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Joni Mitchell – Archives Volume 1 – The Early Years 1963-1967 (2020) [5CD-Set]

Joni Mitchell - Archives Volume 1 - The Early Years 1963-1967 (2020) [5CD-Set]

Features nearly six hours of unreleased home, live, and radio recordings that flow chronologically to paint a rich portrait of Mitchell’s rapid growth as a performer and songwriter during the period leading up to her debut album. This treasure trove of unheard audio includes 29 original Mitchell compositions that have never been released before with her vocals.-This 5CD collection includes a 40-page booklet that features many unseen photos from Mitchell’s personal collection as well as new liner notes featuring conversations between writer/filmmaker Cameron Crowe and Mitchell, who recently spent a couple of Sunday afternoons together discussing her archives. Continue reading “Joni Mitchell – Archives Volume 1 – The Early Years 1963-1967 (2020) [5CD-Set]”

Cat Stevens – Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens – Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [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: 698 MB (Hi-Res) + 221 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-244 | Genre: Folk Rock
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Even as a serious-minded singer/songwriter, Cat Stevens never stopped being a pop singer at heart, and with Teaser and the Firecat he reconciled his philosophical interests with his pop instincts. Basically, Teaser’s songs came in two modes: gentle ballads that usually found Stevens and second guitarist Alun Davies playing delicate lines over sensitive love lyrics, and up-tempo numbers on which the guitarists strummed away and thundering drums played in stop-start rhythms. Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jeff Buckley - Grace (1994) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994) [2014, 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: 2.14 GB (ISO) + 2.11 GB (DSF) + 1.03 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Original Recordings Group | US | Cat#: ORG 194-3 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock

Jeff Buckley was many things, but humble wasn’t one of them. Grace is an audacious debut album, filled with sweeping choruses, bombastic arrangements, searching lyrics, and above all, the richly textured voice of Buckley himself, which resembled a cross between Robert Plant, Van Morrison, and his father Tim. Continue reading “Jeff Buckley – Grace (1994) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.91 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock

One of the great Neil Young stories concerns a visit to Young’s ranch by Graham Nash. Young ushered his friend into a rowboat, as he wanted to listen to his new album Harvest while lazing about on the lake. As it roared out of twin speakers emanating from the house and barn, producer Elliot Mazer asked Young how the playback sounded, Young hollered back “More Barn!” It’s hard not to think of this tale when faced with Barn Continue reading “Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Raise The Roof (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof (2021)
[Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.73 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music UK | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock

In 2007, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss released Raising Sand, one of the most acclaimed albums of the 21st Century. It was an unlikely, mesmerizing pairing of one of rock’s greatest frontmen with one of country music’s finest and most honored artists, produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett. Now, after 14 years, they return with Raise the Roof, 12 songs from a range of traditions and styles that extend this remarkable collaboration in new and thrilling directions. Continue reading “Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raise The Roof (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, Hi-Res]”

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]

David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
Total Size: 3.12 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock

If I Could Only Remember My Name turned 50 earlier this year and Rhino is celebrating with a 2-CD set that includes the album lovingly remastered from the original analog tapes, accompanied by a bonus disc that features a dozen unreleased demos, outtakes, and alternative versions. The new remaster was overseen by original album engineer Stephen Barncard with restoration and speed correction using Plangent Processes. Continue reading “David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]”

VA – Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (1970) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

VA - Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (1970) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

VA – Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (1970) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
5x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.82 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.33 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 5-200 | Genre: Blues Rock, Folk Rock, Psychedelic
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Neil Young – Carnegie Hall 1970 (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Neil Young - Carnegie Hall 1970 (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Neil Young – Carnegie Hall 1970 (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 5.66 GB (Hi-Res) + 556 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Folk Rock

Neil Young had just released his third solo album After the Gold Rush a few months before he played Carnegie Hall in December of 1970, where he offered up a new set of introspective songs that were relatively toned down when compared to the stomping full-band jamming of 1969’s Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. This would just be the beginning of a run of classic albums that continued throughout the ’70s, and both sides of Young’s musical personality — the hushed and patient songwriter side, and the side that tended toward rugged rock — were integral to how that peerless run played out. Continue reading “Neil Young – Carnegie Hall 1970 (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Neil Young – Young Shakespeare (2021)

