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Woody Herman – The Fourth Herd (1960) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Woody Herman - The Fourth Herd (1960) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Woody Herman – The Fourth Herd (1960) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 743 MB (Hi-Res) + 218 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-219 / ANADISQ 200™ | Genre: Big Band

Woodrow Charles Herman was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called “The Herd”, Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. His bands often played music that was cutting edge and experimental for its time; they received numerous Grammy nominations and awards. Continue reading “Woody Herman – The Fourth Herd (1960) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

VA – Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (1983) {CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

VA - Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (1983) {CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

VA – Flashdance: Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture (1983) {CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 785 MB (Hi-Res) + 232 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Casablanca | USA | Cat#: 422-811 492-1 M-1 | Genre: Soundtrack, Pop

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VA – Rock ‘N’ Roll High School: Music From The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Of (1979) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

VA - Rock 'N' Roll High School: Music From The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Of (1979) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

VA – Rock ‘N’ Roll High School: Music From The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Of (1979)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 917 MB (Hi-Res) + 267 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sire | USA | Cat#: SRK 6070 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Punk

Rock ‘n’ Roll High School is a 1979 American musical comedy film directed by Allan Arkush, produced by Michael Finnell, and starring P. J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard, and Dey Young. The film featured the punk rock group The Ramones. Continue reading “VA – Rock ‘N’ Roll High School: Music From The Original Motion Picture Sound Track Of (1979) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

YES - Close To The Edge (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 831 MB (Hi-Res) + 258 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 1-077 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

With 1971’s Fragile having left Yes poised quivering on the brink of what friend and foe acknowledged was the peak of the band’s achievement, Close to the Edge was never going to be an easy album to make. Drummer Bill Bruford was already shifting restlessly against Jon Anderson’s increasingly mystic/mystifying lyricism, while contemporary reports of the recording sessions depicted bandmate Rick Wakeman, too, as little more than an observer to the vast tapestry that Anderson, Steve Howe, and Chris Squire were creating. Continue reading “YES – Close To The Edge (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Alan Parsons – The Secret (2019) [Deluxe Edition, CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Alan Parsons - The Secret (2019) [Deluxe Edition, CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Eleven-time Grammy nominated legendary music icon and master of progressive rock, Alan Parsons will returns with a new album, “The Secret”. Alan’s longtime hobby has been performing magic and this brand new album showcases his own passion for the craft, hence the title “The Secret.” The album will see a return to the pop rock sound with symphonic and progressive rock interludes which the Alan Parsons Project was known for. Features guest appearances by Jason Mraz, Lou Gramm (Foreigner), and more. The DVD is a 5.1 audio hi-definition mix of the album. Continue reading “Alan Parsons – The Secret (2019) [Deluxe Edition, CD + DVD + Hi-Res]”

Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (2019) [Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Dream Theater - Distance Over Time (2019) [Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (2019) [Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + DVD + Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | 2x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 & 5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz)
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1 & 2.0)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 872 MB (CDs) + 21.9 GB (BD) + 7.13 GB (DVD) + 4.70 GB (Hi-Res Stereo/Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Inside Out Music | EU | Cat#: IOMLTDCD 523, 19075917292 | Genre: Progressive Metal
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Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Dream Theater - Distance Over Time (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 2.45 GB (Hi-Res) + 460 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Inside Out Music | EU | Cat#: OMLP 523, 19075920621 | Genre: Progressive Metal
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Stevie Nicks – Stand Back (2019) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Stevie Nicks - Stand Back (2019) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Stevie Nicks – Stand Back (2019) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 3.89 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino / Atlantic | Genre: Pop

Music from all eight of Nicks’ studio albums are included in the set, from Top 10 hits like “Stand Back” and “Talk To Me” to “The Dealer” from her latest, 2014’s 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault. Those solo tracks are joined by Nicks’ memorable collaborations with other artists, including “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “Leather And Lace” with Don Henley, “You’re Not The One” with Sheryl Crow, and “Beautiful People Beautiful Problems” with Lana Del Rey. Continue reading “Stevie Nicks – Stand Back (2019) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

