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Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking (1988) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking (1988) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking (1988) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 137 | Genre: Alternative Rock

Although Jane’s Addiction’s 1987 self-titled debut was an intriguing release (few alternative bands at the time had the courage to mix modern rock, prog rock, and heavy metal together), it paled in comparison to their now classic major-label release one year later, Nothing’s Shocking. Produced by Dave Jerden and Jane’s Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell, the album was more focused and packed more of a sonic wallop than its predecessor Continue reading “Jane’s Addiction – Nothing’s Shocking (1988) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}

Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}

Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II, USA | Cat#: UDCD 532 | Genre: Pop Rock

Without greatly altering his approach, Rod Stewart perfected his blend of hard rock, folk, and blues on his masterpiece, Every Picture Tells a Story. Marginally a harder-rocking album than Gasoline Alley — the Faces blister on the Temptations cover “(I Know I’m) Losing You,” and the acoustic title track goes into hyper-drive with Mick Waller’s primitive drumming — the great triumph Continue reading “Rod Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) {1990, MFSL, Remastered}”

Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977) {2010, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Styx - The Grand Illusion (1977) {2010, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}

Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977) {2010, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}
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Label: Audio Fidelity | USA | Cat#: AFZ 067 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Other than being their first platinum-selling album, The Grand Illusion led Styx steadfastly into the domain of AOR rock. Built on the strengths of “Come Sail Away”‘s ballad-to-rock metamorphosis, which gained them their second Top Ten hit, and on the high harmonies of newcomer Tommy Shaw throughout “Fooling Yourself,” The Grand Illusion introduced Styx to the gates of commercial stardom. Continue reading “Styx – The Grand Illusion (1977) {2010, Audio Fidelity Remastered, HDCD}”

Faces – A Nod Is As Good As A Wink… (1971) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink... (1971) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Faces – A Nod Is As Good As A Wink… (1971) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 026 | Genre: Pop Rock

The Faces’ third album, A Nod Is as Good as a Wink…to a Blind Horse, finally gave the group their long-awaited hit single in “Stay with Me,” helping send the album into the Billboard Top Ten, which is certainly a testament to both the song and the album, but it’s hard to separate its success from that of Rod Stewart’s sudden solo stardom. In the mere months that separated Long Player and A Nod, Rod had a phenomenal hit with “Maggie May” and Every Picture Tells a Story, his third solo album Continue reading “Faces – A Nod Is As Good As A Wink… (1971) {2005, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills – Super Session (1968) {1995, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills - Super Session (1968) {1995, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills – Super Session (1968)
{1995, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}
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Label: MasterSound, USA | Cat#: CK 6461 1 | Genre: Blues Rock

Super Session is an album conceived by Al Kooper and featuring the work of guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills, released on Columbia Records in 1968, CS 9701. Bloomfield and Stills do not play together on the album, with tracks including Bloomfield on side one, and those including Stills on side two Continue reading “Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills – Super Session (1968) {1995, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}”

Crosby, Stills & Nash – 2 Albums (Audio Fidelity, 24-karat Gold Disc)

Crosby, Stills & Nash - 2 Albums (Audio Fidelity, 24-karat Gold Disc)

Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969) & CSN (1977), 24- karat Gold Limited, Numbered Edition Compact Disc, Mastered for these compact discs by Steve Hoffman Continue reading “Crosby, Stills & Nash – 2 Albums (Audio Fidelity, 24-karat Gold Disc)”

The Velvet Underground – 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered}

The Velvet Underground - 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered}

The Velvet Underground – 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered}
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Label: MFSL UltraDisc II, USA | Cat#: UDCD 695 / UDCD 724 | Genre: Avant-garde

The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967), White Light/White Heat (1968), The original limited edition 24-karat gold audiophile collector’s disc Continue reading “The Velvet Underground – 2 Albums (MFSL UltraDisc II, Remastered}”

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Street Survivors (1977) {1994, Ultimate MasterDisc, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors (1977) {1994, Ultimate MasterDisc, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Lynyrd Skynyrd – Street Survivors (1977) {1994, Ultimate MasterDisc, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}
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Label: Ultimate MasterDisc, USA | Cat#: MCAD-11171 | Genre: Blues Rock

