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The Boys of Dungeon Lane is not only the 18th solo album to be released by Paul McCartney; it is a collection of rare and revealing glimpses into memories never-before shared along with some newly inspired love songs, from one of the most culturally significant figures of our time. <br/> <br/>With The Boys of Dungeon Lane, Paul McCartney turns the lens inward, revisiting the formative years that shaped not only his life, but the very foundations of modern popular culture. In a career defined by timeless storytelling and unforgettable characters, Paul now tells the most personal story of all, his own. The Boys of Dungeon Lane is his most introspective album to date and takes the listener back to where it all began.<br/> <br/>These extraordinary new songs find Paul in a candid, vulnerable and deeply reflective mood, writing with rare openness about his childhood in post-war Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with George Harrison and John Lennon long before the world had ever heard of Beatlemania. These were the years that historians continue to examine, the quiet, unguarded days that unknowingly laid the groundwork for a cultural revolution. Paul visits them not as myths or folklore but as his own memories.<br/> <br/>The album takes its title from one of the many standout tracks which is available now, Days We Left Behind, a stripped-back and deeply intimate track that captures the emotional core of the project. Dungeon Lane is a place Paul still sees when returning home serving as a symbolic gateway to a pre-fame world: afternoons by the Mersey, birdwatching book in hand, "smoky bars and cheap guitars", and dreams not yet lived.<br/> <br/>"This is very much a memory song for me. The album title, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, comes from a lyric in this track. I was thinking just that, about the days I left behind and I do often wonder if I'm just writing about the past but then I think how can you write about anything else? It's just a lot of memories of Liverpool. It involves a bit in the middle about John and Forthlin Road which is the street I used to live in. Dungeon Lane is near there. I used to live in a place called Speke which is quite working class. We didn't have much at all but it didn't matter because all the people were great and you didn't notice you didn't have much."<br/> <br/>As well as being packed with poignant reflections from an artist whose influence is woven into the fabric of our lives, The Boys of Dungeon Lane also includes new love songs in the inimitable instantly identifiable Paul McCartney style. A world without Paul McCartney is impossible to imagine, yet here listeners can travel to a world that existed before everything changed, offering memories never previously shared and revealing, with extraordinary honesty, the human story behind a global icon. This is the story before THE story.<br/> <br/> <br/>About the creation of the album: <br/>The Boys of Dungeon Lane was first brought into existence five years ago when Paul met producer Andrew Watt for a cup of tea and an exchange of ideas. While playing around on the guitar during the meeting, Paul happened upon a chord that even he -- the world's most successful living songwriter -- didn't recognise. Undeterred and driven by his experimental nature, Paul carried on changing one note, then another, until he had a three-chord sequence -- which Watt suggested they should record.<br/>This session yielded the album's opening track, As You Lie There. Encouraged by his new producer, Paul would flesh out the new track, playing the majority of instruments - much in the spirit of his 1970 solo debut album, McCartney. So began the journey of what became Paul's 18th studio album credited solely to Paul McCartney. <br/>Paul's packed schedule meant that the album was recorded in tight and efficient sessions between legs of global tour dates spanning five years and alternating between Los Angeles and Sussex. With no record label pressure and no deadline, the pair were able to make the album to their own timeline and satisfaction.<br/>Like his career, The Boys of Dungeon Lane is musically eclectic and sees Paul across an array of instruments and styles showcasing his broad musicality. There's Wings style rock, Beatles style harmonies, McCartney style grooves, understated intimacy, melody driven storytelling, character songs - the common thread being Paul.

När sommarens stora turné drar igång skickar Lasse Stefanz ett sommarkort i sina fans i form av en ny skiva. "Sommarkort" innehåller mycket nytt material som har producerats de senaste åren. <br/>Dessutom lite guldkorn från katalogen, varav ett par delvis har fått en ny kostym. Tanken är att skänka en känsla av sommar nu när grönskan och värmen äntligen är här.

