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Weather Report - New York 1976 (2022)

Posted By: Rtax
Weather Report - New York 1976 (2022)

Weather Report - New York 1976 (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 461 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 MB
1:19:49 | Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk | Label: HI_Q

Weather Report's "New York 1976" album is a recording of the band's live performances in New York during 1976. Weather Report was one of the leading jazz fusion bands of the 1970s and 1980s, and this album captures live performances from one of their most significant and influential periods.

Nautilus - Space Storm (1980) [Reissue 2020]

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Nautilus - Space Storm (1980) [Reissue 2020]

Nautilus - Space Storm (1980) [Reissue 2020]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 230 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 99 MB | Covers - 40 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Paisley Press (PP 150)

Nautilus was a Swiss Band, that combined the talents of Urs Lerch on bass, Dieter Ruf on guitars, Peter Fibich on drums, Ralph Stucki on keyboards, and Christian Bauer on guitars. Ruf, Stucki, and Bauer all contributed to the vocals. They only released two albums (1978's "20,000 Miles Under the Sea" and 1980's "Space Storm"), and not much is actually known about them.
Space Storm is abruptly performed and gravely recorded and the vocals are, well, rough. It's one of those records so late to the party (and without any wine) that no one cared.

Grateful Dead - Minnesota 1971 (Live Broadcast) (2024)

Posted By: Rtax
Grateful Dead - Minnesota 1971 (Live Broadcast) (2024)

Grateful Dead - Minnesota 1971 (Live Broadcast) (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.07 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 421 MB
3:01:07 | Rock | Label: Saxum

Grateful Dead, live from Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, MN October 19th 1971.
Combining psychedelia with their chilled style, as heard on 1970's Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, 1971 saw the Dead at their greatest live, performing a huge number of fine sets with extraordinary length. This live concert, from the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium on October 19th that year - broadcast on KQRS-FM radio - was no exception and saw them rip through material from the length of their career up to that point, much of which had not featured on studio albums. Presented here in its entirety, accompanied with background notes and archival imagery.

Ray Bryant Trio - Play the Blues [Recorded 1999] (2013)

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Ray Bryant Trio - Play the Blues [Recorded 1999] (2013)

Ray Bryant Trio - Play the Blues [Recorded 1999] (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 404 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 158 MB | Covers - 31 MB
Genre: Jazz, Bop, Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Pony Canyon (MYCJ-30628)

Pianist Ray Bryant remained very popular among Japanese jazz fans in the later stages of his career, and he made quite a few important albums for Japanese labels. Play The Blues, recorded in 1999 for M&I, is one of them. It's a collection of great blues performances and includes the past hit tunes made famous by Bryant such as "Gotta Travel On" and "Slow Freight." Backed by a superb rhythm section (Ray Drummond and Kenny Washington), Bryant shines with his expression of deep blues feeling and the unique style that fully utilizes both hands. Hugh McCracken, the famous studio musician who just passed away on March 28, 2013, plays harmonica on several tunes.

George Gershwin - 1898-1937 (2007)

Posted By: Rtax
George Gershwin - 1898-1937 (2007)

George Gershwin - 1898-1937 (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
8:58:03 | Jazz, Soundtrack, Musical | Label: Documents

The great musical border crosser of the twentieth century, George Gershwin excelled in the fields of concert music and popular song alike. The son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. His father ran a great variety of small businesses, and George, in the words of the New Grove Dictionary of Music, "excelled at street sports." He also studied the piano and was introduced to the European classics by his teacher, Charles Hambitzer. Gershwin immersed himself in popular music after dropping out of school in 1914 and getting a job as a salesman for the music publisher Remick. He was influenced by ragtime and stride piano music, and as a songwriter enjoyed his first hit in 1920 with "Swanee," recorded by the leading vocalist of the time, Al Jolson.

