The Rolling Stones – Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition] [Official Digital Release]

The Rolling Stones - Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition] [Official Digital Release]

The Rolling Stones – Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition]
[Official Digital Release]
FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.39 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor Records | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Classic Rock

Honk is the brand-new Best Of compilation album featuring the biggest hits and classic cuts from every Rolling Stones studio album from 1971 to 2016’s Blue & Lonesome. The Deluxe collects 36 essential Stones’ tracks on the first two discs – including eight Top 10 singles, “Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Angie,” and much more. The third disc includes 10 live tracks recorded during the band’s more recent sold-out tours and feature guests like Florence Welch, Dave Grohl, Brad Paisley and more. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition] [Official Digital Release]”

Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) {1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) {1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) {1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 985 MB (Hi-Res) + 304 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-258 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge
Half-Speed Mastered

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Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 795 MB (Hi-Res) + 231 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-111 | Genre: Swing
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Stéphane Grappelli was a French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called “the grandfather of jazz violinists” and continued playing concerts around the world well into his ’80s. This 1969 album is a collaboration with Barney Kessel, an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Noted in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a “first call” guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew. Continue reading “Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Earl Klugh – Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Earl Klugh - Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Earl Klugh – Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 721 MB (Hi-Res) + 184 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL-1-076 | Genre: Smooth Jazz
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This is the perfect setting for acoustic guitarist Earl Klugh, playing strong melodies (including such standards as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Laura,” “Mona Lisa,” and “Two for the Road”) while joined by strings and several horns in an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Matthews. As usual for a Klugh session, the guitarist sticks mostly to the themes and does not improvise much, as he never considered himself a jazz player; but the overall effect is quite pleasing. Continue reading “Earl Klugh – Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner – The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner - The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner – The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Total Size: 4.41 GB (ISO) + 2.77 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.17 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Deutsche Grammophon | EU | Cat#: 471 634-2 | Genre: Classical

The idea of John Eliot Gardiner not only doing Holst’s The Planets, but doing it so effectively, shouldn’t have come as a surprise, considering his broad musical culture and the success he has always had with large-scale works. His interpretation is quite reminiscent of Sir Adrian Boult’s mid-’60s account with the same orchestra (then called the New Philharmonia)–tasteful yet full of character, impeccably played, energetic, fresh. On top of that, the recording is breathtaking. There is extraordinary inner detail, with string tone that is natural (as is the timbre of winds and high percussion) and an astonishing amount of weight in the bass. The coupling, Percy Grainger’s The Warriors, is a wonderfully erudite touch–just what we should expect from Gardiner–and a romp for him and the orchestra. Continue reading “Gustav Holst, Percy Grainger / Philharmonia Orchestra / John Eliot Gardiner – The Planets / The Warriors (1995) [2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Era – The Mass (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Era - The Mass (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Era – The Mass (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Total Size: 2.92 GB (ISO) + 2.13 GB (FLAC Mch) + 867 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury | EU | Cat#: 063611-2 | Genre: New Age

The Mass is an album released in 2003 by Eric Lévi’s musical project Era. It is Era’s third album. It achieved success in several European countries. The title track, “The Mass”, is an adaptation of O Fortuna, a classical piece by Carl Orff. Continue reading “Era – The Mass (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Soul Asylum - Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}
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Total Size: 340 MB (CD-Quality) + 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Blue Elan Records | Genre: Alternative Rock

Soul Asylum are not the band they used to be, and that’s not a judgement, that’s just a fact. In the year 2020, lead vocalist and songwriter Dave Pirner is the only member left from their original lineup, and 36 years on from their debut album (and 28 after they broke through with Grave Dancer’s Union), it’s foolish to expect them to sound like they did in the era when flannel shirts and beat-up jeans were briefly fashionable rather than slobby. Continue reading “Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}”