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Vad kan man säga om legendarerna i Deep Purple som inte sagts tusen gånger tidigare? Nu kommer ett helt nytt studioalbum "SPLAT!" och återigen har bandet slagit sig ihop med superproducenten Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper). Tillsammans har de skapat ett album som bygger på det sound och den attityd som alltid har skiljt Deep Purple från resten.<br/><br/>"SPLAT!" är det tyngsta Deep Purple-albumet på många år och spelades in med alla medlemmar på plats samtidigt i studion, på samma sätt som Deep Purple alltid har spelat in. Ian Gillan beskriver musiken på det nya albumet som "kompatibelt med 'Highway Star', 'Smoke on the Water' och 'Lazy'". <br/><br/>Det finns inte nog med superlativ för att beskriva betydelsen som Deep Purple har haft för rockmusiken. Med mer än 120 miljoner sålda album sedan starten 1968 har Deep Purple sedan länge säkrat sin plats i historien som ett av de största rockbanden genom tiderna. Bandet valdes in i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016, har varit aktivt i över sju decennier och har agerat pionjärer som definierat hårdrocksgenren samtidigt som de gradvis har rört sig in på nya områden, både genom att hålla sitt sound fräscht och genom att locka nya anhängare till sin redan lojala fanbase som hängt med dem sedan starten. Deep Purple har varit trogna sina musikaliska rötter och hämtat inspiration från en eklektisk blandning av stilar för att forma ett distinkt sound som definierar bandet idag, vilket i sin tur har i sin tur skapat ett arv som de flesta band bara skulle kunna drömma om att åstadkomma.

Foreign Tongues, the incredibly vibrant 14-track new album from the Rolling Stones, follows less than three years after the band's universally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds, which topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success. Preceded by the upbeat and infectious lead single 'In The Stars', Foreign Tongues was brought to life in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt. The result is a dynamic and forward-looking record that captures the band's unmistakable sound while pushing into new sonic and lyrical territory, further cementing their unparalleled legacy. <br/> <br/>The album features standout performances from Jagger, Richards and Wood, alongside their core collaborators including Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan. It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021. Additional contributions come from an impressive line-up of guest artists, including Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, Robert Smith (The Cure) and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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När sommarens stora turné drar igång skickar Lasse Stefanz ett sommarkort i sina fans i form av en ny skiva. "Sommarkort" innehåller mycket nytt material som har producerats de senaste åren. <br/>Dessutom lite guldkorn från katalogen, varav ett par delvis har fått en ny kostym. Tanken är att skänka en känsla av sommar nu när grönskan och värmen äntligen är här.

Foreign Tongues, the incredibly vibrant 14-track new album from the Rolling Stones, follows less than three years after the band's universally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Hackney Diamonds, which topped charts worldwide and achieved multi-platinum success. Preceded by the upbeat and infectious lead single 'In The Stars', Foreign Tongues was brought to life in under a month at Metropolis Studios in West London, with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood reuniting with Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt. The result is a dynamic and forward-looking record that captures the band's unmistakable sound while pushing into new sonic and lyrical territory, further cementing their unparalleled legacy. <br/> <br/>The album features standout performances from Jagger, Richards and Wood, alongside their core collaborators including Darryl Jones, Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan. It also includes a special appearance from Charlie Watts, captured during one of his final recording sessions before his passing in 2021. Additional contributions come from an impressive line-up of guest artists, including Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, Robert Smith (The Cure) and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Lex Legion: Lex Legion 2026 [CD]

