Special Section: Audiophile Discs

The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
[2005, 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
1.87 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 709 MB (FLAC) + 230 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

One of the greatest debuts in the history of rock, Mr. Tambourine Man was nothing less than a significant step in the evolution of rock & roll itself, demonstrating that intelligent lyrical content could be wedded to compelling electric guitar riffs and a solid backbeat. It was also the album that was most responsible for establishing folk-rock as a popular phenomenon, its most alluring traits being Roger McGuinn’s immediately distinctive 12-string Rickenbacker jangle Continue reading “The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Cars – The Cars (1978) [1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

The Cars - The Cars (1978) [1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

The Cars – The Cars (1978)
[1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
238 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing file haS been added

The Cars’ 1978 self-titled debut, issued on the Elektra label, is a genuine rock masterpiece. The band jokingly referred to the album as their “true greatest-hits album,” but it’s no exaggeration — all nine tracks are new wave/rock classics, still in rotation on rock radio. Continue reading “The Cars – The Cars (1978) [1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”

Eric Clapton – Just One Night (1980) [1994, MFSL Remastered]

Eric Clapton – Just One Night (1980) [1994, MFSL Remastered]

Eric Clapton – Just One Night (1980) [1994, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | 2 x CD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Covers
566 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

Just One Night is a 1980 double album by Eric Clapton, recorded live at the Budokan Theatre in Tokyo, Japan, in December 1979 when Clapton was touring to support Backless, his latest record at that time. The album reached No. 2 in the US and No. 3 in the UK. Continue reading “Eric Clapton – Just One Night (1980) [1994, MFSL Remastered]”

Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) [1993, MFSL Remastered]

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) [1993, MFSL Remastered]

Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) [1993, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
248 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing file has been added

461 Ocean Boulevard is Eric Clapton’s second studio solo album, arriving after his side project of Derek and the Dominos and a long struggle with heroin addiction. Although there are some new reggae influences, the album doesn’t sound all that different from the rock, pop, blues, country, and R&B amalgam of Eric Clapton. Continue reading “Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Boulevard (1974) [1993, MFSL Remastered]”

Eric Clapton – Slowhand (1977) [1991, MFSL Remastered]

Eric Clapton - Slowhand (1977) [1991, MFSL Remastered]

Eric Clapton – Slowhand (1977) [1991, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Scans Included
227 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing file has been added

After the guest-star-drenched No Reason to Cry failed to make much of an impact commercially, Eric Clapton returned to using his own band for Slowhand. The difference is substantial — where No Reason to Cry struggled hard to find the right tone, Slowhand opens with the relaxed, bluesy shuffle of J.J. Cale’s “Cocaine” and sustains it throughout the course of the album. Continue reading “Eric Clapton – Slowhand (1977) [1991, MFSL Remastered]”

Dean Martin – This Time I’m Swingin’! (1960) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dean Martin - This Time I'm Swingin'! (1960) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dean Martin – This Time I’m Swingin’! (1960)
[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
203 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.39 GB (DSF) + 674 MB (FLAC) + 1.41 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

This Time I’m Swingin’! is an album recorded by Dean Martin for Capitol Records. The sessions yielding this album’s songs were recorded in May 1960. While thirteen tracks were recorded during the three sessions, only twelve of them made it onto the album when it was released October 3, 1960. Continue reading “Dean Martin – This Time I’m Swingin’! (1960) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968) [2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968)
[2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Size: 280 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

Cheap Thrills, the major-label debut of Janis Joplin, was one of the most eagerly anticipated, and one of the most successful, albums of 1968. Joplin and her band Big Brother & the Holding Company had earned extensive press notice ever since they played the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, but for a year after that their only recorded work was a poorly produced, self-titled album that they’d done early in their history for Mainstream Records Continue reading “Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2012, Audio Fidelity Remastered]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway (1973) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973)
[1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
492 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

All right, he’s made a record with his wife and a record with his pickup band where democracy is allegedly the conceit even if it never sounds that way, so he returns to a solo effort, making the most disjointed album he ever cut. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”

Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney - Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
332 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

Band on the Run was a commercial success, but even if it was billed as a Wings effort, it was primarily recorded by Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine. So, it was time to once again turn Wings into a genuine band, adding Joe English and Jimmy McCulloch to the lineup and even letting the latter contribute a song. Continue reading “Paul McCartney – Venus And Mars (1975) [1994, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976)
[1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
420 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

If Venus and Mars had the façade of being an album by a band, At the Speed of Sound really is a full-band effort, where everybody gets a chance to sing, and even contribute a song. This, ironically, winds up as considerably less cohesive than its predecessor despite these efforts for community Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings At The Speed Of Sound (1976) [1996, DCC Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”

Asia – Alpha (1983) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Asia - Alpha (1983) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Asia – Alpha (1983) [2017, 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
Full Scans Included
283 MB (CD-LAYER) + 1.76 GB (ISO) + 1.73 GB (DSF) + 842 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: CD-Layer, DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

The eagerly awaited follow-up to the supergroup’s debut, Alpha landed with a resounding thud a year later. The album still managed to be a platinum-selling Top Ten hit, as did the leadoff single “Don’t Cry,” but where Asia managed to make old sounds fresh, Alpha fails miserably. Continue reading “Asia – Alpha (1983) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”