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VA - Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros Records - The First Fifty Years (2008)

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VA - Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros Records - The First Fifty Years (2008)

VA - Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros Records - The First Fifty Years (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 4.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320kbps - 1.7 GB
12:51:32 | Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Latin, Funk, Soul, Blues, Non-Music, Pop, Children's, Folk, Country, Stage & Screen
Label: Warner Bros.

Unlike other labels subjected to exhaustive multi-disc retrospectives like this whopping ten-disc Revolutions in Sound: Warner Bros. Records – The First Fifty Years, Warner Brothers never embodied a scene or sound: they've always embodied what a major label should be – a dominant force that chronicles and dictates the sound of the mainstream. Coming out at the tail-end of 2008, when the influence of major labels is on a slow steady decline, Revolutions in Sound can be seen as a portrait of a time that's beginning to recede into the past: a time when there was such a thing as mass entertainment, when the pop audience all shared a common bond of hit records they either loved or rallied against. Perhaps the greatest things about this monumental box set is that it captures that colossus while also illustrating that for a while, majors did take risks. Of course, Warner was the riskiest of all the majors, never held back by an anti-rock & roll sourpuss like Mitch Miller, who struggled to keep CBS out of the tumult of the '60s (this with no less than Bob Dylan as the label's flagship rock artist). Instead, Warner embraced the underground, recording some of the strangest to shake out of the '60s, and that adventure fits a label that turned to rock & roll to help establish themselves as a real player at the turn of the '60s.

VA - Miami Vice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)

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VA - Miami Vice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)

VA - Miami Vice Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 445 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 167 MB
1:13:15 | Electronic, Rock, Stage & Screen, House, Soundtrack, Post Rock, Ambient, Downtempo
Label: Atlantic

Like the film itself, the soundtrack to Miami Vice is no 1980s retro-ride. Sure, it opens with "In the Air Tonight," but it's a cover by nü metal band Nonpoint taken from their 2004 album Recoil. Director Michael Mann's slick revisionist aesthetics are confirmed on two types of tracks. First, there are the dancefloor-friendly ones like "One of These Mornings" (a collaboration between Moby and Patti Labelle) and a house remix of Nina Simone’s "Sinnerman" by Felix da Housecat. Then there are the more atmospheric offerings, such as a couple instrumentals by Scottish band Mogwai and the last four tracks, that suggest the kind of steel-blue ambiance Mann is so good at creating (especially John Murphy's "Mercado Nueva" and Klaus Badelt & Mark Batson's "A-500"). Odder is the lack of local flavor: there's only a pair of Latin-flavored tracks, Arranca and Emilio Estefan, for instance. Not to mention that if ever there was a soundtrack that should have included at least one Miami bass song, it's this one. As for those who still associate Miami Vice with pastel colors and the 1980s, they're better off checking out the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City–a video game that's actually more faithful to the spirit of the TV series than the movie that bears its name. –Elisabeth Vincentelli

VA - 9½ Weeks Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986)

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VA - 9½ Weeks Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986)

VA - 9½ Weeks Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 255 MB
41:42 | Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen, Soundtrack | Label: Capitol

9 1/2 Weeks Review by Thom Jurek
Every Valentine's Day, video stores and online rental outlets are swamped with requests for the film this soundtrack represents. Crazy as it sounds, this tale of obsession, surrender, masochism, and domination really gets under the skin of some people over and over again. (For those who either don't remember or never knew, the film was an interpretation of a seemingly authentic account of just such an affair by a well-known socialite who wrote it under a nom de plume.) While the film might have a sort of timeless appeal – Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke were young then, and while one has aged gracefully, the other has become a plastic surgery disaster – the soundtrack (which also experiences a bit of a sales spike during this holiday) has lost much of it. Certainly the theme song, "I Do What I Do," penned by John Taylor (right), Michael Des Barres, and Jonathan Elias and performed by them along with B.J. Nelson, Michael Brecker, and Dalbello, sounds so dated as to be almost laughable, as are contributions by Devo ("Bread and Butter"), Dalbello ("Black on Black"), and Corey Hart ("Eurasian Eyes"). Other cuts here have become classics (or already were): Bryan Ferry's "Slave to Love," Joe Cocker's "You Can Leave Your Hat On," and Eurythmics' "This City Never Sleeps." Still others, such as Luba's "The Best Is Yet to Come" and "Let It Go," are campy fun, and Stewart Copeland's moody "Cannes" is a miniature masterpiece that actually reflects something akin to incidental music in a film score.

VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)

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VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)

VA - You Can Walk Across It On The Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,01 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 544 Mb | 03:57:15
Pop, R'n'B, Rock, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Mod, Stage & Screen | Label: Grapefruit Records, Cherry Red Records

Celebration of the mid-60s Swinging London scene at its brash, colourful zenith. A cornucopia of club-friendly mod R&B/soul, era-defining pop hits and cult TV/film themes as England swung like a pendulum do.

