Summer is almost over but luckily we had a last taste of it here in England. In the last days of August the weather was pretty good here in Lancaster and as far as I am concerned in Greece where I come from there was a heat wave. So, still in summer mood I hope! I know I am even though I haven’t seen a beach for weeks now… Now listen to me! You people on islands, near sandy beaches run to the sea, party at a beach bars, have some beers, gins, cocktails, buy some for the beauty shitting on the other side of the bar and who knows maybe the beauty might want to enjoy your company on the beach…

This a compilation with summer songs mostly from the decade that I was a teenager. The 90s! Get excited! It’s ok…

01. Shaggy | In The Summertime
02. Red Dragon feat. Brain and Tony Gold | Compliments On Your Kiss
03. Atomic Kitten | The Tide Is High
04. Lutricia McNeal | Someone Loves You Honey
05. Inner Circle | Sweat (A La La La La Long)
06. T Spoon | Sex On The Beach
07. Shaggy | Oh Carolina
08. Chaka Demus & Pliers | Twist and Shout
09. Suggs | Cecilia
10. Terrorvision | Tequila (Mint Royale Shot)
11. Apache Indian | Boom Shack A Lak
12. Aswad | Shine
13. Bitty McLean | Dedicated To The One I Love
14. C.J. Lewis | Sweets For My Sweet
15. Outkast | Hey Ya
16. Mr. President | Coco Jamboo
17. Lou Bega | Mambo N° 5
18. King Africa | La Bomba
19. Los Del Rio | Macarena
20. 2 Pac feat. Dr Dre | California Love
21. Shaggy | Boombastic
22. Clock | Oh What A Night

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There are songs like tequila and songs like long drinks. The first are sort and fast while the later take time to give you what they want. Long lasting songs put you in a mood and then play with it. They tend to have a variety of rhythms and sessions within them. For instance Lady Fantasy from Camel takes you from a dizzy intro to a melodic journey and then gives you this progressive funky sounds and after that back to melody again. Other songs give you tension, other atmosphere, other both.

All songs are above 7 minutes long and because it’s impossible to fit them in one CD I used two. So, big breath and here we go! This is going to take a while…

01. CITY | Am Fenster
02. Deep Purple | Child In Time
03. Pink Floyd | High Hopes
04. Camel | Lady Fantasy – Encounter – Smiles For You – Lady …
05. Sisters of Mercy | Temple of Love
06. Led Zeppelin | Kashmir
07. The Doors | The End

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01. Creedence Clearwater Revival | Susie Q
02. Nina Simone | Sinnerman
03. Phil Collins | Colours
04. The Rolling Stones | You Can’t Always Get What You Want
05. New Order | Blue Monday
06. Rainbirds | Sea of Time Part 1 – Rocking Song – Part 2 Time – Part 3 CA
07. Dire Straits | Tunnel of Love
08. Led Zeppelin | Stairway To Heaven
09. The Doors | When The Music’s Over

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Couple days ago I posted a compilation called “Lady was singing the blues” with great women’s voices from the past. In the end of the post I set a question… “Are there any new female artists that can get any close to those legends nowadays?”. Well, here is a compilation with new voices. The answer is yours… Enjoy!

01. Joss Stone | Spoiled
02. Malia | I Believed in Roses
03. Tracy Chapman | Fast Car
04. Corinne Bailey Rae | Put Your Records On
05. Lily Allen | Smile
06. Amy Winehouse | You Know I’m No Good
07. Norah Jones | Sunrise
08. Errica Jennings | It’s a Lovely Day
09. De-Phazz | Astrud Astronette
10. Macy Gray | I Try
11. Katie Melua | Nine Million Bicycles
12. Athena Routsi | Osse Olhar
13. Ellh Paspala | Summertime in Prague
14. Ayo | Down on My Knees
15. Morcheeba | Otherwise
16. Dicte | Make It Alright
17. Hooverphonic | Mad About You
18. Tori Amos | The Power of Orange Knickers
19. Carla Bruni | Quelqu’um M’a Dit
20. Emiliana Torrini | Sunnyroad
21. Cat Power | The Greatest

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Since I was young I used to listen to rock music. Yes I was listening to other genres as well but rock was always my thing. Classic, hard, metal, alternative, post, rock ‘n’ roll, surf, acoustic, you name it. Growing in Greece however was inevitable for me not to club at nights. Dancing with friends and strangers is all you do in the summer in Greece. But in order to dance in a club you need dance music. Music with a beat…

A typical night starts at the bar for a beer or a cocktail and continues to the after hours clubs. People are dressed up enjoying the groove, slow moving in the beginning and then dancing their hearts out on the dance floor. When I really started to hang out to bars and clubs it was something more than ten years ago. First in high school and then at the university. Those ten plus years I grooved and danced with a lot of songs. Here is a compilation of those I liked best… A tribute to those summer nights out dancing till dawn, occasionally drunk.

01. Spiller feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)
02. Billie Ray Martin | Your Loving Arms
03. Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson | Movin’ Too Fast
04. Jennifer Paige | Crush
05. Roger Sanchez | Another Chance
06. Sonique | It Feels So Good
07. Everything But The Girl | Missing
08. Shapeshifters | Lolas Theme
09. Moloko feat. Roisin Murphy | Sing It Back
10. Daft Punk | One More Time
11. Sash! feat. Tina Cousins | Mysterious Times
12. No Mercy | Where Do You Go
13. Iio | Rapture
14. Chicane feat. Bryan Adams | Don’t Give Up
15. Wamdue Project | King of My Castle
16. Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham | Make Luv
17. ATB | 9pm Till I Come
18. Adamski | Killer (2000 mix by ATB)
19. Enrique Iglesias feat. Kelis | Not In Love
20. 3-11 Porter | Surround Me with Your Love (Mental Overdrive Remix)

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There are some great voices from the past that accompany us till today. Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington are some of the greatest female voices ever. Voices that you hear once and either you love instantly or never really appreciate for the rest of your life. I’ve heard this compilation many times before I post it. Each time I heard it, the same question was kept bothering me: “Are there any new female artists that can get any close to those legends nowadays?” I’m sorry but you’ll have to wait a couple of days for the answer… Be patient.