Neil Young - Young Shakespeare (2021)

Just two months after the release of his seminal album After The Gold Rush, Neil Young played a solo show at The Shakespeare Theater, Stratford, CT on January 22 1971. The show was filmed and recorded, and the concert shown on German TV later in 1971. In 2020, while Neil and his team were reviewing his Archive for future projects, Neil re-visited the 16mm film and audio recording of this show that had been preserved in the Archive for almost 50 years. Piecing together the tapes and footage, Neil realized that he had the full concert – the film of which is the earliest live footage of Neil performing that is known to exist. Continue reading “Neil Young – Young Shakespeare (2021)”

Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964) [1983, 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: 942 MB (Hi-Res) + 252 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-114 | Genre: Folk Rock
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If The Times They Are a-Changin’ isn’t a marked step forward from The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, even if it is his first collection of all originals, it’s nevertheless a fine collection all the same. It isn’t as rich as Freewheelin’, and Dylan has tempered his sense of humor considerably, choosing to concentrate on social protests in the style of “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Continue reading “Bob Dylan – The Times They Are A-Changin’ (1964) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed & Remastered, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

The Band - Stage Fright (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed & Remastered, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

The Band – Stage Fright (1970)
[2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed & Remastered, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA & Dolby TrueHD Audio (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
No Scans
Total Size: 22.1 GB (BD) + 8.87 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol | US | Cat#: 00602507352431 | Genre: Blues Rock, Folk Rock
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Steeleye Span – All Around My Hat (1975) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat (1975) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steeleye Span – All Around My Hat (1975) [1980, 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: 790 MB (Hi-Res) + 223 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-027 | Genre: Folk Rock
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The biggest selling of all Steeleye Span albums is also their hardest rocking record. They sound like would-be competitors to the Who on the opening bars of “The Wife of Usher’s Well,” with Bob Johnson’s electric guitar grinding out power chords like nobody’s business. Continue reading “Steeleye Span – All Around My Hat (1975) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, 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: 787 MB (Hi-Res) + 199 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-035 | Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock
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Cat Stevens tends to be lumped in with the early-’70s singer-songwriter school led by James Taylor and Carole King, but he actually fits in rather neatly with such wistful English contemporaries as Nick Drake, Syd Barrett, and Donovan. Tea for the Tillerman’s “Wild World,” “Into White,” and “Longer Boats” indicate that he may have been a more gifted tunesmith than the lot of them. As with the best of the Brit folk-rockers, Stevens mixed melancholy with whimsy. Yes, he was prone to airy platitudes, but when he harnessed his eccentricities, as he did throughout this 1970 masterwork Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Country Joe McDonald – Paradise With An Ocean View (1975) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Country Joe McDonald - Paradise With An Ocean View (1975) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Country Joe McDonald – Paradise With An Ocean View (1975) [1981, 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: 866 MB (Hi-Res) + 255 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-056 | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock
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Country Joe (Joseph Allen) McDonald is an American musician from the 60s’ psychedelic rock group Country Joe and the Fish. Since the breakup of his group in 1971, McDonald continued to convey his political and ecological views through his music. This 1975 album, which includes the anthemic tune “Save the Whales!”, reflected an increase in McDonald’s ecological commitment, and features former Fish Bruce Barthol and ex-Instant Action Jug Band member Phil Marsh. Continue reading “Country Joe McDonald – Paradise With An Ocean View (1975) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Van Morrison – Latest Record Project: Volume 1 (2021) [Deluxe Edition]

Van Morrison - Latest Record Project: Volume 1 (2021) [Deluxe Edition]

Latest Record Project’ is the opening track and introduction to Van Morrison’s forthcoming 42nd studio album ‘Latest Record Project Vol. 1’ which explores the classic and timeless quality of the blues from a fresh perspective. Van charms the listener, soulfully singing “Have you got my latest record project?” Instinctive walking basslines, colourful backing vocals, and organ melodies bring warmth to his latest release. Equal parts blue-eyed soul shouter and wild-eyed poet-sorcerer, Van Morrison’s status as an artist of integrity and distinction is self-evident. Continue reading “Van Morrison – Latest Record Project: Volume 1 (2021) [Deluxe Edition]”