1984] CD/RE TANGERINE DREAM: EXIT [UK 1984] CD/RE (Virgin)  1984  made in UK cat. num.  CDV 2212 #space rock  #progressive rock   1 Kiew Mission 9:18 2 Pilots Of Purple Twilight 4:19 3 Choronzon 4:07 4 Exit 5:33 5 Network 23 4:55 6 Remote Viewing 8:20   Exit marks the beginning of a new phase in Tangerine Dream's music: Gone were the side-long, sequencer-led journeys, replaced by topical pieces that were more self-contained in scope, more contemporary in sound. Johannes Schmoelling's influence is really felt for the first time here; Tangram, for all its crispness and melody, was simply a refinement of Force Majeure's principles, and the soundtrack to Thief not an album proper. On Exit, listeners are introduced to electronic music's next generation, notably on "Choronzon" and "Network 23," which brought the sound of the dancefloor into the mix (it hasn't left since). That's not to suggest that Tangerine Dream has stopped creating eerie, evocative music; both "Pilots of Purple Twilight" and the stately "Exit" will feel familiar to fans, and the opening "Kiew Mission" is a captivating commentary on nuclear war that includes vocals after a sort (a woman's voice reading locations in Russian). Exit ends on a surprisingly dark note, the alien and foreboding "Remote Viewing." It's on this track more than any other that Tangerine Dream returns to its past, invoking Phaedra and the sequencer-driven works that followed, as if to tell fans that Exit's changes weren't the result of a new band, just a new direction. With one foot in the excesses of the past and one clearly on the road to a more concise sound, Exit is a transitional work. As Schmoelling and, later, Paul Haslinger exerted their influence on Tangerine Dream's music, the emphasis shifted from dark and moody commentary to more positive subjects. It's worth noting that Edgar Froese's social conscience fuels much of Exit -- copies of the record were made available to a cross-section of Russian citizens free of charge to promote an open exchange of ideas at a time when nuclear annihilation was taken seriously. Future albums channeled Froese's activism to environmental concerns, which dovetailed with the band's by-then new age sensibilities. Both here and on White Eagle, Tangerine Dream ushers in the promise and the peril of a new world where reality has caught up with science fiction. Perhaps with such a message, the medium needed to be simpler and more direct.

LITTLE RIVER BAND: TIME EXPOSURE [DEU 1981] LP LITTLE RIVER BAND: TIME EXPOSURE [DEU 1981] LP Little River Band   "Time Exposure"  LP (Capitol - Emi)  1981  made in Germany cat. num.  10C 064-400 042 #rock     The Night Owls   Man On Your Mind   Take It Easy On Me   Ballerina   Love Will Survive   Full Circle   Just Say That You Love Me   Suicide Boulevard   Orbit Zero   Don't Let The Needle Win   Guiding Light   When  Little River Band  formed in 1975, Australia immediately took notice. The key bandmembers were already well known to Australians. Lead singer  Glenn Shorrock  had made his name in mid-'60s group  the Twilights, a  Beatles -sounding pop group that scored a national number one record with its version of  the Velvelettes ' "Needle in a Haystack." When the group broke up in 1969,  Shorrock  became lead singer of  Axiom, whose "A Little Ray of Sunshine" is still an Australian classic rock staple.  LRB 's  Beeb Birtles  had been the bass player for a popular  Twilights -era pop group called  Zoot  (Rick Springfield was a later member). When that group broke up, in search of musical credibility,  Birtles  auditioned as the bass player, but was instantly elevated to a front-line position alongside  Graham Goble. Even  LRB 's manager was well-known.  Glenn Wheatley  had been the bassist with another of Australia's bands, and possibly its most legendary,  the Masters Apprentices. Given all that background, when  Shorrock  and  Birtles  revealed they were forming a group with  Goble, managed by  Wheatley, it was major event in Australian music.

