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Mike + The Mechanics – Mike + The Mechanics (1985) [2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]

Mike + The Mechanics - Mike + The Mechanics (1985) [2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]

With all of it’s members exercising their expertise, the debut album from Mike + the Mechanics posted two Top Ten singles in the span of three months. The songwriting comes out on top before anything else, with the somber stir of “Silent Running,” the album’s first release, peaking at number six Continue reading “Mike + The Mechanics – Mike + The Mechanics (1985) [2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]”

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

George Benson - Breezin' (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976)
[1979, 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: 895 MB (Hi-Res) + 314 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-011 | Genre: Jazz Funk
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All of a sudden, George Benson became a pop superstar with this album, thanks to its least representative track. Most of Breezin’ is a softer-focused variation of Benson’s R&B/jazz-flavored CTI work, his guitar as assured and fluid as ever with Claus Ogerman providing the suave orchestral backdrops and his crack then-working band (including Ronnie Foster on keyboards and sparkplug Phil Upchurch on rhythm guitar) pumping up the funk element. Continue reading “George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Atlanta Rhythm Section – Champagne Jam (1978) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Atlanta Rhythm Section - Champagne Jam (1978) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Atlanta Rhythm Section – Champagne Jam (1978) [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: 695 MB (Hi-Res) + 188 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-038 | Genre: Southern Rock
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Once part of Roy Orbison’s backing band and contributors to Georgia’s thriving studio scene, the members of the Atlanta Rhythm Section married their polished chops to the rough-and-tumble blues and Southern-fried rock of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. And while the Allmans themselves espoused a jazz-tinged style, the Atlanta Rhythm Section took their boogie swing to almost MOR levels. Continue reading “Atlanta Rhythm Section – Champagne Jam (1978) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [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
Total Size: 900 MB (Hi-Res) + 257 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-033 | Genre: Jazz-Rock
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Originally released in 1977 on ABC Records, it became the group’s best-selling album. The credits for Aja list nearly 40 musicians, as band leaders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker pushed Steely Dan further into experimenting with different combinations of session players. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Aja (1977) [1980, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd-‘Skin-‘nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd-'Skin-'nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd-‘Skin-‘nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
SACD Rip | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz
Total Size: 313 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.74 GB (SACD ISO) + 857 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2104 | Genre: Southern Rock, Blues Rock

The Allman Brothers came first, but Lynyrd Skynyrd epitomized Southern rock. The Allmans were exceptionally gifted musicians, as much bluesmen as rockers. Skynyrd was nothing but rockers, and they were Southern rockers to the bone. This didn’t just mean that they were rednecks, but that they brought it all together — the blues, country, garage rock, Southern poetry — in a way that sounded more like the South than even the Allmans. Continue reading “Lynyrd Skynyrd – Pronounced ‘Leh-‘nerd-‘Skin-‘nerd (1973) [2012, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (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: 930 MB (Hi-Res) + 256 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-120 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-speed mastered

The Nightfly is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Donald Fagen. Produced by Gary Katz, it was released October 1, 1982 by Warner Bros. Records. Fagen was previously best known for his work in the group Steely Dan, with whom he enjoyed a successful career in the 1970s. Continue reading “Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]

If Highway 61 Revisited played as a garage rock record, the double album Blonde on Blonde inverted that sound, blending blues, country, rock, and folk into a wild, careening, and dense sound. Replacing the fiery Michael Bloomfield with the intense, weaving guitar of Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan led a group comprised of his touring band the Hawks and session musicians through his richest set of songs. Blonde on Blonde is an album of enormous depth, providing endless lyrical and musical revelations on each play Continue reading “Bob Dylan – Blonde On Blonde (1966) [1994, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered]”

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan - Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 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: 829 MB (Hi-Res) + 309 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-007 | Genre: Jazz Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

Building from the jazz fusion foundation of Pretzel Logic, Steely Dan created an alluringly sophisticated album of jazzy pop with Katy Lied. With this record, Walter Becker and Donald Fagen began relying solely on studio musicians, which is evident from the immaculate sound of the album. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Katy Lied (1975) [1978 MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (1961) [1999, MFSL Remastered]

Roy Orbison - Lonely And Blue (1961) [1999, MFSL Remastered]

Lonely and Blue is the first music album recorded by Roy Orbison for Monument Records, released in 1961.
The track entitled “Come Back to Me (My Love)” features an almost identical intro to “Only the Lonely”. In 1957, Frank Sinatra recorded a song of the same name for the album Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (not related to Orbison’s recording). Continue reading “Roy Orbison – Lonely And Blue (1961) [1999, MFSL Remastered]”

Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl (1989) [1991, MFSL, Remastered]

Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (1989) [1991, MFSL, Remastered]

Mystery Girl is the last album recorded by Roy Orbison, posthumously released on the Virgin label in 1989. The album became a hit worldwide, reaching #5 on the US Billboard 200, and #2 on the UK Albums Chart Continue reading “Roy Orbison – Mystery Girl (1989) [1991, MFSL, Remastered]”

Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970) {2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley (1970) {2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Rod Stewart – Gasoline Alley (1970) {2011, 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: 886 MB (Hi-Res) + 264 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MOFI 1-016 | Genre: Pop Rock

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Bob James – In Hi-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James - In Hi-Fi (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bob James – 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: 402 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.90. GB (DSF) + 1.28 GB (FLAC) + 2.94 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 009 | Genre: Contemporary Jazz
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Earth, Wind & Fire – Head To The Sky (1973) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Earth, Wind & Fire - Head To The Sky (1973) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

As phenomenally popular as Earth, Wind & Fire was from the mid-’70s to the early ’80s, it’s easy to forget that the band was hardly an overnight success. With Head to the Sky — EWF’s fourth album overall, second with Philip Bailey, and second for Columbia — Maurice White’s very spiritual and ambitious brand of soul and funk was starting to pay off commercially. Continue reading “Earth, Wind & Fire – Head To The Sky (1973) [2016, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Deep Purple – Made In Japan (1972) [1998, DCC Remastered]

Recorded over three nights in August 1972, Deep Purple’s Made in Japan was the record that brought the band to headliner status in the U.S. and elsewhere, and it remains a landmark in the history of heavy metal music. Since reorganizing with singer Ian Gillan and bassist Roger Glover in 1969, Deep Purple had recorded three important albums — Deep Purple in Rock, Fireball, and Machine Head — and used the material to build a fierce live show. Continue reading “Deep Purple – Made In Japan (1972) [1998, DCC Remastered]”

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970)
[2004, 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: 913 MB (Hi-Res) + 267 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-280 | Genre: Classic Rock
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The cliché about singer/songwriters is that they sing confessionals direct from their heart, but John Lennon exploded the myth behind that cliché, as well as many others, on his first official solo record, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Inspired by his primal scream therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, Lennon created a harrowing set of unflinchingly personal songs, laying out all of his fears and angers for everyone to hear. Continue reading “John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) [2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”