The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders - Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 225 MB (CD-Quality) + 378 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop Rock

Chrissie Hynde approximated the classic early Pretenders sound on the Dan Auerbach-produced Alone, a 2016 album where she was the only Pretender on record. Hate for Sale flips this situation on its head. Hiring Stephen Street as producer — he last worked with the group on 1999’s Viva el Amor — Hynde brought the touring Pretenders lineup into the studio, a configuration that includes founding drummer Martin Chambers, who hasn’t played on an album by the band since 2002’s Loose Screw. Continue reading “The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Van Der Graaf Generator – Albums Collection

Van Der Graaf Generator - Albums Collection

Van Der Graaf Generator – Albums Collection
EAC Rip | 56xCD + 1xDVD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 32.5 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS & BOX SET
Label: Various | Genre: Progressive Rock

An eye-opening trip to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury during the summer of 1967 inspired British-born drummer Chris Judge Smith to compose a list of possible names for the rock group he wished to form. Upon his return to Manchester University, he began performing with singer/songwriter Peter Hammill and keyboardist Nick Peame; employing one of the names from Judge Smith’s list, the band dubbed itself Van der Graaf Generator (after a machine that creates static electricity), eventually earning an intense cult following as one of the era’s preeminent art rock groups. Continue reading “Van Der Graaf Generator – Albums Collection”

Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) {2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) {2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) {2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.63 GB (ISO) + 787 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9024 | Genre: Blues Rock

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Harry Nilsson – Albums Collection

Harry Nilsson - Albums Collection

Harry Nilsson – Albums Collection
EAC Rip | 42xCD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 14.1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SET
Label: Various | Genre: Pop Rock

Although he synthesized disparate elements of both rock and pop traditions, singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson was at heart a maverick whose allegiance belonged to neither. He’s best-known for his versions of other people’s songs (Fred Neil’s “Everybody’s Talkin’,” Badfinger’s “Without You,” an entire album of Randy Newman songs), but he was a skilled composer and is recognized as a pop craftsman of the first order. Continue reading “Harry Nilsson – Albums Collection”

Elton John – Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elton John - Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elton John – Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.64 GB (ISO) + 727 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9071 | Genre: Pop Rock

Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin’s songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John’s music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin’s frequently nebulous lyrics. Continue reading “Elton John – Elton John (1970) {2011, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Paul Weller – On Sunset (2020) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Weller - On Sunset (2020) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Weller – On Sunset (2020) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 432 MB (CD-Quality) + 784 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor Records | Genre: Pop Rock

On Sunset finds Paul Weller returning to Polydor Records, the label both the Jam and Style Council called home back in the 1980s. Polydor and Weller parted ways after he delivered Modernism: A New Decade in 1989, an excursion into house music that the label deemed too uncommercial at the time. Continue reading “Paul Weller – On Sunset (2020) [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Grand Funk Railroad – Shinin’ On (1974) {2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin' On (1974) {2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Grand Funk Railroad – Shinin’ On (1974) {2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.41 GB (ISO) + 703 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: TYGP-89002 | Genre: Hard Rock

After racking up their biggest success to date with We’re an American Band, Grand Funk Railroad decided to keep a good thing going by retaining Todd Rundgren as their producer and continuing to push their sound in a pop/rock direction. Continue reading “Grand Funk Railroad – Shinin’ On (1974) {2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 704 MB (ISO) + 753 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | EU | Cat#: 7243 591455 2 5 | Genre: Pop Rock

Compare Spirit of Eden with any other previous release in the Talk Talk catalog, and it’s almost impossible to believe it’s the work of the same band — exchanging electronics for live, organic sounds and rejecting structure in favor of mood and atmosphere, the album is an unprecedented breakthrough, a musical and emotional catharsis of immense power. Continue reading “Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden (1988) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 920 MB (ISO) + 957 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | EU | Cat#: 7243 591452 2 8 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

With It’s My Life, Talk Talk proved that they could pull off an entire album of strong material. With The Colour of Spring, they took it one step further, moving to a near-concept song cycle, following the emotional ups and downs of relationships and pondering life in general. Continue reading “Talk Talk – The Colour Of Spring (1986) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Neil Young – Homegrown (2020)

Neil Young - Homegrown (2020)

Neil Young – Homegrown (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 261 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | EU | Cat#: 093624898672 | Genre: Folk Rock

Back in the spring of 1975, Neil Young planned to release Homegrown, an album he completed at the start of the year, but he also had Tonight’s the Night — a rambling, heavy record cut back in 1973 — ready to go. After playing the two albums back to back for a small circle of friends, Young opted for Tonight’s the Night and shelved Homegrown for the better part of 45 years. Unlike other scrapped Neil projects Continue reading “Neil Young – Homegrown (2020)”

The Flying Burrito Bros. – Burrito Deluxe (1970) [2020, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Flying Burrito Bros. - Burrito Deluxe (1970) [2020, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Flying Burrito Bros. – Burrito Deluxe (1970) [2020, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.38 GB (ISO) + 654 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-SCD8 | Genre: Country Rock

Gram Parsons had a habit of taking over whatever band he happened to be working with, and on the first three albums on which he appeared — the International Submarine Band’s Safe at Home, the Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and the Flying Burrito Brothers’ The Gilded Palace of Sin — he became the focal point, regardless of the talent of his compatriots. Continue reading “The Flying Burrito Bros. – Burrito Deluxe (1970) [2020, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Neil Young – Homegrown (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Neil Young - Homegrown (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Neil Young – Homegrown (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz / 192kHz
Total Size: 2.11 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock

Homegrown is a studio album by Neil Young released June 19, 2020. The album consists of material recorded between June 1974 and January 1975. The album was recorded after the release of On the Beach and before the sessions for Zuma. Like those two albums, much of the material was inspired by Young’s relationship with actress Carrie Snodgress, which was deteriorating in 1974. Continue reading “Neil Young – Homegrown (2020) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”