Various Artists – Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]

Various Artists - Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]

Various Artists – Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]
EAC Rip | 6CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.87 GB (CDs) + 785 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | US | Cat#: 8122 79859 7 | Genre: Blues Rock, Classic Rock

Woodstock 40 is a 6-CD live box-set album of the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York. Its release marked the 40th Anniversary of the festival. At six CDs, it is the most complete collection ever released of the festival. Every artist who performed at Woodstock is featured on the set, with the curious exception of Ten Years After, The Band and Keef Hartley. Keef Hartley have never been featured on any Woodstock recording, nor Continue reading “Various Artists – Woodstock 40 (2009) [40th Anniversary, Box Set, 6CD]”

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 379 MB (CD-Quality) + 1.38 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ghosteen Ltd | Genre: Alternative Rock

Ghosteen is the new two part album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. Ghosteen is the seventeenth studio album from Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, following 2016’s Skeleton Tree. The album was recorded in 2018 and early 2019 at Woodshed in Malibu, Nightbird in Los Angeles, Retreat in Brighton and Candybomber in Berlin. It was mixed by Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Lance Powell and Andrew Dominik at Conway in Los Angeles.’The songs on the first album are the children. The songs on the second album are their parents. Ghosteen is migrating spirit.’ Nick Cave. Continue reading “Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – Ghosteen (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream (1963) {2019, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream (1963) {2019, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream (1963) {2019, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.76 GB (ISO) + 871 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2207 | Genre: Hard Bop, Piano Jazz

Monk’s Dream is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). Jazz scholars and enthusiasts alike also heralded this combo as the best Monk had been involved with for several years. Although he would perform and record supported by various other musicians, the tight — almost telepathic — dimensions that these four shared has rarely been equalled in any genre. Continue reading “The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream (1963) {2019, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 289 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.87 GB (SACD ISO) + 947 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2208 | Genre: Jazz

Charles Mingus’ debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist’s talents and probably the best reference point for beginners. While there’s also a strong case for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as his best work overall, it lacks Ah Um’s immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes. Mingus’ compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused, assimilating individual spontaneity into a firm consistency of mood, and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um. Continue reading “Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Aerosmith – Discography (1973-2015)

Aerosmith - Discography (1973-2015)

Aerosmith – Discography (1973-2015)
EAC Rip | 81xCD + 2xDVD + Blu-ray | FLAC/APE/WV Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 62.5 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SETS | SINGLES & EPs
Label: Various | Genre: Hard Rock

Aerosmith were one of the most popular hard rock bands of the ’70s, setting the style and sound of hard rock and heavy metal for the next two decades with their raunchy, bluesy swagger. The Boston-based quintet found the middle ground between the menace of the Rolling Stones and the campy, sleazy flamboyance of the New York Dolls, developing a lean, dirty riff-oriented boogie that was loose and swinging and as hard as a diamond. Continue reading “Aerosmith – Discography (1973-2015)”

The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Edition, New Mix, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}

The Beatles - Abbey Road (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Edition, New Mix, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}

The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Edition, New Mix, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | 3x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray Audio | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby TrueHD/Atmos Audio (7.1 / 24bit / 48kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 759 MB (CD) + 16 GB (BD) + 3.37 GB (Hi-Res) + 5.80 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music Group / Apple | Germany | Cat#: 0602577921124 | Genre: Classic Rock

The 3CD+blu-ray super deluxe edition delivers Giles Martin’s new stereo mix on CD 1 with two further CDs of outtakes and unreleased rarities (‘sessions’). A blu-ray audio is the fourth and final disc and it delivers two separate surround sound mixes – a standard 5.1 and a Dolby Atmos mix (along with a hi-res stereo version of the new Giles Martin stereo mix). Continue reading “The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969) {2019, 50th Anniversary, Super Deluxe Edition, New Mix, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res}”

Etta James – The Definitive Collection (2006)

Etta James - The Definitive Collection (2006)

Etta James – The Definitive Collection (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 427 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Geffen / Ume | USA | Cat#: B0004010-02 | Genre: Blues, R&B

Whoa. There are many Etta James collections out there. The standard-bearers thus far have been the Chess Box and the Essential Etta James. This set attempts to do something else and goes deep into her catalog to dig out the gems from her years with Modern, Argo, Cadet, Chess, Warner Brothers, Island, and Private Music/BMG, and presents the full spectrum of her five-decade career. As such, there are many different kinds of songs Continue reading “Etta James – The Definitive Collection (2006)”

David Coverdale & Whitesnake – Discography (1976 – 2015)

David Coverdale & Whitesnake - Discography (1976 - 2015)

David Coverdale & Whitesnake – Discography (1976 – 2015)
EAC Rip | 71CDs + 8DVDs | FLAC/APE/WV Tracks Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 67.9 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATION ALBUMS | BOX SETS
Label: Various | Genre: Hard Rock

