Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (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 Image + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 324 MB (CD-Layer) + 5.46 GB (DSF) + 2.10 GB (FLAC) + 2.92 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 207 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Piano Man gave Billy Joel his long-desired big hit, but it also somewhat threw him for a loop. He had been driven on Piano Man, determined to deliver an album that established him as both a serious artist and a commercial contender. Having achieved at least one of those goals (critics never gave Joel much credit), he had to release another album quickly if he wanted to keep his profile high Continue reading “Billy Joel – Streetlife Serenade (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Dylan – Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004] [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004] [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004]
[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 Image + Cue + Log
2x Discs | Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 827 MB (CD-Layer) + 15 GB (DSF) + 6.98 GB (FLAC) + 6.14 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 230 | Genre: Folk Rock
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It does seem strange, very strange indeed, to be hearing an official release of this historic concert, which has been available as a bootleg for decades. The Halloween gig at Philharmonic Hall in New York was a special part of the tour for Another Side of Bob Dylan, arguably his greatest acoustic recording. What’s more poignant, however, is how it previews the material on Bringing It All Back Home. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Live 1964 (Concert At Philharmonic Hall) [2004] [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead - Workingman's Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 211 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.47 GB (DSF) + 699 MB (FLAC) + 1.49 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2137 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock
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Workingman’s Dead is the fourth Grateful Dead studio album. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. The album and its studio follow-up, American Beauty, were recorded back-to-back using a similar style, eschewing the psychedelic experimentation of previous albums in favor of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s Americana-styled songcraft Continue reading “Grateful Dead – Workingman’s Dead (1970) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971)
[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
2x Discs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 635 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.19 GB (DSF) + 1.57 GB (FLAC) + 3.28 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ2 145 | Genre: Folk Rock
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Where Dylan’s first Greatest Hits took its title literally, Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 is a greatest-hits album only in the loosest sense of the term. While the double album does contain several genuine hits — “Lay Lady Lay,” “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here with You,” the non-LP “Watching the River Flow” — it is largely comprised of album tracks that became classics, either through Dylan’s own version or through covers. Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits Vol. II (1971) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971)
[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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 327 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.19 GB (DSF) + 1.04 GB (FLAC) + 871 MB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 259 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
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Leon Russell’s accolades are monumental in a number of categories, from songwriting to session playing, to his solo work. Leon Russell and the Shelter People is the second solo album by the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. This 1971 gem shot to #17 on the Billboard album charts. Continue reading “Leon Russell – Leon Russell And The Shelter People (1971) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World (1975) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire - That's The Way Of The World (1975) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World (1975)
[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
Total Size: 330 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.05 GB (DSF) + 0.99 GB (FLAC) + 2.09 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2016 | Genre: R&B
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Earth, Wind & Fire has delivered more than its share of excellent albums, but if a person could own only one EWF release, the logical choice would be That’s the Way of the World, which was the band’s best album as well as its best-selling. Continue reading “Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World (1975) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

