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]”

Weather Report – Night Passage (1980) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report - Night Passage (1980) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report – Night Passage (1980) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 749 MB (ISO) + 901 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalio | UK | Cat#: CDSML 8541 | Genre: Jazz Fusion

Night Passage is the eleventh album by Weather Report, released in 1980. The tracks were recorded in August 1980 at The Complex studios in Los Angeles (before a crowd of 250 people who can be heard on a couple of tracks), except for “Madagascar”, recorded live in Osaka, in June of the same year. The album introduces a new member to the band, percussionist Robert Thomas Jr. Night Passage loses the over-done production layers of some of Weather Report’s earlier releases (most notably 1978’s Mr. Gone). What is lost in layers of overdubs is made up in solo improvisation in the classic jazz tradition. Continue reading “Weather Report – Night Passage (1980) [2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me (1973) [2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me (1973) [2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me (1973) [2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.79 GB (ISO) + 3.11 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music | Japan | Cat#: WPCR-14172 | Genre: Pop Rock

The Doobie Brothers’ third long-player was the charm, their most substantial and consistent album to date, and one that rode the charts for a year. It was also a study in contrasts, Tom Johnston’s harder-edged, bolder rocking numbers balanced by Patrick Simmons’ more laid-back country-rock ballad style. The leadoff track, Johnston’s “Natural Thing,” melded the two, opening with interlocking guitars and showcasing the band’s exquisite soaring harmonies around a beautiful melody, all wrapped up in a midtempo beat Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me (1973) [2011, Japan Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) [Official Digital Release]
[2016, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 4.86 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino / Atlantic | Genre: Pop Rock

Bella Donna is the debut studio album by American singer, songwriter and Fleetwood Mac vocalist Stevie Nicks. Released on July 27, 1981, the album reached number one on the US Billboard charts in September of that year. Bella Donna was awarded platinum status by the RIAA on October 7, 1981, less than three months after its release, and has since been certified quadruple-platinum. Continue reading “Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) [Official Digital Release] [2016, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Quincy Jones – Ultimate Collection (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Quincy Jones - Ultimate Collection (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Quincy Jones – Ultimate Collection (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.04 GB (ISO) + 1.36 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Hip-O Records | USA | Cat#: 314 583 565-2 | Genre: Jazz, R&B

In 1974, Quincy Jones, who already had a wide range of musical credits behind him, opted to enter the R&B mainstream by hiring vocalists and overseeing recordings in a commercial vein released under his name. The first of them was Body Heat, which went gold, and Jones followed with a series of records including 1981’s million-selling The Dude and the 1990 Album of the Year Grammy-winner Back on the Block. Continue reading “Quincy Jones – Ultimate Collection (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Atlanta Rhythm Section – Champagne Jam (1978) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam (1978) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Atlanta Rhythm Section – Champagne Jam (1978) [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: 695 MB (Hi-Res) + 188 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-038 | Genre: Southern Rock
Half-speed Mastered

Once part of Roy Orbison’s backing band and contributors to Georgia’s thriving studio scene, the members of the Atlanta Rhythm Section married their polished chops to the rough-and-tumble blues and Southern-fried rock of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. And while the Allmans themselves espoused a jazz-tinged style, the Atlanta Rhythm Section took their boogie swing to almost MOR levels. Continue reading “Atlanta Rhythm Section – Champagne Jam (1978) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, 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: 900 MB (Hi-Res) + 257 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-033 | Genre: Jazz-Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Originally released in 1977 on ABC Records, it became the group’s best-selling album. The credits for Aja list nearly 40 musicians, as band leaders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker pushed Steely Dan further into experimenting with different combinations of session players. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd-‘Skin-‘nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd-'Skin-'nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd-‘Skin-‘nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
SACD Rip | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz
Total Size: 313 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.74 GB (SACD ISO) + 857 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2104 | Genre: Southern Rock, Blues Rock

The Allman Brothers came first, but Lynyrd Skynyrd epitomized Southern rock. The Allmans were exceptionally gifted musicians, as much bluesmen as rockers. Skynyrd was nothing but rockers, and they were Southern rockers to the bone. This didn’t just mean that they were rednecks, but that they brought it all together — the blues, country, garage rock, Southern poetry — in a way that sounded more like the South than even the Allmans. Continue reading “Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd-‘Skin-‘nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Atlanta Rhythm Section – A Rock And Roll Alternative (1976) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Atlanta Rhythm Section - A Rock And Roll Alternative (1976) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Atlanta Rhythm Section – A Rock And Roll Alternative (1976)
[2018, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz
Total Size: 1.30 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Records | Genre: Southern Rock

