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Van Halen – Studio Albums 1978-1984 (2013) {Box Set, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | 6 Discs | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 7.32 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros. Records | Genre: Hard Rock
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Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here (1975) {2011, Reissue, 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: 3.79 GB (ISO) + 2.19 GB (FLAC Multichannel) + 857 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | EU | Cat#: 5099952243325 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.41 GB (ISO) + 611 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CVRJ 8497 SA | Genre: Hard Bop, Post Bop
This album came about through a fortuitous convergence of circumstances. Shelly Manne & His Men were appearing at New York’s Village Vanguard, sharing the bill with the Bill Evans Trio. Getting Riverside’s permission to let the pianist participate, Creed Taylor set up a session at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio with Evans and Manne sharing top billing. Manne’s bass player, Monty Budwig, made up the trio. This was a busman’s holiday for Evans, who was freed from the musical parameters he had set for his then-current trio. Continue reading “Shelly Manne & Bill Evans – Empathy (1962) {2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”
Joe Walsh – So What (1974) {2015, Audio Fidelity 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: 326 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.47 GB (SACD ISO) + 686 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 214 | Genre: Hard Rock
Joe Walsh’s catalog by this point was two albums strong and of a consistently high quality. Despite a change of lineup for So What — a wide range of musicians is used, including the Eagles’ Don Henley — the sound is very similar to previous releases. A number of classic Walsh tracks are featured, including a more polished version of “Turn to Stone,” originally featured on his debut album, Barnstorm, in a somewhat more riotous style. Continue reading “Joe Walsh – So What (1974) {2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip} UPDATE”
Michael Hedges – Aerial Boundaries (1984) {2015, Audio Fidelity 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: 269 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.53 GB (SACD ISO) + 655 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 218 | Genre: New Age
This is the finest album from Michael Hedges, the man who is responsible for the greatest revolution in solo acoustic guitar playing since Leo Kottke. There are moments on Aerial Boundaries where it seems literally impossible that so much music is coming from one man and his guitar. Attacking his instrument, snapping strings, banging on the fingerboard with his right hand, Hedges plays supremely beautiful music Continue reading “Michael Hedges – Aerial Boundaries (1984) {2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip} UPDATE”
Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On (1973) {2008, 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: 185 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.27 GB (SACD ISO) + 596 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2039 | Genre: R&B
Let’s Get It On is the thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye. It was released on August 28, 1973, by Tamla Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during June 1970 to July 1973 at Hitsville U.S.A. and Golden World Studio in Detroit, and at Hitsville West in Los Angeles. Continue reading “Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On (1973) {2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”
Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On (1973) {2015, Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res}
Blu-ray Audio | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby TrueHD (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 192kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192-96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.07 GB (BDA) + 2.01 GB (Hi-Res Mch) + 1.40 GB (Hi-Res Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Motown / UMe | Germany | Cat#: B0022768-46 | Genre: R&B
After brilliantly surveying the social, political, and spiritual landscape with What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye turned to more intimate matters with Let’s Get It On, a record unparalleled in its sheer sensuality and carnal energy. Always a sexually charged performer, Gaye’s passions reach their boiling point on tracks like the magnificent title hit (a number one smash) and “You Sure Love to Ball”; silky and shimmering, the music is seductive in the most literal sense, its fluid grooves so perfectly designed for romance as to border on parody. Continue reading “Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On (1973) {2015, Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res}”
Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac (1975) {2018, Deluxe Edition, WEB}
WEB Download | FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.25 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino / Warner Bros. | Genre: Pop Rock
Features a newly remastered version of the original album along with single mixes for “Over My Head,” “Rhiannon,” “Say You Love Me.” Also included is a second disc with an alternate version of the complete album comprised of unreleased outtakes for each album track, plus several unreleased live performances from 1976. Exclusive to the deluxe edition is a third disc filled with even more unreleased live recordings highlighted by stellar performances of “Landslide,” “Oh Well,” “Station Man,” “World Turning,” among others. Continue reading “Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac (1975) {2018, Deluxe Edition, WEB}”
