Quality: SACD

Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Maurizio Pollini - Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.41 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 2.54 GB (ISO)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon / Esoteric | Japan | Cat#: ESSG-90208 | Genre: Classical

Here is Pollini in all his early glory, in performances expertly transferred from 1976. Shorn of all virtuoso compromise or indulgence, the majestic force of his command is indissolubly integrated with the seriousness of his heroic impulse. Never have I been compelled into such awareness of the underlying malaise beneath the outward and nationalist defiance of the Polonaises. The tension and menace at the start of No. 2 are almost palpable, its storming and disconsolate continuation made a true mirror of Poland’s clouded history. Continue reading “Maurizio Pollini – Chopin: Polonaises (1976) [2019, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.70 GB (DSF) + 1.42 GB (FLAC) + 2.82 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2239 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-gatefold-LP packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of On Every Street presents the album like it has always been meant to be experienced: in reference-grade audiophile sound. Continue reading “Dire Straits – On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (1973) [2024, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Genesis - Selling England By The Pound (1973) [2024, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Genesis – Selling England By The Pound (1973)
[2024, 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: 457 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.44 GB (DSF) + 1.16 GB (FLAC) + 2.34 GB (ISO)
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: CAPA 002 SA | Genre: Progressive Rock
Update: CD-Layer has been added

Genesis’ Gold-Selling Fifth Studio Album!
Mastered Directly from the Original Master Tape by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering!
Pressed at QRP!
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Peter Frampton – Wind Of Change (1972) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Frampton - Wind Of Change (1972) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Frampton – Wind Of Change (1972) [2023, 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: 306 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.11 GB (DSF) + 887 MB (FLAC) + 1.82 GB (ISO)
Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-SCD20 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer has been added

Artist-Approved Frampton@50 Series Hybrid SACD!
Mastered Direct-to-DSD from Real Analog Tapes by Chris Bellman!
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Peter Frampton – Frampton (1975) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Frampton - Frampton (1975) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Frampton – Frampton (1975) [2023, 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: 271 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.00 GB (DSF) + 783 MB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-SCD22 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer has been added

Artist-Approved Frampton@50 Series Hybrid SACD!
Mastered Direct-to-DSD from Real Analog Tapes by Chris Bellman!
Continue reading “Peter Frampton – Frampton (1975) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Peter Frampton – Frampton’s Camel (1973) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Frampton - Frampton's Camel (1973) [2023, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter Frampton – Frampton’s Camel (1973)
[2023, 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: 278 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.01 GB (DSF) + 811 MB (FLAC) + 1.67 GB (ISO)
Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-SCD21 | Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer has been added

Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering direct-to-DSD from analog tape!
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Krystian Zimerman – Chopin: 4 Balladen, Barcarolle, Fantasie (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Krystian Zimerman - Chopin: 4 Balladen, Barcarolle, Fantasie (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Krystian Zimerman – Chopin: 4 Balladen, Barcarolle, Fantasie (2023)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.27 GB (DSF) + 917 MB (FLAC) + 2.48 GB (ISO)
Label: Esoteric Company | Japan | Cat#: ESSG-90280 | Genre: Classical

Krystian Zimerman’s Chopin is big. He plays this music with a great dynamic range and huge contrasts, with little of the shading we love in Rubinstein’s Chopin. Except for the Barcarolle, these are pretty big pieces, so Zimerman doesn’t exactly overwhelm the music. Continue reading “Krystian Zimerman – Chopin: 4 Balladen, Barcarolle, Fantasie (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2024, Japanese Deluxe Edition, 50th Anniversary, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Piano Man (1973) [2024, Japanese Deluxe Edition, 50th Anniversary, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973)
[2024, Japanese Deluxe Edition, 50th Anniversary, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2 x CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad) | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 977 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.94 GB (DSF) + 2.95 GB (FLAC) + 3.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Sony Records Int’l | Japan | Cat#: SICP 10151~4 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer has been added

To commemorate the 50th anniversary, Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” becomes available as SA-CD Multi Hybrid edition for the first time in the world. The 4-channel SACD layer is a high-quality surround mix of the quadraphonic LP analog 4-channel mix master source, mastered in DSD for the first time at Sony Music Studio in Japan. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Piano Man (1973) [2024, Japanese Deluxe Edition, 50th Anniversary, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

