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David Bowie – Heathen (2002) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: ISO / Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 86630 | Genre: Alternative Rock

Heathen marks a new beginning for David Bowie in some ways — it’s his first record since leaving Virgin, his first for Columbia Records, his first for his new label, ISO — yet it’s hardly a new musical direction. Like Hours, this finds Bowie sifting through the sounds of his past, completely at ease with his legacy, crafting a colorful, satisfying album that feels like a classic Bowie album. That’s not to say that Heathen recalls any particular album or any era in specific, yet there’s a deliberate attempt to recapture the atmosphere, the tone of his ’70s work — there’s a reason that Bowie decided to reteam with Tony Visconti, the co-producer of some of his best records, for this album — even if direct comparisons are hard to come by. Which is exactly what’s so impressive about this album. Bowie and Visconti never shy away from electronic instrumentations or modern production — if anything, they embrace it — but it’s woven into Bowie’s sound subtly, never drawing attention to the drum loops, guitar synths, and washes of electronica. For that matter, guest spots by Dave Grohl and Pete Townshend (both on guitar) don’t stand out either; they’re merely added texture to this an album that’s intricately layered, but always plays smoothly and alluringly. And, make no mistake, this is an alluring, welcoming, friendly album — there are some moody moments, but Bowie takes Neil Young’s eerie “I’ve Been Waiting for You” and Pixies’ elusively brutal, creepy “Cactus” and turns them sweet, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, either. In the end, that’s the key to Heathen — the undercurrent of happiness, not in the lyrics, but in the making of music, a realization by Bowie and Visconti alike that they are perfect collaborators. Unlike their previous albums together, this doesn’t boldly break new ground, but that’s because, 22 years after their last collaboration, Scary Monsters, both Bowie and Visconti don’t need to try as hard, so they just focus on the craft. The result is an understated, utterly satisfying record, his best since Scary Monsters, simply because he’d never sounded as assured and consistent since. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Released Date: June 11, 2002
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Tracklist
01. Sunday – 04:48
02. Cactus – 02:54
03. Slip Away – 06:05
04. Slow Burn – 04:41
05. Afraid – 03:28
06. I’ve Been Waiting For You – 03:00
07. I Would Be Your Slave – 05:19
08. I Took A Trip On A Gemini Spaceship – 04:06
09. 5:15 The Angels Have Gone – 05:00
10. Everyone Says ‘Hi’ – 03:58
11. A Better Future – 04:12
12. Heathen (The Rays) – 04:13
13. When The Boys Come Marching Home – 04:52
14. Wood Jackson – 04:50
15. Conversation Piece – 03:52
16. Safe – 04:48

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Return To Forever – Musicmagic (1977) {2017, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
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Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDSML 8528 | Genre: Jazz

Musicmagic is the seventh and final studio album of fusion band Return to Forever. This album contains the final line-up of the band, with only founders Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke returning from the previous album. This is the first album since Light as a Feather (1973) to contain vocals, featuring Stanley Clarke and Corea’s wife Gayle Moran. This album also marks the return of original member Joe Farrell on saxophone and flute, along with several new members making up a five-piece horn section.

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: January 1977
• Released Date: Aug 2017
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Tracklist
01. The Musician – 07:14
02. Hello Again – 03:49
03. Musicmagic – 11:09
04. So Long Mickey Mouse – 06:10
05. Do You Ever – 04:01
06. The Endless Night – 09:44

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The Byrds – Greatest Hits (1999) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Columbia / Legacy | USA | Cat#: CS 66230 | Genre: Classic Rock

Additional Info:
• Released Date: 1999
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Tracklist
01. Mr. Tambourine Man – 02:34
02. I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better – 02:35
03. The Bells Of Rhymney – 03:33
04. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) – 03:53
05. All I Really Want To Do – 02:06
06. Chimes Of Freedom – 03:54
07. Eight Miles High – 03:37
08. Mr. Spaceman – 02:12
09. 5D (Fifth Dimension) – 02:34
10. So You Want To Be A Rock ‘N’ Roll Star – 02:08
11. My Back Pages – 03:11
Bonus Tracks
12. It Won’t Be Wrong – 02:00
13. Set You Free This Time – 02:52
14. Have You Seen Her Face – 02:42

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Roxy Music – The Best Of (2001) {2003, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Virgin | EU | Cat#: SACDV 2939 | Genre: Glam Rock

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: 2001
• SACD Released Date: 28 Jul 2003
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Tracklist
01. Avalon – 04:17
02. More Than This – 04:19
03. Jealous Guy – 04:57
04. Over You – 03:27
05. Same Old Scene – 03:58
06. Oh Yeah! – 04:52
07. Angel Eyes – 02:52
08. Dance Away – 03:47
09. Both Ends Burning – 05:15
10. Love Is The Drug – 04:10
11. Out Of The Blue – 04:43
12. All I Want Is You – 02:54
13. Mother Of Pearl – 06:35
14. Street Life – 03:29
15. Do The Strand – 04:03
16. Pyjamarama – 02:52
17. Virginia Plain – 02:58
18. Re-make/ Re-model – 04:48

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Sting – Sacred Love (2003) {Limited Edition, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: A&M Records | EU | Cat#: 0602498606186 | Genre: Pop

