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href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/" rel="category tag">Rare Books & Arts</a>, <a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/visual-arts/" rel="category tag">Visual arts</a></li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <section id="main" role="main"> <div id="post-31010" class="clearfix post-31010 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-music category-rock-music category-arts category-visual-arts tag-art tag-arts tag-cds tag-documentary tag-dvds tag-film-music tag-jazz tag-music tag-musicals tag-opera tag-popular-music"> <div class="entry"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='New Sights and Sounds: Rigoletto, Walkabout, and much more' data-link='https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/arts/new-sight-and-sounds-rigoletto-walkabout-and-much-more/' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div><p><strong><em>Some great new arrivals in Arts include latest releases in art documentary, pop, rock, jazz, classical, opera, musical theatre and film soundtracks in various audio and video formats such as CD, DVD, Blu-Ray and online database.<br /> </em></strong></p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3637057">Rigoletto by Verdi. Limited edition. Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, conductor. (CD & Blu-Ray)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31447" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31447" id="longdesc-return-31447" class="size-medium wp-image-31447" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-300x300.jpg" alt="Decca, 2016, c1971" width="300" height="300" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31447&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/rigoletto-sutherland.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31447" class="wp-caption-text">Decca, 2016, c1971</p></div> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigoletto">Rigoletto</a> is a limited edition remastered version on Decca of an iconic 1971 recording of the opera by Gieseppe Verdi, featuring opera legends, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Sutherland">Joan Sutherland</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Pavarotti">Luciano Pavarotti</a>, in principal roles accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Richard Bonynge.</p> <p>Remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London, in 2014 under the supervision of long-term Decca engineer Philip Siney, this deluxe hardback edition with original covers and libretto in original language plus English, French and German translations, is presented on 2CDs plus High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray disc, containing the complete opera.</p> <p>The Library has also recently acquired another remastered and repackaged original opera recording released by Decca of <a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3637078">Lucia Di Lammermoor</a> featuring Sutherland in her greatest role.</p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3532478">Walkabout : original motion picture score. Composed and conducted by John Barry. (CD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31039" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout.jpeg"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31039" id="longdesc-return-31039" class="size-medium wp-image-31039" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-300x300.jpeg" alt="Euro London Films, 2016, c1970" width="300" height="300" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31039&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-150x150.jpeg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-768x768.jpeg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-55x55.jpeg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-120x120.jpeg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-269x269.jpeg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout-340x340.jpeg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/walkabout.jpeg 1191w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31039" class="wp-caption-text">Euro London Films, 2016, c1970</p></div> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3533237">The man who fell to Earth : original soundtrack recording, principally composed by Stomu Yamashta and John Phillips. (CD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31042" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover.jpg"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31042" class="size-medium wp-image-31042" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-300x300.jpg" alt="UMe,2016" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/manfellcover.jpg 620w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31042" class="wp-caption-text">UMe,2016</p></div> <p>Soundtracks include original scores for two films by renowned British Director, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Roeg">Nicholas Roeg.</a> Strong percussive sounds convey the strange, bizarre and mysterious themes of both films.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkabout_(film)">Walkabout</a> was the 1971 adventure drama filmed in outback Australia. Composed and conducted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)">John Barry</a> (James Bond, Out of Africa), it features a mix of percussion and orchestral tracks, and is a notable departure from his usual style.</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Fell_to_Earth">The Man Who Fell to Earth</a> was the science fiction cult classic with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bowie">David Bowie</a> cast as a space alien. The soundtrack was finally released in 2016 by Universal, after the discovery of lost master tapes, 40 years after the film hit theatres. The music was coordinated by The Mamas & the Papas’ <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Phillips_(musician)">John Phillips</a>, with contributions from Japanese percussionist-composer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomu_Yamashta">Stomu Yamashta</a> and former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor.</p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3509113">Peggy Guggenheim : Art Addict. (DVD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31268" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31268" id="longdesc-return-31268" class="size-medium wp-image-31268" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-300x300.jpg" alt="Madman Entertainment, [2016] ©2015." width="300" height="300" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31268&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/peggyguggenheim2.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31268" class="wp-caption-text">Madman Entertainment, [2016] ©2015.</p></div> <h3><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vjcGTRYGGik?