Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) {2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (1967) {2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) {2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 364 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.01 GB (SACD ISO) + 695 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2210 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock

Long considered one of the legendary lost bands of hard rock and a pioneer in (or influence on, depending on who you ask) progressive rock, Vanilla Fudge is probably best known for their complete reworkings of more mainstream songs into progressive rock explosions of killer musicianship and arranging. Continue reading “Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) {2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Eric Burdon & The Animals – When I Was Young – The MGM Recordings 1967-1968 (2020) [5CD Box Set]

Eric Burdon & The Animals - When I Was Young - The MGM Recordings 1967-1968 (2020) [5CD Box Set]

Eric Burdon & The Animals – When I Was Young – The MGM Recordings 1967-1968 (2020) [5CD Box Set]
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.37 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Esoteric Recordings | EU | Cat#: ECLEC5 2700 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

Five CD set featuring all of the albums recorded by Eric Burdon & the Animals for the MGM Records label issued between October 1967 and December 1968. Eric Burdon & the Animals came together in December 1966 when the original Animals had ground to a halt. Vocalist Eric Burdon recruited Vic Briggs (guitar, piano), John Weider (guitar, violin, bass), Danny McCulloch (bass) and Barry Jenkins (drums) to form a new group which changed direction away from raucous rhythm and blues and embraced psychedelic rock and the influences of the emerging counter-culture. Continue reading “Eric Burdon & The Animals – When I Was Young – The MGM Recordings 1967-1968 (2020) [5CD Box Set]”

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 368 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.66 GB (SACD ISO) + 877 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2118 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock

Few songs are more instantly recognized – or more influential, infamous, and, yes, notorious – than Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” The anchor of the mind-trip of an album of the same name, it occupies an entire side of an LP and runs for 17 minutes and five seconds, both bold moves in 1968 that changed how artists approached music in the studio and how listeners experienced it at home. Continue reading “Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cream – Wheels Of Fire (1968) {1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Cream - Wheels Of Fire (1968) {1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Cream – Wheels Of Fire (1968) {1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.74 GB (Hi-Res) + 509 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 2-066 | Genre: Blues Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

If Disraeli Gears was the album where Cream came into their own, its successor, Wheels of Fire, finds the trio in full fight, capturing every side of their multi-faceted personality, even hinting at the internal pressures that soon would tear the band asunder. A dense, unwieldy double album split into an LP of new studio material and an LP of live material, it’s sprawling and scattered, at once awesome in its achievement and maddening in how it falls just short of greatness. Continue reading “Cream – Wheels Of Fire (1968) {1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) [Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]

Pink Floyd - The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) [Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019)
[Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]

5x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
6xBlu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48-96kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 48-96kHz)
5x DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | Dolby AC3 (5.1) | DTS (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48-96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2 GB (CDs) + 37.3 GB (DVDs) + 199 GB (BDs) + 38.2 GB (Hi-Res) + 5.45 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pink Floyd Records | EU | Cat#: PFRLY01 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The Later Years 1987-2019, another massive music box set in the style of 2016’s Early Years package. This time around, as the title suggest, the set focuses on the later period when Roger Waters had quit and David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason were left to continue on their own to produce studio albums and undertake massive world tours. Continue reading “Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) [Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]”

Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 869 MB (Hi-Res) + 247 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M Records | US | Cat#: SP-4182 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

With a Little Help from My Friends is the debut album by singer Joe Cocker, released in May 1969. It was certified gold in the US and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200. In the UK, the album charted in May 1972 at number 29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker’s second LP Joe Cocker!. Continue reading “Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jefferson Airplane – Crown Of Creation (1968) {1989, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation (1968) {1989, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Jefferson Airplane – Crown Of Creation (1968) {1989, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 845 MB (Hi-Res) + 232 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-148 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Crown of Creation appeared ten months after their last album, After Bathing at Baxter’s, and it doesn’t take the same kind of leap forward that Baxter’s did from Surrealistic Pillow. Indeed, in many ways, Crown of Creation is a more conservative album stylistically, opening with “Lather,” a Grace Slick original that was one of the group’s very last forays (and certainly their last prominent one) into a folk idiom. Much of what follows is a lot more based in electric rock, as well as steeped in elements of science fiction (specifically author John Wyndham’s book The Chrysalids) in several places, but Crown of Creation was still deliberately more accessible musically than its predecessor, even as the playing became more bold and daring within more traditional song structures. Continue reading “Jefferson Airplane – Crown Of Creation (1968) {1989, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

The Doors – The Doors (1967) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Doors - The Doors (1967) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Doors – The Doors (1967) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 997 MB (Hi-Res) + 277 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-051 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Continue reading “The Doors – The Doors (1967) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Grateful Dead – American Beauty (1970) [2001, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]

Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) [2001, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]