Vad kan man säga om legendarerna i Deep Purple som inte sagts tusen gånger tidigare? Nu kommer ett helt nytt studioalbum "SPLAT!" och återigen har bandet slagit sig ihop med superproducenten Bob Ezrin (KISS, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper). Tillsammans har de skapat ett album som bygger på det sound och den attityd som alltid har skiljt Deep Purple från resten.<br/><br/>"SPLAT!" är det tyngsta Deep Purple-albumet på många år och spelades in med alla medlemmar på plats samtidigt i studion, på samma sätt som Deep Purple alltid har spelat in. Ian Gillan beskriver musiken på det nya albumet som "kompatibelt med 'Highway Star', 'Smoke on the Water' och 'Lazy'". <br/><br/>Det finns inte nog med superlativ för att beskriva betydelsen som Deep Purple har haft för rockmusiken. Med mer än 120 miljoner sålda album sedan starten 1968 har Deep Purple sedan länge säkrat sin plats i historien som ett av de största rockbanden genom tiderna. Bandet valdes in i Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016, har varit aktivt i över sju decennier och har agerat pionjärer som definierat hårdrocksgenren samtidigt som de gradvis har rört sig in på nya områden, både genom att hålla sitt sound fräscht och genom att locka nya anhängare till sin redan lojala fanbase som hängt med dem sedan starten. Deep Purple har varit trogna sina musikaliska rötter och hämtat inspiration från en eklektisk blandning av stilar för att forma ett distinkt sound som definierar bandet idag, vilket i sin tur har i sin tur skapat ett arv som de flesta band bara skulle kunna drömma om att åstadkomma.

Legendary progressive rock band YES return with their 24th studio album 'Aurora'. When Yes first began sketching out ideas for what would become 'Aurora', the process was loose and exploratory. There was no preconceived concept at the start, just a collection of musical fragments that gradually began to find one another and take form. Among these early sketches was a piece titled "Aurora," and it quickly became clear that the name carried certain gravity. It suggested light, emergence, and a sense of vastness, qualities that resonated deeply with the band. <br/> <br/>As Steve Howe explains: "Making this record was joyful, a chance to play, explore and give everything to the music. It's always been about collaboration, somebody can write a song, but until everybody puts their contribution in it isn't really a Yes song. We're not trying to echo the past; we're carrying the spirit of Yes forward and turning it into something new".<br/> <br/>With their 24th studio album, Yes demonstrate not just longevity, but a sustained curiosity, a desire to keep exploring, keep refining and keep discovering their capacity to create.

