Recreation

New Titles October 2011 (arrived in September) Audio and Video

CDs

From Africa with fury, rise, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti & Egypt 80.
Co-produced by Brian Eno, Seun invokes the intensity, passion and power of Fela, while taking Afrobeat to the 21st century.
The voice in a million : the very best of Eddie Low., Eddie Low
A complete career retrospective from the past 50 years.
For the record : the Pixie Williams collection, 1949-1951., Pixie Williams
Pixie Williams was a shooting star of New Zealand music best known for her recording of "Blue Smoke". Recorded 60+ years ago, these songs have never sounded so good.

Blues

Pure-- blues.
Covers the greatest artists, the biggest songs and hard-to-find hits in the blues line.
Theme time radio hour. Season 2 : with your host Bob Dylan.
50 more songs and 75 years of musical dreams, schemes and themes drawn from the second series of the highly acclaimed 'Theme Time Radio Hour' with your host, Bob Dylan.
Theme time radio hour. Season 3 : with your host Bob Dylan.
Elvis Presley is there, Buddy Guy, Marva Whitney, Willie Nelson and Nirvana, too.
Howlin' Wolf., Howlin' Wolf.
Jimmy Rogers., Jimmy Rogers.
Blues music legend

CHRISTIAN

God is able, Hillsong Live.

Classical

Dance, The Smith Quartet.
The featured programme is a veritable 'who's-who' of contemporary composition, including works from Michael Nyman, Graham Fitkin, Jon Lord, Michael Finnissy and Django Bates.
Martha Argerich and friends : live from Lugano 2010., Martha Argerich
Konzerte und Sinfonien fur Oboe : Ich hatte viel Bekummernis, Johann Sebastian Bach.
Featuring Herinz Holliger, oboe, recorded in Zurich December 2010.
Sonatas & partitas BWV 1004-1006, J.S. Bach.
Isabelle Faust, violin. "Quite often her playing allows a generous measure of rhythmic freedom...at other times she's concerned to maintain a strong momentum....In short, Faust has a magnificent grasp of this music. Hear her if you can!" Editor's Choice Gramophone.
Piano sonatas, Beethoven.
Ingrid Fliter, piano. "It is surely Fliter's cardinal virtue that she gives you a renewed sense of wonder at the composer's pioneering strength and eloquence...it is wonderful indeed to encounter a pianist of such exalted yet natural and unforced artistry." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, August 2011
Releasing the angel, Eve de Castro-Robinson.
Releasing the Angel for cello and orchestra is the opening work on the CD, which also includes Peregrinations for piano and orchestra, Other echoes, These arms to hold you for children's voices and orchestra, and Len Dances.
Requiem & Messe chorale, Gounod.
Featuring soprano Charlotte Muller-Perrier, tenor Christoph Einhorn, etc.
Induuchlen, Heinz Holliger.
Strangely beautiful album from Heinz Holliger, with the Swiss composer drawing inspiration from very Swiss sources. Featuring soprano Sylvia Nopper and countertenor Kai Wessel.
The very best of Karl Jenkins., Karl Jenkins
Kiri Te Kanawa, Kate Royal, Alfie Bow, etc.
Madhares, Thomas Larcher.
"Larcher ranges very widely in his influences, and most often well away from the mainstream of European music in the last 30 years...The romantic gestures and moments of frenzied activity of the viola work still recall Schnittke and Kancheli rather than anyone closer to home. Madhares is different again, yet far more distinctive in its unlikely blend of styles" said The Guardian of this work featuring pianist Till Fellner.
The complete songs of Poulenc. Vol. 1., Poulenc
Christopher Maltman (baritone) Felicity Lott (soprano) Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone) Lorna Anderson (sop) Robert Murray (tenor).
Complete fantasias for guitar, Fernando Sor.
Featuring guitarist Stefano Palamidessi.
Phantasy of spring., Carolin Widmann
Young German violinist with two impressive works for violin and piano.
Elegie, Jorg Widmann.
Jorg Widmann, clarinet, and Heinz Holliger, piano. "This fine portrait disc begins with Messe, an orchestral Mass without words - impressive, if a little remote. But humanity leaps back with some playful clarinet miniatures and the eloquent memorial of Élégie, with Widmann soaring with his clarinet, far beyond what would ordinarily be possible. Committed playing too from Christoph Poppen and the German Radio Philharmonic." The Times, 16th April 2011

COUNTRY

Pure-- country.
Brand new day, Aly Cook.
Debut album from Nelson country singer Aly Cook, packed full of eclectic original songs.

