José James – Merry Christmas From José James (2021) [Japan]

José James - Merry Christmas From José James (2021) [Japan]

José James – Merry Christmas From José James (2021) [Japan]
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Total Size: 302 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UCCU 1654 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Christmas

Jazz artist José James (Rainbow Blonde Records) released his first ever Christmas album Merry Christmas from José James on November 19th. The contemporary album celebrates the holiday season while honoring classic jazz and pop records of the 1950s. Today James releases the first single, “My Favorite Things,” a joyful rendition of the John Coltrane staple. A 13 date tour to support the album will launch at SF Jazz in San Francisco on November 27th and conclude at New York’s City Winery on December 14th. Stops also include Seattle, Portland, Santa Cruz, LA, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Minneapolis and Chicago. Continue reading “José James – Merry Christmas From José James (2021) [Japan]”

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale (2021) [Deluxe Edition]

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Love For Sale (2021) [Deluxe Edition]

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale (2021) [Deluxe Edition]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
Total Size: 830 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | EU | Cat#: 00602435492766 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded Love for Sale, their second duet album, with the knowledge that it was likely the last from Bennett. Back in 2016, two years before the sessions for Love for Sale started, Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. By the time Love for Sale was released in 2021, he’d officially retired from live performances. The Gaga collaboration wasn’t billed as Bennett’s final album, but given his health and advanced age (he turned 95 in 2021), Love for Sale is more likely than not a farewell. Continue reading “Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale (2021) [Deluxe Edition]”

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2021, 5Oth Anniversary, New Mix, 2CD]

The Band - Cahoots (1971) [2021, 5Oth Anniversary, New Mix, 2CD]

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2021, 5Oth Anniversary, New Mix, 2CD]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 883 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Capitol Records | US | Cat#: B0034265-02 | Genre: Country Rock

The Band celebrates the 50th Anniversary of their fourth studio album Cahoots with an all-new remix and remaster by Bob Clearmountain. The 2CD Edition features all-new liner notes, bonus tracks, alternate versions, instrumentals and the previously unreleased bootleg concert at Olympia Theatre, Paris 1971. Continue reading “The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2021, 5Oth Anniversary, New Mix, 2CD]”

John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]

John Mayer - Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]

John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]
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Total Size: 253 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Records Int’l | Japan Promo | Cat#: SICP 31454| Genre: Pop Rock

John Mayer evokes the hushed professionalism of ’80s adult-contemporary rock on his all-too-breezy eighth studio album, 2021’s Sob Rock. Mayer has always worn his influences on his sleeve, often bringing together the bluesy fret work of Eric Clapton with the yearning singer/songwriter sincerity of James Taylor. He’s also made no secret of how much the sound of mid- and late-’80s pop/rock has informed his own work, and albums like 2006’s Grammy-winning Continuum and 2012’s Born and Raised have found him drawing upon the work of icons like Sting, Peter Gabriel, and Neil Young. Continue reading “John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [Japanese, Blu-Spec CD2]”

Roxette – Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]

Roxette - Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]

Roxette – Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]
EAC Rip | 3 x CD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
1.44 GB | 3% RAR Recovery

Limited three CD set containing original album plus bonus non-album tracks, demos, and more. This year marks 30 years since Roxette released her third album Joyride, which followed up the band’s record global breakthrough with the album Look Sharp! In 1989. Roxette had in record time turned into a global hit phenomenon thanks to the three US hits The Look, Listen To Your Heart, It Must Have Been Love and other big hits such as Dressed For Success and Dangerous. Continue reading “Roxette – Joyride (1991) [2021, 30th Anniversary Edition, Remastered, 3CD]”

Adele – 30 (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Adele - 30 (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Adele – 30 (2021) [Japanese Edition]
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Total Size: 581 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Music Labels Inc. | Japan | Cat#: SICP-6425 | Genre: Pop

Since 2008, Adele has allowed listeners to peek into her world, carrying them through the major stages of her life as a shoulder to cry on and a relatable presence. With her fourth set, 30, she grants more access than ever before, detailing one of her most painful seasons with poise and grace. Charting the aftermath of her 2019 divorce, 30 is not a fiery breakup album. Rather, focusing on acceptance, growth, and owning her mistakes, she’s created a time capsule for her son, Angelo, to understand what his mother was going through at this pivotal time. Continue reading “Adele – 30 (2021) [Japanese Edition]”

Michael Bublé – Christmas (2011) [2021, Japanese Edition, 10th Anniversary, 2CD]

Michael Bublé - Christmas (2011) [2021, Japanese Edition, 10th Anniversary, 2CD]

Michael Bublé – Christmas (2011) [2021, Japanese Edition, 10th Anniversary, 2CD]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 583 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Warner Music | Japan | Cat#: WPCR 18476/7 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Christmas
Continue reading “Michael Bublé – Christmas (2011) [2021, Japanese Edition, 10th Anniversary, 2CD]”