THE WHO / the story of the who !! 2 LP raro, COMPLETA UK ORG EDIT + LIBRETO 8 PAG, collectors !!! EX THE WHO / the story of the who !! 2 LP raro, COMPLETA UK ORG EDIT + LIBRETO 8 PAG, collectors !!! EX ** PODEMOS ENVIAR TU COMPRA HASTA TU DOMICILIO DEL MODO MAS ECONOMICO* DOBLE LP !!! !! 25 AÑOS VENDIENDO MATERIAL IMPORTADO ORIGINAL PARA COLECCIONISTAS DE TODO EL MUNDO !!!! CURIOSO DOBLE LP ! MUY RARA Y COLECCIONABLE EDICION ORIGINAL INGLESA, SIEMPRE MUY COMPLICADA DE ENCONTRAR YA QUE ES LA 1ª EDIC COMPLETA CON EL LIBRO INTERIO !!!! LA EDICION..CONTENIENE UN FANTASTICO LIBRETO INTERIOR DE 8 PAGINAS CON CURIOSAS FOTOGRAFIAS Y MUCHOS DATOS DE LA BANDA !!! TODO EN EXC ESTADO, NUESTRA MEJOR COPIA HASTA EL MOMENTO !!! TITLE: The Story Of The Who DESCRIPTION: THE WHO The Story Of The Who (Scarce original 1976 UK Polydor label 26-track vinyl double LP housed in its original front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with integral 8-page booklet. Despite its age the sleeve is in great condition and the vinyl looks mint and virtually unplayed!) TRACKLISTING: 1. Magic Bus 2. Substitute 3. Boris The Spider 4. Run Run run 5. Im A Boy 6. Heatwave 7. My Generation 8. Pictures Of Lily 9. Happy Jack 10. The Seeker 11. I Can See For Miles 12. Bargain 13. Squeeze Box 14. Amazing Journey 15. The Acid Queen 16. Do You Think Its Alright 17. Fiddle About 18. Pinball Wizard 19. Im Free 20. Tommys Holiday Camp 21. Were not Gonna Take It 22. Summertime Blues 23. Baba ORiley 24. Behind Blue Eyes 25. Slip kid 26. Wont Ge tfooled Again FORMAT: 2-LP vinyl set RECORD LABEL: Polydor    

PABLO CRUISE: PART OF THE GAME [A&M - CAN 1979] LP PABLO CRUISE: PART OF THE GAME [A&M - CAN 1979] LP Pablo Cruise   "Part Of The Game"  LP (A&M)  1979  made in Canada cat. num.  SP-3712 #rock   Part Of The Game 3:36 I Want You Tonight 5:29 When Love Is At Your Door 4:35 Givin' It Away 5:16 Tell Me That You Love Me 4:50 Lonely Nights 5:09 How Many Tears? 6:05 For Another Town 4:25   Pablo Cruise  achieved some measure of success during the latter part of the '70s with their mellow, easygoing California pop. The band was formed in 1973 by former members of  Stoneground  and  It's a Beautiful Day: guitarist  Dave Jenkins, keyboardist  Cory Lerios, bassist  Bud Cockrell, and drummer  Steve Price. The group was praised for its compositional and instrumental skill on the albums  Pablo Cruise  and  Lifeline, and was rewarded with the Top Ten hit "Whatcha Gonna Do?" in 1977 from  A Place in the Sun.  Cockrell  left and was replaced by former  Santana  bassist  Bruce Day.  Worlds Away  went platinum, as did its predecessor, and produced three hit singles, including the Top Ten "Love Will Find a Way." By the time the '80s rolled around, the new wave movement was in full swing on the pop charts, and the group fell out of favor with the record-buying public. Several  Pablo Cruise  songs were used as soundtrack material for sports programs on ABC, CBS, and NBC, and the band's work also appeared in the films Free Ride, An Unmarried Woman, and Dreamer.

COLOURBOX: THE OFFICIAL COLOURBOX WORLD CUP THEME [UK 1986] 7' COLOURBOX: THE OFFICIAL COLOURBOX WORLD CUP THEME [UK 1986] 7' Colourbox   "The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme"  single 7" (4AD)  1986  made in UK cat. num.  AD 605 #synth pop   A The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme 3:06 B Philip Glass 3:29   One of the legendary 4AD label's earliest and most under-recognized acts,  Colourbox  were among the first artists outside of the realm of hip-hop to rely heavily on sampling techniques; ultimately, their arty blue-eyed soul -- a fusion of far-ranging influences spanning from classic R&B to dub to industrial -- reached its commercial and creative apotheosis through their work on  M/A/R/R/S ' seminal "Pump Up the Volume" project, a reflection of the group's longstanding interest in the burgeoning underground dance music scene of the 1980s.  Colourbox  were primarily the work of London-based brothers Martyn and  Steven Young, who recruited vocalist  Debbion Currie  to sing on their 1982 4AD debut, "Breakdown."  Curry  was replaced by  Lorita Grahame  in time for the trio's 1983 re-recording of the same track, this time produced by  Mick Glossop.  Colourbox 's self-titled debut EP -- a collection of dub and scratching experiments heralding their first plunge into sampling technology, edited down from three hours of studio sessions -- appeared later that same year, with the single "Say You" following in 1984. After another 12", "Punch," the group issued 1985's "The Moon Is Blue," a teaser for its upcoming full-length LP, also a self-titled affair; "Baby I Love You So" and "The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme" both appeared the following year.  In 1987, at the behest of 4AD chief  Ivo Watts-Russell, the Young brothers teamed with labelmates  A.R. Kane  as  M/A/R/R/S  to record a single fusing the rhythms and beats from classic soul recordings with state of the art electronics and production. Complete with scratches by champion mixer  Chris "C.J." Mackintosh  and London  DJ Dave Dorrell, "Pump Up the Volume" -- a breakthrough effort heralding sampling's gradual absorption from hip-hop into dance music and ultimately the pop mainstream -- soon topped the British charts, the first 4AD release to accomplish that feat. Plans for a follow-up never materialized, however; stranger still, despite  M/A/R/R/S ' success, both the Youngs and  Colourbox seemed to vanish, with no future recordings forthcoming.  

DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES / reflections 1968 !! ORIG. EDIT. USA + encarte motown !! EXCELENTE ! DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES / reflections 1968 !! ORIG. EDIT. USA + encarte motown !! EXCELENTE !   sin duda el mas popular grupo de chicas en los 60`s..con dian ross crearon toda una epoca y temas increibles...COLLECTORS.!!! ESTUPENDA GRUESA CARPETA SICODELICA !! ESTA EDICION TAMBIEN CONTIENE EL BONITO ENCARTE INTEROR DEL SELLO MOTOWN Siempre me ha gustado este álbum, y tiene excelentes materiales, con 3 hits en él.  temas con sonido más psicodélico, uno de los favoritos de Holland-Dozier-Holland han dicho que era Este disco tuvo bastante éxito en su lanzamiento original, habiendo alcanzado # 18 pop, y siempre fue uno de mis álbumes favoritos Supremes'. La cubierta era bastante interesante, que ofrece un collage kaleidescopic de las niñas en diferentes poses y ubicaciones. Las notas originales fueron acreditados a la señora Ross. Hay valor histórico, así, ya que este fue el primer álbum de estudio que cuentan con el apodo de "Diana Ross y The Supremes," Side one "Reflections" (Holland–Dozier–Holland) - 2:50 "I'm Gonna Make It (I Will Wait for You)" (Debbie Dean, Dennis Lussier) - 2:47 "Forever Came Today" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 3:14 "I Can't Make It Alone" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 3:14 "In and Out of Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:40 "Bah-Bah-Bah" (Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway) - 3:18 Side two "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:51 "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:31 "Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)" (Holland-Dozier-Holland) - 2:53 "Then" (Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore) - 2:09 "Misery Makes Its Home in My Heart" (Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore) - 2:54 "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) - 4:54 Diana Ross - lead vocals Mary Wilson - backing vocals (side 1, tracks 1-2 and 4-6; side 2, tracks 1, 4, 5) Florence Ballard - backing vocals (side 1, tracks 1 and 5; side 2, tracks 1 and 5) Cindy Birdsong - backing vocals (side 1, tracks 2, 4, and 6; side 2, track 4) The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps) - backing vocals (side 1, tracks 3-5; side 2, tracks 2-3) Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier - producers on all tracks unless otherwise noted Smokey Robinson - producer on "Then" and "Misery Makes Its Home in My Heart"

Original / American English Every year, millions of tourists visit New York--the most exciting city in the world. Read about its history, its sights and its people. What makes New York "the city that never sleeps?". Pearson Education. UK. Año 2008.

"China is the world's third biggest country and the country with the largest population. It is a country of many different landscapes: high mountains, deserts, grasslands, big rivers, forests and some of the biggest cities in the world. It is famous for its culture, its food and, of course, its wall - the Great Wall of China.". Macmillan.. Año 2014. 1ª edición

Es handelt sich hierbei um 4x Expression 33000 Zoom im 4er Case leicht gebraucht. Diese wurden selten eingesetzt, sind im Top Zustand und haben keinerlei Fehler. Expression 33000 Zoom - RGBWA Colormixing - 8 to 40 degrees zoom function - Fast pan and tilt movement - DIM-4 technology to similute halogen dimming curve - Lightweight - Perfect price/performance ratio - Colortemperature presets (3200-10.000K) The Expression 33000 Zoom is the latest addition in the succesful Expression range. Its incredible RGBWA output of over 33000 Lux and rapid zoom from 8 to 40 degrees provides the tideal lighting tool for concerts of any size. From smooth changing using 'Dim4' technology to swift and precise movements, Expression 33000 Zoom is set to lead the forefront of LED Entertainment technology. Detail: Die Geräte dienten zur Vorführung im Showroom für kurze Zeit. Expression 33000 Zoom - RGBWA Colormixing - 8 to 40 degrees zoom function - Fast pan and tilt movement - DIM-4 technology to similute halogen dimming curve - Lightweight - Perfect price/performance ratio - Colortemperature presets (3200-10.000K) The Expression 33000 Zoom is the latest addition in the succesful Expression range. Its incredible RGBWA output of over 33000 Lux and rapid zoom from 8 to 40 degrees provides the tideal lighting tool for concerts of any size. From smooth changing using 'Dim4' technology to swift and precise movements, Expression 33000 Zoom is set to lead the forefront of LED Entertainment technology. Lumens: 5600+ Lux (@ 2m): 33000+ LED Quantity: 22x Red, 22x Green, 22x Blue, 12x White, 12x Amber Input voltage: 100-240V AC Power consumption: 310W (full output) Control: DMX-512 Dimmer: 0-100% Strobe: 0-20Hz Electronic zoom: 8 - 40 degrees Pan: 540 degrees Tilt: 270 degrees Pan/Tilt resolution: 8/16 bit Special: Pan/Tilt movement blackout, user selectable pan/tilt ranges Dimensions: 339 x 252 x 361 mm Weight: 11 kg Connection: Lockable IEC, 3 and 5 pin XLR for data IP rating: IP-20

