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The Rolling Stones – Live At The El Mocambo 1977 (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Rolling Stones - Live At The El Mocambo 1977 (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Rolling Stones – Live At The El Mocambo 1977 (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 3.21 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor Records | Genre: Rock & Roll, Classic Rock

Early in March 1977, the Rolling Stones played a pair of surprise shows at the El Mocambo, a 300-seat club in Toronto. The purpose of the gigs, the only concerts they played in 1977, was to generate source material for a live album that turned out to be Love You Live. Only four tracks from the El Mocambo performances showed up on Love You Live, amounting to a side of blues covers on that double-LP. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Live At The El Mocambo 1977 (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Various Artists - FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 5.46 GB (Hi-Res) + 879 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA2-12000 | Genre: Soundtrack, Classic Rock

Appropriately, the soundtrack for the 1978 movie FM feels like a radio play list of the era, collecting songs from Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Boz Scaggs, and other ’70s radio staples. Steely Dan’s title track, Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band’s “Night Moves,” Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are,” and Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” are some of the highlights from this double-disc set, which also includes tracks from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Foreigner, and Linda Ronstadt, all of whom also appeared in the film. Continue reading “Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River (1969) [1993, DCC Remastered, 24 Karat Gold]

If anything, CCR’s third album Green River represents the full flower of their classic sound initially essayed on its predecessor, Bayou Country. One of the differences between the two albums is that Green River is tighter, with none of the five-minute-plus jams that filled out both their debut and Bayou Country, but the true key to its success is a peak in John Fogerty’s creativity. Continue reading “Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River (1969) [1993, DCC Remastered, 24 Karat Gold]”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country (1968) [1993, DCC Remastered, 24 Karat Gold CD]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country (1968) [1993, DCC Remastered, 24 Karat Gold CD]

Opening slowly with the dark, swampy “Born on the Bayou,” Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It’s not just that “Born on the Bayou” announces that CCR has discovered its sound — it reveals the extent of John Fogerty’s myth-making. Continue reading “Creedence Clearwater Revival – Bayou Country (1968) [1993, DCC Remastered, 24 Karat Gold CD]”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Willy And The Poor Boys (1969) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy And The Poor Boys (1969) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

Make no mistake, Willy & the Poor Boys is a fun record, perhaps the breeziest album CCR ever made. Apart from the eerie minor-key closer “Effigy” (one of John Fogerty’s most haunting numbers), there is little of the doom that colored Green River. Fogerty’s rage remains, blazing to the forefront on “Fortunate Son,” a working-class protest song that cuts harder than any of the explicit Vietnam protest songs of the era, which is one of the reasons that it hasn’t aged where its peers have. Also, there’s that unbridled vocal from Fogerty and the ferocious playing on CCR, which both sound fresh as they did upon release. Continue reading “Creedence Clearwater Revival – Willy And The Poor Boys (1969) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (1970) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum (1970) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

During 1969 and 1970, CCR was dismissed by hipsters as a bubblegum pop band and the sniping had grown intolerable, at least to John Fogerty, who designed Pendulum as a rebuke to critics. He spent time polishing the production, bringing in keyboards, horns, even a vocal choir. His songs became self-consciously serious and tighter, working with the aesthetic of the rock underground Continue reading “Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum (1970) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.33 GB (Hi-Res) + 409 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fantasy | US | Cat#: CCR-2 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Classic Rock

Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s original 19 hit singles — including “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Green River,” “Down on the Corner,” “Travelin’ Band,” “Up Around the Band,” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” — plus “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. Continue reading “Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Grand Funk Railroad – On Time (1969) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Grand Funk Railroad - On Time (1969) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Grand Funk Railroad – On Time (1969) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 3.43 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol | Genre: Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock

Grand Funk Railroad’s 1969 debut is a wildly uneven affair. Although the exuberant energy and power-trio theatrics that would fuel their 1970s hits are in place, the group’s songwriting and arranging abilities are very much in their infancy. The biggest problems in terms of songwriting are the often-amateurish lyrics: “Anybody’s Answer” is a sincere but muddled attempt at a message song that expends a lot of energy without ever focusing on a particular target and “Heartbreaker” is a love lament that is content to trot out a series of well-worn heartbreak clichés. Continue reading “Grand Funk Railroad – On Time (1969) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Live At Woodstock (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Blood, Sweat & Tears - Live At Woodstock (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Live At Woodstock (2019)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.37 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / Legacy | Genre: Classic Rock, Jazz Fusion
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John Lennon – Discography

John Lennon - Discography

Out of all the Beatles, John Lennon had the most interesting — and frustrating — solo career. Lennon was capable of inspired, brutally honest confessional songwriting and melodic songcraft; he also had an undying love of straight-ahead rock & roll. But the extremes, both in his music and his life, were what made him fascinating. Where Paul McCartney was content to be a rock star, Lennon dabbled in everything from revolutionary politics to the television talk show circuit during the early ’70s. Continue reading “John Lennon – Discography”

Blood, Sweat And Tears – Blood, Sweat And Tears (1968) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Blood, Sweat And Tears - Blood, Sweat And Tears (1968) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Blood, Sweat And Tears – Blood, Sweat And Tears (1968) [1996, 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: 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 292 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-251 | Genre: Classic Rock Rock, Jazz Fusion
Half-Speed Mastered
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Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive! (1976) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive! (1976)
[1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.69 GB (Hi-Res) + 525 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 2-262 | Genre: Classic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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War – Greatest Hits 2.0 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

War - Greatest Hits 2.0 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

War – Greatest Hits 2.0 (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 4.76 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | Genre: Classic Rock, Funk
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The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]

The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]

The story is well-known: south Wales pop group, the Iveys, are discovered by the Beatles’ aide-de-camp Mal Evans, who not only signs them to Apple Records but produces their first sessions. Their first single, the glorious Bee Gees-like ballad “Maybe Tomorrow,” is released in November 1968, yet it unaccountably stiffs. Disheartened, Apple shelves the planned U.S./U.K. release of the Iveys’ debut album, though it does eventually sneak out in Japan and Germany. Continue reading “The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]”

The Beatles – Let It Be (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]

The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Newly mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo, 5.1 surround DTS, and Dolby Atmos. The new stereo mix of the album was guided by the original “reproduced for disc” version by Phil Spector. The Super Deluxe Edition includes 27 unreleased session recordings, a 4-track Let It Be EP, the 1969 unreleased 14-track “Get Back” stereo mix by Glyn Johns, and a 100-page hardback book with an intro by Paul McCartney, track-by-track recording information, and many unseen photos, notes, and more. Continue reading “The Beatles – Let It Be (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]”