Recreation

New Titles December 2012 (arrived in November) Audio and Video

CDs

BLUES

Confessin' my blues, Chuck Berry.
Capturing 20 of the great Chuck's Blues-Berries, proving that instead of being The Father of Rock & Roll, Chuck Berry could've been the King of the Blues.
Blues on fire, Pat Travers.
Performing songs of the pre-war blues masters. And he does it so well! After learning the basic harmonies of these early blues tunes, Travers transformed the old songs into pieces of his own.

Classical

Tranquillity : voices of deep calm, St. Petersburg Chamber Choir.
Sacred music from the Orthodox Eastern Church.
Fidelio, Beethoven.
Nina Stemme, Jonas Kaufman, Claudio Abbado. Gramophone Award Winner, 2012: Opera
The great service, William Byrd.
Steven Devine (organ) / The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble & Musica Contexta.
The word unspoken, William Byrd & Philippe De Monte.
Featuring the Gallicantus ensemble. Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, October 2012
Drama queens, Joyce DiDonato.
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano); Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis
par.ti.ta, J.S. Bach, Lera Auerbach, Eugene Ysaye.
"This is a superbly prepared programme and recorded in stunning SACD sound within which [Vadim] Gluzman moves about a bit, but in this regard taking nothing away from your being able to close your eyes and imagine him swaying expressively in front of you with startling sonic clarity. The Sendesaal acoustic is richly resonant, and with both detail and atmosphere this is a recital of masterpieces performed by a master craftsman, and one to relish." (MusicWeb Nov 2012)
Concerti grossi op. 3, Georg Friedrich Handel.
Featuring Lars Ulrik Mortensen conducting Concerto Copenhagen. "Concerto Copenhagen's performances ooze abundantly with charm, wisdom and warmth… Mortensen's fluent playing of the tricky quick organ solos in the concluding Allegro are articulated flawlessly. Such classy moments make this one of the most endearing artistic interpretations of Op. 3 in recent years." Gramophone Awards 2012 Finalist - Baroque Instrumental
Songs of war.
Featuring baritone Simon Keenlyside. "One can imagine a more poignant account of the ghostly voices in 'Is my team ploughing?' but 'The lads in their hundreds' is all the more moving for Keenlyside's robustness… The rest of the programme is equally rewarding and Keenlyside's diction is perfect." (Gramophone 2012 AWARD WINNER: Solo vocal)
Werther, Jules Massenet.
A 2011 Covent Garden performance featuring Rolando Villazon, Sophie Koch, etc.
Piano concertos nos 17, no. 26, Mozart.
Ronald Brautigam, piano.
Violin concertos nos 1 & 2 ; Spaces of time, Per Norgard.
Violinist Peter Herresthal. Gramophonme Award Finalist, 2012.
Nocturnes, Debussy. Daphnis et Chloe ; Pavane
Deutsche Grammophon is re-releasing a prestigious early Claudio Abbado recording of works by anniversary year composers Debussy and Ravel, coupled with Scriabin's hi-fi-system-busting Poème de l'Extase.
Piano sonatas, Spohr & Onslow.
Spohr's Piano Sonata and Rondoletto are paired with works by George Onslow, Spohr's exact contemporary. Both composers wrote very little piano music and this release comprises all their major works for the instrument. Again, music to charm and delight is rediscovered through Shelley's expert performances.
British clarinet concertos, Stanford, Finzi, Arnold.
Michael Collins, clarinet and the BBC Symphony.
Mission, Agostino Steffani
A sensational new album from the world's best-selling classical artist, Cecilia Bartoli, and a project with international politics, religious conflict, diplomatic secrecy, spying and sensational music at its heart.
British works for cello and piano. Volume 1., Paul Watkins
"Paul Watkins shows himself once again to be peerless in this repertory, while Huw demonstrates that his sparkling playing can be as effective in music of this period as it is so regularly in contemporary repertoire. They lavish great care and good sense on everything here" (Guardian)

COUNTRY

Mindy Smith, Mindy Smith.
The world got its first introduction to Mindy Smith nearly a decade ago, when she won over Dolly Parton lovers with an elegantly pleading cover.

EASY LISTENING

Strictly Piaf, Carmel.

FILM

Madagascar 3. Europe's most wanted : music from the motion picture, [music by Hans Zimmer].

JAZZ

Jazz divas.
Includes Julie London, Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Shirley Bassey and more.
The art of electro swing.
Mysteries ; Shades, Keith Jarrett.
The very thought of you : the definitive singles collection, Carmen McRae.
Included are heavyweight titles such as: "The More I See You", "The Party's Over", "The Next Time It Happens", "His Eye Is On The Sparrow", "You Don't Know Me", "Namely You", "My One and Only Love", "I'll See You Again" and more.
Trav'lin' light ; Waiter, make mine blues, Anita O'Day.
Rawahi, Cat Tunks & BlackSandDiva.
Rawahi is the 2012 follow up to the successful yet very different Chameleon.

