Lenny Kravitz – Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lenny Kravitz - Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lenny Kravitz – Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.53 GB (DSF) + 1.24 GB (FLAC) + 2.57 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music Hong Kong | Japan | Cat#: 5396092 | Genre: Pop Rock

Lenny Kravitz’s greatest gift is that he’s a master synthesist, pulling together different sounds and styles from eras past to create a sound that isn’t necessarily blazingly original, but fresh due to his craft and sheer mastery of the studio. Since he was an unabashed classicist, his records often suffered the brunt of nasty criticism, but they were often very good, particularly early in his career before he indulged in the mannerisms of guitar-blasting stadium rock. Continue reading “Lenny Kravitz – Greatest Hits (2000) [2022 Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blood, Sweat & Tears - 3 (1970) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blood, Sweat & Tears – 3 (1970)
[2003, MFSL 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 tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
276 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.74 GB (DSF) + 867 MB (FLAC) + 1.77 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Blood, Sweat & Tears had a hard act to follow in recording their third album. Nevertheless, BS&T constructed a convincing, if not quite as impressive, companion to their previous hit. David Clayton-Thomas remained an enthusiastic blues shouter, and the band still managed to put together lively arrangements, especially on the Top 40 hits “Hi-De-Ho” and “Lucretia Mac Evil.” Elsewhere, they re-created the previous album’s jazzing up of Laura Nyro (“He’s a Runner”) and Traffic (“40,000 Headmen”), although their pretentiousness, on the extended “Symphony/Sympathy for the Devil,” Continue reading “Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears 3 (1970) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Spirit – The Family That Plays Together (1968) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Spirit - The Family That Plays Together (1968) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Spirit – The Family That Plays Together (1968)
[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
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 319 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.32 GB (DSF) + 1.11 GB (FLAC) + 2.35 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 260 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

The Family That Plays Together, the second of four albums released by the original Spirit lineup, was released on Ode Records in December 1968. More than its predecessor, Spirit, their self-titled and surreal debut, The Family That Plays Together displays the band’s ability to play beyond the genre of psychedelic rock. Continue reading “Spirit – The Family That Plays Together (1968) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Massimo Farao’ Trio – My Romance (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao' Trio - My Romance (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao’ Trio – My Romance (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.45 GB (DSF) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) + 2.50 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-279 | Genre: Jazz
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Massimo Farao’ Trio – Moldau Plays Classics (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao' Trio - Moldau Plays Classics (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao’ Trio – Moldau Plays Classics (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.36 GB (DSF) + 1.14 GB (FLAC) + 2.40 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-318 | Genre: Jazz
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Massimo Farao’ Trio – How My Heart Sings (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao' Trio - How My Heart Sings (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao’ Trio – How My Heart Sings (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.35 GB (DSF) + 1.07 GB (FLAC) + 2.41 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-278 | Genre: Jazz

Massimo Farao’ is a wonderful Italian pianist who has played and recorded with Red Holloway, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Tony Scott, Franco Ambrosetti, Nat Adderley, Jeff Tain Watts, Jack DeJohnette and Chris Potter, among others. Farao’s passionate style and stoic romanticism are very attractive along with the rich harmonies he creates. Continue reading “Massimo Farao’ Trio – How My Heart Sings (2018) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Massimo Farao’ Trio – Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao' Trio - Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Massimo Farao’ Trio – Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 2.16 GB (DSF) + 1.08 GB (FLAC) + 2.21 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-111 | Genre: Jazz

Massimo Farao’ is an outstanding pianist who has performed with Nat Adderley, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Red Holloway, Tony Scott, Franco Ambrosetti, Jack DeJohnette, Chris Potter, and many more. Continue reading “Massimo Farao’ Trio – Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te (2015) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Flying Burrito Brothers – Albums Collection (1969-1999)

The Flying Burrito Brothers - Albums Collection (1969-1999)

The Flying Burrito Brothers – Albums Collection (1969-1999)
EAC Rip | 10x CDs | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.41 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Country Rock

The Flying Burrito Brothers helped forge the connection between rock and country, and with their 1969 debut album, The Gilded Palace of Sin, they virtually invented the blueprint for country-rock. Though the band’s glory days were brief, they left behind a small body of work that proved vastly influential both in rock and country. Continue reading “The Flying Burrito Brothers – Albums Collection (1969-1999)”

Leon Russell – On A Distant Shore (2017) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Leon Russell – On A Distant Shore (2017) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 570MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Palmetto Records | Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock

Recorded prior to his November 2016 death, On a Distant Shore isn’t a strict return to the chintzy, homemade digital productions Leon Russell specialized in prior to his 2010 Elton John-assisted comeback The Union, but it’s a far cry from the warmth of the 2014 solo affair Life Journey. With producer Mark Lambert, Russell favors a clean, crisp sound for On a Distant Shore, one that is in the same ballpark as the endless albums he released in the 2000s. Continue reading “Leon Russell – On A Distant Shore (2017) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Leon Russell – Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Leon Russell - Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Leon Russell – Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 970 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock

Prior to his Elton John-endorsed career resurrection via the 2010 duet album The Union, Leon Russell cranked out self-released oddities to little notice. Once The Union again made Russell a draw, there was little chance that he would revive his MIDI keyboards, and Life Journey indeed stays far, far away from those cramped, tinny settings, preferring to revive the loose-limbed, woolly Tulsan rock & roll that made his reputation. Continue reading “Leon Russell – Life Journey (2014) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Simple Minds - Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 631 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop Rock

Direction of the Heart (stylized as “DIRECTION > of > the > HEART”) is the nineteenth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released on 21 October 2022 by BMG Continue reading “Simple Minds – Direction Of The Heart (2022) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Arctic Monkeys – The Car (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Arctic Monkeys - The Car (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Arctic Monkeys – The Car (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 687 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Domino Recording Co. | Genre: Indie Rock

The Car is the seventh studio album from Arctic Monkeys. Featuring ten new songs written by Alex Turner, produced by James Ford and recorded at Butley Priory, Suffolk, La Frette, Paris and RAK Studios, London. Continue reading “Arctic Monkeys – The Car (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

New York Voices – Let It Snow (2013) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

New York Voices - Let It Snow (2013) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

New York Voices – Let It Snow (2013) [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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 431 MB (CD-Layer) + 8.69 GB (DSF) + 3.83 GB (FLAC) + 3.42 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 520 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Christmas
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Let It Snow finds New York Voices Kim Nazarian, Lauren Kinhan, Darmon Meader and Peter Eldridge celebrating a host of traditional and sacred holiday classics as well as secular favorites. With the assistance of Grammy Award winning producer and engineer, Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Eagles, Manhattan Transfer, Fleetwood Mac), the quartet has fashioned an album that honors beloved songs, while incorporating sophisticated jazz and swing elements Continue reading “New York Voices – Let It Snow (2013) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leon Russell – Albums Collection (1970-2017)

Leon Russell - Albums Collection (1970-2017)

Leon Russell – Albums Collection (1970-2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Official Digital Release | FLAC Tracks
17x Discs | Total Size: 5.58 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Pop Rock / Country Rock / Blues Rock

The ultimate rock & roll session man, Leon Russell’s long and storied career included collaborations with a virtual who’s who of music icons spanning from Jerry Lee Lewis to Phil Spector to the Rolling Stones. A similar eclecticism and scope also surfaced in his solo work, which couched his charmingly gravelly voice in a rustic yet rich swamp pop fusion of country, blues, and gospel. Continue reading “Leon Russell – Albums Collection (1970-2017)”