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]”

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]”

Keiichi Suzuki – Captain Hate & First Mate Love (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keiichi Suzuki - Captain Hate & First Mate Love (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keiichi Suzuki – Captain Hate & First Mate Love (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.16 GB (ISO) + 3.33 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: SMDR GT Music | Japan | Cat#: MHCL 10089 | Genre: Indie Pop
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Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays (1963) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays (1963) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays (1963)
[2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.48 GB (ISO) + 707 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UCGU-9021 | Genre: Bossa Nova

In his first American album, Antonio Carlos Jobim presents a dozen of his songs, each one destined to become a standard — an astounding batting average. Jobim, who claimed to have been out of practice at the time of the session, merely plays single notes on the piano with one hand, punctuated by chords now and then, sticking to his long, undulating melodies with a few passages of jazz improvisation now and then. Continue reading “Antonio Carlos Jobim – The Composer Of Desafinado, Plays (1963) [2011, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – LoveGame – Tribute to LADY GAGA (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - LoveGame - Tribute to LADY GAGA (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – LoveGame – Tribute to LADY GAGA (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.37 GB (ISO) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-330 | Genre: Jazz

John di Martino is a jazz pianist, arranger and producer, based in New York City. He has been described as a “shape-shifter”, for his creativity across musical genres. For this tribute to Lady Gaga, John and his Romantic Jazz Trio perform some of Gaga’s biggest hits, including “Americano”, “Paparazzi”, “Born This Way”, “Poker Face”, “Telephone” and “Alejandro”. Continue reading “John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – LoveGame – Tribute to LADY GAGA (2019) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – Lisztomania – Liszt Jazz (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Lisztomania - Liszt Jazz (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – Lisztomania – Liszt Jazz (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.62 GB (ISO) + 1.25 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-297 | Genre: Jazz

Lisztomania or Liszt fever was the intense fan frenzy directed toward Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) during his performances. This frenzy first occurred in Berlin in 1841 and the writer Heinrich Heine coined the term Lisztomania to describe the outpouring of emotion that accompanied Liszt and his performances. Continue reading “John Di Martino’s Romantic Jazz Trio – Lisztomania – Liszt Jazz (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Master Superior Audiophile 2020 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Master Superior Audiophile 2020 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Master Superior Audiophile 2020 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 910 MB (ISO) + 1.28 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Master Music | Germany | Cat#: MACD 22062 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

This sampler SACD contains music from such artists as Sinne Eeg, Chie Ayado, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio, Simone Kopmajer, Mary Black, Three Tenors and more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Master Superior Audiophile 2020 (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Marlena Shaw – Live In Tokyo (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marlena Shaw - Live In Tokyo (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marlena Shaw – Live In Tokyo (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 4.09 GB (ISO) + 3.92 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Eighty-Eight’s | Japan | Cat#: VRGL 8807 | Genre: R&B, Vocal Jazz

The very young 441 Records has a great plan: bringing Sony and JVC Japanese releases to wider audiences… and this one is a corker. But then, so is Marlena Shaw, a fascinating performer who takes absolute (yet warm and friendly) command of every audience lucky enough to see her. Continue reading “Marlena Shaw – Live In Tokyo (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”