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Paul Simon – In The Blue Light (2018) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Simon - In The Blue Light (2018) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Paul Simon – In The Blue Light (2018) [Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 877 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Legacy Recordings | Genre: Pop Rock

Paul Simon designed In the Blue Light as a way to focus attention on songs of his that he believed never got the acknowledgment they deserved. It’s a reflective project, so it’s fitting that it arrived in September of 2018, as Simon was in the process of wrapping up a farewell tour. By their nature, farewell tours are exercises in nostalgia, but self-cover albums offer an artist an opportunity to surprise. That’s an opportunity Paul Simon seizes on In the Blue Light. Working with a diverse set of collaborators, including Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis, and Bryce Dessner of the National, Simon winds up with an elastic, elegant album that plays with jazz and chamber music as much as it does folk and worldbeat. Continue reading “Paul Simon – In The Blue Light (2018) [Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Come On Over (1976) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Olivia Newton John’s Come on Over is country tunes, folk ballads, and more. Her own arrangement and adaptation of the traditional “Greensleeves” is exquisite, haunting, and shows Newton-John is more than just a pretty face. Her hit catalog was already nine songs deep, and “Come on Over” was the tenth of close to 30 visits to the Top 40 in a 14-year period. Fred Rose’s “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and a cover of Dolly Parton’s classic “Jolene” open and shut side one with the country side of things while the Diane Berglund/Jim Phillips composition “Pony Ride” is more of a piano ballad Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over (1976) [2011, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Muddy Waters – Folk Singer (1964) {2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964) {2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Muddy Waters – Folk Singer (1964) {2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.63 GB (ISO) + 743 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPB 1483 SA | Genre: Blues

Folk Singer is the fourth studio album by Muddy Waters, released in April 1964 by Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. It is Waters’s only all-acoustic album. Numerous reissues of Folk Singer include bonus tracks from two subsequent sessions, in April 1964 and October 1964. Continue reading “Muddy Waters – Folk Singer (1964) {2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Supertramp – Breakfast In America (1979) {2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Supertramp - Breakfast In America (1979) {2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Supertramp – Breakfast In America (1979) {2018, 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: 776 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.89 GB (SACD ISO) + 922 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2189 | Genre: Pop Rock

With Breakfast in America, Supertramp had a genuine blockbuster hit, topping the charts for four weeks in the U.S. and selling millions of copies worldwide; by the 1990s, the album had sold over 18 million units across the world. Although their previous records had some popular success, they never even hinted at the massive sales of Breakfast in America. Then again, Supertramp’s earlier records weren’t as pop-oriented as Breakfast. The majority of the album consisted of tightly written, catchy, well-constructed pop songs, like the hits “The Logical Song,” “Take the Long Way Home,” and “Goodbye Stranger.” Supertramp still had a tendency to indulge themselves occasionally, but Breakfast in America had very few weak moments. It was clearly their high-water mark. Continue reading “Supertramp – Breakfast In America (1979) {2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Marvin Gaye – The Marvin Gaye Collection (2004) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marvin Gaye - The Marvin Gaye Collection (2004) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The high-end audio format war (DTS vs. DVD Audio vs. Super Audio CD) still didn’t have a clear winner in 2004, so to ensure there’s some Marvin Gaye to pump through your expensive tube amps, Universal issued The Marvin Gaye Collection in a Hybrid Super Audio CD. There’s a confusing history behind the collection, so get your flowcharts out. Originally this set was released in 1997 as Forever Yours in a DTS-only mix (you couldn’t play it without a DTS decoder) that brought the “Legendary Surround Re-Mixes” to life Continue reading “Marvin Gaye – The Marvin Gaye Collection (2004) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Santana – The Best Of Santana (1998) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Santana - The Best Of Santana (1998) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Santana – The Best Of Santana (1998) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.11 GB (ISO) + 1.47 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia-Legacy | USA | Cat#: 88875182162 | Genre: Classic Rock

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Joan Baez – Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Joan Baez ‎- Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Joan Baez ‎- Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.74 GB (ISO) + 704 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPF 080 SA | Genre: Folk

Diamonds & Rust in the Bullring is a Joan Baez album, recorded live in the bullring of Bilbao, Spain. It featured twelve songs, six of which were performed in English, five in Spanish and one – “Txoria Txori” – in Basque. Most of the songs had been performed and recorded by Baez previously, with the exception of Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat”. Continue reading “Joan Baez – Diamonds And Rust In The Bullring (1988) {2015, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Herman's Hermits - Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.68 GB (ISO) + 793 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: ABKO | USA | Cat#: 92282 | Genre: Pop Rock

