Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)
[2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 298 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.08 GB (DSF) + 1.22 GB (ISO) + 975 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2208 | Genre: Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Charles Mingus’ debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist’s talents and probably the best reference point for beginners. While there’s also a strong case for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as his best work overall, it lacks Ah Um’s immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes. Mingus’ compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused, assimilating individual spontaneity into a firm consistency of mood, and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um. Continue reading “Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)
[2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.16 GB (DSF) + 953 MB (FLAC) + 1.28 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2266 | Genre: Pop Rock

Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s renowned mastering system and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents Springsteen’s sophomore record in audiophile sound. It plays with a clarity, energy, and openness that complement the expressiveness, dynamics, and scope of the seven restless songs. Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Santana – Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Santana - Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Santana – Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
2xDiscs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.05 GB (ISO) + 2.94 GB (DSF) + 2.44 GB (FLAC) + 828 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ2 247 | Genre: Blues Rock, Latin Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Lotus is a 1974 live album by the Latin rock band Santana, recorded at the Osaka Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan in 1973. It was originally released in 1974 as a triple vinyl LP in Japan only. The first U.S. release was in 1991 as a 2-CD set. Continue reading “Santana – Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Earth, Wind & Fire – Open Our Eyes (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire - Open Our Eyes (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire – Open Our Eyes (1974)
[2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 247 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.12 GB (DSF) + 2.53 GB (ISO) + 2.11 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 202 | Genre: R&B
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Finally, after almost half a decade of serious dues-paying, Earth, Wind & Fire took off commercially with its fifth album, Open Our Eyes. EWF had been delivering great albums since 1971, but it wasn’t until 1974 that the public proved genuinely receptive to Maurice White’s mystical and unorthodox take on soul and funk. No longer would EWF enjoy only a small cult following. Continue reading “Earth, Wind & Fire – Open Our Eyes (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – The Sky Is Crying (1991) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying (1991) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – The Sky Is Crying (1991)
[2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 405 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.20 GB (DSF) + 910 MB (FLAC) + 1.76 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2078 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

The posthumously assembled ten-track outtakes collection The Sky Is Crying actually proves to be one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s most consistent albums, rivaling In Step as the best outside of the Greatest Hits collection. Continue reading “Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – The Sky Is Crying (1991) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – In Step (1989) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - In Step (1989) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – In Step (1989)
[2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 477 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.33 GB (DSF) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) + 1.91 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2077 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

As part of the label’s Stevie Ray Vaughan catalog restoration project, Mobile Fidelity has remastered this 1989 classic from the original master tapes for an unprecedented sonic experience. Surpassing the myriad inferior remastered and reconfigured editions, this numbered-edition hybrid SACD allows you to savor Vaughan’s shuffles, wah-wah pedal effects, and string-squeezing fervor like never before. They almost didn’t happen. Continue reading “Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – In Step (1989) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul To Soul (1985) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Soul To Soul (1985) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul To Soul (1985)
[2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 490 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.31 GB (DSF) + 0.99 GB (FLAC) + 1.87 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2076 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s SACD brings Vaughan’s tremolo bar dynamics, heavy-duty fills, blistering runs, and soulful ache into pristine focus. More importantly, the raw tones from his Stratocaster guitar, triumphant carry drawl of his voice, and every knee-buckling string bend are captured with extreme delicacy, so you don’t miss a note. Continue reading “Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Soul To Soul (1985) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Couldn’t Stand The Weather (1984) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand The Weather (1984) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Couldn’t Stand The Weather (1984)
[2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 462 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.23 GB (DSF) + 973 MB (FLAC) + 1.32 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2075 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD brings Vaughan and Co. into your listening room and basically places them at your feet. The searing tones from Vaughan’s ’59 Stratocaster guitar, drawl of his raspy voice, and every strategic bend of the strings are captured with extreme delicacy. The soundstage is deep and wide, and the microdynamics simply pop. Welcome to Texas, Stevie Ray style. Continue reading “Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Couldn’t Stand The Weather (1984) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Texas Flood (1983) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Texas Flood (1983)
[2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 472 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.29 GB (DSF) + 983 MB (FLAC) + 1.37 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2074 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

This staggering 1983 album has been remastered and reconfigured multiple times, yielding sporadic results. Mobile Fidelity finally gets it right: Mastered from the original master tapes, this numbered-edition hybrid SACD brings Vaughan’s scrunched-up face, closed-eyes appearance, quick-draw fingers, and cowboy hat into pristine focus. Continue reading “Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Texas Flood (1983) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) [2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (1967) [2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967)
[2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 364 MB (CD-Layer) + 616 MB (DSF) + 1.86 GB (ISO) + 545 MB (FLAC)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2210 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Update 1: DSF Tracks have been added
Update 2: FLAC files have been best encoded & tagged

Long considered one of the legendary lost bands of hard rock and a pioneer in (or influence on, depending on who you ask) progressive rock, Vanilla Fudge is probably best known for their complete reworkings of more mainstream songs into progressive rock explosions of killer musicianship and arranging. Continue reading “Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) [2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Santana – Santana (1969) [1994, Mastersound Remaster, 24-Karat Gold Disc]

Santana - Santana (1969) [1994, Mastersound Remaster, 24-Karat Gold Disc]

Santana – Santana (1969)
[1994, Mastersound Remaster, 24-Karat Gold Disc]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 244 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony Mastersound | US | Cat#: CK 64212 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Update: FLAC Image has been split into individual tracks

Carlos Santana was originally in his own wing of the Latin Rock Hall of Fame, neither playing Afro-Cuban with rock guitar, as did Malo, nor flavoring mainstream rock with percussion, as did Chicago. His first record, as with the best fusion, created something a little different than just a mixture Continue reading “Santana – Santana (1969) [1994, Mastersound Remaster, 24-Karat Gold Disc]”

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (1971) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.47 GB (ISO) + 1.44 GB (DSF) + 723 MB (FLAC) + 224 MB (CD-Layer)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2038 | Genre: R&B
Update: FLAC files have been best encoded & tagged

What’s Going On is not only Marvin Gaye’s masterpiece, it’s the most important and passionate record to come out of soul music, delivered by one of its finest voices, a man finally free to speak his mind and so move from R&B sex symbol to true recording artist. Continue reading “Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (1971) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.82 GB (DSF) + 959 MB (FLAC) + 1.84 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2251 | Genre: Pop
Update: FLAC files have been best encoded & tagged

Mastered from the original analog master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD does for Thriller what Jackson’s unforgettable appearance on the “Motown 25” TV special in 1983 did for his career: It makes the music personal, human, desirable, relatable, imaginative – the definition of cool. Continue reading “Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair! (1957) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957)
[2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 652 MB (DSF) + 519 MB (FLAC) + 1.88 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2107 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

In some ways, A Swingin’ Affair! is “Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!, Pt. 2,” following the same formula of Sinatra’s hit album of the previous year. Beneath the surface, there are enough variations on A Swingin’ Affair! to make it a distinctive, and equally enjoyable listen. The most noticeable difference between the two records is their basic approach. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – A Swingin’ Affair! (1957) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 233 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.06 GB (DSF) + 792 MB (FLAC) + 1.63 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2112 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

At the time he recorded his final Capitol album, Point of No Return, Frank Sinatra was no longer interested in giving his record label first-rate material, preferring to save that for his new label, Reprise. However, someone persuaded the singer to make the album a special occasion by reuniting with Axel Stordahl, the arranger/conductor who helped Sinatra rise to stardom in the ’40s; he also arranged the vocalist’s first Capitol session, so his presence gave a nice sense of closure to the Capitol era. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Point of No Return (1962) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”