Sting scored a moderate comeback success greater than most had imagined possible with 1999’s Brand New Day, reestablishing himself as a viable commercial artist instead of merely settling for “living legend” status. Part of this success was due to “Desert Rose,” featuring vocalist Farhat Bouallagui’s careening cadences that garnered attention, particularly when they were showcased in a car commercial that kicked the album into high commercial gear. Sting picks up on this, adding three guest vocalists to the ten-track Sacred Love album (the 11th track is a remix of the lead single, “Send Your Love” — which happens to be better, since it eliminates the rather annoying Indian-styled hook) — Vicente Amigo and Anoushka Shankar are paired with Mary J. Blige, who in this context is presented as a world music artist. None of the guests makes much of an impression here, but neither does Sting, since this is an album that puts sound over song or performance. Sacred Love is to Brand New Day what Mercury Falling was to Ten Summoner’s Tales — a fussy, overworked stab at maturity, one that has impeccable craft but is obscured by its own meticulousness. It is professional to a fault, using its maturity and preciseness to obscure the fact that the songs don’t really work. Sting isn’t always hemmed-in, even ending “Inside” with a hysterical rant that makes him seem like a madman, but it has the effect of making the rest of the album seeming too deliberate and far from adventurous. It’s far from a bad listen, nor is it embarrassing, but it’s entirely too predictable, coming across as nothing more than well-tailored, expensive mood music, which is certainly far less than what Sacred Love could have been. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Released Date: 17 Nov 2003
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Tracklist
01. Inside – 04:50
02. Send Your Love – 04:43
03. Whenever I Say Your Name – 05:28
04. Dead Man’s Rope – 05:44
05. Never Coming Home – 04:58
06. Stolen Car – 03:59
07. Forget About The Future – 05:11
08. This War – 05:32
09. The Book Of My Life – 06:14
10. Sacred Love – 05:56
11. Send Your Love (Dave Aude Remix Edit Version) – 03:18
12. Shape Of My Heart (from ‘…All This Time’) – 02:19

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Johnny Cash – Silver (1979) {2002, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Label: Columbia / Legacy | USA | Cat#: CS 86791 | Genre: Country

Silver was a below-average Cash outing, due both to the routine material and the mixed attempt to update his sound with more modern production techniques. Brian Ahern, who produced Emmylou Harris, was at the helm of a set that often put a more contemporary sheen on the sound with filters and phase shifters. Plenty of session help was on hand as well, sometimes on trumpet and French horn, and it’s usually not a great sign when the list of players on some tracks run to more than a dozen. The idea was probably to make Cash sound less old-fashioned; the ironic result was to make it sound more dated and flat than most of the rest of his catalog, without comparing to his better recordings in the quality of the content. Still, erratic production can’t smother Cash’s strengths, and the record’s not terrible, just uninspired. Some of the better songs include his reading of Tom T. Hall’s “The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore”; a cover of “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” (a song that’s hard to ruin) with contributions from Ricky Skaggs, Wayne Jackson, and the Carter Family; and veteran cohort Jack Clement’s memorably titled “West Canterbury Subdivision Blues.” George Jones adds harmony vocals to “I’ll Say It’s True.” ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: May 30, 1979
• SACD Released Date: August 27, 2002
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Tracklist
01. The L&N Don’t Stop Here Anymore – 03:19
02. Lonesome To The Bone – 02:40
03. Bull Rider – 03:13
04. I’ll Say It’s True – 02:49
05. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky – 03:48
06. Cocaine Blues – 03:21
07. Muddy Waters – 03:29
08. West Canterbury Subdivision Blues – 03:48
09. Lately I Been Leanin’ Toward The Blues – 02:37
10. I’m Gonna Sit On The Porch And Pick On My Old Guitar – 03:05
11. I Still Miss Someone – 02:51
12. I Got Stripes – 02:17

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Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum (2005) {2006, German Version, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
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Total Size: 7.39 GB (ISO) + 5.92 GB (FLAC Mch) + 2.47 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: EMI | Germany | Cat#: 0946 3 11828 2 2 | Genre: Electronic

For rock bands, hauling gear across countries and continents has not changed a great deal in the past several decades. The same can’t be said for Kraftwerk. Grappling with sensitive cables and other technical gadgets in extreme climates has become a thing of the past. For them, everything has become easier to manage and transport, so it’s natural that they’d become more enthusiastic about touring. Recorded during the group’s 2004 journey through Europe, Japan, and the U.S., Minimum-Maximum is a two-disc representation of their revitalized live show. Visuals are such a crucial aspect of their performances that the set will naturally fall short of making you feel as if you are there — whether it’s Moscow, Warsaw, Budapest, or San Francisco — while in your car or living room. More crucially, who really knows exactly how much live manipulation is going on with the elements of each track? Whatever the case, it all sounds good — sharp, vibrant, alive. The original arrangements are often altered slightly, the tracks are tactfully sequenced, and the crowd noise is kept to a minimum (either near the close of a track or in recognition of one as it begins), so the release is sort of a glorified greatest-hits collection. Along with some wise selections from 2003’s Tour de France Soundtracks, there’s plenty of the expected classic material, all of which has given life to so much industrial, dance, and rap music. (You could, in fact, walk into the average techno club or turn on a mainstream radio station the week this was released and hear traces of Kraftwerk in one form or another.) “Radioactivity” and “The Robots,” two of the more altered tracks, contain the greatest thrills; the former’s permafrost placidity spirals into a frictionless dancefloor charge, while the latter is more muscular than ever, acknowledging advancements made by acolytes Model 500 and Underground Resistance. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: June 7, 2005
• Released Date: April 21, 2006
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Disc 1
01. Die Mensch Maschine – 07:57
02. Planet Of Visions – 04:46
03. Tour De France Etape 1 – 04:22
04. Chrono – 01:29
05. Tour De France Etape 2 – 04:49
06. Vitamin – 06:42
07. Tour De France – 06:18
08. Autobahn – 08:51
09. Das Model – 03:42
10. Neonlicht – 05:59

