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John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]

John Mayer - Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]

John Mayer evokes the hushed professionalism of ’80s adult-contemporary rock on his all-too-breezy eighth studio album, 2021’s Sob Rock. Mayer has always worn his influences on his sleeve, often bringing together the bluesy fret work of Eric Clapton with the yearning singer/songwriter sincerity of James Taylor. He’s also made no secret of how much the sound of mid- and late-’80s pop/rock has informed his own work, and albums like 2006’s Grammy-winning Continuum and 2012’s Born and Raised have found him drawing upon the work of icons like Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Neil Young. Continue reading “John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]”

Roxette – Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]

Roxette - Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]

Limited three CD set containing original album plus bonus non-album tracks, demos, and more. This year marks 30 years since Roxette released her third album Joyride, which followed up the band’s record global breakthrough with the album Look Sharp! In 1989. Roxette had in record time turned into a global hit phenomenon thanks to the three US hits The Look, Listen To Your Heart, It Must Have Been Love and other big hits such as Dressed For Success and Dangerous. Continue reading “Roxette – Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]”

Paul Weller – An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Paul Weller - An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Paul Weller – An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021)
[Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.31 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor | Genre: Pop Rock

For somebody with a restless creative spirit, Paul Weller has no quarrel with taking frequent strolls through his back pages. An Orchestrated Songbook finds the singer/songwriter plucking a number of softer tunes from throughout his career, then turning them over to Jules Buckley to arrange for the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Weller held the concert on May 15, 2021, releasing it as An Orchestrated Songbook later in the year, and as something of a companion piece to Other Aspects: Live at Royal Festival Hall Continue reading “Paul Weller – An Orchestrated Songbook With Jules Buckley & The BBC Symphony Orchestra (2021) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

U2 – Achtung Baby (1991) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 30th Anniversary, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

U2 - Achtung Baby (1991) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 30th Anniversary, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

U2 – Achtung Baby (1991) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 30th Anniversary, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
4 x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 9.70 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMC | Genre: Pop Rock
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The Who – Face Dances (1981) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Who - Face Dances (1981) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Who – Face Dances (1981) [1984, MFSL Remastered, 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: 844 MB (Hi-Res) + 249 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-115 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Without Keith Moon, the Who may have lacked the restless firepower that distinguished their earlier albums, but Face Dances had some of Pete Townshend’s best, most incisive compositions since Quadrophenia. “Don’t Let Go the Coat” was one of his better odes to Meher Baba, “You Better You Bet” was a driving rocker, as was the rueful “Cache Cache,” while “How Can You Do It Alone” was a solid ballad. While Townshend’s songs were graceful and introspective, Roger Daltrey delivered them without any subtlety, rendering their power impotent. Continue reading “The Who – Face Dances (1981) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – Takin’ It To The Streets (1976) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets (1976) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – Takin’ It To The Streets (1976) [1983, MFSL Remastered, 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: 834 MB (Hi-Res) + 235 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-122 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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Stevie Nicks – Albums Collection

Stevie Nicks - Albums Collection

Famed for her mystical chanteuse image, singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks enjoyed phenomenal success not only as a solo artist but also as a key member of Fleetwood Mac. Possessed of a raspy croon, Nicks had a duo with Lindsey Buckingham in the early ’70s, releasing an excellent folk-pop album as Buckingham Nicks before the pair were absorbed into veteran U.K. group Fleetwood Mac. Continue reading “Stevie Nicks – Albums Collection”

John Hiatt – Master Of Disaster (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Hiatt - Master Of Disaster (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Hiatt – Master Of Disaster (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.61 GB (ISO) + 8.18 GB (DSF) + 3.63 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: New West Records | US | Cat#: NW6076 | Genre: Pop Rock

John Hiatt has often wavered back and forth between his instincts as a rocker and a more measured singer/songwriter bent, and after the rowdy guitar-fueled blues-rock of 2003’s Beneath This Gruff Exterior, it should come as no great surprise that Hiatt toned things down a bit for his next album, 2005’s Master of Disaster. Continue reading “John Hiatt – Master Of Disaster (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Sting – The Bridge (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Sting - The Bridge (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Sting – The Bridge (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 863 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | Genre: Pop Rock

The Bridge is the upcoming fifteenth studio album (and first rock album in five years since 57th & 9th in 2016) by British singer-songwriter Sting, due to be released on 19 November 2021 through A&M Records. Continue reading “Sting – The Bridge (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Dennis DeYoung – 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Dennis DeYoung - 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Dennis DeYoung is back with the second volume of his fond farewell to recorded music, “26 East, Vol. 2.” As with the preceding volume, “26 East, Vol. 2” once again hints strongly at DeYoung’s legendary rock roots with Styx. A fitting goodbye and a final signature on an outstanding body of work. Continue reading “Dennis DeYoung – 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]”

The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]

The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]

The story is well-known: south Wales pop group, the Iveys, are discovered by the Beatles’ aide-de-camp Mal Evans, who not only signs them to Apple Records but produces their first sessions. Their first single, the glorious Bee Gees-like ballad “Maybe Tomorrow,” is released in November 1968, yet it unaccountably stiffs. Disheartened, Apple shelves the planned U.S./U.K. release of the Iveys’ debut album, though it does eventually sneak out in Japan and Germany. Continue reading “The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]”

The Doobie Brothers – Liberté (2021)

The Doobie Brothers - Liberté (2021)

Out on the road in the 2020s, the Doobie Brothers feature Michael McDonald, but when it comes time for the group to cut a record, the band whittles down to the trio of Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee. Naturally, this means Liberté — the Doobies’ first album of new original material since 2010’s World Gone Crazy — sounds closer to a refurbished version of Toulouse Street or The Captain and Me than Takin’ It to the Streets; there’s no funky soft rock or smooth blue-eyed soul, just a lot of straight-ahead rock & roll. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Liberté (2021)”

Neil Young – Trans (1982) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]

Neil Young - Trans (1982) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]

Neil Young – Trans (1982) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 1.42 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Geffen | Genre: Synth-Pop, Pop Rock

When it was released, Trans was Neil Young’s most baffling album. He had employed a vocoder to synthesize his voice on five of the album’s nine tracks, resulting in disembodied singing, the lyrics nearly impossible to decipher without the lyric sheet. And even when you read the words, “Computer Age,” “We R in Control,” “Transformer Man,” “Computer Cowboy,” and “Sample and Hold” seemed like a vague mishmash of high-tech jargon. Continue reading “Neil Young – Trans (1982) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]”

Duran Duran – Future Past (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Duran Duran - Future Past (2021) [Japanese Edition]

The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 40th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 40th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [Official Digital Release]
[2021, 40th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 5.29 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: WM UK | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

Pretenders II (Deluxe Edition) features a remastered version of the album by Chris Thomas, demos, and alternates alongside two live performances; one from Central Park, New York City in 1980, and an electric show from The Santa Monica Civic in 1981. Continue reading “The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 40th Anniversary, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”