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Dave Alvin – Blackjack David (1998) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dave Alvin - Blackjack David (1998) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dave Alvin – Blackjack David (1998) [2002, 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: 287 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.05 GB (DSF) + 980 MB (FLAC) + 2.09 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2007 | Genre: Folk, Country
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Dave Alvin earned his crown as “the King of California” the hard way. A fourth-generation Californian, Alvin worked his way through various incarnations in order to arrive at this point. A longstanding monumental force in Los Angeles and California music, Alvin is essentially a blues player who writes and performs what he terms “American folk music.” Continue reading “Dave Alvin – Blackjack David (1998) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Brooke Miller – Familiar (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Brooke Miller - Familiar (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Brooke Miller – Familiar (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.93 GB (DSF) + 864 MB (FLAC) + 1.97 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.8076.1 | Genre: Folk, World, Country

This exhilarating Canadian singer/songwriter grew up in the maritime province of Prince Edward Island off Canada’s East coast. Already at the age of twelve Brooke Miller made her un-timid mark singing in a punk band. And, with her looks, one is not hard put to imagine that the attractive artist could have made a successful career in acting or modeling. Continue reading “Brooke Miller – Familiar (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Allan Taylor – All Is One (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Allan Taylor - All Is One (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Allan Taylor – All Is One (2013) [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: 2.18 GB (DSF) + 1.02 GB (FLAC) + 2.22 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4078.2 | Genre: Folk, Country, World

For 40 years Allan Taylor, born in Brighton in 1945, has been considered as the consummate performer, a writer of literary gracefulness whose troubadour chronicles encapsulate the realism of otherwise unsung heroes, otherwise uncharted lives. On previous albums Allan Taylor sang songs about the road, about all the different countries and all the hotel rooms… “All Is One” goes deeper – into time and ultimately to the recognition that All Is One. Continue reading “Allan Taylor – All Is One (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Sara K. – Made In The Shade (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sara K. - Made In The Shade (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sara K. – Made In The Shade (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 7.86 GB (DSF) + 3.26 GB (FLAC) + 2.88 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4052.2 | Genre: Folk, World, Country

The album’s 12 tracks are a quite delightful mix, with one song especially outstanding in its beauty: ‘Made in the Shade’, devoted to Sara K. ‘s fellow artist and kindred spirit Chris Jones who died in 2005. This album is surely one of her very best, maybe THE best. It is certainly no less than sensational. Like good wine, this one has it all, that inner glow, that shining light that is the true sign of real art. Guitars, exotic instruments including the harp form an ideal backdrop for the singer Sara K. sounding articulate to the highest degree, her performance mature, completely lacking any harshness whatsoever. Continue reading “Sara K. – Made In The Shade (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Allan Taylor – Leaving At Dawn (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Allan Taylor - Leaving At Dawn (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Allan Taylor – Leaving At Dawn (2009) [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: 9.90 GB (DSF) + 4.56 GB (FLAC) + 3.75 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Germany | Cat#: SFR 357.4057.2 | Genre: Folk, Country, World

After Allan Taylor’s latest solo album on Stockfisch presenting Allan as solo performer with his voice and guitar, he releases the SACD Leaving At Dawn on which his new songs are supported by many studio musicians with instruments as well as with vocals: Ian Melrose (git.), Chris Leslie (violin & viola), Hans-Jörg Maucksch (bass), Hrólfur Vagnsson (acc.) – to name just four of them. Continue reading “Allan Taylor – Leaving At Dawn (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Judy Collins – Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Judy Collins - Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Judy Collins – Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972)
[2015, 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: 370 MB (CD-Layer) + 6.67 GB (DSF) + 2.57 GB (FLAC) + 2.05 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 220 | Genre: Folk
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

An excellent collection of some of the best tracks from Judy Collins’ early Elektra albums, Colors of the Day will both entertain and leave you wanting more. Lovingly programmed (it leads off with her excellent country-pop hit “Someday Soon,” an Ian Tyson classic), this is Collins at her finest. Earlier explorations into folk-pop (“Both Sides Now”), British folk (“Sunny Goodge Street,” “In My Life”), and gospel (“Amazing Grace”) clearly show her eclecticism. Continue reading “Judy Collins – Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Raiz / Fausto Mesolella – DagoRed (2014) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Raiz / Fausto Mesolella - DagoRed (2014) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Raiz / Fausto Mesolella – DagoRed (2014) [2018, 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: 1.70 GB (DSF) + 862 MB (FLAC) + 780 MB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fonè Jazz | EU | Cat#: SACD 188 | Genre: Folk, World, Country

