Barclay James Harvest – Child Of The Universe: The Essential Collection (2013)

Barclay James Harvest - Child Of The Universe: The Essential Collection (2013)

Barclay James Harvest – Child Of The Universe: The Essential Collection (2013)
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Total Size: 897 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Spectrum Music | EU | Cat#: SPECXX2103 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Throughout the ’70s and ’80s, England’s Barclay James Harvest were one of prog rock’s most enduring acts, releasing a steady string of well-crafted albums for Harvest Records and Polydor while never quite breaking through to the mainstream success enjoyed by similar acts such as the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, and Pink Floyd. Continue reading “Barclay James Harvest – Child Of The Universe: The Essential Collection (2013)”

Ennio Morricone – The Complete Edition (2008) [15CDs, Box Set]

Ennio Morricone - The Complete Edition (2008) [15CDs, Box Set]

Ennio Morricone – The Complete Edition (2008) [15CDs, Box Set]
EAC Rip | 15xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.83 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: GDM Music | EU | Cat#: 0194392ERE | Genre: Sounddtrack, Theme

2008 fifteen CD set, the most complete anthology ever from the Italian master composer, released to coincide with the maestro’s 80th birthday. This 15 disc set includes only original versions of his best works grouped into seven different categories, all selected by Morricone himself. Continue reading “Ennio Morricone – The Complete Edition (2008) [15CDs, Box Set]”

Julie London – The Essential Recordings (2016)

Julie London - The Essential Recordings (2016)

Julie London – The Essential Recordings (2016)
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Total Size: 572 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Primo | EU | Cat#: PRMCD 6198 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

This collection celebrates the early recordings of Julie London, a much underrated singer, but one who will always be remembered for the wonderful ‘Cry Me A River’. These 40 tracks highlight her unique smoky, subtle, sultry vocal style. Continue reading “Julie London – The Essential Recordings (2016)”

Lulu – Shout!: The Complete Decca Recordings (2009)

Lulu - Shout!: The Complete Decca Recordings (2009)

Lulu – Shout!: The Complete Decca Recordings (2009)
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Total Size: 443 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RPM Retrodisc | EC | Cat#: Retro D 856 | Genre: Pop

Although Lulu’s mid-’60s Decca recordings have been issued piecemeal on numerous anthologies, somehow no one executed the logical idea of putting them all together on one release until this 42-track, two-CD collection. All of her 1964-1967 sides for the label are included, serving as a comprehensive document to the first three years or so of her recording career. Continue reading “Lulu – Shout!: The Complete Decca Recordings (2009)”

VA – Grand 12-Inches 14: Compiled by Ben Liebrand (2016) [4CD, Box set]

VA - Grand 12-Inches 14: Compiled by Ben Liebrand (2016) [4CD, Box set]

VA – Grand 12-Inches 14: Compiled by Ben Liebrand (2016) [4CD, Box set]
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Total Size: 1.85 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Netherlands | Cat#: 88875093762 | Genre: Disco

For the real Disco fans Ben Liebrand has selected the best 12-inches from the disco era. Moreover, he ensures that only the best available recordings are used so that the quality of the CD is excellent. For Grand 12-Inches, Vol. 14 special extended versions are selected from top artists such as Earth Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, Chic, Ashford and Simpson, Shalamar and Cher. Continue reading “VA – Grand 12-Inches 14: Compiled by Ben Liebrand (2016) [4CD, Box set]”

Ambrosia – Anthology (1997)

Ambrosia - Anthology (1997)

Ambrosia – Anthology (1997)
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Total Size: 564 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros | US | Cat#: 9 45163-2 | Genre: Pop Rock, Soft Rock

For various legal reasons, no Ambrosia recordings were released on compact disc in America until 1997’s Anthology, and while it’s an imperfect collection, it does offer a reasonably thorough overview of the group’s career. It only briefly touches on the band’s early art rock records, choosing to concentrate instead on their early-’80s soft rock hits like “Biggest Part of Me,” “You’re the Only Woman,” and “How Much I Feel.” Continue reading “Ambrosia – Anthology (1997)”

Paul Gilbert – Behold Electric Guitar (2019)

Paul Gilbert - Behold Electric Guitar (2019)

Paul Gilbert – Behold Electric Guitar (2019)
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Total Size: 377 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Music Theories Recordings | Netherlands | Cat#: MTR75872 | Genre: Blues Rock

