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Woodstock--40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm
by Various Artists
August 11, 2009
The six-disc set contains the most complete recording of the musicians who performed at Woodstock in August of 1969.
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Masterpiece Created by Carl Craig
by Various Artists
June 17, 2013
The techno producer curated this three disc set for the Ministry Of Sound's Masterpiece series .
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Tokyo Glow
by Various Artists
December 10, 2021
The compilation of 1980s Japanese city pop songs from the Nippon Columbia catalog features 18 tracks selected by DJ Notoya.
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Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound
by Various Artists
December 3, 2013
Prince is only a supporting player on three songs on the two-disc compilation of songs from Minneapolis artists from the 1970s-80s including The Lewis Connection, Haze, Ronnie Robbins, the Stylle Band, Alexander O'Neal, and Music, Love & Funk.
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Congotronics 2: Buzz'N'Rumble From The Urb'N'Jungle
by Various Artists
February 21, 2006
Following on the heels of one of 2005's best-reviewed world music discs is this second installment in the Congotronics series of electronica-esque African music, this time featuring the work of Konono No. 1 plus six additional (but similar) artists from Kinshasa.
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Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan Maccoll
by Various Artists
October 30, 2015
The two-disc tribute to the British folk artist features such artists as Paul Brady, Bombay Bicycle Club, Billy Bragg, Paul Buchanan of the Blue Nile, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Steve Earle, David Gray, Dick Gaughan, The Unthanks, Norma Waterson and Rufus & Martha Wainwright.
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Still in a Dream: A Story of Shoegaze
by Various Artists
January 29, 2016
The five-disc collection of shoegaze tracks released between 1988 and 1995.
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Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
by Various Artists
August 1, 2006
Fourteen tracks by the late French songwriter Serge Gainsbourg are covered (in English) by the likes of Franz Ferdinand, Portishead, Placebo, Tricky, Jarvis Cocker and Cat Power.
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All the Young Droogs: 60 Juvenile Delinquent Wrecks, Rock'N'Glam (And a Flavour of Bubblegum) from the 70's
by Various Artists
January 25, 2019
The 60-track box set compiled by Phil King features "junk shop glam" songs from bands from such countries as Australia, Ireland, Iceland, Netherlands, New Zeasland, Sweden, the UK, and the US.
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Art of McCartney
by Various Artists
November 18, 2014
The two-disc tribute album to Paul McCartney songs features such artists as Harry Connick, Jr., Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, Def Leppard, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, Barry Gibb, Heart, Billy Joel, Kiss, Jeff Lynne, Steve Miller, Willie Nelson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Smokey Robinson, and Brian Wilson.
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C88 [Box Set]
by Various Artists
July 7, 2017
The third box set from Cherry Red of British indie pop bands features both familiar names such as The Stone Roses, The Mock Turtles and The Poppyheads as well as relatively unknown bands in the three-disc compilation.
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If You're Going to the City: A Tribute to Mose Allison for Sweet Relief
by Various Artists
November 29, 2019
The tribute to the late jazz/blues artist features 15 covers that include his daughter Amy, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin, Anything Mose!, Jackson Browne, Peter Case, Elvis Costello, Robbie Fulks, Ben Harper, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Charlie Musselwhite, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Richard Thompson, The Tippo All Stars, and Loudon Wainwright III.
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Bills & Aches & Blues
by Various Artists
April 2, 2021
The compilation features Becky & The Birds, Big Thief, Bing and Ruth, The Breeders, Bradford Cox, Dry Cleaning, Efterklang, Ex:Re, Future Islands, Aldous Harding, Helado Negro, Jenny Hval, Tkay Maidza, SOHN, Maria Somerville, Spencer., Tune-Yards, and U.S. Girls covering songs from Air Miami, Birthday Party, Blonde Redhead,Bon Iver, Tim Buckley, Colourbox, Deerhunter, Grimes, His Name Is Alive, Lush, Piano Magic, and the Pixies.