DJ Krush – Jaku (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

DJ Krush - Jaku (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

DJ Krush – Jaku (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.12 GB (DSF) + 1.43 GB (FLAC) + 3.06 GB (ISO)
Label: Sony | Japan | Cat#: SICL 10002 | Genre: Electronic, Hip-Hop, Downtempo

As electronica’s golden-era operators moved closer to the middle of their careers (to say the end would be cruel), many showed signs of incorporating techniques that were too close to smooth jazz for comfort. Continue reading “DJ Krush – Jaku (2004) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern - Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Scans Included
Total Size: 5.90 GB (DSF) + 4.14 GB (FLAC) + 4.14 GB (ISO)
Label: Heads Up International | US | Cat#: HUSA 9139 | Genre: Fusion, Smooth Jazz

If the Yellowjackets needed a guest guitarist, who would be the best person for the job? Pat Metheny would be an excellent choice, as would Al di Meola, John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell, or John Scofield. Well, the Yellowjackets did hire a guest guitarist for Lifecycle — an excellent and well-known guitarist, in fact — and they feature him extensively on this 2008 release. Continue reading “Yellowjackets Featuring Mike Stern – Lifecycle (2008) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Mighty Sam McClain – Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999) [2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mighty Sam McClain - Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999) [2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mighty Sam McClain – Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999)
[2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.68 GB (DSF) + 1.31 GB (FLAC) + 2.86 GB (ISO)
Label: AudioQuest Music | US | Cat#: 55-AQM-1053 | Genre: Funk, Soul, Blues

Soul Survivor compiles the best material from Mighty Sam McClain’s four Audioquest releases, all recorded during the 1990s. Continue reading “Mighty Sam McClain – Soul Survivor: The Best Of Mighty Sam McClain (1999) [2008, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Scorpions – Blackout (1982) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Scorpions - Blackout (1982) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Scorpions – Blackout (1982)
[2014, 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 279 MB (CD-Layer) + 982 MB (DSF) + 727 MB (FLAC) + 1.48 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 164 | Genre: Hard Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Blackout was Scorpions’ first highly successful album, due to its clever balance of pop/rock (the title track), power ballads (“When the Smoke Is Going Down”), and catchy heavy metal (“Dynamite,” “No One Like You”). Vocalist Klaus Meine had a throat operation prior to the record’s release, and surprisingly, his voice sounds more melodic and lively than ever. Continue reading “Scorpions – Blackout (1982) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Harry Belafonte – Calypso (1956) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Harry Belafonte - Calypso (1956) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Harry Belafonte – Calypso (1956)
[2013, 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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 244 MB (CD-Layer) + 844 MB (DSF) + 567 MB (FLAC) + 1.30 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 138 | Genre: World
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

This is the album that made Harry Belafonte’s career. Up to this point, calypso had only been a part of Belafonte’s focus in his recordings of folk music styles. But with this landmark album, calypso not only became tattooed to Belafonte permanently; it had a revolutionary effect on folk music in the 1950s and ’60s Continue reading “Harry Belafonte – Calypso (1956) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

V.S.O.P. The Quintet / Herbie Hancock – Live Under The Sky (1979) [2007, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

V.S.O.P. The Quintet / Herbie Hancock - Live Under The Sky (1979) [2007, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

V.S.O.P. The Quintet / Herbie Hancock – Live Under The Sky (1979)
[2007, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs
Total Size: 2.19 GB (DSF) + 1.76 GB (FLAC) + 3.96 GB (ISO)
Label: Sony Records Int’l | Japan | Cat#: SICP 10077-8 | Genre: Bop, Jazz

Herbie Hancock’s all-star V.S.O.P. Quintet reunited the Miles Davis group of the mid-’60s (Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano, pianist Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and Tony Williams), with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard doing his best to fill Davis’ shoes. Continue reading “V.S.O.P. The Quintet / Herbie Hancock – Live Under The Sky (1979) [2007, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief (1969) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief (1969) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief (1969)
[2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.08 GB (DSF) + 828 MB (FLAC) + 1.70 GB (ISO)
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9050 | Genre: Folk Rock

In the decades since its original release, more than one writer has declared Fairport Convention’s Liege & Lief the definitive British folk-rock album, a distinction it holds at least in part because it grants equal importance to all three parts of that formula. Continue reading “Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief (1969) [2010, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”