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Nick Drake – A Treasury (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nick Drake - A Treasury (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Poor Nick Drake. The soft-spoken introvert may have spent his days upon this earth as a struggling singer/songwriter, but since leaving, his atmospheric and distinctly melancholy songs have become a pop culture fixture. Rescued from British folk oblivion by a one-off Volkswagen commercial, his name has since been bandied about by critics looking to link the English bard with every winsome, dough-faced up-and-comer who puts out a record with strings on it. What’s on a Nick Drake compilation is never as interesting as what was left off. Continue reading “Nick Drake – A Treasury (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966) {2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip} UPDATE

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966) {2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966)
{2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 359 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.16 GB (SACD ISO) + 579 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2199 | Genre: Country, Folk

Simon & Garfunkel’s first masterpiece, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was also the first album on which the duo, in tandem with engineer Roy Halee, exerted total control from beginning to end, right down to the mixing, and it is an achievement akin to the Beatles’ Revolver or the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, and just as personal and pointed as either of those records at their respective bests. Continue reading “Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966) {2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip} UPDATE”

Various Artist – Best Folk (2015) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Various Artist - Best Folk (2015) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Various Artist – Best Folk (2015) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 866 MB (ISO) + 1.02 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Hong Kong | Cat#: 88875127332 | Genre: Folk

This compilation album includes music from a variety of genres and musicians including Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte, Jennifer Warnes, Simon & Garfunkel, Jim Croce, Dan Fogelberg, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Heart, Kansas, and more! Continue reading “Various Artist – Best Folk (2015) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Leonard Cohen – Discography (1967 – 2014)

Leonard Cohen - Discography (1967 - 2014)

One of the most fascinating and enigmatic — if not the most successful — singer/songwriters of the late ’60s, Leonard Cohen has retained an audience across six decades of music-making, interrupted by various digressions into personal and creative exploration, all of which have only added to the mystique surrounding him. Continue reading “Leonard Cohen – Discography (1967 – 2014)”

Tom Waits – Discography (1973 – 2011)

Tom Waits - Discography (1973 - 2011)

In the 1970s, Tom Waits combined a lyrical focus on desperate, low-life characters with a persona that seemed to embody the same lifestyle, which he sang about in a raspy, gravelly voice. From the ’80s on, his work became increasingly theatrical as he moved into acting and composing. Growing up in Southern California, Waits attracted the attention of manager Herb Cohen, who also handled Frank Zappa, and was signed by him at the beginning of the 1970s, resulting in the material later released as The Early Years and The Early Years, Vol. 2. Continue reading “Tom Waits – Discography (1973 – 2011)”

Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Come On Over (1976) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Olivia Newton John’s Come on Over is country tunes, folk ballads, and more. Her own arrangement and adaptation of the traditional “Greensleeves” is exquisite, haunting, and shows Newton-John is more than just a pretty face. Her hit catalog was already nine songs deep, and “Come on Over” was the tenth of close to 30 visits to the Top 40 in a 14-year period. Fred Rose’s “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and a cover of Dolly Parton’s classic “Jolene” open and shut side one with the country side of things while the Diane Berglund/Jim Phillips composition “Pony Ride” is more of a piano ballad Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Joan Baez – Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Joan Baez ‎- Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Joan Baez ‎- Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.74 GB (ISO) + 704 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPF 080 SA | Genre: Folk

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. It featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish and one – “Txoria Txori” – in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat”. Continue reading “Joan Baez – Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Nancy Sinatra – Super Audio Best (2011) {Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Nancy Sinatra - Super Audio Best (2011) {Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Nancy Sinatra – Super Audio Best (2011) {Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.12 GB (ISO) + 964 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Top Music International Ltd. | Japan | Cat#: TM-SACD7017.2 | Genre: Pop Rock, Country

