Nat King Cole – The King of Sound (2006) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Nat King Cole - The King of Sound (2006) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Nat King Cole – The King of Sound (2006) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 835 MB (ISO) + 965 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Top Music International Ltd. | EU | Cat#: TM-SACD9006.2 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

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Claus Ogerman And His Orchestra – A Salute To Sam Cooke (1966) [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Claus Ogerman And His Orchestra - A Salute To Sam Cooke (1966) [2016, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Claus Ogerman And His Orchestra – A Salute To Sam Cooke (1966)
[2016, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 1.15 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Easy Listening
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Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Blondie - Parallel Lines (1978) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978) {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: 924 MB (Hi-Res) + 279 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-050 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Blondie turned to British pop producer Mike Chapman for their third album, on which they abandoned any pretensions to new wave legitimacy (just in time, given the decline of the new wave) and emerged as a pure pop band. But it wasn’t just Chapman that made Parallel Lines Blondie’s best album; it was the band’s own songwriting, including Deborah Harry, Chris Stein, and James Destri’s “Picture This,” and Harry and Stein’s “Heart of Glass,” and Harry and new bass player Nigel Harrison’s “One Way or Another,” plus two contributions from nonbandmember Jack Lee, “Will Anything Happen?” and “Hanging on the Telephone.” Continue reading “Blondie – Parallel Lines (1978) {1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) [Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]

Pink Floyd - The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) [Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]

Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019)
[Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]

5x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
6xBlu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48-96kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 48-96kHz)
5x DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | Dolby AC3 (5.1) | DTS (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48-96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2 GB (CDs) + 37.3 GB (DVDs) + 199 GB (BDs) + 38.2 GB (Hi-Res) + 5.45 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pink Floyd Records | EU | Cat#: PFRLY01 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The Later Years 1987-2019, another massive music box set in the style of 2016’s Early Years package. This time around, as the title suggest, the set focuses on the later period when Roger Waters had quit and David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason were left to continue on their own to produce studio albums and undertake massive world tours. Continue reading “Pink Floyd – The Later Years 1987-2019 (2019) [Limited Edition Box, Remixed & Restored Material, 5xCD + 6xBD + 5xDVD + Hi-Res]”

Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 624 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.71 GB (SACD ISO) + 868 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2186 | Genre: Pop Rock, Classic Rock

You know you’re in the presence of sonic greatness as soon as the first few seconds of the opening “Tunnel of Love” pass, as the introductory passage built on organ and piano – new additions to Dire Straits’ palette – intertwine with the unmistakable coil-spring twang of Knopfler’s guitar. The three-dimensional, full-bodied presentation of the latter instrument on this Mobile Fidelity SACD is alone worth the price of admission. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 510 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.79 GB (SACD ISO) + 869 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2187 | Genre: Classic Rock

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of Love Over Gold teems with superb balances, front-to-back soundstages, and crystalline purity. It brings forward previously obscured details, extra information, and mastering-studio-quality transients. The distinctive textures of a host of instruments – marimbas, acoustic and electric guitars, vibes, synthesizers – further enhance the ambitiousness of the 1982 album. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits - Communiqué (1979) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 540 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.86 GB (SACD ISO) + 933 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2185 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Communiqué elevates Dire Straits’ sophomore album to an even higher plane. Recorded in the Bahamas by Muscle Shoals veterans Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler, the songs benefit from a laidback approach that makes guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler and company’s stellar playing seem even more fluent – particularly when experienced on this collector’s version. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 615 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.84 GB (SACD ISO) + 978 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2184 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition SACD version of Dire Straits features natural tonalities, superb balances, you-are-there imaging, deep-black backgrounds, and pristine clarity. Even if you’ve heard this album hundreds of times before, you’ve never experienced it with such lifelike sonics and premium richness. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978) {2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Epica – The Score (An Epic Journey) (2005) [Special Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Epica - The Score (An Epic Journey) (2005) [Special Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Epica – The Score (An Epic Journey) (2005) [Special Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.58 GB (ISO) + 1.11 GB (FLAC Stereo) + 2.84 GB (FLAC Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Transmission Records | Netherlands | Cat#: TMSAD-058 | Genre: Neo-Classical, Score

The Score – An Epic Journey is a soundtrack album by the Dutch symphonic metal formation Epica, released in 2005. It is the film soundtrack to Joyride, a Dutch production. Continue reading “Epica – The Score (An Epic Journey) (2005) [Special Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977) {2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True (1977) {2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977) {2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.52 GB (ISO) + 752 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9065 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

Elvis Costello was as much a pub rocker as he was a punk rocker and nowhere is that more evident than on his debut, My Aim Is True. It’s not just that Clover, a San Franciscan rock outfit led by Huey Lewis (absent here), back him here, not the Attractions; it’s that his sensibility is borrowed from the pile-driving rock & roll and folksy introspection of pub rockers like Brinsley Schwarz, adding touches of cult singer/songwriters like Randy Newman and David Ackles. Continue reading “Elvis Costello – My Aim Is True (1977) {2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) {1982, 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: 858 MB (Hi-Res) + 252 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-069 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Abandoned Luncheonette, Hall & Oates’ second album, was the first indication of the duo’s talent for sleek, soul-inflected pop/rock. It featured the single “She’s Gone,” which would become a big hit in 1975 when it was re-released following the success of “Sara Smile.” Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

John Cougar Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

John Cougar Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

John Cougar Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) {1995, 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: 925 MB (Hi-Res) + 284 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-222 | Genre: Folk Rock, Southern Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

John Mellencamp’s fascination with the American heartland came into full flower on Scarecrow, but with its follow-up, The Lonesome Jubilee, he began exploring American folk musics, adding fiddle, accordions, and acoustic guitars to his band, which allowed him to explore folk and country. Continue reading “John Cougar Mellencamp – The Lonesome Jubilee (1987) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [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: 869 MB (Hi-Res) + 247 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: A&M Records | US | Cat#: SP-4182 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

With a Little Help from My Friends is the debut album by singer Joe Cocker, released in May 1969. It was certified gold in the US and peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200. In the UK, the album charted in May 1972 at number 29 when it was re-released as a double pack with Cocker’s second LP Joe Cocker!. Continue reading “Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”