Author: GoodFlower

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968) [2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968)
[2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Size: 280 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

Cheap Thrills, the major-label debut of Janis Joplin, was one of the most eagerly anticipated, and one of the most successful, albums of 1968. Joplin and her band Big Brother & the Holding Company had earned extensive press notice ever since they played the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, but for a year after that their only recorded work was a poorly produced, self-titled album that they’d done early in their history for Mainstream Records Continue reading “Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway (1973) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973)
[1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
492 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

All right, he’s made a record with his wife and a record with his pickup band where democracy is allegedly the conceit even if it never sounds that way, so he returns to a solo effort, making the most disjointed album he ever cut. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”

Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney - Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
332 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

Band on the Run was a commercial success, but even if it was billed as a Wings effort, it was primarily recorded by Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine. So, it was time to once again turn Wings into a genuine band, adding Joe English and Jimmy McCulloch to the lineup and even letting the latter contribute a song. Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976)
[1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
420 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

If Venus and Mars had the façade of being an album by a band, At the Speed of Sound really is a full-band effort, where everybody gets a chance to sing, and even contribute a song. This, ironically, winds up as considerably less cohesive than its predecessor despite these efforts for community Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”

The Band – The Last Waltz (1978) [2016, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CD + Blu-ray]

The Band - The Last Waltz (1978) [2016, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CD + Blu-ray]

The Band – The Last Waltz (1978) [2016, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CD + Blu-ray]
EAC Rip | 4 x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC | DTS-HD MA / Dolby Digital | Stereo & Multichannel
Subtitle: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
Full Scans Included
22.7 GB (BD) + 1.53 GB (CDs) + 1.10 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Available as a 4-CD/Blu-Ray set and — for the first time — the 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the original soundtrack has 54 tracks, including the entire concert, as well as rehearsals and outtakes. Among the rarities are performances not featured Continue reading “The Band – The Last Waltz (1978) [2016, 40th Anniversary Edition, 4CD + Blu-ray]”

The Velvet Underground – White Light / White Heat (1968) [1998, MFSL Remastered]

The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat (1968) [1998, MFSL Remastered]

The Velvet Underground – White Light / White Heat (1968) [1998, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
258 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

The world of pop music was hardly ready for The Velvet Underground’s first album when it appeared in the spring of 1967, but while The Velvet Underground and Nico sounded like an open challenge to conventional notions of what rock music could sound like (or what it could discuss), 1968’s White Light/White Heat was a no-holds-barred frontal assault on cultural and aesthetic propriety. Continue reading “The Velvet Underground – White Light / White Heat (1968) [1998, MFSL Remastered]”

The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [1997, MFSL Remastered]

The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [1997, MFSL Remastered]

The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967
[1997, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
354 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

One would be hard-pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground & Nico. While it reportedly took over a decade for the album’s sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. Continue reading “The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [1997, MFSL Remastered]”

The Cars – Shake It Up (1981) [2009, MFSL Remastered]

The Cars - Shake It Up (1981) [2009, MFSL Remastered]

The Cars – Shake It Up (1981) [2009, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
284 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

By augmenting their sound with more synthesizers, electronics, and drum machines, the Cars’ fourth release, Shake It Up, helped bridge their hard rock-based early work (1978’s The Cars) with the futuristic-pop direction of 1984’s Heartbeat City Continue reading “The Cars – Shake It Up (1981) [2009, MFSL Remastered]”

Village People – The Album Collection 1977-1985 (2020) [Box Set]

Village People - The Album Collection 1977-1985 (2020) [Box Set]

Village People – The Album Collection 1977-1985 (2020) [Box Set]
EAC Rip | 10xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
3.17 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing file has been added

Village people were a phenomenon and one of the most successful pop groups of the late-1970s, selling tens of millions of Records worldwide, charting one of the all-time top 40 best-selling singles. They were known for their catchy tunes, on-stage costumes and suggestive lyrics but they transcended all barriers. Continue reading “Village People – The Album Collection 1977-1985 (2020) [Box Set]”

Seals & Crofts – Original Album Series (2015) [5CD, Box Set]

Seals & Crofts - Original Album Series (2015) [5CD, Box Set]

Seals & Crofts – Original Album Series (2015) [5CD, Box Set]
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.38 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | EU | 0081227955908 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: Missing files have been added

5CD set. Collects five of their original albums, in card LP replica sleeves!
Features “Summer Breeze” (1972) – “Diamond Girl” (1973) – “Unborn Child” (1974)
“I’ll Play For You” (1975) and “Get Closer” (1976)
Continue reading “Seals & Crofts – Original Album Series (2015) [5CD, Box Set]”

Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1975) [1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (1975) [1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1975)
[1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 235 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony MasterSound | EU | Cat#: 480416 2 | Genre: Rock & Roll

Bruce Springsteen’s make-or-break third album represented a sonic leap from his first two, which had been made for modest sums at a suburban studio; Born to Run was cut on a superstar budget, mostly at the Record Plant in New York. Springsteen’s backup band had changed, with his two virtuoso players, keyboardist David Sancious and drummer Vini Lopez, replaced by the professional but less flashy Roy Bittan and Max Weinberg Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen – Born to Run (1975) [1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”