Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) [2012 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel - 52nd Street (1978) [2012 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978)
[2012 MFSL Remaster Edition • 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
468 MB (CD-Layer) / 1.67 GB (DSF) / 756 MB (FLAC) / 1.69 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2090
Update: Re-uploaded By Request

52nd Street is mastered from the original master tapes and made available on transparent hybrid SACD. The wider and deeper grooves – as well as the meticulous mastering process – yield resplendent dynamics, broad soundstages, three-dimensional perspectives, and tonal balances absent from prior editions. Indeed, Joel wouldn’t sound more realistic if were playing ten rows away from you onstage. Continue reading “Billy Joel – 52nd Street (1978) [2012 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Pixies – Bossanova (1990) [2008 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Pixies - Bossanova (1990) [2008 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Pixies – Bossanova (1990)
[2008 MFSL Remaster Edition • 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
306 MB (CD-Layer) / 1.65 GB (DSF) / 852 MB (FLAC) / 1.68 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2035

When Bossanova arrived in 1990, it reflected the exhaustion the Pixies felt after Doolittle’s enormous success: For the first time, the band seems to be running out of ideas. Tellingly, Kim Deal contributes no songs, having formed the Breeders to give her work an outlet; that summer, their debut Pod won a warmer response than Bossanova received. Continue reading “Pixies – Bossanova (1990) [2008 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Weezer – Weezer (1994) [2014 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weezer - Weezer (1994) [2014 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weezer – Weezer (1994)
[2014 MFSL Remaster Edition • 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
302 MB (CD-Layer) / 1.70 GB (DSF) / 850 MB (FLAC) / 1.73 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2160
Update: Re-uploaded By Request

Even if you lived through it, it’s hard to fathom exactly why Weezer were disliked, even loathed, when they released their debut album in the spring of 1994. If you grew up in the years after the heyday of grunge, it may even seem absurd that the band were considered poseurs, hair metal refugees passing themselves off as alt-rock by adapting a few tricks from the Pixies and Nirvana songbooks and sold to MTV with stylish videos. Continue reading “Weezer – Weezer (1994) [2014 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Warren Zevon – Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (1980) [2026 MFSL Remaster Edition • Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Warren Zevon - Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (1980) [2026 MFSL Remaster Edition • Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Warren Zevon – Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (1980)
[2026 MFSL Remaster Edition • Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
1.53 GB (DSF) / 750 MB (FLAC) / 1.57 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2306

Sourced from the original analog master tapes, housed in mini-LP-style packaging, and strictly limited to 2,500 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD presents Zevon’s fourth album in audiophile sound. Co-produced by Zevon and longtime studio partner Greg Ladanyi, Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School benefits Continue reading “Warren Zevon – Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School (1980) [2026 MFSL Remaster Edition • Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

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

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

Earth, Wind & Fire – That’s The Way Of The World (1975)
[2005 MFSL Remaster Edition • 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
330 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.05 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 2.09 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2016
Update: Re-uploaded By Request

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 Remaster Edition • CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cat Stevens – Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens – Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995, 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
863 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: MFSL 1-244
Update: Missing files have been added

Even as a serious-minded singer/songwriter, Cat Stevens never stopped being a pop singer at heart, and with Teaser and the Firecat he reconciled his philosophical interests with his pop instincts. Basically, Teaser’s songs came in two modes: gentle ballads that usually found Stevens and second guitarist Alun Davies playing delicate lines over sensitive love lyrics, and up-tempo numbers on which the guitarists strummed away and thundering drums played in stop-start rhythms. Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Teaser And The Firecat (1971) [1995 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl 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
370 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.19 GB (ISO) + 1.14 GB (DSF) + 592 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 2199
Update: Re-uploaded By Request

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]”

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) [1982 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) [1982 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
[1982 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
1.08 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-069
Update: Missing files have been added

Abandoned Luncheonette, Hall & Oates’ second album, was the first indication of the duo’s talent for sleek, soul-inflected pop/rock. It featured the single “She’s Gone,” which would become a big hit in 1975 when it was re-released following the success of “Sara Smile.” Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973) [1982 MFSL Remaster Edition • CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Holst: The Planets (1975) [2004, MFSL Remaster, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Holst: The Planets (1975) [2004, MFSL Remaster, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Holst: The Planets (1975)
[2004, MFSL Remaster, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
7.03 GB (DSF) + 2.31 GB (ISO) + 2.51 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Cat#: UDSACD 4005
Update: Re-uploaded By Request
Continue reading “Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Holst: The Planets (1975) [2004, MFSL Remaster, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1982, MFSL UHQR Remaster Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1982, MFSL UHQR Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
[1982, MFSL UHQR Remaster Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
966 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Japan JVC Pressed | Cat#: MFQR 1-035
Update: Missing files have been added
Continue reading “Cat Stevens – Tea For The Tillerman (1970) [1982, MFSL UHQR Remaster Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl 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
475 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.61 GB (DSF) + 1.24 GB (FLAC) + 2.65 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Cat#: AFZ 016
Update: Re-uploaded By Request

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]”

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Broken Hearted Blues (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lightnin' Hopkins - Broken Hearted Blues (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lightnin’ Hopkins – Broken Hearted Blues (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
Scans Included
226 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.47 GB (DSF) + 997 MB (FLAC) + 2.50 GB (ISO)
Label: Audio Fidelity | Cat#: AFZ 010
Update: Re-uploaded By Request

Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins has been called – the last of the Great Blues Singers – a poetic, haunting and unforgettable country blues bard. Recorded at the peak of his career in 1950 and 1952. The 16 selections include his two biggest hits, Hello Central and Coffee Blues. Continue reading “Lightnin’ Hopkins – Broken Hearted Blues (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Johnny Mathis - Heavenly (1959) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959)
[1980, 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
1.29 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-171
Update: Missing files have been added

Heavenly is Johnny Mathis’ most successful regular album release, exceeded in his catalog only by the compilation Johnny’s Greatest Hits and the seasonal Merry Christmas collection. It’s not hard to understand why; this record is the epitome of Mathis’ approach to music. Continue reading “Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

David Foster – The Best Of Me (1983) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

David Foster - The Best Of Me (1983) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

David Foster – The Best Of Me (1983)
[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
1.18 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-123
Update: Missing files have been added

This album really didn’t get the attention it deserved. All of the songs are amazing from Chicago’s hit Hard To Say I’m Sorry to Love At Second Sight all of the songs are special. Though i prefer The Best Of Me with Olivia Newton-John, this version still great. Continue reading “David Foster – The Best Of Me (1983) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow I (1973) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Barry Manilow - Barry Manilow I (1973) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow I (1973)
[1982, 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
1.0 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-097
Update: Missing files have been added

Barry Manilow’s debut album proves to be a far different animal than its glitzier successors; it’s fairly raw and unpolished, though his dramatic vocal style is already well established here. The material roams from impassioned balladeering (“I Am Your Child,” “One of These Days”) to chunky country (“Sweetwater Jones”), driving rock (“Oh My Lady”), and ’40s-style swing (“Cloudburst”) — and that’s just side one. Continue reading “Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow I (1973) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”