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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
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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]”

Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light (2021) [Japanese + Bonus CD]

Blackmore's Night - Nature's Light (2021) [Japanese + Bonus CD]

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Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]

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Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]
WEB Download | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz
Total Size: 601 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Earmusic | Genre: Folk

The ten new tracks make for a remarkable new record – one that could only have been written by Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night. Once again, the duo is able to mix the tradition of British Folk music and love for the Renaissance sound with their style, inspired by myths and legends of ancient times. Escapism reaching towards an ideal beauty found in different time, as understood perfectly by the audience that renew its love for Blackmore´s Night since its formation. Continue reading “Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]”

Various Artists – Have A Nice Decade – The 70’s Pop Culture Box (1998) [7CD Box Set]

Various Artists - Have A Nice Decade - The 70's Pop Culture Box (1998) [7CD Box Set]

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Bobbie Gentry – The Girl From Chickasaw County (The Complete Capitol Masters) (2018) [8CDs Box Set]

Bobbie Gentry - The Girl From Chickasaw County (The Complete Capitol Masters) (2018) [8CDs Box Set]

Like her signature song “Ode to Billie Joe,” Bobbie Gentry is an enigma by choice. “Ode to Billie Joe” deliberately leaves out details that would spell out the story and Gentry removed herself from public view sometime in the late ’70s for reasons that have never been fully disclosed. Many have tried to track her down because her cult not only persisted into the 21st century, it even grew — so much so that an observer would be forgiven if they believed Gentry was something of an outsider artist instead of a mainstay on television who hosted a variety show of her own. Continue reading “Bobbie Gentry – The Girl From Chickasaw County (The Complete Capitol Masters) (2018) [8CDs Box Set]”

Kodō – One Earth Tour Special (2004) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Kodō - One Earth Tour Special (2004) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Since their debut at the Berlin Festival in 1981 , Kodo has brought the sound of the taiko to the ears of the world through their ongoing “One Earth Tour” Through this continuing project Koda uses the taiko’s unique ability to transcend language and cultural barriers and reminds listeners in all places of their membership in a larger community : the world. Continue reading “Kodō – One Earth Tour Special (2004) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”