The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders - Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 225 MB (CD-Quality) + 378 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Pop Rock

Chrissie Hynde approximated the classic early Pretenders sound on the Dan Auerbach-produced Alone, a 2016 album where she was the only Pretender on record. Hate for Sale flips this situation on its head. Hiring Stephen Street as producer — he last worked with the group on 1999’s Viva el Amor — Hynde brought the touring Pretenders lineup into the studio, a configuration that includes founding drummer Martin Chambers, who hasn’t played on an album by the band since 2002’s Loose Screw. Continue reading “The Pretenders – Hate For Sale (2020) [WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Van Der Graaf Generator – Albums Collection

Van Der Graaf Generator - Albums Collection

Van Der Graaf Generator – Albums Collection
EAC Rip | 56xCD + 1xDVD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 32.5 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS & BOX SET
Label: Various | Genre: Progressive Rock

An eye-opening trip to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury during the summer of 1967 inspired British-born drummer Chris Judge Smith to compose a list of possible names for the rock group he wished to form. Upon his return to Manchester University, he began performing with singer/songwriter Peter Hammill and keyboardist Nick Peame; employing one of the names from Judge Smith’s list, the band dubbed itself Van der Graaf Generator (after a machine that creates static electricity), eventually earning an intense cult following as one of the era’s preeminent art rock groups. Continue reading “Van Der Graaf Generator – Albums Collection”

Louis Armstrong – Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller (1955) {2000, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Louis Armstrong - Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller (1955) {2000, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Louis Armstrong – Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller (1955) {2000, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Scans Not Included
Total Size: 3.72 GB (ISO) + 1.23 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: CS 64927 | Genre: Ragtime, Swing

Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller only worked together twice, briefly in 1925 in Erskine Tate’s band and four years later in the New York revue Connie’s Hot Chocolates. But Waller made an indelible enough impression for Satchmo to record the tribute album Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller in 1955, when such ideas were new. Continue reading “Louis Armstrong – Satch Plays Fats: A Tribute To The Immortal Fats Waller (1955) {2000, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Louis Armstrong – Plays W. C. Handy (1954) {1999, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Louis Armstrong - Plays W. C. Handy (1954) {1999, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Louis Armstrong – Plays W. C. Handy (1954) {1999, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.28 GB (ISO) + 1.42 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: CS 64925 | Genre: Dixieland

This recording was not only Louis Armstrong’s finest record of the 1950s but one of the truly classic jazz sets. Armstrong and his All-Stars (trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, bassist Arvell Shaw, drummer Barrett Deems, and singer Velma Middleton) were clearly inspired by the fresh repertoire, 11 songs written by W.C. Handy. Continue reading “Louis Armstrong – Plays W. C. Handy (1954) {1999, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Paul McCartney - Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.11 GB (CD-Quality) + 3.99 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MPL Communications Ltd. | Genre: Pop Rock

Flaming Pie is the 13th release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, personally supervised by McCartney and remastered at Abbey Road Studios. Originally released in 1997, the critically acclaimed & universally beloved solo album was produced by Paul, Jeff Lynne, and George Martin, featuring a supporting cast of family and friends including Ringo Starr, Steve Miller, Linda McCartney, and son James. Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997) {2020, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}”

J. S. Bach / Anner Bylsma – Suites For Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (1992) [2019, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

J. S. Bach / Anner Bylsma - Suites For Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (1992) [2019, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

J. S. Bach / Anner Bylsma – Suites For Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (1992) [2019, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Scans Not Included
Total Size: 5.25 GB (ISO) + 2.18 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Japan | Cat#: SICC 10299~300 | Genre: Classical

Anner Bylsma, who plays a Baroque cello in original condition, has written a whole book about the variety of bow strokes needed for this music. Fancying the use of the bow as an analogue to the use of a foil in a duel, he calls Bach a “fencing master,” a term that implies intense training, physical coordination used with spontaneity, and a readiness to change the approach instantly as each successive, fast-moving challenge demands. His playing makes the music fresh and new with a flexibility and vitality that illustrates the thesis of his book. Continue reading “J. S. Bach / Anner Bylsma – Suites For Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 (1992) [2019, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

T. Rex – Electric Warrior (1971) {2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971) {2020, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

T. Rex – Electric Warrior (1971) {2020, 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: 615 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.99. GB (SACD ISO) + 1.14 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2209 | Genre: Glam Rock

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Elton John – Discography (1969-2019)

Elton John - Discography (1969-2019)

Elton John – Discography (1969-2019)
EAC Rip | 195xCD + 1xDVD | FLAC Tracks/Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 89.3 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SETS
Label: Various | Genre: Glam Rock, Pop Rock
Update: Several Albums Added

Elton John was the biggest pop star of the ’70s, grabbing headlines and generating hits throughout the world. As it turned out, this was merely the first act in a remarkable career that kept him at the top of the charts for decades. He charted a Top 40 hit single every year between 1970 and 1996, a sign that he knew how to both change with the times, and mold the times to fit him. Initially marketed as a singer/songwriter, John soon revealed he could also craft Beatles-like pop and pound out rockers with equal aplomb. Continue reading “Elton John – Discography (1969-2019)”

Louis Armstrong – Albums Collection [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Louis Armstrong - Albums Collection [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Louis Armstrong – Albums Collection [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
10x Discs | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz / 96kHz / 192kHz | DSF Tracks / DSD128 / 1bit / 5.64MHz
Total Size: 21.9 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 2xHD / Jube Legends / Audio Fidelity / Columbia | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Dixieland, Swing
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Fiona Joy Hawkins – Christmas Joy (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fiona Joy Hawkins - Christmas Joy (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fiona Joy Hawkins – Christmas Joy (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.81 GB (ISO) + 2.41 GB (FLAC Mch) + 939 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Little Hartley Music | Australia | Cat#: FJH016 | Genre: Xmas, Classical

In Christmas Joy, Fiona Joy Hawkins has breathed new life into a repertoire of traditional music deeply in need of new perspective and new energy. The recording offers an inventive and, yes, joyful approach; bringing life to music which has been taken for granted for decades. Both in her unique slant on traditional music and in her own compositions for this recording, Christmas Joy is an utterly brilliant creation. Continue reading “Fiona Joy Hawkins – Christmas Joy (2011) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Fiona Joy Hawkins – 600 Years In A Moment (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fiona Joy Hawkins - 600 Years In A Moment (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fiona Joy Hawkins – 600 Years In A Moment (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.05 GB (ISO) + 2.87 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.08 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Little Hartley Music | Australia | Cat#: FJH015 | Genre: Country, Folk, World
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Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall – Orient – Occident II (Hommage À La Syrie) (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall - Orient - Occident II (Hommage À La Syrie) (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall – Orient – Occident II (Hommage À La Syrie) (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.87 GB (ISO) + 1.44 GB (FLAC Stereo) + 3.33 GB (FLAC Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Alia Vox | EU | Cat#: AVSA9900 | Genre: Classical, Folk, World, Medieval
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Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall – Orient-Occident (1200-1700) (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall - Orient-Occident (1200-1700) (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall – Orient-Occident (1200-1700) (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Mutlichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.15 GB (ISO) + 2.55 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.31 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Alia Vox | EU| Cat#: AVSA9848 | Genre: Classical, Folk, World, Medieval

AliaVox’s Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is unique in Jordi Savall’s recorded output in that, despite the title, it has no correspondence whatsoever with any specific historical or musicological program. Rather, like the “East meets West” albums pairing violinist Yehudi Menhuin with sitar player Ravi Shankar, Orient-Occident 1200-1700 brings Savall and ace Hespèrion XXI percussionist Pedro Estevan into the orbit of Greek santur player Dimitris Psonis, Israeli oud player Yair Dalal, Moroccan oudist Driss El Maloumi, and three Afghan traditional musicians — Osman Ahrman, Khaled Arman, and Siar Hashimi. Continue reading “Hespèrion XXI / Jordi Savall – Orient-Occident (1200-1700) (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Willie Nelson – First Rose of Spring (2020) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Willie Nelson - First Rose of Spring (2020) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Willie Nelson – First Rose of Spring (2020) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 235 MB (CD-Quality) + 876 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy Recordings | Genre: Country

The very title of First Rose of Spring — Willie Nelson’s 70th or 94th or 143rd, all depending on how you count things — suggests a bit of a rebirth, an emotion that hasn’t been particularly prevalent on the albums Willie recorded and released during his eighties. Turns out, the sentiment of the title and its accompanying song is a bit of a feint, since there are a fair number of nods to Nelson’s advanced age scattered through this 2020 record, but the tone of the album isn’t especially meditative or bleak. Continue reading “Willie Nelson – First Rose of Spring (2020) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”