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Mogwai - Rave Tapes (2014) Japanese Limited Edition

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Mogwai - Rave Tapes (2014) Japanese Limited Edition

Mogwai - Rave Tapes (2014) Japanese Limited Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 353 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 133 Mb | Scans ~ 92 Mb
Label: Rock Action/Hostess | # ROCKACT80CDJ, HSE-30324 | Time: 00:58:15
Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Instrumental Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock

Rave Tapes is the eighth studio album by Mogwai. With Rave Tapes, Mogwai's mastery of sound and space is firmly at its apex. The album is a lustrous collection mined from the same quarry as its predecessors, wreathed in painterly textures underpinned by increasingly electronic beats. Mogwai wrote and recorded Rave Tapes at the band's Castle Of Doom studio in Glasgow, Scotland, with Paul Savage, who also worked on their 2011 album, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. Japanese edition includes two bonus tracks.

Kenny Neal - Devil Child (1989)

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Kenny Neal - Devil Child (1989)

Kenny Neal - Devil Child (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 240 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 93 Mb
Label: Alligator | # ALCD 4774 | Time: 00:40:46 | Scans ~ 92 Mb
Modern Electric Blues, Swamp Blues, Louisiana Blues

Backed by a punchy horn section and sizzling rhythms, Neal didn't suffer from any sophomore jinx. Between Neal, his bass-playing co-producer Bob Greenlee, and drummer Jim Payne, there's some very crafty songwriting going on here – "Any Fool Will Do," "Bad Check," and "Can't Have Your Cake (And Eat It Too)" are among the standouts.

Christian Gerhaher, Rosamunde Quartett - Othmar Schoeck: Notturno (2009)

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Christian Gerhaher, Rosamunde Quartett - Othmar Schoeck: Notturno (2009)

Christian Gerhaher, Rosamunde Quartett - Othmar Schoeck: Notturno (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 179 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 105 Mb | Scans included
Classical, Vocal | Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 2061, 476 6995 | 00:42:55

Although being generally acknowledged as one of the leading composers of his native Switzerland, Othmar Schoeck (1886–1957) has never acquired a stable reputation outside the German-speaking world. This is partly due to his strong focus on the sung word: His output comprises eight operas, some 400 songs and a couple of smaller works for instrumental forces. Moreover, Schoeck’s essentially late-romantic style was considered démodé after the second world war when the avant-garde was arguing for a more rational and emotionally restricted approach to composition. One of his most personal works is the “Notturno” for baritone voice and string quartet. Written between 1931 and 1933 it served as a personal confession after an unhappy extra-marital love affair. Its five movements set verses by German 19th-century-poet Nikolaus Lenau and by the great Swiss writer Gottfried Keller. The highly differentiated interpretation by baritone Christian Gerhaher – one of the most distinguished young German “Lied” singers and a former disciple of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau – and the Rosamunde Quartett offers a strong plea for Schoeck’s expressive music and sheds an exciting light on his artistic preoccupation with the dark abysses of human existence.

Luther Allison - Bad News Is Coming (1972) Remastered 2001

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Luther Allison - Bad News Is Coming (1972) Remastered 2001

Luther Allison - Bad News Is Coming (1972) Remastered 2001
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 360 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 129 Mb | Scans ~ 45 Mb
Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Label: Motown | # 440 013 407-2 | 00:56:11

The very thing that made Luther Allison noteworthy became an albatross around his neck. Years after his initial run of records in the '70s, he was known for the same thing he was at the time – he was the only blues artist on Gordy, or any Motown affiliated label. This was true and novel, but many focused on the novelty, not the truth, ignoring Allison's status as a terrific torchbearer of raw Chicago blues. Some of material illustrates some contemporary influence – dig that funky groove and organ on "Raggedy and Dirty," or the rock-oriented slow burn of Mel London's "Cut You A-Loose" – but as his original title track illustrates, he can also deliver a torturous, impassioned slow grind. Still, this isn't an album about originality, it's a record how tradition can remain alive in a contemporary setting. Apart from the slightly cleaner production and the extended running time, this could have been released 15 years earlier, since its heart is in classic Chicago blues, particularly Chess. He draws on Willie Dixon via Howlin' Wolf for the first two tracks, dipping into Elmore James and B.B. King's catalogs later on in the record.