On May 17, guitarist Paul Gilbert returns to Mascot Label Group / Music Theories Recordings with his new album “Behold Electric Guitar”. Paul Gilbert’s newest album features 12 new original songs, all with Paul’s most expressive, and inspired guitar playing to date! Behold Electric Guitar was produced by legendary producer and engineer John Cuniberti (Joe Satriani) and features Roland Guerin on bass, Asher Fulero on keyboards and Bill Ray, Reinhardt Melz and Brian Foxworth on drums. Continue reading “Paul Gilbert – Behold Electric Guitar (2019)”

Various Artists – The Late ’50s… The Top 10 Collection (1998) [4CD, Box Set]

Various Artists - The Late '50s... The Top 10 Collection (1998) [4CD, Box Set]

Various Artists – The Late ’50s… The Top 10 Collection (1998) [4CD, Box Set]
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Total Size: 955 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reader’s Digest Music | USA | Cat#: RB7-074 | Genre: Oldies, Rock & Roll, R&B

They were the most popular songs, the songs you danced and romanced to. Here are 75 original hits by the original artists – the Top Ten hits of each year from 1955 to 1959 – from the greatest guys, gals and groups of that unforgettable era. Continue reading “Various Artists – The Late ’50s… The Top 10 Collection (1998) [4CD, Box Set]”

Fleetwood Mac – Live Becoming A Landslide (2015)

Fleetwood Mac - Live Becoming A Landslide (2015)

Fleetwood Mac – Live Becoming A Landslide (2015)
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Label: Zip City Records | Czech Republic | Cat#: ZCCD013 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

October 1975 Broadcast recording by the new Fleetwood Mac. The recording on this CD, a show performed in October 75 by the Mac-McVie-McVie- Buckingham-Nicks line up, three months after the release of their first album together, is an early illustration of the new Fleetwood Mac in their initial phase. Continue reading “Fleetwood Mac – Live Becoming A Landslide (2015)”

Various Artists – Hey! That’s My Song (2016)

Various Artists - Hey! That's My Song (2016)

Various Artists – Hey! That’s My Song (2016)
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Total Size: 788 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Not Now Music | EU | Cat#: NOT3CD232 | Genre: R&B, Rock & Roll, Oldies

Of course you already know these songs – all these songs; but maybe not these versions. It’s as if someone broke into your house while you were out and re-arranged the furniture. Continue reading “Various Artists – Hey! That’s My Song (2016)”

Seal – Hits (2009) [2010, Japanese Edition, 2CD]

Seal - Hits (2009) [2010, Japanese Edition, 2CD]

Seal – Hits (2009) {2010, Japanese Edition, 2CD}
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Total Size: 1.04 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music | Japan | Cat#: WPCR-13771~2 | Genre: Pop

Following Seal’s first compilation by five years, Hits covers much of the same ground as Best: 1991-2004: a whopping ten of its 18 songs are also on Best, including every one of his big hits (“Kiss from a Rose,” “Crazy,” “Killer,” “Prayer for the Dying”), with the remaining eight tracks including two new cuts bookending the album and singles released since Best. Continue reading “Seal – Hits (2009) [2010, Japanese Edition, 2CD]”

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]

The Band - Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | US | Cat#: GZS-1061 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock

Stage Fright, the Band’s third album, sounded on its surface like the group’s first two releases, Music from Big Pink and The Band, employing the same dense arrangements with their mixture of a deep bottom formed by drummer Levon Helm and bassist Rick Danko, penetrating guitar work by Robbie Robertson, and the varied keyboard work of pianist Richard Manuel and organist Garth Hudson, with Helm, Danko, and Manuel’s vocals on top. Continue reading “The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]”

Santana – Africa Speaks (2019)

Santana - Africa Speaks (2019)

Santana – Africa Speaks (2019)
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Label: Concord Records | EU | Cat#: 00888072090842 | Genre: Pop Rock

No matter the numerous musical terrains Santana have traversed since the late 1960s, their trademark Afro-Latin sound is so recognizable it often dominates the band’s material. Not here; on Africa Speaks that sound is just one among many — some tunes here are almost unrecognizable as Santana). Produced by Rick Rubin, Africa Speaks was compiled from a whopping 49 songs, all recorded over ten days at Shangri-La in Malibu — many in a single take — most inspired by African melodies and polyrhythms. Continue reading “Santana – Africa Speaks (2019)”