Precious relics from Berlin, 1908. UNESCO has stumped up for a lavish presentation, with fine notes and translations; but surely the fly in the ointment is the difficulty of actually listening through the music.

First record as leader for the Mahavishnu drummer — featuring Tommy Bolin on guitar and Jan Hammer, keys — this is heavy fusion, with some deep funk. Massive Attack sampled Stratus for Safe From Harm.

‘Verve By Request.’

Two World Pacifics from 1959, The Swingers! and A Gasser! (featuring Annie Ross on her own). Straight songs and hip new renditions of great stuff like Little Niles, Four, Airegin, Now’s The Time.

With The Aces live in 1966, just a few months after Hoodoo Man Blues came out.

Basket-case rock and roll from 1958.

An awe-inspiring collection, including fifteen songs previously unreleased, from the early 60s. Just listen to the excerpt from his song about the racist murder of Emmett Till.

180g.

The so-called Royal Albert Hall Concert (recorded in Manchester). Like A Rolling Stone is something else.

The soundtrack to the Martin Scorsese film — including twenty-six previously unreleased recordings.

‘Rare and unreleased, 1989-2006’, with twenty-six tracks out here for the first time.