Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 219 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1047 | Genre: Pop Rock

On The Pretender, Jackson Browne took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn’t seem to make him feel any better. Employing a real producer, Jon Landau, for the first time, Browne made what sounded like a real contemporary rock record, but this made his songs less effective; the ersatz Mexican arrangement of “Linda Paloma” and the bouncy second half of “Daddy’s Tune,” with its horn charts and guitar solo, undercut the lyrics. Continue reading “Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}
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Total Size: 288 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 767 | Genre: Pop Rock

Marc Cohn is one of the finest debut albums of the 1990s, and it brought adult piano pop back to the radio. Every song is well-crafted, and Cohn’s singalong choruses, introspective lyrics, and vocal stylings reveal his ’60s soul and ’70s singer/songwriter influences. His voice is rich, but has a roughness that adds emotion when stretching to the upper end of his range while remaining subtle at the lower end. Continue reading “Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}”

Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}

Aretha Franklin - 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}

Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}
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Total Size: 629 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Atlantic / Rhino | USA | Cat#: 81668-2 | Genre: R&B

30 Greatest Hits zeroes in on Aretha Franklin’s prime recording period for Atlantic, from her breakout in 1967 with “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” through the end of 1974, during which the Queen of Soul truly reigned over the charts — she averaged over one pop hit every two months. Continue reading “Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985) {2000, 2CD-Set, Reissue}”

The Carpenters – Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) {Japanese, 20bit K2 Super Coding, XRCD2}

The Carpenters - Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) {Japanese, 20bit K2 Super Coding, XRCD2}

The Carpenters – Carpenters Gold: Greatest Hits (2000) {Japanese, 20bit K2 Super Coding, XRCD2}
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Total Size: 562 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: JVC Victor / A&M | Japan | Cat#: 602498450765 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

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George Michael & Wham! – Discography (1983 – 2014)

George Michael & Wham! - Discography (1983 - 2014)

George Michael & Wham! – Discography (1983 – 2014)
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Total Size: 21.1 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUM | COMPILATIONS | EPs | SINGLES
Label: Various | Genre: Pop

George Michael was the biggest British pop star of the 1980s, spinning a series of infectiously catchy pop singles into global stardom that saw him sell over 100 million albums worldwide. Blessed with good looks, a fine voice, and a knack for writing engaging melodies that worked well with dance-friendly rhythms, Michael became the rare teen sensation who matured into a respected star as an adult, though his life after achieving pop icon status has not been without personal and creative challenges. Continue reading “George Michael & Wham! – Discography (1983 – 2014)”

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie - Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}
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Label: MFSL | Sanyo Japan | Cat#: MFCD 847 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

On this, their second album for A&M, Humble Pie proved that they were not the “minor league Rolling Stones” as people often described them. Led by the soulful Steve Marriot, the Pie was a great band in every sense of the word. Continue reading “Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 545 | Genre: Jazz Rock

Gaucho is the seventh studio album by the American jazz rock band Steely Dan, released on November 21, 1980 by MCA Records. The sessions for Gaucho represent the band’s typical penchant for studio perfectionism and obsessive recording technique. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Nick Cave – Discography (1979 – 2016)

Nick Cave - Discography (1979 - 2016)

Nick Cave – Discography (1979 – 2016)
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Total Size: 71.6 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATION | SINGLES & EPs
Label: Various | Genre: Post-Punk, Alternative Rock

After goth pioneers the Birthday Party called it quits in 1983, singer/songwriter Nick Cave assembled the Bad Seeds, a post-punk supergroup featuring former Birthday Party guitarist Mick Harvey on drums, ex-Magazine bassist Barry Adamson, and Einstürzende Neubauten guitarist Blixa Bargeld. With the Bad Seeds, Cave continued to explore his obsessions with religion, death, love, America, and violence with a bizarre, sometimes self-consciously eclectic hybrid of blues, gospel, rock, and arty post-punk, although in a more subdued fashion than his work with the Birthday Party. Continue reading “Nick Cave – Discography (1979 – 2016)”

Black Sabbath – Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}

Black Sabbath - Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}

Black Sabbath – Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}
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Total Size: 1.08 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros. | USA | Cat#: R2 556692 | Genre: Heavy Metal

Includes: The original album remastered, rare 1974 quadraphonic mix in stereo on CD for the first time, previously unreleased ‘Live in Montreux 1970’ & rare ‘Live In Brussels 1970’. Continue reading “Black Sabbath – Paranoid: Super deluxe (1970) {2016, 4CD Limited Edition, Box Set}”

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Total Size: 516 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 572 / UDCD 629 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
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VA – Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA - Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}

VA – Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}
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Total Size: 1.49 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ministry Of Sound / Sony Music | EU | Cat#: MOSCD463 | Genre: Disco, Funk, R&B

Party season has arrived… So it’s time to get into the groove and make it a night to remember with the original club classics compilation! Yes… Get funked up with Ministry of Sound and sixty funk fuelled dance floor disco anthems. Get down on it and shake your groove thing to the biggest sounds from The Jacksons, James Brown, Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Kool & The Gang, Diana Ross, Luther Vandross, Cameo, Shalamar, Cheryl Lynn, Lipps Inc, Peaches & Herb, Anita Ward… Continue reading “VA – Ministry Of Sound: Funk The Disco (2016) {3CD-Set}”

Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}

Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}

Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}
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Label: Polydor K.K. | Japan | Cat#: POCM-1929 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Bidding for a popular breakthrough with their second major-label album, Soundgarden suddenly developed a sense of craft, with the result that Badmotorfinger became far and away their most fully realized album to that point. Pretty much everything about Badmotorfinger is a step up from its predecessors — the production is sharper and the music more ambitious, while the songwriting takes a quantum leap in focus and consistency. Continue reading “Soundgarden – Badmotorfinger (1991) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}”

Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}

Soundgarden - Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition}

Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition}
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Total Size: 384 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pony Canyon Inc. | Japan | Cat#: PCCY-10004 | Genre: Alternative Rock, Grunge

Signing to a major label, Soundgarden take a step toward the metal mainstream with Louder Than Love, a slow, grinding, detuned mountain of Sabbath/Zeppelin riffs and Chris Cornell wailing. The production is even murkier than usual — this time too much so, as the rest of the band tries to poke its way through Kim Thayil’s guitar squall; additionally, too much of the album drifts along without focus or variety. Continue reading “Soundgarden – Louder Than Love (1989) {Japanese Edition, Non-remastered}”

Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}

Barry Manilow - Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}

Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}
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Label: Sony Music | Japan | Cat#: 88765430222 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

A Completely Different “Ultimate Manilow” with Eight Variant Tracks: “Let’s Hang On”, “Read Em and WEEP”, “Bermuda Triangle”, “Some Kind of Friend”, “You’re Lookin Hot Tonight”, “Moonlight Serenade”, “Strangers in the Night” and “Blue”. Continue reading “Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow (2002) {2012, Japan, K2HD Mastering}”