Norah Jones – …’Til We Meet Again (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Norah Jones - ...'Til We Meet Again (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Norah Jones – …’Til We Meet Again (2021) [Japanese Edition]
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Total Size: 598 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal / Blue Note | Japan | Cat#: UCCQ-1139 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Nearly 2 decades into her career, GRAMMY-winning artist Norah Jones is set to release her first live album, `Til We Meet Again. With performances from the US, France, Italy, Brazil & Argentina recorded between 2017-19. Spanning her entire career from her 2002 debut to her more recent singles “It Was You” and GRAMMY-nominated “I’ll Be Gone.” It closes with a cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun,” a tribute to Chris Cornell recorded at the Fox Theatre just days after Cornell’s death. Continue reading “Norah Jones – …’Til We Meet Again (2021) [Japanese Edition]”

Norah Jones – I Dream Of Christmas (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Norah Jones - I Dream Of Christmas (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Norah Jones – I Dream Of Christmas (2021) [Japanese Edition]
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Total Size: 348 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal / Blue Note | Japan | Cat#: UCCQ-1147 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Norah Jones has been a warm voice of comfort and reassurance for nearly 20 years since her cozy 2002 debut, Come Away With Me. Now, the 9x GRAMMY-winning artist has made her first holiday album with I Dream Of Christmas, a collection of timeless seasonal favorites (“White Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Christmas Time Is Here”) and profound new originals that explore the complicated emotions of the past year and our hopes that this holiday season will be full of joy and togetherness. Continue reading “Norah Jones – I Dream Of Christmas (2021) [Japanese Edition]”

Dennis DeYoung – 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Dennis DeYoung - 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]

Dennis DeYoung – 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]
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Total Size: 444 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Marquee Inc., | Japan | Cat#: MICP-11631 | Genre: Pop Rock

Dennis DeYoung is back with the second volume of his fond farewell to recorded music, “26 East, Vol. 2.” As with the preceding volume, “26 East, Vol. 2” once again hints strongly at DeYoung’s legendary rock roots with Styx. A fitting goodbye and a final signature on an outstanding body of work. Continue reading “Dennis DeYoung – 26 East Vol. 2 (2021) [Japanese Edition]”

The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]

The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]

The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]
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Total Size: 265 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Apple | EU | Cat#: CD SAPCOR 8 / CDP 7 98692 2 | Genre: Classic Rock

The story is well-known: south Wales pop group, the Iveys, are discovered by the Beatles’ aide-de-camp Mal Evans, who not only signs them to Apple Records but produces their first sessions. Their first single, the glorious Bee Gees-like ballad “Maybe Tomorrow,” is released in November 1968, yet it unaccountably stiffs. Disheartened, Apple shelves the planned U.S./U.K. release of the Iveys’ debut album, though it does eventually sneak out in Japan and Germany. Continue reading “The Iveys – Maybe Tomorrow (1969) [1992, Remastered]”

The Doobie Brothers – Liberté (2021)

The Doobie Brothers - Liberté (2021)

The Doobie Brothers – Liberté (2021)
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Total Size: 434 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Island Records | US | Cat#: B0034369-02 | Genre: Pop Rock

Out on the road in the 2020s, the Doobie Brothers feature Michael McDonald, but when it comes time for the group to cut a record, the band whittles down to the trio of Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and John McFee. Naturally, this means Liberté — the Doobies’ first album of new original material since 2010’s World Gone Crazy — sounds closer to a refurbished version of Toulouse Street or The Captain and Me than Takin’ It to the Streets; there’s no funky soft rock or smooth blue-eyed soul, just a lot of straight-ahead rock & roll. Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – Liberté (2021)”

The Beatles – Let It Be (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]

The Beatles - Let It Be (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]

The Beatles – Let It Be (1970)
[2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]

EAC Rip | 5x CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | DTS-HD Master Audio | Dolby TrueHD/Atmos Audio | LPCM Audio
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 48kHz-96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 961 MB (CDs) + 12.9 GB (BD) + 3.41 GB (Hi-Res) + 14.9 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Apple / Universal | Netherlands | Cat#: 0602507138691 | Genre: Classic Rock

Newly mixed by Giles Martin and Sam Okell in stereo, 5.1 surround DTS, and Dolby Atmos. The new stereo mix of the album was guided by the original “reproduced for disc” version by Phil Spector. The Super Deluxe Edition includes 27 unreleased session recordings, a 4-track Let It Be EP, the 1969 unreleased 14-track “Get Back” stereo mix by Glyn Johns, and a 100-page hardback book with an intro by Paul McCartney, track-by-track recording information, and many unseen photos, notes, and more. Continue reading “The Beatles – Let It Be (1970) [2021, 50th Anniversary, New Mix, Super Deluxe Edition, 5CD + BD + Hi-Res]”