Street Survivors appeared in stores just days before Lynyrd Skynyrd’s touring plane crashed, tragically killing many members of the band, including lead singer and songwriter Ronnie Van Zant. Consequently, it’s hard to see Street Survivors outside of the tragedy, especially since the best-known song here, “That Smell,” reeks of death and foreboding Continue reading “Lynyrd Skynyrd – Street Survivors (1977) {1994, Ultimate MasterDisc, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}”

Dio – Holy Diver & The Last In Line (2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered)

Dio - Holy Diver & The Last In Line (2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered)

Dio – Holy Diver & The Last In Line (2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered)
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 136 / AFZ 146 | Genre: Heavy metal

Holy Diver (1983) & The Last In Line (1984), 24-Karat Gold Disc Continue reading “Dio – Holy Diver & The Last In Line (2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered)”

Laura Nyro – Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Laura Nyro - Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Laura Nyro – Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 085 | Genre: Pop

As a 16-song, single-disc best-of, this does the job very nicely for those who want Nyro’s best and most famous songs in one place. Only nine tracks into the CD you’ve already heard “Sweet Blindness,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “And When I Die,” “Blowin’ Away,” “Eli’s Comin’,” “Stoney End,” and “Stoned Soul Picnic,” which should be enough to convince anyone that Nyro was a major Continue reading “Laura Nyro – Time And Love: The Essential Masters (2000) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”

Cream – Fresh Cream & Wheels Of Fire (DCC Compact Classics, Remastered)

Cream - Fresh Cream & Wheels Of Fire (DCC Compact Classics, Remastered)

Fresh Cream (1966) & Wheels Of Fire (1968), from the original master tapes, 24 karat Gold Disc Continue reading “Cream – Fresh Cream & Wheels Of Fire (DCC Compact Classics, Remastered)”

Electric Light Orchestra – Discovery (1979) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery (1979) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}

Electric Light Orchestra – Discovery (1979) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}
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Label: MasterSound, USA | Cat#: ZK 64646 | Genre: Progressive Rock

Electric Light Orchestra continued on their winning Top 40 ways with the release of Discovery. Now pared down to the basic four-piece unit, Jeff Lynne continued to dominate the band and they still got their hits (this time around it was the smash “Don’t Bring Me Down”). Elsewhere on the disc there was, of note, “Last Train to London” and “Confusion.” Though Discovery charted well, it was becoming obvious that ELO were starting to run themselves out of useful Beatles hooks Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Discovery (1979) {1993, MasterSound, 24-Karat Gold Disc, Remastered}”

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}

Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}
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Label: DCC Compact Classics, Japan | Cat#: GZS 1041 | Genre: Progressive Rock

This is the album where Jeff Lynne finally found the sound he’d wanted since co-founding Electric Light Orchestra three years earlier. Up to this point, most of the group’s music had been self-contained — Lynne, Richard Tandy, et al., providing whatever was needed, vocally or instrumentally, even if it meant overdubbing their work layer upon layer Continue reading “Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (1974) {1993, DCC Compact Classics, Remastered}”

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) {2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills (1968) {2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) {2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 150 | Genre: Blues Rock

Cheap Thrills, the major-label debut of Janis Joplin, was one of the most eagerly anticipated, and one of the most successful, albums of 1968. Joplin and her band Big Brother & the Holding Company had earned extensive press notice ever since they played the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, but for a year after that their only recorded work was a poorly produced, self-titled album that they’d done early in their history for Mainstream Records Continue reading “Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (1968) {2012, Audio Fidelity, Remastered}”

Elton John – Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Elton John - Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Elton John – Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}
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Label: Audio Fidelity, USA | Cat#: AFZ 149 | Genre: Pop Rock

Less than four months after issuing the landmark and autobiographical Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975), Elton John re-emerged with a new band and a slightly modified sound. However, the departure of Dee Murray (bass) and Nigel Olsson (drums) would ultimately begin a deceleration in terms of John’s success, which rivalled only the Beatles’ and Elvis Presley’s in terms of global acclaim Continue reading “Elton John – Rock of the Westies (1975) {2012, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}”