Disc 2
01. Radioactivitat – 07:44
02. Trans-Europa Express – 03:20
03. Abzug – 01:42
04. Metall Auf Metall – 04:29
05. Numbers – 04:27
06. Computerwelt – 02:56
07. Home Computer – 05:55
08. Taschenrechner – 02:58
09. Dentaku – 03:15
10. Die Roboter – 07:24
11. Elektro Kardiogramm – 04:41
12. Aero Dynamik – 07:14
13. Musique Non Stop – 09:51

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Floyd Cramer – With The Music City Pops & … In Concert (2018) {Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
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Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDLK 4613 | Genre: Easy Listening

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: 1970 / 1974
• SACD Released Date: 2018
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Tracklist
With The Music City Pops (1970)
01. Fancy Free – 02:34
02. Bridge Over Troubled Water – 03:16
03. Let It Be – 02:33
04. Is This Tomorrow – 02:19
05. Last Date – 02:29
06. I Saw The Light – 02:49
07. The Twelfth Of Never – 03:07
08. Makin Up – 02:33
09. Maidens Prayer – 03:00
10. The End Of The World – 02:57
Floyd Cramer In Concert (1974)
11. On The Rebound – 03:06
12. The Way We Were – 03:12
13. Let Me Be There – 02:53
14. Medley San Antonio Rose etc – 06:09
15. The Entertainer – 03:28
16. Forever – 02:39
17. Flip Flop And Bop – 02:49
18. Last Date – 03:21
19. Hank Williams Medley – 05:07

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Dionne Warwick – Hot ! Live And Otherwise (1981) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan | Cat#: MFSL 2-098 | Genre: Adult Contemporary

Hot! Live and Otherwise is a combination live and in-studio album by American singer Dionne Warwick, released in 1981 on Arista Records. The LP was originally issued as number A2L 8605 in the Arista Catalog.

Additional Info:
• Released Date: May 20, 1981
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Tracklist
SIDE A
01. What You Won’t Do For Love / In The Stone – 08:03
02. Don’t Make Me Over – 04:33
03. Alfie – 04:06
04. One In A Million You – 04:51
SIDE B
05. Hit Record Medley – 20:36
SIDE C
06. Deja Vu – 04:44
07. Easy Love – 03:05
08. No Night So Long – 04:17
09. We Never Said Goodbye – 03:47
10. I’ll Never Love This Way Again – 05:52
SIDE D
11. There’s A Long Road Ahead Of Us – 03:46
12. Dedicate My Heart – 04:05
13. Some Changes Are For Good – 03:59
14. Even A Fool Would Let Go – 03:18
15. Now We’re Starting Over Again – 03:09

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The Moody Blues – 5 Albums Collection (1967-1972) {MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
5x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
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Total Size: 4.41 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.59 GB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Genre: Progressive Rock

Days of Future Passed (1967) – On The Threshold of a Dream (1969) – To Our Children’s Children’s Children (1969)
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) – Seventh Sojourn (1972)

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Days of Future Passed (1967) {1981 MFSL Remastered}
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed by JVC Japan | Cat#: MFSL 1-042
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Tracklist:
01. The Day Begins: The Day Begins / Morning Glory – 05:52
02. Dawn: Dawn Is A Feeling – 03:49
03. The Morning: Another Morning – 03:56
04. Lunch Break: Peak Hour – 05:31
05. The Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / (Evening) Time To Get Away – 08:24
06. Evening: The Sun Set / Twilight Time – 06:41
07. The Night: Nights In White Satin / Late Lament – 07:29

 
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On The Threshold of a Dream (1969) {1994 MFSL Remastered}
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-215
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Tracklist:
01. In the Beginning – 02:07
02. Lovely to See You – 02:34
03. Dear Diary – 03:57
04. Send Me No Wine – 02:20
05. To Share Our Love – 02:54
06. So Deep Within You – 03:08
07. Never Comes the Day – 04:44
08. Lazy Day – 02:43
09. Are You Sitting Comfortably? – 03:31
10. The Dream – 00:54
11. Have You Heard (Part 1) – 01:22
12. The Voyage – 04:10
13. Have You Heard (Part 2) – 02:24

 
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To Our Children’s Children’s Children (1969) {1996 MFSL Remastered}
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-253
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Tracklist:
01. Higher and Higher – 04:07
02. Eyes of a Child I – 03:24
03. Floating – 03:00
04. Eyes of a Child II – 01:22
05. I Never Thought I’d Live to be a Hundred – 01:06
06. Beyond – 02:58
07. Out and In – 03:47
08. Gypsy – 03:33
09. Eternity Road – 04:19
10. Candle of Life – 04:17
11. Sun Is Still Shining – 03:38
12. I Never Thought I’d Live to be a Million – 00:33
13. Watching and Waiting – 04:19