EASY LISTENING

Ne me quitte pas, Jacques Brel.

FILM

Pure-- movies.
Billy T : te soundtrack.
A collection of songs from the career of one of New Zealand's greatest ever entertainers.

JAZZ

Across the world, Shakatak.
Funk pop group
Mistico Mediterraneo, Paolo Fresu ; A Filetta ; Daniele di Bonaventura.
Next stop-- Soweto. Vol. 3, Giants, ministers and makers : jazz In South Africa, 1963-1978.
Uplift, Monty Alexander.
Chet Baker and his quintet with Bobby Jaspar.
Larry Carlton plays the sound of Philadelphia : a tribute to Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff., Larry Carlton
Coltrane jazz, John Coltrane.
Coltrane plays the blues, John Coltrane.
Coltrane's sound, John Coltrane.
Giant steps, John Coltrane.
My favourite things, John Coltrane.
Tarkovsky Quartet, Francois Coutrier.
Pursuit of radical rhapsody, Al Di Meola.
Renowned Jazz guitarist.
The rub and spare change, Michael Formanek.
Sign of life : music for 858 quartet, Bill Frisell.
Our love is here to stay : best of the Gershwin songbook, George Gershwin
All fly home, Al Jarreau.
Live at Birdland, Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian.
Do the bossa nova with Herbie Mann, Herbie Mann.
Nirvana, Herbie Mann with the Bill Evans Trio.
Celestial circle, Marilyn Mazur.
Marilyn Mazur, drums, percussion, voice; John Taylor, piano; Josefine Cronholm, voice; Anders Jormin, double-bass.
What's it all about, Pat Metheny.
An intimate work revealing Metheny's investigation of composition itself. The notion of song is inherent in everything he does, and he reveals that inspiration in spades here.
Maurice Meunier and his orchestra.
Jazz in Paris Collector's Edition
Blues pour flirter.
Jazz in Paris collectors edition.
Re: ECM, Ricardo Villalobos, Max Loderbauer.

MUSICAL

The wizard of Oz, Andrew Lloyd Webber
2011 London Palladium recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber's stunning new production.

NEW AGE

Le Spa Sonique, Jens Gad.
Earth drum : the 25th anniversary collection. vol. 1, David & Steve Gordon.
Garden of serenity. III, [David & Steve Gordon].
Meditation drum, David & Steve Gordon.
Pillow music : natural deep sleep, David & Steve Gordon.
The healing touch : music for Reiki & meditation. Vol. 2, Shajan.
Spirit healing chants, Sophia.

POPULAR

Be my baby : the very best of the Ronettes.
The Ronettes added a tough, New York street flavour to the girl group model of the early 60s
Next stop-- Soweto. Vol 2, Soultown : R&B, funk & psych sounds from the townships, 1969-1976.
Pure-- America.
Covers the greatest artists, the biggest songs and hard-to-find hits from America.
Pure-- disco/funk.
Pure-- divas.
All of you, Colbie Caillat.
Grammy Award winning, chart-topping singer songwriter Colbie Caillat releases her highly anticipated third album, featuring Common
Shimmer, Lizzie Cook.
Lover boy, Brett Dennen.
US singer / songwriter
UK soul, Beverley Knight.
Her own versions of 13 classic UK soul tracks, including songs by Soul II Soul, Jamiroquai, Omar, Young Disciples, George Michael and more.
Still the unknown, Gaby Moreno.
Sounds of the blues, soul and jazz that captivated Gaby as a girl combined with the sound of the Latin music she loves makes up this stellar collection
Sweet inspiration : the songs of Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham.
A treasure trove of wonderful tunes, a beautiful batch of soul singles from a variety of different 60s labels.
Tex Perkins and the Dark Horses
The gravel-tainted tones of Australian Tex Perkins are instantly recognizable; the much-treasured troubadour has been a thirty-year hurricane through the music landscape
Palermo snow, John Renbourn.
Legendary British acoustic guitarist and founding member of Pentangle.

