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Numero Group – The world’s best archival label?

As part of our occasional series of label samplers, Society of Sound is very proud to offer its members a 10 track sampler in stunning sound quality from the unimpeachable Numero Group. We pick labels that we feel really care about the music, from the recording... Read more

Exclusive Ennio Morricone compilation The Best of 50 Years of Music exclusive to Society of Sound members

Bowers & Wilkins is pleased to announce a very special album launch for its Society of Sound Music download service. An exclusive 10-track Ennio Morricone collection The Best of 50 Years of Music. Featuring two tracks from each decade of the Italian maestro’s breathtaking musical... Read more

Unbox your Zeppelin Mini with care!

We came across this very thorough unboxing and demonstration of the B&W Zeppelin Mini and thought you may like it. We particularly like the care with which the packaging is removed from the remote (at around 1.10). Good work! Read more

The Leisure Society bonus EP for Society of Sound

We are very honoured to be offering Society members an exclusive Leisure Society EP including the elegantly sung ‘We Were Wasted’ and a brilliant cover of Gary Numan’s ‘Cars’. The band’s album ‘The Sleeper’ has been named a Rough Trade Album of the Year Their label, Full... Read more

The Creole Choir of Cuba – undiscovered voices of the Caribbean

Yet again an extraordinary album, courtesy of Peter Gabriel and Real World Studios, that absolutely sings from your speakers. The Choir came over to the Edinburgh Festival this year, won the Festival Editors Award. They received rave reviews and The Scotsman described them as being “unlike... Read more

Americana meets Damascus – an exclusive SoS project

Nick Page (Real World regular, Trans Global Underground member and Dub Colossus mastermind), Abdullah Chhadeh (Syrian qanun virtuoso and musical innovator) and Irish born Bernard O’Neill (another Real World regular and in demand musician) are the three distinctive artists behind Syriana. “We thought a new Cold... Read more

Exclusive album from acclaimed jazz vocalist

Ola Onabule is not short of great reviews, the Guardian described him as having a “golden voice, with a range and smoothness that recalls singers such as Luther Vandross” and the BBC “as one of the best UK soul vocalists of his time”. Although less... Read more

Exclusive recording of Haydn’s Trios for Society of Sound

World renowned harpsichordist, Maggie Cole, formed Trio Goya with Kati Debretzni and Sebastian Comberti. They play classical music – primarily trios by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Storace and Schubert – on period instruments. Though born in the US, Cole is resident in the UK and is best... Read more

Exclusive music from Micah P. Hinson

Society of Sound artist, B&W office favourite and resident of Abilene, Texas,  Micah P.Hinson has kindly allowed us to preview four tracks exclusively from his new album of covers, All Dressed up and Smelling of Strangers, which is out on the 28th September on Full... Read more

What Hi-F? review of Society of Sound

What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision has some very positive things to say about Society of Sound in this online review which also appears in the October issue. They save particular praise for the quality of the Society of Sound, both in terms of music offered, and... Read more