2005

Dave Brubeck - Time Was (4CD) (2005) {Compilation}  Music

Posted by Domestos at July 26, 2020
Dave Brubeck - Time Was (4CD) (2005) {Compilation}

Dave Brubeck - Time Was (4CD) (2005) {Compilation}
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 771 Mb | 05:12:50 | Cover
Mainstream Jazz, Cool, Piano Jazz | Label: Proper Box - PROPERBOX 90

The first thing I'd like to convey is that this Proper box has excellent sound. It's very clear & natural. Top notch remastering indicates some extra care was devoted on this release. Paul Desmond was the primary draw for me on this purchase along with the live stuff. Brubeck's Live at Oberlin was the obvious well known release which is included here on CD4. This begins in the late 40s and is a large band configuration which is quite interesting & unique. Few would ever guess Brubeck would be in the midst of this!

Allan Sherman - My Son, The Box (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 1, 2024
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Box (2005)

Allan Sherman - My Son, The Box (2005)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.02 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 854 MB
6:10:59 | Musical, Novelty, Parody, Pop | Label: Rhino

Between the fall of 1962 and the end of 1963, Allan Sherman was perhaps the most popular comedian in America, and along with Bob Newhart he was one of the first to rise to fame through the medium of the long-playing record album. Sherman's gimmick was his gift for taking familiar melodies – folk songs, old standards, hits of the day – and pairing them with new lyrics that turned their original meanings upside down and threw them into a whole new (and very funny) light. Sherman's twin obsessions were Jewish-American culture and the daily outrages that were part and parcel of life in postwar America – from cut-rate clothing and extended families to crabgrass and summer camp, Sherman could point out the foibles of muddling through the Kennedy era and show what was both funny and ridiculous about them.

Allan Sherman - My Son, The Box (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 1, 2024
Allan Sherman - My Son, The Box (2005)

Allan Sherman - My Son, The Box (2005)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.02 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 854 MB
6:10:59 | Musical, Novelty, Parody, Pop | Label: Rhino

Between the fall of 1962 and the end of 1963, Allan Sherman was perhaps the most popular comedian in America, and along with Bob Newhart he was one of the first to rise to fame through the medium of the long-playing record album. Sherman's gimmick was his gift for taking familiar melodies – folk songs, old standards, hits of the day – and pairing them with new lyrics that turned their original meanings upside down and threw them into a whole new (and very funny) light. Sherman's twin obsessions were Jewish-American culture and the daily outrages that were part and parcel of life in postwar America – from cut-rate clothing and extended families to crabgrass and summer camp, Sherman could point out the foibles of muddling through the Kennedy era and show what was both funny and ridiculous about them.
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (2005)

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Africa Unite: The Singles Collection (2005)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Tuff Gong, BMWCDX 4 | ~ 890 or 333 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 24 Mb
Reggae, Ska

There are countless Bob Marley compilations on the market, but what will generate some interest in this one, which is essentially a collection of his Island singles with a handful of his Lee "Scratch" Perry-era tracks added in, is the inclusion of a "new" Marley song, "Slogans," derived from a demo tape Marley made in a Miami hotel room in 1979…

V.A. - Awakenings 2005 [3CD] (2005)  Music

Posted by gribovar at May 10, 2023
V.A. - Awakenings 2005 [3CD] (2005)

V.A. - Awakenings 2005 [3CD] (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 1,25 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 536 MB | Covers - 30 MB
Genre: Progressive Electronic, Berlin School, Ambient | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: AmbientLive Records

Three CDs containing over three hours forty-five minutes of music can't be bad! We have tracks donated by well known favourites such as Binar, Radio Massacre International, Ron Boots, Skin Mechanix and AirSculpture plus some of the more successful new kids on the block: The Omega Syndicate, Create and The Glimmer Room. That is not all though as this collection also provides an opportunity for some of those artists who are currently just 'bubbling under the surface' to be heard.

VA - Old School Original Salsa Classics Deluxe Box (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 13, 2023
VA - Old School Original Salsa Classics Deluxe Box (2005)

VA - Old School Original Salsa Classics Deluxe Box (2005)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 657 MB
4:44:12 | World, Latin, Salsa | Label: Universal Latino

Old School Original Salsa Classics Deluxe Box, is a various artist compilation album. Released in 2005.
Tommy Dorsey - Quadromania: Well Git It [Recorded 1935-1955, 4CD Box Set] (2005)

Tommy Dorsey - Quadromania: Well Git It [Recorded 1935-1955, 4CD Box Set] (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 1,04 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 557 MB | Covers - 5 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Membran Music (222424-444)

Swing-era bandleader with the most overall popularity, driven by his remarkably melodic trombone playing.
Though he might have been ranked second at any given moment to Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, or Harry James, Tommy Dorsey was overall the most popular bandleader of the swing era that lasted from 1935 to 1945. His remarkably melodic trombone playing was the signature sound of his orchestra, but he successfully straddled the hot and sweet styles of swing with a mix of ballads and novelty songs. He provided showcases to vocalists like Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Jo Stafford, and he employed inventive arrangers such as Sy Oliver and Bill Finegan. He was the biggest-selling artist in the history of RCA Victor Records, one of the major labels, until the arrival of Elvis Presley, who was first given national exposure on the 1950s television show he hosted with his brother Jimmy.

VA - Rare Groove Story (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at July 27, 2022
VA - Rare Groove Story (2005)

VA - Rare Groove Story (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 900 MB
6:28:05 | Jazz, Funk, Soul, R&B | Unofficial Release | Label: Classic Cuts Music Inc

Amazon Review by JRK: Bought this to get hold on one particular track that I couldn't find anywhere else… and discovered many others that I'd only heard on white label back in the 80s. Took me right back to my yoof! Some real gems on here - proper rare - with others more obvious and widely available.
A few of the tracks are obviously recorded straight from vinyl - a few clicks and hisses, and even a small jump at the end of one track (something for all the vinyl junkies out there). Shame that some of the tracks are faded out too soon but then they have crammed 100 tracks onto 5 CDs. Large value!

The Righteous Brothers - Gold (Remastered) (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Nov. 25, 2023
The Righteous Brothers - Gold (Remastered) (2005)

The Righteous Brothers - Gold (Remastered) (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 885 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 330 MB
2:19:06 | Full scans Included | Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Pop | Label: Polydor

Gold Review by William Ruhlmann
The major label Universal Music is the repository for the recordings the Righteous Brothers made in the 1960s, separately and together, for Moonglow, Philles, Verve, and MGM Records. Universal's Gold reissue series, like Sony BMG's Essential series, consists of two-CD compilations of label artists. The Righteous Brothers scored 22 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1963 and 1974, 21 of which are included here. (The exception is a cover of the Jerry Butler hit "He Will Break Your Heart," which spent one week at number 91 as the B-side of the Top 20 hit "He.") Since the set contains 48 tracks in total, that means the format allows plenty of space for non-hits and album tracks. In the Righteous Brothers' case, it also allows for some of the many solo efforts of duo members Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley.

The Beatles - 1964-1966 (Press Conferences) (2005)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 18, 2025
The Beatles - 1964-1966 (Press Conferences) (2005)

The Beatles - 1964-1966 (Press Conferences) (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 93 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 63 MB
26:41 | Non-Music, Interview | Label: Uncut Magazine

Free covermount CD with the October 2005 issue of Uncut magazine, issued September 2005. While every effort has been made to restore these original recordings, such is the random source of these 40-year-old press conferences, backstage encounters and on-the-spot news reports that, inevitably, there are bound to be variations in sound quality.