Dago Red is a unique album from guitarist Fausto Mesolella and Italian singer Raiz. They are joined on the album by Rita Marcotulli (piano), Ferdinando Ghidelli (pedal steel guitar), Mimi Ciaramella (drums), Adolfo La Volpe (harmonium) and Wena (choirs). Continue reading “Raiz / Fausto Mesolella – DagoRed (2014) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eleanor McEvoy – I’d Rather Go Blonde (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eleanor McEvoy - I'd Rather Go Blonde (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eleanor McEvoy – I’d Rather Go Blonde (2010) [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: 676 MB (ISO) + 1.61 GB (DSF) + 799 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Moscodisc | Ireland | Cat#: MOSACD308 | Genre: World, Country, Folk

I’d Rather Go Blonde features eleven new songs, nine of which were penned by McEvoy, one with Beautiful South man Dave Rotheray and finally a cover of Sam Cooke’s Good Times. This limited edition release also includes Take a Little Look with Polish a capella band Banana Boat. Continue reading “Eleanor McEvoy – I’d Rather Go Blonde (2010) [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]”

Chet Atkins – Superpickers & Chet Atkins Picks The Best (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chet Atkins - Superpickers & Chet Atkins Picks The Best (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chet Atkins – Superpickers & Chet Atkins Picks The Best (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & 4.0 Quadraphonic
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.77 GB (ISO) + 2.43 GB (FLAC MCH) + 1.22 GB (FLAC STEREO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDLK 4610 | Genre: Country, Folk
Continue reading “Chet Atkins – Superpickers & Chet Atkins Picks The Best (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Laura Nyro – Trees Of The Ages: Live In Japan (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Laura Nyro - Trees Of The Ages: Live In Japan (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Laura Nyro – Trees Of The Ages: Live In Japan (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 397 MB (CD-Quality) + 732 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Omnivore Recordings | Genre: Folk, Pop

Originally issued only in Japan as Live In Japan in 2003, these 16 tracks recorded at Kintetsu Hall, plus 5 recorded at On Air West return as Trees Of The Ages: Laura Nyro Live In Japan. From Nyro-penned hits including “And When I Die,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” and “Save The Country,” to covers of Bacharach/David, Smokey Robinson, and Phil Spector classics, Trees Of The Ages is an essential document of Laura’s February 1994 historic visit to Japan. Continue reading “Laura Nyro – Trees Of The Ages: Live In Japan (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (1974) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown (1974) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (1974) [1979, 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: 775 MB (Hi-Res) + 223 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-018 | Genre: Folk, Country, World
Half-Speed Mastered

Lightfoot’s commercial peak came with this album, which topped the U.S. charts, containing both the number one title song and the Top Ten hit “Carefree Highway.” But songs like “Somewhere U.S.A.” and “High and Dry” are textured, catchy folk-rock on a par with the better-known tunes. Continue reading “Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown (1974) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Eleanor McEvoy – Out There (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eleanor McEvoy - Out There (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

This new studio album from Ireland’s most accomplished female singer songwriter features twelve brand new tracks, including “Quote I Love You Unquote” written with Dave Rotheray of the Beautiful South. This collection of upbeat songs take a wry view on life, love and modern society. Eleanor does it all on this album, contributing vocals, guitars, mandolin, keyboards, electric bass and percussion on the disc! Highlights include covers of the Marvin Gaye classic “Mercy Mercy Me” and Lowell George’s “Roll Um Easy” and “Non-Smoking Single Female.” Continue reading “Eleanor McEvoy – Out There (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eleanor McEvoy – Early Hours (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eleanor McEvoy - Early Hours (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

‘Early Hours’ takes Eleanor McEvoy’s music to new heights. Couched now in a mature jazz/blues context, her melodic and sensitive songs – packed as ever with wry, insightful social observation – benefit from first rate performances. “It would be a tragedy given the exquisite understated magnificence and warmth of these 42 minutes if all Eleanor McEvoy were remembered is ‘fl Woman’s Heart”. Eleanor’s Dido-before-Dido voice and some of the best happy/sad songs she has ever written plus deconstructed classics by Chuck Berry and Bert Jansch, this is her ‘White Ladder’, her ‘Life for Rent’. a triumph. MOJO. Continue reading “Eleanor McEvoy – Early Hours (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Johnny Cash: The Music Forever Words Expanded (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Various Artists - Johnny Cash: The Music Forever Words Expanded (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Various Artists – Johnny Cash: The Music Forever Words Expanded (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 816 MB (CD-Quality) + 2.60 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy | Genre: Folk, Country

Johnny Cash: Forever Words is a collaborative album consisting of 16 songs created from Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists including Chris Cornell, Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Brad Paisley, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Elvis Costello, and more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Johnny Cash: The Music Forever Words Expanded (2021) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”