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Matt Hay Matt Hay.
Inside Stories.
Inside Stories marks Matt Hay's debut as a frontman. He was founder member and harmonica player in Cool Disposition, one on the most visible blues acts on the national scene in the 90's. Matt has penned an album of songs that don't pretend to be anything other than what they are - ballads from the burbs. You wil find meloies here taht stik in your brain, choruses you'll want to sing along to, lyrics that are timeless and poignant, offering quietly astute commentaries on life's little ups and downs. Co-produced by Hay and Darren Watson, Inside Stories is an album that stands proudly alonside the best in roots rock. You may be reminded at times of John Hiatt, JJ Cale, Midge Marsden or the Warraths , but you will also hear a fresh individual voice, singing stories he know inside and out.

Track List.
1] Run Away
2] Was I a Fool
3] Burns of Love
4] Cupid's Day Off
5] Will You Be A Writer
6] Country Town
7] Not What I Wanted
8] One More Time
9] Fade Away
10] Home Tonight
11] Another Good Man Down
12] Fault of Mine

Catalogue no.
MATT-CD1

NZ$26.25
[$29.95 NZ residents]

The Cattlestops The Cattlestops.
Back To Rosetta Rd.
Kiwi-based country/swing group The Cattlestops have excelled with this sophomore release. The album plays with the sheen of international quality production and overall presentation nothing short of excellent. Songwriting duties were shared between bass player James Cameron and guitarist Andrew London with the diverse range of tracks fitting together well. With a swinging groove throughout the style falls under the umbrella of country but has moments of simply great Kiwi folk writing and cool jazzy tunes. Two highlight tracks are "Someone Been Pickin' On Me Blues", reminiscent of CCR's "Born On The Bayou", and "Raumati Rag", a guitar instrumental track show-casing guitarist London's boundless talent. Cameron's jazz sensibility shines through on "It Just Happens", which pays homage to the late Green MP Rod Donald. The Cattlestops have achieved a worldly sound whilst still keeping it Kiwi. Clocking in at just under 45 minutes the album feels as the songs have been written without being forced and the result is a collection of songs that will appeal to all Kiwi music fans of all styles. Stu Edwards NZ Musician Vol 13 Aug Sept 2007

Track List.

1] (Back To) Rosetta Road
2] Country Sedan
3] Emily Bay
4] Damn That Cattlestop!
5] Can't Buy A Piece Of My Love
6] It Just Happens...
7] Someone Been Pickin' On Me Blues
8] Raumati Rag
9] I Don't Recognise This Neighbourhood
10] Play My Way Home
11] Reaching Out For Someone
12] End Of The Day

Catalogue no.
STOP-CD2

NZ$26.95
[$29.95 NZ residents]

The Cattlestops The Cattlestops.
Cattlestoppin'.
The Cattlestops began in 2004 when Kapiti musicians Andrew London, Dave Berry and James Cameron discovered that Colleen Trenwith fiddler with the legendary Hamilton County Bluegrass Band had recently move to Otaki. With the addition of Evan Williams on drums the Cattlestops were formed. Cattlestoppin' features original tunes from both London and Cameron and some favourite standards from the live repertoire which reveals a decided move towrds the jazz/countr hybrid known as Western Swing. In this very traditional genre, jazz standards lik Louis Jordan's Choo Choo Ch'Boogie and Bobby Troupe's Route 66 are given the Western treatment of a chugging two-beat rhythm section over which soloists perform jazz-style improvisations.

Track List.

1] Fine Blue Suit
2] Sweet Jenny Lee
3] Cute As A Bug
4] Teardrops From My Eyes
5] Fool Who Knows
6] San Antonio Rose
7] Hand In Your Pocket
8] Give Back My Heart
9] Can't Stand The Heat
10] Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
11] Take It Slow
12] Livin It Up
13] Washington Country

Catalogue no.
STOP-CD1

NZ$26.95
[$29.95 NZ residents]

Donna Dean Donna Dean.
Money [The Extended Version]
It is the New Zealand way that some of our best artists are internationally recognised before they are well-known at home. Donna Dean is the latest, a singer-songwriter with an international career. Recording and performing in Nashville and successfully touring and selling records in Europe, is success that doesn't come to many New Zealand artists. When the group who helps yo and plays on your record happens to be the legendary Amazing Rhythm Aces, it's not hard to understand that there are powerful forces at work. Donna Dean's songs shine in this collection. She sings stories that grow and draw you in and don't let you go. She has a style and a voice that stopped being shy some time ago, and now delivers with a confidence and maturity built from years of sitting on a stage and engaging an audience.