POPULAR

The light between us, Scouting for Girls.
The Ukuleles [sound recoring].
The Ukuleles are Logan, a self taught player who discovered his love of the instrument while living in Hawaii - who met Martha at the site of Brighton's Great Escape Festival as she floated through a breathtaking set.
Study, Roger James Cooke.
The writer of I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, You've Got Your Troubles, Softly Whispering I Love You, Doctors Orders, Talking In Your Sleep amongst very many hits, recorded as a solo artist in the early 70s. During the 60s songwriters Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway scored international hits as alter-egos David & Jonathan.
The singer, Art Garfunkel.
34-song collection hand-picked by Art Garfunkel, featuring solo material, Simon & Garfunkel classics, and two performances recorded specifically for this album.
Loving you more : in the spirit of Etta James, Leela James.
Black eagle, Iva Lamkum.
Wellington-based songstress/guitarist Iva Lamkum presents her debut album - a collaboration with local award winning and acclaimed producer Lee Prebble
Can't go back, Tanita Tikaram.
German born songstress Tanita Tikaram releases her eighth studio album.
Now is the hour, Deane Waretini.
The sixties collection, Ray Woolf.
Being a 60's pop and rock star is what Ray Woolf did before he became a cabaret singer and all-round Kiwi showbiz type.

ROCK

Baby, the stars shine bright, Everything But the Girl.
Beacon, Two Door Cinema Club.
Northern Ireland trio.
Cut the world, Antony and the Johnsons.
A collection of live symphonic performances of songs from the band's 4 full length albums, plus new composition "Cut the World".
Dark roots of Earth, Testament.
Tenth full-length studio album by the legendary San Franciscan Bay Area Thrash Metal band Testament.
Destroyer {resurrected}, Kiss.
Newly remixed from the master tapes by the album's original producer, Bob Ezrin.
Eden, Everything But the Girl.
Idlewild, Everything But the Girl.
In motion. #1, Cinematic Orchestra.
Little Buddha, Dakar : Buddha-Bar clubbing collection, [compiled] by Dimi.el.
North, Matchbox Twenty.
Sees Matchbox Twenty driving their pop-rock sound further forward; magnifying the indelible melodies, crafty lyricism, and glorious hooks that have always defined their work.
Now that's what I call party anthems.
Of a time, Strawbs.
RNB superclub. Volume 12.
RnB hits mixed by the original RnB Superclub team - DJS Def Rok, G-Wizard & Troy T. Featuring tracks from Flo Rida, Drake, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Labrinth, Big Sean and many more.
Select. 5 : music for our friends, Claude Challe & Jean-Marc Challe.
Claude Challe and his brother Jean-Marc sharing their latest and greatest musical discoveries from the year
Te kawa tuarua, Iwi.
The band Iwi was formed in 1996 with a mission to promote te reo Maori.
The Prog Collective.
With various artists including Alan Parsons, John Wetton, Tony Levin, Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire, Gary Green, Annie Haslam, Steve Hillage, and John Wesley.
The Rock FM 21 : the Rock's biggest hits from 1991-2012.
Trip-hop : the best of.
Mermaid Avenue : [the complete sessions], Billy Bragg & Wilco.
Contains three albums of songs featuring lyrics by American folk musician, Woody Guthrie and music by the English singer/songwriter and the American alternative rockers.
When I'm president, Ian Hunter & the Rant Band.
As leader of ’70s British rock legends Mott the Hoople and as a hugely influential solo artist.
Cast the same old shadow, Dylan LeBlanc.
Recorded after he’d been dumped, if it’s not clear from its opener’s title that this second album is awash with heartache, it’s sledgehammered home once the dejected vocals swoop in.
Theatre is evil, Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra.
Singer, songwriter, piano-slayer, and blogger. Theatre Is Evil showcases Amanda's powerful vocals and talented songwriting in ways that may surprise even her most ardent fans.
Brian Setzer's Rockabilly riot! : live from the planet.
Brian Setzer's smash hit Rockabilly Riot! tour saw him rock four different continents: Europe, North America, Japan and Australia
The drift, Scott Walker.
Lost change, Will.i.am.
One of the early volumes in BBE's ambitious beat-suite series, will.i.am's Lost Change is a solid extension of the movement, cozily nestling between Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit (a more rhyme-orientated opus) and Pete Rock's Petestrumentals (a distinctly jazzy, instrumental-based endeavor).

SOUND EFFECTS

The sound of birdsong., Nigel Tucker.

