Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Tommy Turrentine – Tommy Turrentine (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tommy Turrentine - Tommy Turrentine (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tommy Turrentine – Tommy Turrentine (1960)
[2003, Audio Fidelity 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: 1.27 GB (ISO) + 1.18 GB (DSF) + 894 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fiddelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 007| Genre: Hard Bop
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

When he recorded this album, his lone date as a leader, trumpeter Tommy Turrentine (who was a member of Max Roach’s group along with his brother, the soon-to-be famous tenor Stanley Turrentine) seemed to have a potentially great future. Unfortunately, ill health would eventually force his retirement. Continue reading “Tommy Turrentine – Tommy Turrentine (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived… with ‘The Best Band I Ever Had’ (1977) [2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Buddy Rich - The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived... with 'The Best Band I Ever Had' (1977) [2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived… with ‘The Best Band I Ever Had’ (1977)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 870 MB (ISO) + 769 MB (DSF) + 591 MB (FLAC) + 257 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 003 | Genre: Big Band, Jazz
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Although the title of this reissue is not necessarily accurate (Buddy Rich’s 1966 big band was a stronger unit), this is a high-quality jazz album. Rich surprisingly does not solo much (just on Chick Corea’s “Fiesta”) but the material is strong, the arrangements (by Mike Abene, Frank Perowsky, Tom Boros, Barry Keiner and Barry Mintzer) are colorful, and the soloists are excellent. Continue reading “Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived… with ‘The Best Band I Ever Had’ (1977) [2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.29 GB (ISO) + 1.21 GB (DSF) + 879 MB (FLAC) + 333 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2060 | Genre: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

The Doobies team up with the Memphis Horns for an even more Southern-flavored album than usual, although also a more uneven one. By this time, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and company had pretty well inherited the mantle and the core (and then some) of the audience left behind by Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
[2024, 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: 0.99 GB (DSF) + 858 MB (FLAC) + 1.11 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2263 | Genre: Folk, World

Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-LP gatefold-sleeve packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD elevates the sonic and emotional impact of this epochal album. You’ll enjoy deep-black backgrounds, wide soundstages, pointillist details, and broad dynamics. Continue reading “Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)
[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: 1.18 GB (ISO) + 1.06 GB (DSF) + 946 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2214 | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

David Crosby’s debut solo album was the second release in a trilogy of albums (the others being Paul Kantner’s Blows Against the Empire and Mickey Hart’s Rolling Thunder) involving the indefinite aggregation of Bay Area friends and musical peers that informally christened itself the Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra. Everyone from the members of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane to Crosby’s mates in CSNY Continue reading “David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Milt Jackson Sextet – Invitation (1962) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Milt Jackson Sextet - Invitation (1962) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Milt Jackson Sextet – Invitation (1962) [2007, 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: 1.45 GB (ISO) + 1.33 GB (DSF) + 992 MB (FLAC) + 302 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2031 | Genre: Bossa Nova, Jazz
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Invitation is an album by vibraphonist Milt Jackson’s Sextet featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label. Continue reading “Milt Jackson Sextet – Invitation (1962) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

John Mayall & Friends – Along For The Ride (2001) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Mayall & Friends - Along For The Ride (2001) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

John Mayall & Friends – Along For The Ride (2001)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 475 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.77 GB (DSF) + 1.24 GB (FLAC) + 1.89 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 016 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

