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UFO - UFO 1 (1970) {1999, Remastered}

Posted By: popsakov
UFO - UFO 1 (1970) {1999, Remastered}

UFO - UFO 1 (1970) {1999, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 287 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 121 Mb
Full Scans | 00:39:11 | RAR 5% Recovery
Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock | Repertoire Records #REP 4742-WG

Recorded on a shoestring budget, UFO has several challenging sonic moments. The uneven mixes and amateur performances that some listeners might find quaint or innocent could be distracting to others. In their pre-Michael Schenker days, the British band made a much more experimental noise that reflected psychedelic as well as R&B influences pitched with a dark resonance. This swirling mish-mosh barely suggests the early British metal of the group's commercial pinnacle that was still years off when they released their eponymous debut. Blue Cheer, early Black Sabbath, and maybe a little bit of the Who (mostly derived via bassist Pete Way's meandering, over-saturated basslines) all come to mind on standouts like "Boogie," "C'mon Everybody," and "Follow You Home."

David Willcocks - George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso; Ode for St Cecilias Day (1999)

Posted By: ArlegZ
David Willcocks - George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso; Ode for St Cecilias Day (1999)

David Willcocks - George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro ed il Penseroso; Ode for St Cecilias Day (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 760 Mb | Total time: 73:51+76:49 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 460 287-2 | Recorded: 1960, 1967

'L'Allegro il penseroso ed il moderato' brings together Sir David Willcocks, some fluent chamber players and the illustrious tenor Peter Pears - not the most orthodox of Handel interpreters in an era of so-called authentic performance, but here appropriately sonorous. The greater feast, however, is the 'Ode for St Cecelia', whose spiritual patronage of the sonic arts first really took off in the seventeenth century and has not looked back since. April Cantelo and Choir of King's College Cambridge offer an inspired and inspiring account of a rich, celebratory and gorgeously double-rhythmed delight.

Bad Company - The 'Original' Bad Company Anthology (1999)

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Bad Company - The 'Original' Bad Company Anthology (1999)

Bad Company - The 'Original' Bad Company Anthology (1999)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,05 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 419 Mb
Full Scans | 01:06:56 + 01:10:40 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Hard Rock | Warner Music / Elektra #7559-62391-2

The Original Bad Co. Anthology is a compilation album released by Bad Company in 1999 on Elektra Records. This album marks Bad Company's first new songs since 1982 to feature original lead singer Paul Rodgers. In addition to the classic hits, it also features six B-sides and outtakes. Technical information was retrieved from the 1999 Edition released by Elektra Records. Most songs on this album were previously released on Swan Song Records. The tracks "Tracking Down A Runaway", "Ain't It Good", "Hammer Of Love", and "Hey, Hey" are new recordings made for this compilation. There is a notable omission of "Electric Land", "Gone, Gone, Gone", and "Young Blood", which were fairly big hits with Rodgers.

Blur - 13 (1999) 2CD Japanese Special Edition 2012

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Blur - 13 (1999) 2CD Japanese Special Edition 2012

Blur - 13 (1999) 2CD Japanese Special Edition 2012
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 843 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 324 Mb | Scans ~ 34 Mb
Alternative Rock, BritPop, Dance Rock | Label: EMI Music Japan | # TOCP 71346-47 | 02:21:29

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of their debut release, Blur s sixth album 13 has now been expanded across 2CDs, with an entire disc of bonus material added to the original album. Originally released in March 1999, 13 saw a departure from long-time collaborator Stephen Street with William Orbit taking over production duties, what followed was Blur s fourth consecutive No 1 album and a further, more introspective, development of their music. Accompanying the remastered album in the 13 Special Edition is a whole disc of bonus material, including b-sides to the hit singles Tender, Coffee & TV and No Distance Left To Run. Featured in this extensive collection of b-sides are each band member s own remix of the album track Bugman, the track Beagle 2 (which was sent aboard Mars landing spacecraft of the same name) and the epic Cornelius Remix of Tender. Completing the bonus disc are a demo version of I Got The Law (previously only released on the Japanese version of 13) and the Music Is My Radar single (and its b-side) released on the 2003 Blur: The Best Of.

