YES – Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES - Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES – Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 1.61 GB (ISO) + 1.58 GB (DSF) + 769 MB (FLAC) + 402 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 157 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Going for the One is perhaps the most overlooked item in the Yes catalog. It marked Rick Wakeman’s return to the band after a three-year absence, and also a return to shorter song forms after the experimentalism of Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer. In many ways, this disc could be seen as the follow-up to Fragile. Continue reading “YES – Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES - Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 1.57 GB (ISO) + 1.55 GB (DSF) + 779 MB (FLAC) + 353 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 147 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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Styx – Pieces Of Eight (1978) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Styx - Pieces Of Eight (1978) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Styx – Pieces Of Eight (1978) [2017, 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
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Total Size: 1.78 GB (ISO) + 1.75 GB (DSF) + 886 MB (FLAC) + 643 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 265 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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Styx’s feisty, straightforward brand of album rock is represented best by “Blue Collar Man” from 1978’s Pieces of Eight, an invigorating keyboard and guitar rush — hard and heavy, yet curved by Tommy Shaw’s emphasized vocals. Reaching number 21, with the frolicking romp of “Renegade” edging in at number 16 only six months later, Pieces of Eight maintained their strength as a front-running FM radio group. Continue reading “Styx – Pieces Of Eight (1978) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Styx – Paradise Theater (1981) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Styx - Paradise Theater (1981) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Styx – Paradise Theater (1981) [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
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Total Size: 1.69 GB (ISO) + 1.67 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 398 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 174 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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After successfully establishing themselves as one of America’s best commercial progressive rock bands of the late ’70s with albums like The Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight, Chicago’s Styx had taken a dubious step towards pop overkill with singer Dennis DeYoung’s ballad “Babe.” The centerpiece of 1979’s uneven Cornerstone album, the number one single sowed the seeds of disaster for the group by pitching DeYoung’s increasingly mainstream ambitions against the group’s more conservative songwriters, Tommy Shaw and James “JY” Young. Continue reading “Styx – Paradise Theater (1981) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock 'N Soul Part 1 (1983) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983)
[2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 2.01 GB (ISO) + 1.97 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 427 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2157 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Released at the peak of Hall & Oates’ popularity in the early ’80s, 1983’s Rock ‘n Soul, Pt. 1: Greatest Hits effectively chronicles the time when the duo could do no wrong — namely, the period between 1980’s Voices and 1982’s H2O, which includes only one other album, 1981’s excellent Private Eyes. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Rock ‘N Soul Part 1 (1983) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 1.94 GB (ISO) + 1.91 GB (DSF) + 944 MB (FLAC) + 491 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2116 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Private Eyes solidified Hall & Oates’ status as one of the most popular acts in America in the early ’80s, and with 1982’s H2O, they capitalized on its success, delivering an album that turned out to be bigger than its predecessor, as it climbed higher on the charts and launched three Top Ten singles with “Maneater,” “One on One,” and “Family Man.” Bigger isn’t necessarily better, though, and in comparison to the glistening pop of Private Eyes, H2O pales somewhat, coming across as a little too serious, with its ambitions just being a little too evident. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – H2O (1982) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 1.81 GB (ISO) + 1.78 GB (DSF) + 918 MB (FLAC) + 481 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2115 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Hall & Oates were in the middle of recording Private Eyes when Voices suddenly, unexpectedly broke big, with “Kiss on My List” reaching number one not just on the Billboard charts, but in Cashbox and Record World. As the album’s producer, Neil Kernon, admits in Ken Sharp’s liner notes to the 2004 reissue of the album, everybody knew that the new record would have to do better than Voices Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Private Eyes (1981) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 871 MB (FLAC) + 486 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2114 | Genre: Pop Rock
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At the close of the ’70s, Hall & Oates began inching toward a sleek, modern sound, partially inspired by the thriving punk and new wave scene and partially inspired by Daryl Hall’s solo debut, Sacred Songs, a surprising and successful collaboration with art rock legend Robert Fripp. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 1.69 GB (ISO) + 1.66 GB (DSF) + 870 MB (FLAC) + 321 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2057 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
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The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 1.95 GB (ISO) + 1.92 GB (DSF) + 974 MB (FLAC) + 305 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2056 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
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The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Pretenders (1980) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Pretenders (1980) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 1.95 GB (ISO) + 1.91 GB (DSF) + 954 MB (FLAC) + 298 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2144 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
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Dinah Shore – 36 All-Time Greatest Hits (1999) [3CD]

Dinah Shore - 36 All-Time Greatest Hits (1999) [3CD]

Dinah Shore – 36 All-Time Greatest Hits (1999) [3CD]
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Total Size: 505 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | US | Cat#: DRC32374 / 15462 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

The GSC compilation 36 All-Time Greatest Hits does offer three-dozen solid songs by Dinah Shore, one of America’s foremost entertainers from the ’40s to the ’60s, though they’re scattered across three discs and the performances are of a dodgy vintage. The note on the back — “All tracks originally recorded prior to 1972” — might soothe the fears of some, but it raises more questions than it answers: at what point in Shore’s career were these recorded, and with whom? Unfortunately, buyers are no wiser after unwrapping the CD than they were before. Continue reading “Dinah Shore – 36 All-Time Greatest Hits (1999) [3CD]”

Rita Marcotulli – Koinè (2002) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rita Marcotulli - Koinè (2002) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rita Marcotulli – Koinè (2002) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
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Total Size: 756 MB (ISO) + 1.72 GB (DSF) + 856 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fonè Jazz | Italy | Cat#: SACD183 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Koine is Rita Marcotulli’s second release following her earlier album The Light Side of the Moon which features a track made famous by Pink Floyd. Marcotulli is a jazz singer, pianist, and composer who always has a thread that connects her albums. Which explains why this album shares the title song (“Koine”) with her prior album along with 10 more of her original compositions. Continue reading “Rita Marcotulli – Koinè (2002) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Rita Marcotulli – The Light Side Of The Moon (2006) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rita Marcotulli - The Light Side Of The Moon (2006) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rita Marcotulli – The Light Side Of The Moon (2006) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
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Total Size: 863 MB (ISO) + 1.91 GB (DSF) + 937 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fonè | Italy | Cat#: SACD182 | Genre: Jazz

Three years after the last album, Koiné, Rita Marcotulli comes out with her first recording in solitude. A work that her admirers have been waiting for for a long time and that the pianist develops along the delicate ridge on which she has always moved when she produces things in her own name, straddling the many stylistic fields within which she has always worked very well in the his career. Continue reading “Rita Marcotulli – The Light Side Of The Moon (2006) [2017, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

ZZ Top – Raw (‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ Original Soundtrack)

ZZ Top - Raw ('That Little Ol' Band From Texas' Original Soundtrack)

ZZ Top – Raw (‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ Original Soundtrack)
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Total Size: 392 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Shelter Music Group | US | Cat#: 538790762 | Genre: Soundtrack, Blues Rock

ZZ TOP are readying a new album titled RAW that was recorded in connection with the band’s wildly popular and critically lauded 2019 Netflix documentary That Little Ol’ Band From Texas. The first track set to be released is “Brown Sugar”, one of the earlier recordings in the band’s career. Continue reading “ZZ Top – Raw (‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ Original Soundtrack)”