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INXS – Shine Like It Does: The Anthology 1979–1997 (2001)

INXS - Shine Like It Does: The Anthology 1979–1997 (2001)

From the vantage of 2001, the year Rhino released the double-disc retrospective Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997), it’s a little hard to believe that the Australian sextet really rivaled U2 for popularity in 1987/1988, when Kick worked its way to multi-platinum global success. At the time, they belonged next to the likes of U2 and R.E.M., two post-punk legends that worked their way into the mainstream because they were a quintessential college rock band of the ’80s, thrillingly balancing style with substance. Continue reading “INXS – Shine Like It Does: The Anthology 1979–1997 (2001)”

Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}

Whitesnake - Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}

Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}
EAC Rip | 6x CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | AC-3 (5.1)
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.18 GB (CDs) + 3.27 GB (DVD) + 859 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | EU | Cat#: 0190295507534 | Genre: Hard Rock

The album includes the hits ‘Love Ain’t No Stranger’ and ‘Slow An’ Easy’, both of which went top 40 in the USA at the time. The ‘ultimate special edition’ includes six CDs and a DVD and features remastered versions of both the UK and US mixes of the albums as well as new 35th anniversary stereo mixes, unreleased live and studio recordings, music videos, concert footage, and a new interview with Whitesnake founder and lead singer, David Coverdale. Continue reading “Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}”

Keith Richards – Talk Is Cheap (1988) [2019, Deluxe Version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Keith Richards - Talk Is Cheap (1988) [2019, Deluxe Version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Keith Richards – Talk Is Cheap (1988)
[2019, Deluxe Version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 557 MB (CD-Quality) + 1.78 GB (Hi-Res)
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop Rock
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Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Van Halen - Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Among revolutionary rock albums, Van Halen’s debut often gets short shrift. Although it altered perceptions of what the guitar could do, it is not spoken of in the same reverential tones as Are You Experienced? and although it set the template for how rock & roll sounded for the next decade or more, it isn’t seen as an epochal generational shift, like Led Zeppelin, The Ramones, The Rolling Stones, or Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols, which was released just the year before. Continue reading “Van Halen – Van Halen (1978) [1998, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”

Simply Red – Song Book 1985-2010 (2013) [4CDs, Box Set, Remastered]

Simply Red - Song Book 1985-2010 (2013) [4CDs, Box Set, Remastered]

Simply Red are a pop institution, at least in areas of the world that are not the United States, and like all institutions, they’re in need of a monument to their longevity. Song Book 1985-2010 is that monument, a four-disc box set that tells their story, concentrating on their hits but also adding a disc of new recordings where they revisit deep cuts from their catalog, refashioning them so they sound similar to latter-day Simply Red. Continue reading “Simply Red – Song Book 1985-2010 (2013) [4CDs, Box Set, Remastered]”

YES – Discography (1969 – 2014)

YES - Discography (1969 - 2014)

Far and away the longest lasting and the most successful of the ’70s progressive rock groups, Yes proved to be one of the lingering success stories from that musical genre. The band, founded in 1968, overcame a generational shift in its audience and the departure of its most visible members at key points in its history to reach the end of the century as the definitive progressive rock band. Continue reading “YES – Discography (1969 – 2014)”

Mike Oldfield – Discography (1973-2016)

Mike Oldfield - Discography (1973-2016)

Composer Mike Oldfield rose to fame on the success of Tubular Bells, an eerie, album-length conceptual piece employed to stunning effect in the film The Exorcist. Born May 15, 1953, in Reading, England, Oldfield began his professional career at the age of 14, forming the Sallyangie folk duo with his sister Sally; a year later, the siblings issued their debut LP, Children of the Sun. By the age of 16, he was playing bass with Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers’ group the Whole World alongside experimental classical arranger David Bedford and avant-garde jazz saxophonist Lol Coxhill; within months, Oldfield was tapped to become the band’s lead guitarist prior to recording the 1971 LP Shooting at the Moon. Continue reading “Mike Oldfield – Discography (1973-2016)”

Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel’s adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most notably doo-wop and soul music. The album cover artwork was taken on the front steps of 142 Mercer Street, just north of the intersection of Mercer and Prince Street in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City. Continue reading “Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Includes the newly remastered album and 35 bonus audio tracks. Reconstruction of the “double album”, singles, B-sides, alternate mixes and unreleased tracks. The Bruce McMouse Show -the never- before-seen film on DVD and Blu-ray. Plus DVD featuring the James Paul McCartney TV Special and previously unseen footage. Housed alongside 128-page book written by Amanda Petrusich, photo book and folio containing unseen memorabilia from the MPL archives. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Includes the newly remastered album and 25 bonus audio tracks; original rough mixes of the album, single edits, B-sides, home recordings and unreleased tracks. DVD features previously unreleased archive footage, rehearsals and homes videos. Housed alongside 128-page book written by David Fricke and folio containing unseen memorabilia from the MPL archives. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]”

Bad Company – Discography (1974-2015)

Bad Company - Discography (1974-2015)

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers’ muscular vocals and Ralphs’ blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song vanity label. Continue reading “Bad Company – Discography (1974-2015)”

Gentle Giant – Octopus (1972) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

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Returning to Gentle Giant’s fourth album after any kind of lengthy absence, it’s astonishing just how little Octopus has dated. Often written off at the time as a pale reflection of the truly gargantuan steps being taken by the likes of Jethro Tull and Barclay James Harvest, the band’s closest relatives in the tangled skein of period prog, Gentle Giant often seemed more notable for its album art than its music. Continue reading “Gentle Giant – Octopus (1972) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grateful Dead – Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Grateful Dead (2015) [Complete Box Set, 12CD]

Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Grateful Dead (2015) [Complete Box Set, 12CD]

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead is a live album consisting of audio and video recordings from the Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead concerts performed by surviving members of the Grateful Dead Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, with Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti. The concerts were recorded on July 3, 4, and 5, 2015, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Continue reading “Grateful Dead – Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Grateful Dead (2015) [Complete Box Set, 12CD]”

The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, 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: 1.14 GB (Hi-Res) + 455 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Island Records | EU | Cat#: 00602547859303 | Genre: Indie Rock

There are so many garage rock/dance-rock tunes perfectly stylized and glamorous for the pop kids in the city and in the suburbs of new-millennium America. What’s nice about these the bands producing these songs is how they strive so desperately to individualize themselves. On a commercial level, they do quite well in delivering catchy pop hooks. When it comes to having actual talent, a select few actually do possess attention-worthy integrity. But there are others who don’t, and they disappear from the American consciousness after a brief flirtation with success. Continue reading “The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Tesla – Shock (2019) [Target Exclusive Edition]

Tesla - Shock (2019) [Target Exclusive Edition]