The Shadows – Boxing The Shadows 1980-1990 (2017) [11CDs Box Set]

The Shadows - Boxing The Shadows 1980-1990 (2017) [11CDs Box Set]

The Shadows – Boxing The Shadows 1980-1990 (2017) [11CDs Box Set]
EAC Rip | 11xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.68 GB (CDs) + 1.24 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Edsel Records | UK | SHADSBOX01X | Genre: Surf Rock, Rockabilly

The Shadows remain one of the most prolific bands of the last 60 years. They had 31 hit singles (plus 30 with Cliff Richard), which include 16 Top 10 hits (plus 25 more with Cliff), 5 No. 1 hits (plus 7 with Cliff). They’ve also spent 361 weeks on the albums chart (plus another 400+ with Cliff), selling tens of millions of records since 1958, and defining the sound that influenced many of the world’s greatest guitarists. The Shadows achieved a phenomenal run of hit albums throughout the 1960s/70s, with their last two reaching the No. 1 spot. In 1980 they moved to a new label, Polydor, where during a ten-year association they would produce an additional eleven albums. Continue reading “The Shadows – Boxing The Shadows 1980-1990 (2017) [11CDs Box Set]”

Jerry Lee Lewis – Mercury Smashes… And Rockin’ Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]

Jerry Lee Lewis - Mercury Smashes… And Rockin' Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]

Jerry Lee Lewis – Mercury Smashes… And Rockin’ Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]
EAC Rip | 10xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.92 GB (CDs) + 392 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bear Family Records | Germany | Cat#: BCD 15784 JK | Genre: Rockabilly

The third installment of Bear Family’s exhaustive reissue of Jerry Lee Lewis’ complete recordings, Mercury Smashes…and Rockin’ Sessions, covers the era that many listeners, even some fans, dismiss — his late-’60s and ’70s recordings for Mercury. Conventional wisdom claims that the Killer was pretty much spent as a creative force during this time, since he had already made his near-triumphant comeback as a hard country singer on Mercury in the mid-’60s, and that he coasted on formula, except for the concentrated burst of the Roots album. Continue reading “Jerry Lee Lewis – Mercury Smashes… And Rockin’ Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]”

Bill Haley & His Comets – The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]

Bill Haley & His Comets - The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]

Bill Haley & His Comets – The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.46 GB (CDs) + 620 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bear Family Records | W.Germany | Cat#: BCD 15506 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly

Any casual listener looking over this 132-track five-CD set would probably conclude that it was far more Bill Haley than they need bite off in one gulp — and they’d be right, as casual listeners. For the serious rock & roll enthusiast, as well as the hardcore Bill Haley fan, however, there’s a wealth of worthwhile material to be found here, some of which will amaze even those fans: a dozen great songs and 55 or so more that are good, and another 20 that are fascinating Continue reading “Bill Haley & His Comets – The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]”

Ozzy Osbourne – Discography (1980-2014)

Ozzy Osbourne - Discography (1980 - 2014)

Ozzy Osbourne – Discography (1980 – 2014)
EAC Rip | 145xCD + 3xDVD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 64.9 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SETS | DUETS & GUEST | SINGLES
Label: Various | Genre: Heavy Metal

Though many bands have succeeded in earning the hatred of parents and media worldwide throughout the past few decades, arguably only such acts as Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, and Marilyn Manson have tied the controversial record of Ozzy Osbourne. The former Black Sabbath frontman has been highly criticized over his career, mostly due to rumors denouncing him as a psychopath and Satanist. Despite his reputation, no one could deny that Osbourne has had an immeasurable effect on heavy metal. While he doesn’t possess a great voice, he makes up for it with his good ear and dramatic flair. As a showman, his instincts are nearly as impeccable Continue reading “Ozzy Osbourne – Discography (1980-2014)”

Various Artists – 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}

Various Artists - 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}

Various Artists – 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.40 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Demon Music Group Ltd. | UK | Cat#: DMG 100 084 | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

2011 five CD set containing 100 of the greatest songs of the ’60s. Includes original recordings from the Beach Boys, Bobbie Gentry, Manfred Mann, the Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Adam Faith, Cilla Black and many others. Continue reading “Various Artists – 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}”

Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]

Elvis Presley - The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]

Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]
EAC Rip | 30xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 11.1 GB (CDs) + 498 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | USA | Cat#: 88697118262 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly

Often it seems that every note Elvis Presley ever recorded has been repackaged and reissued in every conceivable combination, but there has never been a set comparable to 2010’s The Complete Elvis Presley Masters, a lavish limited 30-CD set that rounds up all 711 completed takes from Presley, including 100 relative rarities. Continue reading “Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]”

Fats Domino – Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]

Fats Domino - Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]

Fats Domino – Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]
EAC Rip | 8xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 2.64 GB (CDs) + 650 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bear Family | Germany | Cat#: BCD 15541 | Genre: Rock & Roll

An amazing piece of work — a massive eight-CD boxed set that contains every one of Fats Domino’s 1949-1962 Imperial waxings. That’s a tremendous load of one artist, but the legacy of Domino and his partner Dave Bartholomew is so consistently innovative and infectious that it never grows tiresome for a second. Continue reading “Fats Domino – Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]”

Deep Forest – Discography (1992 – 2017)

Deep Forest - Discography (1992 - 2017)

Deep Forest – Discography (1992 – 2017)
EAC Rip | 58xCD | APE/FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 22.4 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUM | COMPILATIONS & BOX SET | SINGLES | PROJECTS
Label: Various | Genre: New Age, World-Ethnic

