Special Section: Audiophile Discs

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

George Benson - Breezin' (1976) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

George Benson – Breezin’ (1976) [2014, Audio Fidelity 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 | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 316 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.21 GB (SACD ISO) + 1.92 GB (SACD FLAC Mch) + 731 MB (SACD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | Austria | Cat#: AFZ5 185 | Genre: Smooth Jazz

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) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) {2012, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) {2012, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) {2012, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.52 GB (ISO) + 710 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2065 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock

No album comes more vetted than the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds. Universally renowned for its groundbreaking songs, majestic arrangements, landmark production, emotional lyrics, and bold creativity the 1966 record forever altered the pop-culture landscape and how everyone experiences music. Hailed not only by the international press, the set also remains prized for its impact on countless artists that changed their approach after beholding its sheer scope and genius. Household-name musicians including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Roger Waters, Elvis Costello, and Bob Dylan cite Pet Sounds as being among their favorite LPs and for influencing their direction. Now, it’s time you heard the best-possible version ever made available. Continue reading “The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds (1966) {2012, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

Alice Cooper – 3 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

Alice Cooper - 3 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

Alice Cooper – 3 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, Remastered}
EAC Rip | 3xCD | FLAC/WavPack Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 735 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Genre: Glam Rock, Hard Rock
 
Love It to Death (1971), Killer (1971), School’s Out (1972) Continue reading “Alice Cooper – 3 Albums (1971-1972) {Audio Fidelity, Remastered}”

The Cars – The Cars (1978) {2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Cars - The Cars (1978) {2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip}

The Cars – The Cars (1978) {2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
PS3 SACD Rip | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz
Total Size: 241 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.44 GB (SACD-ISO) + 710 MB (SACD-FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2162 | Genre: New Wave, Pop Rock

The Cars is the debut studio album by the American new wave band the Cars. It was released on June 6, 1978 on Elektra Records. The album, which featured the three charting singles “Just What I Needed,” “My Best Friend’s Girl,” and “Good Times Roll,” as well as several album-oriented rock radio hits, was a major success for the band, remaining on the charts for 139 weeks. It has been recognized as one of the band’s best albums. Continue reading “The Cars – The Cars (1978) {2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip}”

YES – 90125 (1983) {2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

YES - 90125 (1983) {2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

YES – 90125 (1983) {2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 377 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 063 | Genre: Progressive Rock

A stunning self-reinvention by a band that many had given up for dead, 90125 is the album that introduced a whole new generation of listeners to Yes. Begun as Cinema, a new band by Chris Squire and Alan White, the project grew to include the slick production of Trevor Horn, the new blood (and distinctly ’80s guitar sound) of Trevor Rabin, and eventually the trademark vocals of returning founder Jon Anderson. Continue reading “YES – 90125 (1983) {2009, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}”

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ‎- Night Moves (1976) {1992, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ‎- Night Moves (1976) {1992, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ‎- Night Moves (1976) {1992, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 235 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1028 | Genre: Classic Rock

Bob Seger recorded the bulk of Night Moves before Live Bullet brought him his first genuine success, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it’s similar in spirit to the introspective Beautiful Loser, even if it rocks harder and longer. Throughout much of the album, he’s coming to grips with being on the other side of 30 and still rocking. Continue reading “Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ‎- Night Moves (1976) {1992, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce - Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | USA | Cat#: GZS-1134 | Genre: Folk Rock, Pop Rock

This latest compilation of Jim’s music is both interesting and valid in that it combines songs that appeared on his three hit albums with earlier compositions that were works in progress of a singer/songwriter finding his voice and an artist searching for directon. Continue reading “Jim Croce – Words And Music (1999) {DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne - The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (.wv) + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 219 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: DCC Compact Classics | Japan | Cat#: GZS-1047 | Genre: Pop Rock

On The Pretender, Jackson Browne took a step back from the precipice so well defined on his first three albums, but doing so didn’t seem to make him feel any better. Employing a real producer, Jon Landau, for the first time, Browne made what sounded like a real contemporary rock record, but this made his songs less effective; the ersatz Mexican arrangement of “Linda Paloma” and the bouncy second half of “Daddy’s Tune,” with its horn charts and guitar solo, undercut the lyrics. Continue reading “Jackson Browne – The Pretender (1976) {1993, DCC, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}

Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 288 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 767 | Genre: Pop Rock

Marc Cohn is one of the finest debut albums of the 1990s, and it brought adult piano pop back to the radio. Every song is well-crafted, and Cohn’s singalong choruses, introspective lyrics, and vocal stylings reveal his ’60s soul and ’70s singer/songwriter influences. His voice is rich, but has a roughness that adds emotion when stretching to the upper end of his range while remaining subtle at the lower end. Continue reading “Marc Cohn – Marc Cohn (1991) {2007, MFSL, Remastered}”

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie - Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}

Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 225 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL | Sanyo Japan | Cat#: MFCD 847 | Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock

On this, their second album for A&M, Humble Pie proved that they were not the “minor league Rolling Stones” as people often described them. Led by the soulful Steve Marriot, the Pie was a great band in every sense of the word. Continue reading “Humble Pie – Rock On (1971) {MFSL, Silver Disc Remastered}”

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan - Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 291 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 545 | Genre: Jazz Rock

Gaucho is the seventh studio album by the American jazz rock band Steely Dan, released on November 21, 1980 by MCA Records. The sessions for Gaucho represent the band’s typical penchant for studio perfectionism and obsessive recording technique. Continue reading “Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980) {1991, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic - Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | WavPack (.wv) Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 516 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc II | USA | Cat#: UDCD 572 / UDCD 629 | Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
Continue reading “Traffic – Mr. Fantasy (1967) & Traffic (1968) {MFSL, 24-karat Gold Disc Remastered}”

The Carpenters – A Song For You (1972) {1989, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

The Carpenters - A Song For You (1972) {1989, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

The Carpenters – A Song For You (1972) {1989, MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | APE Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 220 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
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}

Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983) & Hysteria (1987) {MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}

Def Leppard – Pyromania (1983) & Hysteria (1987) {MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 751 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc II | USA | Genre: Hard Rock, Glam Rock
Continue reading “Def Leppard – Pyromania (1983) & Hysteria (1987) {MFSL, 24-Karat Gold Disc Remastered}”