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Bad Company – 2 Albums (1974-1975) [Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bad Company - 2 Albums (1974-1975) [Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bad Company (1974) / Straight Shooter (1975)
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Jerry Lee Lewis – Mercury Smashes… And Rockin’ Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]

Jerry Lee Lewis - Mercury Smashes… And Rockin' Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]

The third installment of Bear Family’s exhaustive reissue of Jerry Lee Lewis’ complete recordings, Mercury Smashes…and Rockin’ Sessions, covers the era that many listeners, even some fans, dismiss — his late-’60s and ’70s recordings for Mercury. Conventional wisdom claims that the Killer was pretty much spent as a creative force during this time, since he had already made his near-triumphant comeback as a hard country singer on Mercury in the mid-’60s, and that he coasted on formula, except for the concentrated burst of the Roots album. Continue reading “Jerry Lee Lewis – Mercury Smashes… And Rockin’ Sessions (2000) [10CDs, Box Set]”

Bill Haley & His Comets – The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]

Bill Haley & His Comets - The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]

Any casual listener looking over this 132-track five-CD set would probably conclude that it was far more Bill Haley than they need bite off in one gulp — and they’d be right, as casual listeners. For the serious rock & roll enthusiast, as well as the hardcore Bill Haley fan, however, there’s a wealth of worthwhile material to be found here, some of which will amaze even those fans: a dozen great songs and 55 or so more that are good, and another 20 that are fascinating Continue reading “Bill Haley & His Comets – The Decca Years And More (1990) [5CDs, Box Set]”

James Taylor – 5 Albums (1970-1975) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

James Taylor - 5 Albums (1970-1975) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

James Taylor – 5 Albums (1970-1975) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.08 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Genre: Soft Rock, Folk Rock

Sweet Baby James (1970) / Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon (1971)
One Man Dog (1972) / Walking Man (1974) / Gorilla (1975) Continue reading “James Taylor – 5 Albums (1970-1975) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams (2015)

Coldplay - A Head Full Of Dreams (2015)

A Head Full of Dreams is the seventh studio album by British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 4 December 2015 by Parlophone and Atlantic Records. Continue reading “Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams (2015)”

Elvis Costello – The Best Of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (2007)

Elvis Costello - The Best Of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (2007)

The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years is a compilation album by Elvis Costello released in 2007, consisting of songs taken from the early years of his discography, compiled by Costello himself. Continue reading “Elvis Costello – The Best Of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (2007)”

VA – Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}

VA - Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}

VA – Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.30 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX039 | Genre: Folk, Country

Notwithstanding one or two isolated exceptions, it wasn’t until the mid-Sixties that independent female voices really began to be heard within the music industry. The feminist movement naturally coincided with the first signs of genuine musical emancipation. In North America, Joan Baez and Buffy Sainte-Marie emerged through the folk clubs, coffee-houses and college campuses to inspire a generation of wannabe female singers and musicians with their strong, independent mentality and social compassion, while the British scene’s combination of folk song revival and the Beatles-led pop explosion Continue reading “VA – Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}”

Bad Company – Live 1977 & 1979 (2016)

Bad Company - Live 1977 & 1979 (2016)

Live in Concert 1977 & 1979 is a double live album by hard rock band Bad Company, released on CD and as an mp3 download in 2016. It is an archival album with recordings taken from two concerts from their tours in 1977 and 1979. Disc one contains material from a concert at The Summit in Houston, Texas on May 23, 1977. Disc 2 contains material from a concert at Wembley Stadium in London on March 9, 1979. Continue reading “Bad Company – Live 1977 & 1979 (2016)”

Various Artists – Rock Tributes (2006) [5CDs Box Set]

Various Artists - Rock Tributes (2006) [5CDs Box Set]

Various Artists – 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}

Various Artists - 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}

Various Artists – 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.40 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Demon Music Group Ltd. | UK | Cat#: DMG 100 084 | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

2011 five CD set containing 100 of the greatest songs of the ’60s. Includes original recordings from the Beach Boys, Bobbie Gentry, Manfred Mann, the Animals, Herman’s Hermits, Adam Faith, Cilla Black and many others. Continue reading “Various Artists – 100 Hits Classic 60s (2011) {5CDs Box Set}”

Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]

Elvis Presley - The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]

Often it seems that every note Elvis Presley ever recorded has been repackaged and reissued in every conceivable combination, but there has never been a set comparable to 2010’s The Complete Elvis Presley Masters, a lavish limited 30-CD set that rounds up all 711 completed takes from Presley, including 100 relative rarities. Continue reading “Elvis Presley – The Complete Elvis Presley Masters (2010) [Box Set, 30CDs]”

Pat Travers and Carmine Appice – The Balls Album (2016)

Pat Travers and Carmine Appice - The Balls Album (2016)

Fats Domino – Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]

Fats Domino - Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]

An amazing piece of work — a massive eight-CD boxed set that contains every one of Fats Domino’s 1949-1962 Imperial waxings. That’s a tremendous load of one artist, but the legacy of Domino and his partner Dave Bartholomew is so consistently innovative and infectious that it never grows tiresome for a second. Continue reading “Fats Domino – Out Of New Orleans (1993) [Box Set]”

Edith Piaf – 30e Anniversaire: L’integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]

Edith Piaf - 30e Anniversaire: L'integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]

Capitol Records compiled a definitive collection of Edith Piaf’s work 30 years after her death; the compilation includes both the well-known (“La Vie en Rose,” “Milord,” “Padam…Padam,” “Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien,” etc.) and the hard to find (including “Johnny Tu N’Es Pas un Ange,” “Un Dimanche à Londres,” “À Quoi Ça Sert l’Amour?,” and “A L’Enseigne de la Fille Sans Coeur,” among others). At only two discs (and 44 songs), it’s impossible to portray the complete picture of the Sparrow, but this is a very nice, manageable set that does a pretty good job. Continue reading “Edith Piaf – 30e Anniversaire: L’integrale 1946-1963 (1993) [Box set]”

Toto – Toto IV (1982) [1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Toto - Toto IV (1982) [1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

It was do or die for Toto on the group’s fourth album, and they rose to the challenge. Largely dispensing with the anonymous studio rock that had characterized their first three releases, the band worked harder on its melodies, made sure its simple lyrics treated romantic subjects, augmented Bobby Kimball’s vocals by having other group members sing, brought in ringers like Timothy B. Schmit, and slowed down the tempo to what came to be known as “power ballad” pace. Continue reading “Toto – Toto IV (1982) [1994, Sony MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”