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></h3> <p><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3509113">Peggy Guggenheim : Art Addict</a> is an excellent 2015 documentary by <span class="EXLDetailsDisplayVal">Lisa Immordino Vreeland about the life of the American Art Collecter and socialite who amassed a world-class collection of modern European and American art, with artists such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD">Dali,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir%C3%B3">Miro,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock">Pollock,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko">Rothko,</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky">Kandinsky</a> and many other notables represented. The <a title="Peggy Guggenheim Collection" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Guggenheim_Collection">Peggy Guggenheim Collection</a> is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, and is one of the most visited attractions in Venice. </span></p> <p><span class="EXLDetailsDisplayVal">The documentary features interviews between Guggenheim and her biographer Jacqueline Weld, gleaned from the discovery of audio tapes, thought lost. A must see!</span></p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3498723">The ultimate collection : celebrating four decades of soul by Renee Geyer. (CD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31298" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31298" class="size-full wp-image-31298" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer.jpg" alt="Warner Music Australia, 2010" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/renee-geyer-269x269.jpg 269w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31298" class="wp-caption-text">Warner Music Australia, 2010</p></div> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3637044">Real Street by Mark Sholtez. (CD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31043" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31043" class="size-medium wp-image-31043" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-300x300.jpg" alt="Universal Music Australia, 2006" width="300" height="300" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marksholtez_realstreet.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31043" class="wp-caption-text">Universal Music Australia, 2006</p></div> <p>Two releases in jazz and soul include <a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3498723">Renee Geyer : the ultimate collection</a>, a compilation of hits celebrating four decades of soul by the legendary Australian singer. Chartoppers such as <span class="EXLDetailsDisplayVal"><em>Stares and whispers, Say I love you, Heading in the right direction,</em> and many more feature. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Geyer">Renee’s</a> next gig in Melbourne is at Bird’s Basement later this month. </span></p> <p><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3637044">Real Street</a> is the 2006 debut album by local singer-songwriter, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sholtez">Mark Sholtez</a>. Produced by the legendary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_LiPuma">Tommy LiPuma</a>, the album features a wonderful “smooth jazz” selection of songs all composed by Sholtez and supported by a stellar lineup of musicians. Highlights include <em>Love Me For The Cool, If You Were A Song, Dream About You, Melita, Deepe</em>r and many more. A great listen!</p> <p><em><strong>All </strong></em><strong><em>of these CDs are currently available on the Listening Posts in Arts. The </em></strong><a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover"><strong><em>online catalogue </em></strong></a><strong><em>indicates which Listening Post the CD is available on.</em></strong><strong><em> There are eight jukebox listening posts in the Arts Reading Room, where you can listen to CDs from the </em></strong><a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover/explore-collections-format/audiovisual-material"><strong><em>audiovisual collection</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p> <div id="attachment_25598" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <p><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/group_listening_post1-300x194-1.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-25598"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-25598" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/group_listening_post1-300x194-1-300x194.jpg" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/group_listening_post1-300x194-1.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/group_listening_post1-300x194-1-85x55.jpg 85w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/group_listening_post1-300x194-1-269x174.jpg 269w" alt="Group of people using listening post in Arts room © Andrew Lloyd" width="300" height="194" /></a></p> <p class="wp-caption-text">Group of people using listening post in Arts room © Andrew Lloyd</p> </div> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3637043">Follies : the 1971 original Broadway cast recording : newly revised and remastered. Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. (CD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31264" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31264" id="longdesc-return-31264" class="size-medium wp-image-31264" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-300x300.jpg" alt="Kritzerland, 2012, c1971" width="300" height="300" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31264&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/folliesOCR.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31264" class="wp-caption-text">Kritzerland, 2012, c1971</p></div> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3532025">Velvet : the original cast recording. (CD)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31263" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31263" id="longdesc-return-31263" class="size-medium wp-image-31263" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-300x300.jpg" alt="Social Family Records, 2015" width="300" height="300" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31263&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/velvetOCR.jpg 630w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31263" class="wp-caption-text">Social Family Records, 2015</p></div> <p>In musical theatre, <a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3637043">Follies</a> is a newly revised and remastered release of the 1971 original Broadway cast recording. The book by James Goldman revolves around a reunion of former Follies cast members in a crumbling Broadway Theatre set for demolition. With music and lyrics by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim">Stephen Sondheim</a>, the recording features many legendary stars of stage and screen such as <span class="EXLDetailsDisplayVal">Alexis Smith, Dorothy Collins, John McMartin, Gene Nelson, Yvonne De Carlo, and many more.