Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [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: 1.54 GB (ISO) + 1.56 GB (DSF) + 590 MB (FLAC) + 176 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2055 | Genre: Big Band, Soul-Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius of Ray Charles is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records. The album eschewed the soul sound of his 1950s recordings, which fused jazz, gospel, and blues, for swinging pop with big band arrangements. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles (1959) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keb' Mo' - Keb' Mo' (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.79 GB (ISO) + 1.81 GB (DSF) + 838 MB (FLAC) + 250 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2054 | Genre: Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

In age where most contemporary bluesmen strive to mimic the past and pattern their music after the greats, Keb Mo is content to be himself. Original, charismatic, and immensely gifted, the guitarist/vocalist (born Kevin Moore) brings country blues in the late 20th century on his stunning self-titled Epic debut, which quickly climbed the charts and turned the former backing instrumentalist into a household name. Continue reading “Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ (1994) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Ray Charles – The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles - The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Ray Charles – The Genius After Hours (1961) [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: 1.56 GB (ISO) + 1.58 GB (DSF) + 416 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2073 | Genre: R&B, Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

The Genius After Hours is a 1961 album by Ray Charles. All of the songs were taken from the same three studio sessions that created the album The Great Ray Charles which featured the use of both a trio and a septet; the latter arranged by Quincy Jones. Also appearing on the album is David “Fathead” Newman on tenor and alto, as well as the trumpeter Joseph Bridgewater. It was reissued in 1985 by Atlantic Jazzlore. Continue reading “Ray Charles – The Genius After Hours (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Scorpions – Best Of Scorpions (1979) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Scorpions - Best Of Scorpions (1979) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Scorpions – Best Of Scorpions (1979) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.59. GB (ISO) + 1.62 GB (DSF) + 847 MB (FLAC) + 286 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ 266 | Genre: Hard Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Best of Scorpions is a compilation album by the German heavy metal band Scorpions. It was released in November 17, 1979 in the United States. The record contains songs from their albums between Fly to the Rainbow and Taken by Force. No songs were culled from their debut album, Lonesome Crow. Continue reading “Scorpions – Best Of Scorpions (1979) [2017, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor - Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work (1981) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.58 GB (ISO) + 1.60 GB (DSF) + 772 MB (FLAC) + 250 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2072 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

James Taylor bounced back from the spotty Flag with this all-original album led by his collaboration with J.D. Souther on “Her Town Too,” his biggest pop hit since “Handy Man,” and his biggest non-cover hit since his first, “Fire and Rain,” in 1970. Also included were “Hard Times” and “Summer’s Here,” not to mention the unusually impassioned “Stand and Fight.” After simmering this long, there wasn’t much hope Taylor would ever come to a boil, but that track indicated he could at least heat up now and then. Continue reading “James Taylor – Dad Loves His Work (1981) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

James Taylor – JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor - JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

James Taylor – JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, 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) + 1.54 GB (DSF) + 693 GB (FLAC) + 209 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2070 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

James Taylor’s best-selling record since 1970’s hallmark Sweet Baby James, 1977’s JT takes its permanent place as one of the singer’s most enduring albums, an affair that gorges on country, blues, and rock styles and incisive songwriting. As the preeminent singer-songwriter’s Columbia debut, it catapulted him back into the limelight and reestablished his place as the era’s leading-edge folk-rock troubadour. Continue reading “James Taylor – JT (1977) [2011, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

R.L. Burnside – First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

R.L. Burnside - First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

R.L. Burnside – First Recordings (2003) [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: 1.82 GB (ISO) + 1.82 GB (DSF) + 776 MB (FLAC) + 207 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2026 | Genre: Blues
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 and 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George Mitchell was on a mission to record unknown blues singers down South. Mitchell heard about Burnside and paid him a visit, asking if he could record him. That night Mitchell returned to Burnside’s place with a case of beer and some whiskey. Continue reading “R.L. Burnside – First Recordings (2003) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight (1957) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight (1957) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight (1957) [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: 1.64 GB (ISO) + 1.61 GB (DSF) + 732 MB (FLAC) + 253 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2083 | Genre: Hard Bop, Jazz
Update: CD-Layer & DSF Tracks have been added

