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Various Artists – No.1 Hits Of The ’50s (2013) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - No.1 Hits Of The '50s (2013) [3CD-Set]

Including Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, Buddy Holly, Frankie Avalon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Paul Anka, The Teddy Bears, Bill Haley & The Comets, Andy Williams, The Fleetwoods, Dean Martin, Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra, Guy Mitchell and many more Continue reading “Various Artists – No.1 Hits Of The ’50s (2013) [3CD-Set]”

VA – The London American Story: Rarities (2011)

VA - The London American Story: Rarities (2011)

The London record label was founded in 1947 as an offshoot of the Decca Label. two years later it began buying the UK distribution rights to American independent labels such as Imperial, Chess, Dot, Atlantic, Specialty and Sun as well as (much later) the first releases from Motown. Coincidentally, the 45rpm seven-inch single format was first introduced in 1949 by RCA Victor. Continue reading “VA – The London American Story: Rarities (2011)”

Various Artists – Disco Giants Volume 1-10 (2013)

Various Artists - Disco Giants Volume 1-10 (2013)

Limited 20 CD set containing all 10 double CD sets released in the Disco Giants compilation series. Contains 200 Disco tracks of the ’80s. Not the commercial tracks which you will find on any ordinary Disco compilation but the rare and hard to find 80’s Disco floor fillers (mainly the long version) Continue reading “Various Artists – Disco Giants Volume 1-10 (2013)”

Mott The Hoople – Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (2018) {6CD, Box Set}

Mott The Hoople - Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (2018) {6CD, Box Set}

Mott The Hoople – Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (2018) {6CD, Box Set}
EAC Rip | 6xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.18 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Island / Universal | EU | MOTTBOX001 / 00602547869623 | Genre: Glam Rock

Mental Train includes the four albums – Mott The Hoople (1969), Mad Shadows (1970), Wildlife (1970) and Brain Capers (1971) – each of which include eight or nine Bonus Track, including A-sides, B-sides, demos, rehearsals and alternate takes. Continue reading “Mott The Hoople – Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (2018) {6CD, Box Set}”

Brenda Lee – Little Miss Dynamite (1995) [4CDs Box Set]

Brenda Lee - Little Miss Dynamite (1995) [4CDs Box Set]

Five hours of pure gold on four CDs, covering the 127 songs that Brenda Lee recorded during the years 1956 through 1962, with the added allure of an 84-page hardcover book. What’s more, there’s hardly a second-rate song or performance here, and Lee’s singing style evolved so far that there are surprises throughout. Continue reading “Brenda Lee – Little Miss Dynamite (1995) [4CDs Box Set]”

Various Artists – Chess Rhythm & Roll (1994) [4CDs Box Set]

Various Artists - Chess Rhythm & Roll (1994) [4CDs Box Set]

In addition to being one of the world’s premier blues imprints, Chicago-based Chess Records presented some of rock & roll’s earliest participants. Chess Rhythm & Roll (1994) is a five-plus hour celebration of essential proto-rockers cut between 1947 and 1967. The four-CD assemblage is a companion to the Chess Blues (1992) box set and picks up during the label’s formative days when their repertoire was expanding to a greater audience beyond the realm of R&B. Continue reading “Various Artists – Chess Rhythm & Roll (1994) [4CDs Box Set]”

Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (2019) [Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Dream Theater - Distance Over Time (2019) [Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + DVD + Hi-Res]

Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (2019) [Limited Edition, 2CD + BD + DVD + Hi-Res]
EAC Rip | 2x CD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
Blu-ray | MPEG-4 AVC Video | DTS-HD MA (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 & 5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz)
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1 & 2.0)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 872 MB (CDs) + 21.9 GB (BD) + 7.13 GB (DVD) + 4.70 GB (Hi-Res Stereo/Mch) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Inside Out Music | EU | Cat#: IOMLTDCD 523, 19075917292 | Genre: Progressive Metal
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Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}

Whitesnake - Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}

Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}
EAC Rip | 6x CDs | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 4:3 (720×480) VBR | LPCM (2.0) | AC-3 (5.1)
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.18 GB (CDs) + 3.27 GB (DVD) + 859 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino | EU | Cat#: 0190295507534 | Genre: Hard Rock

