Laura Nyro – Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Laura Nyro - Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Laura Nyro – Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 085 | Genre: Pop

As a 16-song, single-disc best-of, this does the job very nicely for those who want Nyro’s best and most famous songs in one place. Only nine tracks into the CD you’ve already heard “Sweet Blindness,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “And When I Die,” “Blowin’ Away,” “Eli’s Comin’,” “Stoney End,” and “Stoned Soul Picnic,” which should be enough to convince anyone that Nyro was a major Continue reading “Laura Nyro – Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011) {Japanese Edition}

Amy Winehouse - Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011) {Japanese Edition}

Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011) {Japanese Edition}
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Total Size: 304 MB (CD) + 415 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music, Japan | Cat#: UICI-1102 | Genre: R&B

The qualities of a vocal genius don’t always become clear when she’s singing classic material. Often as not, her abilities to both personalize and transcend a lifeless song with a stellar performance reveal the character behind the singer. Both Billie Holiday and Otis Redding excelled no matter what they were recording, whether it was a timeless standard or a studio throwaway. This collection of Amy Winehouse material, released to coincide with the first Christmas season after her death in July 2011 Continue reading “Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures (2011) {Japanese Edition}”

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Total Size: 240 MB (CD) + 392 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics, Japan | Cat#: GZS 1041 | Genre: Progressive Rock

This is the album where Jeff Lynne finally found the sound he’d wanted since co-founding Electric Light Orchestra three years earlier. Up to this point, most of the group’s music had been self-contained — Lynne, Richard Tandy, et al., providing whatever was needed, vocally or instrumentally, even if it meant overdubbing their work layer upon layer Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

Bonnie Tyler – Greatest Hits (1989)

Bonnie Tyler - Greatest Hits (1989)

Bonnie Tyler – Greatest Hits (1989)
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Label: CBS Records, Austria | Cat#: 465375 2 | Genre: Pop, Adult Contemporary

Welsh rock & roll chanteuse Bonnie Tyler earned an international following for her rough, passionate vocal style, which showed the influence of such classic rock legends as Rod Stewart and Janis Joplin. Greatest Hits features 16 well-remembered songs from her first 12 years as a recording artist. Selections include “It’s a Heartache,” “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” “Holding Out for a Hero,” “Faster Than the Speed of Light,” “Straight from the Heart,” and many more Continue reading “Bonnie Tyler – Greatest Hits (1989)”

VA – Forrest Gump The Soundtrack (1994) {2001, Special Collector’s Edition Remastered}

VA - Forrest Gump The Soundtrack (1994) {2001, Special Collector's Edition Remastered}

VA – Forrest Gump The Soundtrack (1994) {2001, Special Collector’s Edition Remastered}
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Total Size: 751 MB (CDs) + 605 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic, USA | Cat#: E2K 85932 | Genre: Soundtrack

Forrest Gump is the soundtrack album based on the Academy Award- and Golden Globe-winning film, Forrest Gump, and contains music from many well-known artists. The score, composed by Alan Silvestri, was released separately (as Forrest Gump – Original Motion Picture Score) on the same day. The album was reissued in 2001 with additional tracks. Continue reading “VA – Forrest Gump The Soundtrack (1994) {2001, Special Collector’s Edition Remastered}”

Elton John – Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Elton John - Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Elton John – Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 149 | Genre: Pop Rock

Less than four months after issuing the landmark and autobiographical Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975), Elton John re-emerged with a new band and a slightly modified sound. However, the departure of Dee Murray (bass) and Nigel Olsson (drums) would ultimately begin a deceleration in terms of John’s success, which rivalled only the Beatles’ and Elvis Presley’s in terms of global acclaim Continue reading “Elton John – Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra ’57 In Concert (1999) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra - Sinatra '57 In Concert (1999) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra ’57 In Concert (1999) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics, USA | Cat#: ARZ-101-2 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Sinatra ’57 in Concert is a 1999 live album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. It is a complete recording of a concert performed at the Seattle Civic Auditorium on June 9, 1957. It was digitally remastered and officially released from a recording made by Wally Heider and first released as a bootleg. Nelson Riddle, the arranger, conducted the orchestra at this concert. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Sinatra ’57 In Concert (1999) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

