Author: GoodFlower

Steppenwolf – Steppenwolf (1968) {1997, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf (1968) {1997, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steppenwolf – Steppenwolf (1968) {1997, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 336 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 714 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Steppenwolf entered the studio for their recording debut with a lot of confidence — based on a heavy rehearsal schedule before they ever got signed — and it shows on this album, a surprisingly strong debut album from a tight hard rock outfit who was obviously searching for a hook to hang their sound on. Continue reading “Steppenwolf – Steppenwolf (1968) {1997, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Little Richard – King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings (2004) [3CD-Set]

Little Richard - King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings (2004) [3CD-Set]

Little Richard – King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings (2004) [3CD-Set]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.24 GB (CDs) + 193 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino Handmade | USA | Cat#: RHM2 7888 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Funk

Little Richard was not the only original rock & roller to attempt a comeback in the late ’60s and early ’70s, but he may have been the one to take the greatest musical risks. Fats Domino merely updated his sound (albeit in a charming fashion), Jerry Lee Lewis refashioned himself as a hardcore country singer, and Chuck Berry pandered with “My Ding-A-Ling,” but Little Richard pushed himself on his three albums for Reprise, all of which were collected — along with his contributions to Quincy Jones’ 1972 Dollar$ soundtrack album, non-LP singles, session outtakes, and a complete unreleased Continue reading “Little Richard – King of Rock and Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings (2004) [3CD-Set]”

Billie Holiday – Body And Soul (1957) {1996, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Billie Holiday - Body And Soul (1957) {1996, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Billie Holiday – Body And Soul (1957) {1996, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 139 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 658 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

This session comes from close to the end of the line (1959) in the erstwhile swinging company of Barney Kessel on guitar, Ben Webster on tenor, and naysayers will be quick to point out that Lady Day wasn’t in peak form here. But Billie Holiday with some of the platinum chipped off the pipes is still way better than a buncha finger-snappin’ wannabes anyday. Continue reading “Billie Holiday – Body And Soul (1957) {1996, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust (1975) {1995, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust (1975) {1995, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust (1975) {1995, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | APE Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 270 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 646 | Genre: Folk

With the Vietnam War winding down, Joan Baez, who had devoted one side of her last album to her trip to Hanoi, delivered the kind of commercial album A&M Records must have wanted when it signed her three years earlier. But she did it on her own terms, putting together a session band of contemporary jazz veterans like Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder, and Joe Sample, and mixing a wise selection from the work of current singer-songwriters like Jackson Browne and John Prine with pop covers of Stevie Wonder and the Allman Brothers Band, and an unusually high complement of her own writing. Continue reading “Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust (1975) {1995, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Ten Years After – 2 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Ten Years After - 2 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Ten Years After – 2 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 588 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Genre: Blues Rock, Hard Rock
 
A Space in Time (1971) & Rock & Roll Music to the World (1972)

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Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band (1973) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (1973) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band (1973) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 360 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 047 | Genre: Hard Rock

Having made several changes in their business and musical efforts in 1972, Grand Funk Railroad made even more extensive ones in 1973, beginning with their name, which was officially truncated to “Grand Funk.” And keyboardist Craig Frost, credited as a sideman on Phoenix, the previous album, was now a full-fledged bandmember, filling out the musical arrangements. Continue reading “Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band (1973) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Lou Reed – Transformer (1972) {1982, Non-Remastered}

Lou Reed - Transformer (1972) {1982, Non-Remastered}

Lou Reed – Transformer (1972) {1982, Non-Remastered}
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Total Size: 209 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA | W.Germany | Cat#: ND 83806 | Genre: Glam Rock

David Bowie has never been shy about acknowledging his influences, and since the boho decadence and sexual ambiguity of the Velvet Underground’s music had a major impact on Bowie’s work, it was only fitting that as Ziggy Stardust mania was reaching its peak, Bowie would offer Lou Reed some much needed help with his career, which was stuck in neutral after his first solo album came and went. Musically, Reed’s work didn’t have too much in common with the sonic bombast of the glam scene Continue reading “Lou Reed – Transformer (1972) {1982, Non-Remastered}”

Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ’74.. (1974) [2014, Remastered, 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set 7CD+DVD]

Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74.. (1974) [2014, Remastered, 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set 7CD+DVD]

Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ’74.. (1974) [2014, Remastered, 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set 7CD+DVD]
EAC Rip | 7xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | Dolby AC-3, 2.0 & 5.1 / DTS, 5.1
Total Size: 2.57 GB (CDs) + 7.70 GB (DVD) + 206 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony | EU | Cat#: 88875004882 | Genre: Blues Rock

The 40th anniversary expanded deluxe edition release of one of Rory Gallagher’s most celebrated recordings. The most expansive edition to date, of this landmark album. Featured for the first time on record, all three shows. Packaged in a special deluxe edition 8 CD 10” boxset and including previously unreleased tracks, remastered audio, photos, extensive liner notes, feature length documentary, memorabilia and more. Continue reading “Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour ’74.. (1974) [2014, Remastered, 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set 7CD+DVD]”

Various Artists – Woodstock (1970) {1986, MFSL, Remastered}

Various Artists - Woodstock (1970) {1986, MFSL, Remastered}

Various Artists – Woodstock (1970) {1986, MFSL, Remastered}
EAC Rip | 4xCD | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 1.12 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | Japan | Cat#: MFCD 4-816 | Genre: Blues Rock, Folk, Hard Rock

It’s almost impossible to regard the soundtrack albums for the Michael Wadleigh documentary Woodstock, simply as music, apart from the event that inspired them or what that event has come to represent. Music from the Original Soundtrack and More: Woodstock was originally released by Atlantic’s Cotillion imprint as a three-LP set in a gatefold sleeve. Continue reading “Various Artists – Woodstock (1970) {1986, MFSL, Remastered}”

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping (1974) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping (1974) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping (1974) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 270 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 054 | Genre: Blues Rock, Southern Rock

Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote the book on Southern rock with their first album, so it only made sense that they followed it for their second album, aptly titled Second Helping. Sticking with producer Al Kooper (who, after all, discovered them), the group turned out a record that replicated all the strengths of the original, but was a little tighter and a little more professional. Continue reading “Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping (1974) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

James Brown – James Brown’s Funky Christmas (1995)

James Brown - James Brown's Funky Christmas (1995)

James Brown – James Brown’s Funky Christmas (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans @400 dpi, JPG, Included
Total Size: 407 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor | USA | Cat#: 31452 7988-2 | Genre: Funk, R&B, Xmas

Recorded at the height of Mr. Superbad’s reign, this high-octane, 17-song set is guaranteed to give Santa Claus a soul transfusion–and put a little extra kick into that mistletoe kiss. While JB spends a fair amount of time pouring his heart out on inspired renditions of favorites such as “Merry Christmas Baby” and “Please Come Home,” he and his always-stellar band really shine on a spate of originals that takes Christmas from an idealized holiday and makes it real. Continue reading “James Brown – James Brown’s Funky Christmas (1995)”