Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra – Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé; Ma Mère L’Oye; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1975) [2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra - Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé; Ma Mère L'Oye; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1975) [2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra – Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé; Ma Mère L’Oye; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1975) [2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.32 GB (ISO) + 2.55 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.24 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4008 | Genre: Classical
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Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra – Ravel: Boléro / La Valse (1975) [2003, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra - Ravel: Boléro / La Valse (1975) [2003, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra – Ravel: Boléro / La Valse (1975) [2003, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.21 GB (ISO) + 2.38 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.11 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4002 | Genre: Classical
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Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Holst: The Planets (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Holst: The Planets (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Holst: The Planets (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.24 GB (ISO) + 1.63 GB (FLAC Mch) + 845 MB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4005 | Genre: Classical
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Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má Vlast (Complete Symphonic Cycle) (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Smetana: Má Vlast (Complete Symphonic Cycle) (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Smetana: Má Vlast (Complete Symphonic Cycle) (1975)
[2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.35 GB (ISO) + 2.50 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.27 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4006 | Genre: Classical
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Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin: An American In Paris; Catfish Row (Suite From “Porgy And Bess”); Promenade; Rhapsody In Blue; Cuban Overture (1975) {2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Gershwin: An American In Paris; Catfish Row (Suite From

Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin: An American In Paris; Catfish Row (Suite From “Porgy And Bess”); Promenade; Rhapsody In Blue; Cuban Overture (1975)
{2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.23 GB (ISO) + 2.57 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.25 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4007 | Genre: Classical

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Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Khovanshcina (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra - Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Khovanshcina (1975) [2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Khovanshcina (1975)
[2004, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.92 GB (ISO) + 3.27 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4004 | Genre: Classical
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Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus – Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé (1979) [2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus - Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé (1979) [2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Leonard Slatkin / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus – Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Lieutenant Kijé (1979) [2005, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.91 GB (ISO) + 990 MB (FLAC Stereo) + 1.93 GB (FLAC Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4009 | Genre: Classical
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Fleetwood Mac – Mirage (1982) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Fleetwood Mac - Mirage (1982) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Fleetwood Mac – Mirage (1982) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
946 MB (Hi-Res) + 275 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Mirage is the 13th studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on June 18, 1982. This studio effort’s soft rock sound stood in stark contrast to its more experimental predecessor, 1979’s Tusk. Continue reading “Fleetwood Mac – Mirage (1982) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Art Pepper – …The Way It Was! (1972) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper - ...The Way It Was! (1972) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Art Pepper – …The Way It Was! (1972) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 323 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.12 GB (SACD ISO) + 1.02 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2034 | Genre: Jazz, Bop

Despite his very erratic lifestyle, altoist Art Pepper never made a bad record. This collection is better than most. The first four titles team together Pepper with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh, pianist Ronnie Ball, bassist Ben Tucker, and drummer Gary Frommer for generally intriguing explorations of four standards. Continue reading “Art Pepper – …The Way It Was! (1972) [2008, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Weezer – Weezer (1994) {2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Weezer - Weezer (1994) {2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

Weezer – Weezer (1994) {2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.68 GB (ISO) + 842 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2160 | Genre: Alternative Rock

Even if you lived through it, it’s hard to fathom exactly why Weezer were disliked, even loathed, when they released their debut album in the spring of 1994. If you grew up in the years after the heyday of grunge, it may even seem absurd that the band were considered poseurs, hair metal refugees passing themselves off as alt-rock by adapting a few tricks from the Pixies and Nirvana songbooks and sold to MTV with stylish videos. Nevertheless, during alt-rock’s heyday of 1994, Weezer was second only to Stone Temple Pilots as an object of scorn, bashed by the rock critics and hipsters alike. Continue reading “Weezer – Weezer (1994) {2014, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Dead Can Dance – SACD Box Set (2008) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dead Can Dance - SACD Box Set (2008) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dead Can Dance – SACD Box Set (2008) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
9x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue+ Log
9x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.55 GB (CD-Layer) + 15.6 GB (SACD ISO) + 7.32 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: 4AD / Warner Music / MFSL | Japan | Cat#: DCDBOX 2 | Genre: Dark Wave

2008 nine disc SACD box set featuring all nine of the band’s studio albums packaged in Japanese paper sleeves which replicate the original UK vinyl releases, including replica original inner sleeves and new additional booklets with lyrics, album labels and other images. Packagfed in a special black velvet box set, itself protected by a printed cardboard outer box, which includes all nine titles, strictly limited to 1000 copies. Continue reading “Dead Can Dance – SACD Box Set (2008) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Love – Forever Changes (1967) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Love - Forever Changes (1967) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Love – Forever Changes (1967) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
XLD Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 232 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.73 GB (SACD ISO) + 814 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2131 | Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Love’s Forever Changes made only a minor dent on the charts when it was first released in 1967, but years later it became recognized as one of the finest and most haunting albums to come out of the Summer of Love, which doubtless has as much to do with the disc’s themes and tone as the music, beautiful as it is. Continue reading “Love – Forever Changes (1967) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Cowboy Junkies – Whites Off Earth Now!! (1986) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cowboy Junkies - Whites Off Earth Now!! (1986) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Cowboy Junkies – Whites Off Earth Now!! (1986) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 262 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.78 GB (SACD ISO) + 3.10 GB (SACD FLAC Mch/Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 4010 | Genre: Pop Rock

Whites Off Earth Now!! is a 1986 album by Cowboy Junkies. It was the band’s debut album, and is composed almost entirely of rock and blues covers. Only one song, “Take Me”, is an original song by the band. Continue reading “Cowboy Junkies – Whites Off Earth Now!! (1986) [2007, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard (2006) [MFSL Remastered, Monaural, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Little Richard - Here's Little Richard / Little Richard (2006) [MFSL Remastered, Monaural, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard (2006) [MFSL Remastered, Monaural, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 211 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.25 GB (SACD ISO) + 803 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2028 | Genre: Rock & Roll

The audiophile label Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs is known for their meticulously mastered and manufactured reissues of back catalog albums, but they generally seem more interested in classic jazz and rock from the ’70s onward than first generation rock & roll, which makes their two-fer reissue of Little Richard’s first two albums for Specialty such a pleasant surprise. Continue reading “Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard / Little Richard (2006) [MFSL Remastered, Monaural, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw (1982) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marshall Crenshaw - Marshall Crenshaw (1982) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw (1982) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 219 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.36 GB (SACD ISO) + 667 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2036 | Genre: Power Pop

In retrospect, 1982 was a brief, exhilarating moment in between the fall of disco and the rise of MTV, when the eternal verities of real rock & roll broke through once again. The punk and new wave music of the late ’70s had given way to power-pop, a return to catchy, relatively unadorned guitar rock. In that context, it was easy to see Marshall Crenshaw and his self-titled debut album as the Next Big Thing. Continue reading “Marshall Crenshaw – Marshall Crenshaw (1982) [2009, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”