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Nigeria 70: No Wahala (Highlife, Afro-Funk & Juju 1973-1987)
by Various Artists
March 29, 2019
The first installment in Strut's "Nigeria 70" series of compilations in eight years features a dozen Nigerian tracks from the 1970s and '80s, curated by collector Duncan Brooker.
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Jambú E Os Míticos Sons da Amazônia
by Various Artists
June 21, 2019
The 19-track collection of 1970s music from the Northern Brazilian city of Belem was curated by Samy Ben Redjeb and Carlo Xavier.
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Rework: Philip Glass Remixed
by Various Artists
October 23, 2012
Beck and Philip Glass worked together on this collection of remixes of the composers songs by such artists as Tyondai Braxton, Peter Broderick, Cornelius, Dan Deacon, Johan Johannsson, Memory Tapes, Pantha du Prince, and Amon Tobin.
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While No One Was Looking: Toasting 20 Years of Bloodshot Records
by Various Artists
November 18, 2014
Andrew Bird, Blitzen Trapper, Chuck Prophet, The Handsome Family, Hiss Golden Messenger, Tim Kasher, Ben Kweller, Chuck Ragan, Superchunk, Frank Turner, and Two Gallants are some of the 38 artists on the two disc release that celebrates 20 years of the Chicago independent record label.
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Johnny Boy Would Love This: A Tribute to John Martyn
by Various Artists
August 16, 2011
The 30-track tribute album to John Martyn was produced by Jim Tullio and features such artists as Beck, Ted Barnes, Phil Collins, David Gray, Morcheeba's Skye Edwards, Beth Orton, The Cure's Robert Smith, Snow Patrol, The Swell Season, and Cheryl Wilson.
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Look Again to the Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
by Various Artists
August 19, 2014
Produced by Joe Henry, this tribute to Johnny Cash's 1964 album Bitter Tears features such artist as Nancy Blake, Steve Earle, Rhiannon Giddens from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Bill Miller, and Gillian Welch.
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Action Time Vision: A Story of Independent U.K. Punk 1976-1979 [Box Set]
by Various Artists
December 9, 2016
The four-disc box set features 111 early punk rock tracks released in the United Kingdom on indie and homegrown labels.
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Glee: The Music, Volume 1
by Various Artists
November 3, 2009
The soundtrack features songs from the first season of the TV show.
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Singles [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Deluxe Edition]
by Various Artists
May 19, 2017
The remastered soundtrack to the 1992 film includes music heard/seen in the film that were not included in the original soundtrack release as well as demos and early versions of songs from such artists as Chris Cornell, Mudhoney and Paul Westerberg.
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L.I.E.S. Presents: Music for Shut-Ins
by Various Artists
December 10, 2013
This is the second compilation of electronic dance music from Ron Morelli's Long Island Electrical Systems (L.I.E.S.) label.
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Soul'd Out: The Complete Wattstax Collection [Box Set]
by Various Artists
February 24, 2023
The 12-disc box set of the Wattstax concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1972 features 31 previously unreleased tracks as well as tracks recorded at The Summit Club and a 76-page book.
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DJ Koze Presents Pampa Vol. 1
by Various Artists
April 29, 2016
The compilation from DJ Koze features a collaboration with Jamie xx.
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Tell Everybody! 21st Century Juke Joint Blues from Easy Eye Sound
by Various Artists
August 11, 2023
The collection of blues produced by Dan Auerbach features tracks from Auerbach, RL Boyce, Gabe Carter, Robert Finley, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Moonrisers, Glenn Schwartz, The Black Keys, Leo Bud Welch, and Willow Witchin'.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by Various Artists
November 19, 2013
The soundtrack inspired by the second film of The Hunger Games franchise features songs from Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Ellie Goulding, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, The Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men, Santigold, Sia (with The Weeknd & Diplo), Patti Smith, and The Weeknd.