Track List.
1] Work It Out
2] He Deserves Somebody
3] Rachel
4] Money
5] Lost In A Memory
6] So Cold So Mean
7] Don't Go Messin'
8] Pictures
9] Guitar Man
10] Between You And Me
11] Denny Says
12] Last Train
13] Big Moon
14] Destination Life
15] Listening To Angels
16] Fly Away
17] Write A Good Line
18] Wanted To Fly
19] A Little Faith

Catalogue no.
DEAN-CD1

NZ$30.00
[$33.95 NZ residents]

Laura Collins Laura Collins.
One Feather At A Time.
Collins'album focuses on the relationships between friends and lovers, often in waltz time, and has echoes, both lyrically and vocally, of recent work by singer/songwriters Mary Chapin Carpenter and Caitlin Cary. Providing the mainly acoustic backing are the likes of ex-Warratahs bassist Clint Brown and multi- instrumentalist Simon Burgess, while guitarist Matt Newman's arrangements work well in this context. Emotive and intimate, 'One Feather at a Time' is a Kiwi slice of alt country (if there is such a thing) that deserves to find an audience amongst Americana listeners.

Track List.
1] Intimate
2] Union
3] Hope
4] The Gods Are Smiling
5] Missing Man
6] Ballad
7] Must Be Love
8] Ten Year Night
9] Lover Of My Heart
10] The Best Of Me

Catalogue no.
COLL-CD1

NZ$24.95
[$27.95 NZ residents]

Al Hunter Al Hunter.
The Singer.
Al recorded his first album "Neon Cowboy" in 1986 which was produced by Dave Dobbyn. The record was a critical success and also won New Zealand's Music Industry Award for "Best Country Music Album" of the year as well as winning "Most Promising Male Vocalist" of the Year in 1987. The album is generally acknowledged as a landmark album in NZ Country Music. However, Al Hunter repeated this feat with his second album "The Singer" in 1993. This album features 12 original songs that also won critical acclaim and includes the top 5 single "There's A Blue Sky Waiting For Me" originally a TV commercial that Al sang for AMP (you know the one with all the sundeck chairs floating across the screen ) .

Track List.
1] The Longest Night...
2] Love Come Down
3] Jewel On The Hill
4] I Don't Want to...
5] The Singer
6] Don't Think Twice
7] Gary's Song
8] Mary Jane and Freddy
9] Wishin' and Fishin'
10] Pukemiro
11] Some Days You Just Can't Win
12] The River Song
13] Big Hunk of Love
14]Sit Down and Let Me Buy You a Beer
15] There's a Blue Sky...

Catalogue no.
AHUN-CD1

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

Al Hunter Al Hunter .
Cold Hard Winter.
Al Hunter's third and most recent album with Pagan Records. Recorded at "Scoop De Loop" Studios, "Cold Hard Winter" is another fine piece of work from Al Hunter.

Track List.
1] Loves a Thing Worth Fighting For
2] Gypsy Woman
3] Trouble With a Capital T
4] Cold Hard Winter
5] Slow Down Your Fall
6] Final Curtain
7] All Just a Part of the Game
8] Sleep Won't Come
9] When The Circus Came to Town
10] One in a Million
11] Hall of Memphis King

Catalogue no.
AHUN-CD2

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

Rosy Parsons Rosy Parsons.
Pride of Place.
Singer - Songwriter, Rosy Parsons brings us 15 all original country tunes - 5 winning awards at the Gold Guitar awards and the Tamworth Song Writers Association Queensland Songwriters Awards. The Album itself was a finalist at the Tui Awards held in Auckland in March 2002. With over 6000 copies already sold you have to have a listen, Rosy provides something for everyone.

Track List.
1] Southern Man
2] Woman of the Nineties
3] Changes
4] Kiwi Cowboy
5] Love in Time
6] In Search of a Moose
7] Early Harvest
8] Different Light
9] Tim
10] Every Now and Then
11] You're My Rock
12] William John Steven
13] Easy Way Out
14] Tarras Tea-rooms
15] Wanaka 2000 and Me

Catalogue no.
ROSY-CD1

NZ$30.00
[$33.95 NZ residents]

Rosy Parsons Rosy Parsons.
Winds of Change
A top-notch band supports Rosy Parsons' latest compositions and brings her stories to life. Several songs feature lyrics about soldiers and war. Other songs incorporate tales of loss, love, dedication and patriotism. Along with Rosy's vocals are those by the Polyester Boys and her two harmony singers. The album was recorded at Sweetway Studios at Owaka Vally, South Otago and is a testament to the prowess of South Island country musicians.

