Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta – Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta - Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta – Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 18.4 GB (ISO) + 6.09 GB (DSF) + 5.23 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | Netherlands | Cat#: PTC 5186 243 | Genre: Classical

Puccini’s late opera La fanciulla del West bristles with drama and intrigue in this newly remastered classic recording with Zubin Mehta conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House and starring Plácido Domingo, Sherrill Milnes and Carol Neblett. Continue reading “Carol Neblett / Sherrill Milnes / Plácido Domingo / Zubin Mehta – Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (2017) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Rick Springfield – Working Class Dog (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Rick Springfield – Working Class Dog (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 858 MB (Hi-Res) + 308 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RVC Corporation | Japan | Cat#: RPL-8083 | Genre: Pop Rock

orget that Rick Springfield was a soap star for a moment and listen to his music, because he made some of the finest guitar-driven mainstream pop/rock of the early ’80s. Working Class Dog is his finest moment, filled with expertly crafted pop songs, highlighted by the massive hit “Jessie’s Girl.” Continue reading “Rick Springfield – Working Class Dog (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Gene Clark – Collected (2021) [3CD Set]

Gene Clark - Collected (2021) [3CD Set]

Gene Clark – Collected (2021) [3CD Set]
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.61 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Music On CD | EU | Cat#: MOCCD14094 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock

Three CDs. Gene Clark Collected brings together a full overview of the legendary singer/songwriter’s extensive career. Though he never reached stardom as a solo artist, Gene Clark inspired many of the greats with his songwriting, including Robert Plant, John Mayer, Gram Parsons and many more. This release contains both his work with groups and duos like The Byrds, The Gosdin Brothers, Dillard & Clark, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman and Carla Olson, as well as many tracks from his highly regarded solo albums. Continue reading “Gene Clark – Collected (2021) [3CD Set]”

The David Hazeltine Trio – The Jobim Songbook In New York (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The David Hazeltine Trio - The Jobim Songbook In New York (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The David Hazeltine Trio – The Jobim Songbook In New York (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 2.55 GB (ISO) + 8.56 GB (DSF) + 3.11 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chesky Records | US | Cat#: SACD328 | Genre: JAZZ

David Hazeltine makes his second contribution to Chesky’s acclaimed New York Sessions series with this stunning set of compositions by the revered Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. The combination of the sophisticated elegance of a jazz piano trio, delicate arrangements and Chesky’s renowned recording techniques presents David Hazeltine (and Jobim) like you’ve never heard before. Continue reading “The David Hazeltine Trio – The Jobim Songbook In New York (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aimee Mann – Lost In Space (2002) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aimee Mann - Lost In Space (2002) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aimee Mann – Lost In Space (2002) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
1.82 GB (ISO) + 1.78 GB (DSF) + 886 MB (FLAC) + 299 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

It is, in a sense, a trick of the times that Lost in Space conveys such a vivid visual quality; thanks to the high profile given to her music on the Magnolia soundtrack, it’s now impossible to miss the narrative strength of Mann’s writing. The mood throughout this album is autumnal, with filmy keyboard beds and expressive shifts between major and minor enhancing the subdued eloquence of her lyrics. Continue reading “Aimee Mann – Lost In Space (2002) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aimee Mann – Bachelor Nº 2 or, The Last Remains Of The Dodo (2000) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aimee Mann - Bachelor Nº 2 or, The Last Remains Of The Dodo (2000) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aimee Mann – Bachelor Nº 2 or, The Last Remains Of The Dodo (2000)
[2004, 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
2.04 GB (ISO) + 2.00 GB (DSF) + 982 MB (FLAC) + 317 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo (also shortened to Bachelor No. 2) is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, released on May 2, 2000. The album is notable for the fact that Mann was initially without a record company and sold the album through her website, but the album went on to gain a worldwide release and achieve respectable sales. Continue reading “Aimee Mann – Bachelor Nº 2 or, The Last Remains Of The Dodo (2000) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bryan Ferry – Love Letters EP (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Bryan Ferry - Love Letters EP (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Bryan Ferry – Love Letters EP (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 221 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Alternative
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WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players – Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players - Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players – Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 2.78 GB (ISO) + 8.38 GB (DSF) + 3.30 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: PentaTone | EU | Cat#: PTC 5186 663 | Genre: Classical