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Eddie Piller Presents British Mod Sounds of the 1960s [Box Set]
by Various Artists
February 18, 2022
The four-CD box set features songs that contain British mod sounds selected by Eddie Piller by such artists as Jeff Beck, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Elton John, Small Faces, Rod Stewart, The Action, The Creation, and The Fleur De Lys.
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Dark Was The Night
by Various Artists
February 17, 2009
The compilation album features tracks from a variety of indie-rock/folk musicans to benefit Red Hot Organization, a charity for HIV/AIDS.
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The Minimal Wave Tapes, Vol. 2
by Various Artists
February 28, 2012
This is the second volume of the compilation of electronic music recorded in the 1980s.
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Muppets: The Green Album
by Various Artists
August 23, 2011
Classic Muppet songs are covered by OK Go, Weezer, Hayley Williams, The Fray, Alkaline Trio, My Morning Jacket, Amy Lee, Sondre Lerche, The Airborne Toxic Event, Atreyu's Brandon Saller, Good Charlotte's Billy Martin, Andrew Bird, Matt Nathanson, and Rachael Yamagata.
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Trevor Jackson Presents: Science Fiction Dancehall Classics
by Various Artists
October 2, 2015
Trevor Jackson compilation of tracks from Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound label covers the 1980s.
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The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four
by Various Artists
June 4, 2021
The tribute album features covers of Gang Of Four's songs by artists such as Everything Everything, The Dandy Warhols, Gail Ann Dorsey, Red Hot Chilli Peppers' Flea, John Frusciante, Hardcore Raver In Tears, Helmet, Hotei, IDLES, La Rux, LoneLady, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, Gary Numan, System of a Down's Serj Tankian, The Sounds, JJ Sterry, Dado Villa-Lobos, and Warpaint.
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Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake
by Various Artists
April 16, 2013
The live covers of Nick Drake's songs performed by such artists as Vashti Bunyan, Green Gartside of Scritti Politti, Lisa Hannigan, Robyn Hitchcock, and Teddy Thompson were collected by producer Joe Boyd.
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Fifty Shades of Grey [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by Various Artists
February 10, 2015
The soundtrack to the film adaptation of E.L. James' book includes songs from AWOLNATION, Beyonce, Danny Elfman, Skylar Grey, Ellie Goulding, Annie Lennox, Sia, The Vaults, Jesse Ware, The Weeknd, Laura Welsh, as well as classics from Frank Sinatra and the Rolling Stones.
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Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
by Various Artists
September 4, 2020
The tribute album to Marc Bolan and T. Rex's music from the late producer Hal Willner (who passed away in April 2020) features Marc Almond, Devendra Banhart, BØRNS, John Cameron Mitchell, Nick Cave, Helga Davis, Elysian Fields, Perry Farrell, Father John Misty, Gavin Friday, Emily Haines, Jessie Harris, Joan Jett, David Johansen, Elton John, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Kesha, King Khan, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, Maria McKee, Gaby Moreno, Nena, Beth Orton, Todd Rundgren, U2, Lucinda Williams, and Victoria Williams.
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Occupy This Album
by Various Artists
May 15, 2012
The four disc and 76-track compilation album includes contributions from such artists as Anti-Flag, Jackson Browne, Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman, Patti Smith, Ani DiFranco, Yoko Ono, Our Lady Peace, Deborah Harry, Willie Nelson, Thee Oh Sees, Thievery Corporation, Third Eye Blind, UNKLE, Lucinda Williams, David Crosby, and Graham Nash.
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Brainfeeder X
by Various Artists
November 16, 2018
The 36-track compilation of the Los Angeles-based label founded by Flying Lotus features tracks from such artists as Brandon Coleman, Daedelus, Iglooghost, Jeremiah Jae, Lapalux, Martyn, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Ross from Friends, Teebs, and Thundercat.