The album includes the hits ‘Love Ain’t No Stranger’ and ‘Slow An’ Easy’, both of which went top 40 in the USA at the time. The ‘ultimate special edition’ includes six CDs and a DVD and features remastered versions of both the UK and US mixes of the albums as well as new 35th anniversary stereo mixes, unreleased live and studio recordings, music videos, concert footage, and a new interview with Whitesnake founder and lead singer, David Coverdale. Continue reading “Whitesnake – Slide It In: The Ultimate Special Edition (1984) {2019, 35th Anniversary, Remastered, 6CD + DVD}”

Simply Red – Song Book 1985-2010 (2013) [4CDs, Box Set, Remastered]

Simply Red - Song Book 1985-2010 (2013) [4CDs, Box Set, Remastered]

Simply Red are a pop institution, at least in areas of the world that are not the United States, and like all institutions, they’re in need of a monument to their longevity. Song Book 1985-2010 is that monument, a four-disc box set that tells their story, concentrating on their hits but also adding a disc of new recordings where they revisit deep cuts from their catalog, refashioning them so they sound similar to latter-day Simply Red. Continue reading “Simply Red – Song Book 1985-2010 (2013) [4CDs, Box Set, Remastered]”

Mike Oldfield – Discography (1973-2016)

Mike Oldfield - Discography (1973-2016)

Composer Mike Oldfield rose to fame on the success of Tubular Bells, an eerie, album-length conceptual piece employed to stunning effect in the film The Exorcist. Born May 15, 1953, in Reading, England, Oldfield began his professional career at the age of 14, forming the Sallyangie folk duo with his sister Sally; a year later, the siblings issued their debut LP, Children of the Sun. By the age of 16, he was playing bass with Soft Machine founder Kevin Ayers’ group the Whole World alongside experimental classical arranger David Bedford and avant-garde jazz saxophonist Lol Coxhill; within months, Oldfield was tapped to become the band’s lead guitarist prior to recording the 1971 LP Shooting at the Moon. Continue reading “Mike Oldfield – Discography (1973-2016)”

Tony Bennett – The Complete Improv Recordings (2004) [4CDs, Box Set]

Tony Bennett - The Complete Improv Recordings (2004) [4CDs, Box Set]

For those new to the music of Tony Bennett, Improv was a label started by Tony Bennett and businessman Bill Hassett. Bennett was fed up with the suits at Columbia Records, who were trying to make him sing rock & roll. When his contract expired at the beginning of the 1970s, he and Hassett formed a label to help him realize his aesthetic ambitions, and Improv was born. Continue reading “Tony Bennett – The Complete Improv Recordings (2004) [4CDs, Box Set]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]

Includes the newly remastered album and 35 bonus audio tracks. Reconstruction of the “double album”, singles, B-sides, alternate mixes and unreleased tracks. The Bruce McMouse Show -the never- before-seen film on DVD and Blu-ray. Plus DVD featuring the James Paul McCartney TV Special and previously unseen footage. Housed alongside 128-page book written by Amanda Petrusich, photo book and folio containing unseen memorabilia from the MPL archives. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Red Rose Speedway (1973) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + 2DVD + BD + Hi-Res]”

Paul McCartney & Wings – Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]

Includes the newly remastered album and 25 bonus audio tracks; original rough mixes of the album, single edits, B-sides, home recordings and unreleased tracks. DVD features previously unreleased archive footage, rehearsals and homes videos. Housed alongside 128-page book written by David Fricke and folio containing unseen memorabilia from the MPL archives. Continue reading “Paul McCartney & Wings – Wild Life (1971) [2018, Deluxe Edition, Remastered, 3CD + DVD]”

Various Artists – Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (2007) [3CD-Set]

Various Artists - Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (2007) [3CD-Set]

3CD-Set of exquisite music performed by Demis Roussos, Procol Harum, Kansas, Manhattans, Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, James Brown, Marving Gaye, Platters, Al Green, The Chi Lites, Percy Sledge, Bettie Harris and many more. Continue reading “Various Artists – Sexy: Romantic Love Songs (2007) [3CD-Set]”

Nina Simone – The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) [9CDs, Box Set]

Nina Simone - The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) [9CDs, Box Set]

Nina Simone was a singular artist, and she went where she pleased, leaving behind a recorded legacy that is passionate, political, defiant, and delicate by turns, no matter what strain of folk, blues, jazz, or gospel she was dipping into, and she did it all with dignity, grace, and intelligence. This set collects all nine of her albums for RCA Records (released between 1967 and 1974) Continue reading “Nina Simone – The Complete RCA Albums Collection (2011) [9CDs, Box Set]”