Herman’s Hermits are widely seen as a lightweight, novelty cousin to the Beatles, fronted by a lovably dorky moppet and musically negligible. Sure, they are lightweight at times, Peter Noone is a lovable moppet, and their popularity would never have been possible without the Beatles, but one listen to Retrospective proves that they were not lacking in the musical department. Setting aside “I’m Henry the VIII, I Am” (which proves everything the critics say about the band), the group, and producer Mickie Most, had a surefooted straight-ahead approach that let the songs’ hooks sink in deeply. Continue reading “Herman’s Hermits – Retrospective (2004) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Physical (1981) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Physical is the ninth full-length studio album by the British-Australian-American singer Olivia Newton-John, released on 13 October 1981 by MCA Records. The album was produced and partly written by her long-time record producer John Farrar. Recorded and mixed at David J. Holman’s studio in Hollywood, California, Physical became one of Newton-John’s most controversial and sexual records, and her most successful studio album to date. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [2012, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Journey – Escape (1981) {1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Journey - Escape (1981) {1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Journey – Escape (1981) {1999, 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: 855 MB (ISO) + 1.97 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 67722 | Genre: Hard Rock

Escape was a groundbreaking album for San Francisco’s Journey, charting three singles inside Billboard’s Top Ten, with “Don’t Stop Believing” reaching number nine, “Who’s Crying Now” number four, and “Open Arms” peaking at number two and holding there for six weeks. Escape flung Journey steadfastly into the AOR arena, combining Neal Schon’s grand yet palatable guitar playing with Jonathan Cain’s blatant keyboards. Continue reading “Journey – Escape (1981) {1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Bryan Ferry – Boys And Girls (1985) [2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bryan Ferry - Boys And Girls (1985) [2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Having at last laid Roxy to bed with its final, intoxicatingly elegant albums, Ferry continued its end-days spirit with his own return to solo work. Dedicated to Ferry’s father, Boys and Girls is deservedly most famous for its smash single “Slave to Love.” With a gentle samba-derived rhythm leading into the steadier rock pace of the song, it’s ’80s Ferry at his finest, easy listening without being hopelessly soporific. Continue reading “Bryan Ferry – Boys And Girls (1985) [2005, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gilbert O’Sullivan – Gilbert O’Sullivan (2018) {WEB, CD-Format + Hi-Res}

Gilbert O'Sullivan - Gilbert O'Sullivan (2018) {WEB, CD-Format + Hi-Res}

Gilbert O’Sullivan – Gilbert O’Sullivan (2018) {WEB, CD-Format + Hi-Res}
WEB Download | FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz / CD-Format | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz / Hi-Res
Total Size: 237 MB (CD-Format) + 807 MB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: BMG Rights Management | Genre: Pop Rock

19th Studio album of Gilbert O’Sullivan

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus (1971) {1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (1971) {1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus (1971) {1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 840 MB (Hi-Res) + 247 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-203 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Half-speed Mastered

Tarkus is the second album by the English progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in June 1971 on Island Records. Following their 1970 European tour, the group returned to Advision Studios in January 1971 to prepare material for a new album. The first side is the seven-part “Tarkus”, with a collection of shorter tracks on side two Continue reading “Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus (1971) {1994, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Dave Hagedorn – Solid Liquid (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dave Hagedorn - Solid Liquid (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dave Hagedorn – Solid Liquid (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Covers Only
Total Size: 3.63 GB (ISO) + 2.58 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.07 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Artegra | USA | Cat#: ART 2006 | Genre: Jazz
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George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

George Benson - Breezin' (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976)
[1979, 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: 895 MB (Hi-Res) + 314 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-011 | Genre: Jazz Funk
Half-speed Mastered

All of a sudden, George Benson became a pop superstar with this album, thanks to its least representative track. Most of Breezin’ is a softer-focused variation of Benson’s R&B/jazz-flavored CTI work, his guitar as assured and fluid as ever with Claus Ogerman providing the suave orchestral backdrops and his crack then-working band (including Ronnie Foster on keyboards and sparkplug Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar) pumping up the funk element. Continue reading “George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”