Since its first publication in two volumes between 1918-1923, The Decline of the West has ranked as one of the most widely read and most talked about books of our time. In all its various editions, it has sold nearly 100,000 copies. A twentieth-century Cassandra. Oxford University Press. UK. Año 1991.

A torrent of endlessly inventive prose, by turns comic and enraged, embracing life in all its contradictions. In this spectacular novel, verbal pyrotechnics barely outshine its psychological truths. Viking. London. Año 1989. 1ª edición

DEPECHE MODE - STRIPPED - CD BONG 10, (7 TRACKS), EDICION MUTE RECORDS LONDON 1991 DEPECHE MODE - STRIPPED - CD BONG 10, (7 TRACKS), EDICION MUTE RECORDS LONDON 1991 Stripped es el décimo quinto disco sencillo del grupo inglés de música electrónica Depeche Mode, el primero desprendido de su álbum Black Celebration, publicado en 7 y en 12 pulgadas sólo en Europa en 1986. La canción " But Not Tonight " fue el lado B estándar. " Stripped " y " But Not Tonight " fueron compuestas por Martin Gore. " But Not Tonight " fue incluida en la edición estadounidense de Black Celebration. Los otros lados B fueron las canciones " Breathing in Fumes " y " Black Day ". " Breathing in Fumes " es una nueva canción utilizando samples de " Stripped " y " Black Day " es una versión acústica cantada por Martin Gore, coescrita por Alan Wilder y Daniel Miller, de la canción " Black Celebration " que dio título al álbum. Una versión extendida de " But Not Tonight " se incluyó también en la edición europea en CD del álbum Black Celebration. Por su parte, la versión larga de " Stripped ", llamada Highland Mix y que fuera durante varios años la reproducida en conciertos, fue realizada por el productor Mark Ellis Flood, quien previamente se encargara de la ingeniería del sencillo "Shake the Disease" y posteriormente trabajara con Depeche Mode produciendo sus álbumes Violator y Songs of Faith and Devotion. Mute CD Bong10,Stripped – Highland Mix 1. «Stripped» 3:51 2. «But Not Tonight» 4:16 3. «Stripped» (Highland Mix) 6:41 4. «But Not Tonight» (Extended Remix) 5:13 5. «Breathing in Fumes» 6:06 6. «Fly on the Windscreen» (Quiet Mix) 4:24 7. «Black Day» 2:37 " Stripped " is Depeche Mode's fifteenth UK single, released on 10 February 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at number 15. " Stripped " is well known for its innovative use of sampling. The underlying beat is a distorted and slowed-down sound of a motorcycle engine running, while the main melody begins with a car's ignition starting, and the end uses sounds of fireworks. The band's U.S. label Sire Records, however, decided to use the B-side " But Not Tonight " on the soundtrack to the movie Modern Girls and included the song on US editions of Black Celebration. As a result, the single was flipped, and released as " But Not Tonight " in the United States to help promote the movie. The band was not happy with this decision, seeing "But Not Tonight" as a useless pop track recorded in less than a day. The single did not chart. Surprisingly, despite previous criticism of the song by the band, an acoustic version of "But Not Tonight" was sometimes performed by Martin Gore on Depeche Mode’s Delta Machine Tour and is included in the 2014 album "Live in Berlin". The other two B-Sides are " Breathing in Fumes " and " Black Day ". " Breathing in Fumes " was a new song using samples from " Stripped ", mixed by the band and Thomas Stiehler. " Black Day " is an acoustic, alternate version of "Black Celebration" sung by Martin Gore, and is co-written by him, Alan Wilder, and producer Daniel Miller – the only Depeche Mode song where Miller receives a writing credit. The " Highland Mix " of " Stripped " was mixed by Mark Ellis (better known as Flood), who in the future would produce Depeche Mode's Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion records. Some editions of the Black Celebration CD include the extended remix of "But Not Tonight" along with "Black Day" and "Breathing in Fumes" as bonus tracks. The music video for "Stripped" was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Peter Care and was filmed outside of Hansa Studios in Berlin. The music video for "But Not Tonight" was directed by Tamra Davis and is available in multiple versions. "Stripped" was featured in the film Say Anything....  