DISC ONE<br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: IN THE STUDIO (2026 REMASTER)<br/>1968 Originally Released CSG Encoded Version<br/><br/>1 WHITE ROOM 4:59<br/>2 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 4:59<br/>3 PASSING THE TIME 4:33<br/>4 AS YOU SAID 4:22<br/>5 PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG 3:15<br/>6 POLITICIAN 4:14<br/>7 THOSE WERE THE DAYS 2:55<br/>8 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN 3:11<br/>9 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART 3:42<br/><br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: IN THE STUDIO (PHASE CORRECTED 2026 REMASTER)<br/>Previously Unreleased Phase Corrected (de-CSG'd) Version<br/><br/>A special, newly remastered stereo version of the 9-track studio portion of WHEELS OF FIRE. Originally released in 1968 utilising CSG-processed recordings, this newly remastered, de-CSG'd version now presents the album phase-corrected, with more detail and a crisp soundstage.<br/><br/>10 WHITE ROOM 4:59 +<br/>11 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 4:59 +<br/>12 PASSING THE TIME 4:32 +<br/>13 AS YOU SAID 4:22 +<br/>14 PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG 3:15 +<br/>15 POLITICIAN 4:14 +<br/>16 THOSE WERE THE DAYS 2:55 +<br/>17 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN 3:11 +<br/>18 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART 3:40 +<br/><br/>DISC TWO<br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: IN THE STUDIO (STEREO REFERENCE REELS)<br/>Previously Unreleased Stereo Tapes<br/>+ Previously Unreleased<br/><br/>1 WHITE ROOM 4:59 +<br/>2 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 4:55 +<br/>3 PASSING THE TIME (LONG VERSION) 5:50 +<br/>4 AS YOU SAID 4:16 +<br/>5 PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG (WITH SPOKEN INTRO) 3:16 +<br/>6 POLITICIAN 4:10 +<br/>7 THOSE WERE THE DAYS 2:54 +<br/>8 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN 3:08 +<br/>9 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART 3:36 +<br/><br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: IN THE STUDIO (MONO REFERENCE REELS)<br/>Previously Unreleased Mono Tapes<br/>+ Previously Unreleased<br/><br/>10 WHITE ROOM 4:59 +<br/>11 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD 4:57 +<br/>12 PASSING THE TIME (LONG VERSION) 5:50 +<br/>13 AS YOU SAID 4:18 +<br/>14 PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG (WITH SPOKEN INTRO) 3:15 +<br/>15 POLITICIAN 4:11 +<br/>16 THOSE WERE THE DAYS 2:54 +<br/>17 BORN UNDER A BAD SIGN 3:10 +<br/>18 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART 3:39 +<br/><br/>These newly remastered mono & stereo versions of the studio album, sourced from the late Cream producer Felix Pappalardi's personal reference reels, have never been issued before. Among the 9 stereo and 9 mono mixes are many alternate mixes.<br/><br/>DISC THREE<br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: LIVE AT THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM & WINTERLAND BALLROOM <br/>(2026 REMASTER)<br/><br/>1 CROSSROADS 4:16<br/>2 SPOONFUL 16:48<br/>3 TRAINTIME 7:02<br/>4 TOAD 16:16<br/><br/>DISC FOUR<br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: MORE LIVE AT THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM & WINTERLAND BALLROOM (2026 REMASTER)<br/>+ Previously Unreleased<br/><br/>1 N.S.U. 10:15<br/>2 SLEEPY TIME TIME 6:51<br/>3 ROLLIN' AND TUMBLIN' 6:45<br/>4 SWEET WINE 15:18<br/>5 TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES 4:45<br/>6 WE'RE GOING WRONG 6:55 +<br/>7 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE 7:25<br/>8 STEPPIN' OUT 13:41<br/><br/>Features 8 additional tracks performed at the March 1968 concerts. Seven of the additional tracks were issued on LIVE CREAM in 1970 and LIVE CREAM VOLUME 2 in 1972. WE'RE GOING WRONG has never been officially released before and was recorded on 10 March 1968 at Winterland Ballroom.<br/><br/>DISC FIVE<br/>WHEELS OF FIRE: RARITIES (2026 REMASTER)<br/>Early Versions, Alternate Mixes, Single Versions and Live Recordings<br/>+ Previously Unreleased<br/><br/>1 WHITE ROOM (STEREO US SINGLE EDIT) 3:05<br/>2 SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD (ALTERNATE STEREO MIX) 4:57 +<br/>3 PASSING THE TIME (ALTERNATE LONG STEREO MIX) 5:51 +<br/>4 AS YOU SAID (ALTERNATE STEREO MIX) 4:19 +<br/>5 PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG (ALTERNATE STEREO MIX) 3:10 +<br/>6 POLITICIAN (ALTERNATE STEREO MIX) 4:11 +<br/>7 ANYONE FOR TENNIS (STEREO SINGLE MIX) 2:39<br/>8 WHITE ROOM (EARLY VERSION MONO MIX) 4:29 +<br/>9 DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART (ROUGH MONO MIX / NO STRINGS) 3:37 +<br/>10 PRESSED RAT AND WARTHOG (ALTERNATE MONO MIX) 3:14 +<br/>11 AS YOU SAID (ALTERNATE MONO MIX) 4:21 +<br/>12 ANYONE FOR TENNIS (MONO SINGLE MIX) 2:39<br/>13 CROSSROADS (MONO SINGLE VERSION) 4:16<br/>14 N.S.U. (recorded 9 March 1968 at Winterland Ballroom) 12:38<br/>15 SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (recorded 7 March 1968 at The Fillmore Auditorium) 6:58<br/><br/>A newly compiled RARITIES collection featuring 15 rare recordings (9 unreleased) of early versions, alternate mixes and single versions. Highlights of this collection are WHITE ROOM (EARLY VERSION MONO MIX), DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART (MONO ROUGH MIX / NO STRINGS), CROSSROADS (MONO SINGLE VERSION), as well as 7 other alternate stereo and mono mixes, 3 single versions and 2 rare live recordings.<br/><br/>The 5CD box includes a hardcover book featuring sleeve notes by Jim Faber and photographs of Cream from that period. The CDs are housed in a gatefold sleeve, and together with the book, they are enclosed within a 10"x10" rigid slipcase with a silver lamination finish.