John Denver – John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver - John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver – John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 781 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Country

With John Denver, Denver seemed to be making attempts to change his pastoral country boy image. The cover photo shows him in an intense, energy-charged performance shot, while the instrumentation is more lush and relies less on acoustic guitar than previous efforts. His own “Downhill Stuff,” and a cover of “Johnny B. Goode” are rock numbers, while Bryan Bowers’ “Berkeley Woman” is an uncharacteristically lustful song for Denver to record. Elsewhere, the haunting flute of Jim Horn on “Joseph and Joe,” and Herb Pedersen’s warm “Southwind” make the album a worthwhile buy. Continue reading “John Denver – John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}”

John Denver – I Want To Live (1977) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver – I Want To Live (1977) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}
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Total Size: 826 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Country

I Want to Live is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released by RCA Records in November, 1977. The title song was dedicated to the “Hunger Project”, which Denver was on the board of directors. Continue reading “John Denver – I Want To Live (1977) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}”

John Denver – Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver - Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver – Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 777 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Country

Perhaps John Denver’s worst-selling album, Whose Garden Was This, is largely a record of cover songs, starting with the Tom Paxton-penned environmentalist anthem that is the title track, and including Denver versions of such songs as the Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles,” The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” and “Golden Slumbers.” Denver’s own contributions included the awkward “I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock).” Though Denver tried in a sleeve note to weave all this into a theme, something about “all the things that change as we grow older.” In fact, Whose Garden Was This was an expendable collection of second-rate Denver songs and first-rate songs done better by others. Not surprisingly, it missed the charts. Continue reading “John Denver – Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}”

Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1970) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1970) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1970) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 2.19 GB (Hi-Res) + 813 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 2-160 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

It was designed to be a blockbuster and it was. Prior to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John had hits — his second album, Elton John, went Top 10 in the U.S. and U.K., and he had smash singles in “Crocodile Rock” and “Daniel” — but this 1973 album was a statement of purpose spilling over two LPs, which was all the better to showcase every element of John’s spangled personality. Continue reading “Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1970) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 824 MB (Hi-Res) + 241 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ATCO Records | Germany | Cat#: SD 33-250 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock

With its endless, droning minor-key riff and mumbled vocals, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” is arguably the most notorious song of the acid rock era. According to legend, the group was so stoned when they recorded the track that they could neither pronounce the title “In the Garden of Eden” or end the track, so it rambles on for a full 17 minutes, which to some listeners sounds like eternity. But that’s the essence of its appeal — it’s the epitome of heavy psychedelic excess, encapsulating the most indulgent tendencies of the era. Iron Butterfly never matched the warped excesses of “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” either on their debut album of the same name or the rest of their catalog, yet they occasionally made some enjoyable fuzz guitar-driven psychedelia that works as a period piece. Continue reading “Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [1969, Germany 2nd Press, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1982, MFSl Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) {1982, MFSl Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1982, MFSl Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 402 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-055 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

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) {1982, MFSl Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Rush – Hemispheres (1978) [2018, 40th Anniversary Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Rush - Hemispheres (1978) [2018, 40th Anniversary Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + Hi-Res]

The 2015 Hemispheres album remaster is available on CD for the first time along with previously unreleased and newly restored bonus content consisting of the band’s 1979 Pinkpop festival performance. Includes 3, 180g LPs mirroring the 2 CDs. The Blu-Ray disc features the album newly mixed from the original multi-tracks in 5.1 surround sound along with 4 bonus videos. Also includes a 40-page hard cover book with unreleased photos and new artwork by Hugh Syme, an extensive essay by Rob Bowman, a 1979 tour replica program, a wall poster, a Pinkpop Festival replica ticket and VIP pass, and a replica 1978 “Rush” Hemispheres iron-on patch. Continue reading “Rush – Hemispheres (1978) [2018, 40th Anniversary Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + Hi-Res]”