Frank Sinatra – Duets II (1994) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra - Duets II (1994) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra – Duets II (1994) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics, USA | Cat#: GZS-1073 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Duets II is the 59th and last studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra. It was released in 1994, and was the sequel to the previous year’s Duets Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Duets II (1994) {DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

Rush – Roll The Bones (1991) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Rush - Roll The Bones (1991) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Rush – Roll The Bones (1991) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 116 | Genre: Progressive Rock

From a lyrical perspective, 1991’s Roll the Bones is quite possibly Rush’s darkest album (most of the songs deal with death in no uncertain terms), but from a musical point of view, the record treads territory (highbrow melodic hard rock) similar to its recent predecessors, with only a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Continue reading “Rush – Roll The Bones (1991) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}”

Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 095 | Genre: Pop Rock

Once The Stranger became a hit, Billy Joel quickly re-entered the studio with producer Phil Ramone to record the follow-up, 52nd Street. Instead of breaking from the sound of The Stranger, Joel chose to expand it, making it more sophisticated and somewhat jazzy. Often, his moves sounded as if they were responses to Steely Dan — indeed, his phrasing and melody for “Zanzibar” is a direct homage to Donald Fagen circa Continue reading “Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Frank Sinatra – Duets (1993) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra - Duets (1993) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra – Duets (1993) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics, Japan | Cat#: GZS-1053 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Duets is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1993. Recorded near the end of Sinatra’s career, it consists of electronically assembled duets between Sinatra and younger singers from various genres. The album was a commercial success, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard albums chart, reaching No. 5 in the UK, and selling over 3 million copies in the US. It is the only Sinatra album to date to achieve triple platinum certification. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Duets (1993) {1994, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

Andrew Powell And The Philharmonia Orchestra ‎– Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983) {1985, MFSL Remastered}

Andrew Powell And The Philharmonia Orchestra ‎– Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983) {1985, MFSL Remastered}

Andrew Powell And The Philharmonia Orchestra ‎– Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983)
{1985, MFSL Remastered}

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Label: MFSL, Japan| Cat#: MFCD 806 | Genre: Classical

Continue reading “Andrew Powell And The Philharmonia Orchestra ‎– Play The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983) {1985, MFSL Remastered}”

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greastest Hits (1967) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greastest Hits (1967) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greastest Hits (1967) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 140 | Genre: Folk Rock

Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on March 27, 1967 on Columbia Records, original catalogue number KCS 9463. It contains every Top 40 single Dylan enjoyed through 1967 Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greastest Hits (1967) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Barry Gibb – Now Voyager (1984)

Barry Gibb - Now Voyager (1984)

Barry Gibb – Now Voyager (1984)
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Label: Polydor W.Germany | Cat#: 823 429-2 | Genre: Pop

Now Voyager is the second solo album to be recorded by Barry Gibb, although it was his first to be released. Gibb had recorded an entire album in 1970 called The Kid’s No Good, which never received official release. The album contains his biggest hits “Shine, Shine” and “Fine Line”. The album also included the Olivia Newton-John duet “Face to Face”, which was released as a promo single Continue reading “Barry Gibb – Now Voyager (1984)”

VA – Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977) {1998, MFSL, Remastered}

VA - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977) {1998, MFSL, Remastered}

VA – Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977) {1998, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | Cat#: UDCD 716 | Genre: SoundTrack

Every so often, a piece of music comes along that defines a moment in popular culture history: Johann Strauss’ operetta Die Fledermaus did this in Vienna in the 1870s; Jerome Kern’s Show Boat did it for Broadway musicals of the 1920s; and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album served this purpose for the era of psychedelic music in the 1960s. Saturday Night Fever, although hardly as prodigious an artistic achievement as those precursors, was precisely that kind of musical phenomenon for the second half of the ’70s Continue reading “VA – Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1977) {1998, MFSL, Remastered}”