Elton John – Jewel Box: And This Is Me… (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John - Jewel Box: And This Is Me... (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John – Jewel Box: And This Is Me… (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.54 GB (Hi-Res) + 568 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMC | EU | Cat#: 0731465 | Genre: Pop Rock

An in-depth exploration of Elton John & Bernie Taupin’s extensive catalogue, with early rarities and deep cuts personally curated by Elton. With an extensive amount of previously unheard tracks, this is a treasure trove for fans. To coincide with the release of the updated paperback edition of `Me’, this 2LP collection celebrates the songs mentioned by name by Elton in his acclaimed book, closing `And This Is Me’ with the 2020 Academy Award winning “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”. Continue reading “Elton John – Jewel Box: And This Is Me… (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Elton John – Jewel Box (Rarities & B-Sides) (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John - Jewel Box (Rarities & B-Sides) (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John – Jewel Box (Rarities & B-Sides) (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
3x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.85 GB (Hi-Res) + 834 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rocket Entertainment / UMC | EU | Cat#: 0731460 | Genre: Pop Rock

An in-depth exploration of Elton John & Bernie Taupin’s extensive catalogue, with early rarities & deep cuts personally curated by Elton. With an extensive amount of previously unheard tracks, it’s a treasure trove for fans. Rarities (65-71): The sought-after demos/music that cemented foundation of iconic John-Taupin writing partnership. The compelling missing piece in his illustrious story. B-Sides (76-05): Flipsides, compiled together for 1st time; these gems get another chance to sparkle. Continue reading “Elton John – Jewel Box (Rarities & B-Sides) (2020) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Oasis – Definitely Maybe (1994) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Oasis - Definitely Maybe (1994) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Oasis – Definitely Maybe (1994) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.91 GB (Hi-Res) + 635 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Creation Records | UK | Cat#: CRE LP 169 | Genre: Alternative Rock

Definitely Maybe begins with a statement of aspiration, as Liam Gallagher sneers that “tonight, I’m a rock & roll star” — the words of a bedsit dreamer hoping he’d break out of those four walls and find something greater. Maybe all he could muster is a fleeting moment of stardom as he sings in front of a fleet of amps pushing out power chords, or perhaps he’d really become a rock & roll star; all that matters is he makes the leap. Continue reading “Oasis – Definitely Maybe (1994) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Neil Young – Young Shakespeare (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]

Neil Young - Young Shakespeare (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]

Neil Young – Young Shakespeare (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]
WEB Download | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 1.58 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock

Capturing a performance given at the Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut just three days after the celebrated concert documented on Live at Massey Hall 1971 — a show popular for years among bootleggers but released officially as part of Neil Young’s Archives Performance Series in March 2007 — Young Shakespeare is very similar in tone and feel to its cousin. Continue reading “Neil Young – Young Shakespeare (2021) [WEB Hi-Res]”

Eric Burdon – Albums Collection

Eric Burdon - Albums Collection

Eric Burdon – Albums Collection
XLD/EAC Rip | FLAC + Cue + log | Full Scans Included
28 Discs | 3% RAR Recovery
Classic Rock / Blues Rock / R&B / Rock & Roll

As the lead singer of the Animals, Eric Burdon was one of the British Invasion’s most distinctive vocalists, with a searingly powerful blues-rock voice. When the first lineup of the group fell apart in 1966, Burdon kept the Animals’ name going with various players for a few years. Usually billed as Eric Burdon & the Animals, the group was essentially Burdon’s vehicle, which he used to purvey a far more psychedelic and less R&B-oriented vision. Continue reading “Eric Burdon – Albums Collection”

Art Pepper – The Intimate Art Pepper (1997) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper - The Intimate Art Pepper (1997) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper – The Intimate Art Pepper (1997) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Covers Only
Total Size: 2.54 GB (ISO) + 1.13 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: APR 3014 | Genre: Bop, Cool Jazz

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Art Pepper – Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (1957) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper - Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (1957) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper – Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (1957) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.15 GB (ISO) + 0.99 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPJ 7532 SA | Genre: Bop, Cool Jazz

By the time of this, Art Pepper’s tenth recording as a leader, he was making his individual voice on the alto saxophone leave the cozy confines of his heroes Charlie Parker and Lee Konitz. Joining the Miles Davis rhythm section of pianist Red Garland, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Philly Joe Jones made the transformation all that more illuminating. Continue reading “Art Pepper – Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section (1957) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Art Pepper – So In Love (1980) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper - So In Love (1980) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper – So In Love (1980) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Covers Only
Total Size: 1.97 GB (ISO) + 928 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: APR 3013 | Genre: Jazz

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Spandau Ballet – 40 Years: The Greatest Hits (2020) [3CD Set]

Spandau Ballet - 40 Years: The Greatest Hits (2020) [3CD Set]

Spandau Ballet – 40 Years: The Greatest Hits (2020) [3CD Set]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.55 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Parlophone | EU | Cat#: 0190295200053 | Genre: Pop Rock, Synth Pop

Three CDs. 40 Years: The Greatest Hits features the band’s biggest hits and a previously unheard version of the Simon & Garfunkel classic ‘The Boxer’ recorded in 1990 with legendary producer, arranger and film composer Michael Kamen. Also includes a CD of 12″ remixes. Continue reading “Spandau Ballet – 40 Years: The Greatest Hits (2020) [3CD Set]”

Sting – Duets (2020)

Sting - Duets (2020)

Sting – Duets (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 496 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M | EU | Cat#: 00602435364995 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

A companion album of sorts to 2019’s My Songs, Duets collects 17 duets Sting has recorded over the years. Some of these tracks appeared on soundtracks, some were included on albums by his duet partners, others — including “September,” a song recorded with Zucchero that makes its debut here — trickled out on compilations. Continue reading “Sting – Duets (2020)”

Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories (2021) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]

Alice Cooper - Detroit Stories (2021) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]

Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories (2021) [Limited Edition, CD + DVD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0)
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 446 MB (CD) + 4.48 GB (DVD) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ear Music | EU | Cat#: 0215653EMU | Genre: Hard Rock, Glam Rock

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Art Pepper – Art Pepper + Eleven (Modern Jazz Classics) (1959) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper - Art Pepper + Eleven (Modern Jazz Classics) (1959) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper – Art Pepper + Eleven (Modern Jazz Classics) (1959) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.36 GB (ISO) + 1.16 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Contemporary Records | US | Cat#: CSA-7568-6 | Genre: Big Band, Cool Jazz

This is a true classic. Altoist Art Pepper is joined by an 11-piece band playing Marty Paich arrangements of a dozen jazz standards from the bop and cool jazz era. Trumpeter Jack Sheldon has a few solos, but the focus is very much on the altoist who is in peak form for this period. Continue reading “Art Pepper – Art Pepper + Eleven (Modern Jazz Classics) (1959) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Art Pepper – Surf Ride (1956) [2012, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper - Surf Ride (1956) [2012, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper – Surf Ride (1956) [2012, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.79 GB (ISO) + 849 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Savoy Records | Japan | Cat#: COGY-1022 | Genre: Jazz

The music on this Savoy LP is quite brilliant, but the packaging leaves something to be desired. The recording dates are all incorrect and there are only 12 performances included (around 37 minutes). There are quartet outings with either Russ Freeman or Hampton Hawes on piano and tracks from a classic session with tenor saxophonist Jack Montrose. Continue reading “Art Pepper – Surf Ride (1956) [2012, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”