VA - The Swingin' Sound Of Easy Listening (2008)

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VA - The Swingin' Sound Of Easy Listening (2008)

VA - The Swingin' Sound Of Easy Listening (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) -1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 773 MB
5:33:55 | Pop, Easy Listening, Jazz, Swing | Label: Reader's Digest

5 CD Box Set featuring all the greats of cool jazz and easy listening. 114 Tracks.

Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.5 (2018)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.5 (2018)

Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.5 (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 300 Mb | Total time: 73:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | HMM 902366 | Recorded: 2016

For the second installment in his Mahler cycle for harmonia mundi, Daniel Harding revisits a symphony which clearly represents a turning point in the composer’s output. The years following Mahler’s early period (marked by Des Knaben Wunderhorn) saw the production of works of ever greater complexity and sardonicism, which show no trace of naïveté. Within a framework of utmost intricacy, the themes, musical gestures, and building blocks (for instance, the interval of a minor third which opens the Fifth Symphony’s famous Adagietto) trace a journey from darkness to light which culminates in the striking modernity of the finale.

Stephanie Houtzeel, The Bouts Ensemble - George Frideric Handel: Italienische Liebeskantaten und Kammermusik (2001)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Stephanie Houtzeel, The Bouts Ensemble - George Frideric Handel: Italienische Liebeskantaten und Kammermusik (2001)

Stephanie Houtzeel, The Bouts Ensemble - George Frideric Handel: Italienische Liebeskantaten und Kammermusik (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 348 Mb | Total time: 75:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Raumklang | RK 2101 | Recorded: 2001

The Bouts Ensemble is a chamber music ensemble devoted to the repertoire of the "high" baroque and pre-classical periods - ca. 1725-1775. Through performance of works by both famous and unjustly neglected composers, the group aims to contribute to a greater appreciation and understanding of music from this endlessly fascinating period. The members of this young group use their extensive experience in historical performance practice on period instruments to bring to this repertoire the virtuosity, vitality and intelligence that it demands.

Attlilio Cremonesi, La Cetra - Antonio Sartorio: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (2005)

Posted By: ArlegZ
Attlilio Cremonesi, La Cetra - Antonio Sartorio: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (2005)

Attlilio Cremonesi, La Cetra - Antonio Sartorio: Giulio Cesare in Egitto (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1,13 Gb | Total time: 67:38+53:24+33:35+52:24 | Scans included
Classical | Label: ORF | CD 409 | Recorded: 2004

In campo operistico, il periodo storico tra Cavalli e Handel - quello, per capirci, che comprende giganti come Stradella, A. Scarlatti, Legrenzi… - è il più trascurato dalla discografia. Ed è un peccato, perché è il periodo nel quale si sviluppano le forme e gli stili che saranno tipici del Barocco maturo, come l'aria con il da-capo ed il virtuosismo belcantistico. Benvenuta quindi questa produzione dell'austriaca ORF, che documenta dal vivo l'esecuzione di questo rarissimo "Giulio Cesare in Egitto" del veneziano Antonio Sartorio, uno dei maggiori eredi di Cavalli nel florido operismo lagunare.

Eddy Arnold - The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar (1998)

Posted By: Rtax
Eddy Arnold - The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar (1998)

Eddy Arnold - The Tennessee Plowboy And His Guitar (1998)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 828 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 766 MB
5:32:02 | Country, Folk, Honky Tonk, Nashville Sound | Label: Bear Family Records

Contains songs from 1944-50, including all of his output from this period as well as over 35 of his hits, available here in their original versions for the first time on CD.
The 120 tracks on these five CDs constitute a group of Eddy Arnold songs with which few people under the age of 50 could be familiar – only about a half-dozen of them ever appeared on LP, much less CD. Recorded between 1944 and 1950, they represent his rise to country stardom (but not yet to pop stardom), and also the evolution of country music in the period immediately after the war. His performances on the early sides were heavily influenced by the work of Gene Autry, but they were much closer to hillbilly music, with thin, twangy guitars and fiddle.

VA - When I Was a Cowboy - Early American Songs of the West Vol 1-2 (Remastered) (1996)

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VA - When I Was a Cowboy - Early American Songs of the West Vol 1-2 (Remastered) (1996)

VA - When I Was a Cowboy - Early American Songs of the West Vol 1-2 (Remastered) (1996)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 727 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 603 MB
2:16:55 | Country, Folk | Label: Yazoo

A collection of classic recordings from the early part of the century that depict the bigger than life image of the American Cowboy. In the 1920s when most of these selections were recorded many of these singers still had close personal ties to the heyday of the cowboy (1870s and 80s) and indeed many of the performers heard here were either cowboys themselves or were raised in the western environment of the cowboy. Other performers are from the rural South where epic western themed ballads were widespread since the later part of the 19th century. These two volumes communicate all the romantic imagery of the American cowboy with selections depicting heroic deeds, gritty trail life, and moving love songs. Notes, lyrics and photos are contained inside booklet.

