Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold (2013) {CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski - Das Rheingold (2013) {CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold (2013)
{CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

EAC Rip | 2x Disc | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | 2x Disc | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.48 GB (CD-Layer) + 7.37 GB (SACD ISO) + 6.26 GB (SACD FLAC Mch) + 3.12 GB (SACD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pentatone Classic | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 406 | Genre: Classical

Among the events around the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, in 2010, embarked on a project to record Wagner’s ten most important operatic works under the baton of Marek Janowski. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold (2013) {CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981)
[2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.89 GB (ISO) + 931 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9549 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Long Distance Voyager is the tenth album by The Moody Blues, first released in May 1981 on the group’s Threshold record label. It was the group’s first album featuring keyboardist Patrick Moraz (who previously had worked with bands such as Refugee and Yes) in place of co-founder Mike Pinder, who left after Octave in 1978. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.52 GB (ISO) + 744 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: SACD-52 | Genre: Rock

Here’s the demonstration disc for which you’ve been waiting. The successor to the imprint’s first collection ever made available for purchase by the public, Collection Volume 2 showcases nine sterling tracks stemming from iconic classic rock, soul, new wave, and country-folk artists. Ideal for audiophiles as well as newcomers curious about our history, the compendium also functions as a diverse sampler and system test disc. Like all of our releases, it is an extremely collectable, numbered edition title. Continue reading “Various Artists – MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Albéniz / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Frühbeck De Burgos – Suite Española (1968) {2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Albéniz / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Frühbeck De Burgos - Suite Española (1968) {2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Albéniz / New Philharmonia Orchestra / Frühbeck De Burgos – Suite Española (1968)
{2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.59 GB (ISO) + 731 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPC 6355 SA | Genre: Classical

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Blue Chamber Quartet – Children’s Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blue Chamber Quartet - Children's Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blue Chamber Quartet – Children’s Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.46 GB (ISO) + 1.96 GB (FLAC Mch) + 820 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Switzerland | Cat#: SFR 357.4067.2 | Genre: Jazz

word of warning: the notes to this CD may detract from the lovely music it contains. German ensemble Blue Chamber Quartet commissioned journalist Cathrin Kahlweit to write a brief essay for each of the work’s 20 movements, first-person vignettes describing the lives of children in 20 countries that seemingly have no discernable relationship to Corea’s gentle, sophisticated miniatures. Continue reading “Blue Chamber Quartet – Children’s Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Thin Lizzy – Black Rose (A Rock Legend) (1979) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Thin Lizzy - Black Rose (A Rock Legend) (1979) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Thin Lizzy – Black Rose (A Rock Legend) (1979) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.57 GB (ISO) + 806 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9509 | Genre: Classic Rock

Black Rose: A Rock Legend would prove to be Thin Lizzy’s last true classic album (and last produced by Tony Visconti). Guitarist Brian Robertson was replaced by Gary Moore prior to the album’s recording. Moore had already been a member of the band in the early ’70s and served as a tour fill-in for Robertson in 1977, and he fits in perfectly with Lizzy’s heavy, dual-guitar attack. Continue reading “Thin Lizzy – Black Rose (A Rock Legend) (1979) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Arnie Somogyi’s Ambulance – Accident And Insurgency (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arnie Somogyi's Ambulance - Accident And Insurgency (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Arnie Somogyi’s Ambulance – Accident And Insurgency (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Scans Included
Total Size: 3.16 GB (ISO) + 2.66 GB (FLAC Mch) + 998 MB (FLAC Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Linn Records | EU | Cat#: AKD 306 | Genre: Jazz

The Hungarian bassist Arnie Somogyi, a long-time luminary of the British contemporary scene, recently formed an alliance with the US doctor-turned-jazzman Eddie Henderson, this cemented with an appearance ar Ronnie Scott’s and this recording. Much of the music performed here by Somogyi’s Ambulance band emerged during a musical development residency at the Snape Maltings, with Henderson added for a May 2006 tour and for this 2007 recording. Continue reading “Arnie Somogyi’s Ambulance – Accident And Insurgency (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ana Caram – Rio After Dark (1989) [2002, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ana Caram - Rio After Dark (1989) [2002, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ana Caram – Rio After Dark (1989) [2002, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Scans Included
Total Size: 3.12 GB (ISO) + 2.04 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.07 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chesky Records | USA | Cat#: SACD241 | Genre: Bossanova

