Special Section: Audiophile Discs

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
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

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]”

Los Lobos – This Time (1999) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Los Lobos - This Time (1999) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Los Lobos – This Time (1999) [2004, 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: 257 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 817 MB (FLAC) + 1.59 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2024 | Genre: Latin Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Given all the extracurricular projects members of Los Lobos pursued during the three years separating Colossal Head and its followup, it’s not surprising that they’ve decided to show off what they’ve learned on This Time, resulting in a record that vacillates between songcraft and sonic sculptures. It could be said that Kiko and Colassal Head were like this as well, but the difference is that This Time has the structure of a straight-ahead rock & roll record, clocking in at 38 minutes with 11 short tracks. Continue reading “Los Lobos – This Time (1999) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner - 4 (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner – 4 (1981) [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: 399 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.76 GB (DSF) + 912 MB (FLAC) + 1.29 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2053 | Genre: AOR, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Over the course of their first three late-’70s albums, Foreigner had firmly established themselves (along with Journey and Styx) as one of the top AOR bands of the era. But the band was still looking for that grand slam of a record that would push them to the very top of the heap. Released in 1981, 4 would be that album. In producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange — fresh off his massive success with AC/DC’s Back in Black — guitarist and all-around mastermind Mick Jones found both the catalyst to achieve this and his perfect musical soulmate. Continue reading “Foreigner – 4 (1981) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Foreigner – Head Games (1979) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner - Head Games (1979) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Foreigner – Head Games (1979) [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: 305 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.57 GB (DSF) + 816 MB (FLAC) + 1.59 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2052 | Genre: AOR, Classic Rock
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Foreigner continued its platinum winning streak on Head Games, the band’s third album. By the time Head Games was released, FM radio had fully embraced bands like Foreigner, Journey, and Boston, whose slick hard rock was tough enough to appeal to suburban teens, but smooth enough to be non-threatening to their parents. Tailor-made for the airwaves, “Dirty White Boy” and “Head Games” kept Foreigner at the top of the arena rock heap as the decade came to a close; and the supergroup’s successes would continue well into the ’80s. Continue reading “Foreigner – Head Games (1979) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Searchers – The Collection (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Searchers - The Collection (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Searchers – The Collection (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: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 977 MB (FLAC) + 404 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 018 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Although at 17 tracks totaling a mere 41 minutes, there is enough room to almost double the material, this is a well-chosen selection of Pye-era (1963-’66) music from the British Invasion band many ranked just behind the Beatles for melodic invention. Sure, there are plenty of Searchers’ compilations on the market with more songs at a cheaper price, but there aren’t any that sound this spectacular. The Audio Fidelity label is known for the pristine care they take sonically on their reissues and this is a perfect example of how the extra time, money and effort in mastering makes an enormous difference. Continue reading “The Searchers – The Collection (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Heart – Magazine (1977) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Heart - Magazine (1977) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Heart – Magazine (1977) [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: 1.63 GB (ISO) + 1.60 GB (DSF) + 780 MB (FLAC) + 247 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 171 | Genre: Hard Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Problems with the Mushroom label delayed the release of Magazine, which eventually went platinum and peaked at number 17 on the album charts. Only the hard-rocking “Heartless” made it into the Top 40, and the album didn’t really live up to Heart’s last few efforts Continue reading “Heart – Magazine (1977) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doors – The Best Of The Doors (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doors - The Best Of The Doors (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doors – The Best Of The Doors (1973)
[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: 3.21 GB (ISO) + 6.28 GB (DSF) + 2.54 GB (FLAC) + 385 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ5 206 | Genre: Classic Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Best of The Doors is a compilation album by The Doors released in 1973. It is the first of three compilation albums to be released by the group since the death of lead singer Jim Morrison. The album was originally released in the CD-4 QuadraDisc format, on an exclusive basis, but was later reissued in 1980 in standard Stereo mostly Continue reading “The Doors – The Best Of The Doors (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Patricia Barber – Nightclub (2000) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Patricia Barber - Nightclub (2000) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Patricia Barber – Nightclub (2000) [2002, 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: 2.40 GB (ISO) + 2.36 GB (DSF) + 1.1 GB (FLAC) + 321 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2004 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Chicago native and classically trained pianist Patricia Barber’s sixth album is a collection of downtempo standards, perfect for a rainy day. Taking on classics like “Autumn Leaves,” “I Fall in Love Too Easily,” “Bye Bye Blackbird,” or even “Alfie” is always a risk, but her confident vocals and interpretations eradicate any doubt that she is a master. Continue reading “Patricia Barber – Nightclub (2000) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Patricia Barber – A Distortion Of Love (1992) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Patricia Barber - A Distortion Of Love (1992) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Patricia Barber – A Distortion Of Love (1992) [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: 2.46 GB (ISO) + 2.42 GB (DSF) + 1.09 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2100 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Pianist and singer Patricia Barber’s second album (and major-label debut) is a consistently interesting, but not always completely rewarding, array of original instrumentals, vocal standards, and surprise cover versions. Continue reading “Patricia Barber – A Distortion Of Love (1992) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Patricia Barber – Companion (1999) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Patricia Barber - Companion (1999) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Patricia Barber – Companion (1999) [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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.19 GB (ISO) + 2.14 GB (DSF) + 1012 MB (FLAC) + 340 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2023 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Vocal
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Companion was recorded in a special three-night series of shows in July, 1999 at Chicago’s famed Green Mill jazz club — an unusually short amount of time to produce a live album. To mine as much material as possible from those nights the performances were run more like recording sessions than live shows, with the crowd reverently hushed. Continue reading “Patricia Barber – Companion (1999) [2003, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

YES – Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES - Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES – Going For The One (1977) [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: 1.61 GB (ISO) + 1.58 GB (DSF) + 769 MB (FLAC) + 402 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 157 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Going for the One is perhaps the most overlooked item in the Yes catalog. It marked Rick Wakeman’s return to the band after a three-year absence, and also a return to shorter song forms after the experimentalism of Close to the Edge, Tales from Topographic Oceans, and Relayer. In many ways, this disc could be seen as the follow-up to Fragile. Continue reading “YES – Going For The One (1977) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES - Close To The Edge (1972) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

YES – Close To The Edge (1972) [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: 1.57 GB (ISO) + 1.55 GB (DSF) + 779 MB (FLAC) + 353 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 147 | Genre: Progressive Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [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: 1.83 GB (ISO) + 1.80 GB (DSF) + 871 MB (FLAC) + 486 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2114 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

At the close of the ’70s, Hall & Oates began inching toward a sleek, modern sound, partially inspired by the thriving punk and new wave scene and partially inspired by Daryl Hall’s solo debut, Sacred Songs, a surprising and successful collaboration with art rock legend Robert Fripp. Continue reading “Daryl Hall & John Oates – Voices (1980) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl (1983) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Learning To Crawl (1983) [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: 1.69 GB (ISO) + 1.66 GB (DSF) + 870 MB (FLAC) + 321 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2057 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders - Pretenders II (1981) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Pretenders – Pretenders II (1981) [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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.95 GB (ISO) + 1.92 GB (DSF) + 974 MB (FLAC) + 305 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2056 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added
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