Author: ̶L̶e̶o̶n̶

Steely Dan – Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.48 GB (Hi-Res) + 595 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Giant Records | Germany | Cat#: 603497849093 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock

Notorious for shunning concert performances, Steely Dan’s improbable live reunion in the mid-’90s eventually turned into a full-fledged reunion album. Since Steely Dan fans went two decades without even the hope of a new record, the very prospect was a delight, but it was also a little worrying, since a botched comeback would tarnish the band’s legacy. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Two Against Nature (2000) [2021, Limited Edition, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.78 GB (Hi-Res) + 421 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: JC 34729 | Genre: Pop Rock

With 1974’s Slow Dancer, produced by Johnny Bristol, Scaggs recast himself as a more R&B-infused singer. 1976’s multi-million-selling Silk Degrees found Scaggs’ switch paying off commercially, displaying enough skills and chops that the odious “blue-eyed soul” tag was deemed passé. This is noticeably more detached than Silk Degrees. And although this set is indeed quirky, the often unsurprising production featuring almost-on-cue guitar solos makes this album more “mainstream” than it had to be. Continue reading “Boz Scaggs – Down Two Then Left (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, 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: 1.00 GB (Hi-Res) + 367 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: CBS Mastersound | US | Cat#: HC 43920 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
Continue reading “Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.97 GB (Hi-Res) + 472 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Friday Music | US | Cat#: FRM 9003 | Genre: Pop Rock, R&B
Half-Speed Mastered
Continue reading “Boz Scaggs – Boz Scaggs (1969) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Boz Scaggs – Middle Man (1980) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Middle Man (1980) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Middle Man (1980) [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: 2.93 GB (Hi-Res) + 572 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: FC 36106 | Genre: Pop Rock

1980’s Middle Man was Boz Scaggs’ last album for Columbia before an eight-year self-imposed sabbatical. Scaggs nonetheless caps off the decade with equal nods to his ’70s hitmaking formulas and the newer, shinier production techniques of the coming decade. Continue reading “Boz Scaggs – Middle Man (1980) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.47 GB (Hi-Res) + 358 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-1693 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz-Rock
Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) [2008, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.80 GB (Hi-Res) + 480 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABC | Australia | Cat#: ABCD 931 | Genre: Pop Rock

The Royal Scam is the first Steely Dan record that doesn’t exhibit significant musical progress from its predecessor, but that doesn’t mean the album is any less interesting. The cynicism that was suppressed on Katy Lied comes roaring to the surface on The Royal Scam — not only are the lyrics bitter and snide, but the music is terse, broken, and weary. Continue reading “Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.44 GB (Hi-Res) + 424 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCD-846 | Genre: Pop Rock
Continue reading “Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.97 GB (Hi-Res) + 581 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCX-779 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Pop Rock

Can’t Buy a Thrill became an unexpected hit, and as a response, Donald Fagen became the group’s full-time lead vocalist, and he and Walter Becker acted like Steely Dan was a rock & roll band for the group’s second album, Countdown to Ecstasy. The loud guitars and pronounced backbeat of “Bodhisattva,” “Show Biz Kids,” and “My Old School” camouflage the fact that Countdown is a riskier album, musically speaking, than its predecessor. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy (1973) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.26 GB (Hi-Res) + 637 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Speakers Corner Records | Germany | Cat#: ABCX 758 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz Rock

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan’s debut, Can’t Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan’s signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Various Artists - FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 5.46 GB (Hi-Res) + 879 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA2-12000 | Genre: Soundtrack, Classic Rock

Appropriately, the soundtrack for the 1978 movie FM feels like a radio play list of the era, collecting songs from Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Boz Scaggs, and other ’70s radio staples. Steely Dan’s title track, Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band’s “Night Moves,” Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are,” and Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” are some of the highlights from this double-disc set, which also includes tracks from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Foreigner, and Linda Ronstadt, all of whom also appeared in the film. Continue reading “Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.83 GB (Hi-Res) + 559 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSV 1-514 | Genre: Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock
Pressed On Supervinyl

Mastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl vinyl at RTI, and housed in a tip-on jacket, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g LP of Eldorado allows the longtime audiophile staple to resonate with previously unheard dynamics, tones, and colors. Conjuring the feeling of journeying to different horizons, the record’s songs teem with layer upon layer of details, which can now be heard as the producers intended. Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967)
[2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.09 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.13 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: 19075812421 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

Analogue Productions’ UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!, 33 1/3 RPM Ultra High Quality Record release limited to 20,000 copies, Mastered from the original tapes and cut to lacquer by Bernie Grundma, Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using Clarity Vinyl®, Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!, All runout strings are etched apart from ‘QRP’ which is stamped. Continue reading “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Peggy Lee – Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Peggy Lee - Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Peggy Lee – Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, 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: 1.23 GB (Hi-Res) + 367 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Toshiba-EMI | Japan | Cat#: ECS-90049 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Swing
Continue reading “Peggy Lee – Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, 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: 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 329 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Toshiba-EMI | Japan | Cat#: EYS-81447 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Tempering their bar band R&B with a touch of new wave pop production, the J. Geils Band finally broke through into the big leagues with Freeze Frame. Fans of the hard-driving rock of the group’s ’70s albums will find the sleek sound of Freeze Frame slightly disorienting, but the production gives the album cohesion. Continue reading “The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”