Author: Your_SACD

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Broken Hearted Blues (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lightnin' Hopkins - Broken Hearted Blues (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Broken Hearted Blues (2003)
[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
Scans Included
Total Size: 221 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.58 GB (DSF) + 964 MB (FLAC) + 2.43 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 010 | Genre: Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins has been called – the last of the Great Blues Singers – a poetic, haunting and unforgettable country blues bard. Recorded at the peak of his career in 1950 and 1952. The 16 selections include his two biggest hits, Hello Central and Coffee Blues. Continue reading “Lightnin’ Hopkins – Broken Hearted Blues (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ry Cooder - Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL 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: 969 MB (DSF) + 737 MB (FLAC) + 1.63 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2161 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Ry Cooder has always believed in the “mutuality in music,” and this may be no more evident in his career than with his fifth album, Chicken Skin Music (a Hawaiian colloquialism, synonymous with goosebumps). Even more than usual, Cooder refuses to recognize borders — geographical or musical — presenting “Stand By Me” as a gospel song with a norteño arrangement, or giving the Jim Reeves country-pop classic, “He’ll Have to Go,” a bolero rhythm, featuring the interplay of Flaco Jimenez’s accordion and Pat Rizzo’s alto sax. Continue reading “Ry Cooder – Chicken Skin Music (1976) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Louis Capart & Duo Balance – Voyage – D’Une Ile A L’Autre (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Louis Capart & Duo Balance - Voyage - D'Une Ile A L'Autre (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Louis Capart & Duo Balance – Voyage – D’Une Ile A L’Autre (2008) [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: 1.56 GB (DSF) + 1.07 GB (FLAC) + 2.31 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4043.2 | Genre: Folk, World

Connoisseurs will remember: While English is often the native tongue of Stockfisch artists, it was Duo Balance who first published their songs in French and German on this label. Christine Maringer-Tries and Hans-Peter Tries – the couple behind Duo Balance – have for many years had a deep friendship with Louis Capart, singer and songwriter from Brittany. Continue reading “Louis Capart & Duo Balance – Voyage – D’Une Ile A L’Autre (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

I Musici – Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi’s time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici - Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi's time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici – Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi’s time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 1.37 GB (DSF) + 1.01 GB (FLAC) + 2.36 GB (ISO)
Label: Fonè | EU | Cat#: SACD 066 | Genre: Classical

The intention of I Musici’s latest production is to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. The musical journey starts with a tribute to Francesco Geminiani, outstanding exponent together with Locatelli and Somis from Corelli’s school. The Concerto Grosso No. 12 “La Follia” from the sonata op. 5 no. 12 by Arcangelo Corelli for strings and harpsichord (a theme and variations) Continue reading “I Musici – Concerts and Follies In Pergolesi’s time (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

I Musici – Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici - Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

I Musici – Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Digital Booklet Included
Total Size: 1.47 GB (DSF) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) + 2.56 GB (ISO)
Label: Fonè | EU | Cat#: SACD 063 | Genre: Classical

Could a serenade of the 1900s possibly exist? Could two, apparently contradictory terms, be compatible? (They were accepted as such for a long period). How does one reconcile the expression of a selected poetic and musical form which was the favourite vehicle of an amorous relationship (that we often see as cloying), with the longing for renewal, for technology, with the magnificent and progressive destiny of the beginning of the 20th century? This is the riddle that I Musici tried to answer with the Serenata italiana (Italian serenade). Continue reading “I Musici – Serenata Italiana (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Francesco Fournier Facio – Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Francesco Fournier Facio - Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Francesco Fournier Facio – Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [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: 1.47 GB (DSF) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) + 970 MB (ISO)
Label: Fonè | EU | Cat#: SACD 134 | Genre: Classical

I could write extensively about this album, describe the moments and circumstances that led me to compose these eleven pieces. I could explain the influences and motivations that drove me forward. But what is really significant is the fact that, for the past two years, each of these pieces has been like a page in a diary Continue reading “Francesco Fournier Facio – Sound Of Light And Shadow (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

McKinley Black – Beggars, Fools and Thieves (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

McKinley Black - Beggars, Fools and Thieves (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

McKinley Black – Beggars, Fools and Thieves (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 1.11 GB (DSF) + 786 MB (FLAC) + 1.72 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4065.2 | Genre: Pop, Country, World

Consequently Stockfish recorded McKinley’s album “Beggars, Fools and Thieves”. The American singer/songwriter, who many years ago moved to Berlin and still lives there, got accompaniment during the studio sessions by renowned musicians like Ian Melrose, Katharina Franck (Rainbirds), drummer Ralf Gustke (Sohne Mannheims, Xavier Naidoo), and others. Continue reading “McKinley Black – Beggars, Fools and Thieves (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ranagri – Fort of the Hare (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ranagri - Fort of the Hare (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ranagri – Fort of the Hare (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.23 GB (DSF) + 864 MB (FLAC) + 1.93 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | UK | Cat#: SFR 357.4085.2 | Genre: Folk, Country, World