WORLD

Songs from a Zulu farm, Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
For more than 30 years, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions with the sounds and sentiments of gospel music.
The rough guide to Caribbean cafe.
Enjoy Jamaican reggae, and ska, Cuban son, Trinidadian calypso, Martinican zouk, Haitian mizik rasin and more on this diverse and highly danceable Rough Guide.
The rough guide to undiscovered world, [compiled by Phil Stanton].
The tracks were all uploaded in response to the World Music Network’s invitation to take part in its Battle of the Bands competition.
Desert chill : sensual Arabian grooves, DJ Nader.
Pecados y milagros, Lila Downs.
Continuing to exhibit the creative flair that has seen her become one of the most intriguing figures on the Mexican pop scene, Lila Downs breathes new life into some of her homeland's most cherished "canciones" for her seventh studio album.

DVDs

FILM

13 Rue Madeleine.
A 1947 World War II spy film starring James Cagney, Annabella and Richard Conte.
Amish grace.
Based on the 2006 Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, Amish school shooting and the spirit of forgiveness the Amish community demonstrated in its aftermath.
Goodbye, first love.
A chronicle of the romance between Camille and Sullivan, which begins during their adolescence and picks up after Sullivan's 8-year absence from exploring the world. In French with English subtitles.
Johnny Reno.
In this 1966 movie the townsfolk are set on lynching an accused killer held in the town lockup. But US Marshal Johnny Reno (Dana Andrews) stands in their way.
Men in black 3.
Will Smith (Agent J) and Tommy Lee Jones (Agent K) are back.
The kid with a bike.
Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends. In French with English subtitles.

MUSIC

Judy, Frank & Dean : once in a lifetime.
A 1962 television special featuring Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
Magical mystery tour.
Remastered version of The Beatles classic 1967 film.

Non-fiction

Mandela : an unauthorized story on Nelson Mandela..
Eames : the architect and the painter.
No way out. 2012.
WWE
Over the limit. 2012.
WWE
WWE superstar collection. Randy Orton.
New Zealand Deerstalkers' Association 75th anniversary (1937-2012) abridged hunting adventures.

TV SERIES

The tenant of Wildfell Hall, directed by Mike Barker.
Adaptation of the classic novel by Anne Bronte.

Talking Books

Adventure

A time for heroes, Frank Barnard.
The last testament (MP3), Sam Bourne.
The sentimental traitor, Michael Dobbs.
The sentimental traitor (MP3), Michael Dobbs.
King's man, Angus Donald.
Angelmaker (Playaway), Nick Harkaway.
Silver (Playaway) : return to Treasure Island, Andrew Motion.
Post captain, Patrick O'Brian.
The outsiders, Gerald Seymour.
Dark heart (MP3), Peter Tonkin.
The key, Simon Toyne.

Fantasy

13, Kelley Armstrong.
13 (MP3), Kelley Armstrong.

FICTION

The picture book (Playaway), Jo Baker.
She's leaving home, Joan Bakewell.
She's leaving home (MP3), Joan Bakewell.
The adoption [sound recording)], Anne Berry.
The Saturday Supper Club (MP3), Amy Bratley.
David Copperfield, Charles Dickens.
The ugly sister (Playaway), Jane Fallon.
A perfectly good man, Patrick Gale.
Memoirs of an imaginary friend (Playaway), Matthew Green.
A message to your heart, Niamh Greene.
Ed King (Playaway), David Guterson.
Peaches for Monsieur le Cure, Joanne Harris.
Country plot, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles.
All is song (Playaway), Samantha Harvey.
In one person, John Irving.
The uninvited, Liz Jensen.
Ellis Island, Kate Kerrigan.
This is how it ends, Kathleen MacMahon.
What I did on my holidays, Chrissie Manby.
Life! Death! Prizes!, Stephen May.
Knit one pearl one, Gil McNeil.
Rumours, Sarah May.
When hoopoes go to heaven, Gaile Parkin.
Swann's way, Marcel Proust.
The prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark.
The age of miracles, Karen Thompson Walker.
Obedience (Playaway), Jacqueline Yallop.

HISTORICAL

The lonely furrow, Norah Lofts.
Park Lane, Frances Osborne.

HORROR

The greatcoat (Playaway), Helen Dunmore.