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Janet Feder – Songs With Words (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Janet Feder - Songs With Words (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Songs with Words was a project initiated by producer Joe Shepard, who encouraged Feder to use his studio. At first, she envisioned writing songs for others to sing, but since Shepard wanted to record within two weeks, Feder ended up singing the songs herself and playing all the guitar parts. Her usage of small metal objects that alter the sound of the acoustic guitar strings enable her to explore new tunings and an expanded sonic palette. Continue reading “Janet Feder – Songs With Words (2012) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Paul Simon – 15 Albums Collection (1965-2017) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Simon - 15 Albums Collection (1965-2017) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Simon – 15 Albums Collection (1965-2017) [Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1-96kHz
Total Size: 16.6 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Various | Genre: Folk, World, Pop

The Paul Simon Songbook (1965) – Paul Simon (1972) – There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973)
Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) – One-Trick Pony (1980) – Hearts And Bones (1983) – Graceland (1986)
The Rhythm Of The Saints (1990)
Songs From The Capeman (1997) – You’re The One (2000) – Surprise (2006) – The Essential Paul Simon (2007)
So Beautiful Or So What (2011) – Stranger To Stranger (2016) – The Concert In Hyde Park (2017)
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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Great Western Themes (1993) [2005, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Great Western Themes (1993) [2005, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Great Western Themes (1993) [2005, Reissue, 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: 2.14 GB (ISO) + 1.90 GB (FLAC Mch) + 695 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Centurion Music | Germany | Cat#: 222911-203 | Genre: Folk, World, & Country
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Bob Dylan & Joan Baez – Voices Of A Generation (2013)

Bob Dylan & Joan Baez - Voices Of A Generation (2013)

This compilation brings together the first albums of Joan Baez and Bob Dylan. Released in 1960 and 1962 respectively and titled by their respective names, they were the first recorded statements by a pair of artists who were spokespeople for the folk and protest movement that had grown up in the late Fifties and was aligning itself with the US Civil Rights Campaign. Continue reading “Bob Dylan & Joan Baez – Voices Of A Generation (2013)”

VA – Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}

VA - Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}

VA – Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.30 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX039 | Genre: Folk, Country

Notwithstanding one or two isolated exceptions, it wasn’t until the mid-Sixties that independent female voices really began to be heard within the music industry. The feminist movement naturally coincided with the first signs of genuine musical emancipation. In North America, Joan Baez and Buffy Sainte-Marie emerged through the folk clubs, coffee-houses and college campuses to inspire a generation of wannabe female singers and musicians with their strong, independent mentality and social compassion, while the British scene’s combination of folk song revival and the Beatles-led pop explosion Continue reading “VA – Milk Of The Tree: An Anthology Of Female Vocal Folk And Singer-Songwriters 1966-73 (2017) {3CD-Set}”

Nancy Bryan – Neon Angel (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nancy Bryan - Neon Angel (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The first non-blues artist on Analogue Productions, Los Angeles singer/songwriter Nancy Bryan offers in Neon Angel, her second APO release, social commentary with intense soul. Bryan’s honesty in her approach to song writing has created a stylization that defies category. Neon Angel is a unique and personal body of work. In it, her lyrics are visual and socially relevant, yet intimate, poetic and immediate. Her music ranges from the ethereal to a plaintive earthiness, and at times both expressions are grasped in the same moment. Continue reading “Nancy Bryan – Neon Angel (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Blackmore’s Night – Discography

Blackmore's Night - Discography

Blackmore’s Night – Discography
EAC Rip + FLAC + Cue + log | 28CDs + 7xDVDs + 1xBD
Full Scans | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS

Legendary Deep Purple and Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (b. April 14, 1945, Weston-super-Mare, England) shifted his musical focus away from hard rock in the late ’90s and started concentrating on his love of Renaissance-era music. He formed Blackmore’s Night with his fiancée, vocalist/lyricist Candice Night (b. May 8, 1971, Hauppauge, Long Island, New York), and recruited other musicians from around the world to combine elements of world music, Renaissance, new age, folk, and rock & roll. Blackmore didn’t exactly retire his Fender Stratocaster, but he plays acoustic guitar almost exclusively in Blackmore’s Night. Continue reading “Blackmore’s Night – Discography”