Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding (1967) [2017, MFSL Mono Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (1967) [2017, MFSL Mono Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – John Wesley Harding (1967) [2017, MFSL Mono 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: 1.62 GB (ISO) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 766 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2183 | Genre: Folk Rock
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Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home (1965) [2016, MFSL Mono Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965) [2016, MFSL Mono Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home (1965) [2016, MFSL Mono 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: 1.97 GB (ISO) + 1.92 GB (DSF) + 920 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2181 | Genre: Folk Rock
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Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan (1962) [2017, MFSL Mono Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (1962) [2017, MFSL Mono Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Dylan – Bob Dylan (1962) [2017, MFSL Mono 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: 1.55 GB (ISO) + 1.49 GB (DSF) + 749 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2177 | Genre: Folk Rock
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The Byrds – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Byrds – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) [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: 2.35 GB (ISO) + 2.37. GB (DSF) + 885 MB (FLAC) + 382 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2015 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock
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The recording sessions for the Byrds’ fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, were conducted in the midst of internal turmoil that found them reduced to a duo by the time the record was completed. That wasn’t evident from listening to the results, which showed the group continuing to expand the parameters of their eclecticism while retaining their hallmark guitar jangle and harmonies Continue reading “The Byrds – The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) [2006, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Sonny Clark Trio – Sonny Clark Trio (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sonny Clark Trio - Sonny Clark Trio (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Sonny Clark Trio – Sonny Clark Trio (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: 3.10 GB (ISO) + 3.06 GB (DSF) + 1.36 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 006 | Genre: Piano Jazz
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This lesser-known Sonny Clark session (his only studio album not made for Blue Note) is sometimes issued under drummer Max Roach’s name, too. They are joined by bassist George Duvivier for a set of generally obscure Clark originals including “Minor Meeting,” “Blues Mambo,” and “My Conception” (which is taken as an unaccompanied piano solo). Although not obvious while listening to his recording, Clark’s life was in decline and this would be his penultimate date as a leader. Continue reading “Sonny Clark Trio – Sonny Clark Trio (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul (1969) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul (1969) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul (1969) [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: 1.89 GB (ISO) + 1.86 GB (DSF) + 917 MB (FLAC) + 284 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2005 | Genre: Soul, R&B
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Released at the tail end of the ’60s, Hot Buttered Soul set the precedent for how soul would evolve in the early ’70s, simultaneously establishing Isaac Hayes and the Bar-Kays as major forces within black music. Though not quite as definitive as Black Moses or as well-known as Shaft, Hot Buttered Soul remains an undeniably seminal record; it stretched its songs far beyond the traditional three-to-four-minute industry norm, featured long instrumental stretches where the Bar-Kays stole the spotlight, and it introduced a new, iconic persona for soul with Hayes’ tough yet sensual image. Continue reading “Isaac Hayes – Hot Buttered Soul (1969) [2002, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968)
[2016, 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: 1.55 GB (ISO) + 1.52 GB (DSF) + 760 MB (FLAC) + 236 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2172 | Genre: Blues Rock
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Cheap Thrills is a studio album by American rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. It was their last album with Janis Joplin as lead singer. For Cheap Thrills, the band and producer John Simon incorporated recordings of crowd noise to give the impression of a live album, which it was subsequently mistaken for by listeners. Only the final song, their cover of “Ball and Chain”, had been recorded live at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Continue reading “Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Los Lobos – By The Light Of The Moon (1987) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Los Lobos - By The Light Of The Moon (1987) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Los Lobos – By The Light Of The Moon (1987)
[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 Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.68 GB (ISO) + 1.66 GB (DSF) + 834 MB (FLAC) + 279 MB (CD-Layer)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2064 | Genre: Latin Rock