After recording two solo albums, former Deep Purple vocalist David Coverdale formed Whitesnake around 1977. In the glut of hard rock and heavy metal bands of the late ’70s, their first albums got somewhat lost in the shuffle, although they were fairly popular in Europe and Japan. During 1982, Coverdale took some time off so he could take care of his Continue reading “David Coverdale & Whitesnake – Discography (1976 – 2015)”

Badfinger – No Dice (1970) & Straight Up (1971) [DCC Remastered]

Badfinger - No Dice (1970) & Straight Up (1971) [DCC Remastered]

Badfinger – No Dice (1970) & Straight Up (1971) [DCC Remastered]
EAC Rip | 2CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 807 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | US | Genre: Classic Rock

24 Karat Gold Disc From The Original Master Tapes
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Randy Newman – Lonely At The Top: The Studio Albums, 1968-77 (2017) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Randy Newman - Lonely At The Top: The Studio Albums, 1968-77 (2017) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Randy Newman – Lonely At The Top: The Studio Albums, 1968-77 (2017)
[Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

12x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 6.56 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.55 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Nonesuch | USA | Cat#: 558519-1 | Genre: Pop Rock

Randy Newman’s Lonely at the Top: Studio Albums, 1968–1977 comprises Newman’s first five studio albums—Randy Newman, 12 Songs, Sail Away, Good Old Boys, and Little Criminals—on vinyl and a bonus 45 RPM of alternate versions of “You Can Leave Your Hat On” and “Last Night I Had a Dream.” The collection will receive a limited release of 1,000. Continue reading “Randy Newman – Lonely At The Top: The Studio Albums, 1968-77 (2017) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Karla Bonoff – Restless Nights (1979) [2018, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Karla Bonoff - Restless Nights (1979) [2018, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Karla Bonoff – Restless Nights (1979) [2018, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.55 GB (ISO) + 737 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stereo Sound Publishing, Inc | Japan | Cat#: SSVS004 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Karla Bonoff seems to have had some trouble coming up with material for her second album, which may explain why it took two years (a long time in the ’70s) and contained covers of “When You Walk in the Room” and “The Water Is Wide,” and also why the originals weren’t as uniformly excellent as those on her first album. True, leadoff track “Trouble Again” was a gem (as Linda Ronstadt proved when she recorded it on her Cry Like a Rainstorm — Howl Like the Wind album in 1989), but some of the other material was only pedestrian. Continue reading “Karla Bonoff – Restless Nights (1979) [2018, Japan, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged (1994) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tony Bennett - MTV Unplugged (1994) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged (1994) [1999, 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: 2.54 GB (ISO) + 1.18 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | EU | Cat#: CS 66214 | Genre: Big Band

Of course, Tony Bennett never was “plugged in,” so the concept here is redundant, but what the hell. It’s been a while since a Tony Bennett live album, and he’s always terrific in concert. Certainly, he is here, singing 22 pop standards, including many of his hits and many other songs he’s made his own. Elvis Costello and k.d. lang drop by, but they’re feeding off Bennett’s energy and star power, not the other way around. The album may be part of a successful marketing plan, but forget that and revel in the singing of a masterful song interpreter still, after 40 years, at the top of his game. Continue reading “Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged (1994) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tony Bennett – The Ultimate Tony Bennett (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tony Bennett - The Ultimate Tony Bennett (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tony Bennett – The Ultimate Tony Bennett (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.48 GB (ISO) + 1.16 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / Legacy | USA | Cat#: CS 63570 | Genre: Easy Listening

The first-ever single-disc collection to span Tony’s entire five-decade career, now presented with special, 80th birthday packaging! And Tony chose the 20 tracks himself, as well as contributed rare photos and commentary in the notes. Includes Because of You; Rags to Riches; I Left My Heart in San Francisco; Stranger in Paradise; Blue Velvet; Smile; I Wanna Be Around; The Good Life; When Joanna Loved Me; If I Ruled the World , and more, winding up appropriately with The Best Is Yet to Come . A true legend. Continue reading “Tony Bennett – The Ultimate Tony Bennett (2000) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – 6 Albums (1964-1867) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys - 6 Albums (1964-1867) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys – 6 Albums (1964-1867) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | 6x Single Layer SACD | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 7.04 GB (ISO) + 2.96 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9651/56 | Genre: Rockabilly, Psychedelic Rock
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AC/DC – Discography (1975 – 2014)

AC/DC - Discography (1975 - 2014)

AC/DC – Discography (1975 – 2014)
EAC Rip | 191CDs + 4DVDs | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 76.7 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | BOX SETS | SOUNDTRACKS | EPs | SINGLES & PROMOS
Label: Various | Genre: Hard Rock

AC/DC’s mammoth power chord roar became one of the most influential hard rock sounds of the ’70s, and is now one of the defining sounds of rock and metal. In its own way, it was a reaction against the pompous art rock and lumbering arena rock of the early ’70s. AC/DC’s rock was minimalist — no matter how huge and bludgeoning their guitar chords were, there was a clear sense of space and restraint. Combined with Bon Scott’s larynx-shredding vocals Continue reading “AC/DC – Discography (1975 – 2014)”