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JUNGLIST! Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95
by Various Artists
January 23, 2026
The 15-track compilation features songs by such artists as Beenie Man, Beenie Man, Brainkillers, Cutty Ranks, Krome & Time, Lemon D, M-Beat, Poison Chang, Top Cat, and Josey Wales.
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Dead Man's Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A.
by Various Artists
September 16, 2014
The tribute album to Bruce Springsteen's album Born in the U.S.A. features covers by The Apache Relay, Nicole Atkins, Blitzen Trapper, Ryan Culwell, Jason Isbell, Low, North Mississippi Allstars, Joe Pug, Quaker City Nighthawks, Amanda Shires, Justin Townes Earle, Trampled by Turtles, and Holly Williams.
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Another Splash of Colour: New Psychedelia in Britain 1980-1985 [Box Set]
by Various Artists
April 29, 2016
The box set expands on the 12-track 1982 compilation with 64 songs including live and demo songs from a variety of British acts including Julian Cope, Doctor & The Medic, Robyn Hitchcock, The Monochrome Set, Nick Nicely, and TV Personalities.
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War Child Presents Heroes
by Various Artists
February 24, 2009
The charity CD features artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney, each of whom picked one of their classic songs to be sung by such musicians as TV on the Radio, Elbow, Beck, Lily Allen, and Franz Ferdinand.
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Close to the Noise Floor: Formative UK Electronica 1975-1984 [Box Set]
by Various Artists
April 29, 2016
The four-disc box set features 61 early electronica tracks from such artists as Blancmange, the Human League, Legendary Pink Dots, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, and Throbbing Gristle.
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Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac
by Various Artists
August 14, 2012
Produced by Randall Poster and Gelya Robb, the 17 track tribute album includes such artists as Lee Ranaldo, J Mascis, Best Coast, New Pornographers, Marianne Faithfull, Lykke Li, Bonnie Prince Billy, Washed Out, Tame Impala, Craig Wedren, St. Vincent, The Kills, Gardens & Villa, The Crystal Ark, and MGMT covering Fleetwood Mac songs.
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Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990
by Various Artists
February 15, 2019
The compilation of ambient, avant-garde and new age music made in Japan between 1980 and 1990 known as environmental music features songs by such artists as Satoshi Ashikawa, Joe Hisaishi, Haruomi Hosono, Yoshio Ojima, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Hiroshi Yoshimura.
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Dance Mania: Ghetto Madness
by Various Artists
January 27, 2015
This is the second compilation of songs from the Dance Mania label span between the late 80s and mid-90s.
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Johnny Cash: Forever Words
by Various Artists
April 6, 2018
New songs were created from Johnny Cash's letters, poems and unfinished or rejected lyrics by T-Bone Burnett, Carlene Carter, Rosanne Cash, Chris Cornell, Elvis Costello, Dailey & Vincent, Robert Glasper, I’m With Her, The Jayhawks, Jewel, Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, John Mellencamp, Kacey Musgraves (with her husband Ruston Kelly), Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, and Union Station.
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Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
by Various Artists
February 18, 2022
David Byrne, Amber Coffman, Death Cab for Cutie, Deerhoof, Japanese Breakfast, Stephin Merritt, Jay Som, Sudan Archives, Thao, The Flaming Lips, U. S. Girls, Sharon Van Etten, We Are KING, and Yo La Tengo cover some of Yoko Ono's songs on tribute album from Death Cab for Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard that benefits WhyHunger.
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New York Noise
by Various Artists
June 30, 2003
This 16-track compilation offers an impressive sampling of the New York underground scene from the late 1970s and early 80s, including cuts from "no-wave," post-punk, experimental and hip-hop artists such as ESG, Material, DNA, Defunkt, and Liquid Liquid.
