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) + 1.79 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]”

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]”

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]”

The Rolling Stones – A Bigger Bang (2005) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones - A Bigger Bang (2005) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones – A Bigger Bang (2005) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.26 GB (Hi-Res) + 684 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor / Universal | EU | Cat#: V3012 / 0602557974836 | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll
Half-Speed Mastered

Eight years separate 2005’s A Bigger Bang, the Rolling Stones’ 24th album of original material, from its 1997 predecessor, Bridges to Babylon, the longest stretch of time between Stones albums in history, but unlike the three-year gap between 1986’s Dirty Work and 1989’s Steel Wheels, the band never really went away. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – A Bigger Bang (2005) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bryan Adams – Classic Pt. II (Classic Version) [2022] [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Bryan Adams - Classic Pt. II (Classic Version) [2022] [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Bryan Adams – Classic Pt. II (Classic Version) [2022] [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 639 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Badams Music Limited | Genre: Pop Rock
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Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock 'N Soul Part 1 (1983) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983)
[2015, 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: 2.01 GB (ISO) + 1.97 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 427 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2157 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Released at the peak of Hall & Oates’ popularity in the early ’80s, 1983’s Rock ‘n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits effectively chronicles the time when the duo could do no wrong — namely, the period between 1980’s Voices and 1982’s H2O, which includes only one other album, 1981’s excellent Private Eyes. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – H2O (1982) [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: 1.94 GB (ISO) + 1.91 GB (DSF) + 944 MB (FLAC) + 491 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2116 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Private Eyes solidified Hall & Oates’ status as one of the most popular acts in America in the early ’80s, and with 1982’s H2O, they capitalized on its success, delivering an album that turned out to be bigger than its predecessor, as it climbed higher on the charts and launched three Top Ten singles with “Maneater,” “One on One,” and “Family Man.” Bigger isn’t necessarily better, though, and in comparison to the glistening pop of Private Eyes, H2O pales somewhat, coming across as a little too serious, with its ambitions just being a little too evident. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) [2014, 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: 1.81 GB (ISO) + 1.78 GB (DSF) + 918 MB (FLAC) + 481 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2115 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Hall & Oates were in the middle of recording Private Eyes when Voices suddenly, unexpectedly broke big, with “Kiss on My List” reaching number one not just on the Billboard charts, but in Cashbox and Record World. As the album’s producer, Neil Kernon, admits in Ken Sharp’s liner notes to the 2004 reissue of the album, everybody knew that the new record would have to do better than Voices Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [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
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Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 871 MB (FLAC) + 486 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2114 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

At the close of the ’70s, Hall & Oates began inching toward a sleek, modern sound, partially inspired by the thriving punk and new wave scene and partially inspired by Daryl Hall’s solo debut, Sacred Songs, a surprising and successful collaboration with art rock legend Robert Fripp. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, 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: 1.69 GB (ISO) + 1.66 GB (DSF) + 870 MB (FLAC) + 321 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2057 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [2010, 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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.95 GB (ISO) + 1.92 GB (DSF) + 974 MB (FLAC) + 305 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2056 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) [2014, 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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.95 GB (ISO) + 1.91 GB (DSF) + 954 MB (FLAC) + 298 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2144 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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VA – Legends: Crank It Up (2003) [2014, Audio Fildeity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA - Legends: Crank It Up (2003) [2014, Audio Fildeity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA – Legends: Crank It Up (2003) [2014, Audio Fildeity 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: 2.93 GB (ISO) + 2.89 GB (DSF) + 1.34 GB (FLAC) + 534 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 178 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Legends: Crank It Up features 18 original versions of pop/rock hits from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. Among the highlights are the Doobie Brothers’ “Listen to the Music,” Jackson Browne’s “Running on Empty,” Rod Stewart’s “Tonight’s the Night,” America’s “Sister Golden Hair,” the Pretenders’ “Back on the Chain Gang,” and Ace’s “How Long.” Time Life released several other volumes in the Legends series that are of equally high quality. Continue reading “VA – Legends: Crank It Up (2003) [2014, Audio Fildeity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Rolling Stones – Voodoo Lounge (1994) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge (1994) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones – Voodoo Lounge (1994) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 4.10 GB (Hi-Res) + 777 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | US & EU | Cat#: 7243 8 39830 1 8 / 7243 8 39782 1 2 | Genre: Pop Rock, Rock & Roll

Funny that the much-touted “reunion/comeback” album Steel Wheels followed Dirty Work by just three years, while it took the Stones five years to turn out its sequel, Voodoo Lounge — a time frame that seems much more appropriate for a “comeback.” To pile on the irony, Voodoo Lounge feels more like a return to form than its predecessor, even if it’s every bit as calculated and Bill Wyman has flown the coup. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Voodoo Lounge (1994) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Babylon (1997) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon (1997) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Babylon (1997) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.54 GB (Hi-Res) + 853 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor / Universal | US & EU | Cat#: 0602557974799 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Voodoo Lounge confirmed that the Stones could age gracefully, but it never sounded modern; it sounded classicist. With its successor, Bridges to Babylon, Mick Jagger was determined to bring the Rolling Stones into the ’90s, albeit tentatively, and hired hip collaborators like the Dust Brothers (Beck, Beastie Boys) and Danny Saber (Black Grape) to give the veteran group an edge on their explorations of drum loops and samples. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Babylon (1997) [2018, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”