Earl Wild, Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody (1999)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Earl Wild, Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody (1999)

Earl Wild, Jascha Horenstein, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody (1999)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 615 Mb | Total time: 02:13:37 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Chandos | # CHAN7114 | Recorded: 1965

Wild is a 'larger than life' pianist, one who can spin out a lyrical line and use romantic gestures without ever sounding self-conscious. His balance of excitement and control, and, indeed, his gorgeous sound, are a constant marvel.

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Ole Schmidt - Børresen: Symphony No. 1 (1999)

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Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Ole Schmidt - Børresen: Symphony No. 1 (1999)

Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken, Ole Schmidt - Børresen: Symphony No. 1 (1999)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 74:04 | 356 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 999 578-2

As is evident in these works, Børresen was a highly talented Danish composer. His first symphony bears some resemblance to Tchaikovsky's Sixth, in particular in the last movement that ends quietly like Tchaikovsky's. However, it is an independent, assured symphony that is well worth hearing. Indeed, after listening to it several times, it is difficult to understand why this tuneful and highly likeable work is not played regularly in concerts anymore. Ole Schmidt and the Saarbrücken orchestra certainly make a strong case for the music.

Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln, Concerto Palatino - Biber: Litaniæ de Sancto Josepho; Muffat: Missa in labore requies (1999)

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Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln, Concerto Palatino - Biber: Litaniæ de Sancto Josepho; Muffat: Missa in labore requies (1999)

Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln, Concerto Palatino - Biber: Litaniæ de Sancto Josepho; Muffat: Missa in labore requies (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 316 Mb | Total time: 69:27 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMC 901667 | Recorded: 1998

The 17th-century Austrian composer Heinrich Biber is remembered today for his extraordinary solo violin music–collections such as the Mystery Sonatas. He wrote a number of large-scale instrumental works and choral pieces as well, but their reputation is not as high. They include a lot of grand gestures for brass, but they tend to be harmonically static and often seem long-winded. So Konrad Junghänel and his superb musicians have really achieved something by making the works on this disc sound so appealing.

Herbert von Karajan - The Legend (A Memorial Release) (1999)

Posted By: tirexiss
Herbert von Karajan - The Legend (A Memorial Release) (1999)

Herbert von Karajan - The Legend (A Memorial Release) (1999)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 868 MB | 02:36:09
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Herbert von Karajan (German: [ˈhɛɐbɛɐt fɔn ˈkaraˌjan]; born Heribert Ritter von Karajan; 5 April 1908 – 16 July 1989) was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 35 years. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. /quote]

Frank Sinatra - Some Nice Things I've Missed (1974) {1999/2009, Remastered}

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Frank Sinatra - Some Nice Things I've Missed (1974) {1999/2009, Remastered}

Frank Sinatra - Some Nice Things I've Missed (1974) {1999/2009, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 206 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 90 Mb
Full Scans | 00:29:00 | RAR 5% Recovery
Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Standards | Universal Music #460502670401

After returning to the spotlight with Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back, Frank Sinatra continued his comeback with Some Nice Things I've Missed. As the title suggests, the bulk of the album consists of songs that became popular during Sinatra's brief retirement, including hits by Stevie Wonder, Neil Diamond, Jim Croce, and Bread. By and large, the material is adapted for big bands, with a couple of tracks featuring slight contemporary touches, like folky acoustic guitar. The majority of the album is arranged and produced by Don Costa, who must bear some of the blame for the failure of the record. Most of the songs he had to work with were too simple to withstand substantial orchestration and rearrangement, but Costa's charts are overwhelmingly trite and unimaginative, underscoring how unsuited the material is for Sinatra.

Claudio Abbado - Rossini, Verdi: Overtures (1999)

Posted By: tirexiss
Claudio Abbado - Rossini, Verdi: Overtures (1999)

Claudio Abbado - Rossini, Verdi: Overtures (1999)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 58:42 | 273 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog: 28946332528

If you wonder what happened to Rossini and Verdi conducting in the vein of Toscanini, look no further that this CD. This is wonderfully stimulating playing. Abbado would become principal conductor of the London Symphony several years after this recording was made, but we find here that he already had a superb rapport with the orchestra. Andre Previn was still the principal conductor at the time, and it is interesting to hear how differently the orchestra played for him and for Abbado.

