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Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - The Stranger (1977) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977) [1998, 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: 4.78 GB (DSF) + 3.11 GB (FLAC) + 3.16 GB (ISO)
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: 491184 6 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Stranger is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 29, 1977, by Columbia Records. While his four previous albums had been moderately successful, The Stranger became Joel’s true critical and commercial breakthrough, spending six weeks at number 2 on the US albums chart. Continue reading “Billy Joel – The Stranger (1977) [1998, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elton John – Elton John (1970) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John - Elton John (1970) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John – Elton John (1970) [2004, 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: 5.43 GB (DSF) + 3.63 GB (FLAC) + 3.37 GB (ISO)
Label: Island Records | US | Cat#: B0003607-36 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Empty Sky was followed by Elton John, a more focused and realized record that deservedly became his first hit. John and Bernie Taupin’s songwriting had become more immediate and successful; in particular, John’s music had become sharper and more diverse, rescuing Taupin’s frequently nebulous lyrics. “Take Me to the Pilot” might not make much sense lyrically, but John had the good sense to ground its willfully cryptic words with a catchy blues-based melody. Continue reading “Elton John – Elton John (1970) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elton John – Honky Château (1972) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John - Honky Château (1972) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John – Honky Château (1972) [2004, 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: 5.32 GB (DSF) + 3.74 GB (FLAC) + 3.37 GB (ISO)
Label: Island Records | US | Cat#: B0003609-36 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Considerably lighter than Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau is a rollicking collection of ballads, rockers, blues, country-rock, and soul songs. On paper, it reads like an eclectic mess, but it plays as the most focused and accomplished set of songs Elton John and Bernie Taupin ever wrote. The skittering boogie of “Honky Cat” and the light psychedelic pop of “Rocket Man” helped send Honky Chateau to the top of the charts, but what is truly impressive about the album is the depth of its material. Continue reading “Elton John – Honky Château (1972) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elton John – Madman Across The Water (1971) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John – Madman Across The Water (1971) [2004, 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: 5.04 GB (DSF) + 3.41 GB (FLAC) + 3.10 GB (ISO)
Label: Island Records | US | Cat#: B0003610-36 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Trading the cinematic aspirations of Tumbleweed Connection for a tentative stab at prog rock, Elton John and Bernie Taupin delivered another excellent collection of songs with Madman Across the Water. Like its two predecessors, Madman Across the Water is driven by the sweeping string arrangements of Paul Buckmaster, who gives the songs here a richly dark and haunting edge. And these are songs that benefit from grandiose treatments. Continue reading “Elton John – Madman Across The Water (1971) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grateful Dead – American Beauty (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead - American Beauty (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead – American Beauty (1970) [2014, 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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 270 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.17 GB (DSF) + 858 MB (FLAC) + 1.72 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2138 | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

American Beauty is a studio album by rock band the Grateful Dead. Released November 1, 1970, by Warner Bros. Records, the album continued the folk rock and country music style of their previous album Workingman’s Dead, issued earlier in the year. Though the Americana approach is still evident in the songwriting, comparatively the sound focused more on folk harmonies and major-key melodies, showing influence from Bob Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Continue reading “Grateful Dead – American Beauty (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens - Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Front & Back Covers
Total Size: 6.30 GB (DSF) + 4.36 GB (FLAC) + 3.91 GB (ISO)
Label: ARS Produktion | Germany | Cat#: ARS 38 024 | Genre: Classical

When asked about his favorite instrument, Johann Wilhelm Wilms could only have answered: the orchestra. This statement probably sounds rather strange for a composer who, as a young pianist, was the number one among the piano virtuosos and teachers of his adopted city of Amsterdam and who was also appreciated as a flutist for decades; however, it is at least as plausible if one listens to one of his works for orchestra: every page of a Wilms Continue reading “Paolo Giacometti, Martin Sandhoff / Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens – Johann Wilhelm Wilms: Sinfonie und Solokonzerte (2007) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Blue Öyster Cult – Secret Treaties (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blue Öyster Cult – Secret Treaties (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity 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: 2.86 GB (DSF) + 2.22 GB (FLAC) + 1.82 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 246 | Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

