Rush – Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary, Remastered] [Official Digital Release]

Rush - Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary, Remastered] [Official Digital Release]

Rush – Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary, Remastered]
[Official Digital Release]

FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 767 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury Records | Genre: Progressive Rock

Celebrating 40 years of Rush’s Permanent Waves, deemed the poignant moment the band reinvented themselves and their sound. This Super Deluxe Edition includes the two CD set and the three 180-gram vinyl LP collection. With additional features like a 40-page hardcover book filled with reimagined artwork by original album designer Hugh Syme, unreleased photos from the band’s archive and an exclusive essay. With classic hits like “The Spirit Of Radio” and the cinematic “Jacob’s Ladder”. Continue reading “Rush – Permanent Waves (1980) [2020, 40th Anniversary, Remastered] [Official Digital Release]”

Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery: 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition (1975) [2015, Box Set, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull - Minstrel In The Gallery: 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition (1975) [2015, Box Set, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery: 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition (1975)
[2015, Box Set, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]

2x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
2x DVD | ISO | DTS-96/24 (5.1 & 4.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | Dolby AC3 (5.1 & 4.0)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 861 MB (CDs) + 13 GB (DVDs) + 12.1 GB (Hi-Res) + 565 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | EU | Cat#: 0825646157204 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The 40th Anniversary La Grandé Edition, as it is being called, will be a 2CD+2DVD set that will feature a new stereo and surround sound mix of the album by Steven Wilson along with seven bonus tracks, six of which are previously unreleased. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery: 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition (1975) [2015, Box Set, 2CD + 2DVD + Hi-Res]”

The Jam – All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}

The Jam - All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}

The Jam – All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 495 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | US | Cat#: UDCD 673| Genre: Post Punk

Mobile Fidelity reissued two of the Jam’s best albums, All Mod Cons and Sound Affects, on one gold CD. Although these are two classic records, only hardcore Jam fans will need to acquire this disc, since it carries such a high retail price. Granted, Mobile Fidelity’s remastering is very good, but the remastering on the box set Direction Reaction Creation matches it, and that five-disc set is available for roughly twice the price of this single disc. Continue reading “The Jam – All Mod Cons & Sound Affects (1996) {MFSL Remastered}”

Def Leppard – The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]

Def Leppard - The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]

Def Leppard – The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.39 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UICY-79064/8 | Genre: Hard Rock

‘The Early Years 79-81′ box set represents the band’s first two albums, `On Through The Night’ (1980) and `High `N’ Dry’ (1981), and has been prepared in conjunction with singer Joe Elliott who has acted as executive producer on the set. This set comes with 5-CDs consisting of the original albums remastered, B-sides, rarities and re-mix versions, Radio One sessions, Live from Reading and the first ever appearance of an unreleased and newly mixed show from Oxford in 1980. Continue reading “Def Leppard – The Early Years 79-81 (2020) [Japan SHM-CDs Box Set, Remastered]”

Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered}

Gary Wright - The Dream Weaver (1975) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered}

Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 260 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 132 | Genre: Pop Rock, Progressive Rock

No one expected the success of Dream Weaver when it was released, but it sailed to the top of the charts, and with good reason. Backed with only drums and a wide assortment of keyboards, Gary Wright crafted instantly recognizable tunes such as the title cut and “Love Is Alive,” which caught on and remain staples of classic rock stations around the U.S. All very revolutionary and new at the time, Dream Weaver hasn’t lost any of its magic over time. Continue reading “Gary Wright – The Dream Weaver (1975) {2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered}”

Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear (1983) {2020, Limited Edition, Remixed, 4CD + BD + Hi-Res}

Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear (1983) {2020, Limited Edition, Remixed, 4CD + BD + Hi-Res}

Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear (1983) {2020, Limited Edition, Remixed, 4CD + BD + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | 4x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.18 GB (CDs) + 40.3 GB (BD) + 6.19 GB (Hi-Res) + 605 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Parlophone | EU | Cat#: 0190295316679 | Genre: Progressive Rock

In terms of this new reissue, the four CD + blu-ray edition offers newly remixed stereo versions (by Andy Bradfield and Avril Mackintosh) of both the album and the ‘Market Square Heroes’ EP across the first two discs. ‘He Knows You Know’ B-side ‘Charting the Single’ is also included on CD 2 in remixed form. Continue reading “Marillion – Script For A Jester’s Tear (1983) {2020, Limited Edition, Remixed, 4CD + BD + Hi-Res}”

The Alan Parsons Project – Ammonia Avenue (1984) [2020, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Remixed, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res]

The Alan Parsons Project - Ammonia Avenue (1984) [2020, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Remixed, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res]

The Alan Parsons Project – Ammonia Avenue (1984)
[2020, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Remixed, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res]

