Special Section: Audiophile Discs

VA – Man Of The World: Reflections On Peter Green (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA - Man Of The World: Reflections On Peter Green (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

VA – Man Of The World: Reflections On Peter Green (2003)
[Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 493 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.19 GB (DSF) + 1.50 MB (FLAC) + 2.33 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 011 | Genre: Blues Rock
Update: Missing files have been added

Peter Green is the founder of Fleetwood Mac and his songs have been recorded, covered, and re-interpreted for the past 40 years. As BB King has said, “Peter Green is the only man who ever made me sweat.” Artists such as Ian Anderson, Rory Gallagher, Savoy Brown, Harvey Mandel and others share their interpretations of some of Peter’s greatest songs (Oh Well, Black Magic Women, Albatross, Supernatural and more), making this 15 song collection a must have. Continue reading “VA – Man Of The World: Reflections On Peter Green (2003) [Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises (1981) [1992, MFSL Remastered]

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Hard Promises (1981) [1992, MFSL Remastered]

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Hard Promises (1981) [1992, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 465 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDCD 565 | Genre: Country Rock, Heartland Rock
Update: Missing file has been added

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 Remastered]”

Harry Nilsson – Son Of Schmilsson (1972) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Harry Nilsson - Son Of Schmilsson (1972) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Harry Nilsson – Son Of Schmilsson (1972) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.01 GB (DSF) + 814 MB (FLAC) + 1.11 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2220 | Genre: Pop Rock

Sourced from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Son of Schmilsson presents the music with full-range dynamics and astute clarity. Recording with producer Richard Perry and at London’s Trident Studios for the second time, the singer again captures a natural sound marked by lively tonalities, generous air, and stellar presence. Continue reading “Harry Nilsson – Son Of Schmilsson (1972) [2021, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 (1996) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert - June 18, 1971 (1996) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 (1996)
[2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.08 GB (ISO) + 1.96 GB (DSF) + 1.31 GB (FLAC) + 376 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2067 | Genre: Adult Contemporary
Update: DSF Tracks & New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 is 17-song set recorded just as Tapestry was topping the charts and making Carole King a superstar. Featuring most of Tapestry and a few songs from Writer and Music this is, in a sense, Carole King unplugged (although that terminology was not yet in use). Continue reading “Carole King – The Carnegie Hall Concert – June 18, 1971 (1996) [2010, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Elvis Costello – 12 Albums (1977-1998) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elvis Costello - 12 Albums (1977-1998) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Elvis Costello – 12 Albums (1977-1998) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
13x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 21.8 GB (Hi-Res) + 5.89 GB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | GAIN2 Ultra Analog | 180g | US | Genre: Pop Rock
Update: Missing files have been added
Continue reading “Elvis Costello – 12 Albums (1977-1998) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group – Live (1977) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group - Live (1977) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group – Live (1977)
[2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.13 GB (DSF) + 1.25 GB (ISO) + 930 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD2276| Genre: Jazz Rock

Sourced from the original master tapes, housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, and strictly limited to 2,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live presents this collaborative tour de force in audiophile quality for the first time. Continue reading “Jeff Beck With The Jan Hammer Group – Live (1977) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 844 MB (DSF) + 720 MB (FLAC) + 936 MB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2244 | Genre: Hard Rock

Mastered from the original analog tapes and housed in a mini-LP gatefold sleeve, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Van Halen II lets it all hang out. The five-times-platinum record now sounds like Van Halen intended — that of music recorded live in one big room, Marshall amplifiers turned all the way up, and resonating with the purity, excitement, and interaction of three instruments and voices. Continue reading “Van Halen – Van Halen II (1979) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends (1968) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends (1968) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends (1968) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 809 MB (DSF) + 680 MB (FLAC) + 890 MB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2257 | Genre: Folk Rock