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Wig In A Box: Songs From & Inspired By Hedwig & The Angry Inch
by Various Artists
October 28, 2003
Exactly what the title says it is, this 16-track disc features songs from the Hedwig soundtrack (as well as new compositions inspired by the musical) interpreted by your favorite indie artists, including Yo La Tengo (with Yoko Ono!), Spoon, Robyn Hitchcock, The Polyphonic Spree, Frank Black, The Breeders, Bob Mould, and more.
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Yes New York
by Various Artists
June 3, 2003
This compilation (whose name borrows from the similar 1978 Brian Eno-curated disc 'No New York') contains 16 tracks from artists at the forefront of the current New York indie scene, including The Strokes, Interpol, The Natural History, Radio 4, The Walkmen, The Rapture, Calla, Longwave, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (credited to "Unitard") and The Rogers Sisters.
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Django Unchained [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by Various Artists
December 18, 2012
The soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's homage to spaghetti Westerns includes influences from folk rock, R&B, soul, and hip-hop.
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Mogadisco: Dancing Mogadishu, Somalia 1972-1991
by Various Artists
December 13, 2019
Samy Ben Redjeb traveled to Somalia to look at Radio Mogadishu's archives and talk to the surviving artists for this 12-track compilation.
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The Time for Peace Is Now: Gospel Music About Us
by Various Artists
September 13, 2019
The second volume from Luaka Bop's World Spirituality Classics series features 14 tracks from small label 1970s gospel artists selected by DJ Greg Belson.
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Silhouettes and Statues: A Gothic Revolution 1978-1986 [Box Set]
by Various Artists
July 7, 2017
The five-CD box set collects 83 tracks from between 1978-1986 that influenced the goth movement.
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Why Don't You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-1965
by Various Artists
September 27, 2024
The compilation of 25 tracks written or co-written by Lou Reed during his time at Pickwick Records includes "The Ostrich" by The Primitives, which features Reed on vocals.
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Livity Sound
by Various Artists
November 12, 2013
The self titled compilation contains 17 tracks that were self-released from electronic producers Kowton (Joe Cowton), Peverelist (Tom Ford), and Asusu (Craig Stennett).
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Total 15
by Various Artists
August 21, 2015
The 14th release in the compilation series for the German electronic label features tracks from such artists as Matias Aguayo, Gui Boratto, Michael Mayer, Superpitcher, John Tejada, and Wasserman (a.k.a. Wolfgang Voight).
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PC Music Volume 2
by Various Artists
November 18, 2016
The second compilation for the British pop collective features songs from such artists as Hannah Diamond, A. G. Cook, GFOTY, Danny L. Harle, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Chris Lee.
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Maybach Music Group Presents: Self Made, Vol. 3
by Various Artists
September 17, 2013
The third volume of Rick Ross' Maybach Music Presents series Self Made features such artists as Birdman, J. Cole, Gunplay, Lupe Fiasco, Meek Mill, Omarion, Rockie Fresh, Stalley, and Wale.
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Saint Heron
by Various Artists
November 11, 2013
The compilation of 12 tracks from indie R&B artists including Jhene Aiko, Cassie, Kelela, Iman Omari, and Sampha were collected together by Solange, who also wrote two of the tracks.
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Beck Song Reader
by Various Artists
July 29, 2014
Originally released in 2012 as a collection of sheet music, this studio recorded version includes vocals from Beck, Jack Black, Jarvis Cocker, Bob Forrest, Eleanor Friedberger, Fun., Jason Isbell, Gabriel Kahane, David Johansen, Norah Jones. Juanes, Lord Huron, Laura Marling, Marc Ribot, Sparks, Moses Sumney, Swamp Dogg, Tweedy, Loudon Wainwright III, and Jack White.
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Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell
by Various Artists
October 21, 2014
The tribute to avant-garde musician Arthur Russell features such artists as Sam Amidon, Devendra Banhart, Blood Orange, Liam Finn, Jose Gonzalez, Glen Hansard, Lonnie Holley, Hot Chip, Richard Reed Parry, Phosphorescent, Robyn, Scissor Sisters, Sufjan Stevens, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, and Peter Zummo.
