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Playboy Magazine's Iconic Alcohol Advertising in the 1980s

Playboy Magazine, a hallmark of 20th-century popular culture, was known for many things - its groundbreaking interviews, in-depth articles, and iconic centerfolds. But, often overlooked, was its strategic and stylish portrayal of alcohol advertising, particularly during the exuberant decade of the 1980s.

Playboy Magazine's Iconic
Alcohol Advertising in the 1980s

Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra - Antonín Dvořák: Mass, Te Deum (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra - Antonín Dvořák: Mass, Te Deum (1996)

Valeri Polyansky, Russian State Symphony Orchestra - Antonín Dvořák: Mass, Te Deum (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 243 Mb | Total time: 64:44 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN9505 | Recorded: 1995

A performance like this makes me wonder why it isn’t (the Mass) performed more often… this mass is a treasury of beautiful sounds… I can’t imagine better readings than the ones here.

Miklós Spányi, Concerto Armonico - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 3 (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Miklós Spányi, Concerto Armonico - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 3 (1996)

Miklós Spányi, Concerto Armonico - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 3 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log ~ 412 Mb | Total time: 68:02 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS Records | # BIS-767 CD | Recorded: 1995

These concertos demonstrate the emerging inventiveness of CPE's musical personality within the trend towards public concerts in the mid-18th century. In fits and starts there are those sparsely etched landscapes which at their best can captivate us. If decorum is sometimes overworked, Bach's originality is even more remarkable given that the ritornello structure inherited from his father's generation, with its alternating solo and string sections, is less easy to sustain in a relatively uncontrapuntal style. Contrast is therefore a key element, and Bach needs a soloist who can discern how the relationship between the harpsichord and the orchestra can be manipulated to good effect.

Miklós Spányi, Concerto Armonico - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Miklós Spányi, Concerto Armonico - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 (1996)

Miklós Spányi, Concerto Armonico - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Keyboard Concertos, Vol. 2 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log ~ 421 Mb | Total time: 67:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS Records | # BIS-708 CD | Recorded: 1994

This series of the complete harpsichord concerti of C.P.E. Bach is one of the most important and monumental recording projects of the century so far… it is a whole planet of delights and amazing discoveries.

Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker - Johannes Brahms: 4 Symphonien (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker - Johannes Brahms: 4 Symphonien (1996)

Eugen Jochum, Berliner Philharmoniker - Johannes Brahms: 4 Symphonien (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 503 Mb | Total time: 02:39:30 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 449 715-2 | Recorded: 1951, 1953, 1956

Everyone seems to agree that this mono Brahms cycle is one of the great ones, and the only question that really matters is a personal one: can you put up with decent mono sound, or must you have stereo (or to go a step further, digital?). The matter is further complicated by the fact that Eugen Jochum rerecorded this music in fine stereo for EMI, and those performances are also available on two twofers. It's your call, but by all means do sample this marvelous conductor's inspired way with Brahms.

Joe Sample - Old Places Old Faces (1996) {Warner}

Posted By: tiburon
Joe Sample - Old Places Old Faces (1996) {Warner}

Joe Sample - Old Places Old Faces (1996) {Warner}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Scans 300dpi | 286MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 129MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Smooth Jazz

Pianist Joe Sample's Warner Bros. session mostly features relaxed acoustic music. Sample emphasizes his original melodies during his improvisations and is backed quite ably by bassist Jay Anderson, drummer Ralph Penland and an occasional percussionist. Most notable is that tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd guests on three tracks, playing in his usual mellow version of John Coltrane.

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Strange Hobby (1996) [Reissue 2016]

Posted By: gribovar
Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Strange Hobby (1996) [Reissue 2016]

Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Strange Hobby (1996) [Reissue 2016]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 421 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 136 MB | Covers - 13 MB
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Aluca Music (ALM001CD)

"Strange Hobby" is a cover album (Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Status Quo, The Who, Kaleidoscope, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Hollies, The Move…) by Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon), released in 1996.
In the mid 1990s Arjen Anthony Lucassen wanted a break from composing epic prog operas for his long-running Ayreon project and decided to record a bunch of his favourite tunes from the 60s. Strange Hobby was originally released anonymously and, after being out of print for a decade, here it comes again, beefed up with four bonus cuts.
Lucassen plays and sings everything himself and gives everything a heavy glam rock sheen, although the decision to put so much compression and to layer effects on the vocals renders everything a little inhuman.

Bon Scott & Fraternity - Complete Sessions 1971-72 (1996)

Posted By: gribovar
Bon Scott & Fraternity - Complete Sessions 1971-72 (1996)

Bon Scott & Fraternity - Complete Sessions 1971-72 (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 634 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 271 MB | Covers - 29 MB
Genre: Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Prog Related | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Raven (RVCD-56)

Complete Sessions 1971-72 gathers together all of Fraternity's recordings, most of which feature Bon Scott, who would later gain fame as the lead singer of AC/DC. Fans of that hard-rocking group will be disappointed if looking to find kindred spirits here though, as Fraternity was a hippie band inspired by rock of the prog, country, and boogie variety. And while Scott's vocal is unmistakable, there is a vibrato present that was ultimately shaved off for the stripped-down AC/DC. Oftentimes Fraternity sounds like a group unable to decide if they wanted to be the next Procol Harum or Australia's version of the Band, resulting in an unusual hybrid of prog rock and country-rock. They would also delve into the blues on occasion, which is when the closest comparisons to AC/DC can be made…

Nicholas Ward, Northern Chamber Orchestra - Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphonies (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Nicholas Ward, Northern Chamber Orchestra - Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphonies (1996)

Nicholas Ward, Northern Chamber Orchestra - Franz Ignaz Beck: Symphonies (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 282 Mb | Total time: 58:46 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553790 | Recorded: 1996

This disc received the 1998 Cannes Classical Music award for "Best 17th/18th Century Orchestral Disc."

Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox (1976) {1996, Remastered}

Posted By: popsakov
Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox (1976) {1996, Remastered}

Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox (1976) {1996, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 249 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 87 Mb
Full Scans ~ 49 Mb | 00:36:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Vertigo / Mercury Records #532 295-2

Johnny the Fox is the seventh studio album by Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1976. This album was written and recorded while bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott was recovering from a bout of hepatitis that put him off the road halfway through the previous Jailbreak tour. "Don't Believe a Word" was a British hit single. Johnny the Fox was the last Thin Lizzy studio album on which guitarist Brian Robertson featured as a full member of the band, as the personality clashes between him and Lynott resulted in Robertson being sacked, reinstated, and later sacked again.

Alan Pasqua - Dedications (1996) {Postcards}

Posted By: tiburon
Alan Pasqua - Dedications (1996) {Postcards}

Alan Pasqua - Dedications (1996) {Postcards}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 356MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 138MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Straight-Ahead Jazz, Post-Bop

On this focused and passionate record, Alan Pasqua is joined by bassist Dave Holland and drummer Paul Motian – two players with stellar reputations who don't appear together often. Motian's post-'70s playing tends to be free and fragmented, but he approaches Pasqua's material with a straight-ahead sense of swing. The leader, for his part, became known as a synth player following his work with the Tony Williams Lifetime in the late '70s, but here his playing and writing are closer to acoustic post-boppers like Mulgrew Miller and Kenny Barron.

Alexandr Mosolov - Herbert Henck (1996) {ECM 1569}

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Alexandr Mosolov - Herbert Henck (1996) {ECM 1569}

Alexandr Mosolov - Herbert Henck (1996) {ECM 1569}
EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 156MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 130MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Classical

Alexander Mosolov (1900-1973), too, uses his own distinctive scheme of tonal organisation, different from Roslavets, and different from the Vienna School as well. His sonatas are technically very complex and difficult, and symphonically oriented, exploiting the full resources of the modern instrument. Herbert Henck puts this difficult material across in a beautiful, spirited performance and finds a lot of lyricism behind an often forbidding surface. The recording and production are up to the highest possible standards, as with all of ECM's releases, which are unsurpassed.

Theodore Kuchar, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine - Sergei Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Theodore Kuchar, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine - Sergei Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (1996)

Theodore Kuchar, National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine - Sergei Prokofiev: Symphonies No. 1 "Classical" & No. 2; Dreams, Op. 6; Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 301 Mb | Total time: 72:58 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naxos | # 8.553053 | Recorded: 1995

With one reservation, this 1995 recording by Theodore Kuchar conducting the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine of the early orchestral music of Prokofiev is among the best ever made. Their performances of the late Romantic Dreams, Op. 6, and almost impressionist Autumn Sketch, Op. 8, are lush, warm, and radiantly colorful, but Kuchar keeps control of the balances and tempos so that they don't get soft and sentimental.

James Galway - The Celtic Minstrel (1996)

Posted By: tirexiss
James Galway - The Celtic Minstrel (1996)

James Galway - The Celtic Minstrel (1996)
EAC | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 56:00 | 266 MB
Genre: Celtic, Instumental, New Age | Label: RCA | Catalog: 74321383502

This isn't James Galway's most virtuosic CD, but it is still absolutely beautiful and magic…about .1% percent of the time it's a little dull, but the other 99.9% is truly beautiful. I think my favorite thing about this CD is its utter peacefulness and the fluttery, angelic sound of the flute. The Irish classics on this CD don't just have flute accompaniment; there are many other instruments that combine to really make this an "Irish" album. In particular, I really enjoyed the drums, the pipes (can't get enough of them!!!) and the alto flute (slightly more mellow-sounding than the usual flute).

Charivari Agréable - Marais: Musique pour la Viole (1996)

Posted By: tirexiss
Charivari Agréable - Marais: Musique pour la Viole (1996)

Charivari Agréable - Marais: Musique pour la Viole (1996)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:16:19 | 463 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: ASV Digital | Catalog: ASVCDGAU152

Marais (1656-1728) was once among the least-known French baroque composers, a specialist in the viole (or viola da gamba), an instrument that was already obsolescent in his lifetime but one that he raised to unprecedented heights of technical finesse and expressive power. Now, since the film "Tous les Matins du Monde," in which his role was taken by Gerard Depardieu, his discography has risen to a full, well-deserved column in the Schwann-Opus catalogue. This beautifully styled recording of three suites and a caprice by the Charivari Agreable trio is a fine addition to his discography.

John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Tristia (1996)

Posted By: ArlegZ
John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Tristia (1996)

John Eliot Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique - Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie, Tristia (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 255 Mb | Total time: 59:28 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 446 676-2 | Recorded: 1994

Gardiner here follows up his previous Philips Berlioz recordings with the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique – the Symphonie fantastique (6/93) and the rediscovered Messe solennelle (4/94) – with a searingly dramatic account of the later programme symphony, Harold in Italy. If anything this performance is even more biting in its impact, with textures transparent yet with plenty of weight, not least in the heavy brass. In a commentary on Berlioz and the conductor – shown recently on television – Gardiner puts as the first two of the conductor’s functions “to set the emotional temperature of the piece” and “to indicate the kaleidoscopic changes of mood that so characterize the music of Berlioz”.