 
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Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (1971) {1994 MFSL Remastered}
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-232
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Tracklist:
01. Procession – 04:40
02. The Story in Your Eyes – 02:57
03. Our Guessing Game – 03:34
04. Emily’s Song – 03:42
05. After You Came – 04:37
06. One More Time to Live – 05:42
07. Nice to Be Here – 04:24
08. You Can Never Go Home – 04:15
09. My Song – 06:21

 
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Seventh Sojourn (1972) {1984 MFSL Remastered}
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Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan by JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-151
Half-Speed Mastering

Tracklist:
01. Lost in a Lost World – 04:41
02. New Horizons – 05:10
03. For My Lady – 03:58
04. Isn’t Life Strange – 06:08
05. You and Me – 04:20
06. The Land of Make-Believe – 04:51
07. When You’re a Free Man – 06:05
08. I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band) – 04:19

 
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James Taylor – 5 SACD Albums (1977-2002) {Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
5x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Total Size: 17.8 GB (ISO) + 11.3 GB (FLAC Mch) + 4.23 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Columbia | USA | Genre: Adult Contemporary

JT (1977) – Flag (1979)
Dad Loves His Work (1981) – Hourglass (1997) – October Road (2002)

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JT (1977) {2002 Remaster}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
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Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 69801

Tracklist:
01. Your Smiling Face – 02:47
02. There We Are – 03:01
03. Honey Don’t Leave L.A. – 03:06
04. Another Grey Morning – 02:44
05. Bartender’s Blues – 04:13
06. Secret O’ Life – 03:35
07. Handy Man – 03:18
08. I Was Only Telling A Lie – 03:25
09. Looking For Love On Broadway – 02:22
10. Terra Nova – 04:31
11. Traffic Jam – 02:00
12. If I Keep My Heart Out Of Sight – 02:59

 
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Flag (1979) {2003 Remaster}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: 497449 5

Tracklist:
01. Company Man – 03:46
02. Johnnie Comes Back – 03:56
03. Day Tripper – 04:26
04. I Will Not Lie For You – 03:17
05. Brother Trucker – 04:02
06. Is That The Way You Look? – 01:59
07. B.S.U.R. – 03:22
08. Rainy Day Man – 03:02
09. Millworker – 03:52
10. Up On The Roof – 04:22
11. Chanson Francaise – 02:05
12. Sleep Come Free Me – 04:43

 
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Dad Loves His Work (1981) {2003 Remaster}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: CH 90750

Tracklist:
01. Hard Times – 03:14
02. Her Town Too – 04:35
03. Hour That The Morning Comes – 02:57
04. I Will Follow – 04:18
05. Believe It Or Not – 03:52
06. Stand And Fight – 03:11
07. Only For Me – 04:55
08. Summer’s Here – 02:43
09. Sugar Trade – 02:49
10. London Town – 03:57
11. That Lonesome Road – 02:24

 
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Hourglass (1997) {2001 Remaster}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 67912

Tracklist:
01. Line ‘Em Up – 04:46
02. Enough To Be On Your Way – 05:29
03. Little More Time With You – 03:53
04. Gaia – 05:31
05. Ananas – 05:45
06. Jump Up Behind Me – 03:30
07. Another Day – 02:23
08. Up Er Mei – 03:49
09. Up From Your Life – 05:17
10. Yellow And Rose – 04:55
11. Boatman – 03:59
12. Walking My Baby Back Home – 03:13
13. Hangnail – 02:20

 
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October Road (2002)
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Single Layer SACD | Full Scans Included
Label: Columbia | USA | Cat#: CS 63584

Tracklist:
01. September Grass – 04:54
02. October Road – 03:58
03. On The 4th Of July – 03:26
04. Whenever You’re Ready – 04:15
05. Belfast To Boston – 04:17
06. Mean Old Man – 03:44
07. My Traveling Star – 03:56
08. Raised Up Family – 04:41
09. Carry Me On My Way – 04:31
10. Caroline I See You – 04:59
11. Baby Buffalo – 04:53
12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – 03:52

 
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Barclay James Harvest – Barclay James Harvest (1970) {2018, Deluxe Box Set, 3CD + DVD + Hi-Res}
3x EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
DVD | NTSC 16:9 (720×480) VBR | DTS (5.1 / 24bit / 96kHz) | LPCM (2.0 / 24bit / 96kHz) | AC-3 (5.1 / 16bit / 48kHz)
Hi-Res | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 796 MB (CDs) + 5.72 GB (DVD) + 4.48 GB (Hi-Res) + 1.48 GB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Cherry Red Records / Esoteric Antenna | EU | Cat#: PECLEC42627 | Genre: Progressive Rock

This expanded reissue has been newly re-mastered from the original master tapes and features an additional 33 bonus tracks drawn from new 5.1 surround sound & stereo mixes from the original multi-track master tapes, BBC radio sessions from 1968 and 1971, the singles Early Morning, Brother Thrush & Taking Some Time On, a rare Woolly Wolstenholme solo demo from 1969 of The Sun Will Never Shine, along with the 1968 short film Mr. Sunshine.

