Category: Rock

Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, 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: 357 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.65 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 1.70 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2192 | Genre: Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

This album, the group’s third, was where they showed just how far their talents extended across the musical landscape, from blues to R&B to classical rock. In contrast to their hastily recorded debut, or its successor, done to stretch their performance and composition range, A Salty Dog was recorded in a reasonable amount of time, giving the band a chance to fully develop their ideas. Continue reading “Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) [2022, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) [2022, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972)
[2022, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed, 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: 1.20 GB (Hi-Res) + 535 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 0190296323317 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

In 1972, Jethro Tull released the instant classic, ‘Thick As A Brick’. 50 years on and the album is still revered as one of rock’s and progressive rock’s most definitive and pioneering albums. To celebrate the 50th anniversary, ‘Thick As A Brick’ has been reproduced in its original format, the legendary 12-page newspaper. The vinyl is a half-speed master of Steven Wilson’s 2012 remix. Unlike any other records on the market, the album is set inside a broadsheet newspaper, ‘The St. Cleve Chronicle & Linwell Advertiser’. The newspaper includes many news articles packed full of continuing jokes, a crossword, connect-the-dots and much more. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) [2022, 50th Anniversary Edition, Remixed, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Journey – Live In Houston 1981: Escape Tour (2005) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Journey - Live In Houston 1981: Escape Tour (2005) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Journey – Live In Houston 1981: Escape Tour (2005) [Official Digital Release]
[2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.26 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / Legacy | Genre: Classic Rock, Hard Rock

In 1981 Journey were one of the most popular bands in all of rock & roll, after years of having their first four albums relegated to the prog rock bargain bins. Escape was number one on the album charts, and the group was selling out sports arenas nationwide. Continue reading “Journey – Live In Houston 1981: Escape Tour (2005) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Cliff Richard – Albums Collection (1959-2020)

Cliff Richard - Albums Collection (1959-2020)

Cliff Richard – Albums Collection (1959-2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Official Digital Release | FLAC Tracks
Total Size: 24.5 GB | Total Discs: 61 | 3% RAR Recovery
Rock & Roll / Pop Rock / Adult Contemporary

In the years after Elvis Presley but before the Beatles, Cliff Richard was the biggest thing in British rock & roll — and in the years after the Beatles, he was never far from the top of the U.K. charts. Arriving in 1958, just a couple of years after skiffle swept Britain, Richard was the first English singer to approximate the hip-shaking rebellion of American rock & roll with his 1958 debut single “Move It.” A smash hit right out of the gate, “Move It” kicked off an astonishing five decades’ worth of hits (as of 2014, his last time in the U.K. Top 10 was in 2008, when “Thank You for a Lifetime” went to number three). Continue reading “Cliff Richard – Albums Collection (1959-2020)”

Collective Soul – Vibrating (2022 [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Collective Soul - Vibrating (2022 [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Collective Soul – Vibrating (2022 [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 788 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fuzze-Flex | Genre: Alternative Rock

Collective Soul’s long-awaited 2022 album release VIBRATING sends the band’s artistic spirit into the next stratosphere. All ten songs that comprise VIBRATING positively pulsate with the boundless energy that has been Collective Soul’s aural calling card for going on three full decades. From the propulsively gnarly kiss-off of “Cut the Cord” to the reflective midtempo jangle of “Take” to the heart-wrenching reality check of “Rule No. 1” – replete with a soaring string section, no less! – to the choir-backed emotional crossroads of “Where Do I Go,” VIBRATING contains 42 minutes of irrefutable sonic evidence of a band wholly uninterested in sitting still. Continue reading “Collective Soul – Vibrating (2022 [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Eagles – On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eagles - On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eagles – On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL 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: 1.69 GB (DSF) + 886 MB (FLAC) + 1.72 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2231 | Genre: Country Rock

