Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold (2013) {CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski - Das Rheingold (2013) {CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold (2013)
{CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}

EAC Rip | 2x Disc | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | 2x Disc | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.48 GB (CD-Layer) + 7.37 GB (SACD ISO) + 6.26 GB (SACD FLAC Mch) + 3.12 GB (SACD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Pentatone Classic | Germany | Cat#: PTC 5186 406 | Genre: Classical

Among the events around the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, in 2010, embarked on a project to record Wagner’s ten most important operatic works under the baton of Marek Janowski. Continue reading “Richard Wagner / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Marek Janowski – Das Rheingold (2013) {CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Sheryl Crow – Threads (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Sheryl Crow - Threads (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Sheryl Crow – Threads (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 518 MB (CD-Quality) + 1.60 GB (Hi-Res)
Label: The Valory Music Co. | Genre: Pop

Teased upon its release as Sheryl Crow’s final album — a promise that seems perhaps a tad premature for an artist who was just 57 upon the record’s release — Threads is intended as a summation of her musical worldview. Specifically, it’s designed to draw connections between Crow, her idols, and the generations who followed her, all through a variety of covers, collaborations, and duets. Continue reading “Sheryl Crow – Threads (2019) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

XTC – Nonsuch (1992) {2013, Remixed, CD + BD + Hi-Res}

XTC - Nonsuch (1992) {2013, Remixed, CD + BD + Hi-Res}

XTC – Nonsuch (1992) {2013, Remixed, CD + BD + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 48kHz) | LPCM (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 467 MB (CD) + 33.4 GB (BD) + 9.35 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ape House | EU | Cat#: APEBD110 | Genre: Pop Rock

Nonsuch is the first in a series of expanded XTC album editions including 5.1 Surround mixes, new stereo mixes & High-Resolution stereo mixes of the original material along with a wealth of extra material. Acclaimed musician/producer Steven Wilson has produced the new mixes with the input of founder member Andy Partridge & full approval of the band. Continue reading “XTC – Nonsuch (1992) {2013, Remixed, CD + BD + Hi-Res}”

The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981)
[2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.89 GB (ISO) + 931 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9549 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Long Distance Voyager is the tenth album by The Moody Blues, first released in May 1981 on the group’s Threshold record label. It was the group’s first album featuring keyboardist Patrick Moraz (who previously had worked with bands such as Refugee and Yes) in place of co-founder Mike Pinder, who left after Octave in 1978. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – Long Distance Voyager (1981) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) {1983, MFSL, 24bit/96kHz + 16bit/44.1kHz, Vinyl Rip}

Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (1981) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) [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: 898 MB (Hi-Res) + 245 MB (CD-Quality)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-121 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Stevie Nicks’ solo career was off to an impressive, if overdue, start with Bella Donna, which left no doubt that she could function quite well without the input of her colleagues in Fleetwood Mac. Continue reading “Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) {1983, MFSL, 24bit/96kHz + 16bit/44.1kHz, Vinyl Rip}”

Various Artists – MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.52 GB (ISO) + 744 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: SACD-52 | Genre: Rock

Here’s the demonstration disc for which you’ve been waiting. The successor to the imprint’s first collection ever made available for purchase by the public, Collection Volume 2 showcases nine sterling tracks stemming from iconic classic rock, soul, new wave, and country-folk artists. Ideal for audiophiles as well as newcomers curious about our history, the compendium also functions as a diverse sampler and system test disc. Like all of our releases, it is an extremely collectable, numbered edition title. Continue reading “Various Artists – MoFi Collection 2 (2013) [MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (1997) {CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res}

Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club (1997) {CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res}

Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (1997) {CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD-Audio | MPL (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 355 MB (CD) + 5.46 GB (DVD-A) + 4.54 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: World Circuit / Nonesuch | EU / USA | Cat#: WCD050 / 79478-9 | Genre: Jazz, Latin

Buena Vista Social Club is the debut album by the eponymous ensemble of Cuban musicians directed by Juan de Marcos González and American guitarist Ry Cooder. It was recorded at Havana’s EGREM studios in March 1996 and released on September 16, 1997, on World Circuit. Despite its success, it remains the only standard studio album exclusively credited to the Buena Vista Social Club. Continue reading “Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (1997) {CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res}”

The Count Basie Big Band – Basie Swings (2002) {DVD-Audio + Hi-Res}

The Count Basie Big Band - Basie Swings (2002) {DVD-Audio + Hi-Res}

The Count Basie Big Band – Basie Swings (2002) {DVD-Audio + Hi-Res}
DVD-Audio | MLP (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Multichannel
Covers Included
Total Size: 3.73 GB (DVD-A) + 3.39. GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Denon | USA | Cat#: SVY 17154 | Genre: Big Band, Swing

This audio DVD features the Count Basie big band performing various songs from his career. While these performances are available elsewhere, collectors may be interested in the remastered sound. Continue reading “The Count Basie Big Band – Basie Swings (2002) {DVD-Audio + Hi-Res}”

The Doors – London Fog 1966 (2016) {2019, Reissue, WEB Hi-Res}

The Doors - London Fog 1966 (2016) {2019, Reissue, WEB Hi-Res}

The Doors – London Fog 1966 (2016) {2019, Reissue, WEB Hi-Res}
WEB Download | Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz
Total Size: 330 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino / Elektra | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

Doors super fan Nettie Pena recorded her favorite band during their stint as the house band at the L.A. nightclub London Fog, capturing seven songs from a performance held sometime in May 1966. These recordings sat undiscovered for years but surfaced at the tail-end of 2016, just as the Doors were scheduled to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Continue reading “The Doors – London Fog 1966 (2016) {2019, Reissue, WEB Hi-Res}”