ROCK

Before the Fall : originals of songs covered by the Fall.
Cream Ibiza : super you & me, [compiled by] Laidback Luke.
Deconstruction, Devin Townsend Project.
Featuring an impressive array of guests from Opeth, Between the Buried, Gojira, Cynic, Dillinger Escape Plan, GWAR, Meshuggah and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dedicated to chaos, Queensryche.
There is nothing safe, saccharine or sanitized about Queensryche's twelfth studio album. No rules
Everybody wants to be on TV, Scouting for Girls.
Following the amazing success of their debut album, Scouting For Girls are back with 'Everybody Wants to be on TV', featuring their UK #1 single "This Ain't a Love Song".
Fly from here, Yes.
One of the most influential and ground-breaking progressive rock 'n' roll bands ever.
Hell : the sequel, Bad Meets Evil.
A decade after they last recorded together, Eminem and Royce Da 5'9" collaborate again with their Bad Meets Evil project with 9 brand new songs.
Hollow, Cut Off Your Hands.
The band takes a plunge into power pop territory.
If not now, when?, Incubus.
Incubus, have re-engaged renowned producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Rage Against The Machine, Bob Dylan) to produce the band's sixth studio album.
Kairos, Sepultura.
Sepultura is one of the major names in metal history. Being in the business for about 27 years, founding a genre of its own and influencing a whole generation of younger bands, these Brazilians have proved to be a true institution.
Lifes rich pageant, R.E.M.
25th anniversary remastered edition
More things we did on our holidays : the Cropredy Festivals, Fairport Convention.
Only human, Toploader.
An English band from Eastbourne.
Panic of girls, Blondie.
Their first album since 2003.
Pure-- hard rock.
Pure-- hip-hop.
Rangatahi tu rangatira. Volume 1.
Numerous young artists, including The Geeks, collaborate to bring you electro / new funk, nintendo groove and neo maori.
Set the world on fire, Black Veil Brides.
Not for the fainthearted,
Skying, The Horrors.
The annual 2010.
Ministry of Sound
The ending is just the beginning repeating, The Living End.
Chris Cheney, Scott Owen and Andy Strachan have always forged their own path, irrespective of passing fads, haircuts, and any vogue for keytar-wielding debutantes. Their songs require of the listener asocial conscience and mosh pit stamina.
The future is medieval, Kaiser Chiefs.
The great New Zealand songbook.
An essential NZ 4CD set which includes the All Blacks "Ka Mate Haka" and combines all the classic kiwi songs from both previous collections, along with bonus tracks.
Treasure isle time, Skatalites
The original ska specialists
Violent ambitions, Sinate.
Electroman, Benny Benassi.
Includes "Electroman" featuring T-Pain, the Top 5 Platinum hit "Beautiful People" with Chris Brown, as well as "Spaceship" featuring Kelis, apl.de.ap and Jean-Baptiste.
Perfect darkness, Fink.
Marks the next chapter of an incredible musical journey for the Bristol-born artist.
Wild and free, Ziggy Marley.
Pop-oriented reggae album with rock and rap shadings. Guest raps from both Heavy D and Ziggy's son Daniel help keep the material more than simply two-dimensional.
Roadkill rising : the bootleg collection : 1977-2009, Iggy Pop.
Re-mastered bootleg concert recordings by Iggy -- featuring the best of concerts recorded over four decades and from venues all over the world.
Rok with style : B-beats for B-boys & B-girls, Skamrok.
Rock & roll Joe., Chip Taylor
2120 South Michigan Ave., George Thorogood and the Destroyers.
Thorogood pays tribute to the Chess Records masters, including special guests Buddy Guy and Charlie Musselwhite.
Disc-overy, Tinie Tempah.
Collaborators include: Luke Steele of Empire Of The Sun (co-wrote track 5), Kelly Rowland (track 14), Swedish House Mafia (track 10), Labrinth (Pass Out, Frisky), New York rapper and rising superstar Wiz Khalifa (track 4).