McCoy Tyner – Sahara (1972) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

McCoy Tyner - Sahara (1972) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

McCoy Tyner – Sahara (1972) [2006, 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: 312 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.33 GB (DSF) + 979 MB (FLAC) + 1.98 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2029| Genre: Jazz
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After the death of John Coltrane, his longtime pianist McCoy Tyner was in something of a musical quandary. Keeping up with his mentor through the incredible explorations of the early ’60s, he seemed to have some difficulty navigating the even further out territories explored in the two or three years before Coltrane’s death in 1967. Continue reading “McCoy Tyner – Sahara (1972) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Jerry Garcia & David Grisman (1991) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Jerry Garcia & David Grisman (1991) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Jerry Garcia & David Grisman (1991)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 317 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.38 GB (DSF) + 1.08 GB (FLAC) + 2.42 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2140 | Genre: Country
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This Grammy-nominated disc heralds the origins of the highly acclaimed acoustic duo of Jerry Garcia (guitar/vocals) and David “Dawg” Grisman (mandolin). They had been chums for years by the time they began their direct partnership in earnest on December 7, 1990, with a nine-song set at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley, CA. Over half of that material would be reworked the following spring — for inclusion on this disc — at Grisman’s newly appointed, plush, and well-lit Dawg Studios. Continue reading “Jerry Garcia & David Grisman – Jerry Garcia & David Grisman (1991) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton – Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton - Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton – Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986)
[2006, 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: 285 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.73 GB (DSF) + 865 MB (FLAC) + 1.77 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2017 | Genre: Jazz, Cool
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Starting in the late ’50s, Gerry Mulligan recorded a series of encounters with fellow saxophonists that included such immortals as Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster. In 1986 he resumed the practice for this one date on which his baritone is matched with the tenor of the young great Scott Hamilton. The music, which includes warm ballads and fairly hot romps (five of the seven songs are Mulligan originals), consistently swing and are quite enjoyable. Continue reading “Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton – Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Procol Harum - A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (1969) [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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 357 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.65 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 1.70 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2192 | Genre: Classic Rock
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This album, the group’s third, was where they showed just how far their talents extended across the musical landscape, from blues to R&B to classical rock. In contrast to their hastily recorded debut, or its successor, done to stretch their performance and composition range, A Salty Dog was recorded in a reasonable amount of time, giving the band a chance to fully develop their ideas. Continue reading “Procol Harum – A Salty Dog (1969) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ry Cooder – Paradise And Lunch (1974) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ry Cooder - Paradise And Lunch (1974) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ry Cooder – Paradise And Lunch (1974) [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: 194 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.51 GB (DSF) + 684 MB (FLAC) + 1.55 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2159 | Genre: Blues
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Paradise and Lunch is the fourth album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released on June 8, 1974 on Reprise Records. The album is composed of cover versions of jazz, blues and roots standards and obscurities recorded at the Warner Brothers Studios. Continue reading “Ry Cooder – Paradise And Lunch (1974) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Judy Collins – Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Judy Collins - Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Judy Collins – Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972)
[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: 370 MB (CD-Layer) + 6.67 GB (DSF) + 2.57 GB (FLAC) + 2.05 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 220 | Genre: Folk
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An excellent collection of some of the best tracks from Judy Collins’ early Elektra albums, Colors of the Day will both entertain and leave you wanting more. Lovingly programmed (it leads off with her excellent country-pop hit “Someday Soon,” an Ian Tyson classic), this is Collins at her finest. Earlier explorations into folk-pop (“Both Sides Now”), British folk (“Sunny Goodge Street,” “In My Life”), and gospel (“Amazing Grace”) clearly show her eclecticism. Continue reading “Judy Collins – Colors Of The Day: The Best Of Judy Collins (1972) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Eagles – On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eagles - On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Eagles – On The Border (1974) [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: 1.69 GB (DSF) + 886 MB (FLAC) + 1.72 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2231 | Genre: Country Rock

The Eagles began recording their third album in England with producer Glyn Johns, as they had their first two albums, but abandoned the sessions after completing two acceptable tracks. Johns, it is said, tended to emphasize the group’s country elements and its harmonies, while the band, in particular Glenn Frey and Don Henley, wanted to take more of a hard rock direction. Continue reading “Eagles – On The Border (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jimmy Reed – Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall / The Best Of Jimmy Reed (1961) [2004, Audio Fidelity, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jimmy Reed - Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall / The Best Of Jimmy Reed (1961) [2004, Audio Fidelity, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jimmy Reed – Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall / The Best Of Jimmy Reed (1961)
[2004, Audio Fidelity, 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: 343 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.57 GB (DSF) + 1.06 GB (FLAC) + 2.61 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 020 | Genre: Blues
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Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall is a double LP album by Jimmy Reed, released in 1961. Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of a studio recreation of a Carnegie Hall performance on one disc and a second disc that is identical to an LP released separately as The Best of Jimmy Reed. Continue reading “Jimmy Reed – Jimmy Reed At Carnegie Hall / The Best Of Jimmy Reed (1961) [2004, Audio Fidelity, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Neil Norman – Sci-Fi In Hi-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Neil Norman - Sci-Fi In Hi-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Neil Norman – Sci-Fi In Hi-Fi (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: 321 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.01 GB (DSF) + 984 MB (FLAC) + 2.04 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 012 | Genre: Soundtrack
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Whether in its original serial form in the 1940s, in the low-budget films of the 1950s, in the television series of the 1960s, or even in the overgrown re-imaginings for blockbuster movies in the 1970s and beyond, the science-fiction genre on film (and videotape) has always had something cheesy about it, and that is part of its appeal. Continue reading “Neil Norman – Sci-Fi In Hi-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”