Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 – Highlights (2019) {WEB Hi-Res}

Pink Floyd - The Later Years 1987-2019 - Highlights (2019) {WEB Hi-Res}

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 – Highlights (2019) {WEB Hi-Res}
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Label: Legacy | Genre: Progressive Rock

12 track highlights from the box set. Includes 3 new mixes from ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’, 3 new mixes from ‘Delicate Sound of Thunder’, 3 tracks from Knebworth 1990, 2 unreleased studio recordings from ‘The Division Bell’ and a 1994 tour rehearsal track. Continue reading “Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 – Highlights (2019) {WEB Hi-Res}”

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out Of Nowhere (2019)

Jeff Lynne's ELO - From Out Of Nowhere (2019)

Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out Of Nowhere (2019)
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Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: 19075987112 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Unlike either its predecessor Alone in the Universe or 2001’s Zoom, From out of Nowhere didn’t appear after a prolonged period of silence from Jeff Lynne’s ELO. It arrived in November of 2019, nearly exactly four years after Alone in the Universe, a rapid turnaround that recalls Lynne’s work schedule as a bandleader and producer in the 1970s and ’80s. That’s not the only way From out of Nowhere conjures memories of the past. Continue reading “Jeff Lynne’s ELO – From Out Of Nowhere (2019)”

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [1995, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [1995, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971)
[1995, MFSL, Remastered]

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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 643 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The best-realized of their classic albums, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour was also the last of the group’s albums for almost a decade to be done under reasonably happy and satisfying circumstances — for the last time with this lineup, they went into the studio with a reasonably full song bag and a lot of ambition and brought both as far as time would allow, across close to four months (interrupted by a tour of the United States right in the middle). Continue reading “The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [1995, MFSL, Remastered]”

The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968) [1993, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues - In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968) [1993, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968)
[1993, MFSL, Remastered]

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Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 576 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock

In Search of the Lost Chord is the album on which the Moody Blues discovered drugs and mysticism as a basis for songwriting and came up with a compelling psychedelic creation, filled with songs about Timothy Leary and the astral plane and other psychedelic-era concerns. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – In Search Of The Lost Chord (1968) [1993, MFSL, Remastered]”

The Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed (1967) [1989, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (1967) [1989, MFSL, Remastered]

The Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed (1967) [1989, MFSL, Remastered]
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 512 | Genre: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

This album marked the formal debut of the psychedelic-era Moody Blues; though they’d made a pair of singles featuring new (as of 1966) members Justin Hayward and John Lodge, Days of Future Passed was a lot bolder and more ambitious. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – Days of Future Passed (1967) [1989, MFSL, Remastered]”

Camel – Rain Dances (1977) {2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Camel - Rain Dances (1977) {2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Camel – Rain Dances (1977) {2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9544 | Genre: Progressive Rock

he band’s fifth release, Rain Dances is Camel at its best, offering the most consistent and representative package in their saga. The addition of Caravan-cofounder Richard Sinclair proves profitable, as do a few colorist touches by Brian Eno on “Elke.” Mel Collins’ woodwinds are among the highlights, especially on “Tell Me” and the title track. From beginning to end, this project flows gracefully. Continue reading “Camel – Rain Dances (1977) {2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Camel – The Snow Goose (1975) {2016, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Camel - The Snow Goose (1975) {2016, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Camel – The Snow Goose (1975) {2016, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-15035 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Continue reading “Camel – The Snow Goose (1975) {2016, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Camel – Moonmadness (1976) [2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Camel - Moonmadness (1976) [2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Camel – Moonmadness (1976) [2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9543 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Abandoning the lovely soundscapes of Snow Goose, Camel delved into layered guitar and synthesizers similar to those of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here on the impressive Moonmadness. Part of the reason behind the shift in musical direction was the label’s insistence that Camel venture into more commercial territory after the experimental Snow Goose, and it is true that the music on Moonmadness is more akin to traditional English progressive rock, even though it does occasionally dip into jazz-fusion territory with syncopated rhythms and shimmering keyboards. Continue reading “Camel – Moonmadness (1976) [2014, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Camel – The Snow Goose (1975) [2011, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Camel - The Snow Goose (1975) [2011, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Camel – The Snow Goose (1975) [2011, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9504 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Camel’s classic period started with The Snow Goose, an instrumental concept album based on a novella by Paul Gallico. Although there are no lyrics on the album — two songs feature wordless vocals — the music follows the emotional arc of the novella’s story, which is about a lonely man named Rhayader who helps nurse a wounded snow goose back to health with the help of a young girl called Fritha he recently befriended. Continue reading “Camel – The Snow Goose (1975) [2011, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music (1975) [1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

