Category: Blues Rock

Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin – Love Devotion Surrender (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin – Love Devotion Surrender (1973)
[2011, 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: 1.63 GB (ISO) + 1.60 GB (DSF) + 812 MB (FLAC) + 296 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2080 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

A hopelessly misunderstood record in its time by Santana fans — they were still reeling from the radical direction shift toward jazz on Caravanserai and praying it was an aberration — it was greeted by Santana devotees with hostility, contrasted with kindness from major-league critics like Robert Palmer. Continue reading “Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin – Love Devotion Surrender (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Joe Walsh – The Confessor (1985) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Walsh - The Confessor (1985) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Walsh – The Confessor (1985) [Japanese Release, 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: 875 MB (Hi-Res) + 294 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros. | Japan Promo | Cat#: P-13118 | Genre: Blues Rock

The Confessor is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Walsh. The album was released in mid 1985, on the labels Warner Bros. Records, and Full Moon Records. The album was produced by Grammy Award winning producer and sound engineer Keith Olsen as well as Walsh himself. Continue reading “Joe Walsh – The Confessor (1985) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping (1974) [2011, Japan Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping (1974) [2011, Japan Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Second Helping (1974) [2011, Japan Limited Edition, 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: 1.54 GB (ISO) + 1.52 GB (DSF) + 748 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9506 | Genre: Southern Rock
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The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, 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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.49 GB (ISO) + 1.44 GB (DSF) + 711 MB (FLAC) + 228 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2041 | Genre: Pop Rock, Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Toulouse Street was the album by which most of their fans began discovering the Doobie Brothers, and it has retained a lot of its freshness over the decades. Producer Ted Templeman was attuned to the slightly heavier and more Southern style the band wanted to work toward on this, their second album, and the results were not only profitable — including a platinum record award — but artistically impeccable. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Morrison – What’s It Gonna Take? (2022)

Van Morrison - What's It Gonna Take? (2022)

Van Morrison – What’s It Gonna Take? (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 620 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Exile | UK | Cat#: 2445497775 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Arriving hot on the heels of Latest Record Project, Vol. 1, the 2021 double album where Van Morrison unleashed all of his frustrations at being locked down during the COVID-19 pandemic, What’s It Gonna Take? finds the singer doubling down on all of his gripes. Continue reading “Van Morrison – What’s It Gonna Take? (2022)”

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968)
[2016, 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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.55 GB (ISO) + 1.52 GB (DSF) + 760 MB (FLAC) + 236 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2172 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Cheap Thrills is a studio album by American rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was their last album with Janis Joplin as lead singer. For Cheap Thrills, the band and producer John Simon incorporated recordings of crowd noise to give the impression of a live album, which it was subsequently mistaken for by listeners. Only the final song, their cover of “Ball and Chain”, had been recorded live at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Continue reading “Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Morrison – What’s It Gonna Take? (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Van Morrison - What's It Gonna Take? (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Van Morrison – What’s It Gonna Take? (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 2.28 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Virgin Music UK | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Van Morrison’s 43rd studio album, What’s It Gonna Take? (Exile Productions/Virgin) features 14 new compositions that collectively reflect his indefatigable drive to record and perform live in front of audiences. The album was produced by Morrison and is preceded by the single “Pretending,” a gorgeous, restless, soul song. Continue reading “Van Morrison – What’s It Gonna Take? (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Buddy Miles Express / Buddy Miles & Carlos Santana – Booger Bear / Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (2019) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Buddy Miles Express / Buddy Miles & Carlos Santana - Booger Bear / Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (2019) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Buddy Miles Express / Buddy Miles & Carlos Santana – Booger Bear / Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! (2019) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans
Total Size: 4.06 GB (ISO) + 14.2 GB (DSF) + 5.19 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: 2CDSML 8560 | Genre: Latin Rock, Blues Rock
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967)
[2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.09 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.13 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: 19075812421 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

Analogue Productions’ UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!, 33 1/3 RPM Ultra High Quality Record release limited to 20,000 copies, Mastered from the original tapes and cut to lacquer by Bernie Grundma, Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using Clarity Vinyl®, Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!, All runout strings are etched apart from ‘QRP’ which is stamped. Continue reading “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bad Company – Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company (2015) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Bad Company - Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company (2015) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Bad Company – Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company (2015)
[Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.67 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Prior to the 2015 collection Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best of Bad Company, there were only two Bad Company compilations in release: the lean 1985 set 10 from 6, arriving a full six years after their last hit album, and 1999’s The Original Bad Company Anthology, a 33-track double-disc set that dug deep into the group’s golden years of 1974-1982. Continue reading “Bad Company – Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy: The Very Best Of Bad Company (2015) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Grand Funk – Shinin’ On (1974) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grand Funk - Shinin' On (1974) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grand Funk – Shinin’ On (1974) [2017, 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: 1.41 GB (ISO) + 1.39 GB (DSF) + 719 MB (FLAC) + 424 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 251 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock
Update! DSF Tracks have been added

After racking up their biggest success to date with We’re an American Band, Grand Funk Railroad decided to keep a good thing going by retaining Todd Rundgren as their producer and continuing to push their sound in a pop/rock direction. The end result has its moments but is not as strong as We’re an American Band. Continue reading “Grand Funk – Shinin’ On (1974) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grand Funk – All The Girls In The World Beware!!! (1974) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grand Funk - All The Girls In The World Beware!!! (1974) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grand Funk – All The Girls In The World Beware!!! (1974)
[2017, 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: 1.64 GB (SACD ISO) + 1.61 GB (SACD DSF) + 834 MB (SACD FLAC) + 432 MB (CD-Layer)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 252 | Genre: Hard Rock Blues Rock
Update! DSF Tracks have been added

Grand Funk Railroad continued to move further into the pop/rock mainstream with this hit album. They are aided considerably in this aim by the ultra-slick production of Jimmy Ienner, a producer best known for his work with the Raspberries: songs like “Runnin'” and “Memories” boast rich yet punchy horn and string arrangements that beef up the group’s sound without softening its energetic edge. Continue reading “Grand Funk – All The Girls In The World Beware!!! (1974) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, 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: 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 329 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Toshiba-EMI | Japan | Cat#: EYS-81447 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Tempering their bar band R&B with a touch of new wave pop production, the J. Geils Band finally broke through into the big leagues with Freeze Frame. Fans of the hard-driving rock of the group’s ’70s albums will find the sleek sound of Freeze Frame slightly disorienting, but the production gives the album cohesion. Continue reading “The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]

Gov't Mule - Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues (2021) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 2.44 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fantasy | Genre: Blues Rock
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Grateful Dead – Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: Believe It If You Need It (2018) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Grateful Dead - Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It (2018) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Grateful Dead – Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: Believe It If You Need It (2018)
[Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 14.7 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | Genre: Country Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Culled from several shows taking place in the Pacific Northwest on summer tours of 1973 and 1974, Believe It if You Need It zeroes in on the Grateful Dead in a particularly playful and comfortable phase, with the Deadhead-populated region and the Dead’s first taste of financial success giving their playing in this time a more carefree fluidity. Certainly by 1973, they had come a long way from their hand-to-mouth beginnings, establishing their own label, touring with an over-the-top sound system, and showing up to larger crowds every year. Continue reading “Grateful Dead – Pacific Northwest ’73-’74: Believe It If You Need It (2018) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”