Grateful Dead – American Beauty (1970) [2001, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]
DVD-Audio | ISO | MLP (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby AC3 (5.1 & 2.0)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 4.40 GB (DVD-A) + 3.74 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino Records | US | Cat#: R9 74385 | Genre: Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock

With 1970’s Workingman’s Dead, the Grateful Dead went through an overnight metamorphosis, turning abruptly from tripped-out free-form rock toward sublime acoustic folk and Americana. Taking notes on vocal harmonies from friends Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the Dead used the softer statements of their fourth studio album as a subtle but moving reflection on the turmoil, heaviness, and hope America’s youth was facing as the idealistic ’60s ended. Continue reading “Grateful Dead – American Beauty (1970) [2001, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]”

Santana – Santana (1969) [2007, MFSL Remastered]

Santana - Santana (1969) [2007, MFSL Remastered]

Santana – Santana (1969) [2007, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 327 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 773 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Latin Rock

Before the arrival of Carlos Santana’s eponymous band, the San Francisco rock scene drew the inspiration for its jam-oriented music mainly from blues, rock, and Eastern modalities. Santana added Latin music to the mix, forever changing the course of rock & roll history. On their groundbreaking debut album, the group mix Latin percussion with driving rock grooves. Continue reading “Santana – Santana (1969) [2007, MFSL Remastered]”

King Crimson ‎– In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mixes, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}

King Crimson ‎– In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mixes, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}

King Crimson ‎– In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
{2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mixes, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}

EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.15 GB (CD) + 33 GB (BD) + 6.43 GB (Hi-Res) + 518 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Discipline Global Mobile | EU | Cat#: KCXP5008 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock

50th anniversary reissue of the seminal debut • 2019 Steven Wilson mixes in 5.1 and stereo. The blu-ray features an enormous amount of content, including all new 2019 stereo and 5.1 mixes by Steven Wilson (at 24/96 resolution), the original mix (the ‘master edition’) also at 24/96, a complete alternate version of the album comprising 2019 Steven Wilson mixes, 2019 instrumental mixes and more. Continue reading “King Crimson ‎– In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mixes, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}”

VA – I’m A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}

VA - I'm A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}

VA – I’m A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.33 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX050 | Genre: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Released in 2016, I’m A Freak Baby – Grapefruit’s 3-CD overview of the UK’s late Sixties/early Seventies nascent hard rock/proto-metal scene – received rapturous acclaim from pundits and punters alike, with The Guardian’s “grim, grey and glorious” summary succinctly capturing the general response to the set. Three years later, the woodwork squeaks and out come the freaks again. And, like all good follow-ups, I’m A Freak 2 Baby expands upon the original while simultaneously tightening the stylistic mesh..In addition to further selections from some of the subterranean stars of the first volume (Iron Claw, the semi-housetrained Stack Waddy, the even more semi-housetrained Wicked Lady), we feature many of the genre’s pioneers, with key tracks from The Jeff Beck Group, Edgar Broughton Band, Atomic Rooster and High Tide. Continue reading “VA – I’m A Freak 2 Baby. A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-73 (2019) {3CD-Set}”

VA – I’m A Freak, Baby… A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA - I'm A Freak, Baby... A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA – I’m A Freak, Baby… A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}
XLD Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.49 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX032 | Genre: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Three CD collection. Although vintage British psychedelia is viewed by many these days as an Alice In Wonderland-style enchanted garden full of beatific flower children innocently gathering flowers or chasing butterflies, there was always a more visceral element to the scene. Pointedly free of such fripperies as scarlet tunic-wearing gnomes, phenomenal cats and talismanic bicycles, the power trio format that was popularized by the likes of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience spawned a host of imitators. As the 60s drew to a close and pop evolved slowly but inexorably into rock, psychedelia gave way to a sound that was harder, leaner, heavier, louder. Continue reading “VA – I’m A Freak, Baby… A Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-72 (2016) {3CD-Set}”

The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968) [1993, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues - In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968) [1993, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968)
[1993, MFSL, Remastered]

EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 241 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 576 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

In Search of the Lost Chord is the album on which the Moody Blues discovered drugs and mysticism as a basis for songwriting and came up with a compelling psychedelic creation, filled with songs about Timothy Leary and the astral plane and other psychedelic-era concerns. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968) [1993, MFSL, Remastered]”

Procol Harum – Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Procol Harum – Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
3x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.87 GB (Hi-Res) + 326 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Classic Records | USA | Cat#: LRZ 1001 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

Procol Harum’s self-titled debut album bombed in England, appearing six months after “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and “Homburg” with neither hit song on it. The LP was successful in America, where albums sold more easily, but especially since it did include “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and was reissued with a sticker emphasizing the presence of the original “Conquistador,” a re-recording that became a hit in 1972. Continue reading “Procol Harum – Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”