Electric Light Orchestra - Face The Music (1975) [1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music (1975)
[1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

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Label: MasterSound, USA | Cat#: ZK 57184 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Electric Light Orchestra’s more modest follow-up to Eldorado is a very solid album, if not as bold or unified. It was also their first recorded at Musicland in Munich, which became Jeff Lynne’s preferred venue for cutting records. At the time, he was also generating songs at a breakneck pace and had perfected the majestic, quasi-Beatles-type style (sort of high-wattage Magical Mystery Tour) introduced two albums earlier. The sound is stripped down a bit Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Face The Music (1975) [1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]”

The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981)
[2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

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Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9549 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Long Distance Voyager is the tenth album by The Moody Blues, first released in May 1981 on the group’s Threshold record label. It was the group’s first album featuring keyboardist Patrick Moraz (who previously had worked with bands such as Refugee and Yes) in place of co-founder Mike Pinder, who left after Octave in 1978. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Alan Parsons Project – The Complete Albums Collection (2014) [Box Set, Remastered, 11CD]

The Alan Parsons Project - The Complete Albums Collection (2014) [Box Set, Remastered, 11CD]

The Alan Parsons Project – The Complete Albums Collection (2014) [Box Set, Remastered, 11CD]
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Label: RCA | EU | Catalog Box#: 88697890552 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The Complete Collection of albums from the forward thinking duo The Alan Parsons Project features 11 discs including the previously unreleased album, The Sicilian Defence. The set also includes a new booklet with brand new liner notes with the discs featuring the original track lists and mini-replica covers Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – The Complete Albums Collection (2014) [Box Set, Remastered, 11CD]”

The Alan Parsons Project ‎- I Robot (1977) [1985, MFSL Remastered]

The Alan Parsons Project ‎- I Robot (1977) [1985, MFSL Remastered]

The Alan Parsons Project ‎- I Robot (1977) [1985, MFSL Remastered]
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan | Cat#: MFCD 804 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Alan Parsons delivered a detailed blueprint for his Project on their 1975 debut, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, but it was on its 1977 follow-up, I Robot, that the outfit reached its true potential. Borrowing not just its title but concept from Isaac Asimov’s classic sci-fi Robot trilogy, this album explores many of the philosophies regarding artificial intelligence — will it overtake man, what does it mean to be man, what responsibilities do mechanical beings have to their creators, and so on and so forth — with enough knotty intelligence to make it a seminal text of late-’70s geeks, and while it is also true Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project ‎- I Robot (1977) [1985, MFSL Remastered]”

The Alan Parsons Project – Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (1976) [1994, MFSL Remastered]

The Alan Parsons Project - Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (1976) [1994, MFSL Remastered]

The Alan Parsons Project – Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (1976)
[1994, MFSL Remastered]

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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 606 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Tales of Mystery and Imagination Edgar Allan Poe, is the debut album by the progressive rock group The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1976. The lyrical and musical themes – retellings of horror stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe — attracted a cult audience. The title of the album is taken from a popular title for a collection of Poe’s macabre tales of the same name, Tales of Mystery & Imagination, first published in 1908 and reprinted many times since Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – Tales Of Mystery And Imagination Edgar Allan Poe (1976) [1994, MFSL Remastered]”