<br /> </span></p> <p><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3532025">Velvet</a> is the original cast recording of the disco inspired Australian musical featuring <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_Hines">Marcia Hines</a>, that combines disco, circus, cabaret and a cocktail of chartopping hits to rival New York’s former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_54">Studio 54</a>, in a spectacular homage to that glittering era. Included in the 15-track compilation are hits such as <span class="EXLDetailsDisplayVal"><em>Boogie Wonderland, Stayin’ Alive, He’s The Greatest Dancer, Last Dance</em> and many more. </span>Velvet has played seasons at the Malthouse and Palm at Crown in Melbourne. A great night out!</p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3532178">The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project : live in Colombia. (Blu-Ray)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31308" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31308" class="size-medium wp-image-31308" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-300x300.jpg" alt="earMUSIC, ©2016." width="300" height="300" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/alanparsons.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31308" class="wp-caption-text">earMUSIC, ©2016.</p></div> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pHcjx0v32vE?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>The British 1970s-80s rock band, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Alan_Parsons_Project">The Alan Parsons Project</a>, feature on a Blu-Ray release of one superb concert recorded on August 31st, 2013, at the exotic location of the Parque Pies Descalzos in Medellín, Colombia.</p> <p><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3532178">The Alan Parsons Symphonic Project</a> combines the talents of his amazing band with the lush sounds of the 70-piece <span class="EXLDetailsDisplayVal">Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellin conducted by Alehandro Posada</span>, creating a fantastic show. Together, they revitalize such iconic hits as <em>Eye In The Sky, </em>the soaring<em> Don’t Answer Me</em> and <em>Sirius</em>.</p> <p><strong><em>These and other DVDs and audio-visual material, can be requested via the </em></strong><a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/search-discover"><strong><em>online catalogue</em></strong></a><strong><em> and viewed in the AV Centre in the Library, during normal </em></strong><a href="http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/plan-your-visit/opening-hours-getting-here"><strong><em>opening hours.</em></strong></a></p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3498563">Primitive Calculators and friends, 1979-82. (CD)</a></h3> <p><div id="attachment_31040" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31040" id="longdesc-return-31040" class="size-medium wp-image-31040" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-300x300.jpg" alt="Chapter Music, [2007]" width="300" height="300" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31040&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-300x300.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-269x269.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators-340x340.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/primitive-calculators.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31040" class="wp-caption-text">Chapter Music, [2007]</p></div>Primitive Calculators and friends is a 2007 compilation of tracks by local rock band, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primitive_Calculators">Primitive Calculators</a>, and their friends from the legendary Melbourne Little Band scene. Included is the Calculators’ only studio recording, the single <em>I Can’t Stop It b/w Do That Dance</em>, plus the Little Bands compilation EP (both originally released in 1979 and now highly prized collectors items), plus numerous live and rehearsal recordings, the CD examines a particularly fertile and distinctive time in Melbourne music history. Band members include, Frank Lovece – also a former colleague here at the State Library who sadly passed away in January.</p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3521452">Close your eyes & see by The Blackeyed Susans. (CD)</a></h3> <p><div id="attachment_31045" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31045" id="longdesc-return-31045" class="size-medium wp-image-31045" tabindex="-1" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-300x292.jpg" alt="Blackeyed Susans/ Teardrop Records, [2017]" width="300" height="292" longdesc="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au?longdesc=31045&referrer=31010" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-300x292.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-768x746.jpg 768w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-57x55.jpg 57w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-269x261.jpg 269w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans-340x330.jpg 340w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/blackeyed-susans.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31045" class="wp-caption-text">Blackeyed Susans/Teardrop Records, [2017]</p></div><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3521452">Close your eyes and see</a> is the latest and seventh album by Australian rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blackeyed_Susans">The Blackeyed Susans</a> – their first collection of new material in over a decade. Described as “a response to the wonderful and woeful world we live in – an appeal to keep your dreams alive”, the album features nine dreamlike atmospheric rock songs including <em>Dream On</em>, and the single, <em>Lover of the Loved. </em>Rob Snarski features on vocals.</p> <h3><a href="http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:Everything:SLV_VOYAGER3436696">West Side Story: Symphonic Dances / Candide: Overture / Fancy Free / Facsimile, by Leonard Bernstein. Performed by Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Zinman. (Online)</a></h3> <div id="attachment_31402" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-31402" class="size-medium wp-image-31402" src="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore-300x299.jpg" alt="Decca, 2016" width="300" height="299" srcset="https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore.jpg 300w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore-150x150.jpg 150w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore-55x55.jpg 55w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore-120x120.jpg 120w, https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bernsteinbaltimore-269x268.jpg 269w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-31402" class="wp-caption-text">Decca, 2016</p></div> <p>The above album of classics by legendary American composer, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a>, includes highlights from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story">West Side Story</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candide_(operetta)">Candide</a>, performed by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and is available through the <a href="http://slv.naxosmusiclibrary.com/homepage.asp">Naxos Music Library</a> database. 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