Radiant, expansive, lyrical and utterly compelling, Brahms’s richly rewarding string quintets are exuberantly unleashed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players in this album. These technically demanding works contain everything one could wish for from the mature Brahms: searching melodies woven into glowing, luxuriant textures, lyrical introspection with subdued sonorities, to youthful abandon in breathless, rhythmic passages. Continue reading “WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Chamber Players – Johannes Brahms: String Quintets (2017) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Autumn In New York (2008) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Autumn In New York (2008) [CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Autumn In New York (2008) [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: 1.15 GB (ISO) + 2.99 GB (DSF) + 1.33 MB (FLAC) + 405 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Top Music International Ltd. | US | Cat#: UD-SACD8933.2 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
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Ella Fitzgerald – Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald - Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald – Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.76 GB (ISO) + 1.74 GB (DSF) + 791 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CVRJ 4043 SA | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

This is a most unusual Ella Fitzgerald recording. Recorded around the time when she performed some of these songs for the film Let No Man Write My Epitaph, the masterful singer is heard in duets with pianist Paul Smith interpreting 13 songs (even “I Cried for You,” “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” and “Who’s Sorry Now?”) Continue reading “Ella Fitzgerald – Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (1956) [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald - Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (1956) [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (1956) [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 4.50 GB (ISO) + 4.43 GB (DSF) + 1.81 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Verve | US | Cat#: B0024938-06 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Ella Fitzgerald had the ability to personalize some of the most recognizable material from the foremost songwriters in American popular music history. In this instance, the combination of Cole Porter’s words and Fitzgerald’s interpretation of them created one of the most sought after sessions in vocal history — embraced by jazz and pop fans alike, transcending boundaries often associated with those genres. Continue reading “Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (1956) [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – Takin’ It To The Streets (1976) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - Takin' It To The Streets (1976) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – Takin’ It To The Streets (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: 1.62 GB (ISO) + 1.57 GB (DSF) + 761 MB (FLAC) + 408 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2043 | Genre: Classic Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The group’s first album with Michael McDonald marked a shift to a more mellow and self-consciously soulful sound for the Doobies, not all that different from what happened to Steely Dan — whence McDonald (and Jeff Baxter) had come — between, say, Can’t Buy a Thrill and Pretzel Logic. They showed an ability to expand on the lyricism of Patrick Simmons and Baxter’s writing on “Wheels of Fortune,” Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Takin’ It To The Streets (1976) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – Stampede (1975) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - Stampede (1975) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – Stampede (1975) [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: 1.70 GB (ISO) + 1.68 GB (DSF) + 801 MB (FLAC) + 480 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2061 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Talk about greatness — the Doobie Brothers, with Jeff “Skunk” Baxter added to their lineup, delivered their best album to date helped by a fairly big hit, though “Take Me in Your Arms” never did anything close to its predecessors despite some chords and modulations that recalled “Black Water” ever so slightly. Stampede’s virtue was its musicianship, which, in addition to new member Baxter, was also showcased in the guises of some impressive guests. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Stampede (1975) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me (1973) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me (1973) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me (1973)
[2009, 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: 1.75 GB (ISO) + 1.70 GB (DSF) + 834 MB (FLAC) + 289 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2042 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, 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
Total Size: 1.49 GB (ISO) + 1.44 GB (DSF) + 711 MB (FLAC) + 228 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2041 | Genre: Pop Rock, Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Toulouse Street was the album by which most of their fans began discovering the Doobie Brothers, and it has retained a lot of its freshness over the decades. Producer Ted Templeman was attuned to the slightly heavier and more Southern style the band wanted to work toward on this, their second album, and the results were not only profitable — including a platinum record award — but artistically impeccable. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Toulouse Street (1972) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”