The set also includes a lavishly illustrated 68 page book with previously unseen photographs and an essay by BJH specialists Keith & Monika Domone. Additionally, the set includes a facsimile of the 1970 Barclay James Harvest orchestral tour programme and two facsimile press releases from 1968 and 1969, postcards and a replica 1968 record shop poster for the Early Morning single. ― cherryred.co.uk

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: June 5, 1970
• Deluxe Box Released Date: 2018
• More info

CD 1
THE ORIGINAL STEREO MIX RE-MASTERED
Release As Harvest SHVL770 In June 1970
01. Taking Some Time On – 05:29
02. Mother Dear – 03:18
03. The Sun Will Never Shine – 05:05
04. When The World Was Woken – 05:47
05. Good Love Child – 05:08
06. The Iron Maiden – 02:41
07. Dark Now My Sky – 12:00
ADDITIONAL TRACKS
A & B-Sides Of Single Released Parlophone R 5693 In April 1968
08. Early Morning – 02:32
09. Mr Sunshine – 02:53
Recorded Advision Studio London In August 1968
10. Pools Of Blue – 03:08
11. I Can’t Go On Without You – 02:12
12. Eden Unobtainable – 03:02
Recorded Chappell Studio London In August 1968 / Mixed In Abbey Road Studio In September 1968
13. Pools Of Blue – 04:52
A & B-Sides Of Single Released Harvest HAR 5003 In June 1969
14. Brother Thrush – 03:04
15. Poor Wages – 02:33
A Side Of Single Released Harvest HAR 5025 In August 1970
16. Taking Some Time On – 04:35

CD 2
THE NEW STEREO MIX
01. Taking Some Time On – 06:38
02. Mother Dear – 03:17
03. The Sun Will Never Shine – 05:09
04. When The World Was Woken – 06:02
05. Good Love Child – 05:07
06. The Iron Maiden – 02:42
07. Dark Now My Sky – 12:06
ADDITIONAL TRACKS
Recorded Chappell Studio London In 16th August 1968
08. Pools Of Blue (New Stereo Mix) – 05:07
Recorded At EMI Studio, Abbey Road London 11 March 1969
09. Brother Thrush (New Stereo Mix) – 03:43
10. Poor Wages (New Stereo Mix) – 02:33

CD 3
‘Early Morning’ Film Version
01. Mr Sunshine – 02:57
As Broadcast On BBC Radio One ‘Top Gear’ 14th April 1968
02. Early Morning – 02:59
BBC Radio One ‘Top Gear’ Session Recorded 23rd April 1968 – First Broadcast 5th May 1968
03. So Tomorrow – 03:26
04. Eden Unobtainable – 03:09
BBC Radio One ‘Top Gear’ Session Recorded 30th June 1968 – First Broadcast 4th August 1968
05. Night – 03:16
06. Pools of Blue – 03:27
07. Need You Oh So Bad – 01:15
08. Small Time Town – 02:11
09. Dark Now My Sky – 03:41
Woolly Wolstenholme Original Solo Demo, Recorded Preston House, Saddleworth In 1969
10. The Sun Will Never Shine – 01:54
BBC Radio One ‘John Peel Sunday Concert’ Recorded At The BBC Paris Theatre, Lower Regent Street London 11th February 1971 – First Broadcast 21st February 1971
11. Dark Now My Sky – 09:38

DVD
NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIX & NEW STEREO MIX AT 24/96
01. Taking Some Time On – 06:39
02. Mother Dear – 03:17
03. The Sun Will Never Shine – 05:09
04. When The World Was Woken – 06:02
05. Good Love Child – 05:07
06. The Iron Maiden – 02:43
07. Dark Now My Sky – 12:07
08. Pools Of Blue – 05:08
09. Brother Thrush – 03:43
10. Poor Wages – 02:35
THE ORIGINAL STEREO MIX RE-MASTERED AT 24/96
01. Taking Some Time On – 05:29
02. Mother Dear – 03:18
03. The Sun Will Never Shine – 05:05
04. When The World Was Woken – 05:48
05. Good Love Child – 05:09
06. The Iron Maiden – 02:41
07. Dark Now My Sky – 11:59
VISUAL MATERIAL
1968 Short Film – Directed By Lawrence Moore “Mr. Sunshine”
01. Mr. Sunshine
02. Washing The Dishes
03. Mr. Sunshine

Hi-Res
NEW 5.1 SURROUND SOUND MIX & NEW STEREO MIX AT 24/96
01. Taking Some Time On – 06:39
02. Mother Dear – 03:17
03. The Sun Will Never Shine – 05:09
04. When The World Was Woken – 06:02
05. Good Love Child – 05:07
06. The Iron Maiden – 02:43
07. Dark Now My Sky – 12:07
08. Pools Of Blue – 05:08
09. Brother Thrush – 03:43
10. Poor Wages – 02:35
THE ORIGINAL STEREO MIX RE-MASTERED AT 24/96
01. Taking Some Time On – 05:29
02. Mother Dear – 03:18
03. The Sun Will Never Shine – 05:05
04. When The World Was Woken – 05:48
05. Good Love Child – 05:09
06. The Iron Maiden – 02:41
07. Dark Now My Sky – 11:59

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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu (1970) {1983, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 878 MB (Hi-Res) + 328 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed in Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 1-088 | Genre: Folk Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

