Quality: Vinyl

Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 1.00 GB (Hi-Res) + 300 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-171 | Genre: Pop
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Heavenly is Johnny Mathis’ most successful regular album release, exceeded in his catalog only by the compilation Johnny’s Greatest Hits and the seasonal Merry Christmas collection. It’s not hard to understand why; this record is the epitome of Mathis’ approach to music. Standards like “More Than You Know” and “Moonlight Becomes You” are joined by show tunes like “Hello, Young Lovers” and “Stranger in Paradise” and a few more recent titles, such as the Burt Bacharach-composed title song and “That’s All.” The tempos are slow, the strings swell, and Mathis’ vulnerable tenor, dripping with tender emotion yet never missing a beat, soars and swoops over all. Continue reading “Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Count Basie – Basie Plays Hefti (1958) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Count Basie - Basie Plays Hefti (1958) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Count Basie – Basie Plays Hefti (1958) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 720 MB (Hi-Res) + 190 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-129 | Genre: Big Band
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The Count Basie Orchestra was in top form for this set of Neal Hefti arrangements. Hefti had been one of the main architects of the new Basie sound of the ’50s and on this memorable date he utilizes the flute of Frank Wess prominently. “Cute” (heard here in its initial recording) became a standard. Continue reading “Count Basie – Basie Plays Hefti (1958) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

B.B. King – Lucille (1968) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

B.B. King - Lucille (1968) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

B.B. King – Lucille (1968) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 855 MB (Hi-Res) + 260 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-235 | Genre: Blues
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A decent but short (nine songs) late ’60s set, with somewhat sparser production than he’d employ with the beefier arrangements of the “Thrill Is Gone” era. Brass and stinging guitar plays a part on all of the songs, leading off with the eight-minute title track, a spoken narrative about his famous guitar. Continue reading “B.B. King – Lucille (1968) [1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Band – Music From The Big Pink (1968) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Band - Music From The Big Pink (1968) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Band – Music From The Big Pink (1968) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 889 MB (Hi-Res) + 258 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-039 | Genre: Blues Rock, Folk Rock
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None of the Band’s previous work gave much of a clue about how they would sound when they released their first album in July 1968. As it was, Music from Big Pink came as a surprise. At first blush, the group seemed to affect the sound of a loose jam session, alternating emphasis on different instruments, while the lead and harmony vocals passed back and forth as if the singers were making up their blend on the spot. In retrospect, especially as the lyrics sank in, the arrangements seemed far more considered and crafted to support a group of songs that took family, faith, and rural life as their subjects and proceeded to imbue their values with uncertainty. Continue reading “The Band – Music From The Big Pink (1968) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977) {1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Styx - The Grand Illusion (1977) {1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977) {1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 910 MB (Hi-Res) + 271 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-026 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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The Grand Illusion is the seventh studio album by Styx. Recorded at Paragon Recording Studios in Chicago, it was released on July 7, 1977 and sold over three million copies in the US (Triple Platinum). Some estimates have the album at over 5 million copies sold. The album launched the band to stardom and spawned the hit singles “Come Sail Away” and “Fooling Yourself.” Continue reading “Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977) {1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Hiroshima – Hiroshima (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Hiroshima - Hiroshima (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Hiroshima – Hiroshima (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 859 MB (Hi-Res) + 239 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL1-525 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Disco
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The debut album from the group, I felt like I stumbled upon something very special when finding this. All the elements here, jazz fusion, easy listening, and sophisti-pop, are all really well crafted. Continue reading “Hiroshima – Hiroshima (1979) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (1972) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 931 MB (Hi-Res) + 264 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-187 | Genre: Progressive Rock
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Jethro Tull’s first LP-length epic is a masterpiece in the annals of progressive rock, and one of the few works of its kind that still holds up decades later. Mixing hard rock and English folk music with classical influences, set to stream-of-consciousness lyrics so dense with imagery that one might spend weeks pondering their meaning — assuming one feels the need to do so — the group created a dazzling tour de force, at once playful, profound, and challenging, without overwhelming the listener. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Thick As A Brick (1972) [1985, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Brad Miller – The Power And The Majesty (1978) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Brad Miller - The Power And The Majesty (1978) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Brad Miller – The Power And The Majesty (1978) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 656 MB (Hi-Res) + 160 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 004 | Genre: Other
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O.K., so I dig Thunderstorm and steam locomotives, Don’t you? Besides, what could be more fun than to set your own speaker system, right on its ear? Continue reading “Brad Miller – The Power And The Majesty (1978) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

