Quality: Vinyl

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 3.26 GB (Hi-Res) + 637 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Speakers Corner Records | Germany | Cat#: ABCX 758 | Genre: Pop Rock, Jazz Rock

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen were remarkable craftsmen from the start, as Steely Dan’s debut, Can’t Buy a Thrill, illustrates. Each song is tightly constructed, with interlocking chords and gracefully interwoven melodies, buoyed by clever, cryptic lyrics. All of these are hallmarks of Steely Dan’s signature sound, but what is most remarkable about the record is the way it differs from their later albums. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Can’t Buy A Thrill (1972) [2000, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Various Artists - FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 5.46 GB (Hi-Res) + 879 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA2-12000 | Genre: Soundtrack, Classic Rock

Appropriately, the soundtrack for the 1978 movie FM feels like a radio play list of the era, collecting songs from Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, Boz Scaggs, and other ’70s radio staples. Steely Dan’s title track, Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band’s “Night Moves,” Billy Joel’s “Just The Way You Are,” and Boston’s “More Than a Feeling” are some of the highlights from this double-disc set, which also includes tracks from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Foreigner, and Linda Ronstadt, all of whom also appeared in the film. Continue reading “Various Artists – FM (The Original Movie Soundtrack) [1978] [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 2.83 GB (Hi-Res) + 559 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSV 1-514 | Genre: Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock
Pressed On Supervinyl

Mastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl vinyl at RTI, and housed in a tip-on jacket, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g LP of Eldorado allows the longtime audiophile staple to resonate with previously unheard dynamics, tones, and colors. Conjuring the feeling of journeying to different horizons, the record’s songs teem with layer upon layer of details, which can now be heard as the producers intended. Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967)
[2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 4.09 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.13 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: 19075812421 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

Analogue Productions’ UHQR, the pinnacle of high-quality vinyl!, 33 1/3 RPM Ultra High Quality Record release limited to 20,000 copies, Mastered from the original tapes and cut to lacquer by Bernie Grundma, Pressed at Quality Record Pressings using Clarity Vinyl®, Purest possible pressing and most visually stunning presentation and packaging!, All runout strings are etched apart from ‘QRP’ which is stamped. Continue reading “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced? (1967) [2022, UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Peggy Lee – Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Peggy Lee - Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Peggy Lee – Best 20 (1976) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 1.23 GB (Hi-Res) + 367 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Toshiba-EMI | Japan | Cat#: ECS-90049 | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Swing
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The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 0.99 GB (Hi-Res) + 329 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Toshiba-EMI | Japan | Cat#: EYS-81447 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Tempering their bar band R&B with a touch of new wave pop production, the J. Geils Band finally broke through into the big leagues with Freeze Frame. Fans of the hard-driving rock of the group’s ’70s albums will find the sleek sound of Freeze Frame slightly disorienting, but the production gives the album cohesion. Continue reading “The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame (1981) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Mayer - Sob Rock (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Mayer – Sob Rock (2021) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 865 MB (Hi-Res) + 255 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: 19439882351 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Donovan – The Greatest Hits (1982) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Donovan - The Greatest Hits (1982) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Donovan – The Greatest Hits (1982) [Japanese Release, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.04 GB (Hi-Res) + 329 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Epic / Sony | Japan | Cat#: 28.3P-387 | Genre: Folk Rock
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The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project - The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983)
[CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.25 GB (Hi-Res) + 475 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Arista | US | Cat#: AL8-8193 | Genre: Progressive Rock

The 12 tracks that appear on The Best of the Alan Parsons Project include some of their greatest singles, like “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You” from 1977’s I Robot and the inducing “Games People Play” off of The Turn of a Friendly Card. Even though these songs are splendid all by themselves, they seem to lose their conceptual weight when taken away from their original albums. Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Complete Island Recordings (2015) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Complete Island Recordings (2015) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Complete Island Recordings (2015)
[Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
12x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 9.72 GB (Hi-Res) + 2.81 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Tuff Gong | US & EU | Cat#: TFGG5360251.1 | Genre: Reggae

The Complete Island Recordings includes 11LPs packaged in a rigid card box with lift top lid, and wrapped in silver paper that simulates the brushed metal finish of a zippo lighter. The box includes all nine Bob Marley & The Wailers studio albums recorded for Island Records, featuring their most celebrated releases, including Catch A Fire, their 1973 label debut, and Rastaman Vibration, their 1976 breakthrough album in the United States, along with two live albums Live! and Babylon By Bus. Continue reading “Bob Marley & The Wailers – The Complete Island Recordings (2015) [Box Set, Limited Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.33 GB (Hi-Res) + 409 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Fantasy | US | Cat#: CCR-2 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Classic Rock

Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s original 19 hit singles — including “Proud Mary,” “Bad Moon Rising,” “Green River,” “Down on the Corner,” “Travelin’ Band,” “Up Around the Band,” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” — plus “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. Continue reading “Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) [2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Barry Manilow – Greatest Story (1979) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Barry Manilow - Greatest Story (1979) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Barry Manilow – Greatest Story (1979) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.09 GB (Hi-Res) + 345 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. | Japan | Cat#: 25RS-7 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Pressed on JVC Super Vinyl
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Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 843 MB (Hi-Res) + 251 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-5229 | Genre: Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary

“Physical” became such a monster hit — not just a hit, but a pop-culture phenomenon that was impossible to escape — that it became difficult to view its accompanying album as anything other than a conduit for the single. The thing was, Physical was a damn good record, in many ways one of Olivia Newton-John’s very best. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Physical (1981) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot (1978) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Totally Hot (1978) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Totally Hot (1978) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 837 MB (Hi-Res) + 245 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-3067 | Genre: Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary
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Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John - Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 885 MB (Hi-Res) + 253 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MCA | US | Cat#: MCA-2280 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Newton-John has actually made a good thing blander on her 1977 release, in which she milks her tender innocence and soft vocals until all that is left is a drought-driven yearning for substance. She would later learn the rules of rock on Grease and Physical, but here she makes you suffer through an array of drippy ballads and folk music. Continue reading “Olivia Newton-John – Making A Good Thing Better (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”