Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, 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: 324 MB (CD-Layer) + 5.46 GB (DSF) + 2.10 GB (FLAC) + 2.92 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 207 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Piano Man gave Billy Joel his long-desired big hit, but it also somewhat threw him for a loop. He had been driven on Piano Man, determined to deliver an album that established him as both a serious artist and a commercial contender. Having achieved at least one of those goals (critics never gave Joel much credit), he had to release another album quickly if he wanted to keep his profile high Continue reading “Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Zappa – ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa - ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]Frank Zappa - ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Frank Zappa – ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 4.27 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Frank Zappa Catalog | Genre: Rock

Frank Zappa’s fall 1975 touring schedule brought him to two cities in Yugoslavia, marking the first and only time he played shows in that country.?This set combines performances from both shows, recorded live in Zagreb on 11/21/75 and Ljubljana on 11/22/75. Re-mixed from the original 1/2″ 8-track tape masters by Craig Parker Adams and mastered by John Polito, this historical release is the only multi-tracked document of Zappa’s rare band line-up, The Mothers, in the Vault. Continue reading “Frank Zappa – ZAPPA ’75: Zagreb/Ljubljana (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 211 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.47 GB (DSF) + 699 MB (FLAC) + 1.49 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2137 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Workingman’s Dead is the fourth Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. The album and its studio follow-up, American Beauty, were recorded back-to-back using a similar style, eschewing the psychedelic experimentation of previous albums in favor of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s Americana-styled songcraft Continue reading “Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

VA – My Funny Valentine: Stars Of Pop And Jazz Sing The Great American Songbooks (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

VA - My Funny Valentine: Stars Of Pop And Jazz Sing The Great American Songbooks (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

VA – My Funny Valentine: Stars Of Pop And Jazz Sing The Great American Songbooks (2022)
[Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.41 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RevOla | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Sergey Koudriakov – Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sergey Koudriakov - Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sergey Koudriakov – Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 3.60 GB (FLAC) + 3.25 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audite | EU | Cat#: 92.546 | Genre: Classical

The Russian pianist Sergej Koudriakov won first prize at the Géza Anda Competition in 2006. This début SACD-recording for audite presents two piano works by Franz Schubert, both of which place great demands on their interpretation. Continue reading “Sergey Koudriakov – Franz Schubert: Sonata in D major, Op.53 / Three Piano Pieces (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Various Artists - Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Various Artists – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2022)
[Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.52 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Blue Note Records | Genre: Folk Rock, Jazz

Producer Larry Klein pays tribute to his friend Leonard Cohen with an album that presents stunning new renditions of the legendary singer-songwriter’s compositions performed by an extraordinary line-up of vocalists. The guest artists are backed by what Klein calls “a group of the most prescient and forward-looking musicians in the jazz world.” The album’s 12 tracks offer a broad range of Cohen’s songs drawn from his 1967 debut Songs of Leonard Cohen through his final album, You Want It Darker. Continue reading “Various Artists – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return of the Dream Canteen (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Return of the Dream Canteen (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return of the Dream Canteen (2022)
[Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.31 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner | Genre: Alternative Rock

2022 release, the 13th studio album from the alt-rock band. “We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Continue reading “Red Hot Chili Peppers – Return of the Dream Canteen (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [2010, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) [2010, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues – Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971)
[2010, Japanese Limited Edition, 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: 1.64 GB (DSF) + 794 MB (FLAC) + 1.67 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9025 | Genre: Classic Rock, Progressive Rock
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Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tower Of Power - Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [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: 2.92 GB (DSF) + 1.43 GB (FLAC) + 2.96 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 550 Music / Legacy | US | Cat#: BS 69829 | Genre: Jazz, Soul

The recordings on Soul Vaccination: Live were made during Tower of Power’s 1998 tour. It wasn’t a reunion tour, since ToP never really went away, but they nevertheless hauled such staples as “What Is Hip,” along with selection from latter-day albums. Continue reading “Tower Of Power – Soul Vaccination: Tower Of Power Live (1999) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
[2010, Japanese Release, 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: 1.98 GB (DSF) + 951 MB (FLAC) + 2.02 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9028 | Genre: Art Rock

One would be hard-pressed to name a rock album whose influence has been as broad and pervasive as The Velvet Underground & Nico. While it reportedly took over a decade for the album’s sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other left-of-center rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. Continue reading “The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) [2010, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vince Guaraldi Trio - Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962) [2002, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Cast Your Fate to the Wind: Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus (1962)
[2002, 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: 1.58 GB (DSF) + 761 MB (FLAC) + 1.62 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPJ 8089 SA | Genre: Jazz
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Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wes Montgomery - A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, 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: 1.40 GB (DSF) + 642 MB (FLAC) + 1.44 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UCGU-9057 | Genre: Jazz

By the time Wes Montgomery recorded this album (his debut for A&M), he was a major name in the pop world. Montgomery’s melodic renditions of current pop hits caught on and were played regularly on Top 40 radio. In most cases the guitarist did little more than play the melody, using his distinctive octaves, and it was enough to make him saleable. Continue reading “Wes Montgomery – A Day In The Life (2022) [2014, Japanese Release, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Nagra 70th Anniversary Collection (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Various Artists - Nagra 70th Anniversary Collection (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Various Artists – Nagra 70th Anniversary Collection (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / DXD / 24bit / 352.8kHz
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 176.4kHz
Digital Booklet
Total Size: 6.57 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 2xHD | Genre: Jazz

To commemorate their 70th anniversary, the high-end audio equipment manufacturer Nagra joined forces with audiophile label 2xHD to compile and release a 70th Anniversary Celebration Album. Continue reading “Various Artists – Nagra 70th Anniversary Collection (2022) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
[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
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 635 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.19 GB (DSF) + 1.57 GB (FLAC) + 3.28 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ2 145 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Where Dylan’s first Greatest Hits took its title literally, Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a greatest-hits album only in the loosest sense of the term. While the double album does contain several genuine hits — “Lay Lady Lay,” “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You,” the non-LP “Watching the River Flow” — it is largely comprised of album tracks that became classics, either through Dylan’s own version or through covers. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971)
[2016, 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: 327 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.19 GB (DSF) + 1.04 GB (FLAC) + 871 MB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 259 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Leon Russell’s accolades are monumental in a number of categories, from songwriting to session playing, to his solo work. Leon Russell and the Shelter People is the second solo album by the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. This 1971 gem shot to #17 on the Billboard album charts. Continue reading “Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”