Recreation

New Titles June 2011 (arrived in May) Audio and Video

CDs

BLUES

Sweetheart like you Guy Davis.
Cripple Creek Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee.

Classical

Echoes of time. Lisa Batiashvili
Lisa Batiashvili's debut album for DG, 'Echoes of Time', is a matter of the heart - Lisa focuses her program on composers whose lives and work have been heavily influenced by the political happenings in former Soviet Union. Inspired by personal experience, Lisa, herself, went into German exile with her family during the political upheaval in Georgia in 1991.
The lyrical clarinet. Michael Collins
Michael Collins, the virtuoso clarinettist, returns for a second volume in Chandos' series showcasing the extraordinarily wide range of music written for his instrument.
Diva, divo Joyce DiDonato
"I can find nothing but praise...This recording gives enormous pleasure in rare as well as familiar repertoire... the mezzo invariably finding the right colour for each portrayal...Perhaps the best thing about this recital is that everything DiDonato sings sounds spontaneous, as if the character her- or himself were actually experiencing it for the first time."(International Record Review)
Bonjour Paris. Albrecht Meyer
Albrecht Mayer, principal oboe of the Berlin Philharmonic, celebrates a lifelong passion for France with this album of popular melodies, including favourites by Debussy, Fauré, and Ravel.
Serious songs Teddy Tahu Rhodes.
ARIA-winner Teddy Tahu Rhodes sings the great songs of Schubert and Brahms accompanied by the Tasmanian and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras, plus rare recordings, live from Huntington Festival and in the studio with the Australian String Quartet.
Alexandre Tharaud plays Scarlatti. Scarlatti
"Tharaud brings all of the resources of the modern grand piano to Scarlatti's music and is unapologetically pianistic in his approach. He deploys a ravishing range of tone colour to the works, exquisitely executed ornamentation and a virtuoso technique." (Recording of the Month MusicWeb March 2011)

COUNTRY

Til the last shot's fired : the definitive greatest hits Trace Adkins.
Chester & Lester Chet Atkins and Les Paul.
Kmag yoyo (& other American stories) Hayes Carll.
The kitchen table sessions. Volume II Tami Neilson; feat. Lauren Thomson.
A collection of Neilson originals, alongside some very famous covers such as "Slice of Heaven", "I Fall to Pieces", and "Salty Dog" -- all given the Tami treatment.
Chanteuses & shotguns Lauren Thomson featuring Tami Neilson.

EASY LISTENING

Music for a royal wedding.
Four classic albums Eartha Kitt.
Moonlight serenade Andre Rieu & his Johann Strauss Orchestra.
Featuring a beautiful arrangement of "O Mio Babbino Caro", a brand new song "Andre (All the Stars came Out)" sung by Judith Durham, and "Auld Lang Syne"
Remembrance : and other favourite piano pieces Georgina Zellan-Smith.
"Favourites from granny's piano stool played with affection by Georgina Zellan-Smith. Mozart goes Turkish and Albert Ketelby saunters through a Persian market." (William Dart NZ Herald)

FILM

Paradiso Hayley Westenra, Ennio Morricone.
Hayley Westenra celebrates ten incredible years in the music industry with the release of her fifth studio album, 'Paradiso' -- a collaboration with master Italian composer Ennio Morricone.

JAZZ

The absolutely essential 3CD collection Louis Armstrong.
My favourite things John Coltrane.
Four classic albums plus Blossom Dearie.
Three classic albums plus Stan Getz all-star groups.
Stan Getz with Oscar Peterson Trio (Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Herb Ellis, guitar) plus more
This moment Daniel Hewson.
All tracks written, recorded and produced by NZ guitarist, Daniel Hewson. Mastered at Bring It On Studios.
Four classic albums Johnny Hodges.
Four classic albums Thelonious Monk.
Four classic albums Sonny Rollins.

MUSICAL

The music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.
24 of Lloyd Webber's greatest songs -- "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", "Pie Jesu", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Music of the Night" and many more.