Marvin Gaye – You’re The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Marvin Gaye - You're The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Marvin Gaye – You’re The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.81 GB (Hi-Res) + 746 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Tamla / Motown | USA | Cat#: T316L / B0029345-01 | Genre: Funk, Soul

Upon its release in 2019, You’re the Man was billed as a “lost” album — an album intended to appear between Marvin Gaye’s 1971 masterwork What’s Going On and 1973’s Let’s Get It On. The story isn’t quite so simple. Even though Motown slated a release for an album, there’s no real indication that You’re the Man was ever close to completion, and this compilation — available as a double LP or digitally — doesn’t make a convincing case that it was. Continue reading “Marvin Gaye – You’re The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Andy Jackson – Signal To Noise (2014) [CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res]

Andy Jackson - Signal To Noise (2014) [CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res]

Andy Jackson – Signal To Noise (2014) [CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD-Audio | MLP (4.0 & 2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | DTS (4.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 252 MB (CD) + 5.26 GB (DVD-A) + 2.37 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Esoteric Antenna | UK ‎| Cat#: EANTCD 1040 & EANTCD 21041 (DVD) | Genre: Progressive Rock

SIGNAL TO NOISE. 2014 studio album by twice Grammy nominated Pink Floyd engineer Andy Jackson. SIGNAL TO NOISE is a fine, modern, progressive work, which draws on Andy Jackson’s exemplary work as an engineer and producer. Besides being an allusion to Andy’s sound engineering background, the title refers to many of the lyrical themes of the album. Andy explains; ‘The album reflects on the sorting of what is important in life from the humdrum of everyday existence, and is in itself an analogy for the process of the creation of the album’. Andy Jackson began his career at Utopia Studios in London, training under James Guthrie, a relationship that continues to this day with the duo being co-pilots of Pink Floyd’s sound. Continue reading “Andy Jackson – Signal To Noise (2014) [CD + DVD-A + Hi-Res]”

Jethro Tull – Benefit (1970) [2013, Collector’s Edition, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull - Benefit (1970) [2013, Collector's Edition, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Jethro Tull – Benefit (1970) [2013, Collector’s Edition, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | 2x CD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 724 MB (CD) + 6.42 GB (DVD) + 6.58 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Chrysalis | USA | Cat#: R2 537449 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The 2-CD/DVD collection comes loaded with a massive amount of music recorded by the band, which at the time featured: multi-instrumentalist frontman Ian Anderson, guitarist Martin Barre, drummer Clive Bunker, pianist John Evan, and bassist Glenn Cornick. The first disc contains the album s 10 original tracks, plus five bonus tracks that include both the U.K. and U.S. stereo versions of “Teacher. ” All the songs are newly mixed by Steven Wilson and approved by Ian Anderson. The second disc includes newly remastered versions of rare tracks and singles recorded around the same time as Benefit, such as “Sweet Dream” in both stereo and mono. The audio-only DVD, which is available exclusively with this version, is packed with 58 tracks, including the album and bonus tracks in 5.1 surround sound. It also contains the U.K and U.S. versions of the album. The American version was sequenced differently and replaced the U.K. track “Alive and Well and Living In” with “Teacher. ” In addition, the set also comes with a handsome booklet filled with rare photographs, an essay by Martin Webb, and interviews with band members. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Benefit (1970) [2013, Collector’s Edition, 2CD + DVD + Hi-Res]”

Blue Chamber Quartet – Children’s Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blue Chamber Quartet - Children's Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blue Chamber Quartet – Children’s Songs (2009) [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: 2.46 GB (ISO) + 1.96 GB (FLAC Mch) + 820 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Stockfisch Records | Switzerland | Cat#: SFR 357.4067.2 | Genre: Jazz

word of warning: the notes to this CD may detract from the lovely music it contains. German ensemble Blue Chamber Quartet commissioned journalist Cathrin Kahlweit to write a brief essay for each of the work’s 20 movements, first-person vignettes describing the lives of children in 20 countries that seemingly have no discernable relationship to Corea’s gentle, sophisticated miniatures. Continue reading “Blue Chamber Quartet – Children’s Songs (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.63 GB (Hi-Res) + 642 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | UltraDisc One-Step | USA | Cat#: UD1S 2-006 | Genre: Folk Rock

Following on the heels of an album where he repudiated his past with his greatest backing band, Blood on the Tracks finds Bob Dylan, in a way, retreating to the past, recording a largely quiet, acoustic-based album. But this is hardly nostalgia — this is the sound of an artist returning to his strengths, what feels most familiar, as he accepts a traumatic situation, namely the breakdown of his marriage. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Who – Live At Shea Stadium 1982 (2015) [Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

The Who - Live At Shea Stadium 1982 (2015) [Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

The Who – Live At Shea Stadium 1982 (2015) [Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 46.1 GB (BD) + 7.43 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.91 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Eagle Vision | EU | Cat#: ERSBD3021 | Genre: Classic Rock

The Who’s 1982 tour, which was all in North America apart from two warm-up dates at the Birmingham NEC in England, was their last to feature Kenney Jones on drums and they wouldn’t tour again until 1989. The tour promoted the recent ‘It’s Hard’ album, which had been released in June 1982, and the set list included a number of tracks from that album, some of which the band would only play live on this tour. This concert film features the show from the second of their two nights at New York’s Shea Stadium and was filmed on October 13th 1982. Although a couple of tracks have appeared on compilations, this is the first official release of the full show and features restored footage and newly mixed sound. Continue reading “The Who – Live At Shea Stadium 1982 (2015) [Blu-ray + Hi-Res]”