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Heart – Greatest Hits (1998) {2011, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

Heart - Greatest Hits (1998) {2011, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

Heart – Greatest Hits (1998) {2011, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}
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Total Size: 526 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 119 | Genre: Hard Rock

Heart had a pair of greatest-hits collections to their credit by 1997, but both did not contain all the renowned studio versions of their classic hits from the ’70s (both 1980’s Heart Greatest Hits: Live on Epic and 1997’s Greatest Hits on Capitol contained half studio and half live material). 1998’s Greatest Hits on Epic/Legacy finally corrected this once and for all — collecting all of Heart’s ’70s studio hits on a single disc Continue reading “Heart – Greatest Hits (1998) {2011, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}”

Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic (1975) {1993, Sony MasterSound, Remastered}

Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975) {1993, Sony MasterSound, Remastered}

Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic (1975) {1993, Sony MasterSound, Remastered}
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Label: Sony MasterSound, Japan | Cat#: CK 52857 | Genre: Hard Rock

After nearly getting off the ground with Get Your Wings, Aerosmith finally perfected their mix of Stonesy raunch and Zeppelin-esque riffing with their third album, Toys in the Attic. The success of the album derives from a combination of an increased sense of songwriting skills and purpose. Not only does Joe Perry turn out indelible riffs Continue reading “Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic (1975) {1993, Sony MasterSound, Remastered}”

The Who – 5 Albums (MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered)

The Who - 5 Albums (MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered)

Tommy (1969), Live At Leeds (1970), Who’s Next (1971), Quadrophenia (1973) & Who Are You (1978). Original Master Recording Continue reading “The Who – 5 Albums (MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered)”

Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1975) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1975) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1975) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics, USA | Cat#: GZS-1058 | Genre: Hard Rock

In the 1980s and ’90s, numerous women recorded blistering rock, but things were quite different in 1976 — when female singers tended to be pigeonholed as soft rockers and singer/songwriters and were encouraged to take after Carly Simon, Melissa Manchester, or Joni Mitchell rather than Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath. Greatly influenced by Zep, Heart did its part to help open doors for ladies Continue reading “Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1975) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Janis Joplin - Pearl (1971) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}
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Label: MasterSound, USA | Cat#: CK 64413 | Genre: Blues Rock

Janis Joplin’s second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the results are magnificent — given room to breathe, Joplin’s trademark rasp conveys Continue reading “Janis Joplin – Pearl (1971) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}”

Scorpions – 2 Albums {Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Scorpions - 2 Albums {Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Scorpions – 2 Albums {Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Genre: Hard Rock

Virgin Killer (1976) – Love At First Sting (1984)

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Joe Walsh – 2 Albums {Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Joe Walsh - 2 Albums {Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Joe Walsh – 2 Albums {Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Genre: Hard Rock

The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get (1973) – But Seriously, Folks… (1978)

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Deep Purple – 4 Albums {Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD}

Deep Purple - 4 Albums {Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD}

Deep Purple – 4 Albums {Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | Genre: Hard Rock
Cat#: AFZ 051 / AFZ 098 / AFZ 065 / AFZ 027

24-Karat Gold Limited, Numbered Edition Compact Disc
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Queen – A Night At The Opera (1975) {2000, DCC, 24-Karat Gold CD)

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975) {2000, DCC, 24-Karat Gold CD)

Queen – A Night At The Opera (1975) {2000, DCC, 24-Karat Gold CD)
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | Cat#: GZS-1144 | Genre: Hard Rock

Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera Continue reading “Queen – A Night At The Opera (1975) {2000, DCC, 24-Karat Gold CD)”

Heart – The Essential Heart (Limited Edition 3.0) (2008)

Heart - The Essential Heart (Limited Edition 3.0) (2008)

Essential Heart is the only compilation that covers the group’s tenure at both Epic and Capitol. All the hits of the ’70s are featured on the first disc and include “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda” and “Straight On.” The second disc includes all of their comeback material recorded in the ’80s such as “What About Love?,” “These Dreams,” and “Nothin’ at All.” [Epic/Capitol/Legacy’s Limited Edition 3.0 appeared in 2008 Continue reading “Heart – The Essential Heart (Limited Edition 3.0) (2008)”

Journey – Greatest Hits (1988) {2006 Reissue}

Journey - Greatest Hits (1988) {2006 Reissue}

Journey – Greatest Hits (1988) {2006 Reissue}
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Label: Columbia-Legacy | Cat#: 82876858892 | Genre: Hard Rock

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Journey, originally released in 1988 by Columbia Records. It is the band’s best-selling career disc, spending 330 weeks on the Billboard 200 album chart (more than any other compilation album, except for Bob Marley’s ‘Legend’ disc, in history). Additionally, as of late 2014, it has logged nearly 1,000 weeks on Billboard’s Catalog albums chart Continue reading “Journey – Greatest Hits (1988) {2006 Reissue}”

Suzi Quatro – The Best Of Suzi Quatro (1996)

Suzi Quatro - The Best Of Suzi Quatro (1996)

Suzi Quatro was hardly the first Tough Girl in rock & roll — there were plenty of precursors, from Wanda Jackson and the Shangri-Las to Grace Slick and Janis Joplin — but Quatro codified a type of rock & roll woman who didn’t exist before she took the stage, one who looked as tough as the guys and wasn’t merely a singer but also an instrumentalist, the leader of the band who made the noise right Continue reading “Suzi Quatro – The Best Of Suzi Quatro (1996)”

REO Speedwagon – The Hits (1988)

REO Speedwagon - The Hits (1988)

The Hits is a compilation album from REO Speedwagon. It contains hits such as “Can’t Fight This Feeling” and “Keep on Loving You,” as well as new tracks “Here With Me” and “I Don’t Want to Lose You.” “Here with Me” cracked the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten on the Adult Contemporary chart; however, it would be the last single to feature Continue reading “REO Speedwagon – The Hits (1988)”

Michael Schenker Group – The Best Of The Michael Schenker Group 1980-1984 (2008)

Michael Schenker Group - The Best Of The Michael Schenker Group 1980-1984 (2008)

Apart from his classic work with UFO, from a pure heavy metal and hard rock standpoint, most metalheads consider Michael Schenker’s 1980-1984 solo period to be his high-water mark. And after checking out the 2008 compilation Best of the Michael Schenker Group 1980-1984, you’ll understand why. After splitting from the aforementioned UFO, it appeared as though Schenker was on a mission to show the world that his exit from the band Continue reading “Michael Schenker Group – The Best Of The Michael Schenker Group 1980-1984 (2008)”

Cinderella – Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits (2005)

Cinderella - Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits (2005)

Cinderella’s Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits is intended to replace the 1997 compilation Once Upon A … as a full-length, single-disc retrospective on the group. Like Once Upon A …, it contains all eight of Cinderella’s Billboard Hot 100 hits and 11 of its 12 entries in Billboard’s Mainstream Rock radio chart Continue reading “Cinderella – Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits (2005)”