ORCHESTRAL

Route 66 ; Ghost ranch ; Sunset strip ; Time machine Michael Daugherty.
"Daugherty obviously knows how to handle large orchestral forces. Marin Alsop and her Colorado orchestra respond with vivid and committed playing." Music Web International

POPULAR

Ballads from the Breeze.
Including tracks from Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Kelly Clarkson, Lady Antebellum, Roxy Music and many more.
Hits and history Dr. Hook.
Mad men : a musical companion (1960-1965).
favourites of the 'Mad Men' era.
Shade of the trees Storyhill.
The ultimate collection Vaya Con Dios.
Infatuated Erakah.
The debut album from talented New Zealand singer, Erakah includes the hit single "Infatuated" featuring Temple Jones
Show me the right way Annabel Fay.
Fay's vocals have aged with strength, style and a renewed vigour in the four years since the release of her debut self titled album.
Love songs Roberta Flack.
Packed with sparkling romantic gems -- from her haunting 1969 recording of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" to the plaintive ballad "Killing Me Softly"
Who you are Jessie J.
Jessie J has well and truly cemented herself as the UK's hottest new diva, with her infectious ghetto-fabulous swagger and personality as big as her belting, multi-octave vocal.
Kate & Anna McGarrigle.
31 minutes to takeoff Mike Posner.
Includes collaborations from Benny Blanco (Ke$ha, 3Oh!3), Boys II Men, Smeezingtons (B.O.B), and Travis Barker.
Long player late bloomer Ron Sexsmith.
For his 11th album, Long Player Late Bloomer, the award winning troubadour has paired himself with a fellow Canadian, the producer of bone-crunching classics by Metallica, Motley Crue and The Cult the genuinely named Bob Rock.

ROA

In the mouth of madness Jay Roacher.

ROCK

604 Ladytron.
Angles the Strokes.
Angles cover The Strokes :- Angles Features the lead single "Under Cover of Darkness".
Blue songs Hercules and Love Affair.
Features their trademark disco house, and includes a vocal appearance from Kele Okereke of Bloc Party fame.
Cornershop and the double-o groove of featuring Bubbley Kaur.
Credo the Human League.
Credo's eleven tracks bear all the classic League synth pop hallmarks but are as modern as the sharpest 21st century chart pop.
Fields of fire : the ultimate collection Big Country.
Go-go boots Drive-By Truckers.
The 11th album from the Alt-Country rockers, Drive-By Truckers, 'Go-Go Boots' builds on their roots with the old Muscle Shoals Country-and-Soul sound
I believe you liar Washington.
Last night on earth Noah & the Whale.
The London band Noah and the Whale release their third album, including the infectiously melodic first single "L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N."
Light me up The Pretty Reckless.
Long live Duke & the King.
Entirely self-produced, 'Long Live The Duke & The King' was recorded in the band's own studio deep in their home woods of Bearsville, New York.
Now that's what I call music. 35.
18 hits by Katy Perry, David Guetta, Tinie Tempah, Chris Brown, P!nk, Guy Sebastian, Avril Lavigne, Taio Cruz Ft Kylie, Far East Movement, Rihanna, Martin Solveig, Black Eyed Peas, Jessie J and more!
Ogden's nut gone flake the Small Faces.
Pama Intl meet Mad Professor : rewired! in dub.
S/T II : the cosmic birth and journey of Shinju TNT.
Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and is currently based in New York. Each member of the band -- Miles Seaton, Seth Olinsky, Dana Janssen -- play several instruments and sing, as evidenced by their shows and recorded material. When playing live, the band makes prominent use of improvisation and vocal harmonies.
Shapes 10:02 Compiled by Robert Luis.
Features one CD of downtempo reggae and dub, the second of uptempo funk, soul and house.
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.
Filled with Phoenix's signature melding of synthetics and organics, sharp, danceable rhythms, infectious choruses with a considerable dose of aural panache, and candy-coloured pop sensibilities.
Our new life above the ground Avalanche City.
Avalanche City is the brain child of Dave Baxter, a musician whose background stretches across many genres and influences culminating in a sound that is an impressive and eclectic range of various instruments, melodies and harmonies.
Truth Jeff Beck.
Features Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Mickey Waller, Nicky Hopkins, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Keith Moon.
American hearts A. A. Bondy.
A.A. is the pseudonym of Scott Bondy, a former member of Alabama rock band Verbena.
When the devil's loose A.A. Bondy.
"If "When the Devil's Loose" is any indication of the rest of the record, then expect Bondy to be a household name from here on out."- Popmatters.
Progression Kyle Bourke.
Kyle Bourke is one of the hottest properties in New Zealand dance. Backed with years of production & DJ experience, Kyle’s extensive schedule sees him being jet-setted across the country supporting some of the worlds biggest DJs at the most exclusive dance events in New Zealand.
Anna Calvi. Anna Calvi
Anna's debut is an astonishingly confident record. The unique strengths of her songwriting, singing and guitar playing all jumping out of the speaker together
It ain't over Eminem.
Power of soul : a tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
Hendrix classics from Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Santana, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Earth Wind & Fire, and numerous others.
The Buddy Holly story. Volume II. Bubby Holly
Kiss each other clean Iron and Wine.
Iron and Wine's first studio effort in over three years shows Sam Beam continuing to mine folk, rock, country, African and Jamaican musical traditions for inspiration, whilst switching the focus of his studio lens to 60s and 70s pop influences.
Love tattoo Imelda May.
Dublin-born rockabilly diva Imelda May's debut album.
Mayhem Imelda May.
The second album from Irish singer Imelda May has been described as punk-infused rockabilly.
Pieces in a modern style. 2 William Orbit.
Hotel Shampoo Gruff Rhys.
The third album from the Welsh singer/songwriter and frontman for Super Furry Animals.
Doggumentary Snoop Dogg.
Also featuring T-Pain, Kanye West and John Legend.
Tarot card rock Barnaby Weir.
'Tarot Card Rock' is the fine first solo album from The Black Seeds frontman and Fly My Pretties star, Barnaby Weir.