By the time this was released in 2001, John Mayall was more known for the people who played in his seminal British band, the Bluesbreakers rather than his own accomplishments. The success of 1999’s Padlock on the Blues afforded Mayall the opportunity to fulfill his dreams and gather an all-star lineup of blues and rock luminaries. Continue reading “John Mayall & Friends – Along For The Ride (2001) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966) [2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966) [2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966)
[2018, 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: 371 MB (CD-Layer) + 807 MB (ISO) + 703 MB (DSF) + 592 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2199 | Genre: Country, Folk
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Simon & Garfunkel’s first masterpiece, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme was also the first album on which the duo, in tandem with engineer Roy Halee, exerted total control from beginning to end, right down to the mixing, and it is an achievement akin to the Beatles’ Revolver or the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds album, and just as personal and pointed as either of those records at their respective bests. Continue reading “Simon & Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme (1966) [2018, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Knack – Get The Knack (1979) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Knack - Get The Knack (1979) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Knack – Get The Knack (1979) [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: 432 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.00 GB (DSF) + 1.13 GB (ISO) + 867 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2191 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Get the Knack is the debut album by the Knack, released in June 1979. At the time, the album was one of the most successful debuts in history, selling over one million copies in less than two months and spending five weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. Continue reading “The Knack – Get The Knack (1979) [2017, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Miles Davis – Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1961) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis - Steamin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (1961) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis – Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1961)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.12 GB (ISO) + 1.03 GB (DSF) + 848 MB (FLAC) + 265 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2019 | Genre: Jazz, Hard Bop
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Although chronologically the last to be issued, this collection includes some of the best performances from the tapes which would produce the albums Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and ultimately, Steamin’. A primary consideration of these fruitful sessions is the caliber of musicians — Miles Davis (trumpet), Red Garland (piano), John Coltrane (tenor sax), and Philly Joe Jones (drums) — who were basically doing their stage act in the studio. Continue reading “Miles Davis – Steamin’ With The Miles Davis Quintet (1961) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)
[2019, 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: 298 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.08 GB (DSF) + 1.22 GB (ISO) + 975 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2208 | Genre: Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Charles Mingus’ debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um is a stunning summation of the bassist’s talents and probably the best reference point for beginners. While there’s also a strong case for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady as his best work overall, it lacks Ah Um’s immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes. Mingus’ compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused, assimilating individual spontaneity into a firm consistency of mood, and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um. Continue reading “Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973)
[2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Total Size: 1.16 GB (DSF) + 953 MB (FLAC) + 1.28 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2266 | Genre: Pop Rock

Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s renowned mastering system and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents Springsteen’s sophomore record in audiophile sound. It plays with a clarity, energy, and openness that complement the expressiveness, dynamics, and scope of the seven restless songs. Continue reading “Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (1973) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Santana – Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Santana - Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Santana – Lotus (1974) [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 Tracks + Cue + Log
2xDiscs | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.05 GB (ISO) + 2.94 GB (DSF) + 2.44 GB (FLAC) + 828 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ2 247 | Genre: Blues Rock, Latin Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Lotus is a 1974 live album by the Latin rock band Santana, recorded at the Osaka Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan in 1973. It was originally released in 1974 as a triple vinyl LP in Japan only. The first U.S. release was in 1991 as a 2-CD set. Continue reading “Santana – Lotus (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Earth, Wind & Fire – Open Our Eyes (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire - Open Our Eyes (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire – Open Our Eyes (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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 247 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.12 GB (DSF) + 2.53 GB (ISO) + 2.11 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 202 | Genre: R&B
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Finally, after almost half a decade of serious dues-paying, Earth, Wind & Fire took off commercially with its fifth album, Open Our Eyes. EWF had been delivering great albums since 1971, but it wasn’t until 1974 that the public proved genuinely receptive to Maurice White’s mystical and unorthodox take on soul and funk. No longer would EWF enjoy only a small cult following. Continue reading “Earth, Wind & Fire – Open Our Eyes (1974) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – The Sky Is Crying (1991) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - The Sky Is Crying (1991) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – The Sky Is Crying (1991)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 405 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.20 GB (DSF) + 910 MB (FLAC) + 1.76 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2078 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

The posthumously assembled ten-track outtakes collection The Sky Is Crying actually proves to be one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s most consistent albums, rivaling In Step as the best outside of the Greatest Hits collection. Continue reading “Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – The Sky Is Crying (1991) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”