Progressive Rock Archives - Page 22 of 33

Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1974) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1974) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1974) [1995, 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: 871 MB (Hi-Res) + 254 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-230 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Journey to the Centre of the Earth is one of progressive rock’s crowning achievements. With the help of the London Symphony Orchestra and the English Chamber Choir, Rick Wakeman turns this classic Jules Verne tale into an exciting and suspenseful instrumental narrative. Continue reading “Rick Wakeman – Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1974) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Todd Rundgren – Something / Anything? (1972) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Todd Rundgren - Something / Anything? (1972) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Todd Rundgren – Something / Anything? (1972) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
4x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.91 GB (Hi-Res) + 577 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 2-225 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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Barclay James Harvest – Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) [2021, Expanded & Remastered, DVD + Hi-Res]

Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) [2021, Expanded & Remastered, DVD + Hi-Res]

Barclay James Harvest – Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) [2021, Expanded & Remastered, DVD + Hi-Res]
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS 96/24 / LPCM Audio / Dolby AC3
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
No Scans Included
Total Size: 3.80 GB (DVD) + 2.99 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Esoteric Recordings | EU | Cat#: ECLEC22778 | Genre: Proggressive Rock, Pop Rock

A new remastered and expanded two disc edition of ‘Time Honoured Ghosts’, the legendary album by Barclay James Harvest first released in October 1975 recorded in San Francisco between May and July of that year, the record saw the band work with American producer Elliot Mazer at his studio in California. Continue reading “Barclay James Harvest – Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) [2021, Expanded & Remastered, DVD + Hi-Res]”

Dream Theater – A View From The Top Of The World (2021) [Limited Edition, CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Dream Theater - A View From The Top Of The World (2021) [Limited Edition, CD + BD + Hi-Res]

A View from the Top of the World, the 15th studio album by these prog metal titans, showcases Dream Theater’s trademark approach to group songwriting and rigorous musical acumen. The seven tracks totaling 70 minutes balance 21st century prog with riff-laden melodic heavy metal. Continue reading “Dream Theater – A View From The Top Of The World (2021) [Limited Edition, CD + BD + Hi-Res]”

Richard Wright – Wet Dream (1978)

Richard Wright - Wet Dream (1978)

Following the release of the 1977 album Animals and its accompanying “In the Flesh” tour, Pink Floyd went on hiatus, having become popular enough to support solo albums by bandmembers who were inclined to make them. Guitarist David Gilmour and keyboard player Richard Wright were. For his album, Wright assembled some of the backing musicians who had been accompanying Pink Floyd for years, in particular reed player Mel Collins and guitarist Snowy White. Continue reading “Richard Wright – Wet Dream (1978)”

Steve Hackett – Surrender Of Silence (2021) [CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Steve Hackett - Surrender Of Silence (2021) [CD + BD + Hi-Res]

Roger Waters – Discography (1984-2020)

Roger Waters - Discography (1984-2020)

Roger Waters is Pink Floyd’s grand conceptualist, the driving force behind such albums as Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall. In the wake of Syd Barrett’s departure, Waters emerged as a formidable songwriter, but it’s this stretch of ’70s albums — each one nearly symphonic in its reach — that established him as a distinctive, idiosyncratic voice within rock, one with a sober morality and sardonic sense of humor. Continue reading “Roger Waters – Discography (1984-2020)”

