Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [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: 1.38 GB (ISO) + 1.38 GB (DSF) + 408 MB (FLAC) + 116 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2049 | Genre: R&B, Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles, released in October 1961 on Atlantic Records. The album was his last release for Atlantic, compiling twelve blues songs from various sessions during his tenure for the label. The album showcases Charles’s stylistic development with a combination of piano blues, jazz, and southern R&B. The photo for the album cover was taken by renowned photographer Lee Friedlander. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius Sings The Blues (1961) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962)
[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: 1.26 GB (ISO) + 1.27 GB (DSF) + 609 MB (FLAC) + 279 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 225 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

First issued in the early ’60s, this collection of musical Christmas cheer is packed full of the smoothly sung, sentimental favorites associated as much with Nat King Cole himself as with the season. The singer’s performance of “The Christmas Song” is an unforgettable classic reprised here twice, once in an updated version that includes a contemporary vocal from his daughter, Natalie, and also in Cole’s original 1946 recording. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [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: 1.68 GB (ISO) + 1.71 GB (DSF) + 453 MB (FLAC) + 154 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2109 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Following the hard-driving A Swingin’ Affair, Frank Sinatra released another all-ballads record, Where Are You? The album was the first he recorded at Capitol without Nelson Riddle, as well as the first he recorded in stereo. Where Riddle’s down beat albums are stately and sullen, Jenkins favors lush, melancholy arrangements played by large, string-dominated orchestras. Jenkins’ arrangements suggested classical textures, although the tempos alluded to Billie Holiday’s ballad style. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Where Are You? (1957) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Boz Scaggs – Silk Degrees (1976) [1981, CBS Mastersound 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: 1.00 GB (Hi-Res) + 367 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: CBS Mastersound | US | Cat#: HC 43920 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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Mel Tormé – The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mel Tormé - The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mel Tormé – The London Sessions (2002) [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: 1.71 GB (ISO) + 1.68 GB (DSF) + 786 MB (FLAC) + 246 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 002 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Mel Tormé had recorded relatively few rewarding albums in the decade before this set, originally put out by Gryphon before being reissued on CD by DCC Jazz. However, his voice had improved with time, his range had widened, and he had become an even stronger jazz singer than before. Continue reading “Mel Tormé – The London Sessions (2002) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony – Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (1979) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony - Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (1979) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin & St. Louis Symphony – Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (1979) [2003, 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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.87 GB (ISO) + 6.65 GB (DSF) + 2.18 GB (FLAC) + 390 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 4003 | Genre: Classical
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Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (1983) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark Knopfler - Local Hero (1983) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (1983) [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: 1.90 GB (ISO) + 1.87 GB (DSF) + 866 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2227 | Genre: Soundtrack

Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler’s intricate, introspective finger-picked guitar stylings make a perfect musical complement to the wistful tone of Bill Forsyth’s comedy film, Local Hero. This album was billed as a Knopfler solo album rather than an original soundtrack album, with the notation “music … for the film.” Continue reading “Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (1983) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Young Rascals – Groovin’ (1967) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Young Rascals - Groovin' (1967) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Young Rascals – Groovin’ (1967) [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: 1.61 GB (ISO) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 500 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2225 | Genre: Pop Rock, R&B

The Rascals move into the era of psychedelia with a vengeance on this album — the best of their entire history — which also retains a soulful core and adds a bit of a Latin beat. The original album on Atlantic was a monster seller thanks to the title track, practically the group’s signature tune (number one on the pop charts, number three on R&B), but “Groovin'” was only one small strong point on the album of the same name. Continue reading “The Young Rascals – Groovin’ (1967) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Donovan – Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Donovan - Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Donovan – Storyteller (2003) [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: 1.93 GB (ISO) + 1.96 GB (DSF) + 699 MB (FLAC) + 227 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 015 | Genre: Folk Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Storyteller is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released on September 16, 2003 (Audio Fidelity 015) and was the first Donovan album released as a Super Audio CD/CD hybrid. Continue reading “Donovan – Storyteller (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (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: 1.62 GB (ISO) + 1.64 GB (DSF) + 795 MB (FLAC) + 381 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2142 | Genre: R&B
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Aretha’s Gold is a greatest hits album by Aretha Franklin, released in 1969 at Atlantic Recording Corporation. The album’s tracks were recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, except “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)” and “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man”, which were recorded at the Fame Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama Continue reading “Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elvis Presley – King Creole (1958) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elvis Presley - King Creole (1958) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Elvis Presley – King Creole (1958) [2013, 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: 919 MB (ISO) + 913 MB (DSF) + 398 MB (FLAC) + 153 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 160 | Genre: Rock & Roll
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King Creole was the last movie that Elvis Presley made before he entered the army in the spring of 1958 — it was also his last film in black-and-white, as well as his final effort directed by a serious old-time filmmaker (Michael Curtiz); and, apart from a few isolated, quirky efforts like Flaming Star, Change of Habit, and Charro, this was the last of his serious movies, in which Presley was trying hard, pushing himself as an actor and, really, all through the score, as a musician. This is reflected in the soundtrack, which is one of the stronger film-related releases of his career. Continue reading “Elvis Presley – King Creole (1958) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

VA – Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA - Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA – Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, 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: 3.17 GB (ISO) + 3.22 GB (DSF) + 1.49 GB (FLAC) + 606 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 179 | Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Time Life is proud to introduce something new in the realm of compilation albums – for the first time ever in conjunction with Audio Fidelity we have assembled the original masters of some of rock’s biggest stars and greatest hits and remastered these classics for Hybrid SACD. Continue reading “VA – Legends: Get It On (2003) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [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: 1.54 GB (ISO) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 590 MB (FLAC) + 176 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2055 | Genre: Big Band, Soul-Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius of Ray Charles is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records. The album eschewed the soul sound of his 1950s recordings, which fused jazz, gospel, and blues, for swinging pop with big band arrangements. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo' (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [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: 1.79 GB (ISO) + 1.81 GB (DSF) + 838 MB (FLAC) + 250 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2054 | Genre: Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

In age where most contemporary bluesmen strive to mimic the past and pattern their music after the greats, Keb Mo is content to be himself. Original, charismatic, and immensely gifted, the guitarist/vocalist (born Kevin Moore) brings country blues in the late 20th century on his stunning self-titled Epic debut, which quickly climbed the charts and turned the former backing instrumentalist into a household name. Continue reading “Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ray Charles – The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, 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: 1.56 GB (ISO) + 1.58 GB (DSF) + 416 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2073 | Genre: R&B, Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius After Hours is a 1961 album by Ray Charles. All of the songs were taken from the same three studio sessions that created the album The Great Ray Charles which featured the use of both a trio and a septet; the latter arranged by Quincy Jones. Also appearing on the album is David “Fathead” Newman on tenor and alto, as well as the trumpeter Joseph Bridgewater. It was reissued in 1985 by Atlantic Jazzlore. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”