Mystery

Picture her dead, Lin Anderson.
The accident, Linwood Barclay.
A mansion and its murder, Robert Barnard.
A mansion and its murder (MP3), Robert Barnard.
Finders keepers, Belinda Bauer.
Finders keepers (MP3), Belinda Bauer.
Rush of blood, Mark Billingham.
Rush of blood (MP3), Mark Billingham.
Murder Mile, Tony Black.
Murder Mile (MP3), Tony Black.
Death under the dryer (MP3), written and read by Simon Brett.
A medal for murder, Frances Brody.
A medal for murder (MP3), Frances Brody.
When the devil drives, Chris Brookmyre.
The creeper (MP3), Tania Carver.
Vengeance in mind (MP3), N.J. Cooper.
Body of evidence, Patricia Cornwell.
Guilt trip (MP3), Judith Cutler.
The casebook of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle.
Paul Temple and the Tyler mystery, Francis Durbridge.
Tim Frazer gets the message, Francis Durbridge.
Every contact leaves a trace, Elanor Dymott.
The red coffin (Playaway), Sam Eastland.
The good thief's guide to Vegas, Chris Ewan.
Bitter water, Gordon Ferris.
The pursued (Playaway), C.S. Forester.
Broken, Karin Fossum.
A secret rage, Charlaine Harris.
Fatal Frost, James Henry.
The cutting room, Jilliane Hoffman.
Gently by the shore, Alan Hunter.
Gently by the shore (MP3), Alan Hunter.
Happy days, Graham Hurley.
The survivor, Gregg Hurwitz.
Dead man's grip, Peter James.
Midwinter sacrifice, Mons Kallentoft.
Victims, Jonathan Kellerman.
Victims (MP3), Jonathan Kellerman.
Defending Jacob (Playaway), William Landay.
Stay close (Playaway), Harlan Coben.
Come away, death (MP3), Gladys Mitchell.
The chalk girl, Carol O'Connell.
The chalk girl (MP3), Carol O'Connell.
The tree of hands, Ruth Rendell.
Constable on the coast (MP3), Nicholas Rhea.
Stolen prey, John Sandford.
Save me (Playaway), Lisa Scottoline.
Criminal, Karin Slaughter.
Criminal (MP3), Karin Slaughter.
The Saturday big tent wedding party, Alexander McCall Smith.
Cradle to grave, Aline Templeton.
Cradle to grave (MP3), Aline Templeton.
Malice in the Cotswolds, Rebecca Tope.
Malice in the Cotswolds (MP3), Rebecca Tope.
Fear in the sunlight (Playaway), Nicola Upson.

Non-fiction

The library book.
A short history of Western thought, Stephen Trombley.
The geek manifesto, Mark Henderson.
The Gurkhas, Chris Bellamy.
Call the ambulance!, Les Pringle.
Call the ambulance! (MP3), Les Pringle.
American desperado (Playaway) : my life as a cocaine cowboy, Jon Roberts & Evan Wright.
The etymologicon, Mark Forsyth.
It's not rocket science, written & read by Ben Miller.
Stephen Hawking (Playaway) : his life and work, Kitty Ferguson.
Teach us to sit still (Playaway), Tim Parks.
Jack's book, Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee.
Great poems.
Great love poems.
Poems of war & remembrance.
Giving up the ghost (Playaway), Hilary Mantell.
All hell let loose (Playaway), Max Hastings.
The Pacific, Hugh Ambrose.
Dam busters, James Holland.
Effie : the passionate lives of Effie Gray, John Ruskin and John Everett Millais, Suzanne Fagence Cooper.
Russia : a 1,000-year chronicle of the wild East, by Martin Sixsmith.

Romance

Redwood Bend, Robyn Carr.
Prince Voronov's virgin, Lynn Raye Harris.
Taken to heart, Jane Jackson.
Not for sale, Sandra Marton.
Matilda's wedding, Betty Neels.
A dark Sicilian secret, Jane Porter.

SAGA

The lacemakers of Glenmara, Heather Barbieri.
The lacemakers of Glenmara (MP3), Heather Barbieri.
A mother's secret, Dilly Court.
A mother's secret (MP3), Dilly Court.
Wallis, Rebecca Dean.
Primrose Square, Anne Douglas.
Whispers in the town, Pamela Evans.
Whispers in the town (MP3), Pamela Evans.
The runaway, Katie Flynn.
Silver girl, Elin Hilderbrand.
The trader's sister, Anna Jacobs.
Fairlyden, Gwen Kirkwood.
No child of mine, Susan Lewis.
No child of mine (MP3), Susan Lewis.
Angels at war, Freda Lightfoot.
Angels at war (MP3), Freda Lightfoot.
The girl on the beach (MP3), Mary Nichols.
Isabel's wedding, Pamela Oldfield.
Isabel's wedding (MP3), Pamela Oldfield.
Rough justice (MP3), Gilda O'Neill.
Searching for Tilly (MP3), Susan Sallis.
Escape to London (MP3), Mary Jane Staples.
Tall poppies, Janet Woods.

WESTERN

Old times, Bill Brooks.
South of the law line, Walt Coburn.
Texas lawman, Ray Hogan.
Western vengeance, Lauran Paine.