Ranagri (pronounced Ran-ag-rye) is a venture from four musicians who have come together to create some exciting new sounds. Consisting of flutes, ethnic flutes, electric harp, bodhran, guitar, bouzouki and vocals, Ranagri fuse worldwide folk music with quality contemporary songwriting, enhanced by virtuosic instrumentals, vibrant rhythms and haunting melodies, all interlaced with vivid storytelling. Continue reading “Ranagri – Fort of the Hare (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ranagri – Playing For Luck (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ranagri - Playing For Luck (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ranagri – Playing For Luck (2018) [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: 1.39 GB (DSF) + 1.05 GB (FLAC) + 2.05 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR357.4096.2 | Genre: Folk, Country, World

This sounds like a recipe for disaster. Here we have four stubbornly independent artistic individuals, a creative quartet of highly-trained instrumentalists, two women, two men, each with their own moving and impressive backgrounds, four unmistakable voices, four uniquely individual perspectives on root work and euphony – and yet: sometimes true magic lies in just such an unlikely but inspired mixture. Continue reading “Ranagri – Playing For Luck (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steve Strauss – Sea Of Dreams (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steve Strauss - Sea Of Dreams (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steve Strauss – Sea Of Dreams (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.51 GB (DSF) + 1.03 GB (FLAC) + 2.38 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4084.2 | Genre: Blues, Folk, World

No need for a clock or a calendar; Steve Strauss ticks in much more expansive dimensions. Roughly 10 years after his success with “Just Like Love” the singer & composer presents his album: “Sea of Dreams.” Why did it take so long? Because Steve Strauss lives in two worlds. Parallel to his passion for guitar and writing music this man from New York State is a social worker in his home town Continue reading “Steve Strauss – Sea Of Dreams (2014) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 2.72 GB (DSF) + 1.86 GB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4015.2 | Genre: Jazz, Classical, World

Enjoyable Listening, Audiophile Sound! A Great Introduction to Stockfisch Artists! The 5th sampler released by Stockfisch Records contains a collection of 19 tracks. Just as it’s four predecessors did, the compilation “Closer To the Music Vol.5” provides an aural overview of the latest and the forthcoming Stockfisch productions – this time for 2015. It contains more than 79 minutes of unusual recordings and fascinating music. Continue reading “Various Artists – Closer To The Music Volume 5 (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eric Alexander Quartet – Gentle Ballads (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet – Gentle Ballads (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 1.95 GB (DSF) + 1.33 GB (FLAC) + 2.85 GB (ISO)
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-60 | Genre: Jazz

In addition to being one of the top tenor saxophonists of his generation, Eric Alexander has developed quite a following in Japan, as evidenced by his series of recordings for the Venus label. These 2004 sessions with pianist Mike LeDonne, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth are much in the mold of John Coltrane’s Ballads album of the early ’60s. Continue reading “Eric Alexander Quartet – Gentle Ballads (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eric Alexander Quartet – Blues At Midnight (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet - Blues At Midnight (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eric Alexander Quartet – Blues At Midnight (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 1.55 GB (DSF) + 1.20 GB (FLAC) + 2.28 GB (ISO)
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-140 | Genre: Bop, Soul-Jazz

The big star on the Venus Records’ roster and one of the top tenor saxophonists of his generation, Eric Alexander’s latest release is an all-blues album. Leading his regular quartet consisting of the powerful Harold Mabern on piano, Nat Reeves on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums, Alexander weaves a tapestry of blues with wide-ranging materials. Continue reading “Eric Alexander Quartet – Blues At Midnight (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Diana Krall – Wallflower (2015) [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Diana Krall - Wallflower (2015) [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Diana Krall – Wallflower (2015) [Deluxe Edition, 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: 1.66 GB (DSF) + 1.06 GB (FLAC) + 2.38 GB (ISO)
Label: Verve | Hong Kong | Cat#: 4744315 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Diana Krall paid tribute to her father on Glad Rag Doll, the 2012 album sourced from his collection of 78-rpm records, and, in a sense, its 2015 successor Wallflower is a companion record of sorts, finding the singer revisiting songs from her childhood. Like many kids of the 20th century, she grew up listening to the radio, which meant she was weaned on the soft rock superhits of the ’70s — Continue reading “Diana Krall – Wallflower (2015) [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jeff Wayne – Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds (1978) [2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jeff Wayne - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds (1978) [2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jeff Wayne – Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds (1978)
[2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 10.2 GB (DSF) + 7.35 GB (FLAC) + 6.21 GB (ISO)
Label: Columbia | EU | Cat#: DPCD960000 / 0960005000 | Genre: Symphonic Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Released 40 years after Orson Welles’ infamous radio version of the H.G. Wells tale, Jeff Wayne’s musical version of War of the Worlds straddles old-style radio drama and contemporary orchestrated narratives by Rick Wakeman and David Bedford. And while it lacks the sophisticated arrangements of, say, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, it does boast an impressively odd cast — this may be the only time that a member of Thin Lizzy worked with Richard Burton, and the presence of Julie Covington and the Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward in very attractive singing roles attest to its pop/rock aspirations. Continue reading “Jeff Wayne – Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds (1978) [2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”