TELEVISION

Great British TV themes.
Featuring themes from Monty Python's Flying Circus, Doctor Who, Thunderbirds, The Benny Hill Show, Captain Pugwash, Coronation Street, The Avengers, Red Dwarf, Steptoe And Son, The Professionals and many more.

WORLD

PFC 2 : songs around the world, Playing for Change.
An extraordinary effort to unite musicians and vocalists from diverse parts of the globe.
Rough guide to English folk.
Salsa mundo Colombia : music born of conflict.
Traces the growth of Colombian Salsa from its 1960s roots in a country in a relative state of calm through the 1970s when Colombia became engulfed by an armed struggle.
World in union : Rugby World Cup 2011 : the official album : 22 anthems to stir the hearts of a nation.
Hongo calling, Blick Bassy.
Acoustic/folk musician from Paris. This album was conceived as a passionate musical travelogue that follows tragic 'slave route' from Cameroon to Brazil, passing through Benin, Senegal and Cape Verde.
Gra agus bas, Donnacha Dennehy.
"A powerful symbiosis of old and new: modal inflections and reflections driven forward by muscular post-minimalist patterns and processes." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, August 2011
A certain Mr.Jobim, Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Love, strings and Jobim, Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, and vocalist Antonio Carlos Jobim, one of the fathers of the bossa nova, in the early 1960s.
Terra Brasilis, Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Together, Talvin Singh, Niladri Kumar.
Mercury prize winner Talvin Singh's first album for 10 years, with master sitarist Niladri Kumar, combines deep-rooted Indian tradition with a powerful contemporary aesthetic.
The secret, Vieux Farka Toure.
Featuring guest contributions from Derek Trucks, Dave Matthews, Eric Krasno, Ali Farka Toure and John Scofield.

DVDs

COMEDY

Walking down the street
Australian comedian Carl Barron.

FILM

3 days of the condor, directed by Sydney Pollack.
Starring Robert Redford as an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency who inadvertently becomes involved in a deadly power struggle within the agency.
A child is waiting, directed by John Cassavetes.
Jean Hansen (Judy Garland) comes to a school for disabled children to work there as a teacher. She becomes especially interested in young Reuben, an autistic boy whose parents have not visited him for several years. But the school principal, Dr. Clark (Burt Lancaster) does not appreciate her keen interest.
A Christmas tale, a film by Arnaud Desplechin.
A French comedy-drama which tells the story of a family with strained relationships which gathers at the parents' home for Christmas, only to learn that their mother has leukemia.
A river runs through it, directed by Robert Redford.
Academy Award winning drama about two fly-fishing sons of a Presbyterian minister--one reserved, one rebellious--growing up in rural Montana.
Carry on camping, directed by Gerald Thomas.
Another comedy film from the Carry On team
Curry munchers, directed by Cristobal Araus Lobos.
A lighthearted comedy/drama about love, hope and some curry! Filmed in Delhi and Auckland.
Limits of control, written and directed by Jim Jarmusch.
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job. Starring Isaach De Bankolé as a lone wolf
Love & dance, written and directed by Etian Anner.
The son of battling parents falls for a Russian girl when he takes up ballroom dancing.
Love live long, directed by Mike Figgis.
A British car racer meets a suicidal woman while in Istanbul for the Gumball Rally.
Martin Scorsese's short films.
A collection of several of Scorsese's early short films and documentaries.
Monkey business
The four Marx Brothers, Harpo, Chico, Groucho and Zeppo, head for high seas hilarity in this classic film comedy.
Mr. Hobbs takes a vacation
A 1962 comedy with James Stewart as Mr. Hobbs who wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them.
My wedding and other secrets
A romantic comedy with a Kiwi-Asian twist.
Sucker punch, directed by Zack Snyder.
A young girl is institutionalized by her abusive stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the mental facility. An action-fantasy thriller.
Tell them Willie Boy is here
Released in 1969, this movie is based on the true story of a Paiute Indian named Willie Boy and his run-in with the law in 1909. Starrs Robert Blake, Katharine Ross and Robert Redford.
The Laurel & Hardy collection. Volume 1
The Laurel & Hardy collection. Volume 2
The Laurel & Hardy collection. Volume 3
The Three Stooges
Four short films from this American vaudeville and comedy team.
Will success spoil Rock Hunter?
A 1957 American satiric comedy film starring Jayne Mansfield and Tony Randall.
The Lincoln lawyer, directed by Brad Furman.
A 2011 American thriller film adapted from the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly.
Another country, directed by Marek Kanievska.
Loosely based on the life of the young Guy Burgess, who would become better known as one of the Cambridge Spies.