THE CURE - CONCERT (THE CURE LIVE) - ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION POLYDOR 1984 THE CURE - CONCERT (THE CURE LIVE) - ALBUM VINILO ORIGINAL PRIMERA EDICION POLYDOR 1984 Concert es el primer álbum en vivo de la banda británica de rock, The Cure. La edición en cassette fue doble, ya que contenía el resto de caras B y se tituló Curiosity (Killing the Cat): Cure Anomalies 1977–1984. El disco es el resultado de las grabaciones de los conciertos que dio la banda en el actual Hammersmith Apollo de Londres y en Oxford en mayo de 1984. La portada fue diseñada por el mismo Robert Smith, bajo el seudónimo de Toberr, con un fotograma de vídeo de una emisión de televisión en directo el 25 de agosto de 1984 durante el concierto que The Cure ofrecieron en el Barrowland Ballroom situado en Glasgow, Escocia y que tenía la intención de que ilustrase un disco pirata de la banda. Algunos de los temas que los Cure tocaron en los conciertos de mayo de 1984 en Oxford y Londres durante la gira promocional del álbum "The Top", se inmortalizarían en el primer directo oficial de la banda de Robert Smith. Así, de lo poco que se podía salvar del mediocre y antes mencionado "The top", se incluyeron " Shake dog shake " y " Give me it ". También, una revisión más acorde con su estilo del hit discotequero " The walk ". Del oscuro y taciturno "Pornography" dejarían patente una intensidad épica con " One hundred years " y " The hanging garden ". Del tétrico y tormentoso "Faith" se incluiría la menos tenebrosa, esa fantástica " Primary ". Además, la inclusión de " Charlotte sometimes " permitió conocer más ampliamente una de las rarezas inéditas publicadas en formato single de The Cure. Del frío y experimental "Seventeen seconds" se recogería " A forest " en una psicodélica versión que se convertiría a posteriori en la joya del siniestro afterpunk. Finalmente, para cerrar este álbum " 10:15 Saturday night " y " Killing an arab ", los dos temas de su primer single con aquel primerizo powerpop característico. En definitiva, en "Concert - The Cure Live" se recogían las mayores virtudes del primer y más interesante período de una de las bandas más exitosas de la década de los 80. Listado de canciones: 1. «Shake Dog Shake» 4:14 2. «Primary» 3:29 3. «Charlotte Sometimes» 4:06 4. «The Hanging Garden» 4:05 5. «Give Me It» 2:49 6. «The Walk» 3:31 7. «One Hundred Years» 6:48 8. «A Forest» 6:46 9. «10:15 Saturday Night» 3:44 10. «Killing an Arab» 2:51 In 1984, the Cure released The Top, a generally psychedelic album on which Smith played all the instruments except the drums—played by Andy Anderson—and the saxophone—played by returnee Porl Thompson. The album was a Top 10 hit in the UK, and was their first studio album to break the Billboard 200 in the US, reaching number 180. Melody Maker praised the album as "psychedelia that can't be dated", while pondering, "I've yet to meet anyone who can tell me why the Cure are having hits now of all times." The Cure then embarked on their worldwide Top Tour with Thompson, Anderson and producer-turned-bassist Phil Thornalley on board. Released in late 1984, The Cure's first live album, Concert consisted of performances from this tour. Near the tour's end, Anderson was fired for destroying a hotel room and was replaced by Boris Williams. Thornalley also left because of the stress of touring. However, the bassist slot was not vacant long, for a Cure roadie named Gary Biddles had brokered a reunion between Smith and former bassist Simon Gallup, who had been playing in the band Fools Dance. Soon after reconciling, Smith asked Gallup to rejoin the band. Concert: The Cure Live is the first live album of English rock band The Cure. It was recorded in 1984 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London and in Oxford. Its cassette tape edition featured on the B-side a twin album of anomalies, titled Curiosity (Killing the Cat): Cure Anomalies 1977–1984.