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Rave On Buddy Holly
by Various Artists
June 28, 2011
This is a compilation of Buddy Holly Songs sung by such artists as Fiona Apple, The Black Keys, Jon Brion, Julian Casablancas, Cee-Lo Green, Florence and the Machine, Kid Rock, Paul McCartney, Lou Reed, and Patti Smith.
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Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection
by Various Artists
December 1, 2017
The 17-track collection features songs from artists from a variety of Arab countries including Al Massrieen, Dalton, Fadoul, and Ahmed Malek.
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Run The Road Volume 2
by Various Artists
February 7, 2006
This is the second in a series of compilations showcasing the UK grime scene. Included here are artists such as Kano and Plan B.
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Reason to Believe: The Songs of Tim Hardin
by Various Artists
February 26, 2013
Gavin Clark, Diagrams, Alela Diane, Mark Lanegan, Magnetic North, Okkervil River, Hannah Peel, Pinkunoizu, Smoke Fairies, The Phoenix Foundation, The Sand Band, and Sarabeth Tucek contributed to the tribute album to folk singer-songwriter Tim Hardin.
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Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
by Various Artists
April 6, 2018
Songs written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin are reinterpreted by country artists that include: Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Rosanne Cash, Miley Cyrus, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Chris Stapleton, Rhonda Vincent, and Lee Ann Womack.
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Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013
by Various Artists
April 16, 2013
A two-disc collection of hits and rare tracks from the Canadian indie pop label.
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The Great Gatsby [Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film]
by Various Artists
May 7, 2013
Overseen by Jay-Z, the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel features original songs from Fergie, Florence and the Machine, Gotye, Jay-Z, Nero, Sia, will.i.am, and The xx. It also includes covers of Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" performed by Beyoncé and Andre 3000; Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful" performed by Bryan Ferry; Beyoncé's "Crazy In Love" performed by Emeli Sandé; and "U2's "Love IS Blindness" performed by Jack White.
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Revamp: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin
by Various Artists
April 6, 2018
Mary J. Blige, Alessia Cara, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Florence + The Machine, The Killers, Lady Gaga, Logic, Mumford & Sons, P!nk, Q-Tip, Queens Of The Stone Age, Ed Sheeran, and Sam Smith are some of the artists who try their hand on some of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's hits.
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A Song for Leon: A Tribute to Leon Russell
by Various Artists
September 8, 2023
Bootsy Collins, Jason Hill, Hiss Golden Messenger, Durand Jones & the Indications, Monica Martin, Bret McKenzie, Amy Nelson, Orville Peck, Pixies, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Tina Rose, and U.S. Girls cover some of Leon Russell's songs on this tribute album to the singer-songwriter.
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Africa Express Presents: Maison des Jeunes
by Various Artists
December 9, 2013
Recorded over a week, the Malian musicians worked with Damon Albarn, David Maclean of Django Django, Ghostpoet, Holy Other, Two Inch and Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner.
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Wayfaring Strangers: Cosmic American Music
by Various Artists
March 18, 2016
The compilation features music that combined country with psychedelic rock in the late 1960s and 70s originally released on small labels or private-press albums.
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Quiero Creedence
by Various Artists
July 29, 2016
The Latin tribute album to Creedence Clearwater Revival features songs covered by such artists as Enrique Bunbury, Andres Calamaro, El Tri, Juan Gabriel, Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli, ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons and La Santa Cecilia's La Marisol.
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Red Hot + Rio 2
by Various Artists
June 28, 2011
The Red Hot Organization's follow-up to its successful 1996 compilation to raise HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention features 34 songs with international and Brazilian stars including Aloe Blacc, Beirut, Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, John Legend, Marisa Monte, Of Montreal, and Caetano Veloso.
