Audiophile Discs Archives - Page 39 of 47

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) [1993, DCC Remastered]

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) [1993, DCC Remastered]

Pet Sounds is the 11th studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys. Released on May 16, 1966, it met a lukewarm critical and commercial reception in the United States, but received immediate success abroad, where British publications declared it “the most progressive pop album ever”. It charted at number two in the UK but number ten in the US, a significantly lower placement than the band’s preceding albums. Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) [1993, DCC Remastered]”

The Allman Brothers Band – 4 Albums (1970-1973) [MFSL Remastered]

The Allman Brothers Band - 4 Albums (1970-1973) [MFSL Remastered]

Idlewild South (1970) / At Fillmore East (1971) / Eat A Peach (1972) / Brothers And Sisters (1973)
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Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (1961) [1995, MasterSound Remastered]

Roy Orbison - Lonely And Blue (1961) [1995, MasterSound Remastered]

Time and familiarity — through multiple reissues — may have muted the seeming significance of some of what’s here, but in 1960 Sings Lonely and Blue was not only a breakthrough for Roy Orbison as his debut LP, but also for rock & roll. Up to that point, apart from Elvis Presley — who was in a class by himself — few white rock & rollers had even tried to make as bold a use of the LP as what we hear on this record. Continue reading “Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (1961) [1995, MasterSound Remastered]”

Journey – Infinity (1978) {1994, Sony MasterSound SBM, Remastered}

Journey - Infinity (1978) {1994, Sony MasterSound SBM, Remastered}

Journey – Infinity (1978) {1994, Sony MasterSound SBM, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans @300 dpi, JPG, Included
Total Size: 257 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Sony MasterSound SBM | USA | Cat#: CK 57207 | Genre: Hard Rock

By 1977 Journey had reached a creative crossroads, with three underwhelming studio albums under their belt and little to show in the way of commercial success. At the prodding of manager Herbie Herbert, who felt a major shakeup was needed in order to reignite their spark, the band was convinced to audition and eventually recruit the services of former Alien Project vocalist Steve Perry. Continue reading “Journey – Infinity (1978) {1994, Sony MasterSound SBM, Remastered}”

Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter And (1970) [2000, DCC, Remastered]

Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter And (1970) [2000, DCC, Remastered]

After two late-’60s albums on Columbia, Johnny Winter hit his stride in 1970 working with Rick Derringer and the McCoys, now recruited as his sidemen and collaborators (and proving with just about every note here how far they’d gotten past “Hang on Sloopy”). Continue reading “Johnny Winter – Johnny Winter And (1970) [2000, DCC, Remastered]”

James Taylor – JT (1977) [1994, MasterSound Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

James Taylor - JT (1977) [1994, MasterSound Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]

On his last couple of Warner Bros albums, Gorilla and In the Pocket, James Taylor seemed to be converting himself from the shrinking violet, too-sensitive-to-live “rainy day man” of his early records into a mainstream, easy listening crooner with a sunny outlook. JT, his debut album for Columbia, was something of a defense of this conversion. Continue reading “James Taylor – JT (1977) [1994, MasterSound Remastered, 24-Karat Gold]”

Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire 8 (2000) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire 8 (2000) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Fresh Aire 8 is the final album in the Mannheim Steamroller Fresh Aire series. Fresh Aire 8 has a full sound that offers a well-balanced blend of synthesizers and orchestra richly augmented by the London Symphony. Always thematic affairs, the topic this time is Infinity and how it relates to all facets of human life…love, art, philosophy, mathematics and of course music. This allows for some rather bizarre musical pieces as classic Mannheim Steamroller riffs weave their way through the tapestry of new sounds. Continue reading “Mannheim Steamroller – Fresh Aire 8 (2000) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jethro Tull – 6 Albums [MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

Jethro Tull - 6 Albums [MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered]

Stand Up (1969) / Living In The Past (1972) / Thick As A Brick (1972) / A Passion Play (1973)
War Child (1974) / Songs From The Wood (1977)
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959) [1992, MasterSound Remastered]

The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959) [1992, MasterSound Remastered]

Dave Brubeck’s defining masterpiece, Time Out is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history, the first to consciously explore time signatures outside of the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. It was a risky move — Brubeck’s record company wasn’t keen on releasing such an arty project Continue reading “The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out (1959) [1992, MasterSound Remastered]”

Carole king – Tapestry (1971) [1994, MasterSound Remastered]

Carole king - Tapestry (1971) [1994, MasterSound Remastered]

Carole King brought the fledgling singer/songwriter phenomenon to the masses with Tapestry, one of the most successful albums in pop music history. A remarkably expressive and intimate record, it’s a work of consummate craftsmanship. Always a superior pop composer, King reaches even greater heights as a performer; new songs like the hits “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel the Earth Move” rank solidly with past glories Continue reading “Carole king – Tapestry (1971) [1994, MasterSound Remastered]”

Jim Croce – You Don’t Mess Around With Jim (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Jim Croce - You Don't Mess Around With Jim (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Jim Croce – You Don’t Mess Around With Jim (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 740 MB (Hi-Res) + 232 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan by JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-079 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Croce’s debut ABC album was also his commercial breakthrough, topping the charts for five weeks, largely due to the comic, up-tempo title tune, a story song about competing pool hustlers, although Croce also reached the Top 20 with the change-of-pace ballad “Operator (That’s Not the Way It Feels).” Just after his death, ABC issued the track “Time in a Bottle,” and a newly ironic message propelled it to number one. Continue reading “Jim Croce – You Don’t Mess Around With Jim (1972) {1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Elvis Presley – 2 Albums (DCC Remastered)

Elvis Presley - 2 Albums (DCC Remastered)

Elvis Is Back (1960) / 24 Karat Hits! (1997)
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John Mayall With Eric Clapton – Blues Breakers (1966) [2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

John Mayall With Eric Clapton - Blues Breakers (1966) [2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered]

Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton was Eric Clapton’s first fully realized album as a blues guitarist — more than that, it was a seminal blues album of the 1960s, perhaps the best British blues album ever cut, and the best LP ever recorded by John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. Standing midway between Clapton’s stint with the Yardbirds and the formation of Cream, this album featured the new guitar hero on a series of stripped-down blues standards, Mayall pieces, and one Mayall/Clapton composition Continue reading “John Mayall With Eric Clapton – Blues Breakers (1966) [2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered]”

Supertramp – Breakfast In America (1978) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Supertramp - Breakfast In America (1978) [1982, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Supertramp – Breakfast In America (1978)
[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
Total Size: 999 MB (Hi-Res) + 315 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan by JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-045 | Genre: Classic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered
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Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones (1979) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones (1979) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones (1979) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 856 MB (Hi-Res) + 258 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Presse by JVC Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-089 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-peed Mastered

Rickie Lee Jones is the debut album of singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. After arriving in California in the mid-1970s, Jones started taking songwriting more seriously, and by 1977 had met singer-songwriters Chuck E. Weiss and Tom Waits (Jones consequently became romantically involved with Waits). Continue reading “Rickie Lee Jones – Rickie Lee Jones (1979) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”