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Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, A True Star (1973) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, A True Star (1973) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Something/Anything? proved that Todd Rundgren could write a pop classic as gracefully as any of his peers, but buried beneath the surface were signs that he would never be satisfied as merely a pop singer/songwriter. A close listen to the album reveals the eccentricities and restless spirit that surges to the forefront on its follow-up, A Wizard, A True Star. Continue reading “Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, A True Star (1973) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jethro Tull – Too Old To Rock ‘N’ Roll: Too Young To Die! (1976) [2015, The TV Special Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull - Too Old To Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young To Die! (1976) [2015, The TV Special Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull – Too Old To Rock ‘N’ Roll: Too Young To Die! (1976)
[2015, The TV Special Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]
2x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
2x DVD-9 | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 & 4.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1 & 4.0 & 2.0)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 766 MB (CDs) + 11.4 GB (DVDs) + 7.1 GB (Hi-Res FLAC Stereo/Mch) + 445 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 0825646035519 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The box set audio features the previously unreleased re-recorded version of the album for a UK TV special, 5 original LP tracks and a bonus out-take all mixed by the legendary Steven Wilson. Also included are flat transfers of the original album as well as a host of rare associated recordings including previously unreleased material. DVD content includes the previously commercially unavailable original TV footage with DTS, Dolby Digital Surround Sound and Dolby Digital Stereo sound. In addition, the TV audio is available in 96/24 stereo PCM alongside a host of other associated recordings in surround and 96/24. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Too Old To Rock ‘N’ Roll: Too Young To Die! (1976) [2015, The TV Special Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]”

Marillion – Brave (1994) [2018, Limited Edition, Box Set, 4CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Marillion - Brave (1994) [2018, Limited Edition, Box Set, 4CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Discs 1 and 2 contain the 2018 Steven Wilson remix and the original Dave Meegan album mix of the 1994 album (CD). Discs 3 and 4 contain the 2018 Michael Hunter remix of the live performance at La Cigale, 29/04/1994 (CD). Disc 5 contains the Brave 2018 Steven Wilson remix, several 96/24 mixes, promo films, documentary and bonus track ‘The great escape (spiral remake)’ (Blu-ray Disc) Continue reading “Marillion – Brave (1994) [2018, Limited Edition, Box Set, 4CD + Blu-ray + Hi-Res]”

Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition (1978) [2018, Super Deluxe Box, 3CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition (1978) [2018, Super Deluxe Box, 3CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

3CD + 2 x DVD set. Robust 1978 album in new Steven Wilson stereo mix, plus 31 BONUS tracks including a complete 1978 live show from Switzerland as well as two DVD’s of 5.1 DTS and 96/24 PCM Stereo mixes, concert and promo footage from the era and 96-page book. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition (1978) [2018, Super Deluxe Box, 3CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]”

Marillion – Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marillion - Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Delivering a political album is always risky, with the possibility that it will get locked in its historical era usually a direct consequence. On their 18th album, prog rockers Marillion don’t seem to care, and they have nothing to lose and no one to account to but themselves. FEAR is an acronym for “Fuck Everybody and Run.” Two of its three lengthy, multi-part suites (“El Dorado” and “The New Kings”) are overtly political statements that look at England and the calamitous state of the world not only observationally but experientially. Continue reading “Marillion – Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

YES - Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

New stereo, instrumenral, 5.1 Surround mixes of the album & ‘America’ mixed by Steven Wilson. Original stereo master, alternate album, single edits & original vinyl transfer all music presented in High-Resolution sound. Continue reading “YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Definitive Edition, CD + Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]”

Rush – 2112 (1976) [2016, 40th Anniversary, Box Set, 2CD + DVD + 3LPs + Hi-Res]

Rush - 2112 (1976) [2016, 40th Anniversary, Box Set, 2CD + DVD + 3LPs + Hi-Res]

This new 40th anniversary super deluxe includes two CDs, three vinyl LPs and a DVD and plenty of memorabilia and other bits (tat?) like badges, a handbill and “ticket stub lithos”. Continue reading “Rush – 2112 (1976) [2016, 40th Anniversary, Box Set, 2CD + DVD + 3LPs + Hi-Res]”

Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn (1975) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn (1975) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn (1975) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.47 GB (ISO) + 682 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9085 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Continue reading “Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn (1975) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