Meanwhile enjoy this one…

01. Nina Simone | Feeling Good
02. Billie Holiday | Summertime
03. Edith Piaf | La Vie En Rose
04. Shirley Bassey | Diamonds Are Forever
05. Peggy Lee | Fever
06. Dusty Springfield | The Look Of Love
07. Julie London | Cry Me A River
08. Dinah Shore & Andre Previn | My Funny Valentine
09. Etta James | I Just Wanna Make Love To You
10. Aretha Franklin | I Say A Little Prayer
11. Erma Franklin | Light My Fire
12. Ella Fitzgerald | I Love Paris
13. Dinah Washington | Mad About the Boy
14. Dianne Reeves | In a Sentimental Mood
15. Bobbie Gentry | Son of a Preacher-Man
16. Marlena Shaw | Woman of the Ghetto
17. Diana Ross & the Supremes | Baby Love
18. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas | Nowhere to Run
19. Mary Wells | My Guy
20. Thelma Houston | Don’t Leave Me This Way
21. Cesaria Evora | Sodade (Live)
22. Doris Day | Fly Me to the Moon

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It’s only a couple of years since I started my first blog. High Fidelity Show. It was on Blogger at that point. After I experienced a couple of problems I moved to WordPress.com. From the very beginning my blog was music oriented. I actually started it because of a show I had at a student radio station at that time, and I wanted to upload my tracklist. How more musical can it get? A lot of things changed since then including me. Not however my passion for making mix CDs, compilations.

A few weeks ago I came up with the idea to register another blog except the High Fidelity Show, a photoblog. Absolutely dedicated to photographs I took myself. On the same motive is this site. Created to host my compilations.And since it’s summer what better way to start this blog than a new compilation. This time, High Fidelity Show goes to beach and desperately asks for some Reggae music… Enjoy.

01. Alpha Blondy | Sebe Allah Y’e
02. Gregory Isaacs | Night Nurse
03. Jimmy Somerville | To Love Somebody
04. UB40 | Red Red Wine
05. UB40 | (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You
06. Laid Black | Sunshine Reggae
07. Jimmy Cliff | Reggae Nights
08. Peter Tosh | Johnny B. Goode
09. 10cc | Deadlock Reggae
10. Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers | Tomorrow People
11. Jimmy Cliff | I Can See Clearly Now
12. UB40 | I Got You Babe
13. Maxi Priest | Wild World
14. Black Uhuru | Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
15. Steve Miller Band | The Joker
16. Big Mountain | Baby, I Love Your Way
17. Afroman | Because I Got High
18. Bob Marley | Waiting In Vain
19. Jimmy Cliff | Rebel In Me

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I know it’s been a long long time since my last post but you see I was busy. Exam period. I have nothing to add to that, I hope you understand. But, here I am again striking back with another compilation. Summer is starting to influence me even here in England. I’m thinking of days on the beach. With good friends or THE good friend. A guitar, a sunset and a lot of good feelings… Rock music at its best to accompany your life during the summer. See you all around!

01. Alannah Miles | Black Velvet
02. Melissa Etheridge | Like The Way I Do
03. Rob Grill | Rock Sugar
04. Midnight Oil | Beds Are Burning
05. Stretch | Why Did You Do It
06. The Doobie Brothers | Long Train Runnin`
07. Chris Isaak | Blue Hotel
08. Counting Crows | Mr. Jones
09. David Bowie | Sound and Vision
10. Keziah Jones | Rythm of Love
11. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Mary Jane’s Last Dance
12. Rainbirds | Sea of Time Part1- Rocking Song – Part 2 Time – Part 3 CA
13. Led Zeppelin | D’yer Mak’er
14. Babe Ruth | The Mexican
15. Cat Stevens | Lady D’Arbanville
16. Waterboys | Fisherman’s Blues
17. The Bangles | Hazy Shade of Winter
18. Bill Withers | Lovely Day

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Featured Song: Cold War Kids | Hang Me Up To Dry

Below you’ll find the list of the late 2006 releases. I have started this playlist since November but never got the chance to complete it until now. The first wave for 2007 is already in progress and sounds really cool! Until then enjoy the Last Wave…

01. U2 & Green Day | The Saints Are Coming (Album Version)
02. Scissor Sisters | I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
03. Magic Numbers | Take a Chance
04. The Fratellis | Flathead
05. Jarvis Cocker | Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
06. Killers | When You Were Young
07. Moby feat. Mylene Farmer | Slipping Away (Crier La Vie)
08. Hot Chip | Over and Over
09. The Long Blondes | Giddy Stratospheres
10. Guillemots | Trains To Brazil
11. Kasabian | By My Side
12. Muse | Supermassive Black Hole
13. Bowling For Soup | High School Never Ends
14. James Morrison | Under the Influence
15. Paolo Nutini | Last Request
16. Ayo | Down On My Knees
17. Robbie Williams | Viva Life On Mars
18. Cold War Kids | Hang Me Up To Dry
19. Faithless | Bombs

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Featured Song: Divinyls | I Touch Myself