Patti LaBelle – Lady Marmalade: The Best Of Patti & LaBelle (1995)

Patti LaBelle - Lady Marmalade: The Best Of Patti & LaBelle (1995)

Patti LaBelle – Lady Marmalade: The Best Of Patti & LaBelle (1995)
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Total Size: 540 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy/Epic | USA | Cat#: EK 66339 | Genre: R&B

The concept behind Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti and LaBelle is to draw eight tracks apiece from LaBelle’s chart heyday as a group and the first five years (1977-1982) of Patti LaBelle’s solo career, which she spent with Epic. Is it a worthwhile summation? That depends on what you’re looking for. The LaBelle tracks constitute a serviceable overview, featuring their four chart hits (“Lady Marmalade,” the R&B Top Ten “What Can I Do for You?,” “Get You Somebody New,” and “Isn’t It a Shame”); actually, the more extensive Something Silver compilation doesn’t have them all. Plus, there are four songs written or co-written by Nona Hendryx, an important component of their repertoire. Continue reading “Patti LaBelle – Lady Marmalade: The Best Of Patti & LaBelle (1995)”

Seals & Crofts – Original Album Series (2015) {5CD, Box Set}

Seals & Crofts - Original Album Series (2015) {5CD, Box Set}

Seals & Crofts – Original Album Series (2015) {5CD, Box Set}
EAC Rip | 5xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.38 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | EU | 0081227955908 | Genre: Pop Rock
 
5CD set. Collects five of their original albums, in card LP replica sleeves! Features “Summer Breeze” (1972), “Diamond Girl” (1973), “Unborn Child” (1974), “I’ll Play For You” (1975) and “Get Closer” (1976).
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Elvis Presley – The Searcher (The original soundtrack) (2018) {3CD-Set}

Elvis Presley - The Searcher (The original soundtrack) (2018) {3CD-Set}

Elvis Presley – The Searcher (The original soundtrack) (2018) {3CD-Set}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 0.99 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | EU | Cat#: 19075806732 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly

The 3CD deluxe edition box set offers an expanded 55-track overview of Elvis’ career as heard in the film including familiar hit recordings (“Heartbreak Hotel,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight?”), powerful vocal performances (“That’s All Right,” “Tomorrow Is a Long Time,” “Trouble/Guitar Man”) and rare outtakes (“Suspicious Minds,” “Separate Ways”), plus a bonus disc of additional recordings relevant to the film-including singles that inspired Presley (Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup’s original version of “That’s All Right,” Odetta’s gospel version of Bob Dylan’s “Tomorrow is a Long Time”) Continue reading “Elvis Presley – The Searcher (The original soundtrack) (2018) {3CD-Set}”

Engelbert Humperdinck – Greatest Hits And More (2007)

Engelbert Humperdinck - Greatest Hits And More (2007)

Engelbert Humperdinck – Greatest Hits And More (2007)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 0.98 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music TV | UK | Cat#: 9847095 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

As compilations go, Universal’s two-CD Greatest Hits and More might be the best sampling of Engelbert Humperdinck’s work that has yet appeared. All of his best-loved hits are here (including “Release Me,” “Les Bicyclettes de Belsize,” “Quando Quando Quando,” and “There Goes My Everything”), but there are also a few extra tidbits that should keep even longtime fans happy with the program — most notably, four brand new songs. Continue reading “Engelbert Humperdinck – Greatest Hits And More (2007)”

Dire Straits – Discography (1978 – 2005)

Dire Straits - Discography (1978 - 2005)

Dire Straits – Discography (1978 – 2005)
EAC Rip | 92xCD | FLAC Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 31 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | SINGLES & EPs
Label: Various | Genre: Pop Rock, Blues Rock

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late ’70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Discography (1978 – 2005)”

Ray Davies – Our Country: Americana Act II (2018)

Ray Davies - Our Country: Americana Act II (2018)

Ray Davies – Our Country: Americana Act II (2018)
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Total Size: 554 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy | USA | Cat#: 19075820052 | Genre: Pop Rock

Sequels are not Ray Davies’ forte. Back in the 1970s, when he was in the thick of his theatrical aspirations, he expanded upon The Village Green Preservation Society with the muddled rock opera Preservation, whose downfall was a labored second act. Americana, the song cycle adaptation of Davies’ memoir of the same name, suffers the same pitfalls as its Preservation predecessor, with the singer/songwriter larding up Our Country with recitations, characters, allusions, and repetitions. Continue reading “Ray Davies – Our Country: Americana Act II (2018)”

INXS – The Very Best (2011) [Deluxe Edition, 2CD + DVD]

INXS - The Very Best (2011) [Deluxe Edition, 2CD + DVD]