LOU REED: ROCK AND ROLL HEART [DEU 1992] CD/RE LOU REED: ROCK AND ROLL HEART [DEU 1992] CD/RE (Arista - BMG)  1992  made in Germany cat. num.  262 271 #rock   1 I Believe In Love 2:42 2 Banging On My Drum 2:09 3 Follow The Leader 2:09 4 You Wear It So Well 4:47 5 Ladies Pay 4:17 6 Rock And Roll Heart 3:02 7 Chooser And The Chosen One 2:44 8 Senselessly Cruel 2:04 9 Claim To Fame 2:48 10 Vicious Circle 2:52 11 A Sheltered Life 2:17 12 Temporary Thing 5:12   Rock and Roll Heart  was  Lou Reed 's first album for Arista Records, and one senses that he wanted to come up with something saleable for his new sponsors. Uptempo numbers with pop hooks dominate the set, the 12 songs zip by in an efficient 38 minutes, and instead of  Reed 's trademark meditations on the dark side of life, the lyrics are (for the most part) lean bursts of verse and chorus, in which the artist sings the praises of good times in general and rock & roll in particular (then again, on "I Believe in Love,"  Reed  pledges his allegiance to both "good time music" and "the iron cross," a bit of perversity to remind us whose album this is). But if  Rock and Roll Heart  sounds like " Lou Reed  Lite," there are more than a few flashes of  Reed 's inarguable talent. His band is in fine form (especially  Marty Fogel  on sax and  Michael Fonfara  on keyboards). "Banging on My Drum" is a crunchy rocker that recalls his work with  the Velvet Underground; "A Sheltered Life" is an amusing bit of  VU  archeology (the Velvets demoed the song, but this marked its first appearance on record); and the closer, "Temporary Thing," is a bitter, haunting narrative that foreshadows  Reed 's next album, the harrowing masterpiece  Street Hassle.

SIMPLE MINDS: CELEBRATION [ESP 1982] LP/COMP SIMPLE MINDS: CELEBRATION [ESP 1982] LP/COMP Simple Minds   "Celebration"  LP (Arista)  1982  made in Spain cat. num.   I-204 521 #new wave  #pop rock  #synth pop   Life In A Day   Chelsea Girl   Premonition   Factory   Calling Your Name   I Travel   Changeling   Celebrate   Thirty Frames A Second   Kaleidoscope   Originally released in 1982 by Arista in the U.K. and reissued on CD by the Dutch Disky imprint in 2001,  Celebration  serviceably culls some of the better moments from  Simple Minds ' first three albums: 1979's  Life in a Day  and  Reel to Real Cacophony  and 1980's  Empires and Dance. Given the sadly neglected status of the band's early catalog -- meaning anything that was released prior to 1982's breakthrough  New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)  -- through the early 2000s, it is doubly unfortunate that a compilation like this remained out of print for an extended period of time. And though the studio albums remained in print in the U.K.,  Simple Minds ' early years hardly received the red carpet compilation treatment that their later works did. While nothing here came close to approaching the stadium-pleasing popularity of later smashes like "Don't You (Forget About Me)," "Alive and Kicking," or even "Promised You a Miracle,"  Celebration  might provide a little shock to an initiated someone who snaps up a copy. It's a near-definite that plenty of people who own  New Gold Dream  and/or the  Glittering Prize 81/92 compilation remain oblivious to the fact that  Simple Minds  released five albums that ranged from good to spectacular between 1979 and 1981, before  New Gold Dream  came along with its perfect balance of art and pop to connect with a mass audience. Not only was 1979-1981 a prolific period for the band, but it was a period that witnessed them blossoming from a decent guitar-based post-punk band to a far more rhythmic and experimental entity that gradually shed their influences while ambitiously building on them. And as the few brave souls who have remained devout  Simple Minds  fans from day one might tell you,  Celebration  has stood the test of time better than  Glittering Prize  track-for-track.

Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors (Elleke Boehmer) Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors (Elleke Boehmer) TÍTULO: Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors AUTOR: Elleke Boehmer EDITORIAL: Oxford University Press AÑO DE EDICIÓN: 2005 PÁGINAS: 360 FORMATO: Rústica, 14 x 22 cm. Second edition. Colonial and Postcolonial Literature, the leading critical overview of colonial and postcolonial literary studies, is an ideal historical introduction to the field. Highly praised from the time of its first publication for its lucidity, breadth, and insight, the book has itself played a crucial part in founding and shaping this rapidly expanding field. Elleke Boehmer, an internationally renowned postcolonial critic, provides a broad contextualizing narrative about the............

David Chesky - Songs for a Broken World (CD, Album) (2021) (Precintado) David Chesky - Songs for a Broken World (CD, Album) (2021) (Precintado) A new large work for orchestra, choir, and soloists, David Chesky is able to capture the immeasurable difficulty that each of us have gone through this past year in his distinct compositional voice. This new album by David Chesky is a sincere statement of worries the composer feels necessary to share with the world, in which all of us live and die. Its monumental form allows us to reflect on many tragic events (such as the latest disaster of COVID-19). By entering our lives, it unavoidably demands us to define our beliefs. Chesky’s music not only concerns our preferences in aesthetics, but also demands political awareness from us (while being far away from political activism). We are confronted by phenomena we do not understand, but ultimately determine our choices - what really has, had, and still will have meaning in our lives. We have to learn separate the “important” and “unimportant” things and events. No one is obligated to go to the “barricade,” but we are simply obligated to recognize injustice in all forms and name it personally (even in silence) instead of accepting terror as something “common” and “far away from us.” Politicians, social media, opinions, commercial accusations - all of these should be seen as instruments of “terror.” If we want to remain humans with hearts and souls, we will find ourselves in tune with David Chesky’s sounds, which speak to us and awake our empathy. -Gidon Kremer (December 2020) Envíos CD Envío Ordinario: 1,5€ (envío sin caja de plástico y con responsabilidad a cargo del comprador) Envío Certificado y tarifa plana: 3,5€ Combina lotes y ahorra gastos de envío. Envíos gratuitos a partir de 40€.  