VA - Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection (2012)

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VA - Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection (2012)

VA - Broadway in a Box: The Essential Broadway Musicals Collection (2012)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 6.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 3.3 GB
23:45:47 | Stage & Screen, Musical, Soundtrack | Label: Masterworks Broadway

Welcome to Broadway! With Broadway in a Box, you'll become acquainted with 25 classic musicals that are essential to any great Broadway collection. This handsome set includes a 60-page book packed with show descriptions, cast lists, musical numbers, recording session photos and more. Each compact disc is packaged in a mini jacket featuring the original album cover art. Broadway in a Box guarantees hours of listening pleasure and is the perfect introduction to the distinctive sound of Broadway musicals.

VA - Kaleidoscopica - Obsessive Psychedelic, Funk-Beat 70's Italian Music Library (2000)

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VA - Kaleidoscopica - Obsessive Psychedelic, Funk-Beat 70's Italian Music Library (2000)

VA - Kaleidoscopica - Obsessive Psychedelic, Funk-Beat 70's Italian Music Library (2000)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 250 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 106 MB
45:54 | Stage & Screen, Theme, Jazz-Funk, Easy Listening | Label: Plastic Records

Funky studio grooves from Italy – pulled from one of the few sound library sources that the grooveheads still haven't plundered! The folks at Plastic put this one together with the same sort of funky bent as their legendary Stroboscopica sets – and the handsome packages features 16 groovers with a mix of jazz and funky soundtrack styles. Tracks include "Battereologistica" by Turicoli, "Notturno" by Ugo Fusco, "Presse" by Francesco Tamponi, "Ritorsione" by Girolamo Ugolini, "Vocal 700" by Romano Rizzati, "Parco Dei Principi" by Luigia Sordini, and "Industraialey" by Carmelo Giacchino. © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.

VA - Pop Muzik - Ultimate Synth Pop (The Ultimate Collection) (2019)

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VA - Pop Muzik - Ultimate Synth Pop (The Ultimate Collection) (2019)

VA - Pop Muzik - Ultimate Synth Pop (The Ultimate Collection) (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 928 MB
6:27:58 | Full Scans Included | Electronic, Hip Hop, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Latin, Funk, Soul, Pop, Classical, Stage & Screen, Synth-Pop | Label: Union Square Music

Pop Muzik brings you 100 tracks of the finest Synth Pop from across the decades! There are oodles of 80s classics on offer - huge hits by synth legends Frankie Goes To Hollywood, a-ha, Talk Talk and New Order; pure pop from Kylie Minogue, Bucks Fizz, Dollar and Kajagoogoo; and atmospheric rock from The Cars, Foreigner and Yes. The alternative side of the genre is explored with tracks from Suicide, Joy Division, Silicon Teens and Propaganda whilst the everlasting impact of the mighty synthesizer on dance music can be heard via 808 State, Tinie Tempah and X-Press 2. If you’ve ever been partial to "boxes that go beep" this is the album for you!

VA - The Big Chill: (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition) (Remastered) (1983/2004)

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VA - The Big Chill: (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition) (Remastered) (1983/2004)

VA - The Big Chill: (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition) (Remastered) (1983/2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 711 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 268 MB
1:57:31 | Stage & Screen, Soul, Funk, Pop, R&B, Rock | Label: Hip-O Select

This movie made Motown hot again and spawned two best-selling soundtrack albums, both of which you'll find on disc one. Disc two, meanwhile, adds another 19 tracks of classic '60s rock and soul for the ultimate baby-boom flashback! Includes I Heard It Through the Grapevine Marvin Gaye; Good Lovin' Rascals; Tell Him Exciters; When a Man Loves a Woman Percy Sledge; My Girl Temptations; We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos; What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin, and more. 38 classic tunes!

VA - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Babel (2006)

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VA - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Babel (2006)

VA - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture Babel (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 700 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 302 MB
2:10:35 | Electronic, Hip Hop, Latin, Folk, Stage & Screen, Soundtrack Label: Concord Music Group

As its title suggests, Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu's film revolves around the transcultural difficulties of human communication. But the linguistic dysfunction that drives the film's characters towards causal connection and inevitable tragedy has paradoxically inspired just the opposite on this adventurous musical mélange of a soundtrack. The meditative, often hypnotic fretboard inventions of Iñárritu's previous soundtrack collaborator, Argentine composer Gustavo Santaolalla (a 2005 Oscar winner for Brokeback Mountain), serve as the restless soul of interlocking plots in the film, the final chapter of a fatalistic trilogy that also includes the Santaolalla-scored Amores Perros and 21 Grams.

