GoodFlower, Author at Lossless Music Archives

The Mills Brothers – The Mills Brothers Chronological Vol.1 (1999)

The Mills Brothers - The Mills Brothers Chronological Vol.1 (1999)

The English JSP label, on six CD’s, has reissued in chronological order all of the Mills Brothers recordings from the 1931-39 period. Although they became a best-selling middle-of-the-road pop vocal group in the 1940’s, the Mills Brothers were most notable during their first decade for their uncanny ability to imitate instruments, particularly trumpet, trombone, and bass. Continue reading “The Mills Brothers – The Mills Brothers Chronological Vol.1 (1999)”

Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter And (1970) [2000, DCC, Remastered]

Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter And (1970) [2000, DCC, Remastered]

After two late-’60s albums on Columbia, Johnny Winter hit his stride in 1970 working with Rick Derringer and the McCoys, now recruited as his sidemen and collaborators (and proving with just about every note here how far they’d gotten past “Hang on Sloopy”). Continue reading “Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter And (1970) [2000, DCC, Remastered]”

James Taylor – JT (1977) [1994, MasterSound Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

James Taylor - JT (1977) [1994, MasterSound Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

On his last couple of Warner Bros albums, Gorilla and In the Pocket, James Taylor seemed to be converting himself from the shrinking violet, too-sensitive-to-live “rainy day man” of his early records into a mainstream, easy listening crooner with a sunny outlook. JT, his debut album for Columbia, was something of a defense of this conversion. Continue reading “James Taylor – JT (1977) [1994, MasterSound Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]”

Various Artists – Big Deal! Weinberger Funk Library UK 1975-1979 (2016)

Various Artists - Big Deal! Weinberger Funk Library UK 1975-1979 (2016)

Killer funk compilation full of highlights from the music archives of Josef Weinberger Ltd. In London, pulled from the most famous library albums on labels like JW (Josef Weinberger/Theme Music), IA (impress) or PM (Programme Music). First selection of 16 lost tracks by Toni Campo, Midas Touch, Trevor Bastow, Sidney Dale or Vick Flick, oscillanting between jazz-funk, soul music, proto techno and eastern-tinged disco, with open drum breaks, fat bass lines and plenty of horns/ wah wah/ organs/ vives/ flutes/ electronic effects. Continue reading “Various Artists – Big Deal! Weinberger Funk Library UK 1975-1979 (2016)”

Roy Orbison – The Soul Of Rock And Roll (2008) [4CD Box Set]

Roy Orbison - The Soul Of Rock And Roll (2008) [4CD Box Set]

In 1988, Columbia Records released a four-disc Roy Orbison retrospective called The Legendary Roy Orbison. It contained 74 tracks. It was a great package except for one thing: it sounded terrible, as the mastering techniques in the first days of the CD were not what they are now. The Soul of Rock and Roll, issued by Sony Legacy in 2008, is an enormous improvement in the sonic arena, just for starters. This four-disc collection contains 107 tracks (33 more than the previous box) with selections from all the labels Orbison recorded for. Continue reading “Roy Orbison – The Soul Of Rock And Roll (2008) [4CD Box Set]”

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Wembley Or Bust (2017) [CD + DVD]

Jeff Lynne's ELO - Wembley Or Bust (2017) [CD + DVD]

Jeff Lynne revived Electric Light Orchestra in 2015 — due to legal reasons, they were now called Jeff Lynne’s ELO — releasing a comeback album called Alone in the Universe and steadily mounting a return to the road. Several dates happened in 2016, but the tour reached its apex in June 2017, when the group played in front of 60,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium. Released five months after that June 24 gig, Wembley or Bust — which was accompanied by a concert film — features the entirety of the gig, and if it’s not heard too closely, it could sometimes be mistaken for an ELO greatest-hits album. Continue reading “Jeff Lynne’s ELO – Wembley Or Bust (2017) [CD + DVD]”

The Kinks – The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) [2018, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Box, Remastered, 5CD]

The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) [2018, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Box, Remastered, 5CD]