David Foster – The Best Of Me (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

David Foster - The Best Of Me (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

David Foster – The Best Of Me (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 965 MB (Hi-Res) + 251 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-123 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
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This album really didn’t get the attention it deserved. All of the songs are amazing from Chicago’s hit Hard To Say I’m Sorry to Love At Second Sight all of the songs are special. Though i prefer The Best Of Me with Olivia Newton-John, this version still great. Continue reading “David Foster – The Best Of Me (1983) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II (1969) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1969) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II (1969) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 946 MB (Hi-Res) + 265 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-065 | Genre: Hard Rock, Classic Rock
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Recorded quickly during Led Zeppelin’s first American tours, Led Zeppelin II provided the blueprint for all the heavy metal bands that followed it. Since the group could only enter the studio for brief amounts of time, most of the songs that compose II are reworked blues and rock & roll standards that the band was performing on-stage at the time. Not only did the short amount of time result in a lack of original material, it made the sound more direct. Continue reading “Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin II (1969) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Gino Vannelli – Powerful People (1974) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Gino Vannelli - Powerful People (1974) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Gino Vannelli – Powerful People (1974) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 711 MB (Hi-Res) + 197 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-041 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Powerful People is the title of both the second studio album of Italian-Canadian singer Gino Vannelli, and the sixth track on this album. The album was released in 1974, and was produced by Gino, his brother Joe Vannelli and Herb Alpert as associated producer. Continue reading “Gino Vannelli – Powerful People (1974) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Average White Band – AWB (1974) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Average White Band - AWB (1974) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Average White Band – AWB (1974) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 896 MB (Hi-Res) + 262 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-245 | Genre: R&B, Soul, Funk
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After debuting with 1973’s excellent but neglected Show Your Hand (later reissued as Put It Where You Want It), the Average White Band switched from MCA to Atlantic and hit big with this self-titled gem. Upon first hearing gutsy, Tower of Power-influenced funk like “Person to Person” and the instrumental “Pick Up the Pieces” (a number one R&B hit), many soul fans were shocked to learn that not only were the bandmembers white — they were whites from Scotland. Continue reading “Average White Band – AWB (1974) {1995, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Stormy Weekend (1970) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Stormy Weekend (1970) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Stormy Weekend (1970) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 852 MB (Hi-Res) + 254 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 003 | Genre: Easy Listening
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One of the most popular recording ever by The Mystic Moods Orchestra, is Stormy Weekend. This production has turned on literally millions of fellow audio-eccentics. The proverbial love story; a chance meeting set to musical images, and scored to the dynamics and ever changing mood of a raging thunderstorm. This is your personal passaport to pleasure; another Original Master Recording that I take great personal pleasure in producing just for you. Continue reading “The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Stormy Weekend (1970) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Emotions (1968) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Emotions (1968) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Emotions (1968) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 851 MB (Hi-Res) + 247 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 001 | Genre: Easy Listening
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The Criteria for the selection of releases by the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, is nothing less than what all audiophiles demand from their own reproduction systems. In addition to a broad frequency response, negligible signal processing, and quiet, clean presings, a truly 3-dimensional stereophonic effect is mandatory. It wasn’t difficult then, for me to select a our premier release, The Mystic Moods Ochestra’s performance of “Emotions.” Continue reading “The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Emotions (1968) [1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Cosmic Force (1973) {1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Cosmic Force (1973) {1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Cosmic Force (1973) {1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 765 MB (Hi-Res) + 225 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 002 | Genre: Easy Listening
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“Cosmic Force” was surrealistically recorded in 1973, nearly four years before anyone had even heard of Star Wars. One of my associate producer, who has spent years in Space himself (hmmmm), brought this concept to earth in musical form. To him, the album represents all that there is, there ever was, or there ever will be. Continue reading “The Mystic Moods Orchestra – Cosmic Force (1973) {1978, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”