Connie Francis: Gold (2 CD) (Compilación) Connie Francis: Gold (2 CD) (Compilación) Polydor/Universal, 2005. CDs completos en su caja. Estado de los discos: como nuevos. El conjunto presenta el aspecto de haber sido recién desprecintado y escuchado una o muy pocas veces. Los discos no presentan el menor desperfecto bajo cualquier ángulo de luz. El libreto y la carátula están completos y su apariencia es impoluta. Gastos de envío: 2 €.  Si se adquieren cinco o más títulos, los gastos de envío corren a cargo del vendedor.  Consulta los demás artículos que tengo a la venta. Tracklist: 1-1. Who's Sorry Now.  1-2. I'm Sorry I Made You Cry.  1-3. Stupid Cupid.  1-4. Fallin'.  1-5. My Happiness.  1-6. If I Didn't Care.  1-7. Lipstick On Your Collar.  1-8. Frankie.  1-9. You're Gonna Miss Me.  1-10. Among My Souvenirs.  1-11. God Bless America.  1-12. Mama.  1-13. Teddy.  1-14. Everybody's Somebody's Fool.  1-15. Jealous Of You: Tango Della Gelosia.  1-16. My Heart Has A Mind Of Its Own.  1-17. Malaguena.  1-18. Many Tears Ago.  1-19. Where The Boys Are.  1-20. Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart.  1-21. Together.  1-22. He's My Dreamboat.  1-23. Hollywood.  1-24. When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart).  1-25. Baby's First Christmas.  2-1. Don't Break The Heart That Loves You.  2-2. Second Hand Love.  2-3. Vacation.  2-4. I Was Such A Fool (To Fall In Love With You).  2-5. I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter.  2-6. Al Di La.  2-7. Follow The Boys.  2-8. If My Pillow Could Talk.  2-9. Drownin' My Sorrows.  2-10. Your Other Love.  2-11. In The Summer Of His Years.  2-12. Blue Winter.  2-13. Be Anything (But Be Mine).  2-14. Looking For Love.  2-15. Don't Ever Leave Me.  2-16. Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?.  2-17. For Mama: La Mamma.  2-18. Forget Domani.  2-19. Jealous Heart.  2-20. When The Boys Meet The Girls.  2-21. Spanish Nights And You.  2-22. Time Alone Will Tell: Non Pensare A Me.  2-23. Born Free.  2-24. The Wedding Cake.  2-25. Zingara: Gypsy

THE MOODY BLUES: THE PRESENT [UK 1985] LP THE MOODY BLUES: THE PRESENT [UK 1985] LP The Moody Blues   "The Present"  LP (Threshold)  1985  made in UK cat. num.  810 119-1 #rock  #progressive rock   A1 Blue World 5:16 A2 Meet Me Halfway 4:09 A3 Sitting At The Wheel 5:35 A4 Going Nowhere 5:27 B1 Hole In The World 1:55 B2 Under My Feet 4:48 B3 It's Cold Outside Your Heart 4:23 B4 Running Water 3:20 B5 I Am 1:41 B6 Sorry 4:56   ELO  fans who found in  Long Distance Voyager  a new  Discovery  can be excused for thinking there's no  Time  like  The Present. Just as  ELO 's follow-up to the sweeping  Discovery  seemed tame by comparison, so  The Present  failed to match the grandiose arrangements of  the Moodies ' previous record. It's still a solid effort, bolstered by strong songwriting and pleasant melodies, but as good as the opening "Blue World" is, its downbeat message is no substitute for the clarion call of "The Voice."  The Present  seems to make a conscious effort to scale back the arena-size sound of their previous album, returning to the warmly rendered ballads of old.  Patrick Moraz, whose keyboards were a revelation on  Long Distance Voyager, plays a diminished role here, as  Justin Hayward 's guitar takes more of the lead, suggesting a poor man's  Phil Manzanera  or  David Gilmour. While it charted well and provided hit singles in "Blue World" and "Sitting at the Wheel" (again, it's  John Lodge  who provides the most invigorating track),  The Present  is a gift that listeners will need to warm up to over time. Only after several sittings do  Hayward 's lush ballads like "Meet Me Halfway" and "Running Water" sink in. Following the format of their last effort, the closing tracks are given to  Ray Thomas, who once more proves a compelling presence (he's also the only good thing about "Going Nowhere"). "I Am" and "Sorry" amount to little more than love songs, but  Thomas ' sense for dramatic arrangements manages to elevate the musical discussion. Given the now infrequent release of new albums by  the Moody Blues, more could have been expected from  The Present, but less could have been achieved (as the disappointing  Keys of the Kingdom  demonstrated). If it's merely average by  Moodies  standards, at least  The Present  didn't bode ill for the future.  

