The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys - Surfin' USA (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.97 GB (DSF) + 915 MB (FLAC) + 2.04 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 059 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

The real breakthrough, as Brian Wilson asserts himself in the studio as both songwriter and arranger on a set of material that was much stronger than Surfin’ Safari. Besides the hit title track and its popular drag-racing flip side (“Shut Down”) Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.07 GB (DSF) + 954 MB (FLAC) + 2.15 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 060 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

Capitol pushed the Beach Boys for too much material in too short a time for the group to maintain as much quality control as would have been desirable. Consequently, most of their pre-1965 albums contain a high degree of filler, and thus stack up poorly next to those of such contemporaries as the Beatles Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963) [2014, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Pearl Jam – The Last of Us (2025) [EP] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Pearl Jam - The Last of Us (2025) [EP] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Pearl Jam – The Last of Us (2025) [EP]
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 348 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Monkeywrench | Genre: Alternative Rock
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The Who – My Generation (1965) [2003, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Who - My Generation (1965) [2003, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Who – My Generation (1965)
[2003, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.75 GB (DSF) + 3.80 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA / Chronicles | US | Cat#: 088 113 182-2 | Genre: Classic Rock
Update: Missing files have been added

An explosive debut, and the hardest mod pop recorded by anyone. At the time of its release, it also had the most ferociously powerful guitars and drums yet captured on a rock record. Pete Townshend’s exhilarating chord crunches and guitar distortions threaten to leap off the grooves on “My Generation” and “Out in the Street”; Keith Moon attacks the drums with a lightning, ruthless finesse throughout. Continue reading “The Who – My Generation (1965) [2003, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Amy Winehouse – Black To Black (2006) [2007, Deluxe Edition]

Amy Winehouse - Black To Black (2006) [2007, Deluxe Edition]

Amy Winehouse – Black To Black (2006) [2007, Deluxe Edition]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.03 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Island Records | EU | Cat#: 175 563 1 | Genre: R&B

A collection of B-sides to Amy Winehouse’s massive Back to Black album, this eight-track set features a range of material (nearly all consisting of covers) and functions at nearly the same high level as the A-sides and album tracks — no small feat. The first track is a slower version of the Zutons’ song “Valerie” that Winehouse had done earlier with Mark Ronson for Ronson’s Version album (and also featured in the film 27 Dresses). Continue reading “Amy Winehouse – Black To Black (2006) [2007, Deluxe Edition]”

Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973) [2016, Remaster, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973) [2016, Remaster, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973)
[2016, Remaster, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 238 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.02 GB (ISO) + 5.94 GB (DSF) + 2.22 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPJ 084 SA | Genre: Jazz-Funk
Update: All Missing files have been added

Head Hunters was a pivotal point in Herbie Hancock’s career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. Hancock had pushed avant-garde boundaries on his own albums and with Miles Davis, but he had never devoted himself to the groove as he did on Head Hunters. Drawing heavily from Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, and James Brown, Hancock developed deeply funky, even gritty, rhythms over which he soloed on electric synthesizers, bringing the instrument to the forefront in jazz. Continue reading “Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973) [2016, Remaster, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (1965) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones - Out Of Our Heads (1965) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (1965)
[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: 720 MB (Hi-Res) + 208 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 1-163 | Genre: Rock & Roll
Half-Speed Mastered

In 1965, the Stones finally proved themselves capable of writing classic rock singles that mined their R&B/blues roots, but updated them into a more guitar-based, thoroughly contemporary context. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Out Of Our Heads (1965) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Crystal Gayle – We Must Believe In Magic (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Crystal Gayle - We Must Believe In Magic (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Crystal Gayle – We Must Believe In Magic (1977)
[1980, 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: 697 MB (Hi-Res) + 194 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-043 | Genre: Country Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Update: Missing files have been added

