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Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Herman's Hermits - Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.68 GB (ISO) + 793 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABKO | USA | Cat#: 92282 | Genre: Pop Rock

Herman’s Hermits are widely seen as a lightweight, novelty cousin to the Beatles, fronted by a lovably dorky moppet and musically negligible. Sure, they are lightweight at times, Peter Noone is a lovable moppet, and their popularity would never have been possible without the Beatles, but one listen to Retrospective proves that they were not lacking in the musical department. Setting aside “I’m Henry the VIII, I Am” (which proves everything the critics say about the band), the group, and producer Mickie Most, had a surefooted straight-ahead approach that let the songs’ hooks sink in deeply. Continue reading “Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

George Benson - Breezin' (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976)
[1979, 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: 895 MB (Hi-Res) + 314 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-011 | Genre: Jazz Funk
Half-speed Mastered

All of a sudden, George Benson became a pop superstar with this album, thanks to its least representative track. Most of Breezin’ is a softer-focused variation of Benson’s R&B/jazz-flavored CTI work, his guitar as assured and fluid as ever with Claus Ogerman providing the suave orchestral backdrops and his crack then-working band (including Ronnie Foster on keyboards and sparkplug Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar) pumping up the funk element. Continue reading “George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, 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: 900 MB (Hi-Res) + 257 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-033 | Genre: Jazz-Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Originally released in 1977 on ABC Records, it became the group’s best-selling album. The credits for Aja list nearly 40 musicians, as band leaders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker pushed Steely Dan further into experimenting with different combinations of session players. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 930 MB (Hi-Res) + 256 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-120 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-speed mastered

The Nightfly is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Donald Fagen. Produced by Gary Katz, it was released October 1, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. Fagen was previously best known for his work in the group Steely Dan, with whom he enjoyed a successful career in the 1970s. Continue reading “Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 829 MB (Hi-Res) + 309 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-007 | Genre: Jazz Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Building from the jazz fusion foundation of Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan created an alluringly sophisticated album of jazzy pop with Katy Lied. With this record, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen began relying solely on studio musicians, which is evident from the immaculate sound of the album. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Neil Diamond – Hot August Night III (2018) {WEB}

Neil Diamond - Hot August Night III (2018) {WEB}}

Neil Diamond – Hot August Night III (2018) {WEB}
WEB Download | FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.02 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol Records | Genre: Adult Contemporary

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the original Hot August Night, Hot August Night III brings Neil back to Los Angeles’s historic Greek Theatre in 2012 to perform 39 of his greatest hits. Continue reading “Neil Diamond – Hot August Night III (2018) {WEB}”

Elvis Presley – Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elvis Presley – Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.30 GB (ISO) + 614 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 2231 SA | Genre: R&B, Rockabilly

Although they have common recording origins, two of the three singles, “It’s Now or Never” and “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” were very quirky by the standards of Elvis songs at the time — the former inspired by Elvis’s admiration for Tony Martin’s 1949 hit “There’s No Tomorrow,” while the latter was recorded at the request of Col. Parker as a favor to his wife. They add to the diversity of sounds on this record, which shows a mature Elvis Presley. Continue reading “Elvis Presley – Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session (1999) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan - In Session (1999) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session (1999) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.60 GB (ISO) + 1.25 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stax | USA | Cat#: SXSA-7501-6 | Genre: Blues

In Session is a blues album by Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan recorded live for television on December 6, 1983, at CHCH-TV studios in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, when Vaughan was 29 and King was 60. It was released as an album on August 17, 1999 and re-released with a supplemental video recording on DVD on September 28, 2010. It has also been released on CD and SACD Continue reading “Albert King With Stevie Ray Vaughan – In Session (1999) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Jennifer Warnes – The Well (2001) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Jennifer Warnes - The Well (2001) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Jennifer Warnes – The Well (2001) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.16 GB (ISO) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Cisco Music | USA | Cat#: SCD 2034 | Genre: Chanson, Adult Contemporary