GLOBE UNITY: COMPOSITIONS [DEU 1979] LP GLOBE UNITY: COMPOSITIONS [DEU 1979] LP Globe Unity   "Compositions"  LP (Japo-ECM) 1979  made in Germany cat. num.  JAPO60027 #jazz  #free jazz Nodagoo 6:59 Boa 5:43 Trom-bone-it 5:03 Flat Fleet 7:48 Reflections 8:46 Worms (Dedicated To Ezra Pound) 10:25 The Forge 5:22   One of the earliest large-group endeavors attempted in the European free jazz movement,  the Globe Unity Orchestra  was founded by German pianist  Alexander Von Schlippenbach  in 1966, at first for the specific purpose of performing his composition "Globe Unity," which was commissioned for the Berliner Jazztage. Initially, the 19-piece orchestra combined saxophonist  Peter Brotzmann 's trio and trumpeter  Manfred Schoof 's quintet with a phalanx of other early giants of European free jazz (mostly from Germany); they included, among many others, trombonist  Albert Mangelsdorff, woodwind players  Gunter Hampel  and  Willem Breuker, vibist  Karl Berger, bassists  Buschi Niebergall  and  Peter Kowald, and drummers  Jaki Liebezeit  (of the rock group  Can) and  Sven-Åke Johansson. The initial performance was a historic and rousingly cacophonous success, and  Von Schlippenbach  kept the group going, serving as its musical director for most of the next two decades. Naturally, the membership fluctuated quite a bit; by the early '70s, the group had more of a British presence, with players like guitarist  Derek Bailey, saxophonist  Evan Parker, and trombonists  Malcolm Griffiths  and  Paul Rutherford, plus trumpeter  Kenny Wheeler  and drummer  Han Bennink.  Von Schlippenbach  left for a bit in 1971, but returned the following year, and the group began playing outside of Germany more often beginning in 1974, which also marked the point at which more of their music was preserved on record (much of it on FMP). As the orchestra evolved, it relied less and less on structured arrangements, eventually becoming completely free. However, since a 20th-anniversary celebration and recording session, the group has mostly been silent.

STANLEY CLARKE: I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU [UK 1979] LPx2/GAT STANLEY CLARKE: I WANNA PLAY FOR YOU [UK 1979] LPx2/GAT (Epic - CBS)  1979  made in UK cat. num.  EPC 22133 #jazz rock  #jazz funk  #fusion   A1 Rock 'N' Roll Jelly 2:35 A2 All About 5:15 A3 Jamaican Boy 3:27 A4 Christopher Ivanhoe 3:22 A5 My Greatest Hits 6:28 B1 Strange Weather 1:45 B2 I Wanna Play For You 6:20 B3 Just A Feeling 6:02 B4 The Streets Of Philadelphia 5:55 C1 School Days 10:43 C2 Quiet Afternoon 9:00 D1 Together Again 5:40 D2 Blues For Mingus 2:18 D3 Off The Planet 3:10 D4 Hot Fun-Closing 7:50   Stanley Clarke  stretches his muscles and comes up with a mostly impressive, polystylistic, star-studded double album (now on one CD) that gravitates ever closer to the R&B mainstream.  Clarke 's writing remains strong and his tastes remain unpredictable, veering into rock, electronic music, acoustic jazz, even reggae in tandem with British rocker  Jeff Beck.  Clarke 's excursion into disco, "Just a Feeling," is surprisingly and infectiously successful, thanks to a good bridge and  George Duke 's galvanizingly funky work on the Yamaha electric grand piano (his finest moment with  Clarke  by far). The brief "Blues for Mingus," a wry salute from one master bassist to another (Mingus  died about six months before this album's release), is a cool acoustic breather for piano trio, and the eloquent  Stan Getz  can be detected, though nearly buried under the garish vocals and rock-style mix, on "The Streets of Philadelphia." Yet even the talented  Clarke  in full creative flower couldn't quite fill a double set with new material, so he has a tendency to reprise some of his old memorable riffs a lot, and there are several energetic snapshots of his live band in action. In its zeal to get this two-LP set onto one disc, Epic deleted three of the original 15 tracks -- including at least one gem, the sizzling hard rocker "All About" -- and scrambled the order of the remaining tunes. Which is dumb, because the missing tracks only take up a bit less than 12 minutes of playing time, not enough to overload a 65-minute disc. Hunt for the double-LP version if you can still play vinyl.