INXS – The Very Best (2011) [Deluxe Edition, 2CD + DVD]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM, 2ch
Total Size: 1.08 GB (CDs) + 3.65 GB (DVD) + 24.8 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Petroelectric / Universal | EU | Cat#: 00600753360002 | Genre: Pop Rock

Double CD + a bonus DVD collection of tracks from the Australian rock group. Disc 1 is all the hits, disc 2 is remixes, mash-ups, live tracks, and unreleased material.
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YES – High Vibration (2013) [Japanese Box Set Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES - High Vibration (2013) [Japanese Box Set Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES – High Vibration (2013) [Japanese Box Set Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | 16xCD | FLAC Image + Cue+ Log | Full Scans Included
SACD Rip | 16xSACD | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz
Total Size: 6.56 GB (CD-Layer) + 29.7 GB (SACD ISO) + 15.1 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music | Japan | WPCR-14663~78 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Collector’s box set of YES includes their complete 13 albums (15 discs) and a bonus disc featuring SACD Hybrid and remastering in 2013. Also includes a description and lyrics. Included albums: “Yes (1969),” “Time and a Word (1970),” “The Yes Album (1971),” “Fragile (1971),” “Close to the Edge (1972),” “Yessongs (1973) ,” “Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973),” “Relayer (1974),” “Going for the One (1977),” “Tormato (1978),” “Drama (1980),” “90125 (1983),” and “Big Generator (1987).” Continue reading “YES – High Vibration (2013) [Japanese Box Set Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gilbert O’Sullivan – The Essential Collection (2016)

Gilbert O'Sullivan - The Essential Collection (2016)

Gilbert O’Sullivan – The Essential Collection (2016)
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Total Size: 975 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Union Square Music | UK | Cat#: USMTVCD013 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Gilbert O’Sullivan is without doubt one of the UK’s most successful singer songwriters. He became a worldwide superstar in the 70’s topping the UK and US single charts. Today he continues to be regarded as one of the world s finest songwriters with his songs being covered by major artists including Michael Bublé, Neil Diamond and Nina Simone, with notable admirers including Paul Weller and Mick Hucknall. Gilbert has had 14 top 40 singles including 3 number 1 singles Clair , Get Down and Alone Again (Naturally) in the US. Continue reading “Gilbert O’Sullivan – The Essential Collection (2016)”

Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons – The Definitive Pop Collection (2006)

Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons - The Definitive Pop Collection (2006)

Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons – The Definitive Pop Collection (2006)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 642 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino Records | USA | Cat#: R2 74110 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
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Radiohead – OK Computer (1997) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Radiohead - OK Computer (1997) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Radiohead – OK Computer (1997) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.15 GB (Hi-Res) + 367 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Parlophone | UK | Cat#: NODATA 02, 7243 8 55229 1 8 | Genre: Alternative Rock

OK Computer is the third studio album by English alternative rock band Radiohead, released in 1997 on EMI subsidiaries Parlophone and Capitol Records. The members of Radiohead self-produced the album with Nigel Godrich, an arrangement that the band has used on all of their subsequent albums to date. Other than the song “Lucky”, which was recorded in 1995, Radiohead recorded the album in Oxfordshire and Bath between 1996 and early 1997, mostly in the historic mansion St. Catherine’s Court. Continue reading “Radiohead – OK Computer (1997) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Pearl Jam – Discography

Pearl Jam - Discography

Pearl Jam – Discography
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Pearl Jam rose from the ashes of Mother Love Bone to become the most popular American rock & roll band of the ’90s. After Mother Love Bone’s vocalist, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin in 1990, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament assembled a new band, bringing in Mike McCready on lead guitar and recording a demo with Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron on drums. Continue reading “Pearl Jam – Discography”

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970)
[2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 913 MB (Hi-Res) + 267 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-280 | Genre: Classic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

The cliché about singer/songwriters is that they sing confessionals direct from their heart, but John Lennon exploded the myth behind that cliché, as well as many others, on his first official solo record, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Inspired by his primal scream therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, Lennon created a harrowing set of unflinchingly personal songs, laying out all of his fears and angers for everyone to hear. Continue reading “John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bonnie Tyler – All The Best (1996) [3CD-Set]

Bonnie Tyler - All The Best (1996) [3CD-Set]

Bonnie Tyler – All The Best (1996) [3CD-Set]
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Total Size: 1.14 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG Ariola | Cat#: 74321 41116 2 | Genre: Pop

This collection features the songs that many of Bonnie’s fans consider to be her strongest. Among them, “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”, “If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)”, “Lovers Again” and “Holding Out For A Hero.” Although the bulk of the material here comes from her three albums on Columbia Records, the disc also features “It’s A Heartache”, “Lost In France”, “Married Men”, and the beautiful “More Than A Lover”, from her RCA albums. The hard to find single versions of many Continue reading “Bonnie Tyler – All The Best (1996) [3CD-Set]”