While the speed-freak adrenaline heaviness and shrouded occult mystery of Tyranny and Mutation is the watermark for Blue Öyster Cult’s creative invention, it is Secret Treaties that is widely and critically regarded as the band’s classic. Issued in 1974, Secret Treaties is the purest distillation of all of BÖC’s strengths. Here the songs are expansive, and lush in their textures. Continue reading “Blue Öyster Cult – Secret Treaties (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Alice Cooper – Muscle of Love (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alice Cooper - Muscle of Love (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alice Cooper – Muscle of Love (1973)
[2015, 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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 372 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.88 GB (DSF) + 2.28 GB (FLAC) + 2.02 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 229 | Genre: Glam Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Coming off such conceptual, theatrical, sleazy hard rock records as the massively successful School’s Out (1972) and Billion Dollar Babies (1973), the Alice Cooper group decided that their next release would be more along the lines of their earlier, more straightforward work (à la Love It to Death). While Muscle of Love was a gold-certified Top Ten success, it performed below expectations (their previous two albums peaked at number two and number one, respectively) and would unfortunately prove to be the original Alice Cooper band’s last studio album together. Continue reading “Alice Cooper – Muscle of Love (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Alexandra Shakina – Mood Indigo (2019) [CD + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alexandra Shakina - Mood Indigo (2019) [CD + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alexandra Shakina – Mood Indigo (2019) [CD + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz / Front & Back Covers
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz / Front & Back Covers
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz / Front & Back Covers
CD / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log / Full Scans Included
Total Size: 391 MB (CD) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 1.10 GB (FLAC) + 2.48 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Venus Records | Japan | Cat#: VHGD-350 / VHCD-78346 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Alexandra Shakina, backed by Massimo Farao’ on piano, Nicola Barbon on bass and Gianni Cazzola on drums, sings “Isn’t It Romantic?”, “Let’s Face The Music And Dance”, “Mood Indigo”, “I’m A Fool To Want You” and more. Continue reading “Alexandra Shakina – Mood Indigo (2019) [CD + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money (1983) [2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money (1983) [2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Donna Summer – She Works Hard For The Money (1983)
[2023, Deluxe Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.73 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mercury Records | Genre: Pop, Disco
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Ray Conniff – I Can See Clearly Now (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Ray Conniff - I Can See Clearly Now (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Ray Conniff – I Can See Clearly Now (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.33 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia / Legacy | Genre: Easy Listening

The kitsch enthusiast or novelty seeker will enjoy Ray Conniff’s I Can See Clearly Now. Known primarily for orchestral versions of contemporary songs, his recordings during the late ’60s and early ’70s as the Ray Conniff Singers included many straightforward recordings of current pop hits. This 1973 collection includes songs by Helen Reddy, Johnny Nash, the Fifth Dimension, Gallery, the Jackson 5, Albert Hammond, the Isley Brothers and Seals & Crofts! This fun easy listening album has only an average track listing, although it is a cheerful artifact of the early ’70s. Continue reading “Ray Conniff – I Can See Clearly Now (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Perry Como – And I Love You So (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Perry Como - And I Love You So (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Perry Como – And I Love You So (1973)
[2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 1.21 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA / Legacy | Genre: Easy Listening

In January 1973, Perry Como traveled to Nashville and cut several tracks with Chet Atkins producing. RCA Victor quickly released his cover of Don McLean’s “And I Love You So,” which had appeared on the singer/songwriter’s little-heard 1970 debut album Tapestry, as a single, and when the disc showed signs of chart success (it eventually made the pop Top 40 and hit number one on the easy listening charts), Como and Atkins went back into the studio in March and April to complete an album by cutting versions of recent pop hits. Continue reading “Perry Como – And I Love You So (1973) [2023, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Teena Marie – Love Songs And Funky Beats: The John Morales Mixes (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Teena Marie - Love Songs And Funky Beats: The John Morales Mixes (2023) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Teena Marie – Love Songs And Funky Beats: The John Morales Mixes (2023)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 2.47 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMG Recordings | Genre: R&B
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Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Schubert: Symphony in C Major “The Great” / Symphony in B Minor “Unfinished” (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra - Schubert: Symphony in C Major

Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Schubert: Symphony in C Major “The Great” / Symphony in B Minor “Unfinished” (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
Total Size: 9.85 GB (DSF) + 3.11 GB (FLAC) + 2.71 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RCA Red Seal | EU | Cat#: 88697 04603 2 | Genre: Classical, Romantic

Charles Munch conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in performing Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 by Franz Schubert. Continue reading “Charles Munch / Boston Symphony Orchestra – Schubert: Symphony in C Major “The Great” / Symphony in B Minor “Unfinished” (2006) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Alyn Cosker – Lyn’s Une (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alyn Cosker - Lyn's Une (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Alyn Cosker – Lyn’s Une (2009) [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: 12.8 GB (DSF) + 5.74 GB (FLAC) + 4.38 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Linn Records | UK | Cat#: AKD 338 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Debut solo album from hot Scottish drummer Alyn Cosker, who is the drummer with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra. Continue reading “Alyn Cosker – Lyn’s Une (2009) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”