VA – Donnie Darko: Original Soundtrack & Score (2004)

VA - Donnie Darko: Original Soundtrack & Score (2004)

VA – Donnie Darko: Original Soundtrack & Score (2004)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 479 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sanctuary | EU | Cat#: SANDD320 | Genre: Soundtrack & Score

Fans of Richard Kelly’s cinematic cult masterpiece Donnie Darko will be well served by this two-disc collection from Sanctuary. The first disc contains the entire soundtrack outside the original score — it features cuts by everyone from INXS and Duran Duran to Joy Division and Oingo Boingo. The second disc is devoted to a remastered version of composer Michael Andrews’ truly haunting, beautiful, and sometimes disturbing complete score including one bonus cut Continue reading “VA – Donnie Darko: Original Soundtrack & Score (2004)”

Lionel Richie – The Definitive Collection (2003) {International Version}

Lionel Richie - The Definitive Collection (2003) {International Version}

Lionel Richie – The Definitive Collection (2003) {International Version}
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Total Size: 950 MB (CDs) + 280 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Motown / Universal | EU | Cat#: 06024 981 420-3 (5) | Genre: Adult Contemporary

It’s hard to believe, but prior to the 2003 release of The Definitive Collection, there wasn’t a proper hits collection in Lionel Richie’s catalog. A decade earlier, Motown dipped their toe in the water with the jumbled Back to Front, which tried desperately to camouflage its nature as a comp with three new songs, which, at 14 tracks, hurt the hit quotient dramatically. Continue reading “Lionel Richie – The Definitive Collection (2003) {International Version}”

Katie Melua – In Winter (2016)

Katie Melua - In Winter (2016)

Katie Melua – In Winter (2016)
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Total Size: 290 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | UK | Cat#: 538234952 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

A gorgeously rendered holiday-themed effort, In Winter finds singer/songwriter Katie Melua backed by the 25-member Gori Women’s Choir. The album is Melua’s seventh studio production and first since parting ways with longtime collaborator Mike Batt. Continue reading “Katie Melua – In Winter (2016)”

Sarah McLachlan – Wonderland (2016) {WEB}

Sarah McLachlan - Wonderland (2016) {WEB}

Sarah McLachlan – Wonderland (2016) {WEB}
Digital Download | FLAC Tracks | Front Cover
Total Size: 250 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: The Verve Music Group | Genre: Xmas, Pop

Wonderland is the ninth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on October 21, 2016 by Verve Records. It is McLachlan’s second Christmas studio album, after 2006’s Wintersong. Continue reading “Sarah McLachlan – Wonderland (2016) {WEB}”

Bob Marley – 1967-1972 – Gold (2005)

Bob Marley – 1967-1972 – Gold (2005)
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Total Size: 558 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | EU | Cat#: 0602498737071 | Genre: Roots Reggae

Although it’s derived from the same set of early recordings that all “grey market” Bob Marley compilations draw from, this release has legitimacy on its side. The main reason is that it’s on Island, the label that Marley was officially signed to in his later years and the label the Marley estate chose as distributor for its Tuff Gong imprint. Continue reading “Bob Marley – 1967-1972 – Gold (2005)”

Poison – Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986-1996 (1996)

Poison - Poison's Greatest Hits 1986-1996 (1996)

Poison – Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986-1996 (1996)
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Total Size: 596 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol | USA | Cat#: CDP 7243 8 53375 2 9 | Genre: Glam Metal

Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986-1996 is as definitive as a Poison compilation could hope to be. Featuring a full 18 tracks, including all of their Top 50 hits (“Talk Dirty to Me,” “I Want Action,” “Nothin’ but a Good Time,” “Fallen Angel,” “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “Unskinny Bop,” “Something to Belive In,” “Stand,” among others) plus two unreleased cuts (“Sexual Thing,” “Lay Your Body Down”) Continue reading “Poison – Poison’s Greatest Hits 1986-1996 (1996)”

10cc – I’m Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)

10cc - I'm Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)

10cc – I’m Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)
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Total Size: 952 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Spectrum Music | EU | Cat#: SPECXX2085 | Genre: Pop Rock

Two CD collection from the eclectic British band originally formed by Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Features 36 tracks including the hits ‘I’m Not in Love’, ‘Dreadlock Holiday’, ‘The Things We Do for Love’, ‘Don’t Hang Up’ and more. Continue reading “10cc – I’m Not In Love: The Essential Collection (2012)”

Spandau Ballet – The Singles Collection (1985)

Spandau Ballet - The Singles Collection (1985)

Spandau Ballet – The Singles Collection (1985)
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Total Size: 410 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | UK | Cat#: CCD 1498 | Genre: Synth-Pop, New Wave

An excellent round-up of the 15 hit singles that, between late 1980 and fall 1984, saw Spandau Ballet transcend every prediction ever levelled at their music, and establish themselves among the most versatile British bands of their era. Continue reading “Spandau Ballet – The Singles Collection (1985)”

Gloria Gaynor – Greatest Hits (1988)

Gloria Gaynor - Greatest Hits (1988)

Gloria Gaynor – Greatest Hits (1988)
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Total Size: 481 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor | USA | Cat#: 833 433-2 | Genre: Disco, R&B

Greatest Hits is an 11-track collection that features all of Gloria Gaynor’s biggest, including “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “I Will Survive,” “Reach Out (I’ll Be There),” “Walk on By,” and “(If You Want It) Do It Yourself,” making it a definitive retrospective. Continue reading “Gloria Gaynor – Greatest Hits (1988)”

Jesse Green – Nice And Slow (1976) {2014, Remastered}

Jesse Green - Nice And Slow (1976) {2014, Remastered}

Jesse Green – Nice And Slow (1976) {2014, Remastered}
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Total Size: 600 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Big Break Records | Made in EC | Cat#: CDBBR 0274 | Genre: Disco, R&B

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this 1976 album from the Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician. NICE AND SLOW was Green’s debut solo album and was released on the EMI record label to high acclaim, despite not garnering the commercial success the album deserved. Continue reading “Jesse Green – Nice And Slow (1976) {2014, Remastered}”

The Three Degrees – The Best Of The Three Degrees (2000)

The Three Degrees - The Best Of The Three Degrees (2000)

The Three Degrees – The Best Of The Three Degrees (2000)
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Total Size: 432 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Planet Media | Germany | Cat#: PML 1046 | Genre: R&B, Disco

During the long fickle history of popular music, female groups have come and gone in the pop charts. The Supremes, Martha And The Vandellas, The Ronettes, The Crystals and, more recently, Bananarama and The Spice Girls, are some of the names who have achieved world-wide recognition in their time. The Three Degrees are another female act who their own very considerable impression on the international pop charts. Continue reading “The Three Degrees – The Best Of The Three Degrees (2000)”

VA – Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (1994)

VA - Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (1994)

VA – Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (1994)
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Total Size: 251 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | Germany | Cat#: MCD11103 | Genre: Soundtrack

The soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s darkly funny crime classic Pulp Fiction manages to re-create the film’s wildly careening sense of style, violence, and humor by concentrating on the surf music that comprises the bulk of the movie’s incidental music and adding a few sexy oldies integral to the film’s story (“Let’s Stay Together,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “You Never Can Tell”). Continue reading “VA – Pulp Fiction: Music From The Motion Picture (1994)”