VA - The Best of Bach (2022)

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VA - The Best of Bach (2022)

VA - The Best of Bach (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 502 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 245 MB
1:42:05 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

Johann Sebastian Bach was better known as a virtuoso organist than as a composer in his day. His sacred music, organ and choral works, and other instrumental music had an enthusiasm and seeming freedom that concealed immense rigor. Bach's use of counterpoint was brilliant and innovative, and the immense complexities of his compositional style – which often included religious and numerological symbols that seem to fit perfectly together in a profound puzzle of special codes – still amaze musicians today.

VA - The Many Faces Of Bee Gees (2021)

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VA - The Many Faces Of Bee Gees (2021)

VA - The Many Faces Of Bee Gees (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 775 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 304 MB
2:10:27 | Pop, Soft Rock | Label: Music Brokers

Brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb - better known as the Bee Gees - are among the most successful vocal groups in music history. Few bands can claim to have stayed together for more than forty years, let alone sold more than 200 million records in that time. Along the way, they became a psychedelic pop group producing hits in England in the 60s, the biggest disco band in the world in the 70s, and made a late comeback as a contemporary pop act in the 90s. Their far-reaching influence extended beyond sales figures, and their sound and style was reflected in music greats as diverse as Justin Timberlake and Montreal. In "The Many Faces of The Bee Gees" we take a journey through the inner world of pop's ultimate chameleons. We'll enjoy a full live concert featuring many of their greatest hits. We'll relive their early - and rarely heard - works and rediscover their incredible catalogue through inventive re-workings.
"The Many Faces of Bee Gees" is a must-have addition to your music collection, boasting superb artwork and remastered sound. The album will not be available on streaming platforms!

VA - The Many Faces Of Stevie Wonder (2021)

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VA - The Many Faces Of Stevie Wonder (2021)

VA - The Many Faces Of Stevie Wonder (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 798 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 314 MB
2:14:43 | Soul, Funk, Disco | Label: Music Brokers

Stevie Wonder is one of America's most beloved icons and an undeniable genius, not only of R&B, but of pop music in general. Blind practically since birth, Wonder created vibrant, colorful music bursting with life and ambition thanks to his keen sonic awareness. Almost everything he recorded bore the stamp of his sunny, cheerful positivity; even when he addressed serious topics like racism or social and spiritual issues (which he did quite often in his heyday) or sang about heartbreak and romantic uncertainty, there always seemed to be an underlying sense of optimism and hope.
In The Many Faces of Stevie Wonder, we'll explore both his early work (featuring collaborations with Marvin Gaye and Clarence Paul) and the vibrant soul and R&B scene from which he emerged triumphant, including songs by The Four Tops, The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and others. With fantastic artwork and remastered sound, The Many Faces of Stevie Wonder is the latest addition to our Many Faces collection. The album will not be available on streaming platforms!

R.E.M. - The Best Of R.E.M. (1991)

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R.E.M. - The Best Of R.E.M. (1991)

R.E.M. - The Best Of R.E.M. (1991)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 417 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 175 Mb | Scans included | 00:59:28
Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop | Label: I.R.S. | # CDP 7131282

The Best of R.E.M. is a greatest hits album by R.E.M. released in 1991, shortly after the success of the band's seventh studio album, Out of Time, released by Warner Bros. The Best of R.E.M., however, was released by the band's previous record label, I.R.S. Records, and only includes tracks from their first five albums while the group was with that label. As such, it covers their output from 1982 to 1987. The Best of R.E.M. was only issued in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and Brazil, complete with liner notes from Remarks: The Story of R.E.M. by Tony Fletcher (a domestic American greatest hits album had been released prior with a very similar track list titled Eponymous). It has no alternate mixes (unlike Eponymous); all the songs are the album versions. Three songs were taken from each of the first five studio albums and one song was taken from Chronic Town, the band's first EP, making a total of sixteen songs on the album.