MUSIC

AC/DC live at River Plate
Hector Berlioz : Symphonie fantastique
Classical music expert Michael Tilson Thomas headlines this documentary examination of composer Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique.
Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn
At an inn which is only open on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer. This is the film where audiences first heard the now classic Academy Award-winning song 'White Christmas'.
Murundak : songs of freedom
A documentary following the Black Arm Band, a gathering of Australia's finest Aboriginal musicians, as they take to the road with their songs of struggle, resistance and freedom.
Shostakovich : Symphony no.5
Michael Tilson Thomas hosts this unusual glimpse into the life and work of seminal Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
Summer night concert : Schonbrunn 2011 : virtuoso pictures.
"Virtuoso pictures" was the motto of this year's Summer Night Concert from Schönbrunn, an event held on 2 June 2011 at the invitation of the Schloss Schönbrunn Culture and Management Centre, the Austrian Parks and the Vienna Philharmonic.
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
HMS Pinafore ; and, Trial by jury.
Orchestrated and conducted by Andrew Green.
Mirusia: always & forever.
This DVD follows the musical experiences Mirusia has enjoyed on stage and in the studio with André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra.

Non-fiction

10 minute solution. Rapid results fat burner
10 minute solution. Hip hop dance mix
Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press
Stephen Fry investigates the story of the first printing press, invented by Johann Gutenberg.
LennoNYC, written and directed by Michael Epstein.
A look at the period of time musician John Lennon and his family spent living in New York City during the 1970s.
Pianomania
Stefan Knupfer, a piano tuner for Steinway he works with celebrated pianists the likes of Lang Lang Brendel and Pierre-Laurent Aimard helping them create their ideal
Once in a blue moon.
Award winning fly fishing DVD filmed in New Zealand.
Love's labour's lost, directed by Dominic Dromgoole.
Recorded at Shakespeare's Globe, London.

TV SERIES

Doctor Who. Series 5, volume 4.

Talking Books

ADVENTURE

The Jefferson key, Steve Berry.
The specialists, Lawrence Block.
The specialists [sound recording (MP3)], Lawrence Block.
Polar shift [sound recording (MP3)], Clive Cussler with Paul Kemprecos.
A small town in Germany, John Le Carre.
The Russia house [electronic resource (Playaway)], John Le Carre.
The fireman [sound recording (MP3)], Stephen Leather.
The burning sky [sound recording (MP3)], Jack Ludlow.
The Delta solution, Patrick Robinson.
Red river, Peter Tonkin.
Red river [sound recording (MP3)], Peter Tonkin.

FANTASY

Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch.
Rivers of London [sound recording (MP3)], Ben Aaronovitch.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of sausages, Tom Holt.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of sausages [sound recording (MP3)], Tom Holt.
The dark side of the sun [sound recording (MP3)], Terry Pratchett.

