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Chicago – Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}

Chicago - Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}

Chicago – Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 789 | Genre: Pop Rock

Chicago 17 is the fourteenth studio album by American band Chicago, released on May 14, 1984. It was the group’s second release for Full Moon/Warner Bros. Records, their second album to be produced by David Foster and their last with founding bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera. Continue reading “Chicago – Chicago 17 (1984) {2011, MFSL Remastered}”

The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) {2009, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) {2009, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) {2009, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 052 | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave

Few rock & roll records rock as hard or with as much originality as the Pretenders’ eponymous debut album. A sleek, stylish fusion of Stonesy rock & roll, new wave pop, and pure punk aggression, Pretenders is teeming with sharp hooks and a viciously cool attitude. Continue reading “The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) {2009, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}”

Rickie Lee Jones – Flying Cowboys (1989) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Rickie Lee Jones - Flying Cowboys (1989) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Rickie Lee Jones – Flying Cowboys (1989) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 064 | Genre: Pop Rock

Five years after the disappointing The Magazine, Rickie Lee Jones returned to form with Flying Cowboys, which shared much of the playful, childlike charm of her debut, Rickie Lee Jones, and some of the musically diffuse, lyrically ambitious form of its follow-up, Pirates. Continue reading “Rickie Lee Jones – Flying Cowboys (1989) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

The Cars – Heartbeat City (1984) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

The Cars - Heartbeat City (1984) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

The Cars – Heartbeat City (1984) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 033 | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave

MTV had become a major marketing tool by 1984, and the Cars were one of the first bands to use the new video medium to their advantage. The band’s fifth album, Heartbeat City (Elektra), spawned several imaginative and memorable videos, which translated into massive chart and commercial success, making it one of the biggest releases of the year. Continue reading “The Cars – Heartbeat City (1984) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Carly Simon – No Secrets (1972) {2011, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Carly Simon - No Secrets (1972) {2011, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Carly Simon – No Secrets (1972) {2011, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 114 | Genre: Pop Rock

Carly Simon’s best album, No Secrets was also her commercial breakthrough, topping the charts and going gold, along with its leadoff single, “You’re So Vain.” That song set the album’s saucy tone, with its air of sexually frank autobiography (“You had me several years ago/When I was still quite naïve”) and its reflections on the jet-set lifestyle. Continue reading “Carly Simon – No Secrets (1972) {2011, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Thompson Twins – The Greatest Hits (2003)

Thompson Twins - The Greatest Hits (2003)

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R.E.M – 2 Albums (1983-1984) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

R.E.M - 2 Albums (1983-1984) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

R.E.M – 2 Albums (1983-1984) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Genre: Pop Rock

Murmur (1983) & Reckoning (1984)

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Various Artists – Best Of The 90s (2016)

Various Artists - Best Of The 90s (2016)

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Various Artists – Pure… Electronic 80s (2014)

Various Artists - Pure... Electronic 80s (2014)

Sony Music’s Pure… Electronic ’80s collects 64 new wave/synth pop hits over the span of four CDs, with highlights arriving via era radio staples like “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)” (A Flock of Seagulls), “Love My Way” (Psychedelic Furs), “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” (Dead or Alive), and “Rockit” (Herbie Hancock). Continue reading “Various Artists – Pure… Electronic 80s (2014)”

Various Artists – Ultimate 90s (2015) {4CD-Set}

Various Artists - Ultimate 90s (2015) {4CD-Set}

Various Artists – Ultimate 90s (2015) {4CD-Set}
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Label: Sony Music | Germany | Cat#: 88875085592 | Genre: Pop, Pop Rock

72 classic hits and harder to find rarities from the 90s across 4 CDs, all housed in a fold out cardboard digi-pack sleeve. Continue reading “Various Artists – Ultimate 90s (2015) {4CD-Set}”

The Tremeloes – The Best Of The Tremeloes (1992)

The Tremeloes - The Best Of The Tremeloes (1992)

Back in the early ’90s, when this 20-song compilation came out, it was more music by the Tremeloes than had been seen in America in decades, and it was absolutely essential listening — the Tremeloes’ music is so upbeat and enjoyable, that they could significantly improve the collective frame of mind of our society if their work was better known. Continue reading “The Tremeloes – The Best Of The Tremeloes (1992)”

America – The Definitive America (2001)

America - The Definitive America (2001)

The trio America (vocalists/guitarists Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley, and Dan Peek) approximated the 1970s California pop folk sound so well that when their first single “A Horse With No Name” appeared on the radio waves in the fall of 1972, many listeners assumed it was a song by Neil Young. Continue reading “America – The Definitive America (2001)”

Gerry Rafferty – City To City (1978) {1995, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Gerry Rafferty - City To City (1978) {1995, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Gerry Rafferty – City To City (1978) {1995, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1075 | Genre: Pop Rock

Gerry Rafferty is a huge talent, but a reluctant star. Management struggles and sundry other hindrances limited his output, but couldn’t avert the Scot from releasing two legendary singles — the Tarantino-ized “Stuck in the Middle With You” and the unforgettable “Baker Street,” the latter included on this record. Just a glimpse of John Patrick Byrne’s cool cover art lets the listener know City to City Continue reading “Gerry Rafferty – City To City (1978) {1995, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute (1978) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

The Doobie Brothers - Minute By Minute (1978) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute (1978) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 025 | Genre: Pop Rock

With Tom Johnston gone from the lineup because of health problems, this is where the “new” Doobie Brothers really make their debut, with a richly soulful sound throughout and emphasis on horns and Michael McDonald’s piano more than on Patrick Simmons’ or Jeff Baxter’s guitars. Not that they were absent entirely, or weren’t sometimes right up front in the mix, as the rocking, slashing “Don’t Stop to Watch the Wheels” and the bluegrass-influenced Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Minute By Minute (1978) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}

Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}

Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II, USA | Cat#: UDCD 532 | Genre: Pop Rock

Without greatly altering his approach, Rod Stewart perfected his blend of hard rock, folk, and blues on his masterpiece, Every Picture Tells a Story. Marginally a harder-rocking album than Gasoline Alley — the Faces blister on the Temptations cover “(I Know I’m) Losing You,” and the acoustic title track goes into hyper-drive with Mick Waller’s primitive drumming — the great triumph Continue reading “Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}”