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The Doobie Brothers – Original Album Series Vol.2 (2013) [5CD Box Set]

The Doobie Brothers - Original Album Series Vol.2 (2013) [5CD Box Set]

Five vintage albums from ’70s hitmakers the Doobie Brothers are included in this special box set. Released in 1971, The Doobie Brothers was the group’s first album, and finds the Doobies beginning to work out the sound that would make them famous. Livin’ on the Fault Line from 1977 would prove to be their last album with guitarist and founder Tom Johnston, and found them expanding their jazz influences. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Original Album Series Vol.2 (2013) [5CD Box Set]”

The Doobie Brothers – Original Album Series (2013) [5CD Box Set]

The Doobie Brothers - Original Album Series (2013) [5CD Box Set]

A durable, smart, and adaptable band, the Doobie Brothers managed to pull off the difficult task of being both a solid singles band and a band that turned out better than average albums. This five-disc set in the Rhino Flashback Original Album Series collects the Warner Bros. albums Toulouse Street (1972), The Captain and Me (1973), What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974), Stampede (1975), and Takin’ It to the Streets (1976) in a single package. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Original Album Series (2013) [5CD Box Set]”

Bob Seger – Discography (1969-2006)

Bob Seger - Discography (1969-2006)

Originally a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers the Rationals and Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger developed into one of the most popular heartland rockers over the course of the ’70s. Combining the driving charge of Ryder’s Detroit Wheels with Stonesy garage rock and devotion to hard-edged soul and R&B, he crafted a distinctively American sound. While he never attained the critical respect of his contemporary Bruce Springsteen, Seger did develop a dedicated following through constant touring with his Silver Bullet Band. Continue reading “Bob Seger – Discography (1969-2006)”

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce - Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1134 | Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock

This latest compilation of Jim’s music is both interesting and valid in that it combines songs that appeared on his three hit albums with earlier compositions that were works in progress of a singer/songwriter finding his voice and an artist searching for directon. Continue reading “Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (.wv) + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 219 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1047 | Genre: Pop Rock

On The Pretender, Jackson Browne took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn’t seem to make him feel any better. Employing a real producer, Jon Landau, for the first time, Browne made what sounded like a real contemporary rock record, but this made his songs less effective; the ersatz Mexican arrangement of “Linda Paloma” and the bouncy second half of “Daddy’s Tune,” with its horn charts and guitar solo, undercut the lyrics. Continue reading “Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}
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Total Size: 288 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 767 | Genre: Pop Rock

Marc Cohn is one of the finest debut albums of the 1990s, and it brought adult piano pop back to the radio. Every song is well-crafted, and Cohn’s singalong choruses, introspective lyrics, and vocal stylings reveal his ’60s soul and ’70s singer/songwriter influences. His voice is rich, but has a roughness that adds emotion when stretching to the upper end of his range while remaining subtle at the lower end. Continue reading “Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}”

VA – The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Definitive Collection (2005) {4xDVD Box Set}

VA - The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Definitive Collection (2005) {4xDVD Box Set}

VA – The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Definitive Collection (2005) {4xDVD Box Set}
3xDVD9 + 1xDVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 4:3 (720×576) VBR | Dolby AC3, Stereo
Total Sixe: 25.9 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BBC | UK | Cat#: BBCDVD1867 | Genre: Rock, Reggae, Soul, Country, Folk

All three volumes of highlights and performances from some of the best bands of the 1970s and 1980s on the seminal British music series. Presenters such as Bob Harris, Annie Nightingale and Andy Kershaw introduce acts such as Roxy Music, The Who, The Adverts, Aztec Camera, Style Council, Suzanne Vega, David Bowie, The Jam, Simple Minds, and Edwyn Collins, amongst many others. As well as classic performances, the Old Grey Whistle Test featured in-depth interviews with major stars such as John Lennon, Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Plant and Mick Jagger. Continue reading “VA – The Old Grey Whistle Test: The Definitive Collection (2005) {4xDVD Box Set}”

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie - Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 225 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | Sanyo Japan | Cat#: MFCD 847 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

On this, their second album for A&M, Humble Pie proved that they were not the “minor league Rolling Stones” as people often described them. Led by the soulful Steve Marriot, the Pie was a great band in every sense of the word. Continue reading “Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 545 | Genre: Jazz Rock

Gaucho is the seventh studio album by the American jazz rock band Steely Dan, released on November 21, 1980 by MCA Records. The sessions for Gaucho represent the band’s typical penchant for studio perfectionism and obsessive recording technique. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Nick Cave – Discography (1979 – 2016)

Nick Cave - Discography (1979 - 2016)

After goth pioneers the Birthday Party called it quits in 1983, singer/songwriter Nick Cave assembled the Bad Seeds, a post-punk supergroup featuring former Birthday Party guitarist Mick Harvey on drums, ex-Magazine bassist Barry Adamson, and Einstürzende Neubauten guitarist Blixa Bargeld. With the Bad Seeds, Cave continued to explore his obsessions with religion, death, love, America, and violence with a bizarre, sometimes self-consciously eclectic hybrid of blues, gospel, rock, and arty post-punk, although in a more subdued fashion than his work with the Birthday Party. Continue reading “Nick Cave – Discography (1979 – 2016)”

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 516 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 572 / UDCD 629 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
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Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}

Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}
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Total Size: 518 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor K.K. | Japan | Cat#: POCM-1929 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Bidding for a popular breakthrough with their second major-label album, Soundgarden suddenly developed a sense of craft, with the result that Badmotorfinger became far and away their most fully realized album to that point. Pretty much everything about Badmotorfinger is a step up from its predecessors — the production is sharper and the music more ambitious, while the songwriting takes a quantum leap in focus and consistency. Continue reading “Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}”

Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}

Soundgarden - Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition}

Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition}
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Total Size: 384 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pony Canyon Inc. | Japan | Cat#: PCCY-10004 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Signing to a major label, Soundgarden take a step toward the metal mainstream with Louder Than Love, a slow, grinding, detuned mountain of Sabbath/Zeppelin riffs and Chris Cornell wailing. The production is even murkier than usual — this time too much so, as the rest of the band tries to poke its way through Kim Thayil’s guitar squall; additionally, too much of the album drifts along without focus or variety. Continue reading “Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}”

Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}

Sting - 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}

Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}
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Total Size: 329 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | EU | Cat#: 00602557174502 | Genre: Pop Rock

Sting seemed to tire of pop songs sometime early in the 21st century, wandering away from the format after 2003’s well-mannered Sacred Love. Over the next 13 years, he entertained his esoteric interests — he collaborated on a classical album, he rearranged his old tunes for an orchestra, he reunited the Police, he wrote a musical — before he returned to pop/rock with 2016’s 57th & 9th. Continue reading “Sting – 57th & 9th (2016) {Deluxe Edition}”

Steve Miller Band – The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Band (1991)

Steve Miller Band - The Very Best Of The Steve Miller Band (1991)

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