Burton, Corea, Metheny, Haynes, Holland – Like Minds (1998) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Burton, Corea, Metheny, Haynes, Holland - Like Minds (1998) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Burton, Corea, Metheny, Haynes, Holland – Like Minds (1998) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Total Size: 4.12 GB (ISO) + 3.36 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.24 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Concord Records | US | Cat#: SACD-1029-6 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Talk about all-star groups — this quintet date matches together vibraphonist Gary Burton with pianist Chick Corea, guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Roy Haynes. Burton and Corea have recorded frequently through the years, while Metheny gained some early fame working with Burton; Holland was with Corea in Miles Davis’ late-’60s group, and Haynes was formerly with both Burton and Corea. However, not all of these musicians had played together before — Corea had never worked with Metheny previously, nor Burton with Holland. Continue reading “Burton, Corea, Metheny, Haynes, Holland – Like Minds (1998) {2003, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Paul McCartney – Wingspan: Hits And History (2001) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Paul McCartney - Wingspan: Hits And History (2001) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Paul McCartney – Wingspan: Hits And History (2001) {CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
4x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 3.32 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.01 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Parlophone / MPL | EU | Cat#: 7243 5 32850 1 2 | Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Rock

Paul McCartney always got the short end of the stick when he was in the Beatles and again in the ’70s, as he and his erstwhile partner John Lennon pursued solo careers. McCartney was attacked for his virtues — for his melodicism and his domesticity, along with his desire to form a real touring band following the Beatles. Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Wingspan: Hits And History (2001) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings (2010) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan - The Original Mono Recordings (2010) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings (2010) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
9x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 4.60 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.67 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: MONO-88697761051 | Genre: Folk Rock

Like any recording artist of the ‘60s, Bob Dylan had his albums mixed for mono during the bulk of the decade. Stereo mixes were simultaneously released, but they didn’t take precedence until the end of the ‘60s, when the industry and public tastes shifted toward two speakers. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – The Original Mono Recordings (2010) [Box Set, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting (2020) {WEB}

Joe Satriani - Shapeshifting (2020) {WEB}

Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting (2020) {WEB}
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Total Size: 308 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy | Genre: Hard Rock, Instrumental

Alongside his formidable guitar playing chops, Joe Satriani’s recordings continue to sound fresh 18 albums in. This is largely due to an innate yet sophisticated songwriting prowess (verses, choruses, and bridges) rather than stacked tracks of technically proficient riffs and solos. Satriani possesses a gift for combining and recombining styles, dynamics, and various strains of lyricism from a nearly astonishing variety of genres. Continue reading “Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting (2020) {WEB}”

Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) {1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966) {1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) {1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
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Total Size: 3.03 GB (ISO) + 1.45 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: CS 841 | Genre: Folk Rock
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Donna Summer – Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}

Donna Summer - Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}

Donna Summer – Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}
EAC Rip | 33xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 13.1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Driven By The Music | EU | Cat#: DBTMCDBOX02 | Genre: Pop, Disco, R&B

A new comprehensive 33CD box set, Encore, brings together remastered versions all of Donna Summer‘s 17 studio albums and offer eight bonus discs of rarities and non-album material. Continue reading “Donna Summer – Encore (2020) {Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set}”

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Sonny & Brownie (1973) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Sonny & Brownie (1973) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Sonny & Brownie (1973) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 943 MB (Hi-Res) + 259 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-233 | Genre: Blues
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In a way, this is the veteran duo’s version of Fathers and Sons, a meeting of old black bluesmen with young white admirers that Muddy Waters and Otis Spann cut with Mike Bloomfield and Paul Butterfield. John Mayall and John Hammond, Jr. are among the “youngsters” on this powerful statement that includes a definitive version of Randy Newman’s wickedly subtle anti-slavery tune “Sail Away.” Sonny Terry’s trademark whoops are energizing. The repartee between him and Brownie McGhee might convince you they were fast friends if you didn’t know otherwise. Continue reading “Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Sonny & Brownie (1973) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”