Monty Alexander – Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander - Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander – Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [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: 2.89 GB (DSF) + 1.26 GB (FLAC) + 2.97 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc | US | Cat#: SACD-63469 | Genre: Jazz, Reggae

Monty Alexander long ago combined together the influence of Oscar Peterson with the soul of Gene Harris and Nat “King” Cole to form his own appealing and personable style. On this release Monty Alexander combines a six-piece Jamaican reggae rhythm section with a three-piece jazz rhythm team to perform songs by the well-known artist Bob Marley. Continue reading “Monty Alexander – Stir It Up: The Music Of Bob Marley (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Marley And The Wailers – Catch A Fire (1973) [1995, MFSL Remastred, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Catch A Fire (1973) [1995, MFSL Remastred, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley And The Wailers – Catch A Fire (1973)
[1995, MFSL Remastred, 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) + 220 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-236 | Genre: Reggae
Half-Speed Mastered

Catch a Fire was the major label debut for Bob Marley and the Wailers, and it was an international success upon its release in 1973. Although Bob Marley may have been the main voice, every member of the Wailers made valuable contributions and they were never more united in their vision and sound. Continue reading “Bob Marley And The Wailers – Catch A Fire (1973) [1995, MFSL Remastred, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Sting & Shaggy – 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Sting & Shaggy - 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Sting & Shaggy – 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 679 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | Genre: Pop Rock, Reggae

Sting spent the entirety of his career studiously avoiding the appearance of having a good time, which is why his 2018 collaboration with reggae star Shaggy seemed so odd: at the age of 66, the rock star decided it was finally time to crack a smile. 44/876 — a collaboration named after the phone codes for their respective home countries — is most certainly a party record, albeit one that cooks at a low simmer as it swings between fleet-footed reggae sunsplash tunes and mellow grooves. Continue reading “Sting & Shaggy – 44/876 (2018) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro – Unprecedented (2022)

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro - Unprecedented (2022)

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro – Unprecedented (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 384 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMC | EU | Cat#: 450 885-3 | Genre: Reggae

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell & Astro’s album, Unprecedented, is the follow-up to 2018’s A Real Labour of Love that went to #2 on the U.K. charts. Recorded in studios in London and Jamaica between lockdowns, the album is a collection of songs that Ali & Astro have loved for many years by artists they admire (such as Stevie Wonder and Kris Kristofferson) alongside self-penned tracks inspired by the pandemic and the state of the U.K. at the moment. Continue reading “UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro – Unprecedented (2022)”

Various Artists – Reggae In High-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Reggae In High-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Reggae In High-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity 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: 2.91 GB (ISO) + 2.87 GB (DSF) + 1.35 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 014 | Genre: Reggae
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Reggae In High-Fi contains 15 jammin’ selections…the cream of two decades from RAS Records, which is considered the preeminent Reggae label today. These are the real authentic sounds and superstars of Reggae. Featured artists include Black Uhuru, Yellowman, Israel Vibration, Jacob Miller, Freddie McGregor and Gregory Isaacs. Continue reading “Various Artists – Reggae In High-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Marley – Young Mystic (2004) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Marley - Young Mystic (2004) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Marley – Young Mystic (2004) [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: 1.82 GB (ISO) + 1.79 GB (DSF) + 776 MB (FLAC) + 216 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 021 | Genre: Reggae
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Recorded under the auspices of revolutionary reggae producer Lee Perry around 1971-72, this compilation includes early versions of many of the songs that were later to make Bob Marley and the Wailers internationally famous. Previously a fairly run-of-the-mill Jamaican vocal group, the band were molded by Perry into a rootsy, Rasta-centric outfit. Continue reading “Bob Marley – Young Mystic (2004) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Complete Island Recordings (2015) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Complete Island Recordings (2015) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Complete Island Recordings (2015)
[Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

12x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 9.72 GB (Hi-Res) + 2.81 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Tuff Gong | US & EU | Cat#: TFGG5360251.1 | Genre: Reggae