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On How Will the Wolf Survive?, Los Lobos seemed to be feeling out the boundaries of how much they could say about the hard realities of life within the framework of good-time R&B-flavored rock & roll, and on their next album, 1987’s By the Light of the Moon, the group gently shifted their focus to favor their more contemplative side. Continue reading “Los Lobos – By The Light Of The Moon (1987) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977) [2017, 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: 1.57 GB (ISO) + 1.54 GB (DSF) + 731 MB (FLAC) + 234 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 258 | Genre: Jazz Fusion
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Weather Report’s biggest-selling album is that ideal thing, a popular and artistic success — and for the same reasons. For one thing, Joe Zawinul revealed an unexpectedly potent commercial streak for the first time since his Cannonball Adderley days, contributing what has become a perennial hit, “Birdland.” Indeed, “Birdland” is a remarkable bit of record-making, a unified, ever-developing piece of music that evokes, without in any way imitating, a joyous evening on 52nd St. with a big band. Continue reading “Weather Report – Heavy Weather (1977) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Weather Report – Tale Spinnin’ (1975) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report - Tale Spinnin' (1975) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Weather Report – Tale Spinnin’ (1975) [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
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 688 MB (ISO) + 1.77 GB (DSF) + 851 MB (FLAC) + 270 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 248 | Genre: Jazz Fusion
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Tale Spinnin’ is the sixth album by Weather Report, recorded and released in 1975, featuring the addition of Leon “Ndugu” Chancler on the drums. Ndugu was recruited after Josef Zawinul heard him play with Carlos Santana. Weather Report was recording next door to Ndugu in the studio, and Chancler was asked to join them for a recording session. Continue reading “Weather Report – Tale Spinnin’ (1975) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bob Marley – Young Mystic (2004) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Marley - Young Mystic (2004) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob Marley – Young Mystic (2004) [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: 1.82 GB (ISO) + 1.79 GB (DSF) + 776 MB (FLAC) + 216 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 021 | Genre: Reggae
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Recorded under the auspices of revolutionary reggae producer Lee Perry around 1971-72, this compilation includes early versions of many of the songs that were later to make Bob Marley and the Wailers internationally famous. Previously a fairly run-of-the-mill Jamaican vocal group, the band were molded by Perry into a rootsy, Rasta-centric outfit. Continue reading “Bob Marley – Young Mystic (2004) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel (1974) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead - From The Mars Hotel (1974) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel (1974) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.55 GB (ISO) + 1.53 GB (DSF) + 748 MB (FLAC) + 414 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2196 | Genre: Country Rock, Folk Rock
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Mastered on Mobile Fidelity’s world-renowned mastering system and strictly limited to 2,500 copies, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of From the Mars Hotel comes on as both an audiophile delight and Deadhead’s dream. Vastly improving upon the long-out-of-print 1984 MoFi version that currently commands upwards of hundreds of dollars on the aftermarket, the new version takes advantage of enhancements to the cutting system, pressing process, and mastering gear. Continue reading “Grateful Dead – From The Mars Hotel (1974) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Herbie Hancock – Thrust (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Herbie Hancock - Thrust (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Herbie Hancock – Thrust (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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.91 GB (ISO) + 5.55 GB (DSF) + 2.20 GB (FLAC) + 243 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ5 223 | Genre: Jazz Fusion
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The follow-up to the breakthrough Headhunters album was virtually as good as its wildly successful predecessor: an earthy, funky, yet often harmonically and rhythmically sophisticated tour de force. There is only one change in the Headhunters lineup — swapping drummer Harvey Mason for Mike Clark — and the switch results in grooves that are even more complex. Continue reading “Herbie Hancock – Thrust (1974) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

America – Hearts (1975) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

America – Hearts (1975) [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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.58 GB (ISO) + 5.23 GB (DSF) + 1.96 GB (FLAC) + 339 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ5 231 | Genre: Country Rock, Pop Rock
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Hearts is the fifth studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album was produced by longtime Beatles producer George Martin, the second of seven consecutive albums he produced with America. Continue reading “America – Hearts (1975) [2016, Audio Fidelity 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]

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
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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]”