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The Butterfield Blues Band – East-West (1966) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Butterfield Blues Band - East-West (1966) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Butterfield Blues Band – East-West (1966)
[2014, 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.87 GB (ISO) + 1.83 GB (DSF) + 919 MB (FLAC) + 399 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 172 | Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The raw immediacy and tight instrumental attack of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band’s self-titled debut album were startling and impressive in 1965, but the following year, the group significantly upped the ante with its second LP, East-West. The debut showed that Butterfield and his bandmates could cut tough, authentic blues (not a given for an integrated band during the era in which fans were still debating if a white boy could play the blues) with the energy of rock & roll, but East-West was a far more ambitious set, with the band showing an effective command of jazz, Indian raga, and garagey proto-psychedelia as well as razor-sharp electric blues. Continue reading “The Butterfield Blues Band – East-West (1966) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965)
[2014, 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.60 GB (ISO) + 1.57 GB (DSF) + 790 MB (FLAC) + 360 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 187 | Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Even after his death, Paul Butterfield’s music didn’t receive the accolades that were so deserved. Outputting styles adopted from Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters among other blues greats, Butterfield became one of the first white singers to rekindle blues music through the course of the mid-’60s. Continue reading “The Paul Butterfield Blues Band – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (1965) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eric Clapton – Nothing But The Blues (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Eric Clapton - Nothing But The Blues (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Eric Clapton – Nothing But The Blues (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.79 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Blues, Blues Rock

Eric Clapton’s lifelong passion for the blues burns brightly inNothing But The Blues. The CD of the soundtrack features 17 previously unreleased live performances recorded in 1994 during the legendary guitarist’s tour supportingFrom The Cradle, his Grammy-winning, multi-platinum blues album. Clapton’s longtime co-producer, Simon Climie, has remixed the audio from those performances from the original multi-tracking recordings. Continue reading “Eric Clapton – Nothing But The Blues (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.38 GB (ISO) + 1.38 GB (DSF) + 408 MB (FLAC) + 116 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2049 | Genre: R&B, Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was his last release for Atlantic, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles’s stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B. The photo for the album cover was taken by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Edgar Winter – Brother Johnny (2022)

Edgar Winter - Brother Johnny (2022)

Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo' (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.79 GB (ISO) + 1.81 GB (DSF) + 838 MB (FLAC) + 250 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2054 | Genre: Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

In age where most contemporary bluesmen strive to mimic the past and pattern their music after the greats, Keb Mo is content to be himself. Original, charismatic, and immensely gifted, the guitarist/vocalist (born Kevin Moore) brings country blues in the late 20th century on his stunning self-titled Epic debut, which quickly climbed the charts and turned the former backing instrumentalist into a household name. Continue reading “Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

R.L. Burnside – First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

R.L. Burnside - First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

R.L. Burnside – First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.82 GB (ISO) + 1.82 GB (DSF) + 776 MB (FLAC) + 207 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2026 | Genre: Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 and 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George Mitchell was on a mission to record unknown blues singers down South. Mitchell heard about Burnside and paid him a visit, asking if he could record him. That night Mitchell returned to Burnside’s place with a case of beer and some whiskey. Continue reading “R.L. Burnside – First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Edgar Winter – Brother Johnny (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Edgar Winter - Brother Johnny (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Edgar Winter – Brother Johnny (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.73 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Quarto Valley Records | Genre: Blues

Quarto Valley Records proudly announces the April 15, 2022 release of Brother Johnny, a tribute to the legendary blues guitarist created by his brother Edgar Winter. The album is a powerful sonic journey, traveling the course of Johnny’s musical life, impeccably directed, as only his brother Edgar could. Continue reading “Edgar Winter – Brother Johnny (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling, Pt.2 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Rory Gallagher - Cleveland Calling, Pt.2 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling, Pt.2 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.30 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chess| Genre: Blues, Blues Rock

Cleveland Calling PT. 2 is an unreleased radio session recovered from the depths of the Rory Gallagher archives. This recording features Rory and his band playing seven songs live in an empty Cleveland Agora venue for WNCR Radio. This release follows the RSD Drops 2020 release Cleveland Calling (#2 on the Billboard Blues chart) which was an acoustic session also recorded by WNCR during the same 1972 US tour. Continue reading “Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling, Pt.2 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling (2020) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling (2020) [Official Digital Release]
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.22 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chess | Genre: Blues, Blues Rock

Recovered from the depths of the Rory Gallagher archive comes ‘Cleveland Calling’ a previously unreleased radio session recorded at WNCR in Cleveland on August 7th,1972. This intimate 8-song acoustic session and interview with DJ Carolyn Thomas was found on a small 7” reel and will be released for the first time. Continue reading “Rory Gallagher – Cleveland Calling (2020) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Deluxe Edition]

Gov't Mule - Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Deluxe Edition]

“Woke up singing a dead man’s song…” is the opening line from the Warren Haynes original “Heavy Load,” a line of imagery that feels like the beginning of dirt. On this album, the iconic American band puts their unique stamp on a collection of Blues covers & originals. Haynes, the leader of Gov’t Mule, hails from a Southern rock tradition of scruffy virtuosity. Gov’t Mule is his show, and the Blues is the informing foundation, personal & universal. Deluxe CD w/ alternate cover & 8 extra tracks. Continue reading “Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Deluxe Edition]”

Alvin Lee – Albums Collection

Alvin Lee - Albums Collection

As with many of the other English beat groups of the ’60s, Alvin Lee cut his musical teeth in Hamburg, Germany in a band called the Jaybirds. By 1966, back in England, he had changed the name of his band to Ten Years After and was rapidly becoming a major attraction because of the virtuosity of his solo work. Most Americans first became familiar with Lee through his appearance at Woodstock, although he remained active throughout the decades that followed; among his releases were 1974’s In Flight, 1986’s Detroit Diesel, and 1996’s Live in Vienna. Alvin Lee died on March 6, 2013 due to complications from a routine surgical procedure. Continue reading “Alvin Lee – Albums Collection”

Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland – Showdown! (1985) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland - Showdown! (1985) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland – Showdown! (1985) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 941 MB (Hi-Res) + 275 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-217 | Genre: Blues
Half-Speed Mastered

Cray found himself in some pretty intimidating company for this Grammy-winning blues guitar summit meeting, but he wasn’t deterred, holding his own alongside his idol Albert Collins and Texas great Johnny Copeland. Cray’s delivery of Muddy Waters’ rhumba-rocking “She’s into Something” was one of the set’s many highlights. Continue reading “Albert Collins / Robert Cray / Johnny Copeland – Showdown! (1985) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Gov't Mule - Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.57 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fantasy | Genre: Blues

Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1995, Gov’t Mule have remained close to their trademark bluesy hard rock roots. While they cover classic blues tunes regularly, they apply that musical signature. Heavy Load Blues marks the first time the quartet have recorded an album devoted strictly to blues. Continue reading “Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Eric Clapton – The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Eric Clapton - The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Eric Clapton – The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.92 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury Studios | Genre: Blues

In February 2021 Eric Clapton’s live shows at The Royal Albert Hall were cancelled due to the global pandemic. Determined to play, he brought his band together in the English countryside. In the absence of a live audience, he decided to record the performances. This release is the culmination of their sessions together at Cowdray House, West Sussex, England. Continue reading “Eric Clapton – The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”