VA – Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967 (2018) {Box Set}

VA - Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967 (2018) {Box Set}

VA – Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967 (2018) {Box Set}
EAC Rip | 6xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.94 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RPM Records | UK | Cat#: RPMBX541 | Genre: Oldies, Rhythm & Blues, Pop Rock

Six CD set. British Beat was the term adopted to describe the exciting new sounds out of Liverpool and other cities in the wake of The Beatles’ explosion onto the world stage in 1963/64. Named after the slang term forever associated with The Beatles, this mammoth 6-CD box set offers around 180 tracks in chronological order from the mid-1960s, many of which are new to CD and some of which are previously unissued. Continue reading “VA – Fab Gear: The British Beat Explosion And Its Aftershocks 1963-1967 (2018) {Box Set}”

Kansas – The Absence Of Presence (2020)

Kansas - The Absence Of Presence (2020)

Kansas – The Absence Of Presence (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 445 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Inside Out Music | EU | 19439751172 | Progressive Rock

In 2016, America’s eternally popular prog juggernaut Kansas returned to studio recording for the first time since their 2000 reunion outing Somewhere to Elsewhere. The resultant The Prelude Implicit also marked debuts for lead vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, and guitarist Zak Rizvi. Remarkably, it reflected the band’s vintage sonic signature and songwriting/arranging chops without craven nostalgia. Continue reading “Kansas – The Absence Of Presence (2020)”

Deep Purple – Whoosh! (2020) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]

Deep Purple - Whoosh! (2020) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]

Deep Purple – Whoosh! (2020) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | Dolby AC3 (2.0)
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 438 MB (CD) + 7.79 GB (DVD) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ear Music | EU | Cat#: 0214135EMU | Genre: Hard Rock

Whoosh! is Deep Purple’s 21st album, and their third consecutive outing produced and co-written with Bob Ezrin. Until 2013, the band mainly looked inward to helm the producer’s chair, but Ezrin’s deep knowledge of their iconic sound makes him uniquely qualified. Continue reading “Deep Purple – Whoosh! (2020) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]”

Norah Jones – Pick Me Up Off The Floor (2020) [Japanese SHM-CD Edition]

Norah Jones - Pick Me Up Off The Floor (2020) [Japanese SHM-CD Edition]

Norah Jones – Pick Me Up Off The Floor (2020) [Japanese SHM-CD Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 394 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Blue Note Records | Japan | Cat#: UCCQ-9571 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Neil Young – Homegrown (2020)

Neil Young - Homegrown (2020)

Neil Young – Homegrown (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 261 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | EU | Cat#: 093624898672 | Genre: Folk Rock

Back in the spring of 1975, Neil Young planned to release Homegrown, an album he completed at the start of the year, but he also had Tonight’s the Night — a rambling, heavy record cut back in 1973 — ready to go. After playing the two albums back to back for a small circle of friends, Young opted for Tonight’s the Night and shelved Homegrown for the better part of 45 years. Unlike other scrapped Neil projects Continue reading “Neil Young – Homegrown (2020)”

Rush – Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary]

Rush - Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary]

Rush – Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.52 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury | EU | Cat#: 00602508607158 | Genre:Pogresive Rock
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James Taylor – American Standard (2020) [Target Exclusive]

James Taylor - American Standard (2020) [Target Exclusive]

James Taylor – American Standard (2020) [Target Exclusive]
XLD Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 314 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fantasy | US | Cat#: FAN00642 | Genre: World, Country
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Various Artists – Hits Of The 70’s (1993) {Box Set, 4CD}

Various Artists - Hits Of The 70's (1993) {Box Set, 4CD}

Various Artists – Hits Of The 70’s (1993) {Box Set, 4CD}
EAC Rip | 4xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.40 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legend | Germany | Cat#: WZ 90168 | Genre: Pop, Disco
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The Jam – All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}

The Jam - All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}

The Jam – All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 495 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | US | Cat#: UDCD 673| Genre: Post Punk

Mobile Fidelity reissued two of the Jam’s best albums, All Mod Cons and Sound Affects, on one gold CD. Although these are two classic records, only hardcore Jam fans will need to acquire this disc, since it carries such a high retail price. Granted, Mobile Fidelity’s remastering is very good, but the remastering on the box set Direction Reaction Creation matches it, and that five-disc set is available for roughly twice the price of this single disc. Continue reading “The Jam – All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}”

Def Leppard – The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]

Def Leppard - The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]

Def Leppard – The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.39 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UICY-79064/8 | Genre: Hard Rock

‘The Early Years 79-81′ box set represents the band’s first two albums, `On Through The Night’ (1980) and `High `N’ Dry’ (1981), and has been prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set. This set comes with 5-CDs consisting of the original albums remastered, B-sides, rarities and re-mix versions, Radio One sessions, Live from Reading and the first ever appearance of an unreleased and newly mixed show from Oxford in 1980. Continue reading “Def Leppard – The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]”

Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver (1975) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975)
[2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 260 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 132 | Genre: Pop Rock, Progressive Rock

No one expected the success of Dream Weaver when it was released, but it sailed to the top of the charts, and with good reason. Backed with only drums and a wide assortment of keyboards, Gary Wright crafted instantly recognizable tunes such as the title cut and “Love Is Alive,” which caught on and remain staples of classic rock stations around the U.S. All very revolutionary and new at the time, Dream Weaver hasn’t lost any of its magic over time. Continue reading “Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered]”

Donna Summer – Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}

Donna Summer - Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}

Donna Summer – Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}
EAC Rip | 33xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 13.1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Driven By The Music | EU | Cat#: DBTMCDBOX02 | Genre: Pop, Disco, R&B

A new comprehensive 33CD box set, Encore, brings together remastered versions all of Donna Summer‘s 17 studio albums and offer eight bonus discs of rarities and non-album material. Continue reading “Donna Summer – Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, 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]

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]”

Depeche Mode – Mode (2020) [18CD Box Set]

Depeche Mode - Mode (2020) [18CD Box Set]

Depeche Mode – Mode (2020) [18CD Box Set]
EAC Rip | 18xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.72 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sire / Rhino | US | Cat#: R2 607295 | Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop

Limited Edition, Numbered, CD Box Set, MODE contains all 14 of Depeche Mode’s original studio albums presented in exclusive black card sleeves with re-interpreted, all-black artwork. Includes an additional 4 CDs collect 63 non-album singles, b-sides and bonus tracks from 1981 to 2017 including the previously unreleased “Heroes” (Highline Session Version). The 7˝ x 7˝ black gilt-edged, 228-page book features the complete lyrics alongside career-spanning photographs and the original album cover artwork. Continue reading “Depeche Mode – Mode (2020) [18CD Box Set]”