One of the most hotly awaited second albums in history — right up there with those by the Beatles and the Band — Déjà Vu lived up to its expectations and rose to number one on the charts. Those achievements are all the more astonishing given the fact that the group barely held together through the estimated 800 hours it took to record Déjà Vu and scarcely functioned as a group for most of that time. Déjà Vu worked as an album, a product of four potent musical talents who were all ascending to the top of their game coupled with some very skilled production, engineering, and editing. There were also some obvious virtues in evidence — the addition of Neil Young to the Crosby, Stills & Nash lineup added to the level of virtuosity, with Young and Stephen Stills rising to new levels of complexity and volume on their guitars. Young’s presence also ratcheted up the range of available voices one notch and added a uniquely idiosyncratic songwriter to the fold, though most of Young’s contributions in this area were confined to the second side of the LP. Most of the music, apart from the quartet’s version of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock,” was done as individual sessions by each of the members when they turned up (which was seldom together), contributing whatever was needed that could be agreed upon. “Carry On” worked as the album’s opener when Stills “sacrificed” another copyright, “Questions,” which comprised the second half of the track and made it more substantial. “Woodstock” and “Carry On” represented the group as a whole, while the rest of the record was a showcase for the individual members. David Crosby’s “Almost Cut My Hair” was a piece of high-energy hippie-era paranoia not too far removed in subject from the Byrds’ “Drug Store Truck Drivin’ Man,” only angrier in mood and texture (especially amid the pumping organ and slashing guitars); the title track, also by Crosby, took 100 hours to work out and was a better-received successor to such experimental works as “Mind Gardens,” out of his earlier career with the Byrds, showing his occasional abandonment of a rock beat, or any fixed rhythm at all, in favor of washing over the listener with tones and moods. “Teach Your Children,” the major hit off the album, was a reflection of the hippie-era idealism that still filled Graham Nash’s life, while “Our House” was his stylistic paean to the late-era Beatles and “4+20” was a gorgeous Stephen Stills blues excursion that was a precursor to the material he would explore on the solo album that followed. And then there were Neil Young’s pieces, the exquisitely harmonized “Helpless” (which took many hours to get to the slow version finally used) and the roaring country-ish rockers that ended side two, which underwent a lot of tinkering by Young — even his seeming throwaway finale, “Everybody I Love You,” was a bone thrown to longtime fans as perhaps the greatest Buffalo Springfield song that they didn’t record. All of this variety made Déjà Vu a rich musical banquet for the most serious and personal listeners, while mass audiences reveled in the glorious harmonies and the thundering electric guitars, which were presented in even more dramatic and expansive fashion on the tour that followed. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: March 11, 1970
• Released Date: 1983
• More info

Tracklist
01. Carry On – 04:28
02. Teach Your Children – 02:54
03. Almost Cut My Hair – 04:30
04. Helpless – 03:40
05. Woodstock – 03:55
06. Déjà vu – 04:13
07. Our House – 03:00
08. 4 + 20 – 02:08
09. Country Girl – 05:13
10. Everybody I Love You – 02:24

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Ray Conniff – Alone Again & Love Theme From The Godfather (1972) {2018, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel (4.0 Quad)
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.51 GB (ISO) + 2.07 GB (FLAC Mch) + 1.07 GB (FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vocalion | UK | Cat#: CDLK 4611 | Genre: Easy Listening

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: 1972
• Released Date: 2018
• More info

Tracklist
Alone Again (Naturally) (1972)
01. Alone Again Naturally – 03:02
02. Song Sung Blue – 02:17
03. Where Is The Love – 02:43
04. The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA – 02:32
05. The Candy Man – 02:21
06. Because – 02:20
07. Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast – 02:37
08. Day By Day – 02:41
09. Run To Me – 02:39
10. Too Young – 02:44
11. Brandy You’re A Fine Girl – 02:55
Love Theme From “The Godfather” (Speak Softly Love) (1972)
12. Love Theme From The Godfather Speak Softly Love – 02:34
13. Hurting Each Other – 02:34
14. A Horse With No Name – 02:44
15. I Need You – 02:39
16. Living In A House Divided – 03:03
17. Precious And Few – 02:24
18. Without You – 02:23
19. A Cowboys Work Is Never Done – 02:28
20. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – 02:41
21. Shaft Theme From The Film – 02:43
22. The Way Of Love – 02:18

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Paul Simon – Discography (1965 – 2017)
EAC Rip | 59xCD + 2xDVD | FLAC/APE Tracks & Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 34.4 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
STUDIO ALBUMS | LIVE ALBUMS | COMPILATIONS | BOX SETS
Label: Various | Genre: Folk Rock, World

Paul Simon is one of the most successful and respected songwriters of the rock era. Rising to fame in the mid-’60s, Simon’s songs were mature and literate, but also melodically engaging, and spoke to the concerns and uncertainties of a generation. As the 1960s gave way to the ’70s and ’80s, Simon’s work tended to focus on the personal rather than the larger world, but he also expanded his musical palette, and helped introduce many rock and pop fans to world music. ― Allmusic

1. STUDIO:

1965. The Paul Simon Songbook (2003, Columbia-Legacy, 515421 2, USA)

1972. Paul Simon (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20342, Japan, BSCD)

1973. There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (2004, Warner Bros., R2 78900, USA, Expanded)
1973. There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20343, Japan, BSCD)