WORLD

The very best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo : rain, rain, beautiful rain.
Secret agent Tony Allen.
This majestic slice of hardcore funky Afrobeat was recorded in Lagos, Paris & London.
Somewhere over the rainbow : the best of Israel Kamakawiwoole.
Maori songbook Dennis Marsh.

DVDs

Powhiri: welcome or not? : a documentary.

COMEDY

Subject to change Danny Bhoy.
Dai another day. Dai Henwood

DANCE

Carmen on ice.

FILM

A night to remember Directed by Roy Baker.
Kenneth More and Honor Blackman.
After the waterfall Written and directed by Simone Horrocks.
Algiers Directed by John Cromwell.
Hollywood classic with Charles Boyer and Hedy Lamarr.
Amreeka Written and directed by Cherien Dabis.
Interesting drama centreed on an immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois.
Catch a fire Directed by Philip Noyce.
Tim Robbins in the story of a South African hero's journey to freedom.
Eroica : the day that changed music forever Directed by Simon Cellen Jones.
Ian Hart as Beethoven.
Father of my children Written and directed by Mia Hansen-Love.
Intriguing and beautiful looking French film.
Genova Directed by Michael Winterbottom.
Colin Firth and Hope Davis.
Glorious 39 Written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff.
Romola Garai, Julie Christie and Bill Nighy.
Life as we know it Directed by Greg Berlanti.
Katherine Heigel and Josh Duhamel.
Ondine Written and directed by Neil Jordan.
Colin Farrell and Stephen Rea.
Pepe le Moko A film by Julien Duvivier.
French classic from 1937 with Jean Gabin.
Prince of Persia : sands of time Directed by Mike Newell.
Jake Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley.
Skin Directed by Anthony Fabian.
South African film with Sam Neill, Sophie Okenedo and Alice Krige.
The man who shot Liberty Valance Directed by John Ford.
The classic western with John Wayne, James Stewart and Lee Marvin.
Up in the air Directed by Jason Reitman.
George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Melanie Lynskey.
Whirlpool Produced and directed by Otto Preminger.
Classic film noir with Gene Tierney and Jose Ferrer.
The hedgehog Directed by Mona Achache.
Adaptation of the bestselling novel, "The elegance of the hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery.
The ghost writer Directed by Roman Polanski.
Ewan McGregor, Kim Cattrall and Pierce Brosnan in the adaptation of the Robert Harris novel.
Nights in the gardens of Spain Directed by Katie Wolfe
Adaptation of the Witi Ihimaera novel.
Cracks Directed by Jordan Scott.
Directed by Ridley Scott's daughter and starring Eva Green.
The chronicles of Narnia. The voyage of the Dawn Treader Directed by Michael Apted.
The social network Directed by David Fincher.
The movie about Facebook with Justin Timberlake and Jesse Eisenberg.
12 angry men Directed by William Friedkin.
James Gandolfini, Jack Lemmon, Tony Danza.
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. Part 1 Directed by David Yates.
Contact Directed by Robert Zemeckis.
Jodie Foster and Matthew McConnaughey in an adaptation of the Carl Sagan novel.
Saturday night and Sunday morning Directed by Karel Reisz.
Classic British realist drama with Albert Finney and Rachel Roberts.
Love and other impossible pursuits Written and directed by Don Roos.
Adaptation of Ayelet Waldman's novel. With Natalie Portman and Lisa Kudrow.
Skyline Produced and directed by the Brothers Strause.
Extra terrestrial forces land on Los Angeles.

