Quality: Vinyl

Joe Jackson – Look Sharp! (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Jackson – Look Sharp! (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.22 GB (Hi-Res) + 280 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Intervention Records | US | Cat#: IR-005 / B0024216-01 | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave

A brilliant, accomplished debut, Look Sharp! established Joe Jackson as part of that camp of angry, intelligent young new wavers (i.e., Elvis Costello, Graham Parker) who approached pop music with the sardonic attitude and tense, aggressive energy of punk. Continue reading “Joe Jackson – Look Sharp! (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (1972) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Neil Diamond - Hot August Night (1972) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (1972) [1980, MFSL Remastered, 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: 1.89 GB (Hi-Res) + 584 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 2-024 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
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This is the ultimate Neil Diamond record. Not necessarily the best — he’s at his most appealing crafting in the studio — but certainly the ultimate, capturing all the kitsch and glitz of Neil Diamond, the showman. And that also means that it’s not just loaded with flair, but with filler, songs like “Porcupine Pie,” “Soggy Pretzels,” and “And the Grass Won’t Pay No Mind” — attempts to write grand, sweeping epics that collapse under their own weight. Still, that’s part of the charm of Diamond and while it can sound unbearable on studio albums, it makes some sense here, surrounded by his pomp and circumstance. Continue reading “Neil Diamond – Hot August Night (1972) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Mr. Mister – Welcome To The Real World (1985) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Mr. Mister - Welcome To The Real World (1985) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Mr. Mister – Welcome To The Real World (1985) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 1.06 GB (Hi-Res) + 333 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RVC Corporation | Japan | Cat#: PL-8323 | Genre: Pop Rock

Welcome to the Real World is the second studio album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. It was released on November 27, 1985, by RCA Records. Two singles from the album, “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie”, both topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, while “Is It Love” peaked at number eight. Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 chart in early 1986. Continue reading “Mr. Mister – Welcome To The Real World (1985) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing (1978) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing (1978) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing (1978) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 904 MB (Hi-Res) + 263 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Polydor K.K. | Japan | Cat#: MWF 1045 | Genre: Disco, Pop

As the youngest brother of the massively popular Gibb siblings, otherwise known as the Bee Gees, it’s no wonder that Andy Gibb was a superstar in his own right. An accomplished vocalist and writer, Gibb shot to the top of the charts with his 1977 debut Flowing Rivers. Shadow Dancing, released just one year later, effortlessly confirmed his ascension to the top of the pop pedestal. Working with his brothers again, Gibb wowed audiences with his easy-on-the-ears passionate pop. Continue reading “Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing (1978) [Japan, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Rita Coolidge – Anytime… Anywhere (1977) [DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Rita Coolidge - Anytime... Anywhere (1977) [DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Rita Coolidge – Anytime… Anywhere (1977) [DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 835 MB (Hi-Res) + 298 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Nautilus Recordings | US | Cat#: NR 16 | Genre: Country Rock
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Fans aware of Rita Coolidge’s past credentials might have been expecting, or at least hoping, for something more soulful than Anytime…Anywhere, given her achievements as backing singer for Joe Cocker, Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, and Kris Kristofferson. Continue reading “Rita Coolidge – Anytime… Anywhere (1977) [DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Police – Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) [1981, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) [1981, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Police – Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) [1981, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 848 MB (Hi-Res) + 241 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Nautilus Recordings | US | Cat#: NR 19 | Genre: Pop Rock
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The stage was set for the Police to become one of the biggest acts of the ’80s, and the band delivered with the 1980 classic Zenyatta Mondatta. The album proved to be the trio’s second straight number one album in the U.K., while peaking at number three in the U.S. Arguably the best Police album, Zenyatta contains perhaps the quintessential new wave anthem, the haunting “Don’t Stand So Close to Me,” the story of an older teacher lusting after one of his students. Continue reading “The Police – Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) [1981, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1973) [UK version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1973) [UK version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1973) [UK version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 866 MB (Hi-Res) + 252 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Reprise Records | UK | Cat#: RSLP 1032 | Genre: Vocal Jazz

Frank Sinatra’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 was Sinatra’s second compilation of material released by Reprise Records, which like its predecessor, consisted of singles and songs from movie soundtracks. Vol. 2 picks up where Frank Sinatra’s Greatest Hits leaves off, so all of the tracks date from 1968 to 1970, except for “The September of My Years”, which dates back to 1965. Though the song “My Way” became Sinatra’s signature song, it was not a big hit in the US. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Greatest Hits, Vol. II (1973) [UK version, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

