Special Section: Audiophile Discs

James Gang – James Gang Rides Again (1970) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Gang - James Gang Rides Again (1970) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Gang – James Gang Rides Again (1970)
[2017, 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: 206 MB (CD-Layer) + 878 MB (DSF) + 688 MB (FLAC) + 1.41 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2195 | Genre: Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

With their second album Rides Again, the James Gang came into their own. Under the direction of guitarist Joe Walsh, the group — now featuring bassist Dale Peters — began incorporating keyboards into their hard rock, which helped open up their musical horizons. For much of the first side of Rides Again, the group tear through a bunch of boogie numbers, most notably the heavy groove of “Funk #49.” Continue reading “James Gang – James Gang Rides Again (1970) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Music From Big Pink (1968)
[2009, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 407 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.05 GB (DSF) + 810 MB (FLAC) + 1.67 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2044 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added
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The Band – The Band (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - The Band (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – The Band (1969) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 508 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.16 GB (DSF) + 870 MB (FLAC) + 1.78 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2129 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added
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The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Stage Fright (1970) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Stage Fright (1970) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 384 MB (CD-Layer) + 987 MB (DSF) + 712 MB (FLAC) + 1.47 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2048 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added
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The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Cahoots (1971) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2009, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 415 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.17 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 1.75 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2045 | Genre: Blues Rock, Folk Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

The Band weren’t planning on making an album when they started work on their fourth LP, 1971’s Cahoots. Their manager, Albert Grossman, was building a recording studio in Woodstock, New York, where the members of the Band lived, and he invited them over to try the place out as finishing touches were being put on the studio. Continue reading “The Band – Cahoots (1971) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert (1972) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert (1972) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert (1972)
[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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 705 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.17 GB (DSF) + 1.49 GB (FLAC) + 3.19 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2046 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Released on the heels of the stilted, static Cahoots, the double-album Rock of Ages occupies a curious yet important place in Band history. Recorded at a spectacular New Years Eve 1971 gig, the show and album were intended to be a farewell of sorts before the Band took an extended break in 1972, but it turned out to be a last hurrah in many different ways, closing the chapter on the first stage of their career, when they were among the biggest and most important rock & roll bands. Continue reading “The Band – Rock Of Ages: The Band In Concert (1972) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - Northern Lights - Southern Cross (1975) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975)
[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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 431 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.12 GB (DSF) + 767 MB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2047 | Genre: Country Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The first studio album of Band originals since 1971’s Cahoot — in many respects, Northern Lights-Southern Cross was viewed as a comeback. It also can be seen as a swan song, in that its recording marked the last time the five members would work together in the studio as a permanent group, with a commitment to making a record they would tour behind and build on as a working band. Continue reading “The Band – Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Band – The Last Waltz (1978) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band - The Last Waltz (1978) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Band – The Last Waltz (1978) [2014, 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 Image + Cue + Log
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 984 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.15 GB (DSF) + 2.37 GB (FLAC) + 5.23 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2-2139 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

“It started as a concert – it became a celebration.” Unprecedented in scope and unrivaled in spirit, The Last Waltz transcends both the group it honors and every A-list star that appears. Indeed, The Band’s farewell event captures the zeitgeist of a creative period like none other and raises a glass to the communal ethos and artistic electricity that emerged from a time during which foreign wars Continue reading “The Band – The Last Waltz (1978) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (1985) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (1985) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Greatest Hits Volume I & Volume II (1985)
[2017, 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 Image + Cue + Log
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.00 GB (CD-Layer) + 2.64 GB (DSF) + 2.18 GB (FLAC) + 4.76 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2-2121 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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Billy Joel – The Stranger (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - The Stranger (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – The Stranger (1978) [2012, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 446 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.14 GB (DSF) + 772 MB (FLAC) + 1.72 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2089 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

An integral part of Mobile Fidelity’s Billy Joel catalog restoration series, The Stranger is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on transparent hybrid SACD. Far superior to previous reissues, this edition emphasizes the crucial touches and insightful techniques Ramone brought to a batch of material that ranks among Joel’s most clever, catchy, and sagacious. Continue reading “Billy Joel – The Stranger (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) [2012, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 454 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.10 GB (DSF) + 751 MB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2090 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

52nd Street is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on transparent hybrid SACD. The wider and deeper grooves – as well as the meticulous mastering process – yield resplendent dynamics, broad soundstages, three-dimensional perspectives, and tonal balances absent from prior editions. Indeed, Joel wouldn’t sound more realistic if were playing ten rows away from you onstage. Continue reading “Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 451 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.12 GB (DSF) + 777 MB (FLAC) + 1.69 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2093 | Genre: Poop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Nylon Curtain is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on fully transparent hybrid SACD. The myriad nuances amidst Phil Ramone’s crisp production assume greater tonality, texture, and detail. What was a very good-sounding album is now an audiophile-caliber favorite, with transparency, clarity, and microdynamics enhancing the poignant connection between Joel’s expressiveness and the listener’s emotions. Continue reading “Billy Joel – The Nylon Curtain (1982) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - An Innocent Man (1983) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 520 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.12 GB (DSF) + 797 MB (FLAC) + 1.65 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2094 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

An essential title in our Billy Joel catalog restoration series, An Innocent Man is mastered from the original master tapes and pressed on 180g LP at RTI. The resulting presentation effortlessly outshines that heard on all previous editions of this 1983 set. Particularly, the effervescent harmonies now possess an airiness and extension that lends to realistic tonal decay. Instruments are balanced and placed on a wider Continue reading “Billy Joel – An Innocent Man (1983) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Billy Joel – Glass Houses (1980) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Glass Houses (1980) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Glass Houses (1980)
[2012, 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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 433 MB (CD-Layer) + 980 MB (DSF) + 662 MB (FLAC) + 1.42 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2091 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Glass Houses is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on fully transparent hybrid SACD. Honing in on producer Phil Ramone’s radio-tailored albeit looser, straightforward production, this edition opens up the previously veiled soundstages, spotlights the clean yet raucous arrangements, and decongests the imaging so that every note comes to the fore. Continue reading “Billy Joel – Glass Houses (1980) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969)
[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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 323 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.04 GB (DSF) + 795 MB (FLAC) + 1.64 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 209 | Genre: Blues Rock, Classic Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Joe Cocker’s debut album holds up extraordinarily well across four decades, the singer’s performance bolstered by some very sharp playing, not only by his established sideman/collaborator Chris Stainton, but also some top-notch session musicians, among them drummer Clem Cattini, Steve Winwood on organ, and guitarists Jimmy Page and Albert Lee, all sitting in. Continue reading “Joe Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”