Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.56 GB (ISO) + 1.84 GB (DSF) + 804 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic | US | Cat#: ES 38930 | Genre: Pop Rock, Pop

One of the great new wave/early MTV records, She’s So Unusual is a giddy mix of self-confidence, effervescent popcraft, unabashed sentimentality, subversiveness, and clever humor. In short, it’s a multifaceted portrait of a multifaceted talent, an artist that’s far more clever than her thin, deliberately girly voice would indicate. Continue reading “Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Counting Crows - August And Everything After (1993) [2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [2013, 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: 2.15 GB (ISO) + 2.12 GB (DSF) + 1.02 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 24528 SA | Genre: Alternative Rock

When the prevailing guitar jingle of “Mr. Jones” cascaded over radio in the early ’90s, it was a sure sign that the Counting Crows were a musical force to be reckoned with. Their debut album, August and Everything After, burst at the seams with both dominant pop harmonies and rich, hearty ballads, all thanks to lead singer Adam Duritz. The lone guitar work of “Mr. Jones” coupled with the sweet, in-front pull of Duritz’s voice kicked off the album in full force. Continue reading “Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, 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: 2.70 GB (ISO) + 6.80 GB (DSF) + 3.15 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia Legacy | US | Cat#: CS 65922 | Genre: Reggae

After years of being overshadowed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh left the Wailers to pursue a solo career. Released in 1976, Legalize It is a bold statement that Peter Tosh had arrived and was a creative force in his own right. Although he explores some issues of spirituality, this is Tosh’s most lightweight album in the sense that it is his least political. Continue reading “Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Propaganda – A Secret Wish (1985) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Propaganda - A Secret Wish (1985) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Propaganda – A Secret Wish (1985) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 3.32 GB (ISO) + 7.85 GB (DSF) + 3.76 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ZTT | EU | Cat#: ZTT183SACD | Genre: Synth-pop

With guests including David Sylvian, Heaven 17’s Glenn Gregory, and Steve Howe, A Secret Wish is synth-rock with an eye toward orchestrated pop as well as a bit of sampler experimentation in the grand ZTT tradition of Art of Noise. There’s a distinct lack of songwriting on the album, and though the synth-grooves are tight enough to keep it flowing for most of its length, A Secret Wish occasionally falls flat from its own weight. Continue reading “Propaganda – A Secret Wish (1985) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Style Council – Café Bleu (1984) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Style Council - Café Bleu (1984) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Style Council – Café Bleu (1984) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 872 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9055 | Genre: Soul Jazz, Pop Rock

Style Council’s first proper album Cafe Bleu was one of their better efforts, but it indicated the group’s fatal flaw — a tendency to be too eclectic and overambitious. Amidst the lazy jazz instrumentals, many of them courtesy of Mick Talbot, Paul Weller inserted several solid soul-tinged pop songs, including “My Ever Changing Moods,” “Headstart for Happiness,” “You’re the Best Thing,” and “Here’s One That Got Away.” However, that doesn’t excuse the rap experiment, “A Gospel.” The album was later released with a slightly different running order as My Ever Changing Moods in the U.S.; the American edition included the U.K. hit “A Solid Bond in Your Heart.” Continue reading “The Style Council – Café Bleu (1984) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steven Vidaic – Hearts Look Twice (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steven Vidaic – Hearts Look Twice (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Steven Vidaic – Hearts Look Twice (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.65 GB (ISO) + 6.65 GB (DSF) + 2.89 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Immersive Records | US | Cat#: IMR-111812IMR-111812 | Genre: Rock

Steven Vidaic is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He owns Immersive Records and Studios in Boulder, CO. He currently performs and records with Citizen Cope, Goodbye Champion and as a solo artist. In addition, he produces records for a wide variety of artists. Continue reading “Steven Vidaic – Hearts Look Twice (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gerald Veasley – Velvet (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gerald Veasley - Velvet (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gerald Veasley – Velvet (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 3.86 GB (ISO) + 4.20 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Heads Up International | USA & Canada | Cat#: HUSA 9072 | Genre: Jazz, Funk, Soul