Mastered on MoFi’s renowned system at the label’s California studio and housed in mini-LP- style packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Bookends presents the duo’s timeless effort in reference-quality sound. Continue reading “Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends (1968) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962)
[2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 934 MB (ISO) + 826 MB (DSF) + 619 MB (FLAC) + 192 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 225 | Genre: Vocal Jazz
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

First issued in the early ’60s, this collection of musical Christmas cheer is packed full of the smoothly sung, sentimental favorites associated as much with Nat King Cole himself as with the season. The singer’s performance of “The Christmas Song” is an unforgettable classic reprised here twice, once in an updated version that includes a contemporary vocal from his daughter, Natalie, and also in Cole’s original 1946 recording. Continue reading “Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (1962) [2015, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Bela Fleck – Drive (1988) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bela Fleck - Drive (1988) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Bela Fleck – Drive (1988)
[2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.46 GB (ISO) + 1.28 GB (DSF) + 0.98 GB (FLAC) + 330 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 7003 | Genre: Country
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Drive is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck. The album was produced toward the end of Fleck’s New Grass Revival career and before the Flecktones were formed and included an all-star list of bluegrass performers. Continue reading “Bela Fleck – Drive (1988) [2005, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Tommy Turrentine – Tommy Turrentine (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tommy Turrentine - Tommy Turrentine (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Tommy Turrentine – Tommy Turrentine (1960)
[2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.27 GB (ISO) + 1.18 GB (DSF) + 894 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fiddelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 007| Genre: Hard Bop
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

When he recorded this album, his lone date as a leader, trumpeter Tommy Turrentine (who was a member of Max Roach’s group along with his brother, the soon-to-be famous tenor Stanley Turrentine) seemed to have a potentially great future. Unfortunately, ill health would eventually force his retirement. Continue reading “Tommy Turrentine – Tommy Turrentine (1960) [2003, Audio Fidelity Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived… with ‘The Best Band I Ever Had’ (1977) [2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Buddy Rich - The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived... with 'The Best Band I Ever Had' (1977) [2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived… with ‘The Best Band I Ever Had’ (1977)
[2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 870 MB (ISO) + 769 MB (DSF) + 591 MB (FLAC) + 257 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Audio Fidelity | US | Cat#: AFZ 003 | Genre: Big Band, Jazz
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

Although the title of this reissue is not necessarily accurate (Buddy Rich’s 1966 big band was a stronger unit), this is a high-quality jazz album. Rich surprisingly does not solo much (just on Chick Corea’s “Fiesta”) but the material is strong, the arrangements (by Mike Abene, Frank Perowsky, Tom Boros, Barry Keiner and Barry Mintzer) are colorful, and the soloists are excellent. Continue reading “Buddy Rich – The Greatest Drummer Who Ever Lived… with ‘The Best Band I Ever Had’ (1977) [2002, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974)
[2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.29 GB (ISO) + 1.21 GB (DSF) + 879 MB (FLAC) + 333 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2060 | Genre: Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

The Doobies team up with the Memphis Horns for an even more Southern-flavored album than usual, although also a more uneven one. By this time, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and company had pretty well inherited the mantle and the core (and then some) of the audience left behind by Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty Continue reading “The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974) [2011, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
[2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 0.99 GB (DSF) + 858 MB (FLAC) + 1.11 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2263 | Genre: Folk, World

Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-LP gatefold-sleeve packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD elevates the sonic and emotional impact of this epochal album. You’ll enjoy deep-black backgrounds, wide soundstages, pointillist details, and broad dynamics. Continue reading “Simon And Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

David Crosby - If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971)
[2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.18 GB (ISO) + 1.06 GB (DSF) + 946 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2214 | Genre: Folk Rock, Country Rock
Update: New Hi-Res FLAC Tracks have been added

David Crosby’s debut solo album was the second release in a trilogy of albums (the others being Paul Kantner’s Blows Against the Empire and Mickey Hart’s Rolling Thunder) involving the indefinite aggregation of Bay Area friends and musical peers that informally christened itself the Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra. Everyone from the members of the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane to Crosby’s mates in CSNY Continue reading “David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (1971) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”