The Complete Island Recordings includes 11LPs packaged in a rigid card box with lift top lid, and wrapped in silver paper that simulates the brushed metal finish of a zippo lighter. The box includes all nine Bob Marley & The Wailers studio albums recorded for Island Records, featuring their most celebrated releases, including Catch A Fire, their 1973 label debut, and Rastaman Vibration, their 1976 breakthrough album in the United States, along with two live albums Live! and Babylon By Bus. Continue reading “Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Complete Island Recordings (2015) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus (1977) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus (1977) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus (1977) [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: 823 MB (Hi-Res) + 242 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-221 | Genre: Roots Reggae
Half-Speed Mastered

After the success of 1974’s Natty Dread and 1976’s Rastaman Vibration, Bob Marley was not only the most successful reggae musician in the world, he was one of the most powerful men in Jamaica. Powerful enough, in fact, that he was shot by gunmen who broke into his home in December 1976, days before he was to play a massive free concert intended to ease tensions days before a contentious election for Jamaican Prime Minister. Continue reading “Bob Marley & The Wailers – Exodus (1977) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, 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: 2.70 GB (ISO) + 6.80 GB (DSF) + 3.15 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia Legacy | US | Cat#: CS 65922 | Genre: Reggae

After years of being overshadowed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh left the Wailers to pursue a solo career. Released in 1976, Legalize It is a bold statement that Peter Tosh had arrived and was a creative force in his own right. Although he explores some issues of spirituality, this is Tosh’s most lightweight album in the sense that it is his least political. Continue reading “Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Marley And The Wailers – Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers (1984) {2014, Deluxe Edition, 30th Anniversary, CD + BD + Hi-Res}

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers (1984) {2014, Deluxe Edition, 30th Anniversary, CD + BD + Hi-Res}

Bob Marley And The Wailers – Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers (1984)
{2014, Deluxe Edition, 30th Anniversary, CD + BD + Hi-Res}

EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby TrueHD (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 478 MB (CD) + 16.7 GB (BD) + 3.85 GB (Hi-Res) + 144 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Tuff Gong / Island | EU | Cat#: 0602537854325 | Genre: Reggae

Six months on from its debut on the Pure Audio blu-ray audio format (stereo only), Bob Marley‘s Legend compilation (the world’s best-selling reggae album, fact fans) gets a second bite of the hi-res cherry with a new release that features a 5.1 surround sound mix of the whole album by renowned engineer Bob Clearmountain. Continue reading “Bob Marley And The Wailers – Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers (1984) {2014, Deluxe Edition, 30th Anniversary, CD + BD + Hi-Res}”

Monty Alexander – Monty Meets Sly And Robbie (2000) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander - Monty Meets Sly And Robbie (2000) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Monty Alexander – Monty Meets Sly And Robbie (2000) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 337 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.34 GB (SACD ISO) + 2.54 GB (SACD FLAC Mch) + 0.97 GB (SACD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc | Germany | Cat#: SACD-63494 | Genre: Jazz, Reggae

Jazz purists may turn up the nose at this jazz-reggae summit meeting, but that’s their loss. It’s not that they wouldn’t have the right to be suspicious — experiments in jazz-reggae fusion do not have a distinguished history. But the combination of Jamaican-born jazz pianist Monty Alexander and reggae godfathers Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare works beautifully here for a number of reasons: first of all, Alexander is a gifted melodist with an unerring sense of groove (not always a given with jazz players), and second of all, Sly and Robbie emancipated themselves long ago from reggae’s rhythmic strictures, so there’s lots of variety on this album. Continue reading “Monty Alexander – Monty Meets Sly And Robbie (2000) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Marley – 1967-1972 – Gold (2005)

Bob Marley – 1967-1972 – Gold (2005)
XLD Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 558 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | EU | Cat#: 0602498737071 | Genre: Roots Reggae

Although it’s derived from the same set of early recordings that all “grey market” Bob Marley compilations draw from, this release has legitimacy on its side. The main reason is that it’s on Island, the label that Marley was officially signed to in his later years and the label the Marley estate chose as distributor for its Tuff Gong imprint. Continue reading “Bob Marley – 1967-1972 – Gold (2005)”