On Velvet, bass player extraordinaire Gerald Veasley is as smooth as the title of his sixth solo effort for the Heads Up label implies. After one listen, his audience will know that the soul he plays is legendary. Veasley blends a richly textured mix of urban funk, the Philly sound, and his unique bass perspectives to give listeners his rendition of the sounds and sensibilities of the neo-soul movement. Continue reading “Gerald Veasley – Velvet (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Hoff Ensemble – Polarity (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hoff Ensemble - Polarity (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hoff Ensemble – Polarity (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Total Size: 3.20 GB (ISO) + 3.64 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 2L | Norway | Cat#: 2L145 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Polarity is an acoustic jazz project from Jan Gunnar Hoff and the Hoff Ensemble. Of the new release, Hoff writes: ”My main goal is to create a specific identity for each album I make. This time I chose to involve Anders Jormin and Audun Kleive, two of Scandinavia’s finest jazz artists. The result is Polarity, an album based on both new and older compositions of mine, recorded in a unique acoustic setting.” Polarity has been conceived as a cohesive experience where the compositions themselves, the moments of spontaneous inspiration during performance and the natural sound world of the church acoustics all affect the final result. Continue reading “Hoff Ensemble – Polarity (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ray Conniff – Harmony & The Way We Were (2019) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Conniff - Harmony & The Way We Were (2019) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Conniff – Harmony & The Way We Were (2019) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Total Size: 2.89 GB (ISO) + 2.48 GB (FLAC MCH) + 1.19 GB (FLAC STEREO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDLK 4628 | Genre: Easy Listening
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Mr. Big – Lean Into It (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mr. Big - Lean Into It (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mr. Big – Lean Into It (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | No Scans
Total Size: 3.20 GB (ISO) + 2.64 GB (FLAC MCH) + 1.01 GB (FLAC STEREO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Evoxs | Cat#: EVSA982S | Genre: Hard Rock
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Marlena Shaw – Lookin’ For Love (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marlena Shaw - Lookin' For Love (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marlena Shaw – Lookin’ For Love (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | No Scans
Total Size: 4.26 GB (ISO) + 2.25 GB (FLAC MCH) + 1.01 GB (FLAC STEREO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Eighty-Eight’s | Japan | Cat#: VRCL 18814 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Funk, Soul

Shaw sings with the ease of absolute mastery, and each feeling she expresses rings true: she’s been there, and more than once. But this doesn’t mean her music is heavy. Her voice is warm and inviting, her time and phrasing impeccable, and where others might communicate pain and despair, she offers wisdom and hope Continue reading “Marlena Shaw – Lookin’ For Love (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Church – Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Church - Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Church – Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.19 GB (ISO) + 1.59 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-SCD6 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

Signing to Arista might have seemed an unusual move to start with, getting produced by L.A. studio types like Waddy Wachtel even more so. But for the Church the rewards were great — if sometimes too clean around the corners in comparison to the song-for-song masterpiece Heyday, Starfish set up the band’s well-deserved breakthrough in the States. Continue reading “The Church – Starfish (1988) [2021, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet – La Camorra: La Soledad De La Provocación Apasionada (1989) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet - La Camorra: La Soledad De La Provocación Apasionada (1989) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet – La Camorra: La Soledad De La Provocación Apasionada (1989) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 2 GB (ISO) + 922 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: American Clavé | Japan | Cat#: ewsac 1021 | Genre: Jazz, latin

Astor Piazzolla, who was by far the world’s leading exponent of tango music and a gifted composer as well as a world-class bandoneon player, died in 1992, four years after this album was originally recorded and released on the American Clave label. Continue reading “Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet – La Camorra: La Soledad De La Provocación Apasionada (1989) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet – Tango: Zero Hour / Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero (1986) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet - Tango: Zero Hour / Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero (1986) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet – Tango: Zero Hour / Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero (1986) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 1.93 GB (ISO) + 871 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: American Clavé | Japan | Cat#: ewsac 1013 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Tango

Considered by Piazzolla to be his best work, 1986’s Tango Zero Hour was the culmination of a career that began in Argentina in the 1930s. Piazzolla started out auspiciously enough working with one of the brightest lights of the classic tango era, singer Carlos Gardél. After Gardél’s tragic death in 1935 (by turning down an offer to tour with the singer at the age of 13, Piazzolla amazingly avoided the plane crash that killed Gardél), Piazzolla went on to perfect his bandoneón playing in various tango bands during the ’40s and ’50s, eventually studying with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Continue reading “Astor Piazzolla And The New Tango Quintet – Tango: Zero Hour / Nuevo Tango: Hora Zero (1986) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Astor Piazzolla – The Rough Dancer And The Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) (1988) [2009, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Astor Piazzolla – The Rough Dancer And The Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) (1988) [2009, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Astor Piazzolla – The Rough Dancer And The Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) (1988) [2009, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 1.72 GB (ISO) + 795 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: American Clavé | Japan | Cat#: ewsac 1019 | Genre: Tango, Latin

This fine Astor Piazzolla album came on the heels of the tango innovator’s universally praised Tango: Zero Hour from 1986. Back again for this outing are Quinteto Nueva Tango members like pianist Pablo Zinger and violinist Fernando Suarez Paz, with guest spots being filled by bassist Andy Gonzalez and Latin jazz alto sax star Paquito d’Rivera. Continue reading “Astor Piazzolla – The Rough Dancer And The Cyclical Night (Tango Apasionado) (1988) [2009, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”