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Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty
by Various Artists
June 21, 2024
The tribute album to Tom Petty features such artists as Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Combs, Steve Earle, Rhiannon Giddens, Wynonna Judd, Lady A, Midland, Justin Moore, Lukas Nelson, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Margo Price, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton, and Lainey Wilson.
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Barbie: The Album
by Various Artists
July 21, 2023
The soundtrack for 2023 film Barbie was produced by Mark Ronson and features songs by Ava Max, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Dominic Fike, Fifty Fifty, Gayle, Haim, Ice Spice, Kaliii, Karol G, Khalid, the Kid Laroi, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, PinkPantheress, Sam Smith, Tame Impala, as well as Dua Lipa and Ryan Gosling.
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Under the Bridge
by Various Artists
March 25, 2022
Boyracer, Even As We Speak, Secret Shine, St Christopher, The Orchids, The Wake are some of the artists from the indie pop label, Sarah Records, who return with new tracks for this compilation.
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The Hamilton Mixtape
by Various Artists
December 2, 2016
Songs from the Lin-Manuel Miranda Broadway musical are sung by such artists as Ashanti, Chance The Rapper, Kelly Clarkson, Common, Andra Day, Ben Folds, Ja Rule, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Miguel, Nas, Sia, Queen Latifah, Jill Scott, The Roots, Regina Spektor, Usher, and Wiz Khalifa on this album that also includes three unreleased demos.
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Strange Passion
by Various Artists
July 24, 2012
The compilation collects 14 tracks of Irish post punk and electronic music from 1980 to 1983.
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The Metallica Blacklist
by Various Artists
September 10, 2021
Miley Cyrus, Ghost, Elton John, Juanes, My Morning Jacket, Royal Blood, Darius Rucker, Rina Sawayama, St. Vincent, Chris Stapleton, Corey Taylor, The Neptunes, Volbeat, and Weezer are some of the 53 artists covering songs from Metallica's Black Album.
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Behind the Counter with Max Richter
by Various Artists
June 23, 2017
The first release of Rough Trade Shops' Behind the Counter series features a mix compilation curated by Max Richter.
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Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978
by Various Artists
January 28, 2014
The compilation of Haitian dance music from the 1960s and '70s including music styles such as Compas Direct, Mini-Jazz and twoubadou.
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Stoned Cold Country
by Various Artists
March 17, 2023
Jimmie Allen, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Steve Earle, Elle King, Marcus King, Little Big Town, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Elvie Shane, The War and Treaty, Koe Wetzel, Lainey Wilson, and Zac Brown Band cover 14 Rolling Stones songs on the tribute album.
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Diggin in the Carts: A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music
by Various Artists
November 17, 2017
Hyperdub's Steve Goodman (aka Kode9) and RBMA's Nick Dwyer selected 34 music tracks from Japanese video games (many never heard outside of Japan) made between 1986 and 1995.
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Congo Funk! Sound Madness from the Shores of the Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982)
by Various Artists
April 5, 2024
The latest compilation from the Analog Africa label features 14 tracks of Congolese rumba music from 1969-82.
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Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The '80s Underground
by Various Artists
October 12, 2004
This 82-song, 4-disc box set compiles various indie and alternative tracks from the 1980s across multiple genres, and includes music from both the decade's "biggest" names (The Smiths, R.E.M., Depeche Mode, Violent Femmes, etc.) as well as lesser-known artists such as The Raincoats, Green On Red, and The Lyres.
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Listen, Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1967-1974
by Various Artists
February 28, 2012
A companion album to Pat Thomas's book compiles songs, poems, and speeches by such artists as Amiri Baraka, Elaine Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Bob Dylan, Dick Gregory, Roy Harper, Gil Scott-Heron, Marlena Shaw, and The Watts Poets.
