Audiophile Discs Archives - Page 41 of 47

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
Half-Speed Mastered

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]”

The Moody Blues – 5 Albums Collection (1967-1972) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Moody Blues - 5 Albums Collection (1967-1972) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Moody Blues – 5 Albums Collection (1967-1972) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
5x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 4.41 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.59 GB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Genre: Progressive Rock

Days of Future Passed (1967) / On The Threshold of a Dream (1969) / To Our Children’s Children’s Children (1969)
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) / Seventh Sojourn (1972)
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Blood, Sweat & Tears – Child Is Father To The Man (1968) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child Is Father To The Man (1968) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Blood, Sweat & Tears – Child Is Father To The Man (1968) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.20 GB (SACD ISO) + 3.60 GB (SACD FLAC) + 455 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ5 195 | Genre: Jazz Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Child Is Father to the Man is keyboard player/singer/arranger Al Kooper’s finest work, an album on which he moves the folk-blues-rock amalgamation of the Blues Project into even wider pastures, taking in classical and jazz elements (including strings and horns), all without losing the pop essence that makes the hybrid work. Continue reading “Blood, Sweat & Tears – Child Is Father To The Man (1968) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + 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]

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
Continue reading “Stanislaw Skrowaczewski / Minnesota Orchestra – Ravel: Boléro / La Valse (1975) [2003, 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]

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
Continue reading “Walter Susskind / Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Holst: The Planets (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]

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

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

Continue reading “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 – 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
Continue reading “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 & 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]

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}”