1975. Still Crazy After All These Years (2004, Warner Bros., 8122-78901-2, EU)
1975. Still Crazy After All These Years (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20345, Japan, BSCD)

1980. One-Trick Pony (2004, Warner Bros., R2 78902, USA)
1980. One-Trick Pony (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20346, Japan, BSCD)

1983. Hearts And Bones (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20347, Japan, BSCD)

1986. Graceland (1986, Warner Bros., 9 25447-2, USA)
1986. Graceland (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20348, Japan, BSCD)
1986. Graceland (2012, Sony Music-Legacy, 88697977152OS, USA, 2CD+2DVD, 25th)

1990. The Rhythm Of The Saints (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20349, Japan, BSCD)

1997. Songs From The Capeman (2010, Warner Bros., WEB)

2000. You’re The One (2015, Warner Bros., WEB)

2006. Surprise (2010, Warner Bros., WEB)

2011. So Beautiful Or So What (2011, Hear Music, WEB)

2016. Stranger To Stranger (2016, Concord, EU, 0888072398030, Deluxe)

 
2. LIVE:

1974. Live Rhymin’ (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20344, Japan, BSCD)

1991. Paul Simon’s Concert In The Park (1991, Warner Bros., 7599-26737-2, Germany, 2CD)

1993. Paul Simon Unplugged (1993, Not On Label, P 910042, USA)

2017. The Concert In Hyde Park (2017, Sony-Legacy, Deluxe, WEB)

 
3. COMPILATION:

1993. Paul Simon 1964-1993 (1993, Warner Bros., 9 45394-2, USA, 3CD)

1993. The Paul Simon Anthology (1993, Warner Bros., 9362-45408, Germany, 2CD)

2007. The Essential Paul Simon (2007, Warner Bros., 159292-2, USA, 2CD)

2011. Songwriter (2011, Sony Music, SICP 20340~1, Japan, 2CD, BSCD)

2015. The Ultimate Collection (2015, Sony Music, 88875080882, Germany)

 
4. BOX SET:

2004. The Studio Recordings 1972-2000 (2004, Warner Bros., 8122-78909-2, EU, 9CD)

2013. The Complete Albums Collection (2013, Sony Music-Legacy, 8869192922, EU, 15CD)
 

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John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970) {2004, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 913 MB (Hi-Res) + 267 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | USA | Cat#: MFSL 1-280 | Genre: Classic Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

The cliché about singer/songwriters is that they sing confessionals direct from their heart, but John Lennon exploded the myth behind that cliché, as well as many others, on his first official solo record, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. Inspired by his primal scream therapy with Dr. Arthur Janov, Lennon created a harrowing set of unflinchingly personal songs, laying out all of his fears and angers for everyone to hear. It was a revolutionary record — never before had a record been so explicitly introspective, and very few records made absolutely no concession to the audience’s expectations, daring the listeners to meet all the artist’s demands. Which isn’t to say that the record is unlistenable. Lennon’s songs range from tough rock & rollers to piano-based ballads and spare folk songs, and his melodies remain strong and memorable, which actually intensifies the pain and rage of the songs. Not much about Plastic Ono Band is hidden. Lennon presents everything on the surface, and the song titles — “Mother,” “I Found Out,” “Working Class Hero,” “Isolation,” “God,” “My Mummy’s Dead” — illustrate what each song is about, and chart his loss of faith in his parents, country, friends, fans, and idols. It’s an unflinching document of bare-bones despair and pain, but for all its nihilism, it is ultimately life-affirming; it is unique not only in Lennon’s catalog, but in all of popular music. Few albums are ever as harrowing, difficult, and rewarding as John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: December 11, 1970
• Released Date: 2004
• More info

Tracklist
SIDE A
01. Mother – 05:36
02. Hold On – 01:52
03. I Found Out – 03:38
04. Working Class Hero – 03:51
05. Isolation – 02:52
06. Remember – 04:35
SIDE B
07. Love – 03:25
08. Well Well Well – 06:00
09. Look At Me – 02:56
10. God – 04:11
11. My Mommy’s Dead – 00:59
12. Power To The People – 03:23
13. Do The Oz – 03:10

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Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1970) {1984, MFSL Remastered, CD-Format + Hi-Res Vinyl Rip}
2x Vinyl Rip | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz | CD-Format / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 2.19 GB (Hi-Res) + 813 MB (CD-Format) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | Pressed In Japan on JVC | Cat#: MFSL 2-160 | Genre: Pop Rock
Half-Speed Mastered

It was designed to be a blockbuster and it was. Prior to Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Elton John had hits — his second album, Elton John, went Top 10 in the U.S. and U.K., and he had smash singles in “Crocodile Rock” and “Daniel” — but this 1973 album was a statement of purpose spilling over two LPs, which was all the better to showcase every element of John’s spangled personality. Opening with the 11-minute melodramatic exercise “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” — as prog as Elton ever got — Goodbye Yellow Brick Road immediately embraces excess but also tunefulness, as John immediately switches over to “Candle in the Wind” and “Bennie & the Jets,” two songs that form the core of his canon and go a long way toward explaining the over-stuffed appeal of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. This was truly the debut of Elton John the entertainer, the pro who knows how to satisfy every segment of his audience, and this eagerness to please means the record is giddy but also overwhelming, a rush of too much muchness. Still, taken a side at a time, or even a song a time, it is a thing of wonder, serving up such perfectly sculpted pop songs as “Grey Seal,” full-bore rockers as “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” and “Your Sister Can’t Twist (But She Can Rock & Roll),” cinematic ballads like “I’ve Seen That Movie Too,” throwbacks to the dusty conceptual sweep of Tumbleweed Connection in the form of “The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909-34),” and preposterous glam novelties, like “Jamaica Jerk-Off.” This touched on everything John did before, and suggested ways he’d move in the near-future, and that sprawl is always messy but usually delightful, a testament to Elton’s ’70s power as a star and a musician. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: October 5, 1973
• Released Date: 1984
• More info

