Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern - Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Scans Included
Total Size: 5.90 GB (DSF) + 4.14 GB (FLAC) + 4.14 GB (ISO)
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9139 | Genre: Fusion, Smooth Jazz

If the Yellowjackets needed a guest guitarist, who would be the best person for the job? Pat Metheny would be an excellent choice, as would Al di Meola, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, or John Scofield. Well, the Yellowjackets did hire a guest guitarist for Lifecycle — an excellent and well-known guitarist, in fact — and they feature him extensively on this 2008 release. Continue reading “Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Steeleye Span – Live At The Bottom Line 1974 (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Steeleye Span - Live At The Bottom Line 1974 (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Steeleye Span – Live At The Bottom Line 1974 (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.42 GB
Label: Omnivore Recordings | Genre: Folk Rock

Previously unissued performance from the iconic British folk-rock band recorded live at New York’s legendary Bottom Line, recorded on the Now We Are Six tour, introduces one of their best-known songs, “Thomas The Rhymer” – a track that has become a staple in their live set since its release on Now We Are Six Fairport Convention co-founder and bassist Ashley Hutchings and legendary singer, Sandy Denny parted ways with the group after their classic Liege And Leaf album. Continue reading “Steeleye Span – Live At The Bottom Line 1974 (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Kreator – Discography (1985-2023)

Kreator - Discography (1985-2023)

Kreator – Discography (1985-2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 145 GB | Total Discs: 178xCDs + 4xDVD + 3xBD
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS

Arguably the most influential and successful European thrash metal band despite some competition from outfits such as Sodom, Destruction, and Tankard, Germany’s Kreator are by far the most enduring. Like many of their European speed metal brethren, Kreator fused the big four’s — Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer — thrash innovations with Venom’s proto-black metal imagery, sparked it with Motörhead’s terminal velocity Continue reading “Kreator – Discography (1985-2023)”

Marillion – Seasons End (1989) [2023, Remixed, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Marillion - Seasons End (1989) [2023, Remixed, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Marillion – Seasons End (1989) [2023, Remixed, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC | DTS-HD MA / LPCM | 24bit / 48kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 47 GB (BD) + 3.15 GB (Hi-Res)
Label: Parlophone | EU | Cat#: 5054197384783 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The blu-ray contains 48/24 stereo and LPCM 5.1 mixes and a DTS-HD Master 5.1 audio of the album. B-Sides and Bonus tracks are also included. Also included is a “Bootleg Mix” of the 1990 concerts in Montreal. Continue reading “Marillion – Seasons End (1989) [2023, Remixed, Blu-ray + Hi-Res]”

Steve Hackett – The Circus and the Nightwhale (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Steve Hackett - The Circus and the Nightwhale (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Steve Hackett – The Circus and the Nightwhale (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 819 MB
Label: InsideOutMusic | Genre: Progressive Rock

2024 album from legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett. A rite-of-passage concept album with a young character called Travla at the center of it, “The Circus And The Nightwhale”s 13 tracks have an autobiographical angle for the musician Continue reading “Steve Hackett – The Circus and the Nightwhale (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Mighty Sam McClain – Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999) [2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mighty Sam McClain - Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999) [2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mighty Sam McClain – Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999)
[2008, 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: 1.68 GB (DSF) + 1.31 GB (FLAC) + 2.86 GB (ISO)
Label: AudioQuest Music | US | Cat#: 55-AQM-1053 | Genre: Funk, Soul, Blues

Soul Survivor compiles the best material from Mighty Sam McClain’s four Audioquest releases, all recorded during the 1990s. Continue reading “Mighty Sam McClain – Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999) [2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Blue Öyster Cult – So Supernatural (2024) [Single] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Blue Öyster Cult - So Supernatural (2024) [Single] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Blue Öyster Cult – So Supernatural (2024) [Single] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 118 MB
Label: Frontiers | Genre: Hard Rock
Continue reading “Blue Öyster Cult – So Supernatural (2024) [Single] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

The Pineapple Thief – It Leads To This (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

The Pineapple Thief - It Leads To This (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

The Pineapple Thief – It Leads To This (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 773 MB
Label: Kscope Music | Genre: Progressive Rock

Recorded September 2020 to July 2023, the record took shape slowly but surely as the band meticulously perfected their sound. Often guarded, ‘It Leads To This’ keeps its ace in the pack up its sleeve, biding its time until all the right pieces fall in place, giving way to a beautiful, cinematic experience on every track. Conceptually the record is Soord’s efforts to better understand himself & the world around him. Continue reading “The Pineapple Thief – It Leads To This (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Scorpions – Blackout (1982) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Scorpions - Blackout (1982) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Scorpions – Blackout (1982)
[2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 279 MB (CD-Layer) + 982 MB (DSF) + 727 MB (FLAC) + 1.48 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 164 | Genre: Hard Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Blackout was Scorpions’ first highly successful album, due to its clever balance of pop/rock (the title track), power ballads (“When the Smoke Is Going Down”), and catchy heavy metal (“Dynamite,” “No One Like You”). Vocalist Klaus Meine had a throat operation prior to the record’s release, and surprisingly, his voice sounds more melodic and lively than ever. Continue reading “Scorpions – Blackout (1982) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Herbie Hancock – Albums Collection (1962-2007) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Herbie Hancock – Albums Collection (1962-2007) [Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
39x Albums | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz / 96kHz / 192kHz
Total Size: 52.1 GB
Hard Bop / Jazz-Funk / Fusion / Piano Jazz
Continue reading “Herbie Hancock – Albums Collection (1962-2007) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Paul Rogers, Paul Dunmall, Tony Orrell – That’s My Life (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Rogers, Paul Dunmall, Tony Orrell - That's My Life (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Rogers, Paul Dunmall, Tony Orrell – That’s My Life (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 683 MB
Label: 577 Records | Genre: Jazz

This album, That’s My Life, was more than ten years in the making. But the seeds were planted long before that. Saxophonist Paul Dunmall and Drummer Tony Orrell met in 1979 in a Bristol-based band Spirit Level. Continue reading “Paul Rogers, Paul Dunmall, Tony Orrell – That’s My Life (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Harry Belafonte – Calypso (1956) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Harry Belafonte - Calypso (1956) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Harry Belafonte – Calypso (1956)
[2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 244 MB (CD-Layer) + 844 MB (DSF) + 567 MB (FLAC) + 1.30 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 138 | Genre: World
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

This is the album that made Harry Belafonte’s career. Up to this point, calypso had only been a part of Belafonte’s focus in his recordings of folk music styles. But with this landmark album, calypso not only became tattooed to Belafonte permanently; it had a revolutionary effect on folk music in the 1950s and ’60s Continue reading “Harry Belafonte – Calypso (1956) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”