McDonald And Giles – McDonald And Giles (1970) {2002, HDCD Remastered}

McDonald And Giles - McDonald And Giles (1970) {2002, HDCD Remastered}

McDonald And Giles – McDonald And Giles (1970) {2002, HDCD Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 347 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Virgin | EU | Cat#: 7243 8 13081 2 7 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Following the meltdown of the original King Crimson lineup, Ian McDonald and Michael Giles brought brother Peter Giles back, which helps to account, in some ways, for the resemblance of this album to the 1968 Giles, Giles & Fripp recordings — though the songs here tend to go on at some length, combining prog rock’s traits of length and multiple sections with some of the lighter feel of the GG&F days. Continue reading “McDonald And Giles – McDonald And Giles (1970) {2002, HDCD Remastered}”

Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow (1976) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow (1976) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow (1976)
[2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 459 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.80 GB (SACD ISO) + 825 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 156 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Inspired by the artwork of Roger Dean and the writings of Ver Stanley Alder, Jon Anderson developed an entire story around the idea of an interstellar exodus from Sunhillow, writing this album around the narrative (named for the spaceship’s architect, Olias). The idea may seem overly ambitious, but Anderson fills the record with enough magical moments to delight fans of Yes’ mystic side Continue reading “Jon Anderson – Olias Of Sunhillow (1976) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) {2016, 40th Anniversary Adapted Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res} UPDATE

Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) {2016, 40th Anniversary Adapted Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res}

Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) {2016, 40th Anniversary Adapted Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
2xDVD-9 | ISO | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) | AC-3 (Mch / 16bit / 48kHz) | DTS (Mch / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (Stereo / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Multichannel & Stereo
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 490 MB (CDs) + 10.1 GB (DVDs) + 7.77 GB (HiRes) + 571 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 0825646487080 | Genre: Art Rock, Progressive Rock

40th Anniversary Adapted Edition 2-CD & 2-DVD set of the bands fourth studio album originally released in 1971. Comprises an 11-track remastered CD album (a Steven Wilson stereo remix) and a 16-track CD of associated 1970 & 1971 recordings. Also includes a 21-track audio DVD featuring 5.1 DTS & DD Mixes and a 27-track audio/video DVD along with an 80-page booklet. All housed in a hardback book style picture sleeve. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) {2016, 40th Anniversary Adapted Edition, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res} UPDATE”

Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) [2011, 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, Blu-ray + DVD + LP + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) [2011, 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition, Blu-ray + DVD + LP + Hi-Res]

A commemorative Collector’s Edition of Jethro Tull’s classic 1971 album, featuring new stereo and 5.1 surround sound mixes. The box set contains 2 cds, a 180g audiophile LP in replica gatefold sleeve, plus dvd and blu-ray discs containing a 5.1 mix of the album and four bonus tracks. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) [2011, 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition, Blu-ray + DVD + LP + Hi-Res]”

Genesis – Discography (1969-2014)

Genesis - Discography (1969-2014)

Genesis started life as a progressive rock band, in the manner of Yes and King Crimson, before a series of membership changes brought about a transformation in their sound, into one of the most successful pop/rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s. In addition, the group has provided a launching pad for the superstardom of members Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, and star solo careers for members Tony Banks, Michael Rutherford, and Steve Hackett. Continue reading “Genesis – Discography (1969-2014)”

Kansas – Discography (1974 – 2016)

Kansas - Discography (1974 - 2016)

Fusing the complexity of British prog rock with an American heartland sound representative of their name, Kansas were among the most popular bands of the late ’70s, with many of their hits becoming staples of AOR radio playlists. Formed in Topeka in 1970, the founding members of the group — guitarist Kerry Livgren, bassist Dave Hope, and drummer Phil Ehart — first played together while in high school; with the 1971 addition of classically trained violinist Robbie Steinhardt, they changed their name to White Clover, reverting back to the Kansas moniker for good upon the 1972 arrivals of vocalist/keyboardist Steve Walsh and guitarist Richard Williams. Continue reading “Kansas – Discography (1974 – 2016)”

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) {2012, 40th Anniversary Set, CD + DVD + DVD Hi-Res}

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) {2012, 40th Anniversary Set, CD + DVD + DVD Hi-Res}

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) {2012, 40th Anniversary Set, CD + DVD + DVD Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby AC3 (5.1 / 16bit / 48kHz)
DVD Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 333 MB (CD) + 6.85 GB (DVD) + 2.23 GB (DVD FLAC Mch) + 1.87 MB (DVD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 5099970461923 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The 40th Anniversary Edition features a new 5.1 stereo mix, mixed by Steven Wilson, plus a DVD containing DTS & Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix, high quality stereos 24/96 (new mix and 1972 flat transfer), the original newspaper over 40 pages, an article by Classic Rock s Dom Lawson, rare photos from photographers Didi Zill and Robert Ellis, recording and touring mementos and much more, all contained in 104 page 7 ½ x 5 ½ hardback book. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) {2012, 40th Anniversary Set, CD + DVD + DVD Hi-Res}”