We Must Believe in Magic is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Crystal Gayle. Released on June 24, 1977, it became her highest selling album, reaching #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #12 on the main Billboard album chart (her first album to enter the main chart and her only album to make the Top 30 there to date). It was certified platinum by the RIAA in 1978. The album also has the distinction of being the first platinum album recorded by a female artist in country music. It was also Gayle’s first album to chart in the UK, where it reached #15, and was certified silver by the BPI. In the Netherlands, it stayed on the charts for two weeks and peaked at #29. Continue reading “Crystal Gayle – We Must Believe In Magic (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Rolling Stones – Aftermath (1966) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (1966) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones – Aftermath (1966)
[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: 1.10 GB (Hi-Res) + 319 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 1-164 | Genre: Rock & Roll
Half-Speed Mastered

The Rolling Stones finally delivered a set of all-original material with this LP, which also did much to define the group as the bad boys of rock & roll with their sneering attitude toward the world in general and the female sex in particular. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Aftermath (1966) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (1967) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones - Between The Buttons (1967) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (1967)
[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: 832 MB (Hi-Res) + 239 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 1-165 | Genre: Rock & Roll
Half-Speed Mastered

The Rolling Stones’ 1967 recordings are a matter of some controversy; many critics felt that they were compromising their raw, rootsy power with trendy emulations of the Beatles, Kinks, Dylan, and psychedelic music. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Between The Buttons (1967) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

U2 – The Unforgettable Fire (1984) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

U2 – The Unforgettable Fire (1984) [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: 904 MB (Hi-Res) + 265 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-207 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

In many ways, U2 took their fondness for sonic bombast as far as it could go on War, so it isn’t a complete surprise that they chose to explore the intricacies of the Edge’s layered, effects-laden guitar on the follow-up, The Unforgettable Fire. Working with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, U2 created a dark, near-hallucinatory series of interlocking soundscapes that are occasionally punctuated by recognizable songs and melodies. Continue reading “U2 – The Unforgettable Fire (1984) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964) [2015, Reamstered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys - All Summer Long (1964) [2015, Reamstered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964)
[2015, Reamstered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 303 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.11 GB (DSF) + 968 MB (FLAC) + 2.14 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 063 SA | Genre: Surf Rock

The best pre-1965 Beach Boys album featured their brilliant number one single “I Get Around,” as well as other standout cuts in the beautifully sad “Wendy,” “Little Honda” (one of their best hot rod tunes, covered by the Hondells for a hit), and their remake of the late-’50s doo wop classic “Hushabye.” Continue reading “The Beach Boys – All Summer Long (1964) [2015, Reamstered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2025, Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

YES - Close To The Edge (1972) [2025, Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2025, Blu-ray Audio + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray Audio | DTS-HD MA / Dolby TrueHD-Atmos | 24bit / 48kHz / 96kHZ / 192kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz / 96kHZ / 192kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
MKV File | Dolby TrueHD-Atmos | Multichannel
Total Size: 11.1 GB (BD) + 5.89 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.95 GB (MKV) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Atlantic / Rhino | Cat#: 603497820689 | Genre: Progressive Rock

A Blu-Ray disc completes the collection with Steven Wilson’s 2025 mixes, including the album in Dolby Atmos and 5.1 Mix DTS-HD MA.
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Roger Waters – Ça Ira: There Is Hope (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Roger Waters - Ça Ira: There Is Hope (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Roger Waters – Ça Ira: There Is Hope (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2 x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 6.14 GB (ISO) + 18.2 GB (DSF) + 6.93 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Classical / Columbia | US | Cat#: S2H 60867 | Genre: Classical

Roger Waters, the man who equated “education” with “thought control” in his pseudo-opera The Wall, is now back and appealing to higher culture in his new opera Ça Ira. Moreover, this is a real opera, with singers, a chorus, and an orchestra with not a single dreamy, overlong electric guitar solo in sight. Fans of Pink Floyd will find little in Ça Ira to satisfy their jones for “the Floyd,” although there are many standard musical features associated with the classic rock staple group that have been carried over into this work — crushingly slow tempi, somber and monotonous singing, and a mania for pristine recordings of sound effects. At one point, a volley of musket fire makes you jump out of your seat. Continue reading “Roger Waters – Ça Ira: There Is Hope (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”