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Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 422 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.77 GB (DSF) + 857 MB (FLAC) + 1.80 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2062 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Embittered by legal disputes with his label and an endless tour to support a debut that was dead in the water, Billy Joel hunkered down in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, spending six months as a lounge singer at a club. He didn’t abandon his dreams — he continued to write songs, including “Piano Man,” a fictionalized account of his weeks as a lounge singer. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 619 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.98 GB (DSF) + 982 MB (FLAC) + 2.01 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2092 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Having scored three multi-platinum hits in a row, Billy Joel took a breather, releasing his first live album, Songs in the Attic, as he worked on his ambitious follow-up to Glass Houses. Joel wisely decided to use the live album as an opportunity to draw attention to songs from his first four albums. Apart from “Piano Man,” none of those songs had been heard by the large audience he had won with The Stranger. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 324 MB (CD-Layer) + 5.46 GB (DSF) + 2.10 GB (FLAC) + 2.92 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 207 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Piano Man gave Billy Joel his long-desired big hit, but it also somewhat threw him for a loop. He had been driven on Piano Man, determined to deliver an album that established him as both a serious artist and a commercial contender. Having achieved at least one of those goals (critics never gave Joel much credit), he had to release another album quickly if he wanted to keep his profile high Continue reading “Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Dylan – Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004] [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004] [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004]
[2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 827 MB (CD-Layer) + 15 GB (DSF) + 6.98 GB (FLAC) + 6.14 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 230 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

It does seem strange, very strange indeed, to be hearing an official release of this historic concert, which has been available as a bootleg for decades. The Halloween gig at Philharmonic Hall in New York was a special part of the tour for Another Side of Bob Dylan, arguably his greatest acoustic recording. What’s more poignant, however, is how it previews the material on Bringing It All Back Home. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004] [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 211 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.47 GB (DSF) + 699 MB (FLAC) + 1.49 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2137 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Workingman’s Dead is the fourth Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. The album and its studio follow-up, American Beauty, were recorded back-to-back using a similar style, eschewing the psychedelic experimentation of previous albums in favor of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s Americana-styled songcraft Continue reading “Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Sergey Koudriakov – Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sergey Koudriakov - Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sergey Koudriakov – Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 3.60 GB (FLAC) + 3.25 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audite | EU | Cat#: 92.546 | Genre: Classical

The Russian pianist Sergej Koudriakov won first prize at the Géza Anda Competition in 2006. This début SACD-recording for audite presents two piano works by Franz Schubert, both of which place great demands on their interpretation. Continue reading “Sergey Koudriakov – Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [2010, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [2010, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971)
[2010, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.64 GB (DSF) + 794 MB (FLAC) + 1.67 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9025 | Genre: Classic Rock, Progressive Rock
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Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tower Of Power - Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.92 GB (DSF) + 1.43 GB (FLAC) + 2.96 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 550 Music / Legacy | US | Cat#: BS 69829 | Genre: Jazz, Soul

The recordings on Soul Vaccination: Live were made during Tower of Power’s 1998 tour. It wasn’t a reunion tour, since ToP never really went away, but they nevertheless hauled such staples as “What Is Hip,” along with selection from latter-day albums. Continue reading “Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
[2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.98 GB (DSF) + 951 MB (FLAC) + 2.02 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9028 | Genre: Art Rock

One would be hard-pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground & Nico. While it reportedly took over a decade for the album’s sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. Continue reading “The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962)
[2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.58 GB (DSF) + 761 MB (FLAC) + 1.62 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPJ 8089 SA | Genre: Jazz
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Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wes Montgomery - A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.40 GB (DSF) + 642 MB (FLAC) + 1.44 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UCGU-9057 | Genre: Jazz

By the time Wes Montgomery recorded this album (his debut for A&M), he was a major name in the pop world. Montgomery’s melodic renditions of current pop hits caught on and were played regularly on Top 40 radio. In most cases the guitarist did little more than play the melody, using his distinctive octaves, and it was enough to make him saleable. Continue reading “Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Mark Knopfler – Shangri-La (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark Knopfler - Shangri-La (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark Knopfler – Shangri-La (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 10.7 GB (DSF) + 4.87 GB (FLAC) + 3.69 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury | EU | Cat#: 9867715 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Shangri-La, Mark Knopfler’s fourth solo release and his first since breaking his collarbone, shoulder, and seven ribs in a motorcycle crash in March 2003, finds the eternally laid-back Dire Straits frontman in familiar territory. Instead of constructing a song cycle about his brush with mortality — the wry “Don’t Crash the Ambulance” aside — he uses his warm baritone and effortless guitar work to ruminate on everything from the plight of the modern fisherman — the beautiful and rustic “Trawlerman’s Song” — to the entrepreneurial skills of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc (“Boom, Like That”). Continue reading “Mark Knopfler – Shangri-La (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
[2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 635 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.19 GB (DSF) + 1.57 GB (FLAC) + 3.28 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ2 145 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Where Dylan’s first Greatest Hits took its title literally, Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a greatest-hits album only in the loosest sense of the term. While the double album does contain several genuine hits — “Lay Lady Lay,” “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You,” the non-LP “Watching the River Flow” — it is largely comprised of album tracks that became classics, either through Dylan’s own version or through covers. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971)
[2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 327 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.19 GB (DSF) + 1.04 GB (FLAC) + 871 MB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 259 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Leon Russell’s accolades are monumental in a number of categories, from songwriting to session playing, to his solo work. Leon Russell and the Shelter People is the second solo album by the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. This 1971 gem shot to #17 on the Billboard album charts. Continue reading “Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Christian Willisohn – Hold On (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Christian Willisohn - Hold On (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Christian Willisohn – Hold On (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.02 GB (FLAC) + 2.91 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4038.2 | Genre: Blues

Christian Willisohn, pianist and singer from Munich, goes back to the roots of the blues, taking his listeners on a trip from the basics to the myriad facets of the music. Continue reading “Christian Willisohn – Hold On (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”