Various Artists – Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee Jay Story 1953-1966 (2013) {10CDs, Box set}

Various Artists - Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee Jay Story 1953-1966 (2013) {10CDs, Box set}

Various Artists – Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee Jay Story 1953-1966 (2013) {10CDs, Box set}
EAC Rip | 10xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 3.61 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Charly Records | Germany | Cat#: Charly 915 MB | Genre: Jazz, R&B

Motown is the black-owned Great Lakes R&B label synonymous with the ’60s but before their reign was Chicago’s Vee-Jay Records, ruling the charts for nearly a decade prior to the rise of the Detroit imprint. The tale of Vee-Jay has been told before in a variety of compilations, but Charly’s 2014 box set Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee-Jay Story 1953-1966 is easily the most comprehensive chronicle, lasting ten discs and encompassing all of the chapters in the label’s wild history. Continue reading “Various Artists – Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee Jay Story 1953-1966 (2013) {10CDs, Box set}”

Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) [1993, MasterSound Remastered]

Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) [1993, MasterSound Remastered]

Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) [1993, MasterSound Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 248 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MasterSound, USA | Cat#: CK 64413 | Genre: Blues Rock

Janis Joplin’s second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the results are magnificent — given room to breathe, Joplin’s trademark rasp conveys Continue reading “Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) [1993, MasterSound Remastered]”

Wilco – Ode to Joy (2019)

Wilco - Ode to Joy (2019)

Wilco – Ode to Joy (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 456 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: dBpm Records | USA | Cat#: DBPM01020CD | Genre: Alternative Rock

Ode to Joy – the 11th studio album from the pioneering Chicago rock band Wilco – will be released Oct. 4 via dBpm Records. The album features 11 new songs written and produced by Jeff Tweedy and recorded by Wilco at the bands’ own Chicago studio dubbed The Loft.
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Paul McCartney – Tug Of War (1982) [2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney - Tug Of War (1982) [2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney – Tug Of War (1982)
[2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | ISO | NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR | LPCM Audio 2.0
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 723 MB (CDs) + 2.32 GB (DVD) + 2.36 GB (Scans)
Label: MPL / Concord Music Group | Cat#: HRM-37287-00 | Genre: Pop Rock

Originally released in 1982, Tug Of War is the third studio album by Paul McCartney. The album was produced by George Martin and includes numerous guest musicians, including Stevie Wonder, Carl Perkins and Ringo Starr. Tug Of War reached #1 on both the US and UK charts and received a Grammy nomination for ‘Album Of The Year’ in 1983. Newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios, this latest release contains a deluxe edition 3CD/1 DVD plus a 112 page essay book and 64 page scrapbook Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Tug Of War (1982) [2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]”

Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace (1983) [2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 2CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney - Pipes Of Peace (1983) [2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 2CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace (1983)
[2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 2CD + DVD]

EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full DVD | ISO | Video: NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR | LPCM Audio 2.0
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 451 MB (CDs) + 1.69 GB (DVD) + 2.08 GB (Scans)
Label: MPL / Concord Music Group | Cat#: HRM-37291-00 | Genre: Pop Rock

Newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios, Bonus audio includes previously unreleased and rare tracks, plus a new remix of Say Say Say, DVD features music videos from the album, behind the scenes footage and previously unreleased home videos. Also includes a 112 page essay book and 64 page photo book about the music video for Pipes of Peace Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace (1983) [2015, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 2CD + DVD]”

Various Artists – Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]

Various Artists - Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]

Various Artists – Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]
EAC Rip | 6CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.87 GB (CDs) + 785 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | US | Cat#: 8122 79859 7 | Genre: Blues Rock, Classic Rock

Woodstock 40 is a 6-CD live box-set album of the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York. Its release marked the 40th Anniversary of the festival. At six CDs, it is the most complete collection ever released of the festival. Every artist who performed at Woodstock is featured on the set, with the curious exception of Ten Years After, The Band and Keef Hartley. Keef Hartley have never been featured on any Woodstock recording, nor Continue reading “Various Artists – Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]”

Etta James – The Definitive Collection (2006)

Etta James - The Definitive Collection (2006)

Etta James – The Definitive Collection (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 427 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Geffen / Ume | USA | Cat#: B0004010-02 | Genre: Blues, R&B

Whoa. There are many Etta James collections out there. The standard-bearers thus far have been the Chess Box and the Essential Etta James. This set attempts to do something else and goes deep into her catalog to dig out the gems from her years with Modern, Argo, Cadet, Chess, Warner Brothers, Island, and Private Music/BMG, and presents the full spectrum of her five-decade career. As such, there are many different kinds of songs Continue reading “Etta James – The Definitive Collection (2006)”

Badfinger – No Dice (1970) & Straight Up (1971) [DCC Remastered]

Badfinger - No Dice (1970) & Straight Up (1971) [DCC Remastered]

Badfinger – No Dice (1970) & Straight Up (1971) [DCC Remastered]
EAC Rip | 2CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 807 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | US | Genre: Classic Rock

24 Karat Gold Disc From The Original Master Tapes
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Soul Asylum – Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum (2000)

Soul Asylum - Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum (2000)

Soul Asylum – Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum (2000)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 556 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / Legacy | USA | Cat#: 498656 2 | Genre: Alternative Rock

Unusually, for a best-of by a band that started indie and didn’t become stars until hooking up with a major, Black Gold: The Best of Soul Asylum spans their entire pre-2000 career, starting with a 1985 track from their second LP. Naturally, their output on the major label that issued this compilation, Columbia, is emphasized; there are just four songs from the Twin/Tone era, and nothing at all from their 1984 debut, Say What You Will Clarence…Karl Sold the Truck. Continue reading “Soul Asylum – Black Gold: The Best Of Soul Asylum (2000)”

Michael McDonald – Wide Open (2017)

Michael McDonald - Wide Open (2017)

Michael McDonald – Wide Open (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 532 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chonin Records / BMG | US | Cat#: 538305292 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Wide Open is Michael McDonald’s first album in nearly a decade, following Soul Speak by nine years, but a better benchmark would be Blue Obsession, the last album of original material he released. That record arrived in 2000, long before McDonald’s reputation was revived by both yacht rocking satirists and R&B hipsters — elements that barely factor into the sound of Wide Open, although their existence may have convinced McDonald to leave behind his stroll through the ’60s soul songbook. Continue reading “Michael McDonald – Wide Open (2017)”

Ian Dury – New Boots And Panties!! (1977) [2017, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CDs]

Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!! (1977) [2017, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CDs]

Ian Dury – New Boots And Panties!! (1977) [2017, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CDs]
EAC Rip | 4xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.76 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Edsel Records | UK | Cat#: NBAPBOX01 | Genre: Punk, Ska

Limited box set packaged in a 12 x 12 hardcover book containing four CDs, the original album on vinyl, and a pull out eight page booklet with sleeve notes by Phill Jupitus. Alongside the original album there are three bonus discs containing bonus tracks, demo versions, John Peel Sessions and a full live performance not available before on CD. New Boots And Panties!! Was the debut album for Ian Dury, originally released on Stiff Records in 1977. Continue reading “Ian Dury – New Boots And Panties!! (1977) [2017, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CDs]”