Track List.
1] Where Is The Moon
2] A Soldier Died Today
3] Winds Of Change
4] Will You Dance With Me Tonite
5] Burn Your Heart
6] When Kindness Comes
7] I Believe In Love
8] We Will Remember Them
9] The Shepard
10] Northburn
11] High Country Cattlemen
12] Where Did She Go
13] Perfect Ties
14] I'm New Zealand

Catalogue no.
ROSY-CD2

NZ$30.00
[$33.95 NZ residents]

Warratahs Warratahs.
The Only Game in Town.
In 1987 The Warratahs recorded their first album with Pagan Records. This is the result, fine country music with a bit of extra spice!

Track List.
1] Friends With Me
2] Hands of My Heart
3] Settin' the Woods on Fire
4] The Only Game in Town
5] You're Right...
6] Burned All of My Dreams
7] Maureen
8] Walk On By
9] Driving Wheel
10] East of Mt Eden

Catalogue no.
WARR-CD5

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

Warratahs Warratahs.
Collection
The Warratahs, New Zealand's best known Country / folk band have released this 18 track collection, replacing their best of album released in the mid nineties. It captures almost a decade of their songwriting. The tracks are taken from their four previous albums, "Only Game in Town", "Too Hot to Sleep", "Wild Card", and "Big Sky". Once you hear The Warratahs, if you haven't already, you will know what New Zealand Country music is all about. A good introduction to the Warratah's albums' featured in the Country Music Section.

Track List.
1] Maureen
2] Big Sky
3] Before This Night Is Through
4] East of Mt Eden
5] Hands of my Heart
6] Cape Turnagain with Sam Hunt
7] Drivin' Wheel
8] St Peters Rendezvous
9] Westland Moon
10] High And Dry
11] Taranaki
12] Rescue Me with Caroline Easther
13] Bruno's Last Ride
14] Holy Morning
15] Fool's Paradise
16] Down Your Street
17] Only Game In Town
18] Easy Come Easy Go

Catalogue no.
WARR-CD6

NZ$30.00
[$33.75 NZ residents]

Barry Saunders Barry Saunders.
Long Shadows.
For nine years Barry Saunders was the face and the voice behind New Zealand's best known Country / folk band the WARRATAHS. While Saunders songs encompass New Zealand in many ways he is also strongly connected with the country having established a network of audiences and friends through numerous tours and performances in venues as diverse as town halls, cafes, pubs, even woolstores.

Track List.
1] Cry, Cry, Cry
2] Guess Things Happen..
3] I Don't Hurt Anymore
4] Nobody's Lonesome For Me
5] I'll Never Get Out of This...
6] Mule Skinner Blues
7] I Can't Get You Out of My Mind
8] Sweet Lies
9] A Fool Such As I
10] Walkin' the Floor
11] I'm Movin' On

Catalogue no.
SAUN-CD1

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

Barry Saunders Barry Saunders.
Weatherman.
In 1995 after 9 years performing with The Warratahs, Barry recorded his acclaimed solo album "The Weatherman" which was well received in NZ and Australia. Melbourne's Beat Magazine describes it as "Springsteen" in "Tom Joad" mode.

Track List.
1] Each Others Lives
2] Riverina
3] This Wind
4] White Island
5] Winter Sun
6] A Brave Face
7] You Can't Go Back
8] Little Times
9] I Walk The Line
10] Olio

Catalogue no.
SAUN-CD2

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

Barry Saunders Barry Saunders.
Magnetic South.
In late 1996 Barry teamed up with Caroline Easther (from Lets Planet and ex Chills) on drums and vocals and Alan Norman on piano and accordion. The unique 3 piece produces a sound which is highly complimentary to Barry's songs. Saunders and Easther's vocals coupled with Norman's accordion playing give the songs a powerful country folk-rock flavour which has proved popular.

Track List.
1] Living On Dreams
2] Postcard
3] Colour Me Blue
4] Far as the Eye Can See
5] At Kaipara
6] Holy Morning
7] Love's On The Turn
8] No Danger
9] Truthful Train
10] Love Comes Round
11] Better Days
12] Magnetic South

Catalogue no.
SAUN-CD3

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

Len Fifield Len Fifield.
I Can Still Do It.
Yes the picture on the front cover is Len!! - It was taken 30 years ago while performing on Nationwide TV. Since then he has retired his "one-man-band" musical attire and recorded first solo album (using a conventional band set up). "I CAN STILL DO IT" is based around country rock and filled with fun and creativity.

Track List.
1] Nothing Aches Today
2] I Can Still Do It
3] One Tiny Step
4] Welcome Aboard
5] Take A Look
6] Cv Blues
7] It's Getting Better
8] Movie Star
9] Transistor Radio
10] The Loneliest One
11] Rocky Baby
12] She's a Woman
13] Say Goodbye
14] My Audience
15] Enough's Enough

Catalogue no.
LENF-CD1

NZ$24.00
[$27.00 NZ residents]

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