GoodFlower, Author at Lossless Music Archives

Big Joe Turner – All The Classic Hits 1938-1952 (2003) [5CDs Box set]

Big Joe Turner - All The Classic Hits 1938-1952 (2003) [5CDs Box set]

Classic Hits 1938-52 is a five-disc, 123-track collection of Big Joe Turner’s earliest recording sessions before finding stardom with his mid-’50s R&B sides. While this JSP set isn’t extravagant, it’s a luxury to have Turner’s sides for National, Aladdin, Freedom, MGM, and Imperial remastered and together in one collection. Continue reading “Big Joe Turner – All The Classic Hits 1938-1952 (2003) [5CDs Box set]”

Wanda Jackson – Right Or Wrong (1992) [4CDs Box Set]

Wanda Jackson - Right Or Wrong (1992) [4CDs Box Set]

This four-CD set is like a photo album of Wanda Jackson growing up, from innocent adolescent to rockabilly star and the dominant female country singer of the early 1960s. Her complete recordings from the first Decca session in March 1954 until her Capitol session of November 2, 1962, constitute the part of her career that rock & roll and rockabilly fans most care about. Continue reading “Wanda Jackson – Right Or Wrong (1992) [4CDs Box Set]”

The Andrews Sisters – The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]

The Andrews Sisters - The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]

Since the 50-year limit on copyrights in Europe has led to a flurry of Andrews Sisters releases beginning in the early ’90s, it’s worth pointing out that the British Jasmine label is not just another fly-by-night outfit cobbling together a bunch of old 78s. The four-disc Golden Age of the Andrews Sisters, with a running time of more than four-and-three-quarters hours, contains more tracks — 101 — than any previously released Andrews Sisters compilation. Continue reading “The Andrews Sisters – The Golden Age Of The Andrews Sisters (2002) [4CDs Box set]”

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes (1979) [1991, MFSL Remastered]

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes (1979) [1991, MFSL Remastered]

Not long after You’re Gonna Get It, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers’ label, Shelter, was sold to MCA Records. Petty struggled to free himself from the major label, eventually sending himself into bankruptcy. Continue reading “Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Damn the Torpedoes (1979) [1991, MFSL Remastered]”

VA – The Cruisin’ Story 1956-1960 (2012)

VA - The Cruisin' Story 1956-1960 (2012)

250 Original Recordings on 10 CDs
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Buddy Holly – Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More (2009) [6CDs Box Set]

Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More (2009) [6CDs Box Set]

In 1979, The Complete Buddy Holly gathered up all known Buddy Holly recordings in a six-LP box set, setting the standard for archival rock & roll reissues in the pre-CD era. Perhaps if this box never existed, the wait for a CD incarnation of Holly’s complete recordings wouldn’t have seemed quite so long, but chances are it would: as the CD revolution waned in the early days of the new millennium, every one of his peers saw their work boxed up in complete sets, leaving Buddy to the bootleggers Continue reading “Buddy Holly – Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings And More (2009) [6CDs Box Set]”

Pat Travers – Retro Rocket (2015)

Pat Travers - Retro Rocket (2015)

Legendary guitar slinger Pat Travers blasts off with a brand new album featuring Travers trademark smoking hot licks, powerful vocal performances, and just plain kick ass, foot stomping rock & roll! Continue reading “Pat Travers – Retro Rocket (2015)”

Boney M. – Diamonds (2015) [40th Anniversary Edition, 2 Box Sets]

Boney M. - Diamonds (2015) [40th Anniversary Edition, 2 Box Sets]

Special two box sets including 3CDs, plus bonus documentary DVD and three-DVD sets. CDs one and two of the 3CD set feature all hit singles in chronological order including unreleased 7” single versions. The third CD features an exclusive 30 minute mega mix by the German DJ team Bodybangers and new mixes from Bassflow and Blank & Jones. Continue reading “Boney M. – Diamonds (2015) [40th Anniversary Edition, 2 Box Sets]”

Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly (1997)

Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly (1997)

Compilation featuring 17 of the hard rockin’former Runaway’s best, including the top 20 hit ‘Kiss MeDeadly’, a cover of Alice Cooper’s ‘Only Women Bleed’ andother tough gems from the ’80s like ‘Back To The Cave’,’Can’t Catch Me’ & ‘Hungry’. A Camden release. Continue reading “Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly (1997)”

Chris De Burgh – The Ultimate Collection (2000) [2009, Reissue, 2CD + DVD]

Chris De Burgh - The Ultimate Collection (2000) [2009, Reissue, 2CD + DVD]

The Ultimate Collection is a bountiful assortment of Chris de Burgh’s best material, up to and including songs from 2000’s Quiet Revolution album. The 38 tracks spotlight the best of de Burgh’s love songs, fairy tales, and quicker pieces, resulting in a delightful melange of this Argentinian-born’s music that spans nearly three decades. Continue reading “Chris De Burgh – The Ultimate Collection (2000) [2009, Reissue, 2CD + DVD]”

Tears For Fears – Gold (2006)

Tears For Fears - Gold (2006)

Hip-O’s excellent two-disc Tears for Fears Gold collection boasts 24 tracks from the veteran English duo. All of the obvious hits (“Shout,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” “Head Over Heels,” “Mad World,” and “Sowing the Seeds of Love”) are here, but it’s the inclusion of tracks from their woefully overlooked 2004 comeback album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, that warrants a high rating. Continue reading “Tears For Fears – Gold (2006)”

Bad Company – Live At Red Rocks (2017) [CD + Blu-ray]

Bad Company - Live At Red Rocks (2017) [CD + Blu-ray]

Taped May 15, 2016 at Red Rocks Amphitheater In Colorado, The Legendary Classic Rock Band delivers it’s biggest hits.
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Madonna – Rebel Heart (2015) [Japan, Super Deluxe Edition]

Madonna - Rebel Heart (2015) [Japan, Super Deluxe Edition]

Rebel Heart is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Madonna. It was released on March 6, 2015 by Interscope Records. After a flurry of unexpected album content leaks, the singer put the album’s pre-order out of a sudden on iTunes on December 20, 2014, with six songs being available for download Continue reading “Madonna – Rebel Heart (2015) [Japan, Super Deluxe Edition]”

Harry Manfredini – Friday The 13th: Parts I-VI (2012) [6CDs Box Set, Limited Edition]

Harry Manfredini - Friday The 13th: Parts I-VI (2012) [6CDs Box Set, Limited Edition]

If you were to attend one of the many annual horror conventions held throughout the United States, you would run amok amongst the multituded of die-hard fans who have made FRIDAY THE 13th the acclaimed and cherished franchise it is today. No longer castigated as merely a luckless date on the Gregorian calendar, the folkloric significanse of the thirteenth day of the month falling on a Friday now conjures up an intense passion that is seldom achieved in American cinema. Continue reading “Harry Manfredini – Friday The 13th: Parts I-VI (2012) [6CDs Box Set, Limited Edition]”

Caravan – The World Is Yours: An Anthology 1968-1976 (2010) [4CDs Box Set]

Caravan - The World Is Yours: An Anthology 1968-1976 (2010) [4CDs Box Set]

The World Is Yours – The Anthology 1968-1976 is an exhaustive remastered four CD box set from Canterbury sound band Caravan. The set includes previously unreleased studio recordings, album tracks, rare single mixes, BBC recordings and out-takes,a s well as a lavish book featuring an essay and previously unseen photographs plus sleeve notes by Mark Powell. Continue reading “Caravan – The World Is Yours: An Anthology 1968-1976 (2010) [4CDs Box Set]”