Be-Bop Deluxe – Futurama (1975) {2019, Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res}

Be-Bop Deluxe - Futurama (1975) {2019, Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res}

Be-Bop Deluxe – Futurama (1975) {2019, Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | 3x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 887 MB (CDs) + 6.10 GB (DVD) + 4.40 GB (Hi-Res FLAC Mch/Stereo) + 1.32 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Esoteric Recordings | EU | Cat#: PECLEC42670 | Genre: Progressive Rock

This expanded reissue features content across three CDs and a DVD, including newly re-mastered audio (from the original master tapes), new stereo and 5.1 surround mixes (by Stephen W. Tayler), a previously issued BBC Radio ‘In Concert’ performance, a John Peel session, a couple of unissued alternate versions of Futurama album tracks and more. Continue reading “Be-Bop Deluxe – Futurama (1975) {2019, Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res}”

Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Willie Nelson - Ride Me Back Home (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 247 MB (CD-Quality) + 868 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy | Genre: Country

Like so many Willie Nelson albums of the 2010s, Ride Me Back Home bears a title that appears to be a vague nod to Nelson’s mortality. Unlike, say, God’s Problem Child or Last Man Standing, the cloud doesn’t appear to hang so heavy on Ride Me Back Home, but maybe that’s because the album is amiably unkempt in a way its immediate predecessors were not. Some of that is due to how Nelson and his longtime producer Buddy Cannon don’t rely heavily on original material this time around. Continue reading “Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]

The Band - Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 223 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | US | Cat#: GZS-1061 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock

Stage Fright, the Band’s third album, sounded on its surface like the group’s first two releases, Music from Big Pink and The Band, employing the same dense arrangements with their mixture of a deep bottom formed by drummer Levon Helm and bassist Rick Danko, penetrating guitar work by Robbie Robertson, and the varied keyboard work of pianist Richard Manuel and organist Garth Hudson, with Helm, Danko, and Manuel’s vocals on top. Continue reading “The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [1994, DCC Remastered]”

The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Bremen (2019) [2CD + BD]

The Rolling Stones - Bridges To Bremen (2019) [2CD + BD]

The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Bremen (2019) [2CD + BD]
EAC Rip | 2x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 48kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 947 MB (CD) + 42.7 GB (BD) + 6.72 GB (Hi-Res Stereo/Mch) + 352 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Eagle Vision | USA | Cat#: EVSBD05391 | Genre: Rock & Roll

BLURAY+2CD EDITION. Bridges To Bremen is a full-length show performed by the Stones on the fifth and final leg of the Bridges To Babylon Tour while in Germany in September 1998. This concert film has been meticulously restored from the original masters, and the audio remixed and remastered from the live multitrack recordings. Four tracks from their Soldier Field performances in Chicago are included as bonus features. CDs contain the entire program. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Bridges To Bremen (2019) [2CD + BD]”

Blondie – Discography (1976 – 2014)

Blondie - Discography (1976 - 2014)

Blondie – Discography (1976 – 2014)
EAC Rip | 29xCD + 3xDVD | FLAC/APE Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 20.5 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS
Label: Various | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

Embracing a broad range of pop music that encompassed British Invasion rock, garage rock, disco, reggae, Latin rhythms, and hip-hop, Blondie was the most commercially successful band to emerge from the New York punk/new wave community of the late ’70s. Continue reading “Blondie – Discography (1976 – 2014)”

Santana – Africa Speaks (2019)

Santana - Africa Speaks (2019)

Santana – Africa Speaks (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 471 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Concord Records | EU | Cat#: 00888072090842 | Genre: Pop Rock

No matter the numerous musical terrains Santana have traversed since the late 1960s, their trademark Afro-Latin sound is so recognizable it often dominates the band’s material. Not here; on Africa Speaks that sound is just one among many — some tunes here are almost unrecognizable as Santana). Produced by Rick Rubin, Africa Speaks was compiled from a whopping 49 songs, all recorded over ten days at Shangri-La in Malibu — many in a single take — most inspired by African melodies and polyrhythms. Continue reading “Santana – Africa Speaks (2019)”

Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat (1976) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (1976) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat (1976) [1978, 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: 819 MB (Hi-Res) + 242 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-009 | Genre: Pop Rock

Al Stewart had found his voice on Past, Present & Future and found his sound on Modern Times. He then perfected it all on 1976’s Year of the Cat, arguably his masterpiece. There is no overarching theme here, as there was on its two immediate predecessors, but the impossible lushness of Alan Parsons’ production and Stewart’s evocative Continental narratives give the record a welcome feeling of cohesion that keeps the record enchanting as it moves from “Lord Grenville” to “Midas Shadow” to “Broadway Hotel,” before it ends with the haunting title track. Continue reading “Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat (1976) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Atlanta Rhythm Section – The Polydor Years (2019) [8CD Box Set]

