Special Section: Audiophile Discs

The Rolling Stones – Hot Rocks (1971)
[1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2 x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.97 GB (Hi-Res) + 695 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 2-170 | Genre: Rock & Roll
Half-Speed Mastered

This two-LP set is both a lot more and a bit less than what it seems. It is seven years’ worth of mostly very high-charting — and all influential and important — songs, leaving out some singles in favor of well-known album tracks, and in the process, giving an overview not just of the Rolling Stones’ hits but of their evolving image. Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – Hot Rocks (1971) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones (1964)
[1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 741 MB (Hi-Res) + 220 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFSL 1-161 | Genre: Rock & Roll
Half-Speed Mastered

At the close of 1963, the Rolling Stones were, for want of a better word, on a — roll. They’d done okay if not great the previous summer with their debut single, a cover of a Chuck Berry obscurity called “Come On,” which was more energetic than 99 percent of its competition, and then roared into the Top 20 in November with a follow up single, a savage rendition of the Lennon-McCartney song “I Wanna Be Your Man,” Continue reading “The Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones (1964) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”