Special Section: Audiophile Discs

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
1.30 GB (ISO) + 1.27 GB (DSF) + 619 MB (FLAC) + 276 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files 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]”

Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1975) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Heart - Dreamboat Annie (1975) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1975) [2025, 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
1.73 GB (DSF) + 892 MB (FLAC) + 1.75 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Mastered at MoFi’s California studio and housed in mini-LP-style packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD puts the record’s artistic significance in proper perspective. It invites you to hear with stellar clarity the diverse architecture, passionate playing, and fervent emotions that help make Dreamboat Annie an all-time classic. Continue reading “Heart – Dreamboat Annie (1975) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) [1981, 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
927 MB (Hi-Res) + 278 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

The leap from 1970’s Benefit to the following year’s Aqualung is one of the most astonishing progressions in rock history. In the space of one album, Tull went from relatively unassuming electrified folk-rock to larger-than-life conceptual rock full of sophisticated compositions and complex, intellectual, lyrical constructs. Continue reading “Jethro Tull – Aqualung (1971) [1981, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
1.82 GB (Hi-Res) + 554 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Little Feat was one of the legendary live bands of the ’70s, showered with praise by not only their small, fiercely dedicated cult of fans, but such fellow musicians as Bonnie Raitt, Robert Palmer, and Jimmy Page. Given all that acclaim, it only made sense for the group to cut a live album. Unfortunately, they waited until 1977, when the group had entered its decline, but as the double-album Waiting for Columbus proves, Little Feat in its decline was still pretty great. Continue reading “Little Feat – Waiting For Columbus (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

David Bowie – Let’s Dance (1983) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

David Bowie - Let's Dance (1983) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

David Bowie – Let’s Dance (1983) [1984, 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
892 MB (Hi-Res) + 273 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Let’s Dance is the 15th studio album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 14 April 1983 by EMI America Records. After the release of Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (1980), Bowie began a period of numerous musical collaborations and film appearances. During this time, he also left RCA Records due to dissatisfaction. After signing with EMI America in late 1982, Bowie decided he wanted a fresh start, and chose Nile Rodgers of the rock/disco band Chic to co-produce his next record. Continue reading “David Bowie – Let’s Dance (1983) [1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Van Halen – Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Diver Down (1982) [2025, 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
1.41 GB (DSF) + 764 MB (FLAC) + 1.43 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LP-style gatefold packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD presents the 1982 album in definitive sound. The traits you associate with hallmark Van Halen — dynamic energy, distinctive tonalities, vivid detail, sensory-invigorating immediacy, rhythmic attack, midrange punch — emerge with involving presence. Continue reading “Van Halen – Diver Down (1982) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Joni Mitchell – Hejira (1976) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1976) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Joni Mitchell – Hejira (1976)
[2025, 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
2.21 GB (DSF) + 0.97 GB (FLAC) + 2.25 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Joni Mitchell is the only artist who could’ve made Hejira. The legendary singer-songwriter said as much when discussing the album decades after its release. Yet that fact seemed obvious from the moment the gold-certified effort streeted in fall 1976. Continue reading “Joni Mitchell – Hejira (1976) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Crusaders – Chain Reaction (1975) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Crusaders - Chain Reaction (1975) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

The Crusaders – Chain Reaction (1975)
[1979, 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
1.07 MB (Hi-Res) + 460 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

One of the tastiest concoctions of the mid-’70s jazz-fusion era, Chain Reaction finds the Crusaders at the top of their form. The compositions are both accessible and memorable, and the playing is uniformly excellent. Guitarist Larry Carlton delivers some of his finest licks and funkified rhythm work. Wayne Henderson shows there is a place in fusion for the trombone. Continue reading “The Crusaders – Chain Reaction (1975) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

Joe Sample – Rainbow Seeker (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Sample - Rainbow Seeker (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Joe Sample – Rainbow Seeker (1978)
[1979, 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
909 MB (Hi-Res) + 252 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Back in 1978 when this set was recorded, fusion (the mixture of jazz improvisation with rock rhythms) was declining. Keyboardist Joe Sample, best-known for his work with the Crusaders, was in the process of being one of the founders of “contemporary jazz,” an idiom that has since solidified into smooth jazz. Sample emphasized catchy melodies, light funk rhythms, appealing chord changes and a pop sensibility. Continue reading “Joe Sample – Rainbow Seeker (1978) [1979, MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers And Sisters (1973) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (1973) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers And Sisters (1973)
[2014, 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
1.60 GB (ISO) + 1.57 GB (DSF) + 755 MB (FLAC) + 267 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Brothers and Sisters is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Allman Brothers Band. Produced by Johnny Sandlin and the band themselves, the album was released in August 1973 in the United States by Capricorn Records. Following the death of group leader Duane Allman in 1971, the Allman Brothers Band released Eat a Peach (1972), a hybrid studio/live album that became their biggest yet. Continue reading “The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers And Sisters (1973) [2014, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Simon And Garfunkel – 2 Albums (1966) [2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]

Simon & Garfunkel - 2 Albums (1966) {2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered}

Simon And Garfunkel – 2 Albums (1966) [2010, Audio Fidelity, HDCD Remastered]
EAC Rip | 2xCD | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
402 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Sounds of Silence (1966) & Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966)
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Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) [2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (1967) [2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967)
[2020, 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
364 MB (CD-Layer) + 616 MB (DSF) + 1.86 GB (ISO) + 545 MB (FLAC)
Update: Missing files have been added

Long considered one of the legendary lost bands of hard rock and a pioneer in (or influence on, depending on who you ask) progressive rock, Vanilla Fudge is probably best known for their complete reworkings of more mainstream songs into progressive rock explosions of killer musicianship and arranging. Continue reading “Vanilla Fudge – Vanilla Fudge (1967) [2020, Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen - Fair Warning (1981) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981)
[2025, 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
1.45 GB (DSF) + 823 MB (FLAC) + 1.47 GB (ISO) | 3% RAR Recovery

Sourced from the original analog tapes and housed in mini-LP-style packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD plays with stunning clarity, dynamics, and immediacy. Taking a more controlled approach in the studio and still completing everything in less than two weeks, Van Halen and producer Ted Templeman relied on studio amplifiers to direct the sound. Continue reading “Van Halen – Fair Warning (1981) [2025, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Chicago – 3 x Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago - 3 x Albums (1969-1973) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Chicago – 3 x Albums (1969-1973)
[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
3 x Discs | Full Scans Included
1.50 GB (CD-Layer) + 7.62 GB (ISO) + 7.46 gb (DSF) + 3.60 GB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery

The Chicago Transit Authority (1969) – Chicago (1970) – Chicago VI (1973)
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The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday (1967) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday (1967) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]

The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
[2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
153 MB | 3% RAR Recovery

Younger Than Yesterday was somewhat overlooked at the time of its release during an intensely competitive era that found the Byrds on a commercial downslide. Time, however, has shown it to be the most durable of the Byrds’ albums, with the exception of Mr. Tambourine Man. David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, and especially Chris Hillman come into their own as songwriters on an eclectic but focused set blending folk-rock, psychedelia Continue reading “The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday (1967) [2011, Audio Fidelity Remastered, 24-Karat Gold CD]”