Atlanta Rhythm Section - The Polydor Years (2019) [8CD Box Set]

Atlanta Rhythm Section – The Polydor Years (2019) [8CD Box Set]
EAC Rip | 8xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.19 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor / Caroline | Netherlands | Cat#: 0600753866603 | Genre: Classic Rock
Continue reading “Atlanta Rhythm Section – The Polydor Years (2019) [8CD Box Set]”

Paul Revere & Raiders – The Legend of Paul Revere (1990)

Paul Revere & Raiders - The Legend of Paul Revere (1990)

Paul Revere & Raiders – The Legend of Paul Revere (1990)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 851 MB (CDs) + 15.7 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / CBS | US | Cat#: C2K 45311 | Genre: Pop Rock

This double-CD set presents a real conundrum, on a lot of levels. For starters, on its face, 55 songs may well seem like overkill to the casual fan who only knows or remembers (or thinks they only remember) five or six big hits by Paul Revere & the Raiders. And there are more modest single-CD collections to be found on this band that seem less daunting Continue reading “Paul Revere & Raiders – The Legend of Paul Revere (1990)”

VA – Sony Super Audio CD – Ultimate Collection Volume 1 + Volume 2 (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA - Sony Super Audio CD - Ultimate Collection Volume 1 + Volume 2 (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA – Sony Super Audio CD – Ultimate Collection Volume 1 + Volume 2 (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
2x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 6.65 GB (ISO) + 2.24 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.02 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music Business Promotions | EU | Cat#: LSP9868412 | Genre: Pop, Jazz
Continue reading “VA – Sony Super Audio CD – Ultimate Collection Volume 1 + Volume 2 (2001) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)

George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 594 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol Records | Cat#: 72435-98430-2-5 | Genre: Blues Rock

Released to celebrate the 30th anniversary of George Thorogood & the Destroyers — their first album may not have come out until 1977, but they cut their first sessions in 1974 — Capitol’s Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock was designed to replace 1992’s The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers as the band’s definitive single-disc overview. Considering that the 1992 disc is out of print (as is the exhaustive and exhausting 1997 double-disc set Anthology), this does indeed stand as the best compilation currently in print Continue reading “George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock (2004)”

Peter Green – The Very Best Of Peter Green (1998)

Peter Green - The Very Best Of Peter Green (1998)

Peter Green – The Very Best Of Peter Green (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 370 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Wise Buy | Netherlands | Cat#: WB 886002 | Genre: Blues Rock

Peter Green is regarded by some fans as the greatest white blues guitarist ever, Eric Clapton notwithstanding. Born Peter Greenbaum but calling himself Peter Green by age 15, he grew up in London’s working-class East End. Green’s early musical influences were Hank Marvin of the Shadows, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Freddie King Continue reading “Peter Green – The Very Best Of Peter Green (1998)”

Elton John – 17-11-70+ (1971) [2017, Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John - 17-11-70+ (1971) [2017, Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elton John – 17-11-70+ (1971) [2017, Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.63 GB (Hi-Res) + 467 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury / UMC | EU | Cat#: 5728537 | Genre: Pop

The great thing about this early live record is its obscurity — not just that this isn’t one of his better-known records, but that the set list is a fanboy’s dream, heavy on album tracks, covers, and the kinds of song that make Elton John’s early work so individual. It’s not just that there are no hits here, but it’s that these six songs emphasize the spare, hard-rocking bluesy singer/songwriter that may not have written his own words, but always sang them with conviction and melodies that made them seem like his own. Continue reading “Elton John – 17-11-70+ (1971) [2017, Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The O’Jays – Ship Ahoy (1973) [2001, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The O'Jays - Ship Ahoy (1973) [2001, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The O’Jays – Ship Ahoy (1973) [2001, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.24 GB (ISO) + 2.55 GB (FLAC Mch) + 0.98 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic / Legacy | USA | Cat#: ZS 32408 | Genre: R&B

The “other” O’Jays album masterpiece, Ship Ahoy combined shattering message tracks and stunning love songs in a fashion matched only by Curtis Mayfield’s finest material. From the album cover showing a slave ship to the memorable title song and incredible “For the Love of Money,” Gamble and Huff addressed every social ill from envy to racism and greed. Eddie Levert’s leads were consistently magnificent, as were the harmonies, production and arrangements. “Put Your Hands Together” and “You Got Your Hooks In Me” would be good album cuts, but on Ship Ahoy they were merely icing on the cake. Continue reading “The O’Jays – Ship Ahoy (1973) [2001, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”