EAC Rip | 3x CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.08 GB (CDs) + 13.6 GB (BD) + 1.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 2.32 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Esoteric Recordings | EU | Cat#: ECLEC52705 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The new box set comprises 3CDs, a blu-ray and a 2LP 45 RPM vinyl edition of the album. The first CD features the original mix remastered, the second a series of Eric Woolfson’s ‘song-writing diaries’ and the third a series of studio outtakes, alternates and instrumentals. Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – Ammonia Avenue (1984) [2020, Super Deluxe Edition, Remastered, Remixed, 3CD + BD + Hi-Res]”

The Rolling Stones – Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition] [Official Digital Release]

The Rolling Stones - Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition] [Official Digital Release]

The Rolling Stones – Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition]
[Official Digital Release]

FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.39 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor Records | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock, Classic Rock

Honk is the brand-new Best Of compilation album featuring the biggest hits and classic cuts from every Rolling Stones studio album from 1971 to 2016’s Blue & Lonesome. The Deluxe collects 36 essential Stones’ tracks on the first two discs – including eight Top 10 singles, “Brown Sugar,” “Tumbling Dice,” “Angie,” and much more. The third disc includes 10 live tracks recorded during the band’s more recent sold-out tours and feature guests like Florence Welch, Dave Grohl, Brad Paisley and more. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Honk (2020) [Deluxe Edition] [Official Digital Release]”

Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) {1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) {1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) {1996, 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: 985 MB (Hi-Res) + 304 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-258 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge
Half-Speed Mastered

Continue reading “Nirvana – Nevermind (1991) {1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygène (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène (1976) [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: 864 MB (Hi-Res) + 245 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-212 | Genre: Electronic
Half-Speed Mastered

Jean Michel Jarre, son of film composer Maurice Jarre, is one of the true pioneers of electronic music. Oxygène is one of the original e-music albums. It has withstood the test of time and the evolution of digital electronica. Jarre’s compositional style and his rhythmic instincts were his strong points in 1976. Continue reading “Jean-Michel Jarre – Oxygène (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, 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: 795 MB (Hi-Res) + 231 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-111 | Genre: Swing
Half-Speed Mastered

Stéphane Grappelli was a French jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt in 1934. It was one of the first all-string jazz bands. He has been called “the grandfather of jazz violinists” and continued playing concerts around the world well into his ’80s. This 1969 album is a collaboration with Barney Kessel, an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Noted in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a “first call” guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew. Continue reading “Stéphane Grappelli, Barney Kessel With The New Hot Club Quintet ‎– I Remember Django (1969) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Earl Klugh – Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Earl Klugh - Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Earl Klugh – Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, 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: 721 MB (Hi-Res) + 184 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL-1-076 | Genre: Smooth Jazz
Half-Speed Mastered

This is the perfect setting for acoustic guitarist Earl Klugh, playing strong melodies (including such standards as “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” “Laura,” “Mona Lisa,” and “Two for the Road”) while joined by strings and several horns in an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Matthews. As usual for a Klugh session, the guitarist sticks mostly to the themes and does not improvise much, as he never considered himself a jazz player; but the overall effect is quite pleasing. Continue reading “Earl Klugh – Late Night Guitar (1980) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Soul Asylum - Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}

Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}
WEB Download | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 340 MB (CD-Quality) + 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Blue Elan Records | Genre: Alternative Rock

Soul Asylum are not the band they used to be, and that’s not a judgement, that’s just a fact. In the year 2020, lead vocalist and songwriter Dave Pirner is the only member left from their original lineup, and 36 years on from their debut album (and 28 after they broke through with Grave Dancer’s Union), it’s foolish to expect them to sound like they did in the era when flannel shirts and beat-up jeans were briefly fashionable rather than slobby. Continue reading “Soul Asylum – Hurry Up And Wait (2020) {WEB, CD-Quality + Hi-Res}”

Alphaville – Forever Young (1984) [2019, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD]

Alphaville - Forever Young (1984) [2019, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD]

Alphaville – Forever Young (1984) [2019, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD]
EAC Rip | 3x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | ISO | PAL 16:9 (720×576) VBR | LPCM (2.0 Stereo) | AC-3 (2.0 Stereo)
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.19 GB (CDs) + 4.09 GB (DVD) + 951 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino Records | EU | Cat#: 0190295509033 | Genre: New Wave, Synth-pop

The album has been remastered (for the first time, apparently) and this package comes with two additional CDs, one with original single versions, B-sides and remixes and the other with 16 original demos. The fourth disc is a DVD which boasts a documentary and promo videos. Continue reading “Alphaville – Forever Young (1984) [2019, Super Deluxe Edition, 3CD + DVD]”