A Rock and Roll Alternative was the Atlanta Rhythm Section’s breakthrough record. After five albums and four years of trying, they hadn’t gotten higher than number 74 in the LP lists, but this time their mixture of country and rock finally found its audience, largely due to the single “So Into You” (number seven pop, number 11 easy listening), so that the album soared to number 11 and went gold. It was only fair: the ARS had perfected a sound that was lighter and more accessible than the Allmans/Lynyrd Skynyrd school of Southern rock, but no less accomplished, and A Rock and Roll Alternative was the embodiment of it. Continue reading “Atlanta Rhythm Section – A Rock And Roll Alternative (1976) [2018, Reissue, Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {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: 930 MB (Hi-Res) + 256 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-120 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-speed mastered

The Nightfly is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Donald Fagen. Produced by Gary Katz, it was released October 1, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. Fagen was previously best known for his work in the group Steely Dan, with whom he enjoyed a successful career in the 1970s. Continue reading “Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 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: 829 MB (Hi-Res) + 309 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-007 | Genre: Jazz Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Building from the jazz fusion foundation of Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan created an alluringly sophisticated album of jazzy pop with Katy Lied. With this record, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen began relying solely on studio musicians, which is evident from the immaculate sound of the album. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

R.E.M. – Around The Sun (2004) [2005, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]

R.E.M. - Around The Sun (2004) [2005, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]

R.E.M. – Around The Sun (2004) [2005, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]
DVD Audio | ISO | MPL (5.1 & 2.0 / 24bit / 88.2kHz & 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz & 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 6.69 GB (DVD-A) | 4.20 GB (Hi-Res) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Bros. | EU | Cat#: 9362-49315-2 | Genre: Pop Rock

Ten years after the commercial zenith of Monster and seven years after the departure of linchpin Bill Berry, R.E.M. have never seemed as directionless as they do on their 13th album, Around the Sun. To a certain extent, R.E.M. have seemed unsure ever since Monster — sporadically brilliant as it is, New Adventures in Hi-Fi was an effort to clear the decks and redefine the band in the wake of its breakthrough to superstar status. Continue reading “R.E.M. – Around The Sun (2004) [2005, Reissue, DVD-Audio + Hi-Res]”

Marillion – All One Tonight: Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2018) [2x Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Marillion - All One Tonight: Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2018) [2x Blu-ray + Hi-Res]

Marillion – All One Tonight: Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2018) [2x Blu-ray + Hi-Res]
2x Blu-ray Audio & Video | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 77.1 GB (BDs) + 8.22 GB (Hi-Res FLAC Mch) + 3.08 GB (Hi-Res FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Racket Records | UK | Cat#: RACKET113BD | Genre: Progressive Rock

British rock band Marillion, founded in 1979, have become one of the most commercially successful neo-progressive rock bands of the 1980s and are still one of the most outstanding representatives of their genre. Throughout a celebrated career that has spanned almost four decades they have released 18 studio albums and sold over 15 million copies worldwide. On October 13, 2017, Marillion played at the Royal Albert Hall for the very first time. The concert was sold out in a split second and the audience, travelling from all over the world, was rewarded with an incredible Marillion show. In two parts, “All One Tonight” firstly showcases the band s acclaimed 2016 studio album “F E A R” in full. Accompanied by an awe-inspiring light show and films Continue reading “Marillion – All One Tonight: Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2018) [2x Blu-ray + Hi-Res]”

Steven Wilson – To The Bone (2017) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Steven Wilson - To The Bone (2017) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Steven Wilson – To The Bone (2017) [Official Digital Release]
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.48 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Caroline Distribution | Genre: Pop Rock

To the Bone is the fifth studio album by English recording artist Steven Wilson, released on 18 August 2017 on Caroline International. It was recorded two-and-a-half years after the release of Hand. Cannot. Erase. (2015), and one year after his mini-album, 4½ (2016). Continue reading “Steven Wilson – To The Bone (2017) [Official Digital Release] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”

Leslie Pintchik – Quartets (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leslie Pintchik - Quartets (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leslie Pintchik – Quartets (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Front & Back Covers Only
Total Size: 3-17 GB (ISO) + 2.28 GB (FLAC Mch) + 0.99 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Ambient Records | USA | Cat#: CD-006 | Genre: Jazz

Leslie Pintchik, on this, her second recording as a leader, presents two different quartets that surround her delicate, lithe, and grammatical piano. Two rearranged standards kick off the disc with the first foursome, a piano-bass-drums trio plus percussionist Satoshi Takeishi. Continue reading “Leslie Pintchik – Quartets (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”