Quality: Hi-Res

Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius (1976) [1999, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius (1976) [1999, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius (1976) [1999, Japanese 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: 1.74 GB (ISO) + 1.70 GB (DSF) + 770 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic | Japan | Cat#: ESGA 501 | Genre: Jazz-Funk, Fusion

It’s impossible to hear Jaco Pastorious’ debut album today as it sounded when it was first released in 1976. The opening track — his transcription for fretless electric bass of the bebop standard “Donna Lee” — was a manifesto of virtuosity; the next track, the funk-soul celebration “Come On, Come Over” was a poke in the eye to jazz snobs and a love letter to the R&B greats of the previous decade (two of whom, Sam & Dave, sing on that track); “Continuum” was a spacey, chorus-drenched look forward to the years he was about to spend playing with Weather Report. Continue reading “Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius (1976) [1999, Japanese Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jennifer Warnes – The Hunter (1992) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jennifer Warnes - The Hunter (1992) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jennifer Warnes – The Hunter (1992) [2015, 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: 1.90 GB (ISO) + 1.87 GB (DSF) + 877 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music | Hong Kong | Cat#: 88875181862 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

It took Jennifer Warnes five years to construct a follow-up to Famous Blue Raincoat, and she still wasn’t able to come up with a unifying concept as simple and workable as recording a set of songs by Leonard Cohen. She did find some excellent covers, including Todd Rundgren’s “Pretending To Care” and The Waterboys’ “The Whole Of The Moon,” that may have been new to her listeners, and she got a song from Donald Fagen (“Big Noise, New York”). Continue reading “Jennifer Warnes – The Hunter (1992) [2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Born – At The End Of The Day (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Born - At The End Of The Day (2005) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Born – At The End Of The Day (2005) [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: 3.42 GB (ISO) + 8.36 GB (DSF) + 3.63 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Traverso Records | Netherlands | Cat#: 900.0417.071 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Claudia Zannoni With Strings – Save Your Love For Me (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Claudia Zannoni With Strings - Save Your Love For Me (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Claudia Zannoni With Strings – Save Your Love For Me (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans Included
Total Size: 2.09 GB (ISO) + 2.06 GB (DSF) + 1.03 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-367 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

’50s jazz vocal moods by Claudia Zannoni, backed by Massimo Farao’ (piano), Davide Palladin (guitar), Nicola Barbon (bass), Roberto “Bobo” Facchinetti (drums) and a fantastic strings orchestra. Continue reading “Claudia Zannoni With Strings – Save Your Love For Me (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Hiromi Uehara The Piano Quintet – Silver Lining Suite (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hiromi Uehara The Piano Quintet - Silver Lining Suite (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Hiromi Uehara The Piano Quintet – Silver Lining Suite (2021) [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: 2.74 GB (ISO) + 2.69 GB (DSF) + 1.14 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Telarc | Japan | Cat#: UCGO-9056 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Japanese jazz composer and pianist Hiromi Uehara, aka Hiromi, is known for her virtuoso playing, energetic live performances and her mix of different musical genres including stride, post-bop, progressive, jazz rock and classical. The latter is the focus of her new album “Silver Lining Suite”. Continue reading “Hiromi Uehara The Piano Quintet – Silver Lining Suite (2021) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Santana – Blessings And Miracles (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Santana - Blessings And Miracles (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]

Santana – Blessings And Miracles (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 1.28 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG | Genre: Latin Rock, World, Pop Rock

Music legend and guitar master Carlos Santana delivers one of the most ambitious, inspired and flat-out magical records of his storied career. There’s thrilling feats of bravura musicianship that pair the guitar master with fellow icons like Chick Corea and Steve Winwood, knockout rockers with Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Living Colour’s Corey Glover, and genre-bending, hook-filled celebrations featuring Rob Thomas, Chris Stapleton, G-Eazy, American Authors and Ally Brooke, among others. The album’s first single, “Move,” is the long-awaited reteaming of Santana and Matchbox 20 vocalist Rob Thomas, and it’s a sensation. Thomas is dynamic and magnetic, and he’s ably backed by the punchy vocal talents of American Authors (especially the band’s Zac Barnett, who takes the lead spot in the second verse). Continue reading “Santana – Blessings And Miracles (2021) [Official Digital Release] [Hi-Res]”

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]

David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz
Total Size: 3.12 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock

If I Could Only Remember My Name turned 50 earlier this year and Rhino is celebrating with a 2-CD set that includes the album lovingly remastered from the original analog tapes, accompanied by a bonus disc that features a dozen unreleased demos, outtakes, and alternative versions. The new remaster was overseen by original album engineer Stephen Barncard with restoration and speed correction using Plangent Processes. Continue reading “David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [Official Digital Release] [2021, 50th Anniversary Edition, Hi-Res]”