Haircut One Hundred - Pelican West Plus (1982) Expanded Reissue 2001

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Haircut One Hundred - Pelican West Plus (1982) Expanded Reissue 2001

Haircut 100 - Pelican West Plus (1982) Expanded Reissue 2001
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 382 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 152 Mb | Scans ~ 48 Mb
Label: Arista/Camden | # 74321 895802 | Time: 01:06:25
Genre: New Wave, Dance-Rock, Pop Rock

Haircut 100's debut album, Pelican West is a widely uneven concoction of lite funk and jazzy new wave pop. Although the group's music was frequently so light it virtually disappeared, they did record a pair of classic new wave singles with the effervescent "Love Plus One" and "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)." Although much of the record lacks the hooks of those two tracks, there's a handful of enjoyably breezy pop songs on Pelican West, such as "Fantastic Day" and "Snow Girl," that makes it worth investigating for new wave fetishists. Still, there's no denying that Haircut 100's material was often inadequate – a situation only emphasized on the American edition of the album, which places the singles at the front – and that the record sounded like a period piece just a few years after its release. [This edition features three B-sides and two 12" mixes as bonus tracks.]

Peter Gabriel - Woodstock 1994 (2019)

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Peter Gabriel - Woodstock 1994 (2019)

Peter Gabriel - Woodstock 1994 (2019)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 454 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 189 MB
1:22:12 | Prog Rock, Art Rock | Label: Zip City

SUPERB PERFORMANCE FROM PETER GABRIEL AT THE 1994 WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL Peter Gabriel released his seventh studio album Us in 1992. Co-produced by Gabriel with Daniel Lanois, on the record he explored the pain of recent personal problems; his failed first marriage, his relationship with actress Rosanna Arquette and the growing distance between his first daughter and himself. The result was one of Gabriel's most personal albums. It met with less success than its predecessor So, but still reached No. 2 in the album chart on both sides of the Atlantic; Gabriel also achieved modest chart success with the singles Digging in the Dirt , and Steam . Peter Gabriel followed the release of the album with a world tour and an accompanying double CD and DVD release, Secret World Live in 1994. The final date of the tour was Peter Gabriel s performance at the 1994 Woodstock Festival, in Saugerties, NY on 14th August 1994. One of the best shows on the tour, the entire set - and indeed much of the festival - was broadcast on both TV, and across FM Radio. Previously unreleased, the full set Gabriel and band played on the 25th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock Festival is now available in superb quality on this CD.

Madonna - The Universal (2018)

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Madonna - The Universal (2018)

Madonna - The Universal (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 352 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 153 MB
1:06:15 | Pop | Label: Zip City

FM BROADCAST RECORDING FROM MADONNA S LIKE A VIRGIN TOUR Beginning in April 1985, Madonna embarked on her first concert tour, in North America, The Virgin Tour , with the Beastie Boys as her opening act. She progressed from playing CBGBs and the Mudd Club to playing large sporting arenas at this juncture in her career. The tour saw the peak of the Madonna wannabe phenomenon, with lots of female attendees dressing like her. While still on the tour, Penthouse and Playboy magazines published nude photos of her, taken in New York in 1978. The publication of the photos caused a media uproar, but Madonna remained unapologetic and defiant. A month or so before Live Aid, Madge played three nights at Universal City in LA, of which the final night - 28th April 85 - was recorded for FM broadcast around California, and synced across America and many other parts of the world. This CD release contains this entire performance, a fine example of Madonna live at the point in her career when she was on the brink of world domination.