The 5th Dimension - The Very Best Of (Remastered) (1999)

Posted By: Rtax
The 5th Dimension - The Very Best Of (Remastered) (1999)

The 5th Dimension - The Very Best Of (Remastered) (1999)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 496 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 200 MB
1:11:02 | Funk, Soul | Label: Camden/BMG

Between 1967 and 1973, the 5th Dimension enjoyed 29 U.S. hit singles on the Soul City and Bell labels. This compilation selects all of their Top 40 hits (bar two live tracks) and tops up the running order with five lesser hits. Top-notch material by Jimmy Webb, Laura Nyro, Neil Sedaka and Bacharach & David is rendered as exquisite harmony pop by the vocal group and their producer Bones Howe. Although "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" (from the musical "Hair") and Nyro's "Wedding Bell Blues" were the chart-toppers, Webb's "Up, Up And Away" is the archetypal 5th Dimension sound. That the songs still sound remarkably fresh is due to the avoidance of formulaic writing, with no one writer or team being allowed to dominate. From the first hit, tellingly a cover of the Mamas & The Papas' "Go Where You Wanna Go," via material by Tony Macaulay, Sloan & Barri, and Ashford & Simpson, the quality never diminishes.

Ari Rasilainen - Kurt Atterberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (1999)

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Ari Rasilainen - Kurt Atterberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (1999)

Ari Rasilainen - Kurt Atterberg: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 (1999)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 68:18 | 341 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 999 640-2

10/10 Kurt Atterberg's richly romantic, colorful orchestral vistas require excellent recorded sound and a no-holds-barred performance to make their best effect, and both of these symphonies previously have been well served in this regard, the Third by Sixten Ehrling on Caprice, and the Sixth by Jun'Ichi Hirokami on BIS (earlier versions of this latter work by Beecham and Toscanini remain mere historical curiosities). This new recording, though, sets a new sonic and interpretive standard in both works.

Looper - Up A Tree (25th Anniversary Edition) (1999/2024)

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Looper - Up A Tree (25th Anniversary Edition) (1999/2024)

Looper - Up A Tree (25th Anniversary Edition) (1999/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 563 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 316 MB
1:20:35 | Electronic, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Indie Rock | Label: Mute

Mute celebrates the 25th Anniversary Edition of Looper’s 1999 album, Up A Tree, featuring never-before-released songs. Initially released on Sub Pop, Up A Tree is the debut record by the Scottish lo-fi band led by Stuart David (co-founder and bass player of Belle and Sebastian) and his wife Karn David. It was recorded shortly after Looper had recruited previous band members, Ronnie Black and Scott Twynholm. Upon release, the album reached #24 on the UK independent album charts and received acclaim for its gentle sound and honest lyrics, being described by singer-songwriter Ben Folds as “…a gift of a record."

Chick Corea, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Corea.Concerto: Spain For Sextet & Orchestra, Piano Concerto No.1 (1999)

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Chick Corea, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Corea.Concerto: Spain For Sextet & Orchestra, Piano Concerto No.1 (1999)

Chick Corea, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Corea.Concerto: Spain For Sextet & Orchestra, Piano Concerto No.1 (1999)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 257 MB | 54:06
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical

"Spain" is probably Chick Corea's best-known composition. Written in 1971, it was first introduced by his Return to Forever band and played frequently by many other Corea-led groups, including his 1988 Akoustic Band trio. Here it appears again – and arguably, for all time – in a powerful, extended form through the efforts of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Steven Mercurio, Corea, and five other members of the group Origin. Combining the sounds of Spain, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, and New York with a whiff of Gershwin and Ravel full of whispers and thunder, Corea's arrangement won the 2000 Grammy.

Esa-Pekka Salonen - The Music of Silvestre Revueltas (1999)

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Esa-Pekka Salonen - The Music of Silvestre Revueltas (1999)

Esa-Pekka Salonen - The Music of Silvestre Revueltas (1999)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 297 MB | 01:06:50
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical

Tellingly, classical albums whose liner notes are translated into Spanish–in addition to the traditional English, French, and German–tend to be those that contain music by Spanish-speaking composers and ensembles. This distinction goes to the heart of the "discovery" of the music of composer Silvestre Revueltas (1899-1940) during the mid-to-late 1990s, evidenced by a steady series of releases after decades of near silence. And silence does not suit Revueltas, who favored enthralling, brash, maximalist symphonic expression, and whose work will not sound entirely new to new audiences, even though his clout as a major cultural figure stops at the border of his native country, Mexico.