Author: Your_SACD

The Plastic People Of The Universe – Egon Bondy’s Happy Hearts Club Banned (1978) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Plastic People Of The Universe - Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned (1978) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Plastic People Of The Universe – Egon Bondy’s Happy Hearts Club Banned (1978)
[2010, 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: 2.20 GB (ISO) + 2.14 GB (DSF) + 1.08 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | Czech Republic | Cat#: 9 07121 2 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde

Egon Bondy’s Happy Hearts Club Banned is an album by Czech underground band The Plastic People of the Universe. It was recorded in 1974/75, mainly at Houska Castle, enabled by the castle’s then warden Svatopluk Karásek, with some songs being recorded in Prague. The album could not be officially released and distributed under the former Communist regime in Czechoslovakia; instead fans duplicated tapes with one another, often resulting in poor technical quality. It was released in 1978 in France by SCOPA Invisible Production. Continue reading “The Plastic People Of The Universe – Egon Bondy’s Happy Hearts Club Banned (1978) [2010, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Memories & Golden Hits (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Memories & Golden Hits (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Memories & Golden Hits (2016) [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: 2.50 GB (ISO) + 2.44 GB (DSF) + 1.17 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music | Japan | Cat#: 5370319 | Genre: Rock, R&B, Jazz
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Alexander Scriabin / Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev – Symphony No. 1 / The Poem Of Ecstasy (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alexander Scriabin / Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev - Symphony No. 1 / The Poem Of Ecstasy (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alexander Scriabin / Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev
Symphony No. 1 / The Poem Of Ecstasy (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 3.92 GB (ISO) + 10.9 GB (DSF) + 4.29 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Netherlands | Cat#: PTC 5186 514 | Genre: Classical

Alexander Scriabin’s development as a composer was marked by dramatic changes in his style, from the rather direct Romanticism of his Symphony No. 1 in E major to the more harmonically complex and mystical music of his middle and late phases, represented here by the Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4). This multichannel hybrid SACD recording by Mikhail Pletnev and the Russian National Orchestra presents both works in luscious state-of-the-art sound, which brings out the richness of Scriabin’s orchestration and puts both pieces in a spacious acoustic that allows them to have their proper impact. Continue reading “Alexander Scriabin / Russian National Orchestra / Mikhail Pletnev – Symphony No. 1 / The Poem Of Ecstasy (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, 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: 1.67 GB (ISO) + 1.65 GB (DSF) + 845 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2213 | Genre: Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock

Presenting the album with breathtaking clarity yet retaining the warmth, texture, and emotion that differentiate live music from reproduced sounds, this collectible reissue features reference-quality levels of in-the-moment presence, grand-scale soundstaging, and instrumental balance. Bursting with a veritable cornucopia of stimuli, MoFi’s Eldorado SACD also benefits from superb separation and immersive atmospherics that stem from the meticulous remastering process. Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Brian Flanagan – Where Dreams Are Made (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Brian Flanagan - Where Dreams Are Made (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Brian Flanagan – Where Dreams Are Made (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.80 GB (ISO) + 3.35 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4091.2 | Genre: World & Country

Irish songwriter, composer, vocalist, musician and poet, Brian Flanagan has worked with artists from diverse musical backgrounds such as Michael Flatley, Nadine Coyle, Eric Bibb, Nathan Carter, Finbar Furey, Brian Kennedy and Sharon Shannon. Brian is renowned for his ability to write to order, emotionally charged pieces that are immediately engaging. Love, loss, self-pity, recognizing chances and taking them – or not, almost mystical nature experiences, life-changing encounters, art and artists, environmental protection, human rights: it is truly a broad, moving and very current spectrum of themes which Irish singer-songwriter Brian Flanagan has worked through in the eleven tracks on this Audiophile SACD. Continue reading “Brian Flanagan – Where Dreams Are Made (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) [1992] [2020, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) [1992] [2020, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) [1992] [2020, Reissue, 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: 3.12 GB (ISO) + 3.07 GB (DSF) + 1.45 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music | Hong Kong | Cat#: 5389907 | Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop

Capturing some of their chart-topping smashes and other key tracks, Tears for Fears marks a monumental career with their collection Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 82-92. Toward the end of the praise surrounding their third album, 1991’s Seeds of Love, Curt Smith left the band. Roland Orzabal was left to sail the ship alone, and the strong success dwindled years later. However, this dozen-track compilation showcases some of the band’s early tracks heavily dominated by pulsating bass drops and heavy synth beats. Continue reading “Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92) [1992] [2020, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985) [2016, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) [2016, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985)
[2016, Japanese Reissue, 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: 1.86 GB (ISO) + 1.83 GB (DSF) + 971 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-15010 | Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop
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Rob Wasserman – Duets (1988) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rob Wasserman - Duets (1988) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rob Wasserman – Duets (1988) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans
Total Size: 1.95 GB (ISO) + 837 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 118 SA | Genre: Soul-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz

This charming collection of duets features the bass of Rob Wasserman with special guests Aaron Neville, Rickie Lee Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Lou Reed, Jennifer Warnes, Dan Hicks, Cheryl Bentyne and Stephane Grappelli. This is a successful experiment combining the human voice with the bass guitar and it delivers some very soulful sounds. Bass guitar at it’s finest! Continue reading “Rob Wasserman – Duets (1988) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Mirror Image & New City (2020) [Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blood, Sweat & Tears - Mirror Image & New City (2020) [Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Mirror Image & New City (2020) [Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel (Quadraphonic) | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.71 GB (SACD ISO) + 4.69 GB (SACD FLAC) + 524 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDSML 8572 | Genre: Jazz-Rock

Contains the complete original stereo and quadraphonic mixes of the albums “Mirror Image” KC/CQ 32929 (1974) and “New City” PC/PCQ 33484 (1975).
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Chopin / Kempf – Chopin: Études Opp. 10 & 25 (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chopin / Kempf - Chopin: Études Opp. 10 & 25 (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chopin / Kempf – Chopin: Études Opp. 10 & 25 (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 2.99 GB (ISO) + 3.31 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Bis | Sweden | Cat#: BIS-SACD-1390 | Genre: Classical

Playing a rather brilliant Steinway D instrument at the Academy of Music, Stockholm, in 2003, British pianist Freddy Kempf (b. 1977) makes a lyrical and aggressive contribution to the long line of virtuosos who traverse these familiar sets of etudes. Engineer Jens Braun pushes the sonic envelope to the brink, with the C# Minor, Op. 10, No. 4 threatening to shatter at the extreme ends, but it all works nicely. The whole disc, in fact, is an audiophile model for rich, pointed, and balanced piano sound. Continue reading “Chopin / Kempf – Chopin: Études Opp. 10 & 25 (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent – Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent - Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent
Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 3.33 GB (ISO) + 3.53 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Harmonia Mundi | Germany | Cat#: HMU 807401 | Genre: Classical

This collection of short works by Arvo Pärt features a cappella music and some lightly accompanied by an organ. Conducting the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is Paul Hillier, one of Pärt’s most celebrated interpreters and the author of a book-length study of his music. Hillier came to Pärt from the field of early music, and in his notes he stresses affinities between Pärt and the composers of medieval and Renaissance eras. Continue reading “Arvo Pärt / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier With Christopher Bowers-Broadbent – Da Pacem (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall – Revolution: Symphonies 6 À 9 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall - Revolution: Symphonies 6 À 9 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall – Revolution: Symphonies 6 À 9 (2021)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
3x Discs / SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
3x Discs / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 7.84 GB (ISO) + 9.42 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Alia Vox | EU | Cat#: AVSA9946 | Genre: Classical

The period-instrument Beethoven symphony cycle from Le Concert des Nations and its conductor, Jordi Savall, was delayed multiple times by the COVID-19 pandemic, including by the affliction of Savall himself. It was completed in the fall of 2021, which, Savall points out, was still within the Beethoven 250th-anniversary year. Continue reading “Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall – Revolution: Symphonies 6 À 9 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall – Revolution: Symphonies 1 À 5 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall - Revolution: Symphonies 1 À 5 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall – Revolution: Symphonies 1 À 5 (2020)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
3x Discs / SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
3x Discs / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 7.97 GB (ISO) + 9.41 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Alia Vox | EU | Cat#: AVSA9937 | Genre: Classical

Given that Renaissance and Baroque specialist Jordi Savall is not necessarily the conductor to whom one would first turn for Beethoven, he is nevertheless a great musician whose opinion is worth listening to in any repertory. As one might expect, he has some unorthodox opinions in this survey of Beethoven’s first five symphonies (a complete set was planned but was at least temporarily cut short by the 2020 pandemic). Savall augments the 35 players of his Le Concert des Nations orchestra with 25 other young players for a total of 60, historically in line with what Beethoven would have expected. Continue reading “Beethoven / Le Concert Des nations / Jordi Savall – Revolution: Symphonies 1 À 5 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Master Superior Audiophile 2021 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Master Superior Audiophile 2021 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Master Superior Audiophile 2021 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.03 GB (ISO) + 1.47 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Master Music | Germany | Cat#: MASA521022 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

This sampler SACD contains music from such artists as Anne Vada & Aki Fukakuso, Mulo Francel, Siri’s Svale Band, Julia Werup, Massimo Farao’ Afro Cuban Piano Quartet, Josefine Cronholm and more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Master Superior Audiophile 2021 (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.51 GB (ISO) + 651 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music | Japan | Cat#: WPGR-10003 | Genre: Post-Bop, Jazz

Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus’ breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh new voice that, despite his ambitiously modern concepts, was firmly grounded in jazz tradition. Mingus truly discovered himself after mastering the vocabularies of bop and swing, and with Pithecanthropus Erectus he began seeking new ways to increase the evocative power of the art form and challenge his musicians (who here include altoist Jackie McLean and pianist Mal Waldron) to work outside of convention. Continue reading “Charles Mingus – Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”