Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, and civil rights activist. Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister.

The best black female singer of the 20th century. This is a stunning album. the definitive late 60’s Aretha Franklin, bold, beautiful, vulnerable, earthy, sexy, defiant, spiritual and strong.. Full of great songs. A seminal session that furthered her deep soul agenda with key backings from Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd! The Sweet Inspirations provide sublime backing vocals behind Franklin’s maturing delivery of the lyrics — and the music is by an all-star group of players that includes Spooner Oldham, Bobby Womack, Jimmy Johnson, King Curtis, Tommy Cogbill, Roger Hawkins, and even Eric Clapton! After all, she is the Queen, the Lady Soul!! 1 Ranked #84 in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Aretha’s position as soul music’s premier female vocalist was consolidated by Lady Soul. Her strident reading of “Chain of Fools” set the tone on which the singer unveiled several stellar original compositions and reinterpreted a batch of classic songs. Franklin’s gospel roots were clearly displayed on “People Get Ready” while her interpretation of “(You Make Me Fell Like A) Natural Woman” showed both her vulnerable and assertive qualities. The album also features the fine soul ballad “Good to Me as I Am to You” with Eric Clapton on guitar. Lady Soul captures a performer at the peak of her power, restating her ability to take material and make it uniquely her own. This 1968 tour de force is one of the absolute pinnacles of the Queen’s incredible artistic legacy. 2 At a 1968 concert in Chicago, Aretha Franklin was publicly and officially crowned the Queen of Soul in front of her fans by a DJ named Purvis Spann. This body of work shows why Aretha continues to reign supreme. The Queen takes on the Kings of Soul/Rhythm & Blues and pulls no punches as she covers Ray Charles’s “Come Back Baby” and “Be as Good to Me as I Am to You,” James Brown’s “Money Won’t Change You,” and Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready”. She’s classical, bluesy, funky, and right-down soulful on every cut. The poet Nikki Giovanni once wrote–”Aretha can sing Money Won’t Change You, but can James Brown sing Respect?” In other words, when the Queen covers a song, it becomes hers and one can easily forget about the original artist. For example, Carol King wrote and recorded “Natural Woman” but that song is and probably will always be associated with Aretha Franklin. Aretha wails and gets right-down funky on cuts like “Chain of Fools” and “Nikki Hokey.” She’s operatically soulful on “Ain’t No Way”–which to this day no female artist, including Whitney Houston, has been able to successfully cover.You have an absolutely classic and indispensable piece of American music history here. The one and only Aretha Franklin: “Lady Soul.”

Born in the U.S.A. is the seventh studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released on June 4, 1984, by Columbia Records. It was written by Springsteen and recorded with his E Street Band and producers Chuck Plotkin and Jon Landau at The Power Station and The Hit Factory in New York City. When Born in the U.S.A. was first released, it was met with positive reviews and massive commercial success. It produced seven top-10 hit singles and was promoted with a worldwide concert tour by Springsteen. Born in the U.S.A. became his most commercially successful album and one of the highest-selling records ever, having sold 30 million copies by 2012. It has also been cited by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time.

艾顿•约翰 （英语：Elton John，1947年3月25日－），原名雷金纳德•肯尼思•德怀特（Reginald Kenneth Dwight），华文传媒喜欢戏称其「乐坛大姑妈」；爵士，英国流行乐手、作曲家和钢琴家，是流行音乐史上成功的独唱歌手。他在1997年为纪念黛安娜王妃而录制的单曲《风中之烛》（英文：Candle in the Wind）为华人所熟悉。（这首歌原本是他于1973年录制献给玛丽莲•梦露，原版歌词里的「Norma Jean」是玛丽莲•梦露的本名。） 作为一个同性恋艺人，他浮夸的衣着和舞台演出、纠缠不清的私生活和他在音乐方面的天分，使他成为一个音乐史上的传奇。

2007 reissue of this classic Holly hoedown of hits. Back in 1978 when the bio-pic The Buddy Holly Story was released in theaters, there were very few, if any, Buddy Holly albums in print. The movie was a hit and MCA released this excellent collection of original Buddy Holly tracks to meet the demand. Also known as Buddy Holly Lives (which is spray-painted across a wall on the album's cover), this is the best place to start if you want to experience the magic of Buddy Holly. Features all the hits including 'That'll Be The Day', 'Peggy Sue', 'Oh Boy', 'Maybe Baby', 'True Love Ways' and many more. MCA.

With 63 previously unreleased tracks, this newly remastered version of Prince’s groundbreaking 1987 album is a trove of lost songs and dramatic lore, a jaw-dropping look into one of the most creatively fertile times in his career.

Fresh Cream is the debut studio album by British supergroup Cream. It was the first LP release of producer Robert Stigwood's new "Independent" Reaction Records label, released in the United Kingdom as both a mono and stereo version on 9 December 1966, the same time as the single release of "I Feel Free".

Dirty Mind is the third studio album by American recording artist Prince. It was released on October 8, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records as the follow-up to his commercially successful second album, Prince, released in 1979.

Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocalists called the Ikettes.

Aerosmith 是七十年代最流行的硬摇滚乐队之一，是世界上最根源的硬摇滚乐队之一，已被公认为是一个摇滚传奇，2001年3月19日， Aerosmith以他们对硬摇滚音乐的贡献进入摇滚名人堂。他们获得过4届格莱美奖、9届MTV音乐奖、2次全美音乐奖；13张多白金销量唱片、5张白金唱片（在国外白金唱片的销量是100万张）、4张金唱片，他们的音乐成就远不止此，他们的成功让Aerosmith成为一个永远不会被世界忘记的名字，成为摇滚乐坛的一棵长青树。 1975年的《Toys in the Attic》是乐队在商业和艺术上均形成突破的专辑。乐队也就是那时形成了自己的艺术特色：以布鲁斯为基础的简洁吉他Riff为内在驱动的硬摇滚之声。

Nick of Time is the tenth studio album by the American singer Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989. It was Raitt's first album to be released by Capitol Records.

因為Dean買了一個Wah Wah Pedal，所以在這張繼Today後的專集裡，增添了不少迷幻氣氛，當中呈現的音樂形態可以說是現今一眾Slowcore樂隊(如Low)參考的藍本。