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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
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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}”

Richard Thompson – Rumor And Sigh (1991) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Richard Thompson - Rumor And Sigh (1991) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

While Richard Thompson’s devotees will tell you the man is a triple-threat genius — passionate vocalist, compelling songwriter, and sterling guitarist — even his most loyal supporters will concede that the dour nature of his songs and the no-frills production of many of his albums make the bulk of his catalog tough sledding for the uninitiated. Given this, 1991’s Rumor and Sigh is arguably the best album for those wanting to sample Thompson’s work for the first time. Continue reading “Richard Thompson – Rumor And Sigh (1991) [2018, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Joe Jackson – Night And Day (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Joe Jackson - Night And Day (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}

Joe Jackson – Night And Day (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: 919 MB (Hi-Res) + 278 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-080 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

1982 will forever be known as the year that the punks got class — or at least when Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello, rivals for the title of Britain’s reigning Angry Young Man — decided that they were not just rockers, but really songwriters in the Tin Pan Alley tradition. (Graham Parker, fellow angry Brit, sat this battle out, choosing to work with Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas instead.) Both had been genre-hopping prior to 1982, but Jackson’s Night and Day and Costello’s Imperial Bedroom announced to the world that both were “serious songwriters,” standing far apart from the clamoring punkers and silly new wavers. Continue reading “Joe Jackson – Night And Day (1982) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}”

Jimmy Buffett – 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered)

Jimmy Buffett - 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered)

Jimmy Buffett – 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered)
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 740 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | Cat#: UDCD 746 / UDCD 713 | Genre: Country

A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean (1973) & Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978)
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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
Half-speed Mastered

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
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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
Half-speed Mastered

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
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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
Half-Speed Mastered

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
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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]”