Maria João Pires – Chopin: The Nocturnes (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Maria João Pires - Chopin: The Nocturnes (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Maria João Pires – Chopin: The Nocturnes (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.65 GB (DSF) + 1.14 GB (FLAC) + 3.16 GB (ISO)
Label: Esoteric Company | Japan | Cat#: ESSG-90260 | Genre: Classical

Those of us fortunate enough to have attended Maria Joao Pires’s Wigmore Hall recital earlier this year were given a hint of the recorded greatness to come when she ended her programme with a memorable selection of Chopin Nocturnes. Continue reading “Maria João Pires – Chopin: The Nocturnes (2022) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Clifford Brown – The Clifford Brown Box (2020) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Clifford Brown - The Clifford Brown Box (2020) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Clifford Brown – The Clifford Brown Box (2020)
[Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
4 x Discs
Total Size: 4.20 GB (DSF) + 2.89 GB (FLAC) + 6.89 GB (ISO)
Label: Esoteric Company | Japan | Cat#: ESSE-90223/6 | Genre: Jazz

This Limited Edition 4-SACD box set contains four iconic jazz albums featuring Clifford Brown including Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Jams, Clifford Brown and Max Roach, plus Study In Brown. All albums were recorded between August 1954 and February 1955. Continue reading “Clifford Brown – The Clifford Brown Box (2020) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.41 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 2.54 GB (ISO)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Esoteric | Japan | Cat#: ESSG-90208 | Genre: Classical

Here is Pollini in all his early glory, in performances expertly transferred from 1976. Shorn of all virtuoso compromise or indulgence, the majestic force of his command is indissolubly integrated with the seriousness of his heroic impulse. Never have I been compelled into such awareness of the underlying malaise beneath the outward and nationalist defiance of the Polonaises. The tension and menace at the start of No. 2 are almost palpable, its storming and disconsolate continuation made a true mirror of Poland’s clouded history. Continue reading “Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Linkin Park – Papercuts (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Linkin Park - Papercuts (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Linkin Park – Papercuts (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz / 48kHz / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.48 GB
Label: Warner | Genre: Alternative Rock

Papercuts is the first singles collection from innovative musical force Linkin Park. The career-spanning 20-track album compiles 18 essential anthems, plus the never-before-released track “Friendly Fire” recorded during the 2017 sessions for their seventh album One More Light and fan-favorite rarity “QWERTY”. Linkin Park were inspired to thoughtfully curate Papercuts by their fans’ passionate reception of the 20th Anniversary Editions of Hybrid Theory in 2020 and Meteora last year. That enthusiasm led to this comprehensive retrospective of the band’s journey so far in the span of one album. Continue reading “Linkin Park – Papercuts (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Emerson, Lake & Powell – Complete Collection (2024) [Remastered] [Official Digital Release]

Emerson, Lake & Powell - Complete Collection (2024) [Remastered] [Official Digital Release]

Emerson, Lake & Powell – Complete Collection (2024) [Remastered]
[Official Digital Release]
3 x Discs | FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.45 GB
Label: Spirit Of Unicorn Music | Genre: Progressive Rock

Musical visionaries Keith Emerson and Greg Lake planned to re-form ELP in 1984, however drummer Carl Palmer was unavailable. Into the frame stepped the legendary Cozy Powell, best known for his work with Rainbow and Whitesnake. Included is the band’s one and only studio release: ‘Emerson Lake and Powell’ featuring three bonus tracks, their live album ‘Live in Concert’ and a CD of rehearsals, ‘The Sprocket Sessions’, only previously released in the 90s as a bootleg. Continue reading “Emerson, Lake & Powell – Complete Collection (2024) [Remastered] [Official Digital Release]”

Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Blue Öyster Cult - Ghost Stories (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 819 MB
Label: Frontiers | Genre: Hard Rock

After the resounding success of their 50th Anniversary celebration, BLUE ÖYSTER CULT is eagerly gearing up for an exciting new chapter in their storied career with the upcoming release of ‘Ghost Stories.’ Continue reading “Blue Öyster Cult – Ghost Stories (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Alphaville – Discography (1984-2023)