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Almost Alice
by Various Artists
March 2, 2010
The 16-track album features original songs inspired by Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland from such artists as Avril Lavigne, The All-American Rejects, Franz Ferdinand, the Cure's Robert Smith, Blink 182's Mark Hoppus, and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy.
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Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of "Inside Llewyn Davis"
by Various Artists
January 12, 2015
The two-disc compilation features songs from a one-night concert of songs from the Coen brothers film "Inside Llewyn Davis" by such artists as The Avett Brothers, Joan Baez, Elvis Costello, Rhiannon Giddens, Colin Meloy, The Milk Carton Kids, Keb Mo, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Dave Rawlings, Secret Sisters, Willie Watson, Gillian Welch, and Jack White.
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Ork Records: New York, New York
by Various Artists
October 30, 2015
The compilation of 49 songs of some of the artists on the New York punk label run by Terry Ork and Charles Ball in the 1970s.
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Tiny Changes: A Celebration of Frightened Rabbit's The Midnight Organ Fight
by Various Artists
July 12, 2019
Recorded in 2018 before Scott Hutchison's death in May 2018, Julien Baker, Biffy Clyro, Daughter, Aaron Dessner, Craig Finn, Fiskur, Benjamin Gibbard, Katie Harkin, Inletts, Manchester Orchestra, Lauren Mayberry, Oxford Collapse, The Philistines Jr., Piano Bar Fight, Right On Dynamite, Josh Ritter, Sarah Silverman, The Twilight Sad, and Wintersleep cover all the tracks from the Scottish band's 2008 album.
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Resistance Radio: The Man in the High Castle Album
by Various Artists
April 7, 2017
Produced by Danger Mouse and Sam Cohen, the covers collection inspired by the Amazon Prime show, The Man in the High Castle, features songs from 1962 by such artists as Beck, Benjamin Booker, Sam Cohen, Grandaddy, Norah Jones, Kelis, Kevin Morby, Karen O, Angel Olsen, The Shins, and Sharon Van Etten.
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The Beautiful Old Turn-Of-The-Century Songs
by Various Artists
June 11, 2013
Graham Parker, Kim Richey, Kimmie Rhodes, Heidi Talbot, and Richard Thompson are some of the artists providing vocals for the collection of songs written between 1805 and 1911 was produced by Paul Marsteller and Gabriel Rhodes.
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I Will Swim To You: A Tribute To Jason Molina
by Various Artists
September 5, 2025
Advance Base, Another Michael, Friendship, Hand Habits, Horse Jumper Of Love, MJ Lenderman, Lutalo, Trace Mountains, Runnner, Sadurn, Sun June, and Teen Suicide covers some of Jason Molina's songs on the tribute album to the singer-songwriter.
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George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison [Live]
by Various Artists
February 26, 2016
The live recording of the tribute concert at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on September 28, 2014 featured such artists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cold War Kids, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Perry Farrell, the Flaming Lips, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, Norah Jones, Conan O'Brien, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Heart's Ann Wilson, Brian Wilson and Weird Al Yankovic.
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Cruel Summer
by Various Artists
September 18, 2012
This studio compilation album features artists from the G.O.O.D. Music label and guest appearances from others including: Kanye West, Jay Z, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Push T, R. Kelly, Common, Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, Big Sean, DJ Khaled, Ma$e, and Teyana Taylor.
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Stax Revue: Live In '65!
by Various Artists
August 8, 2025
The two-disc release features the live recordings of performances by William Bell, Booker T & The MG's, Wilson Pickett, The Astors, The Mad Lads, The Mar-Keys, David Porter, Wendy Rene, Carla Thomas, Rufus Thomas at the 5-4 Ballroom in Los Angeles and Club Paradise in Memphis in 1965.
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This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark
by Various Artists
December 13, 2011
Shawn Colvin, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Ron Sexsmith, Kevin Welch, John Townes Van Zandt II, and the Trishas are just some of the singers who contributed to the two-disc tribute to Texan singer-songwriter Guy Clark.
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