John Klemmer – Touch (1975) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Klemmer - Touch (1975) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Klemmer – Touch (1975) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 1.01 GB (Hi-Res) + 276 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-006 | Genre: Soul-Jazz, Smooth Jazz
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John Klemmer. The Romanticist, Consummate Artist, Renaissance Man and Innovator. A composer of Emotional Song. He always has a message and is a truly unique, individual and original saxophone player and composer as expressive as the greatest of singers, expressing feelings that cannot be said in words. Continue reading “John Klemmer – Touch (1975) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust (1975) [1980, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joan Baez - Diamonds & Rust (1975) [1980, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust (1975) [1980, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 941 MB (Hi-Res) + 285 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Nautilus Recordings | US | Cat#: NR 12 | Genre: Folk Rock

Diamonds & Rust is a 1975 album by American singer-songwriter Joan Baez. Baez on this album covered songs written or played by Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, The Allman Brothers, Jackson Browne and John Prine. Diamonds & Rust, however, also contains a number of her own compositions, including the title track, a distinctive song written about Bob Dylan, which has been covered by various other artists. Continue reading “Joan Baez – Diamonds & Rust (1975) [1980, DBX Encoded, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Joe Jackson – I’m The Man (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Jackson – I’m The Man (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.31 GB (Hi-Res) + 295 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Intervention | US | Cat#: B0024215-01 | Genre: New Wave Pop Rock

Despite Jackson’s anxious demeanor and shaky pop/rock presence, I’m the Man holds together quite well as his second attempt. Reaching number 12 in the U.K. and a respectable number 22 in the U.S., the album managed to net him a number five hit in his homeland with the insightful “It’s Different for Girls,” which revealed Jackson’s adeptness at philosophizing and his perception of examining the sexes, a trait which would follow him throughout his career. Continue reading “Joe Jackson – I’m The Man (1979) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Joe Jackson – Night And Day (1982) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Jackson - Night And Day (1982) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Jackson – Night And Day (1982) [2016, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.54 GB (Hi-Res) + 317 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Intervention | US | Cat#: B0024549-01 | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave
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André Previn & His Pals – West Side Story (1960) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

André Previn & His Pals - West Side Story (1960) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

André Previn & His Pals – West Side Story (1960)
[1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 818 MB (Hi-Res) + 211 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-095 | Genre: Jazz
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The last of a series of showtune albums recorded by the trio of pianist Andre Previn, bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Shelly Manne finds the all-star group focusing on the music of West Side Story (Previn and Manne alternated leadership, and it was the drummer’s good fortune to have the famous My Fair Lady album under his own name). Continue reading “André Previn & His Pals – West Side Story (1960) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bernie Krause – Citadels Of Mystery (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bernie Krause - Citadels Of Mystery (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bernie Krause – Citadels Of Mystery (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 766 MB (Hi-Res) + 258 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-505(100J-8) | Genre: Jazz
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Considering the fraught circumstances in which this album was recorded, it’s a miracle it sounds as serene as it does. Originally, this was planned as a collaborative project between Krause and his musical partner, Paul Beaver, for Columbia, but that deal collapsed when CBS executive Clive Davis was fired. Continue reading “Bernie Krause – Citadels Of Mystery (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Nat King Cole / George Shearing ‎– Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays (1962) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Nat King Cole / George Shearing ‎– Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays (1962) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Nat King Cole / George Shearing ‎– Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays (1962)
[MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 804 MB (Hi-Res) + 207 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-081 | Genre: Easy Listening, Vocal Jazz
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Although it would have been interesting to hear Nat King Cole play some piano and perhaps accompany a vocal by George Shearing instead of exclusively the other way around, this session was a big success. Cole is in prime form on such tunes as “September Song,” “Pick Yourself Up,” and “Serenata.” Shearing’s accompaniment is tasteful and lightly swinging, and the string arrangements help to accentuate the romantic moods. Continue reading “Nat King Cole / George Shearing ‎– Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays (1962) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Walter Egan – Fundamental Roll (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Walter Egan - Fundamental Roll (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Walter Egan – Fundamental Roll (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.57 GB (Hi-Res) + 385 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | US | Cat#: PC 34679 | Genre: Pop Rock

With an album cover that would make R. Kelly blush, (Egan appears on back cover getting frisky with a couple of high school cheerleaders) Fundamental Roll, the debut album from 70s one hit wonder Walter Egan proves that he was in fact much more than that. Initially Egan was interested in having Brian Wilson or Todd Rundgren produce his debut, but when neither became available his friend/engineer Duane Scott (who had worked with Egan on his previous band Wheels) suggested he get in touch with Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. Continue reading “Walter Egan – Fundamental Roll (1977) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”