John Lennon – Imagine (1971) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Lennon - Imagine (1971) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Lennon – Imagine (1971) [1984, 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: 832 MB (Hi-Res) + 230 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-153 | Genre: Classic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

After the harrowing Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon returned to calmer, more conventional territory with Imagine. While the album had a softer surface, it was only marginally less confessional than its predecessor. Underneath the sweet strings of “Jealous Guy” lies a broken and scared man, the jaunty “Crippled Inside” is a mocking assault at an acquaintance, and “Imagine” is a paean for peace in a world with no gods, possessions, or classes, where everyone is equal. Continue reading “John Lennon – Imagine (1971) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra – What’s New (1983) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra - What's New (1983) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra – What’s New (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: 757 MB (Hi-Res) + 200 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-158 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Half-Speed Mastered

Instead of trying to compete with a newer, fashion-conscious pop marketplace, Linda Ronstadt removed herself from the rat race, recording an album of traditional pop standards with Nelson Riddle. Ronstadt’s voice isn’t always showcased to a fine effect on these songs, but the record is an interesting change of pace. And it would have been more interesting if she hadn’t repeated its formula on her next two records. Continue reading “Linda Ronstadt & The Nelson Riddle Orchestra – What’s New (1983) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper / Steve Stills – Super Session (1968) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper / Steve Stills Stills - Super Session (1968) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Mike Bloomfield / Al Kooper / Steve Stills – Super Session (1968) [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: 1.05 GB (Hi-Res) + 295 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-178 | Genre: Blues Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Renaissance - Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) [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: 0.98 GB (Hi-Res) + 281 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-099 | Genre: Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

This album was the group’s magnum opus in the perception of many onlookers and fans, and it still plays well, though its flaws are more evident than they were at the time. The “Song of Scheherazade,” really a suite for the group supported by the London Symphony Orchestra and a chorus, started with guitarist-composer Michael Dunford, who had a personal fascination with the medieval literary work Tales of 1,001 Arabian Nights Continue reading “Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2011, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner - 4 (1981) [2011, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2011, Japan 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: 3.47 GB (ISO) + 7.97 GB (DSF) + 4.02 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music | Japan | Cat#: WPCR-14173 | Genre: Hard Rock
UPDATE: Added DSF Stereo & Multichannel Tracks

Over the course of their first three late-’70s albums, Foreigner had firmly established themselves (along with Journey and Styx) as one of the top AOR bands of the era. But the band was still looking for that grand slam of a record that would push them to the very top of the heap. Released in 1981, 4 would be that album. In producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange — fresh off his massive success with AC/DC’s Back in Black — guitarist and all-around mastermind Mick Jones found both the catalyst to achieve this and his perfect musical soulmate. Continue reading “Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2011, Japan Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983) [2000, 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: 1.56 GB (ISO) + 1.84 GB (DSF) + 804 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic | US | Cat#: ES 38930 | Genre: Pop Rock, Pop

One of the great new wave/early MTV records, She’s So Unusual is a giddy mix of self-confidence, effervescent popcraft, unabashed sentimentality, subversiveness, and clever humor. In short, it’s a multifaceted portrait of a multifaceted talent, an artist that’s far more clever than her thin, deliberately girly voice would indicate. Continue reading “Cyndi Lauper – She’s So Unusual (1983) [2000, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Counting Crows - August And Everything After (1993) [2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [2013, 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: 2.15 GB (ISO) + 2.12 GB (DSF) + 1.02 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPP 24528 SA | Genre: Alternative Rock

When the prevailing guitar jingle of “Mr. Jones” cascaded over radio in the early ’90s, it was a sure sign that the Counting Crows were a musical force to be reckoned with. Their debut album, August and Everything After, burst at the seams with both dominant pop harmonies and rich, hearty ballads, all thanks to lead singer Adam Duritz. The lone guitar work of “Mr. Jones” coupled with the sweet, in-front pull of Duritz’s voice kicked off the album in full force. Continue reading “Counting Crows – August And Everything After (1993) [2013, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Tosh - Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, 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: 2.70 GB (ISO) + 6.80 GB (DSF) + 3.15 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia Legacy | US | Cat#: CS 65922 | Genre: Reggae

After years of being overshadowed by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh left the Wailers to pursue a solo career. Released in 1976, Legalize It is a bold statement that Peter Tosh had arrived and was a creative force in his own right. Although he explores some issues of spirituality, this is Tosh’s most lightweight album in the sense that it is his least political. Continue reading “Peter Tosh – Legalize It (1976) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”