Willie And Leon – One For The Road (1979) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res]

Willie And Leon - One For The Road (1979) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res]

Willie And Leon – One For The Road (1979) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.09 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | Genre: Country

One for the Road, Willie Nelson’s duet record with fellow American music maverick Leon Russell, followed months after his freewheeling, jam-heavy double album Willie and Family Live. This record (once a double LP, now a single CD) wasn’t recorded live and the songs run a little shorter, but it shares the same sort of loose spirit and easy-rolling eclecticism as the two, essentially backed by the Family, run through a mess of country and pop standards. Continue reading “Willie And Leon – One For The Road (1979) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res]”

Billy Joel – Turnstiles (1976) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Turnstiles (1976) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Turnstiles (1976) [2010, 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: 410 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.50 GB (DSF) + 710 MB (FLAC) + 1.53 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2063 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

There’s a reason Turnstiles begins with the Spector-esque epic “Say Goodbye to Hollywood.” Shortly after Streetlife Serenade, Joel ditched California — and, by implication, sensitive Californian soft rock from sensitive singer/songwriters — for his hometown of New York. “Say Goodbye to Hollywood” was a celebration of his move, a repudiation of his past, a fanfare for a new beginning, which is exactly what Turnstiles was. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Turnstiles (1976) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2011, 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: 422 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.77 GB (DSF) + 857 MB (FLAC) + 1.80 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2062 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Embittered by legal disputes with his label and an endless tour to support a debut that was dead in the water, Billy Joel hunkered down in his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, spending six months as a lounge singer at a club. He didn’t abandon his dreams — he continued to write songs, including “Piano Man,” a fictionalized account of his weeks as a lounge singer. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, 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: 619 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.98 GB (DSF) + 982 MB (FLAC) + 2.01 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2092 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Having scored three multi-platinum hits in a row, Billy Joel took a breather, releasing his first live album, Songs in the Attic, as he worked on his ambitious follow-up to Glass Houses. Joel wisely decided to use the live album as an opportunity to draw attention to songs from his first four albums. Apart from “Piano Man,” none of those songs had been heard by the large audience he had won with The Stranger. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Songs In The Attic (1981) [2013, MFSL 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]

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]”