Poco – Legend (1978) {1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

February 10, 2020

Poco - Legend (1978) {1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Poco – Legend (1978) {1979, MFSL Remastered, 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: 820 MB (Hi-Res) + 231 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-020 | Genre: Country Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Poco’s biggest-selling album of all time also presented the biggest personnel change at one time for the then-decade-old group, whose lineup had hardly been a model of stability up to that time. Co-founding drummer/singer George Grantham and longtime bassist/singer Timothy B. Schmit were both gone, the latter off to the Eagles. Listening to parts of this album, one gets the sense that, with the arrival of Charlie Harrison (bass, harmony vocals) and Steve Chapman (drums) in the group, Poco was deliberately adopting a change in sound similar to what the Eagles went through when Joe Walsh joined, into much harder rocking territory, at least part of the time.Read More

Country Rock

The Wes Montgomery Trio – The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959) {2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

February 10, 2020

The Wes Montgomery Trio - The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959) {2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Wes Montgomery Trio – The Wes Montgomery Trio (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: 2.01 GB (ISO) + 946 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Riverside Records | US | Cat#: RISA-1156-6 | Genre: Hard Bop

While even label executive Orrin Keepnews admits that The Wes Montgomery Trio may have fallen short of representing Montgomery’s talent, he still felt that this debut captured a large portion of it. Recorded on October 5 and 6 in 1959, guitarist Montgomery is joined by organist Melvin Rhyne and drummer Paul Parker. Montgomery’s style, block chords and octaves, is already firmly in place, and he delivers lovely solos on “‘Round Midnight,” “Whisper Not,” and “Satin Doll.”Read More

Jazz

Queen – The Game (1980) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

February 7, 2020

Queen - The Game (1980) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Queen – The Game (1980) {1995, MFSL Remastered, 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: 783 MB (Hi-Res) + 230 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-211 | Genre: Classic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Queen had long been one of the biggest bands in the world by 1980’s The Game, but this album was the first time they made a glossy, unabashed pop album, one that was designed to sound exactly like its time. They might be posed in leather jackets on the cover, but they hardly sound tough or menacing — they rarely rock, at least not in the gonzo fashion that’s long been their trademark.Read More

Classic Rock, Hard Rock

Spandau Ballet – True (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

February 7, 2020

Spandau Ballet - True (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Spandau Ballet – True (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, 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: 766 MB (Hi-Res) + 215 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-152 | Genre: New Wave, Pop
Half-Speed Mastered

By 1983, with the new romantic movement they’d sprung from a rapidly fading memory, the members of Spandau Ballet showed they had no intention of traveling the same path. Always ambitious, the British quintet really got down to business: Gone were the kilts, frilly shirts, and makeup — as well as the sometimes chilly electronics of their first two albums. Instead, after recording at Compass Point Studios in the sun-soaked Bahamas, the group turned up in smartly tailored suits, with a sleek and mainstream sound to match.Read More

New Wave / Synth-Pop, Pop

Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

February 4, 2020

Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978) {1981, MFSL Remastered, 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: 924 MB (Hi-Res) + 279 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-050 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Blondie turned to British pop producer Mike Chapman for their third album, on which they abandoned any pretensions to new wave legitimacy (just in time, given the decline of the new wave) and emerged as a pure pop band. But it wasn’t just Chapman that made Parallel Lines Blondie’s best album; it was the band’s own songwriting, including Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, and James Destri’s “Picture This,” and Harry and Stein’s “Heart of Glass,” and Harry and new bass player Nigel Harrison’s “One Way or Another,” plus two contributions from nonbandmember Jack Lee, “Will Anything Happen?” and “Hanging on the Telephone.”Read More

New Wave / Synth-Pop, Pop Rock

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) {Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res}

February 4, 2020

Pink Floyd - The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) {Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res}

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019)
{Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res}
5x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
6xBlu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48-96kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 48-96kHz)
5x DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | Dolby AC3 (5.1) | DTS (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48-96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2 GB (CDs) + 37.3 GB (DVDs) + 199 GB (BDs) + 38.2 GB (Hi-Res) + 5.45 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pink Floyd Records | EU | Cat#: PFRLY01 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The Later Years 1987-2019, another massive music box set in the style of 2016’s Early Years package. This time around, as the title suggest, the set focuses on the later period when Roger Waters had quit and David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason were left to continue on their own to produce studio albums and undertake massive world tours.Read More

Psychedelic Rock

Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

January 31, 2020

Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 624 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.71 GB (SACD ISO) + 868 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2186 | Genre: Pop Rock, Classic Rock

You know you’re in the presence of sonic greatness as soon as the first few seconds of the opening “Tunnel of Love” pass, as the introductory passage built on organ and piano – new additions to Dire Straits’ palette – intertwine with the unmistakable coil-spring twang of Knopfler’s guitar. The three-dimensional, full-bodied presentation of the latter instrument on this Mobile Fidelity SACD is alone worth the price of admission.Read More

Classic Rock, Pop Rock

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

January 31, 2020

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 510 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.79 GB (SACD ISO) + 869 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2187 | Genre: Classic Rock

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of Love Over Gold teems with superb balances, front-to-back soundstages, and crystalline purity. It brings forward previously obscured details, extra information, and mastering-studio-quality transients. The distinctive textures of a host of instruments – marimbas, acoustic and electric guitars, vibes, synthesizers – further enhance the ambitiousness of the 1982 album.Read More

Classic Rock