I certainly was in the right!
Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 572 / UDCD 629 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
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The Moody Blues – On The Threshold Of A Dream (1969) {1994, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 612 | Genre: Progressive rock
On the Threshold of a Dream was the first album that the Moody Blues had a chance to record and prepare in a situation of relative calm, without juggling tour schedules and stealing time in the studio between gigs — indeed, it was a product of what were almost ideal circumstances, though it might not have seemed that way to some observers. Continue reading “The Moody Blues – On The Threshold Of A Dream (1969) {1994, MFSL, Remastered}”
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises (1981) {1992, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 565 | Genre: Country Rock, Heartland Rock
Damn the Torpedoes wasn’t simply a culmination of Tom Petty’s art; it happened to be a huge success, enabling him to call the shots on its successor, Hard Promises. Infamously, he used his first album as a star to challenge the record industry’s practice of charging more for A-list artists, demanding that Hard Promises should be listed for less than most records by an artist of his stature Continue reading “Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises (1981) {1992, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
The Carpenters – A Song For You (1972) {1989, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: MFSL, UltraDisc | Japan | Cat#: UDCD 525 | Genre: Pop, Adult Contemporary
A Song for You is the fourth album released by the Carpenters, released on June 22, 1972. According to Richard Carpenter, “A Song for You was intended to be a concept album (of sorts) with the title tune opening and closing the set and the bookended selections comprising the ‘song’.” Continue reading “The Carpenters – A Song For You (1972) {1989, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
Def Leppard – Pyromania (1983) & Hysteria (1987) {MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Genre: Hard Rock, Glam Rock
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Dinah Washington – What A Diff’rence A Day Makes (1959) {1997, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 698 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
One of the more notorious albums in the history of vocal music, What a Diff’rence a Day Makes! is the lush session that bumped up Dinah Washington from the “Queen of the Blues” to a middle-of-the-road vocal wondress — and subsequently disenfranchised quite a few jazz purists. Continue reading “Dinah Washington – What A Diff’rence A Day Makes (1959) {1997, MFSL, Remastered}”
Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather (1978) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 066 | Genre: Heavy Metal
Killing Machine (known as Hell Bent for Leather in the U.S. due to controversy at the time of its release) is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. With its release in October 1978, the album pushed the band towards a more commercial style; however, it still contained the dark lyrical themes of their previous albums. Continue reading “Judas Priest – Hell Bent For Leather (1978) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”
John Coltrane – 4 Albums {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics / DCC Jazz | Genre: Avant-garde Jazz
Soultrane (1958) | Traneing In (1958) | Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette (1959) | Lush Life (1961) Continue reading “John Coltrane – 4 Albums {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
The Kinks – Kinks (You Really Got Me) & Kinda Kinks (1964) {1996, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 679 | Genre: Classic Rock, Rock & Roll
Mobile Fidelity reissued the Kinks’ first two albums, You Really Got Me and Kinda Kinks, on one gold CD. Although they have their moments, these records are uneven, and most casual fans will prefer to hear the highlights on hits collections. Continue reading “The Kinks – Kinks (You Really Got Me) & Kinda Kinks (1964) {1996, MFSL, Remastered}”
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ U.S.A. / Surfer Girl (1963) {1989, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc | Japan | Cat#: UDCD 521 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Surf Rock
The real breakthrough, as Brian Wilson asserts himself in the studio as both songwriter and arranger on a set of material that was much stronger than Surfin’ Safari. Besides the hit title track and its popular drag-racing flip side (“Shut Down”), this has a lovely, heartbreaking ballad (“Lonely Sea”) and a couple of strong Brian Wilson originals (“The Noble Surfer” and “Farmer’s Daughter”). Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Surfin’ U.S.A. / Surfer Girl (1963) {1989, MFSL, Remastered}”
Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) {1997, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1119 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Nat King Cole possessed one of the most accessible and appealing voices of any singer in the 1950s. This ballad-oriented set puts the emphasis completely on his voice (there is no piano playing or any hint of his jazz-oriented past) and features Cole accompanied by Gordon Jenkins’ sweet arrangements for a string orchestra. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Very Thought Of You (1958) {1997, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1033 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock
Steve Miller had started to essay his classic sound with The Joker, but 1976’s Fly Like an Eagle is where he took flight, creating his definitive slice of space blues. The key is focus, even on an album as stylishly, self-consciously trippy as this, since the focus brings about his strongest set of songs (both originals and covers), plus a detailed atmospheric production where everything fits. Continue reading “Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
Pat Benatar – In the Heat Of The Night (1979) {1994, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1056 | Genre: Hard Rock, Pop Rock
With her debut recording In the Heat of the Night, Pat Benatar wasted no time starting out of the gate with the furious leadoff track “Heartbreaker,” which solidified her place in a class of women who were taking the rock world by storm in the late ’70s. Continue reading “Pat Benatar – In the Heat Of The Night (1979) {1994, DCC, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}”
The Band – The Band (1969) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 032 | Genre: Southern Rock, Country Rock
The Band’s first album, Music from Big Pink, seemed to come out of nowhere, with its ramshackle musical blend and songs of rural tragedy. The Band, the group’s second album, was a more deliberate and even more accomplished effort, partially because the players had become a more cohesive unit, and partially because guitarist Robbie Robertson had taken over the songwriting, writing or co-writing all 12 songs. Continue reading “The Band – The Band (1969) {2009, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”
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Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (1983) [2010, Audio Fidelity, Remastered]
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Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 036 | Genre: New Wave, Post-Punk
A slick, carefully crafted follow-up to his debut, Rebel Yell was Billy Idol’s catchiest, most consistent fusion of synth-driven new wave pop and hard rock guitar pyrotechnics (courtesy of Steve Stevens). The eerie ballad “Eyes Without a Face” gave Idol his first U.S. Top Ten hit, while “Flesh for Fantasy” and the title track became MTV staples. Like much of Idol’s solo output, it’s all calculated for maximum appeal, but Rebel Yell also works too well not to be an infectiously guilty pleasure. Continue reading “Billy Idol – Rebel Yell (1983) [2010, Audio Fidelity, Remastered]”