MUSIC

Live at Madison Square Garden Bon Jovi.
Live Alison Krauss + Union Station.
Champagne melodies Andre Rieu
Roses from the south Andre Rieu
Salome Strauss.
The Strauss opera with Karita Mattila recorded live at the New York Met. in 2008.

Non-fiction

Oh my God Written, produced and directed by Peter Rodger.
What is God? People like Bob Geldof, Seal, Hugh Jackman and Ringo Starr air their views.
Polynesian Panthers : a documentary Director, Dan Salmon
Water whisperers : Tangaroa Director, Kathleen Gallagher
Destroyed in seconds. Volume two.
New Zealand birds Big Fish Productions.
Politically incorrect guide to teenagers. Nigel Latta
Behind closed doors. Charlie Luxton
British architect takes you behind the doors of great buildings not usually open to the public.
Vanishing views.
Architect Ptolemy Dean paints the views of buildings that he thinks are national treasures and world known landmarks but these period piece mega structures are under threat from new carbuncles, from the wrecking ball, from the weather and from coastal erosion.
Picture perfect homes.
Man shops globe.
The Michelangelo code Waldemar Januszczak.
Vincent : the full story.
Sunday Times art critic Waldemar Januszczak presents a landmark story of the life of Vincent van Gogh.
Lady Gaga : one sequin at a time Produced & directed by Sonia Anderson.
Elvis : the man and the music.
Rocksteady : the roots of reggae Written and directed by Stascha Bader.
Live at the Fillmore East Hendrix.
Ballerina Written and directed by Bertrand Normand.
French filmmaker follows the careers of five Russian ballerinas.
Krump 1.0 : introduction to Krump techniques.
Krump 2.0 : advanced Krump techniques.
Turn it loose Directed by Alastair Siddons.
In September 2007, 16 of the world's best b-boys battle one on one in a disused power station in the heart of Soweto, South Africa, to determine who will be the next world champion. This is a film about this competition. Through the eyes of six competitors we leave behind any preconceived notions of what breakdance used to represent, and as the film digs deeper into their lives, we discover an extraordinary form of non-contact combat that has evolved over 30 years to become a truly 21st century global phenomenon.
Argentine tango.
Cha cha.
Foxtrot.
Latin jazz.
Rumba.
Samba.
Simply salsa.
The King of Kong Directed by Seth Gordon.
Going long, going hard Written and directed by Allan Lee.
The world of ironman triathlons.
V8 supercars Australia championship series : series highlights, 2010.
Biante Touring car masters, 2007.
Much ado about nothing Directed by Stuart Burge.
BBC production with Robert Lindsay, Cherie Lunghi and Clive Dunn.
180 south [videorecording : conquerors of the useless Directed by Chris Malloy.
A personal war : three extraordinary stories of New Zealanders at war.
Convoy : war for the Atlantic : the story of the longest battle of the Second World War.
Catherine the Great.
Historical documentary filmed on location in Russia and parts of Eastern Europe.
North Marcus Lush.

TV SERIES

Doctor Who. Series 2, volume 1.
Doctor Who. The ark.
Ghost whisperer : the second season.
Marple. The blue geranium Agatha Christie.
Julia Mackenzie as Miss Marple. Adaptation of a short story.
Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie.
Davied Suchet as Poirot, Barbara Hershey, Hugh Bonneville.
Fingersmith Director, Aisling Walsh.
Adapted from the Sarah Waters novel. With Imelda Staunton, Sally Hawkins and Charles Dance.