Jean-Charles Ablitzer - L'École du Nord: Sweelinck, Praetorius, Weckmann, Tunder, Buxtehude, Böhm (2014)

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Jean-Charles Ablitzer - L'École du Nord: Sweelinck, Praetorius, Weckmann, Tunder, Buxtehude, Böhm (2014)

Jean-Charles Ablitzer - L'École du Nord: Sweelinck, Praetorius, Weckmann, Tunder, Buxtehude, Böhm (2014)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 445 Mb | Total time: 75:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ligia Digital | LIDI 0109265-14 | Recorded: 2013

Pour son premier enregistrement chez Ligia, l’organiste Jean-Charles Ablitzer a choisi de revenir à l’un de ses orgues préférés, celui du temple de Belfort. En effet, par le passé, il nous avait proposé déjà deux enregistrements sur cet instrument, évoquant au travers des titres le Nord, par le voyage, le souffle ou son école avec le présent album. Il est vrai que l’orgue du temple Saint-Jean de Belfort est exceptionnel. Construit en 1984 par Marc Garnier, suivant les principes de la facture d’orgue nord-allemande magnifiée au XVII° par Arp Schnitger, cet orgue représente un modèle magnifique et sans compromis, de ce que furent ces instruments, portés au sommet par une école d’organites d’une incroyable fertilité et d’une immense variété. De plus le buffet a été copié sur des originaux, et celui ci n’est pas sans rappeler tel ou tel orgue célèbre. On pense à Altenbruch (près d’Hambourg) en particulier.

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Early Symphonies 1771-1776 (1995)

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Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Early Symphonies 1771-1776 (1995)

Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Early Symphonies 1771-1776 (1995)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 802 Mb | Total time: 61:44+72:03+67:31 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | 5 55480 2 | Recorded: 1992, 1993

The first 14 of the 16 symphonies chosen span the years 1771, when Mozart was 15, through to 1773, when he produced in the G minor No. 26, his first out-and-out masterpiece among the symphonies. In addition to the regularly numbered works Tate includes the so-called Symphonies Nos. 48 (adapted from the overture to Ascanio in Alba) and 50 (adapted from the overture to Il sogno di Scipione). Then, almost as an appendix to the rest, come two more adaptations from opera overtures, dating from 1775-6, No. 51 (from La finta giardiniera) and No. 52 (from Il re pastore, with an adaptation of an aria inserted).

Gioachino Rossini Edition 50 CDs [Part 13] - Guillaume Tell (2018)

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Gioachino Rossini Edition 50 CDs [Part 13] - Guillaume Tell (2018)

Gioachino Rossini Edition 50 CDs [Part 13]: Lamberto Gardelli, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Montserrat Caballé, Nicolai Gedda - Guillaume Tell (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,01 Gb | Total time: 66:34+73:00+58:00+74:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Warner Classics | # 0190295611156 | Recorded: 1982

The most comprehensive edition devoted to Gioachino Rossini marking his 150th anniversary. Born in 1792, Rossini was the most popular opera composer of his time. Although he retired from the Opera scene in 1829, he continued to compose in other genres, including sacred music, piano and chamber works. He did gather his late works under the ironic title Péchés de vieillesse (Sins of Old Age), which veils a true collection of masterworks.

B.B. King - Live & Well (1969) Reissue 1994

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B.B. King - Live & Well (1969) Reissue 1994

B.B. King - Live & Well (1969) Reissue 1994
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 294 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 109 Mb | Scans ~ 61 Mb
Modern Electric Blues, Soul-Blues | Label: BGO | # BGOCD 233 | Time: 00:47:54

Although Live & Well wasn't a landmark album in the sense of Live at the Regal, it was a significant commercial breakthrough for King, as it was the first of his LPs to enter the Top 100. That may have been because recognition from rock stars such as Eric Clapton had finally boosted his exposure to the White pop audience, but it was a worthy recording on its own merits, divided evenly between live and studio material. King's always recorded well as a live act, and it's the concert tracks that shine brightest, although the studio ones (cut with assistance from studio musicians like Al Kooper and Hugh McCracken) aren't bad.

Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Jazz Is Dead 021 (2024)

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Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Jazz Is Dead 021 (2024)

Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Jazz Is Dead 021 (2024)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 185 MB | Cover | 27:25 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 66 MB
Jazz, Funk, Soul, Afrobeat, Brazilian Music | Label: Jazz Is Dead

Jazz Is Dead announces another offering of top-shelf recordings taking listeners on a journey through the funky sounds of Ghana all the way to down to the psychedelic soul and samba of Brazil. Produced by label founders Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Jazz Is Dead Series 3 features new analog recordings from living legends Ebo Taylor, Hyldon, Dom Salvador, Antonio Carlos e Jocafi, Carlos Dafé, Joyce e Tutty Moreno as well as an unreleased LP from The Midnight Hour: Lost Tapes.

Led Zeppelin - Untitled (IV) (1971) {1983, Japanese Press For EU, Target}

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Led Zeppelin - Untitled (IV) (1971) {1983, Japanese Press For EU, Target}

Led Zeppelin - Untitled (IV) (1971) {1983, Japanese Press For EU, Target}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 268 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 104 Mb
Covers Included | 00:42:38 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Atlantic #250 008

The untitled fourth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV, was released on 8 November 1971 by Atlantic Records. Produced by guitarist Jimmy Page, it was recorded between December 1970 and March 1971 at several locations, most prominently the Victorian house Headley Grange. Led Zeppelin IV was a commercial and critical success, featuring many of the band's best-known songs, including "Black Dog", "Rock and Roll", "Going to California" and "Stairway to Heaven". The album is one of the best-selling albums of all time with more than 37 million copies sold. It is tied for third highest-certified album in the United States at 23x platinum. Writers and critics have regularly cited it on lists of the greatest albums of all time.

Colosseum - Live05 (2007)

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Colosseum - Live05 (2007)

Colosseum - Live05 (2007)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 693 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 274 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:25 + 00:54:38 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock, Fusion | Temple Music #TM 0701

Live05 documents the band at its very best in wonderful European settings with enthusiastic audiences. Besides a stirring take of Jack Bruce's cinematic classic "Theme from an Imaginary Western," the two-disc set includes several of the songs from their seminal albums, including "Rope Ladder to the Moon," "Stormy Monday Blues," "Those Who Are About to Die," "Lost Angeles," and "The Valentyne Suite," which showcases Greenslade's amazing keyboard artistry. Together, the musicians in Colosseum create a powerful mix of rock, blues, and jazz-fusion that transcends all musical barriers.

VA - Blues For Hippies? (1997)

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VA - Blues For Hippies? (1997)

VA - Blues For Hippies? (1997)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 374 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 169 MB
1:13:58 | Louisiana Blues, Electric Blues, Rhythm & Blues | Label: Ace

No frills on the final Excello blues sessions of the late 60s and early 70s aimed at the Southern Blues audience, but here for hippies, yuppies and anyone with the ears to hear the heart & soul of the real blues. Although Excello Records is famous for its swamp pop sound, a good part of which was due to Jay Miller's production approach that favored a deadened, muffled drum sound and tons of delay and reverb, by the late '60s and early '70s the label was struggling to grab hold of its share of the Southern soul market, and the sound of the label's singles became much slicker, sharper, and more funk-driven. Excello never really abandoned the blues, but the studio started to give the genre some fancier clothes, as this interesting collection of late-era singles recorded between 1966 and 1974 clearly shows. Slim Harpo's "I'm So Sorry" from 1968 and his cover of John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillun" from 1970 are cases in point. Both singles are far more professional sounding than his earlier output, and decidedly less swampy in feel. Better production and clearer sound didn't translate into more sales, however, and these tracks are some of the last gasps of the famed Excello catalog. Worth noting are two fine 1970 cuts from Otis Spann, the atmospheric and off-kilter "Bloody Murder" and the sharp-edged title track, "Blues for Hippies," where Spann sings about meeting Daniel in the metaphoric (one assumes, anyway) Lion's Den.