Given that ‘Round About Midnight was Miles Davis’ debut Columbia recording, it was both a beginning and an ending. Certainly the beginning of his recording career with the label that issued most if not all of his important recordings; and the recording debut of an exciting new band that had within its ranks Philly Joe Jones, Paul Chambers, pianist Red Garland, and an all but unknown tenor player named John Coltrane. Continue reading “Miles Davis – ‘Round About Midnight (1957) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.83 GB (Hi-Res) + 559 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: MFSV 1-514 | Genre: Symphonic Rock, Progressive Rock
Pressed On Supervinyl

Mastered from the original analog master tapes, pressed on MoFi SuperVinyl vinyl at RTI, and housed in a tip-on jacket, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition 180g LP of Eldorado allows the longtime audiophile staple to resonate with previously unheard dynamics, tones, and colors. Conjuring the feeling of journeying to different horizons, the record’s songs teem with layer upon layer of details, which can now be heard as the producers intended. Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) [2022, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds Of Fire (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds Of Fire (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
Stereoo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.04 GB (ISO) + 5.78 GB (DSF) + 2.17 GB (FLAC) + 357 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ5 212 | Genre: Jazz Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Emboldened by the popularity of Inner Mounting Flame among rock audiences, the first Mahavishnu Orchestra set out to further define and refine its blistering jazz-rock direction in its second — and, no thanks to internal feuding, last — studio album. Although it has much of the screaming rock energy and sometimes exaggerated competitive frenzy of its predecessor, Birds of Fire is audibly more Continue reading “Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds Of Fire (1973) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carly Simon – Carly Simon (1971) [2015 MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carly Simon - Carly Simon (1971) [2015 MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carly Simon – Carly Simon (1971) [2015 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: 1.65 GB (ISO) + 1.60 GB (DSF) + 791 MB (FLAC) + 250 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2165 | Genre: Pop
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

“That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” the leadoff track of Carly Simon’s first album and a Top Ten hit, in which the singer expresses reservations about getting married, benefited from a sense of role reversal — it’s such a guy sentiment, but sung by a woman in 1971, it came across as a feminist statement, consistent with the overall disillusionment so prevalent then. Continue reading “Carly Simon – Carly Simon (1971) [2015 MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carly Simon – Hotcakes (1974) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carly Simon - Hotcakes (1974) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carly Simon – Hotcakes (1974) [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 Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.63 GB (ISO) + 1.59 GB (DSF) + 767 MB (FLAC) + 247 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2168 | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

A glowing, pregnant Carly Simon smiles out from the cover of Hotcakes, one of her biggest selling albums, which featured the gold single “Mockingbird,” a duet with her husband James Taylor that effectively remade the old Inez and Charlie Foxx hit and bested it on the charts. Continue reading “Carly Simon – Hotcakes (1974) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! (1961)
[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: 1.06 GB (ISO) + 1.07 GB (DSF) + 526 MB (FLAC) + 193 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2110 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! And More is a fast, driving album, the speediest and hardest swing collection Frank Sinatra ever recorded. The majority of the album is a re-recording of six of the eight songs from his first LP, Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra, as rearranged by Nelson Riddle. Sinatra performed the songs twice as fast as was expected; consequently, it’s one of his jazziest swing sets, with the musicians spitting out energetic, forceful solos and providing tough, gutsy support. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!! (1961) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956) [2014, 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: 1.79 GB (ISO) + 1.82 GB (DSF) + 493 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2106 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! is the tenth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra and his fourth for Capitol Records. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle and released in March 1956. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers! (1956) [2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Frank Sinatra – No One Cares (1959) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra - No One Cares (1959) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Frank Sinatra – No One Cares (1959) [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: 1.53 GB (ISO) + 0.99 GB (DSF) + 741 MB (FLAC) + 239 MB (CD-Layer)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2111 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: DSF Tracks have been added

Frank Sinatra’s second set of torch songs recorded with Gordon Jenkins, No One Cares was nearly as good as its predecessor Where Are You? Expanding the melancholy tone of the duo’s previous collaboration, No One Cares consists of nothing but brooding, lonely songs. Continue reading “Frank Sinatra – No One Cares (1959) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”