Author: GoodFlower

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce - Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1134 | Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock

This latest compilation of Jim’s music is both interesting and valid in that it combines songs that appeared on his three hit albums with earlier compositions that were works in progress of a singer/songwriter finding his voice and an artist searching for directon. Continue reading “Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (.wv) + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 219 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1047 | Genre: Pop Rock

On The Pretender, Jackson Browne took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn’t seem to make him feel any better. Employing a real producer, Jon Landau, for the first time, Browne made what sounded like a real contemporary rock record, but this made his songs less effective; the ersatz Mexican arrangement of “Linda Paloma” and the bouncy second half of “Daddy’s Tune,” with its horn charts and guitar solo, undercut the lyrics. Continue reading “Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 288 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 767 | Genre: Pop Rock

Marc Cohn is one of the finest debut albums of the 1990s, and it brought adult piano pop back to the radio. Every song is well-crafted, and Cohn’s singalong choruses, introspective lyrics, and vocal stylings reveal his ’60s soul and ’70s singer/songwriter influences. His voice is rich, but has a roughness that adds emotion when stretching to the upper end of his range while remaining subtle at the lower end. Continue reading “Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}”

Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}

Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}

Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | APE Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 629 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Atlantic / Rhino | USA | Cat#: 81668-2 | Genre: R&B

30 Greatest Hits zeroes in on Aretha Franklin’s prime recording period for Atlantic, from her breakout in 1967 with “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” through the end of 1974, during which the Queen of Soul truly reigned over the charts — she averaged over one pop hit every two months. Continue reading “Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}”

The Carpenters – Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) {Japanese, 20bit K2 Super Coding, XRCD2}

The Carpenters - Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) {Japanese, 20bit K2 Super Coding, XRCD2}

The Carpenters – Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) {Japanese, 20bit K2 Super Coding, XRCD2}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 562 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: JVC Victor / A&M | Japan | Cat#: 602498450765 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

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Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie - Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 225 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | Sanyo Japan | Cat#: MFCD 847 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

On this, their second album for A&M, Humble Pie proved that they were not the “minor league Rolling Stones” as people often described them. Led by the soulful Steve Marriot, the Pie was a great band in every sense of the word. Continue reading “Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 545 | Genre: Jazz Rock

Gaucho is the seventh studio album by the American jazz rock band Steely Dan, released on November 21, 1980 by MCA Records. The sessions for Gaucho represent the band’s typical penchant for studio perfectionism and obsessive recording technique. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 516 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 572 / UDCD 629 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
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VA – Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA - Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA – Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.49 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ministry Of Sound / Sony Music | EU | Cat#: MOSCD463 | Genre: Disco, Funk, R&B

Party season has arrived… So it’s time to get into the groove and make it a night to remember with the original club classics compilation! Yes… Get funked up with Ministry of Sound and sixty funk fuelled dance floor disco anthems. Get down on it and shake your groove thing to the biggest sounds from The Jacksons, James Brown, Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Kool & The Gang, Diana Ross, Luther Vandross, Cameo, Shalamar, Cheryl Lynn, Lipps Inc, Peaches & Herb, Anita Ward… Continue reading “VA – Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}”

Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}

Barry Manilow - Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}

Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}
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Total Size: 553 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Japan | Cat#: 88765430222 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

A Completely Different “Ultimate Manilow” with Eight Variant Tracks: “Let’s Hang On”, “Read Em and WEEP”, “Bermuda Triangle”, “Some Kind of Friend”, “You’re Lookin Hot Tonight”, “Moonlight Serenade”, “Strangers in the Night” and “Blue”. Continue reading “Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}”

Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}

Sting - 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}

Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Basic Scans Included
Total Size: 329 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | EU | Cat#: 00602557174502 | Genre: Pop Rock

Sting seemed to tire of pop songs sometime early in the 21st century, wandering away from the format after 2003’s well-mannered Sacred Love. Over the next 13 years, he entertained his esoteric interests — he collaborated on a classical album, he rearranged his old tunes for an orchestra, he reunited the Police, he wrote a musical — before he returned to pop/rock with 2016’s 57th & 9th. Continue reading “Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}”

Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (2016) {Japanese Edition}

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (2016) {Japanese Edition}

Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (2016) {Japanese Edition}
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Total Size: 256 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Japan | Cat#: SICP 5076 | Genre: Folk

You Want It Darker is the fourteenth and final studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, released on 21 October 2016, by Columbia Records. The album focuses on death, God, and humor. It was released to critical acclaim. Continue reading “Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (2016) {Japanese Edition}”

Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}

Simon & Garfunkel - Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}

Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 401 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: CBS/Sony | Japan | Cat#: 32DP 383 | Genre: Pop Rock, Folk Rock

Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits is the first compilation album from Simon & Garfunkel, released on June 14, 1972, two years after the duo had split. Continue reading “Simon & Garfunkel – Simon and Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits (1972) {1987, Japan, CBS/Sony}”