FICTION

Untold story, Monica Ali.
The old devils [electronic resource (Playaway)], Kingsley Amis.
Pulse [electronic resource (Playaway)], Julian Barnes.
Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury.
The house of sleep [electronic resource (Playaway)], Jonathan Coe.
Meet me at the Cupcake Cafe, Jenny Colgan.
Odd one out, Lissa Evans.
Isa & May [electronic resource (Playaway)], Margaret Forster.
The love verb, Jane Green.
How to be good [electronic resource (Playaway)], Nick Hornby.
The light years [electronic resource (Playaway)], Elizabeth Jane Howard.
The moment, Douglas Kennedy.
The moment [sound recording (MP3)], Douglas Kennedy.
Rupture, Simon Lelic.
A mother's guide to cheating, Kate Long.
Girls in their married bliss, Edna O'Brien.
The last station, Jay Parini.
The prime minister [electronic resource (Playaway)], Anthony Trollope.
The camomile lawn, Mary Wesley.
Galahad at Blandings, P.G. Wodehouse.

HISTORICAL

Mine is the night, Liz Curtis Higgs.

HORROR

Epitaph, Shaun Hutson.

MYSTERY

The religious body, Catherine Aird.
The calling of the grave, Simon Beckett.
Dishonour [sound recording (MP3)], elen Black.
Paul Temple and the Margo mystery, Francis Durbridge.
Rat race, Dick Francis.
An academic death [sound recording (MP3)], J.M. Gregson.
The loner, Quintin Jardine.
The dead of summer, Mari Jungstedt
Mystery, Jonathan Kellerman.
Mystery [sound recording (MP3)], Jonathan Kellerman.
About face, Donna Leon.
An uncertain sound [sound recording (MP3)], Roy Lewis.
Nemesis, Jo Nesbo.
Sixkill, Robert B. Parker.
Postcard killers, James Patterson & Liza Marklund.
Postcard killers [sound recording (MP3)], James Patterson & Liza Marklund.
Bones to ashes, Kathy Reichs.
Blood on the sand [sound recording (MP3)], Peter Tonkin.
Sherlock Holmes and the ghosts of Bly : and other new adventures of the great detective, Donald Thomas.
Maxwell's island [sound recording (MP3)], M.J. Trow.
Think of a number, John Verdon.

Non-fiction

Know thyself : the stress release program, Craig Hassed.
The book of books : a biography of the King James Bible, Melvyn Bragg.
The social animal, David Brooks.
Ten hail Marys, Kate Howarth.
Nee naw : real life dispatches from ambulance control, Suzi Brent.
Globish, Robert McCrum.
Birds, beasts and relatives, Gerald Durrell.
The upside of down : a personal journey and toolkit to overcome depression, written and read by Tamra Mercieca.
Be different, John Elder Robison.
The railway dog : the true story of an Australian outback dog, Olwyn M Parker.
Living proof that cats do have nine lives, Janet Hayward.
Blood, bones & butter, Gabrielle Hamilton.
The best advice I ever got, Katie Couric.
Screamfree marriage, Hal Edward Runkel, with Jenny Runkel.
The Elephant to Hollywood, written and read by Michael Caine.
The Elephant to Hollywood [sound recording (MP3)], written and read by Michael Caine.
Drum-taps ; and, Memoranda during the war, Walt Whitman.
Did you really shoot the television?, Max Hastings.
The latter days of Colditz, P.R. Reid.
From paella to porridge [sound recording (MP3)], Peter Kerr.

ROMANCE

The perfect seduction, Penny Jordan.

SAGA

To love and to cherish, Lyn Andrews.
To love and to cherish [sound recording (MP3)], Lyn Andrews.
Liverpool love song, Anne Baker.
Love song, Charlotte Bingham.
Double danger, Margaret Thomson Davis.
Sunshine and showers, June Francis.
The ribbon weaver, Rosie Goodwin.
Family of women [sound recording (MP3)], Annie Murray.
Lovers & newcomers [electronic resource (Playaway)], Rosie Thomas.
The summer house, Marcia Willett.

SCIENCE FICTION

Star wars, the old Republic. Deceived, Paul S. Kemp.

WESTERN

The broken gun, Louis L'Amour.
The lonesome gods, Louis L'Amour.