Jennifer Warnes became a household name in the ’70s with her hit “Right Time of the Night” and scored equally big with the Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley on “The Time of My Life” from the film Dirty Dancing. She also wowed critics and fans alike with Famous Blue Raincoat, her album of Leonard Cohen songs. In all, she’s sold over 35 million records worldwide, but she’s hardly a household name. Continue reading “Jennifer Warnes – The Well (2001) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley (1970) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.73 GB (ISO) + 833 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9051 | Genre: Pop Rock

Gasoline Alley follows the same formula of Rod Stewart’s first album, intercutting contemporary covers with slightly older rock & roll and folk classics and originals written in the same vein. The difference is in execution. Stewart sounds more confident, claiming Elton John’s “Country Comfort,” the Small Faces’ “My Way of Giving,” and the Rolling Stones’ version of “It’s All Over Now” with a ragged, laddish charm. Continue reading “Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970) {2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Boz Scaggs – Out Of The Blues (2018) {WEB Hi-Res}

Boz Scaggs - Out Of The Blues (2018) {WEB Hi-Res}

Boz Scaggs – Out Of The Blues (2018) {WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
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Total Size: 808 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Concord Records | Genre: Soul, Blues

Boz Scaggs considers Out of the Blues to be the final installment in a (primarily covers) trilogy that began with 2013’s Memphis and continued with 2015’s A Fool to Care, excellent outings that reflected Scaggs’ desire to reach back into the cradle of inspiration. This set looks back to his 1965 debut album Boz (a solo acoustic covers set released only in Sweden by Polydor) and 1997’s criminally overlooked Come on Home, a woolly, house-rocking collection of (mostly) vintage R&B and soul-blues covers, for its foundation. Continue reading “Boz Scaggs – Out Of The Blues (2018) {WEB Hi-Res}”

Various Artists – Showcase 2005 (2005) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Various Artists - Showcase 2005 (2005) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Various Artists – Showcase 2005 (2005) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.13 GB (ISO) + 2.95 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.18 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Opus 3 Records | Germany | Cat#: CD 22050 | Genre: World, Jazz

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Dionne Warwick – Hot ! Live And Otherwise (1981) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Dionne Warwick - Hot ! Live And Otherwise (1981) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Dionne Warwick – Hot ! Live And Otherwise (1981) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.67 GB (Hi-Res) + 511 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 2-098 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Hot! Live and Otherwise is a combination live and in-studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick, released in 1981 on Arista Records. The LP was originally issued as number A2L 8605 in the Arista Catalog. Continue reading “Dionne Warwick – Hot ! Live And Otherwise (1981) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum (2005) {2006, German Version, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Kraftwerk - Minimum-Maximum (2005) {2006, German Version, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum (2005) {2006, German Version, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
2x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.39 GB (ISO) + 5.92 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.47 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | Germany | Cat#: 0946 3 11828 2 2 | Genre: Electronic

For rock bands, hauling gear across countries and continents has not changed a great deal in the past several decades. The same can’t be said for Kraftwerk. Grappling with sensitive cables and other technical gadgets in extreme climates has become a thing of the past. For them, everything has become easier to manage and transport, so it’s natural that they’d become more enthusiastic about touring. Recorded during the group’s 2004 journey through Europe, Japan, and the U.S., Minimum-Maximum is a two-disc representation of their revitalized live show. Continue reading “Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum (2005) {2006, German Version, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

David Bowie – Heathen (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

David Bowie - Heathen (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

David Bowie – Heathen (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Single Layer SACD | Scans Included
Total Size: 5.36 GB (ISO) + 3.78 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.40 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ISO / Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 86630 | Genre: Alternative Rock

Heathen marks a new beginning for David Bowie in some ways — it’s his first record since leaving Virgin, his first for Columbia Records, his first for his new label, ISO — yet it’s hardly a new musical direction. Like Hours, this finds Bowie sifting through the sounds of his past, completely at ease with his legacy, crafting a colorful, satisfying album that feels like a classic Bowie album. Continue reading “David Bowie – Heathen (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}”