In stylistic terms, large portions of Ana Caram’s first U.S. album could easily have been recorded in 1962; it’s as if time had stood perfectly still since “Desafinado” became a hit. Yet this is all for the good for this Antonio Carlos Jobim protegé, who can comfortably give material by the more contemporary writer Djavan, and even Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend,” the bossa nova treatment. Continue reading “Ana Caram – Rio After Dark (1989) [2002, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.58 GB (ISO) + 696 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 65108 | Genre: Jazz
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Various Artists – Blue Coast Collection 2 (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Blue Coast Collection 2 (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Blue Coast Collection 2 (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Cover Only
Total Size: 2.25 GB (ISO) + 980 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Blue Coast Records | USA | Cat#: BCRSA 3012 | Genre: Country, Folk, World

The original Blue Coast Collection earned international acclaim using the proprietary recording technique called Extended Sound Environment (E.S.E). E.S.E. capture live performances without the use of headphones, overdubs or digital effects and suggests a new standard in digital recording. This long anticipated release of Blue Coast Collection 2 will satisfy fans of quality music and transparent sound with its carefully chosen lineup of emotionally honest and sonically stunning songs. All performances were remastered especially for the CD and DACD versions. Some were remixed. Others have never been previously released. Artists include Keith Greeninger, Houston Jones, Garett Brennan, Jenna Mammina, Matt Rollings and more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Blue Coast Collection 2 (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Allan Taylor – Songs For The Road (2010) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Allan Taylor - Songs For The Road (2010) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Allan Taylor – Songs For The Road (2010) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 948 MB (ISO) + 439 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.9010.2 | Genre: Country, Folk

This SACD-Maxi release emerged from a chain of events: During the HIGHEND exposition in Munich Allan Taylor happened to get to know Dieter Burmester, head of “Burmester Audiosystems”. Dieter told him about the sound system that he had designed for the new Porsche Panamera. It was then that Allan told Dieter his story of why he had bought a Porsche and that he had written a song about the true story behind. Continue reading “Allan Taylor – Songs For The Road (2010) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Hugo Montenegro – Others By Brothers & Scenes And Themes (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hugo Montenegro - Others By Brothers & Scenes And Themes (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hugo Montenegro – Others By Brothers & Scenes And Themes (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.07 GB (ISO) + 2.61 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.23 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | Austria| Cat#: CDSML 8518 | Genre: Easy Listening
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Hugo Montenegro – Love Theme From The Godfather & A Fistful Of Dollars… (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hugo Montenegro - Love Theme From The Godfather & A Fistful Of Dollars... (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hugo Montenegro – Love Theme From The Godfather & A Fistful Of Dollars… (2016)
[Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.91 GB (ISO) + 2.55 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.24 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | Austria | Cat#: CDLK 4595 | Genre: Easy Listening
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Hugo Montenegro – Hugo In Wonder-Land & Neil’s Diamonds (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hugo Montenegro - Hugo In Wonder-Land & Neil's Diamonds (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hugo Montenegro – Hugo In Wonder-Land & Neil’s Diamonds (2016) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.06 GB (ISO) + 2.65 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.30 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | Austria | Cat#: CDSML 8525 | Genre: Easy Listening
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Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Got Swing! (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra - Got Swing! (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Got Swing! (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.37 GB (ISO) + 3.43 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.22 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc Surround | US | Cat#: SACD-60592 | Genre: Swing

This is a good, solid pops recording; a disc that’s fun to hear. It’s not necessarily for hardcore jazzheads or swing dancers, but might be just the thing to introduce some of these classic tunes to folks who think they don’t like jazz. Most of these tracks don’t swing hard, but there are a few that even a dedicated dancer would want to try out. Continue reading “Erich Kunzel / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Got Swing! (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”