The Eagles began recording their third album in England with producer Glyn Johns, as they had their first two albums, but abandoned the sessions after completing two acceptable tracks. Johns, it is said, tended to emphasize the group’s country elements and its harmonies, while the band, in particular Glenn Frey and Don Henley, wanted to take more of a hard rock direction. Continue reading “Eagles – On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Los Lobos – This Time (1999) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Los Lobos - This Time (1999) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Los Lobos – This Time (1999) [2004, 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: 257 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 817 MB (FLAC) + 1.59 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2024 | Genre: Latin Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Given all the extracurricular projects members of Los Lobos pursued during the three years separating Colossal Head and its followup, it’s not surprising that they’ve decided to show off what they’ve learned on This Time, resulting in a record that vacillates between songcraft and sonic sculptures. It could be said that Kiko and Colassal Head were like this as well, but the difference is that This Time has the structure of a straight-ahead rock & roll record, clocking in at 38 minutes with 11 short tracks. Continue reading “Los Lobos – This Time (1999) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner - 4 (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2013, 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: 399 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.76 GB (DSF) + 912 MB (FLAC) + 1.29 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2053 | Genre: AOR, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Over the course of their first three late-’70s albums, Foreigner had firmly established themselves (along with Journey and Styx) as one of the top AOR bands of the era. But the band was still looking for that grand slam of a record that would push them to the very top of the heap. Released in 1981, 4 would be that album. In producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange — fresh off his massive success with AC/DC’s Back in Black — guitarist and all-around mastermind Mick Jones found both the catalyst to achieve this and his perfect musical soulmate. Continue reading “Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Foreigner – Head Games (1979) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner - Head Games (1979) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner – Head Games (1979) [2013, 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: 305 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.57 GB (DSF) + 816 MB (FLAC) + 1.59 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2052 | Genre: AOR, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Foreigner continued its platinum winning streak on Head Games, the band’s third album. By the time Head Games was released, FM radio had fully embraced bands like Foreigner, Journey, and Boston, whose slick hard rock was tough enough to appeal to suburban teens, but smooth enough to be non-threatening to their parents. Tailor-made for the airwaves, “Dirty White Boy” and “Head Games” kept Foreigner at the top of the arena rock heap as the decade came to a close; and the supergroup’s successes would continue well into the ’80s. Continue reading “Foreigner – Head Games (1979) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Searchers – The Collection (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Searchers - The Collection (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Searchers – The Collection (2003) [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: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 977 MB (FLAC) + 404 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 018 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Although at 17 tracks totaling a mere 41 minutes, there is enough room to almost double the material, this is a well-chosen selection of Pye-era (1963-’66) music from the British Invasion band many ranked just behind the Beatles for melodic invention. Sure, there are plenty of Searchers’ compilations on the market with more songs at a cheaper price, but there aren’t any that sound this spectacular. The Audio Fidelity label is known for the pristine care they take sonically on their reissues and this is a perfect example of how the extra time, money and effort in mastering makes an enormous difference. Continue reading “The Searchers – The Collection (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Heart – Magazine (1977) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Heart - Magazine (1977) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Heart – Magazine (1977) [2014, 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: 1.63 GB (ISO) + 1.60 GB (DSF) + 780 MB (FLAC) + 247 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 171 | Genre: Hard Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Problems with the Mushroom label delayed the release of Magazine, which eventually went platinum and peaked at number 17 on the album charts. Only the hard-rocking “Heartless” made it into the Top 40, and the album didn’t really live up to Heart’s last few efforts Continue reading “Heart – Magazine (1977) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doors – The Best Of The Doors (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doors - The Best Of The Doors (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doors – The Best Of The Doors (1973)
[2015, 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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.21 GB (ISO) + 6.28 GB (DSF) + 2.54 GB (FLAC) + 385 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 206 | Genre: Classic Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Best of The Doors is a compilation album by The Doors released in 1973. It is the first of three compilation albums to be released by the group since the death of lead singer Jim Morrison. The album was originally released in the CD-4 QuadraDisc format, on an exclusive basis, but was later reissued in 1980 in standard Stereo mostly Continue reading “The Doors – The Best Of The Doors (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real – Noise And Flowers (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real - Noise And Flowers (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real – Noise And Flowers (2022)
[Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
Total Size: 4.56 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Classic Rock

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real announce a new live album, Noise & Flowers, that captures the group in all their glory on their 2019 European tour. The release will be accompanied by a similarly titled concert film that’s included in the album’s 2xLP+CD Deluxe Edition. Noise & Flowers documents a 9-date tour that began just two weeks after Young’s lifetime friend and manager of more than 50 years, Elliot Roberts, passed away at age 76. Performing alongside a photograph of Roberts taped to his road case, Young approached each show as a celebratory memorial service to honor his late friend. It’s a trek the legendary singer/songwriter describes as “wondrous.” “Playing in his memory [made it] one of the most special tours ever,” Young says in the album’s liner notes. Continue reading “Neil Young + Promise Of The Real – Noise And Flowers (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”