Quality: SACD

Nathan Milstein – J. S. Bach: Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin (1975) [2023, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nathan Milstein - J. S. Bach: Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin (1975) [2023, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nathan Milstein – J. S. Bach: Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin (1975)
[2023, 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 | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.83 GB (DSF) + 2.40 GB (FLAC) + 5.23 GB (ISO)
Label: Esoteric Company | Japan | Cat#: ESSG-90276/77 | Genre: Classical

Violinist Nathan Milstein performs Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin. Recorded at the Conway Hall, London (Brent Town Hall), Wembley in February, April and September 1973. Continue reading “Nathan Milstein – J. S. Bach: Sonatas And Partitas For Solo Violin (1975) [2023, Japan, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis - Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, 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: 291 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.14 GB (DSF) + 973 MB (FLAC) + 2.06 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2200 | Genre: Big Band, Modal
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Tomes are available annotating the importance of this recording. The musical and social impact of Miles Davis, his collaborative efforts with Gil Evans, and in particular their reinvention of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess are indeed profound. However, the most efficient method of extricating the rhetoric and opining is to experience the recording. Continue reading “Miles Davis – Porgy And Bess (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

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

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

Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (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: 6.47 GB (DSF) + 4.34 GB (FLAC) + 4.00 GB (ISO)
Label: Island | USA | Cat#: B0003611-36 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Instead of repeating the formula that made Elton John a success, John and Bernie Taupin attempted their most ambitious record to date for the follow-up to their breakthrough. A loose concept album about the American West, Tumbleweed Connection emphasized the pretensions that always lay beneath their songcraft. Continue reading “Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (1970) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
[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: 6.69 GB (DSF) + 4.65 GB (FLAC) + 4.22 GB (ISO)
Label: Island Records | USA | Cat#: B0003606-36 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by Elton John. The album is an autobiographical account of the early musical careers of Elton John (Captain Fantastic) and Bernie Taupin (the Brown Dirt Cowboy). It was released in May 1975 by MCA in America and DJM in the UK. It debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, the first album to do so, reportedly selling 1.4 million copies in its first 4 days of release, and stayed in that position for seven weeks. Continue reading “Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aphrodite’s Child – 666 (1972) [2014, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aphrodite's Child - 666 (1972) [2014, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aphrodite’s Child – 666 (1972) [2014, Japanese Reissue, 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: 1.90 GB (DSF) + 1.53 GB (FLAC) + 3.26 GB (ISO)
Label: Universal | Japan | Cat#: UIGY-9561 | Genre: Progressive Rock, Psychedelic Rock

An amazingly bombastic concept album about the Apocalypse of St. John seen as a rock spectacle. Demis Roussos wails the lyrics in a frantically operatic falsetto, while the band pound fiercely through Vangelis’ furiously complex music. It certainly has its moments, but the entire set eventually becomes too overwhelming to sit through. Continue reading “Aphrodite’s Child – 666 (1972) [2014, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stan Getz – Jazz Samba With Charlie Byrd / Big Band Bossa Nova (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stan Getz - Jazz Samba With Charlie Byrd / Big Band Bossa Nova (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stan Getz – Jazz Samba With Charlie Byrd / Big Band Bossa Nova (2020)
[Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
No Scans
Total Size: 1.67 GB (DSF) + 1.41 GB (FLAC) + 1.19 GB (ISO)
Label: Top Music International Ltd. | Japan | Cat#: TM-SACD8016.2 | Genre: Big Band, Bossa Nova
Continue reading “Stan Getz – Jazz Samba With Charlie Byrd / Big Band Bossa Nova (2020) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) [1999, 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
1.75 GB (ISO) + 1.72 GB (DSF) + 821 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery

Off the Wall was a massive success, spawning four Top Ten hits (two of them number ones), but nothing could have prepared Michael Jackson for Thriller. Nobody could have prepared anybody for the success of Thriller, since the magnitude of its success was simply unimaginable — an album that sold 40 million copies in its initial chart run, with seven of its nine tracks reaching the Top Ten (for the record, the terrific “Baby Be Mine” and the pretty good ballad “The Lady in My Life” are not like the others). Continue reading “Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) [1999, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Lucia Popp / Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Leonard Slatkin – Opernarien Von W.A. Mozart (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lucia Popp / Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Leonard Slatkin – Opernarien Von W.A. Mozart (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lucia Popp / Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Leonard Slatkin – Opernarien Von W.A. Mozart (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: 1.62 GB (DSF) + 1.32 GB (FLAC) + 2.76 GB (ISO)
Label: Esoteric Recordings | Japan | Cat#: ESSW 90278 | Genre: Classical

Soprano Lucia Popp and the Munich Radio Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin perform Mozart opera arias. Recorded at the Studio 1, Bavarian Radio, Munich, on June 15-19, 1983. Continue reading “Lucia Popp / Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Leonard Slatkin – Opernarien Von W.A. Mozart (2023) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Various Artists – Ultimate Sound SACD: Timeless (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists - Ultimate Sound SACD: Timeless (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Various Artists – Ultimate Sound SACD: Timeless (2016) [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: 1.78 GB (DSF) + 1.35 GB (FLAC) + 2.93 GB (ISO)
Label: Universal Music | Hong Kong | Cat#: 5368803 | Genre: R&B, Pop
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
Continue reading “Various Artists – Ultimate Sound SACD: Timeless (2016) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band – Eddie And The Cruisers (1983) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band - Eddie And The Cruisers (1983) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band – Eddie And The Cruisers (1983)
[2017, 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: 219 MB (CD-Layer) + 808 MB (DSF) + 665 MB (FLAC) + 1.36 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 227 | Genre: Soundtrack
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

There was a year’s delay before this film, which concerns the mysterious death of a fictional ’60s rock star, took off via video and cable TV, but when it did, the soundtrack album, featuring such songs as “On the Dark Side” and “Tender Years” by John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band, took off with it. To most, the songs sounded like Bruce Springsteen clones, but the music was appealing nonetheless. Continue reading “John Cafferty And The Beaver Brown Band – Eddie And The Cruisers (1983) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine (1992) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992)
[2016, 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: 440 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.31 GB (DSF) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) + 931 MB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 244 | Genre: Alternative Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Probably the first album to successfully merge the seemingly disparate sounds of rap and heavy metal, Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled debut was groundbreaking enough when released in 1992, but many would argue that it has yet to be surpassed in terms of influence and sheer brilliance — though countless bands have certainly tried. Continue reading “Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Wham! – Make It Big (1984) [2001, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wham! - Make It Big (1984) [2001, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Wham! – Make It Big (1984) [2001, Japanese Reissue, 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: 1.07 GB (DSF) + 803 MB (FLAC) + 1.58 GB (ISO)
Label: Sony Msuic | Japan | Cat#: ESGA 514 | Genre: Pop
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The title was a promise to themselves, Wham!’s assurance that they would make it big after struggling out of the gates the first time out. They succeeded on a grander scale than they ever could have imagined, conquering the world and elsewhere with this effervescent set of giddy new wave pop-soul, thereby making George Michael a superstar and consigning Andrew Ridgeley to the confines of Trivial Pursuit. Continue reading “Wham! – Make It Big (1984) [2001, Japanese Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire (1996) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire (1996) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire (1996)
[2016, 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: 428 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.17 GB (DSF) + 978 MB (FLAC) + 1.95 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 254 | Genre: Alternative Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Rage Against the Machine spent four years making their second album, Evil Empire. As the title suggests, their rage and contempt for the “fascist” capitalist system in America hadn’t declined in the nearly half-decade they were away. Continue reading “Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire (1996) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Sir Neville Marriner & Academy Of St. Martin-In-the-Fields – Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) [1984] [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sir Neville Marriner & Academy Of St. Martin-In-the-Fields - Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) [1984] [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sir Neville Marriner & Academy Of St. Martin-In-the-Fields
Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) [1984] [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.65 GB (DSF) + 1.87 GB (FLAC) + 1.77 GB (ISO)
Label: Fantasy | US | Cat#: 2WAMSA-1791-6 | Genre: Soundtrack, Classical

Amadeus is a 1984 American period biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman and adapted by Peter Shaffer from his 1979 stage play Amadeus. Set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century, the film is a fictionalized story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the time he left Salzburg, described by its writer as a “fantasia on the theme of Mozart and Salieri”. Continue reading “Sir Neville Marriner & Academy Of St. Martin-In-the-Fields – Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording) [1984] [2004, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Peter, Paul And Mary – In The Wind (1963) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter, Paul And Mary - In The Wind (1963) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Peter, Paul And Mary – In The Wind (1963)
[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: 337 MB (CD-Layer) + 958 MB (DSF) + 759 MB (FLAC) + 1.58 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 181 | Genre: Folk
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Their third recording was one of the group’s stronger outings, even if it confirms their status as folk popularizers rather than musical innovators. In particular, this record was essential to boosting the profile of Bob Dylan, including their huge hit cover of “Blowin’ in the Wind,” Continue reading “Peter, Paul And Mary – In The Wind (1963) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”