GoodFlower, Author at Lossless Music Archives

Cinderella – Gold (2006)

Cinderella - Gold (2006)

With only four full-length albums and a couple of live records to their name, it’s hard to view this 2006 two-disc Cinderella set as being essential, especially as the thorough Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits was released early the preceding year. Continue reading “Cinderella – Gold (2006)”

Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

If Highway 61 Revisited played as a garage rock record, the double album Blonde on Blonde inverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. Replacing the fiery Michael Bloomfield with the intense, weaving guitar of Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan led a group comprised of his touring band the Hawks and session musicians through his richest set of songs. Blonde on Blonde is an album of enormous depth, providing endless lyrical and musical revelations on each play Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”

Doris Day – Complete Recordings With Les Brown (2001)

Doris Day - Complete Recordings With Les Brown (2001)

Reissuing the identical material compiled elsewhere several times (most notably on Columbia’s The Complete Doris Day With Les Brown), Jazz Factory won’t win any points for originality, but the material itself is golden. Day’s recordings with Les Brown blazed at such a high candle power that even an energetic combo like the Andrews Sisters could hardly compare (no less with their three voices to her one). Continue reading “Doris Day – Complete Recordings With Les Brown (2001)”

B.B.King – Ladies & Gentlemen… Mr. B.B.King (2012) [10CD Box Set]

B.B.King - Ladies & Gentlemen... Mr. B.B.King (2012) [10CD Box Set]

Universal’s 2012 box set Ladies & Gentlemen…Mr. B.B. King is hardly the first B.B. King box set — MCA assembled a similar four-disc set called King of the Blues in 1992, Ace had a tremendous four-CD box called The Vintage Years in 2002 that covered his pre-ABC/Paramount recordings (apparently every ten years it’s time for a new B.B. box) — but it certainly is the most ambitious, arriving in two separate career-spanning incarnations. Continue reading “B.B.King – Ladies & Gentlemen… Mr. B.B.King (2012) [10CD Box Set]”

Nat King Cole – The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio (1991) [18CD Box Set]

Nat King Cole - The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio (1991) [18CD Box Set]

Music fans born after 1960 are less likely to be aware that Nat King Cole began his career as an influential jazz pianist, so much so that the great Art Tatum and the up-and-coming Oscar Peterson formed trios similar to Cole’s. What this comprehensive limited-edition boxed set does is put all of Cole’s jazz trio recordings, including later groups that added a conga player, selected tracks from sessions that sometimes border on easy listening, and nearly the complete contents Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio (1991) [18CD Box Set]”

Johnny Winter – True To The Blue: The Johnny Winter Story (2014) [4CD Box Set]

Johnny Winter - True To The Blue: The Johnny Winter Story (2014) [4CD Box Set]

There has always been more to the Johnny Winter story than meets the eye, and if stepping into the role of a whirlwind albino electric blues guitar player from Texas with a brilliant slide style was the very role he was born to fill, he took a while to get there. For starters, he was born in Mississippi, which might explain something, and then grew up in Texas, where he played clarinet before switching over to guitar at the age of 11. Continue reading “Johnny Winter – True To The Blue: The Johnny Winter Story (2014) [4CD Box Set]”

Glenn Miller – Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]

Glenn Miller - Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]

Glenn Miller – Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]
EAC Rip | 4xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.10 GB (CDs) + 32.1 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Membran Music | Germany | Cat#: 222458-444 | Genre: Big Band, Swing, Jazz
Continue reading “Glenn Miller – Quadromania: Anvil Chorus (2005) [4CD Box Set]”

Various Artists – Funk: The Essential Collection (2009) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - Funk: The Essential Collection (2009) [3CD Set]

009 three CD collection. How do you like your Funk, y’all? Streetwise, southern fried or paaarty? You’ll find them all here as this collection of original rare grooves brings you Curtis Mayfield, the Meters, Funkadelic, Bobby Womack and many other true funky legends. Sure to satisfy, this is funky perfection on plastic! Includes informative notes on all songs featured. 60 tracks. Continue reading “Various Artists – Funk: The Essential Collection (2009) [3CD-Set]”