Roger Waters – Amused To Death (1992) [2015, Remastered, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Roger Waters - Amused To Death (1992) [2015, Remastered, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Roger Waters – Amused To Death (1992) [2015, Remastered, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | LPCM (5.1 &2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Scans Included
Total Size: 23.2 GB (BD) + 5.33 GB (Hi-Res) + 30.3 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | Germany | Cat#: 88843090552 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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Traffic – The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) [1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Traffic - The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) [1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Traffic – The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) [1994, 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: 849 MB (Hi-Res) + 237 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-209 | Genre: Classic Rock, Progressive Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic, which had commenced in 1970 with John Barleycorn Must Die. The trio who made that album were augmented by three others (Ric Grech, Jim Gordon, and “Reebop” Kwaku Baah) in the interim, though apparently the Low Spark sessions featured varying combinations of these musicians, plus some guests. Continue reading “Traffic – The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (1971) [1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky (1982) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky (1982) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky (1982) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.91 GB (ISO) + 1.88 GB (DSF) + 992 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2221 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Mastered from the original master tapes, this numbered hybrid SACD of Eye in the Sky features succulent warmth, magnificent balance, low-end heft, and see-through transparency that takes you into the studio with Parsons and creative partner Eric Woolfson at Abbey Road. Akin to Mobile Fidelity’s meticulous restoration of Parsons and company’s I Robot, this super-clean edition will test the full-range capabilities of the world’s finest stereo systems. In sum, there’s more information, more detail, more texture, more nuance – more of everything to be experienced. Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – Eye In The Sky (1982) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – I’m A Freak Baby 3: A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973 (2021) [3CD]

Various Artists – I'm A Freak Baby 3: A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973 (2021) [3CD]

Various Artists – I’m A Freak Baby 3: A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973 (2021) [3CD]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.51 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Grapefruit Records | UK | Cat#: CRSEGBOX094 | Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Now serving up a third installment of gut-busting, freewheeling, acid-soaked hard rock, I’m a Freak Baby is the gift that keeps on giving. U.K. archivists Grapefruit Records first launched the series in 2016, scooping the cream off the top of England’s heaping barrel of late-1960s/early-’70s sludge rock, only to uncover yet more layers on their 2019 follow-up, I’m a Freak 2 Baby. Continue reading “Various Artists – I’m A Freak Baby 3: A Further Journey Through The British Heavy Psych And Hard Rock Underground Scene 1968-1973 (2021) [3CD]”

Various Artists – New Moon’s In The Sky (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1970) (2019) [3CD]

Various Artists - New Moon's In The Sky (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1970) (2019) [3CD]

Like the late ’60s that had just come to a shuddering close, 1970 was a confusing time for music in the U.K. (and everywhere else too). Psychedelia was fading out, bubblegum was on its last bounce, prog was getting fired up, and bands were getting heavier, moving to the country, and searching for mellow vibes. An expansive overview of the year would make for some very eclectic listening; the Grapefruit label chose to narrow the scope down just a bit on their three-disc collection New Moon’s in the Sky: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1970. Continue reading “Various Artists – New Moon’s In The Sky (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1970) (2019) [3CD]”

Various Artists – Beyond The Pale Horizon (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1972) (2021) [3CD]

Another captivating entry into their year-specific archival series, Grapefruit Records offers up Beyond the Pale Horizon: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1972. Arguing that 1972 was the year that British music finally broke free of the ’60s and began to innovate, this heaping three-disc anthology boasts a typically eclectic array of icons, cult faves, and everything in between. While “progressive” may be the imperative term here, this is by no means a prog rock compilation even if bands like Van der Graaf Generator, Uriah Heep, and Yes are all well-represented. Continue reading “Various Artists – Beyond The Pale Horizon (The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1972) (2021) [3CD]”

Caravan – For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973) [2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973) [2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Caravan – For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973) [2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.90 GB (ISO) + 1.86 GB (DSF) + 892 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9545 | Genre: Progressive Rock

After the musical uncertainty of Waterloo Lily, Caravan returned with their most inspired recording since In the Land of the Grey and Pink. The splendidly titled For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night is several steps ahead in terms of fresh musical ideas that wholly incorporate the band’s trademark humor within the otherwise serious and challenging sonic structures. Two of the more dominant reasons for the change in Caravan’s sound were the return of keyboardist Dave Sinclair and the addition of violist Peter Geoffrey Richardson. Continue reading “Caravan – For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night (1973) [2014, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Pink Floyd – A Collection Of Great Dance Songs (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]

Pink Floyd - A Collection Of Great Dance Songs (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]

Pink Floyd – A Collection Of Great Dance Songs (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2021, Reissue, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 1.64 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pink Floyd Records | Genre: Proogressive Rock
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