Quality: Vinyl

Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes (1982) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes (1982) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes (1982) {1984, MFSL Remastered, 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: 842 MB (Hi-Res) + 229 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-149 | Genre: Pop, Soul
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As the lead singer of the Doobie Brothers from 1975-1980, Michael McDonald’s soulful voice and skilled writing gave the group classics like “Minute by Minute,” “Real Love,” and the perfect “What a Fool Believes.” After the group’s 1980 album One Step Closer displayed a tension that was almost audible, it was no surprise that a split was in the works. Continue reading “Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes (1982) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love (1967) [2019, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold As Love (1967) [2019, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love (1967) [2019, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 2.14 GB (Hi-Res) + 896 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Analogue Productions | US | Cat#: UHQR 0001 / 19075812451 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

Axis: Bold as Love is the second studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Track Records first released it in the United Kingdom in December 1967, only seven months after the release of their highly successful debut, Are You Experienced. In the United States, Reprise Records delayed the release until the following month. The album reached the top ten in the album charts in both countries. Continue reading “The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love (1967) [2019, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

YES – Fragile (1971) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

YES - Fragile (1971) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

YES – Fragile (1971) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 2.29 GB (Hi-Res) + 993 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | UltraDisc One-Step | USA | Cat#: UD1S 2-012 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Strictly limited to 7,500 numbered copies and pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at RTI, Mobile Fidelity’s ultra-hi-fi UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP collector’s edition presents Fragile with exacting sonics and unsurpassed visuals. Prized for decades for its brilliant textures, harmonics, dynamics, colors, and openness, the 1971 album now comes across with surreal transparency, multi-dimensional scope, and seemingly unlimited responsiveness. Continue reading “YES – Fragile (1971) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow I (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow I (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow I (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 799 MB (Hi-Res) + 232 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-097 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
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Barry Manilow’s debut album proves to be a far different animal than its glitzier successors; it’s fairly raw and unpolished, though his dramatic vocal style is already well established here. The material roams from impassioned balladeering (“I Am Your Child,” “One of These Days”) to chunky country (“Sweetwater Jones”), driving rock (“Oh My Lady”), and ’40s-style swing (“Cloudburst”) — and that’s just side one. “Could It Be Magic,” of course, is what pulled Manilow above the pack; it’s a textbook summary of the dramatic orchestration and swooning vocals that have long marked his style. Continue reading “Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow I (1973) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Bee Gees – Trafalgar (1971) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bee Gees - Trafalgar (1971) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bee Gees – Trafalgar (1971) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 1 GB (Hi-Res) + 290 MB (CD-Quality)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSL 1-263 | Genre: Pop Rock
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The Bee Gees had entered the early ’70s with a roaring success in the guise of “Lonely Days” and its accompanying album, which established their sound as a softer pop variant on the Moody Blues’ brand of progressive rock. Trafalgar, which followed, carried the process further on what was their longest single LP release, clocking in at 47 minutes. The music all sounded meaningful, much of it displaying the same kind of faux-grandeur that the Moody Blues affected on their music of this era, the core group (playing pretty hard) acompanied by either Mellotron-generated orchestra or the real thing, with the group’s soaring harmonies and Robin Gibb’s quavaring lead vocals all over the place. Continue reading “Bee Gees – Trafalgar (1971) [1996, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

VA – Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) (1977) {CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

VA - Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) (1977) {CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

VA – Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track) (1977) {CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 3.03 GB (Hi-Res) + 647 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: RSO | US | Cat#: RS-2-4001 | Genre: Soundtrack, Disco

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Don Felder – Airborne (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Don Felder - Airborne (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Don Felder – Airborne (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 1.65 GB (Hi-Res) + 490 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Asylum Records | US | Cat#: 9 60295-1 | Genre: Pop Rock

1983’s Airborne by Eagles guitarist Don Felder is truly style over substance. For a member of such a phenomenally successful and visible group to release something so nondescript is really food for thought. Felder produced this effort, and he has friends galore pack the proceedings with lots of musicianship, the late Carlos Vega is on drums, as are Joe Vitale, Russ Kunkel, and Tris Imboden; fellow latter-day Eagle Timothy B. Schmit provides backing vocals, and there are appearances by Jeff Lorber Continue reading “Don Felder – Airborne (1983) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Nirvana – Live At The Paramount (2011) {2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Nirvana - Live At The Paramount (2011) {2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Nirvana – Live At The Paramount (2011) {2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Total Size: 2.90 GB (Hi-Res) + 808 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Geffen Records | US | Cat#: B0029541-01 | Genre: Grunge

It’s said that the pre-Nevermind Kurt Cobain liked to tell people he intended to be a rock star, but a look at what happened later suggests either stardom was a great deal different than he expected, or that he really didn’t imagine he was ever going to become multi-platinum-level rich and famous. If Nevermind wasn’t exactly the sound of a happy man, it also had a vitality and brio that were replaced by a haunted, spectral undertow on In Utero and MTV Unplugged in New York. Given how people love to make a great deal of Cobain’s fondness for the Beatles Continue reading “Nirvana – Live At The Paramount (2011) {2019, Reissue, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Procol Harum – Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Procol Harum - Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Procol Harum – Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
3x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 1.87 GB (Hi-Res) + 326 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Classic Records | USA | Cat#: LRZ 1001 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