Queen – 16 Japanese SHM-SACD Albums (1974-1995) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
16x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 30.5 GB (ISO) + 14.8 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Genre: Glam Rock, Pop Rock
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Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (1958) {2015, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 236 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.83 GB (SACD ISO) + 857 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPJ 083 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Little Girl Blue is the debut album by jazz singer, pianist and songwriter Nina Simone, released by Bethlehem Records. Simone was in her mid-20s at the time, and still aspiring to be a classical concert pianist. She immediately sold the rights for the songs on this album to Bethlehem for $3,000 (US$25,446 in 2017 dollars), with the deal eventually costing her royalty profits of more than a million dollars. Simone was dissatisfied by the lack of effort the record company took in promoting her, and after this album she formed a long business relationship with Colpix Records. Continue reading “Nina Simone – Little Girl Blue (1958) {2015, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”
Asia – Alpha (1983) {2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.70 GB (ISO) + 832 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 263 | Genre: Progressive Rock
The eagerly awaited follow-up to the supergroup’s debut, Alpha landed with a resounding thud a year later. The album still managed to be a platinum-selling Top Ten hit, as did the leadoff single “Don’t Cry,” but where Asia managed to make old sounds fresh, Alpha fails miserably. Continue reading “Asia – Alpha (1983) {2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”
Eagles – Hotel California (1976) {2017, Deluxe Edition, 40th Anniversary, 2CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res}
2x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray Audio | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 192kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96-192kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 571 MB (CDs) + 8.41 GB (BD) + 3.94 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.54 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Elektra / Asylum Records | EU | Cat#: R2-562944 | Genre: Country Rock
A new 2-CD/1-Blu-ray Audio deluxe edition that includes the original studio album, ten previously unreleased live recordings, as well as hi-res and 5.1 mixes. Presented in an 11 x 11 hardbound book, the set also features rare and unseen photos from the era, a replica tour book, and three stand-alone posters. The collection also marks the debut of ten live tracks that were recorded during the band s three-night stand at the Los Angeles Forum in October 1976. Continue reading “Eagles – Hotel California (1976) {2017, Deluxe Edition, 40th Anniversary, 2CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res}”
Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) {2012, 40th Anniversary Set, CD + DVD + DVD Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby AC3 (5.1 / 16bit / 48kHz)
DVD Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 333 MB (CD) + 6.85 GB (DVD) + 2.23 GB (DVD FLAC Mch) + 1.87 MB (DVD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 5099970461923 | Genre: Progressive Rock
The 40th Anniversary Edition features a new 5.1 stereo mix, mixed by Steven Wilson, plus a DVD containing DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix, high quality stereos 24/96 (new mix and 1972 flat transfer), the original newspaper over 40 pages, an article by Classic Rock s Dom Lawson, rare photos from photographers Didi Zill and Robert Ellis, recording and touring mementos and much more, all contained in 104 page 7 ½ x 5 ½ hardback book. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) {2012, 40th Anniversary Set, CD + DVD + DVD Hi-Res}”
Jimi Hendrix – People, Hell And Angels (2013) {2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.31 GB (ISO) + 1.22 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 73982 SA | Genre: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
People, Hell and Angels is a collection of quality studio tracks recorded (mostly) in 1968-1969 as the Experience was coming to an end and Jimi was renewing his friendships with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles, who appear here as sidemen on most of these tracks. The surprising thing about this set is not the sound quality (which is exceptional) or that these all sound like finished tracks, but the fact that even avid Hendrix bootleg collectors are unlikely to have heard most of this material. Continue reading “Jimi Hendrix – People, Hell And Angels (2013) {2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”
Liam Gallagher – As You Were (2017) {Deluxe Edition, CD-Format & Hi-Res, WEB}
Digital Download | FLAC Tracks @16bit/44.1kHz (CD-Format) | FLAC Tracks @24bit/44.1kHz (Hi-Res)
Total Size: 432 MB (16/44) + 739 MB (24/44) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros. | Genre: Indie Rock
Always operating in the shadow of his brother Noel, Liam Gallagher had difficulty separating himself from Oasis. Maybe that’s his fault, since he retained nearly the entire lineup of Oasis for Beady Eye, the group he formed after splitting with his sibling in 2009, but that band never gained traction — which had the unfortunate side effect of slowing Liam’s momentum. He pulled the plug on Beady Eye in 2014 and spent a couple of years regrouping, re-emerging in 2017 with As You Were. Continue reading “Liam Gallagher – As You Were (2017) {Deluxe Edition, CD-Format & Hi-Res, WEB}”