Nino Rota - The Godfather (Music From The Motion Picture) (50th Anniversary Expanded & Remastered Edition) (1972/2022)

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Nino Rota - The Godfather (Music From The Motion Picture) (50th Anniversary Expanded & Remastered Edition) (1972/2022)

Nino Rota - The Godfather (Music From The Motion Picture) (50th Anniversary Expanded & Remastered Edition) (1972/2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 677 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 387 MB
1:53:35 | Full Scans Included | Jazz, Stage & Screen, Soundtrack, Score | Label: La-La Land Records

La-La Land Records, Paramount Pictures and Geffen Records proudly present a remastered and expanded Limited Edition 2-CD release of acclaimed composer Nino Rota’s (8 1/2, LA DOLCE VITA, WAR AND PEACE) original motion picture score to the 1972 Academy Award-winning masterpiece THE GODFATHER starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and Diane Keaton, and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

VA - Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition) (1984/2014)

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VA - Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition) (1984/2014)

VA - Chess (The Original Recording / Remastered / Deluxe Edition) (1984/2014)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 627 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 238 MB
1:43:17 | Electronic, Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen, Pop Rock, Musical, Ballad | Label: Polar

Chess was the concept album written by Tim Rice and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and it was something you might have expected from the lyricist who brought you Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita and the musical team that wrote the songs and made up the male half of ABBA. That is to say, it had a meaty scenario and lots of catchy, eclectic pop music. But unlike Rice's earlier concept albums, this one was not based on an existing story to provide the lyricist with a plot. Instead, he drew upon existing U.S. and U.S.S.R. tensions as seen through an international chess tournament.

Steve & Eydie - The Ultimate Collection (2023)

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Steve & Eydie - The Ultimate Collection (2023)

Steve & Eydie - The Ultimate Collection (2023)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 519 MB
3:34:12 | Pop, Stage & Screen, Vocal | Label: Real Gone Music

The 4-CD box set - available exclusively as a "thank you" gift to Public Television donors - has been curated by David Lawrence and is thematically arranged by disc. It features highlights from Steve and Eydie's vibrant discography from their early days at ABC-Paramount and United Artists through their halcyon period at Columbia Records, subsequent classics for Calendar, RCA, and MGM, and favorites from their own Stage 2 and GL Music labels.

VA - The Mood Mosaic (Vol 1-20) (1997-2023)

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VA - The Mood Mosaic (Vol 1-20) (1997-2023)

VA - The Mood Mosaic (Vol 1-20) (1997-2023)
FLAC (tracks) - 7.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 2.6 GB
19:33:37 | Jazz-Rock, Jazz-Funk, Stage & Screen, Jazz, Easy Listening, Funk, Soul, Disco | Label: The Mood Mosaic

A wonderfully groovy set – every bit as great as you might guess from the title and the cover – and the very first installment in the now-legendary Mood Mosaic series! The set's one of the few to bring together tunes from the groovier side of the spectrum at the end of the 60s – work from British, French, American, and German sources – all awash in a great blend of funky, easy, and pop-oriented modes! There's a nicely trippy feel throughout – and titles include "Hascisch Party" by George Garvarenz, "Kiss This" by Claude Denjean, "Acka Raga" by Shocking Blue, "Mas Que Nada" by Luiz Enriquez, "En Melody" by Serge Gainsbourg, "Love For Sale" by Marian McPartland, "Batucada" by Phil Crewe, "Marins Armins Amant Ou Maris" by Michel Legrand, and "Sitar Beat" by Klaus Doldinger. © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.

VA - Lounge Psychedelique The Best Of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022 (2023)

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VA - Lounge Psychedelique The Best Of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022 (2023)

VA - Lounge Psychedelique The Best Of Lounge & Exotica 1954-2022 (2023)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 178 MB
1:16:00 | Jazz, Latin, Stage & Screen, Boogaloo, Latin Jazz, Easy Listening, Space-Age, Merengue, Exotica | Label: Two Piers

Lounge Psychédélique takes you on a journey into the world of Lounge, Exotica and Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, from its early days in the 1950s and 1960s to the current crop of artists championing the Lounge and Exotica sounds today. Compiled by Spencer Hickman and Mark McQuillan for Two-Piers Lounge Psychédélique (The Best of Lounge and Exotica 1954-2022) is the third instalment in the Psychédélique Compilation series on Two-Piers, following the critically acclaimed Pop Psychédélique (The Best of French Psychedelic Pop 1964-2019) and Garage Psychédélique (The Best of Garage Psych and Pzyk Rock 1965-2019).

Benny Hill - The Best of Benny Hill (1992)

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Benny Hill - The Best of Benny Hill (1992)

Benny Hill - The Best of Benny Hill (1992)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 290 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 110 MB
47:28 | Pop, Stage & Screen, Novelty, Vocal, Ballad | Label: Continuum Records

Alfred Hawthorne "Benny" Hill (21 January 1924 – 20 April 1992) was an English actor, comedian, singer and writer. He is remembered for his television programme The Benny Hill Show, an amalgam of slapstick, burlesque and double entendre in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment.