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Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

An Innocent Man is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on August 8, 1983. The concept album is a tribute to the American popular music of Joel’s adolescent years with Joel paying homage to a number of different popular American musical styles from the late 1950s and early 1960s, most notably doo-wop and soul music. The album cover artwork was taken on the front steps of 142 Mercer Street, just north of the intersection of Mercer and Prince Street in the SoHo neighborhood in New York City. Continue reading “Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985) {2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (1985) {2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985) {2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, 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: 1.69 GB (ISO) + 834 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9559 | Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop

If The Hurting was mental anguish, Songs from the Big Chair marks the progression towards emotional healing, a particularly bold sort of catharsis culled from Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith’s shared attraction to primal scream therapy. The album also heralded a dramatic maturation in the band’s music, away from the synth-pop brand with which it was (unjustly) seared following the debut, and towards a complex, enveloping pop sophistication. Continue reading “Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (1985) {2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

John Denver – John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver - John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver – John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 781 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Country

With John Denver, Denver seemed to be making attempts to change his pastoral country boy image. The cover photo shows him in an intense, energy-charged performance shot, while the instrumentation is more lush and relies less on acoustic guitar than previous efforts. His own “Downhill Stuff,” and a cover of “Johnny B. Goode” are rock numbers, while Bryan Bowers’ “Berkeley Woman” is an uncharacteristically lustful song for Denver to record. Elsewhere, the haunting flute of Jim Horn on “Joseph and Joe,” and Herb Pedersen’s warm “Southwind” make the album a worthwhile buy. Continue reading “John Denver – John Denver (1979) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}”

John Denver – I Want To Live (1977) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver – I Want To Live (1977) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 826 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Country

I Want to Live is the 12th studio album by American singer-songwriter John Denver released by RCA Records in November, 1977. The title song was dedicated to the “Hunger Project”, which Denver was on the board of directors. Continue reading “John Denver – I Want To Live (1977) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}”

John Denver – Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver - Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}

John Denver – Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 777 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Country

Perhaps John Denver’s worst-selling album, Whose Garden Was This, is largely a record of cover songs, starting with the Tom Paxton-penned environmentalist anthem that is the title track, and including Denver versions of such songs as the Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles,” The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby,” and “Golden Slumbers.” Denver’s own contributions included the awkward “I Wish I Could Have Been There (Woodstock).” Though Denver tried in a sleeve note to weave all this into a theme, something about “all the things that change as we grow older.” In fact, Whose Garden Was This was an expendable collection of second-rate Denver songs and first-rate songs done better by others. Not surprisingly, it missed the charts. Continue reading “John Denver – Whose Garden Was This (1970) {2017, Remastered, WEB Hi-Res}”

Tony Bennett – The Complete Improv Recordings (2004) [4CDs, Box Set]

Tony Bennett - The Complete Improv Recordings (2004) [4CDs, Box Set]

For those new to the music of Tony Bennett, Improv was a label started by Tony Bennett and businessman Bill Hassett. Bennett was fed up with the suits at Columbia Records, who were trying to make him sing rock & roll. When his contract expired at the beginning of the 1970s, he and Hassett formed a label to help him realize his aesthetic ambitions, and Improv was born. Continue reading “Tony Bennett – The Complete Improv Recordings (2004) [4CDs, Box Set]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Includes the newly remastered album and 35 bonus audio tracks. Reconstruction of the “double album”, singles, B-sides, alternate mixes and unreleased tracks. The Bruce McMouse Show -the never- before-seen film on DVD and Blu-ray. Plus DVD featuring the James Paul McCartney TV Special and previously unseen footage. Housed alongside 128-page book written by Amanda Petrusich, photo book and folio containing unseen memorabilia from the MPL archives. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Includes the newly remastered album and 25 bonus audio tracks; original rough mixes of the album, single edits, B-sides, home recordings and unreleased tracks. DVD features previously unreleased archive footage, rehearsals and homes videos. Housed alongside 128-page book written by David Fricke and folio containing unseen memorabilia from the MPL archives. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]”

Various Artists – Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (2007) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (2007) [3CD-Set]

3CD-Set of exquisite music performed by Demis Roussos, Procol Harum, Kansas, Manhattans, Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, James Brown, Marving Gaye, Platters, Al Green, The Chi Lites, Percy Sledge, Bettie Harris and many more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (2007) [3CD-Set]”

Nina Simone – The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) [9CDs, Box Set]

Nina Simone - The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) [9CDs, Box Set]

Nina Simone was a singular artist, and she went where she pleased, leaving behind a recorded legacy that is passionate, political, defiant, and delicate by turns, no matter what strain of folk, blues, jazz, or gospel she was dipping into, and she did it all with dignity, grace, and intelligence. This set collects all nine of her albums for RCA Records (released between 1967 and 1974) Continue reading “Nina Simone – The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) [9CDs, Box Set]”

Bad Company – Discography (1974-2015)

Bad Company - Discography (1974-2015)

Formed in 1973, the British hard rock outfit Bad Company was a supergroup comprised of ex-King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, former Mott the Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs, and singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, both previous members of Free. Powered by Rodgers’ muscular vocals and Ralphs’ blues-based guitar work, Bad Company was the first group signed to Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song vanity label. Continue reading “Bad Company – Discography (1974-2015)”

Gentle Giant – Octopus (1972) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

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Returning to Gentle Giant’s fourth album after any kind of lengthy absence, it’s astonishing just how little Octopus has dated. Often written off at the time as a pale reflection of the truly gargantuan steps being taken by the likes of Jethro Tull and Barclay James Harvest, the band’s closest relatives in the tangled skein of period prog, Gentle Giant often seemed more notable for its album art than its music. Continue reading “Gentle Giant – Octopus (1972) [2010, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs – Splendore di Roma (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs - Splendore di Roma (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

During the pontificate of Urban VIII (1623-1644), the arts in Rome enjoyed a period of unprecedented splendor. In the context of the Counterreformation, they were part of the propaganda arsenal of papal might. The architecture of Bernini and Borromini, as well as the musiche of Mazzocchi and Rossi, echoing in the private apartments of the cardinals and the accademie, where the elite of Rome congregated to enjoy music and poetry, bear witness to this trend. Continue reading “Johannette Zomer, Fred Jacobs – Splendore di Roma (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grateful Dead – Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Grateful Dead (2015) [Complete Box Set, 12CD]

Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Grateful Dead (2015) [Complete Box Set, 12CD]

Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead is a live album consisting of audio and video recordings from the Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead concerts performed by surviving members of the Grateful Dead Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart, with Trey Anastasio, Bruce Hornsby and Jeff Chimenti. The concerts were recorded on July 3, 4, and 5, 2015, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Continue reading “Grateful Dead – Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years Of The Grateful Dead (2015) [Complete Box Set, 12CD]”

The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, 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: 1.14 GB (Hi-Res) + 455 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Island Records | EU | Cat#: 00602547859303 | Genre: Indie Rock

There are so many garage rock/dance-rock tunes perfectly stylized and glamorous for the pop kids in the city and in the suburbs of new-millennium America. What’s nice about these the bands producing these songs is how they strive so desperately to individualize themselves. On a commercial level, they do quite well in delivering catchy pop hooks. When it comes to having actual talent, a select few actually do possess attention-worthy integrity. But there are others who don’t, and they disappear from the American consciousness after a brief flirtation with success. Continue reading “The Killers – Hot Fuss (2004) [2016, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”