Alphaville - Discography (1984-2023)

Alphaville – Discography (1984-2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Official Digital Release | FLAC Tracks
Total Size: 36.8 GB | Total Discs: 71xCDs + 3xDVD
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS ALBUMS | SINGLES & EPs

German synth pop group Alphaville enjoyed major success in the United States with their early hits “Forever Young” and “Big in Japan,” and went on to a lasting career in Europe, South America, and Asia. Alphaville were formed by vocalist and lyricist Marian Gold and keyboard player Bernhard Lloyd, both of whom were members of the Nelson Community, a multimedia art collective based in Berlin. Continue reading “Alphaville – Discography (1984-2023)”

Rod Stewart – The Best Of… The Great American Songbook (2011) [2024, Japanese Blu-spec CD2]

Rod Stewart - The Best Of... The Great American Songbook (2011) [2024, Japanese Blu-spec CD2]

Rod Stewart – The Best Of… The Great American Songbook (2011)
[2024, Japanese Blu-spec CD2]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 568 MB
Label: Sony | Japan | Cat#: SICP-31694 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Rod Stewart didn’t devote his new millennium solely to the Great American Songbook — he dallied with classic rock and soul — but it sure felt that way, with Rod delivering five collections of standards in just under a decade. Continue reading “Rod Stewart – The Best Of… The Great American Songbook (2011) [2024, Japanese Blu-spec CD2]”

Silver Convention – Save Me (1975) [2014, Remastered]

Silver Convention - Save Me (1975) [2014, Remastered]

Silver Convention – Save Me (1975) [2014, Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 482 MB
Label: Big Break Records | UK | Cat#: CDBBR 0266 | Genre: Disco, Pop

In 1975, Munich was quickly becoming one of Europe’s top cities for disco. That year, the Giorgio Moroder/Pete Bellotte team produced Donna Summer’s breakthrough hit “Love to Love You, Baby” in Munich, and it was also in 1975 that the Munich-based Silver Convention Continue reading “Silver Convention – Save Me (1975) [2014, Remastered]”

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013)

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 554 MB
Label: Columbia | EU | Cat#: 88883716862 | Genre: Electronic, Pop, Disco

When Daft Punk announced they were releasing a new album eight years after 2005’s Human After All, fans were starved for new material. The Tron: Legacy score indulged the duo’s sci-fi fantasies but didn’t offer much in the way of catchy songs, so when Random Access Memories’ extensive publicity campaign featured tantalizing clips of a new single, “Get Lucky,” their fan base exploded. Continue reading “Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013)”

Daft Punk – Discovery (2001) [2014 Japanese Limited Edition]

Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) [2014 Japanese Limited Edition]

Daft Punk – Discovery (2001) [2014 Japanese Limited Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 550 MB
Label: Warner | Japan | Cat#: WPCR-80083 | Genre: Electronic, House

Four long years after their debut, Homework, Daft Punk returned with a second full-length, also packed with excellent productions and many of the obligatory nods to the duo’s favorite stylistic speed bumps of the 1970s and ’80s. Discovery is by no means the same record, though. Continue reading “Daft Punk – Discovery (2001) [2014 Japanese Limited Edition]”

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013) [2023, 10th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013) [2023, 10th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013)
[2023, 10th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
2 x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.82 GB
Label: Columbia | Genre: Electronic, Synth-Pop, Disco

2023 marks the 10th anniversary of Daft Punk multi Grammy winning hit record Random Access Memories including Get Lucky, Instant Crush, Lose Yourself To Dance and featuring Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers, Julian Casablancas, Paul Williams, Panda Bear and Todd Edwards. To celebrate this milestone a special expanded edition will be released including 35 minutes of unreleased music (Demo and Studio Outtakes). Continue reading “Daft Punk – Random Access Memories (2013) [2023, 10th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

The Libertines – All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

The Libertines - All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

The Libertines – All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.06 GB
Label: EMI | Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock

The Libertines are excited to announce the release of their fourth studio album entitled, ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, released 8th March 2024. The release marks the band’s first new album in nine years and opens with the infectious new single, ‘Run Run Run’. Continue reading “The Libertines – All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade (2024) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”