Special Section: Audiophile Discs

Boston – Third Stage (1986) [1993, MFSL Remastered]

Boston - Third Stage (1986) [1993, MFSL Remastered]

Boston – Third Stage (1986) [1993, MFSL Remastered]
EAC Rip | FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
248 MB | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing file has been added

After rushing their second album Don’t Look Back, Boston took eight years to complete the album Third Stage. The long delay is even more surprising considering that their sound didn’t change at all; even though only songwriter/guitarist Tom Scholz and vocalist Brad Delp remained from the original lineup, they were the ones responsible for Boston’s sound. As such, it is difficult to avoid comparisons with their landmark debut. Continue reading “Boston – Third Stage (1986) [1993, MFSL Remastered]”

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
1.87 GB (ISO) + 1.84 GB (DSF) + 879 MB (FLAC) + 333 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files 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]”

Vangelis – Blade Runner (1994) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vangelis - Blade Runner (1994) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Vangelis – Blade Runner (1994)
[2013, 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
351 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.36 GB (DSF) + 0.99 GB (FLAC) + 2.39 GB (ISO)
Update: Missing files have been added

The Blade Runner soundtrack was composed by Vangelis for Ridley Scott’s 1982 film Blade Runner. It is mostly a dark, melodic combination of classical composition and synthesizers which mirrors the futuristic film noir envisioned by Scott. Since the premiere of the film, two official albums have been released containing music omitted from the film Continue reading “Vangelis – Blade Runner (1994) [2013, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (1983) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark Knopfler - Local Hero (1983) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (1983) [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
1.90 GB (ISO) + 1.87 GB (DSF) + 866 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler’s intricate, introspective finger-picked guitar stylings make a perfect musical complement to the wistful tone of Bill Forsyth’s comedy film, Local Hero. This album was billed as a Knopfler solo album rather than an original soundtrack album, with the notation “music … for the film.” Continue reading “Mark Knopfler – Local Hero (1983) [2022, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

The Guess Who – The Best Of The Guess Who (1971) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Guess Who - The Best Of The Guess Who (1971) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Guess Who – The Best Of The Guess Who (1971)
[2014, 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
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
3.14 GB (ISO) + 5.94 GB (DSF) + 2.26 GB (FLAC) + 406 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

The Guess Who always seemed a bit like the Canadian predecessor/counterpart to Grand Funk Railroad, but they typically fared far better with the critics because of the versatility that they possessed. That trait is very evident on this collection of hits and great songs. From the opening “These Eyes,” with its orchestral strings and Zombies-like baroque pop feel to the classic AOR crunge of “American Woman,” The Guess Who played a wide variety of music Continue reading “The Guess Who – The Best Of The Guess Who (1971) [2014, Audio Fidelity Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Duran Duran - Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]

Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983)
[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
850 MB (Hi-Res) + 256 MB (CD-Quality) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Despite the fact that Seven and the Ragged Tiger couldn’t match the unrestrained pop/rock ebullience of 1982’s Rio, Duran Duran put three of the album’s singles in the Top Ten, taking it to number one in the U.K. Even though “The Reflex” gave the band their first number one hit, there’s an overabundance of fancy glitz and dancefloor flamboyancy running through it, unlike “New Moon on Monday”‘s straight-ahead appeal or “Union of the Snake”‘s mysterious, almost taboo flair. Continue reading “Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983) [MFSL Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip]”

The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (1977) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (1977) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]

The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (1977) [2016, 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
481 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.71 GB (DSF) + 829 MB (FLAC) + 1.74 GB (ISO)
Update: Missing files have been added

Audiophiles needn’t any introduction to the Alan Parsons Project’s I Robot. Engineered by Parsons after he performed the same duties on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, the 1977 record reigns as a disc whose taut bass, crisp highs, clean production, and seemingly limitless dynamic range are matched only by the sensational prog-rock fare helmed by the keyboardist. Not surprisingly, it’s been issued myriad times. Continue reading “The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot (1977) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer & Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Santana – Abraxas (1970) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Santana - Abraxas (1970) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Santana – Abraxas (1970) [2016, 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
1.57 GB (ISO) + 1.53 GB (DSF) + 779 MB (FLAC) + 241 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

The San Francisco Bay Area rock scene of the late ’60s was one that encouraged radical experimentation and discouraged the type of mindless conformity that’s often plagued corporate rock. When one considers just how different Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, and the Grateful Dead sounded, it becomes obvious just how much it was encouraged. Continue reading “Santana – Abraxas (1970) [2016, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1959) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (1959) [2015, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1959) [2015, 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
1.92 GB (ISO) + 1.89 GB (DSF) + 891 MB (FLAC) + 275 MB (CD-Layer) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: Missing files have been added

Kind of Blue isn’t merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it’s an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. To be reductive, it’s the Citizen Kane of jazz — an accepted work of greatness that’s innovative and entertaining. That may not mean it’s the greatest jazz album ever made, but it certainly is a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Continue reading “Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue (1959) [2015, MFSL 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]

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
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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]”