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Various Artists – The Songs Of Jimmy Webb, Tunesmith

Hefty selection of Webb songs, featuring R.E.M., Stevie Wonder, Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield

Various Artists – Goodbye, Babylon

Magnificent six-CD compilation of gospel roots

Various Artists – Crème De La Crème

Philly soul classics and rarities from vaults of Atlantic, Atco and Warner Bros '72-'76

Various Artists – You Are Here

This timid compilation suffers from the eternal failing of dance's left field in mistaking an imitation of Eno, Reich etc for a genuine response. And where Herbert is a maverick provocateur, making music from McDonalds wrappers or lurching into revisionist big band music, his prodigies are more faint-hearted. The majority of cuts (including those from Herbert himself) are sleepy and heavy-lidded-boring, even. There's nothing wrong with this LP if you like smoochy post-dance or cocktail jazz, but it's hardly sensual or murderous.

Various Artists – Just Because I’m A Woman: The Songs Of Dolly Parton

All-female tribute to country's First Lady features her own reworking of title track

Various Artists – Under The Influence: Paul Weller

Modfather becomes third in celebrity compilation series

Various Artists – The Ultimate ’50s And ’60s Rockin’ Horror Disc

Blood-curdling rock'n'roll oddities

1989 box set rejigged again

Road To Nowhere

From art-damaged garage to cosmic avant jitterfunk; a box set containing 54 tracks and 13 videos charts the weird musical journey that took Talking Heads from CBGB's to MTV

Various Artists – Phil’s Spectre: A Wall Of Soundalikes

Roll over Jack Nitzsche and tell Bill Medley the news. Two dozen quality excursions into Echo Chamber Music
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