Innovatively fusing traditional ethnic musics with state-of-the-art rhythms, the work of Deep Forest was best typified by their 1993 smash “Sweet Lullaby,” which brought together the contemporary sounds of ambient techno with a haunting traditional lullaby from the Solomon Islands. The project was primarily the work of the French keyboardists and programmers Eric Mouquet and Michael Sanchez Continue reading “Deep Forest – Discography (1992 – 2017)”

Edith Piaf – 30e Anniversaire: L’integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]

Edith Piaf - 30e Anniversaire: L'integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]

Edith Piaf – 30e Anniversaire: L’integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]
EAC Rip | 10xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.26 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI France | Holland | Cat#: 4790 642 | Genre: French Chanson

Capitol Records compiled a definitive collection of Edith Piaf’s work 30 years after her death; the compilation includes both the well-known (“La Vie en Rose,” “Milord,” “Padam…Padam,” “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” etc.) and the hard to find (including “Johnny Tu N’Es Pas un Ange,” “Un Dimanche à Londres,” “À Quoi Ça Sert l’Amour?,” and “A L’Enseigne de la Fille Sans Coeur,” among others). At only two discs (and 44 songs), it’s impossible to portray the complete picture of the Sparrow, but this is a very nice, manageable set that does a pretty good job. Continue reading “Edith Piaf – 30e Anniversaire: L’integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]”

Roxy Music – Roxy Music (1972) [2018, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Roxy Music - Roxy Music (1972) [2018, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Roxy Music – Roxy Music (1972) [2018, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res]
3x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1) | LPCM (2.0)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | 5.1 Surround Sound
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.12 GB (CDs) + 4.30 GB (DVD) + 2.13 GB (Hi-Res) + 3.82 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Virgin EMI Records | EU | Cat#: 4734389 | Genre: Glam Rock

Roxy Music release an expanded edition of their ground-breaking debut album to mark its 45th anniversary. The Super Deluxe Edition includes rare and previously unavailable material never-heard-before outside of Roxy’s inner circle. Audio includes the original album, BBC Sessions & In Concert performance, 1971 demo tape and ‘In-Session’ performances. DVD includes an unreleased Bataclan Paris performance (1972), UK TV performances and a new Steven Wilson 5.1 album mix. Package also includes a 136 page hard-cover book including unseen photographers and memorabilia. Continue reading “Roxy Music – Roxy Music (1972) [2018, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res]”

Yes – Relayer (1974) [2014, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Yes - Relayer (1974) [2014, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Yes – Relayer (1974) [2014, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray Audio | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96-192kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96-192kHz | Stereo & 5.1 Surround
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 461 MB (CD) + 23.4 GB (BDA) + 9.08 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Panegyric | UK | Cat#: GYRBD50096 | Genre: Progressive Rock

CD + Blu-ray pressing. Digitally remixed, remastered and expanded 40th Anniversary edition of the Prog band’s 1974 album. RELAYER has been mixed for 5.1 Surround Sound from the original studio masters by Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) and is fully approved by Yes. The CD features a completely new stereo album mix by Steven Wilson plus the two promo singles edits taken from the album. Blu-ray features a new album mix in 5.1 LPCM Surround Sound and in DTS-HD MA 5.1 (24 bit/96 khz) Continue reading “Yes – Relayer (1974) [2014, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]”

Various Artists – 80s 12″ – 72 Original Hits (2009)

Various Artists - 80s 12

Various Artists – 80s 12″ – 72 Original Hits (2009)
EAC Rip | 6xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.76 GB (CDs) + 21.4 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | EU | Cat#: 50999 6 85590 2 1 | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave Synth-Pop

72 original 80’s 12-inch mixes spread over six CD’s! Highlights include; Don’t You Want Me (Special Extended Dance Mix) – the Human League, Don’t You (Forget About Me) (Jam And Spoon Remix) (Edit) – Simple Minds, Flesh for Fantasy (Below the Belt Mix) (2002 Digital Remaster) – Billy Idol, Ghost Town (Extended Version) – the Specials, Today (Extended Mix) – Talk Talk, Union of the Snake (The Monkey Mix) – Duran Duran, She Blinded Me with Science (US Mix) – Thomas Dolby and many, many more. Continue reading “Various Artists – 80s 12″ – 72 Original Hits (2009)”

The Shadows ‎– The Early Years (Expanded Edition): Their Complete Studio Recordings 1959-1966 (1991) [2013, Reissue, Box Set]

The Shadows ‎– The Early Years (Expanded Edition): Their Complete Studio Recordings 1959-1966 (1991) [2013, Reissue, Box Set]

The Shadows ‎– The Early Years (Expanded Edition): Their Complete Studio Recordings 1959-1966 (1991)
[2013, Reissue, Box Set]

EAC Rip | 6xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.38 GB (CDs) + 109 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Parlophone | EU | Cat#: 50999 444270 23 | Genre: Rock & Roll. Pop Rock

To be fair, this six-CD set is really for completists only, since the price tag is likely to put off anyone else. But if you’ve been hooked on the beautiful guitar work of Hank Marvin and the surprisingly muscularity of the band, delving deeper is a very good idea. Not only do you get all the big hits — like “Apache,” “F.B.I.,” and “The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt” (or even the wonderfully named “I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur”) — you get literally everything. Continue reading “The Shadows ‎– The Early Years (Expanded Edition): Their Complete Studio Recordings 1959-1966 (1991) [2013, Reissue, Box Set]”