Category: Pop

The Mamas & The Papas – Greatest Hits: The Mamas & The Papas (1998) [Remastered, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

The Mamas & The Papas - Greatest Hits: The Mamas & The Papas (1998) [Remastered, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

The Mamas & The Papas – Greatest Hits: The Mamas & The Papas (1998) [Remastered, Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.26 GB
Label: Geffen | Genre: Pop

This is the single-CD successor to Creeque Alley, the double-disc career retrospective issued in the early ’90s. All of the hits from “California Dreamin'” to “Dream a Little Dream of Me” are here, along with their more celebrated album tracks, and the notes by Joseph Laredo provide a decent overview of the group’s formation and history. Continue reading “The Mamas & The Papas – Greatest Hits: The Mamas & The Papas (1998) [Remastered, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Louise Cordet – The Sweet Beat of Louise Cordet: Complete UK Decca Recordings (2011)

Louise Cordet - The Sweet Beat of Louise Cordet: Complete UK Decca Recordings (2011)

Louise Cordet – The Sweet Beat of Louise Cordet: Complete UK Decca Recordings (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 298 MB
Label: RPM retrodisc | UK | Cat#: Retro 890 | Genre: Vocal Pop, Chanson

British singer Louise Cordet got a U.K. Top Twenty hit in 1962 as a teenager with her first single, “I’m Just a Baby,” but never made the hit parade again despite issuing a couple dozen tracks between 1962 and 1964. This exemplary compilation has all of them, including her six singles, a 1963 British EP, a couple songs from the 1963 Just for Fun soundtrack, and nine tracks (all but one sung in French) released only in France. Continue reading “Louise Cordet – The Sweet Beat of Louise Cordet: Complete UK Decca Recordings (2011)”

Julie Grant – Come to me: The Pye Anthology (2004)

Julie Grant - Come to me: The Pye Anthology (2004)

Julie Grant – Come to me: The Pye Anthology (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 443 MB
Label: Castle Music | UK | Cat#: CMRCD 1051 | Genre: Pop, Oldie

Several of the British female vocalists associated with the ’60s pop/rock scene were, in reality, probably more comfortable with the role of all-around entertainer, at equal or greater ease emulating MOR nightclub belters as American girl group sounds. You could put Cilla Black or Petula Clark in that category, along with a good deal of other less-successful peers of the time who may have had a minor hit or two, and helped fill out the numerous British pop package tours of the mid-’60s. Continue reading “Julie Grant – Come to me: The Pye Anthology (2004)”

Shelley Fabares – The Best Of Shelley Fabares (1994)

Shelley Fabares - The Best Of Shelley Fabares (1994)

Shelley Fabares – The Best Of Shelley Fabares (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 285 MB
Label: Sequel Records | UK | Cat#: NEM CD 695 | Genre: Vocal Pop

Shelley Fabares is one — and maybe the best — of a handful of young actresses/singers who emerged from the end of the 1950s through the mid-’60s, in an attempt to extend television stardom into action on the pop charts. Continue reading “Shelley Fabares – The Best Of Shelley Fabares (1994)”

Sam Taylor – Best Selection (2013) [Japan SHM-CD]

Sam Taylor - Best Selection (2013) [Japan SHM-CD]

Sam Taylor – Best Selection (2013) [Japan SHM-CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 401 MB
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UICY-15212 | Genre: Jazz, Easy Listening

A certified honking sax legend, Sam “The Man” Taylor’s non-stop drive and power worked perfectly in swing, blues, and R&B sessions. He had a huge tone, perfect timing, and sense of drama, as well as relentless energy and spirit. Continue reading “Sam Taylor – Best Selection (2013) [Japan SHM-CD]”

Maureen Evans – Like I Do: The Sixties Recordings (2016)

Maureen Evans - Like I Do: The Sixties Recordings (2016)

Maureen Evans – Like I Do: The Sixties Recordings (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 402 MB
Label: RPM Records | EU | Cat#: RETRO 982 | Genre: Pop Vocal

Welsh singer Maureen Evans enjoyed a successful career across the late 1950s and 1960s, with a string of releases on Embassy, Oriole and CBS Records. Maureen enjoyed a No. 3 smash hit in 1962 with the catchy gem ‘Like I Do’, which lends it’s name to this first-ever assemblage of the singer’s complete 1960s singles A’s and B’s. Continue reading “Maureen Evans – Like I Do: The Sixties Recordings (2016)”

Rick Astley – Body & Soul (1993) [Japanese Edition]

Rick Astley - Body & Soul (1993) [Japanese Edition]

Rick Astley – Body & Soul (1993) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 723 MB
Label: BMG Victor Inc. | Japan | Cat#: BVCP-651 | Genre: Pop, Soul

Body & Soul is the fourth studio album by English singer Rick Astley released in 1993. It was not commercially successful and became the first album released by Astley to miss the UK album chart. Continue reading “Rick Astley – Body & Soul (1993) [Japanese Edition]”

Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)

Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)

Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)
EAC Rip | Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 437 MB
Label: RCA / PWL| UK | Cat#: PD 71529 | Genre: Pop, Synth-Pop

In the ’80s and ’90s, England’s dance music team Stock, Aitken & Waterman was often accused of being too slick for its own good, and favoring style over substance. But the producers/songwriters (also known for their work with Dead or Alive and Samantha Fox) should definitely be proud of their work on fellow Briton Rick Astley’s often captivating debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. Continue reading “Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)”

Donna Summer – Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Donna Summer - Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Donna Summer – Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.50 GB
Label: Mercury Records | Genre: Disco, Pop
Continue reading “Donna Summer – Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023) [Japanese Edition]

Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023) [Japanese Edition]

Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 483 MB
Label: Universal Music | Japan | Cat#: UICS-1398 | Genre: Pop

Lana Del Rey could have retired after the cinematic grandeur of her 2019 high-water mark Norman Fucking Rockwell! That album’s imaginative songwriting, finely crafted performances, and exceptional production served as a realization of the magnificence promised by earlier efforts, and the deepest look yet at Del Rey’s stormy inner world. Continue reading “Lana Del Rey – Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023) [Japanese Edition]”

Simply Red – Time (2023) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Simply Red - Time (2023) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Simply Red – Time (2023) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 468 MB
Label: Rhino | Genre: Pop

Simply Red are back! Four years since the triumphant Blue Eyed Soul, one of the UK’s most treasured bands return with brand new studio album Time – out June 9th on Warner Music. The record’s debut offering comes in the form of the sensational pop masterclass ‘Better With’ You’ Over 12 vivid, heartfelt, life-giving tracks that mix soul, funk, R&B and blues, Time demonstrates an unerring ear for, feel for and passion for songs that move the emotion and the imagination. Continue reading “Simply Red – Time (2023) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (1988) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Rick Astley - Hold Me in Your Arms (1988) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (1988) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.10 GB
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop

Hold Me In Your Arms has been newly remastered
Continue reading “Rick Astley – Hold Me in Your Arms (1988) [2023, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Céline Dion – Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Céline Dion - Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Céline Dion – Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) (2023)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 929 MB
Label: Columbia | Genre: Soundtrack

The soundtrack from the motion picture LOVE AGAIN features 5 new Celine Dion recordings, in addition to 6 of Celine’s previous hits and 3 film score selections. The album was announced with the release of the title song, “Love Again.” This is the first new music from 5 time Grammy winner Celine Dion, since 2019’s album Courage. LOVE AGAIN, the film is written and directed by Jim Strouse, and stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, and Celine Dion. Continue reading “Céline Dion – Love Again (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”