Procol Harum’s self-titled debut album bombed in England, appearing six months after “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and “Homburg” with neither hit song on it. The LP was successful in America, where albums sold more easily, but especially since it did include “A Whiter Shade of Pale” and was reissued with a sticker emphasizing the presence of the original “Conquistador,” a re-recording that became a hit in 1972. Continue reading “Procol Harum – Procol Harum (1967) {2003, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Pearl Jam – Twenty (2011) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Pearl Jam - Twenty (2011) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Pearl Jam – Twenty (2011) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 5.50 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.51 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Monkeywrench Records | USA | Cat#: 886979603516 | Genre: Alternative Rock

To celebrate their 20th anniversary — marked from the release of Ten, not their formation — Pearl Jam launched a multimedia project called Pearl Jam Twenty, spearheaded by a Cameron Crowe-directed documentary to which this double-disc set provides the nominal soundtrack, both supplemented by a memorabilia-laden coffeetable book. It’s a project not dissimilar to The Beatles Anthology and, appropriately enough, the PJ20 soundtrack is a weird hodgepodge of demos, alternate tracks, outtakes, and live cuts all culled together under a title that suggests it has broader appeal than it does. Continue reading “Pearl Jam – Twenty (2011) [CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Beatles ‎- Abbey Road (1969) [2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mix, 3xLP, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Beatles ‎- Abbey Road (1969) [2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mix, 3xLP, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Beatles ‎- Abbey Road (1969) [2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mix, 3xLP, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 5.34 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.26 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal Music Group / Apple | USA | Cat#: 0602508007446 | Genre: Classic Rock

This limited edition Deluxe vinyl box set features all 40 tracks from the Super Deluxe collection on three 180-gram vinyl LPs. The album’s new stereo mix LP is packaged in a faithfully replicated sleeve, with the two Sessions LPs paired in their own jacket, presented with a four-page insert in a lift-top box. Giles Martin, working with Sam Okell, from the original eight-track session tapes, was guided by the album’s original mix supervised by his father, George Martin Continue reading “The Beatles ‎- Abbey Road (1969) [2019, 50th Anniversary Edition, New Mix, 3xLP, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) {1983, MFSL, 24bit/96kHz + 16bit/44.1kHz, Vinyl Rip}

Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna (1981) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) [1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 898 MB (Hi-Res) + 245 MB (CD-Quality)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-121 | Genre: Pop Rock
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Stevie Nicks’ solo career was off to an impressive, if overdue, start with Bella Donna, which left no doubt that she could function quite well without the input of her colleagues in Fleetwood Mac. Continue reading “Stevie Nicks – Bella Donna (1981) {1983, MFSL, 24bit/96kHz + 16bit/44.1kHz, Vinyl Rip}”

Marvin Gaye – You’re The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Marvin Gaye - You're The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Marvin Gaye – You’re The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 2.81 GB (Hi-Res) + 746 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Tamla / Motown | USA | Cat#: T316L / B0029345-01 | Genre: Funk, Soul

Upon its release in 2019, You’re the Man was billed as a “lost” album — an album intended to appear between Marvin Gaye’s 1971 masterwork What’s Going On and 1973’s Let’s Get It On. The story isn’t quite so simple. Even though Motown slated a release for an album, there’s no real indication that You’re the Man was ever close to completion, and this compilation — available as a double LP or digitally — doesn’t make a convincing case that it was. Continue reading “Marvin Gaye – You’re The Man (2019) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 3.63 GB (Hi-Res) + 642 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | UltraDisc One-Step | USA | Cat#: UD1S 2-006 | Genre: Folk Rock

Following on the heels of an album where he repudiated his past with his greatest backing band, Blood on the Tracks finds Bob Dylan, in a way, retreating to the past, recording a largely quiet, acoustic-based album. But this is hardly nostalgia — this is the sound of an artist returning to his strengths, what feels most familiar, as he accepts a traumatic situation, namely the breakdown of his marriage. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Blood On The Tracks (1975) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Alan Parsons Project – Eve (1979) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project - Eve (1979) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project – Eve (1979) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
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Total Size: 1.07 GB (Hi-Res) + 512 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Arista | US Promo | Cat#: AL 9504 | Genre: Progressive Rock

For the most part, 1979’s Eve is somewhat overlooked as being one of the Alan Parsons Project’s finest work, when in fact it involves some of this group’s most intricate songs. The album’s concept deals with the female’s overpowering effect on man. Each song touches on her ability to dissect the male ego, especially through sexual means, originating with Eve’s tempting Adam in the beginning of time. Not only does this idea gain strength as the album progresses, but a musical battle of the sexes begins to arise through each song. The gorgeous “You Won’t Be There” spotlights man’s insecurity. Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – Eve (1979) [CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”