Les Paul – The Legend And The Legacy (1991) [4CD Box Set]

Les Paul - The Legend And The Legacy (1991) [4CD Box Set]

Les Paul – The Legend And The Legacy (1991) {4CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | 4xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 894 MB (CDs) + 56.8 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol | USA | Cat#: C2-97654 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Country, Blues

If you’re going for the big gulp, you could do no better than this excellent four-disc box set, which covers all the highlights of Les Paul and Mary Ford’s tenure with the label. Sparkling sound abounds throughout (even on the old acetate masters like “Lover”), with the first three discs covering not only the best issued Capitol masters, but three of Paul and Ford’s radio shows for NBC and assorted catchy radio commercials for Robert Hall clothiers and Rheingold beer. Continue reading “Les Paul – The Legend And The Legacy (1991) [4CD Box Set]”

Madeleine Peyroux – Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux (2014)

Madeleine Peyroux - Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux (2014)

The 2014 career-spanning anthology Keep Me in Your Heart for a While: The Best of Madeleine Peyroux, showcases tracks from throughout the Georgia-born, Paris-based vocalist’s career. Starting with her 1996 debut album, Dreamland, and running through her 2013 studio effort The Blue Room, Keep Me in Your Heart for a While reveals Peyroux’s transformation from a bluesy, Billie Holiday-influenced vocal ingenue to a mature and sophisticated interpreter of popular song Continue reading “Madeleine Peyroux – Keep Me In Your Heart For A While: The Best Of Madeleine Peyroux (2014)”

Various Artists – The Roots Of Psychobilly (2012)

Various Artists - The Roots Of Psychobilly (2012)

For those with an interest in the early roots of the psychobilly genre, this 2CD set is a must have featuring music from the acts that influenced a host of later bands. Continue reading “Various Artists – The Roots Of Psychobilly (2012)”

The Guess Who – The Future Is What It Used To Be (2018)

The Guess Who - The Future Is What It Used To Be (2018)

Classic rock giants, The Guess Who, are BACK with their first new studio album in over 20 years! Features what could be the most ROCKIN’ line-up of the band since it’s ’60s heyday, anchored by original GW drummer Garry Peterson along with vocalist Derek Sharp, superstar bassist Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot/Ozzy), guitarist Will Evankovich, and multi-instrumentalist Leonard Shaw! Available on both CD and vinyl (choice of red or black)! Continue reading “The Guess Who – The Future Is What It Used To Be (2018)”

Various Artists – Kool & The Gang ‎- The Hits: Reloaded (2004) [Special Edition]

Various Artists - Kool & The Gang ‎- The Hits: Reloaded (2004) [Special Edition]

Featuring 28 ‘Reloaded’ versions of Kool & the Gang classics with contributions from Angie Stone, Redman, Blu Cantrell, Jamiroquai, Lisa Stansfield, Atomic Kitten, Youssou N’Dour & more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Kool & The Gang ‎- The Hits: Reloaded (2004) [Special Edition]”

Alice In Chains – Original Album Classics (2011) [3CD-Set]

Alice In Chains - Original Album Classics (2011) [3CD-Set]

The 2011 box set Original Album Classics rounds up the softer side of Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies, Sap, and MTV Unplugged. All three albums are packaged as mini-LPs in paper sleeves and the set is available at an affordable price, making it a nice bargain even if it misses such big AIC titles as Dirt. Continue reading “Alice In Chains – Original Album Classics (2011) [3CD-Set]”

Captain & Tennille – Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits (2001)

Captain & Tennille - Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits (2001)

The first anthology to cover their A&M and Casablanca years! Includes Love Will Keep Us Together (English and Spanish versions!); Muskrat Love; Lonely Night (Angel Face); Shop Around; Come In from the Rain; Do That to Me One More Time; The Way I Want to Touch You; Can’t Stop Dancin’; You Never Done It Like That , and all the rest of their hits, plus the closing theme to their TV show-22 tracks in all! Continue reading “Captain & Tennille – Ultimate Collection: The Complete Hits (2001)”