Tracklist
SIDE A
01. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding – 11:09
02. Candle In The Wind – 03:50
03. Bennie And The Jets – 05:22
SIDE B
04. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – 03:14
05. This Song Has No Title – 02:24
06. Grey Seal – 04:01
07. Jamaica Jerk-Off – 03:39
08. I’ve Seen That Movie Too – 05:59
SIDE C
09. Sweet Painted Lady – 03:55
10. The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-34) – 04:24
11. Dirty Little Girl – 05:01
12. All The Girls Love Alice – 05:11
SIDE D
13. Your Sister Can’t Twist (But She Can Rock ‘n’ Roll) – 02:42
14. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting – 04:56
15. Roy Rogers – 04:08
16. Social Disease – 03:43
17. Harmony – 02:47

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Billy Squier – Don’t Say No (1981) {2018, Reissue, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.55 GB (ISO) + 750 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Intervention Record | USA | Cat#: IR-SCD7 | Genre: Hard Rock

After turning some heads with his debut, Billy Squier truly arrived with 1981’s Don’t Say No, which kicks off in spectacular fashion with the triple opening salvo of “In the Dark,” “The Stroke,” and “My Kinda Lover” — all of which become staples at rock radio. The album is a near-perfect example of early-’80s melodic hard rock, and even less enduring (but hardly inferior rockers) such as “You Know What I Like” and “Lonely Is the Night” keep up the intensity. And Squier also finds time for the occasional ballad, like the disarmingly gentle “Nobody Knows.” Completists may want to review his mid-’90s double-disc anthology, but as far as studio albums are concerned, Don’t Say No is undoubtedly his best. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: April 13, 1981
• SACD Released Date: March 30, 2018
• More info

Tracklist
01. In the Dark – 04:10
02. The Stroke – 03:37
03. My Kinda Lover – 03:34
04. You Know What I Like – 02:57
05. Too Daze Gone – 04:06
06. Lonely Is the Night – 04:41
07. Whadda You Want from Me – 03:45
08. Nobody Knows – 04:19
09. I Need You – 03:52
10. Don’t Say No – 03:24

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Various Artists – Showcase (1999) {Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.09 GB (ISO) + 1.33 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Opus 3 Records | EU | Cat#: CD 21000 | Genre: Classical, World

Additional Info:
• Released Date: 1999
• More info

Tracklist
01. Benny Waters – I Can’t Get Started – 05:20
02. Eric Bibb – Where The Green Grass Grows – 04:29
03. Tiny Island – Vaquero – 07:13
04. Lars Erstrand – The Talk Of The Town – 06:59
05. Kjell Öhman – Blues Opus 3 – 04:36
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Tangerine Dream – Rubycon (1975) {2001, Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip}
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.41 GB (ISO) + 619 MB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Virgin | UK | Cat#: 7243 8 11263 2 5 | Genre: Electronic

The members of Tangerine Dream continued to hone their craft as pioneers of the early days of electronica, and the mid-’70s proved to be a time of prosperity and musical growth for the trio of Chris Franke, early member Peter Baumann, and permanent frontman Edgar Froese. The three of them had been delivering mysterious space records on a regular basis, and their growing confidence with early synthesizers (the best that money could buy at the time) made them virtuosos of the genre, even as they kept things organic and unpredictable with gongs, prepared piano, and electric guitar. Rubycon has aged gracefully for the most part, making it a solid companion (and follow-up) to their 1974 album, Phaedra. The somewhat dated palette of sounds here never overshadow the mood: eerie psychedelia without the paisleys — Pink Floyd without the rock. “Rubycon, Pt. 1” ebbs and flows through tense washes of echo and Mellotron choirs, as primitive sequencer lines bubble to the surface. “Pt. 2” opens in a wonderfully haunted way, like air-raid sirens at the lowest possible pitch, joined in unison by several male voices (someone in the band must have heard György Ligeti’s work for 2001). Rising out of the murkiness, the synthesizer arpeggios return to drive things along, and Froese weaves his backwards-recorded guitar through the web without really calling too much attention to himself. The piece evolves through varying degrees of tension, takes a pit stop on the shoreline of some faraway beach, then ever so gradually unravels a cluster of free-form strings and flutes. The rest are vapors, your ears are sweating under your headphones, and the smoke has cleared from your bedroom. This is a satisfying ambient record from the pre-ambient era, too dark for meditation, and too good to be forgotten. ― Allmusic

Additional Info:
• Original Released Date: March 21, 1975
• SACD Released Date: 2001
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Tracklist
01. Rubycon – Part One – 17:22
02. Rubycon – Part Two – 17:45

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