Quality: Hi-Res

Mel Tormé, George Shearing – A Vintage Year (1988) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mel Tormé, George Shearing - A Vintage Year (1988) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mel Tormé, George Shearing – A Vintage Year (1988) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.87 GB (ISO) + 9.55 GB (DSF) + 3.96 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Concord Jazz | US | Cat#: SACD-1026-6 | Genre: Swing, Vocal, Bop

Singer Mel Tormé and pianist George Shearing make a perfect team, bringing out the best in each other. With the assistance of bassist John Leitham and drummer Donny Osborne, the swinging, witty duo performs a variety of standards, including Noël Coward’s “Someday I’ll Find You,” “The Way You Look Tonight,” and “Anyone Can Whistle,” and a couple of medleys highlighted by a humorous six-song “New York, New York Medley.” Continue reading “Mel Tormé, George Shearing – A Vintage Year (1988) [2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Seamus Blake / Ari Hoenig / Mike Moreno / Sam Yahel – Jazz Side Of The Moon: The Music Of Pink Floyd [2008] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Seamus Blake / Ari Hoenig / Mike Moreno / Sam Yahel - Jazz Side Of The Moon: The Music Of Pink Floyd [2008] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Seamus Blake / Ari Hoenig / Mike Moreno / Sam Yahel – Jazz Side Of The Moon: The Music Of Pink Floyd [2008] [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.98 GB (ISO) + 7.95 GB (DSF) + 2.92 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chesky Records | US | Cat#: SACD338 | Genre: Easy Listening, Cool Jazz
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Donovan – Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Donovan - Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Donovan – Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.93 GB (ISO) + 1.96 GB (DSF) + 699 MB (FLAC) + 227 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 015 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Storyteller is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on September 16, 2003 (Audio Fidelity 015) and was the first Donovan album released as a Super Audio CD/CD hybrid. Continue reading “Donovan – Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.62 GB (ISO) + 1.64 GB (DSF) + 795 MB (FLAC) + 381 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2142 | Genre: R&B
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Aretha’s Gold is a greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1969 at Atlantic Recording Corporation. The album’s tracks were recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, except “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” and “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, which were recorded at the Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama Continue reading “Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jacques Loussier Trio – The Best Of Play Bach (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jacques Loussier Trio - The Best Of Play Bach (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jacques Loussier Trio – The Best Of Play Bach (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.63 GB (ISO) + 9.86 GB (DSF) + 3.86 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc | US | Cat#: SACD-63590 | Genre: Jazz, Classical

Jacques Loussier came up with his Play Bach jazz conceptions while still in the conservatory around 1950. He started recording them in 1959, and he’s been at it ever since, adapting other classical composers along the way, but always returning to Bach. It made sense then, and it makes sense now, for Bach’s linear, continuo-driven, contrapuntal style has always implied a swinging pulse; even some inspired, if strictly score-bound classical recordings of Bach sound as if they are poised for takeoff. Continue reading “Jacques Loussier Trio – The Best Of Play Bach (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cannonball Adderley – Supreme Jazz (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cannonball Adderley - Supreme Jazz (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cannonball Adderley – Supreme Jazz (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
6.21 GB (DSF) + 2.26 GB (ISO) + 2.56 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Membran Music | Cat#: 223280-207
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Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Parsifal / Ballet Scene from ‘Tannhauser’/ Prelude Act III of ‘Lohengrin’ (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi - Parsifal / Ballet Scene from 'Tannhauser'/ Prelude Act III of 'Lohengrin' (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Parsifal / Ballet Scene from ‘Tannhauser’/ Prelude Act III of ‘Lohengrin’ (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans
Total Size: 3.38 GB (ISO) + 9.87 GB (DSF) + 3.81 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | UK | Cat#: CHAN 5077 | Genre: Classical

Neeme Jarvi conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in the second of four albums dedicated to the bold arrangements of Henk de Vlieger. Lassic FM commented on his arrangement of “The Ring, “Dutch composer Henk de Vlieger builds a penetrating symphonic poem that reflects the dramatic depths of “The Ring”. Parsifal, an Orchestral Quest was commissioned by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and dedicated to the musicians of the Orchestra. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Parsifal / Ballet Scene from ‘Tannhauser’/ Prelude Act III of ‘Lohengrin’ (2010) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

VA – Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA - Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA – Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.17 GB (ISO) + 3.22 GB (DSF) + 1.49 GB (FLAC) + 606 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 179 | Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Time Life is proud to introduce something new in the realm of compilation albums – for the first time ever in conjunction with Audio Fidelity we have assembled the original masters of some of rock’s biggest stars and greatest hits and remastered these classics for Hybrid SACD. Continue reading “VA – Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Willie Nelson - A Beautiful Time (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 884 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy | Genre: Country

Mortality hangs heavily on A Beautiful Time, as perhaps it should. The album came out on April 29, 2022, a day that’s otherwise known as Willie Nelson’s 89th birthday, and it arrived roughly two months after the death of his sister Bobbie, who played alongside him for the better part of 40 years. Continue reading “Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time (2022) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.80 GB (Hi-Res) + 480 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABC | Australia | Cat#: ABCD 931 | Genre: Pop Rock

The Royal Scam is the first Steely Dan record that doesn’t exhibit significant musical progress from its predecessor, but that doesn’t mean the album is any less interesting. The cynicism that was suppressed on Katy Lied comes roaring to the surface on The Royal Scam — not only are the lyrics bitter and snide, but the music is terse, broken, and weary. Continue reading “Steely Dan – The Royal Scam (1976) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.44 GB (Hi-Res) + 424 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABC | US | Cat#: ABCD-846 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – The Ring, An Orchestral Adventure (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi - The Ring, An Orchestral Adventure (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – The Ring, An Orchestral Adventure (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Digital Booklet
Total Size: 3.73 GB (ISO) + 10.7 GB (DSF) + 4.24 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | UK | Cat#: CHSA 5060 | Genre: Classical

This orchestral synthesis of motifs and segments from Wagner’s famous operatic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen was arranged by Henk Vlieger to highlight Wagner’s underlying symphonic way of thinking. Vlieger is a composer in his own right and also a percussionist with The Netherlands Radio Orchestra. Amazingly, all the major themes and leitmotifs remain, despite the fact that four mighty operas have been compressed into a 60-minute symphonic treatment. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – The Ring, An Orchestral Adventure (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Overtures And Preludes (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi - Overtures And Preludes (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Overtures And Preludes (2013)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.31 GB (ISO) + 11.5 GB (DSF) + 4.95 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chandos | Germany | Cat#: CHSA 5126 | Genre: Classical

On this album we bring together some of the highlights from Neeme Järvi’s five-volume Wagner series with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. As an added bonus, we have included the Overture to Der fliegende Holländer, a piece not before released. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Neeme Järvi – Overtures And Preludes (2013) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Coleman Hawkins Quartet – Today And Now (1963) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Coleman Hawkins Quartet - Today And Now (1963) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Coleman Hawkins Quartet – Today And Now (1963) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.67 GB (ISO) + 1.63 GB (DSF) + 780 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CIPJ 34 SA | Genre: Bop, Swing

Coleman Hawkins recorded three sessions for Impulse Records in the early to mid ’60’s. Of the three, Today And Now is the most compelling and the unusual choice of repertoire is what sets the album apart. The Hawk plays with an abandon that is altogether effortless throughout and his versions of the traditional song ‘Go Li’l Liza’ and the fairly obscure Quincy Jones ballad ‘Quintessence’ are creatively rendered. Continue reading “Coleman Hawkins Quartet – Today And Now (1963) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”