Charles May – Songs Our Father Used To Sing (1973/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 42:52 minutes | 1,59 GB | Genre: Gospel, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Craft Recordings
The process behind concept record “Songs Our Father Used to Sing” included a great deal of fanfare. On its face, the album is based on a humble enough premise: siblings Charles May and Annette May Thomas pay a loving tribute to their father, legendary gospel singer Brother Joe May, known affectionately in the gospel world as the “Thunderbolt of the Middle West.” But the album, ambitious in its sound, indulges even further into the grandiose in almost every aspect of its creation.
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Angela Gheorghiu, Vincenzo Scalera – A te, Puccini (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:23 minutes | 942 MB | Genre: Classical, Opera
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records
The recently Grammy Award-winning British label SIGNUM CLASSICS is proud to present its next discographic coup: the first album by Romanian-born star soprano Angela Gheorghiu. Described as “the world’s most glamorous and gifted opera star” (New York Sun), her magnificent voice and dazzling stage presence have made her a unique international opera superstar.
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Andrew Armstrong – In Blue (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:09:06 minutes | 2,17 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rubicon
The American pianist Andrew Armstrong has made his first recording for Rubicon: a fascinating recital of American piano music. The great George Gershwin is on the program with the 3 Preludes as well as “I Got Rhythm” and his most popular work, the dazzling “Rhapsody in Blue”, written 100 years ago. Two Afro-American composers are represented with Julia Perry and William Grant Still. Aaron Jay Kernis’ “Before Sleep and Dreams” is a five-movement suite from 1990, inspired by Schumann’s “Kinderszenen” and Debussy’s “Children’s Corner”. Finally, Armstrong’s own composition “She Fell for a Flyfisher” is a sparkling miniature.
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Bachman-Turner Overdrive – I & II (Remastered) (1973/2021)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:15:13 minutes | 3,49 GB
Genre: Rock | Vocalion – CDSML 8584
Bachman–Turner Overdrive is the self-titled debut studio album by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive, released in 1973. It was originally to be titled Brave Belt III, following the Brave Belt II album, made by the previous line-up of the group, called Brave Belt.
The album did not produce a true hit single (“Blue Collar” reached #68 on the U.S. Billboard charts and #21 in Canada), but it was certified “Gold” by the RIAA in 1974, largely pulled up by strong sales of Bachman–Turner Overdrive’s next two albums (Bachman–Turner Overdrive II and Not Fragile). “Gimme Your Money Please” and “Little Gandy Dancer” were released on a double A-side single in Canada only. After the release of Bachman–Turner Overdrive II, this first album was often referred to as “BTO 1”.
Record World described “Gimme Your Money Please” as “a hard hitting rocker.”
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Electric Light Orchestra – Eldorado (2022 MFSL UltraDisc UHR SACD) (1971/2022)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 39:11 minutes | Full Scans included | 1,63 GB
Genre: Rock | Publisher (label): Mobile Fidelity – UDSACD 2213
Numbered, limited edition Hybrid Stereo SACD
1974 prog-rock landmark mastered from the original analog master tapes!
Electric Light Orchestra leader Jeff Lynne did more than figuratively reach for the sky on Eldorado. Daring to be bold, and creating imaginative worlds that invite the listener to escape the mundane, the visionary composer-musician achieved a multidisciplinary fantasia and, in the process, a prog-rock landmark. Nearly 50 years later, the concept album’s brilliance can be experienced like never before in cinematic fashion.
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Joan Armatrading – Joan Armatrading (1976/2020)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 42:07 minutes | 1,7 GB
Genre: Rock, Pop, Folk | Publisher (label): Intervention Records – IR-SCD5
Intervention Records is absolutely thrilled to introduce another classic record in its (Re)Discover Series, Joan Armatrading on hybrid CD/SACD (Cat# IR-SCD5).
Produced and recorded by legend Glyn Johns, Joan Armatrading is the breakout record that saw Joan assume full command of her extraordinary talents and leap to the forefront of rock’s great female stars. A soulful, soaring voice and a powerful and evocative songwriter. The smash hits include “Love and Affection,” “Down to Zero,” and “Somebody Who Loves You.”
Joan Armatrading’s hybrid CD/SACD is mastered Direct-to-DSD from analog tape by Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio from the best source available- phenomenal-sounding 1/2″ safety copy of the original stereo master tape. The remastering is amazing! Thanks to Glyn Johns’ recording and production work, Joan’s vocals and guitar playing have never sounded so rich, resonant and dynamic. This is an audiophile demo disc all the way.
The album art is beautifully restored by IR’s Tom Vadakan and housed in a super jewel box.
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David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name (2022 MFSL UltraDisc UHR SACD) (1971/2022)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 37:45 minutes | Full Scans included | 1,69 GB
Genre: Rock | Publisher (label): Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – UDSACD 2214
David Crosby’s genre-defining psychedelic-folk debut solo album!
Featuring contributions from members of Jefferson Airplane, Santana, the Grateful Dead, CSNY and Joni Mitchell
Numbered, limited edition Hybrid SACD conveys the altered-consciousness aura, natural lushness of the acoustic-based music!
No album personifies the relaxed, loose, albeit troubled early 1970s California aura like If I Could Only Remember My Name. Hallucinogenic, trippy, and akin to a foggy dream you want to last for hours on end, David Crosby’s blissed-out solo debut transcends time and remains a key influence on the contemporary freak-folk scene. A thoroughly unique statement, it lingers as a beautiful convergence of spontaneity, collaboration, circumstance, and recording-studio acumen. Now, more than 50 years after its release, the longtime audiophile favorite has never sounded more ethereal, present, detailed, balanced, or lush.
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Bon Jovi – Greatest Hits (2010/2021)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 01:14:14 minutes | 2,98 GB
Genre: Rock | Publisher (label): Universal Music (Hong Kong) – 5394030
2010 release, a career-spanning collection from the Rock icons featuring two new songs: “No Apologies,” and “What Do You Got?”. This release will transport listeners back in time through Bon Jovi’s worldwide monster hits of the past and offer a bridge to the future with the debut of the four new tracks. “Music marks milestones in all our lives,” notes frontman Jon Bon Jovi. “These songs have stood the test of time and they remind us all where we came from, even as we keep our eyes towards the future.”
Hybrid SACD pressing. Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rock band Bon Jovi, originally released in 2010. This 16-track album includes fourteen of the bands hits and two brand new singles “What Do You Got?” and “No Apologies.” Universal. 2021.
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