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

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

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]”

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}”

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]”

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

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

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]”

Charles Aznavour – Je M’voyais Déjà (1961) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Aznavour - Je M'voyais Déjà (1961) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Aznavour, released on January 1961, is the seventh French studio album by the French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour. This album is also known under the title “Je m’voyais déjà” (It Will Be My Day). The album includes songs by Charles Aznavour, Georges Garvarentz, and others. According to The book of golden discs, ‘J’m voyais deja’ was one of the hits which from 1961 helped Aznavour to become “an international favourite”. The album became a bestseller in Belgium and a hit in France. Continue reading “Charles Aznavour – Je M’voyais Déjà (1961) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Ventures – Greatest Gold (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Ventures - Greatest Gold (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Ventures – Greatest Gold (2002) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.99 GB (ISO) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: M & I | Japan | Cat#: MYGV-90003 | Genre: Surf Rock
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Tom Waits – Rain Dogs (1985) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tom Waits - Rain Dogs (1985) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Rain Dogs is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in September 1985 on Island Records. A loose concept album about “the urban dispossessed” of New York City, Rain Dogs is generally considered the middle album of a trilogy that includes Swordfishtrombones and Franks Wild Years. Continue reading “Tom Waits – Rain Dogs (1985) [2014, Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Pete Whitman’s Xtet – Where’s When? (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Pete Whitman's Xtet - Where's When? (2003) [Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Pete Whitman’s Xtet – Where’s When? (2003) [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: 3.08 GB (ISO) + 2.12 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.09 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Artegra | USA | Cat#: ART2005 | Genre: Jazz
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Charles Aznavour – Il Faut Savoir (1961) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Aznavour - Il Faut Savoir (1961) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Aznavour, released in December 1961, is the eighth French studio album by the French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour. This album is also known under the title “Il faut savoir” (You’ve got to learn). It was in TOP 10 charts in France, Italy, Belgium, Israel and other countries.The album includes songs by Charles Aznavour, Georges Garvarentz, Michel Legrand, Eddie Barclay and others. Continue reading “Charles Aznavour – Il Faut Savoir (1961) [2004, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Hues Corporation – Rockin’ Soul & Love Corporation (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Hues Corporation - Rockin' Soul & Love Corporation (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Hues Corporation – Rockin’ Soul & Love Corporation (2018) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.05 GB (ISO) + 2.47 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.31 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | Austria | Cat#: CDSML 8539 | Genre: Disco, Soul
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Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mona Bone Jakon only began Cat Stevens’ comeback. Seven months later, he returned with Tea for the Tillerman, an album in the same chamber-group style, employing the same musicians and producer, but with a far more confident tone. Mona Bone Jakon had been full of references to death, but Tea for the Tillerman was not about dying; Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [2011, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nancy Sinatra – Super Audio Best (2011) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nancy Sinatra - Super Audio Best (2011) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nancy Sinatra – Super Audio Best (2011) [Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.12 GB (ISO) + 964 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Top Music International Ltd. | Japan | Cat#: TM-SACD7017.2 | Genre: Pop Rock, Country
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Don McLean – American Pie (1971) [2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Don McLean - American Pie (1971) [2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Don McLean’s second album, American Pie, which was his first to gain recognition after the negligible initial sales of 1970’s Tapestry, is necessarily dominated by its title track, a lengthy, allegorical history of rock & roll, because it became an unlikely hit, topping the singles chart and putting the LP at number one as well. “American Pie” has remained as much a cultural touchstone as a song, sung by everyone from Garth Brooks to Madonna, its title borrowed for a pair of smutty teen comedies, while the record itself has earned a registered three-million plays on U.S. radio stations. Continue reading “Don McLean – American Pie (1971) [2016, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elvis Presley – Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Elvis Presley – Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.30 GB (ISO) + 614 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | USA | Cat#: CAPP 2231 SA | Genre: R&B, Rockabilly

Although they have common recording origins, two of the three singles, “It’s Now or Never” and “Are You Lonesome Tonight,” were very quirky by the standards of Elvis songs at the time — the former inspired by Elvis’s admiration for Tony Martin’s 1949 hit “There’s No Tomorrow,” while the latter was recorded at the request of Col. Parker as a favor to his wife. They add to the diversity of sounds on this record, which shows a mature Elvis Presley. Continue reading “Elvis Presley – Elvis Is Back! (1960) {2012, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”