This lavishly packaged, super-deluxe box set contains remastered original LPs (mono & stereo), CDs of the remastered original albums (mono & stereo) plus a wealth of alternative versions and unreleased bonus material, reproduced 7″ singles, deluxe hardback photo book with comprehensive notes and new band interviews, and reproduced original memorabilia. Notes on demo tracks by Ray Davies. Beautifully packaged in rigid card box with debossed cover, gold foil & metallic text, wrapped in special linen cloth finish. Continue reading “The Kinks – The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) [2018, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Box, Remastered, 5CD]”

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’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]”

Mötley Crüe – The End: Live In Los Angeles (2016) [CD + Blu-ray]

Mötley Crüe - The End: Live In Los Angeles (2016) [CD + Blu-ray]

On December 31, 2015, legendary rock icons Mötley Crüe completed their 35-year touring career as a band with a spectacular final concert at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles, CA, just 10 miles from the Sunset Strip where the band’s infamous and decadent career first launched. The band thrilled the sold-out arena with performances of such mega-hits as Kickstart My Heart, Girls, Girls, Girls, Home Sweet Home and Dr. Feelgood. Continue reading “Mötley Crüe – The End: Live In Los Angeles (2016) [CD + Blu-ray]”

Jethro Tull – 6 Albums [MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

Jethro Tull - 6 Albums [MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

Stand Up (1969) / Living In The Past (1972) / Thick As A Brick (1972) / A Passion Play (1973)
War Child (1974) / Songs From The Wood (1977)
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The Lightning Seeds – The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds (2006)

The Lightning Seeds - The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds (2006)

This version of the Lightning Seeds’ greatest hits arrived in the summer of 2006, replacing both The Life of Riley from 2003 and Like You Do…Best of the Lightning Seeds from 1997. What do you put on a collection of Lightning Seeds hits? When one looks at their list of hit singles, it is not that impressive: only 13 hits, only one of which reached the Top Ten, and that was one of their lesser-remembered tracks, “You Showed Me.” Continue reading “The Lightning Seeds – The Very Best Of The Lightning Seeds (2006)”

Whitesnake – Unzipped (2018) [Super Deluxe Box, 5CD + DVD]

Whitesnake - Unzipped (2018) [Super Deluxe Box, 5CD + DVD]

This 5CD+DVD package includes rare and unreleased studio and live recordings, acoustic demos, concert videos, interviews and more. The first CD in the set is called Unzipped… In The Studio: The Love Songs and features six previously unreleased tracks, while disc two, Starkers in Tokyo is a 1997 unplugged concert recorded in Tokyo. Continue reading “Whitesnake – Unzipped (2018) [Super Deluxe Box, 5CD + DVD]”

Santana – Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) [2CD + DVD]

Santana - Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) [2CD + DVD]

On March 21st, 2016, a few weeks prior to the release of the Santana IV album, the classic line-up of Santana (Carlos Santana (guitar, vocals); Neal Schon (guitar, vocals); Gregg Rolie (keyboards, vocals); Michael Shrieve (drums); Michael Carabello (congas, backing vocals); with Karl Perazzo (percussion, vocals), Benny Rietveld (bass) with special guest vocalist Ronald Isley) took to the stage at the House Of Blues in Las Vegas. Continue reading “Santana – Santana IV: Live At The House Of Blues, Las Vegas (2016) [2CD + DVD]”

Rebekka Bakken – Most Personal (2016)

Rebekka Bakken - Most Personal (2016)

Lou Reed – The RCA & Arista Album Collection (2016) [17CD Box Set]

Lou Reed - The RCA & Arista Album Collection (2016) [17CD Box Set]

In 1972, Lou Reed was a minor cult hero to a handful of rock critics and left-of-center music fans who championed his former band, the Velvet Underground, but he was unknown to the mainstream music audience. By 1986, Reed was a rock & roll icon, widely hailed as a master songwriter and one of the founding fathers of punk, glam, noise rock, and any number of other vital rock subgenres; he even scored a few hits along the way. Continue reading “Lou Reed – The RCA & Arista Album Collection (2016) [17CD Box Set]”