Audio Fidelity 2022

Iggy And The Stooges - Scene Of The Crime (2022) Music

Posted by delpotro at Feb. 18, 2024

Iggy And The Stooges - Scene Of The Crime (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 375 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 129 Mb | 00:56:16
Proto-Punk, Punk Rock, Garage Rock | Label: Cleopatra Records

Digitally remastered collection of rare studio recordings from punk icons Iggy Pop and The Stooges recorded in the same year the band released their seminal album Raw Power! Includes gems such as “Cock In My Pocket,” “Tight Pants,” “I Got A Right” and lots more, remastered to pristine audio fidelity for a unique look into one of the greatest punk rock bands ever!

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Sun Ra And His Blue Universe Arkestra - Universe in Blue (Expanded Edition) (1972/2022) Music

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 15, 2023

Sun Ra And His Blue Universe Arkestra - Universe in Blue (Expanded & Remastered) (1972/2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 01:02:49 | 346 Mb
Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Cosmic Myth Records

Universe in Blue, a collection of undated live club performances by Sun Ra & His Blue Universe Arkestra, was issued in small-run pressings with two different LP covers on Sun Ra's Saturn label in 1972. Until now it has never been officially reissued on LP or CD.

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Sun Ra - Universe in Blue (Expanded, Remastered) (1972/2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 7, 2022

Sun Ra - Universe in Blue (Expanded, Remastered) (1972/2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 346 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 151 MB
1:01:54 | Avant-garde Jazz | Label: Cosmic Myth Records

Universe in Blue, a collection of undated live club performances by Sun Ra & His Blue Universe Arkestra, was issued in small-run pressings with two different LP covers on Sun Ra's Saturn label in 1972. Until now it has never been officially reissued on LP or CD.

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VA - Best of Mercury Living Presence (2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 14, 2025

VA - Best of Mercury Living Presence (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.5 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 717 MB
5:11:13 | Classical | Label: UMG

The History of Mercury Living Presence. The year was 1950. The record industry was recovering from the 'battle of the speeds', which pitted RCA Victor, with its 45-rpm disc, against Columbia Records, inventor of the microgroove long-playing record. (The 78-rpm shellac disc had just suffered a swift demise.) In the aftermath of the protracted struggle, the unexpected happened. Both sides won: the 45-rpm became the preferred speed for popular music at the time and the LP was adopted as the industry standard for classics and other 'long-playing' programs.

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VA - Gary Crowley's Indie 90s Playback (Classics, Curveballs And Bangers) (2022) Music

Posted by delpotro at March 20, 2023

Following in the wake of his popular and well received Punk and New Wave and Lost 80s compilation box sets, English broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ Gary Crowley is at it again. This time, he takes on the music of the Nineties via his Indie 90s Playback Classics, Curveballs and Bangers.

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Jeremiah Johnson - Hi-Fi Drive By (2022) Music

Posted by delpotro at July 24, 2023

Jeremiah Johnson - Hi-Fi Drive By (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 251 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 99 Mb | 00:41:53
Modern Electric Blues, Blues Rock | Label: Ruf Records

Every great artist has a moment when they realize who they are, Jeremiah Johnson has truly come into his own with his new release HI-FI DRIVE BY. Get ready for a high-fidelity sonic explosion that combines Johnson's master guitar work, songwriting skills and uniquely powerful vocals into ten tracks of pure brilliance. From the first track, featuring Victor Wainwright, to the third track featuring Brandon Santini, and all the way to the last note of the epic final track; HI-FI DRIVE BY delivers more hooks than fishermen's tackle box. Every song is carefully crafted with multiple layers of tasty musicianship; with new audio delights to discover every time you give this first-class release a spin.

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Yes - Yessongs (1973) {2022, Japanese MQA-CD x UHQCD, Limited Edition} Music

Posted by popsakov at June 18, 2024

Yes - Yessongs (1973) {2022, Japanese MQA-CD x UHQCD, Limited Edition}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + Log ~ 895 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 326 Mb
Front Cover | 01:06:24 + 01:03:52 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Atlantic / Rhino Records / Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCR-18564/5

Yessongs is the first live album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released as a triple album in May 1973 on Atlantic Records. After completing their Close to the Edge Tour in April 1973, the band selected live recordings between February and December 1972 on their tours supporting Fragile (1971) and Close to the Edge (1972) for a live album release. They were then edited and remixed with their producer and live sound mixer Eddy Offord. Three tracks feature original Yes drummer Bill Bruford while the remaining tracks feature his replacement, Alan White. Yessongs received a mostly positive reception from music critics, though much of its criticism was directed at its sound quality. However, the album was a commercial success for the band, reaching number 7 on the UK Albums Chart and number 12 on the US Billboard 200. In 1998, the album was certified platinum in the United States. In 2015, recordings of seven shows from late 1972, including ones that were used in the original album, were released in their entirety as Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two.

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The Monkees - Headquarters (Super Deluxe Edition) (1967/2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 20, 2024

"After completing our first tour as a four-piece band in late 1966, Nez perceptively remarked that, 'Pinocchio had become a real little boy.' By the end of March 1967, Pinocchio had actually become quite a cool little dude (if I do say so myself) with the completion of Headquarters, the first studio album that we had been allowed to create entirely amongst ourselves. Monkee music was great music. Terrific songs crafted by gifted writers and produced by skilled producers. But Headquarters will always hold a special place in my heart. I remember the camaraderie, the collaboration, the enthusiasm and the occasional creative angst. And I particularly remember lying on the floor behind my drumkit between takes eating sunflower seeds.” - Micky Dolenz

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Prazak Quartet - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartets No.15, K. 421, No. 17, K. 458 The Hunt No.19 K. 465 Dissonance Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Nov. 5, 2022

Prazak Quartet - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartets No.15, K. 421, No. 17, K. 458 The Hunt No.19 K. 465 Dissonance (2007/2021)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:20:16 | 386 / 183 Mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Praga Digitals

The Prazák Quartet has long distinguished itself with its passionate, nationalistic interpretations of late Romantic composers such as Dvorák, Smetana, and Janácek, as well as insightful and precision playing of composers from the Second Viennese School such as Schoenberg, Webern, and Bern. That this ensemble produces successful, enjoyable recordings of string quartets of the aforementioned composers is not now in question. What is questionable is whether or not the same approach the Prazák uses for Janácek or Schoenberg will produce a convincing recording of the Mozart "Haydn" quartets, and the answer is no. The ensemble's sound throughout this recording is simply too sparse and piercing, particularly in the first violin. The viola and cello sound quite nasal and strained. Much of the time, the approach to the instruments is exceedingly forceful and harsh. When the musicians do finally get around to trying to produce a piano dynamic, their sound appears out of breath, almost as if they have difficulty maintaining contact with the string while playing softly. The superior audio fidelity of this SACD release only heightens listeners' awareness of these shortcomings in sound quality. Gone are traces of elegance, gracefulness, or decorum that many listeners will find intrinsic in enjoyable performances of Mozart.

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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 1984-08-05 East Rutherford, NJ (2015) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at April 15, 2024

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 1984-08-05 East Rutherford, NJ (2015)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless | 195:32 | 1,31 Gb
Genre: Rock

The first night of a 10 night stand at Brendan Byrne Arena at The Meadowlands in New Jersey, 8/5/84 is the first complete recording officially released from Bruce Springsteen’s historic Born In The U.S.A. Tour. This was the E Street Band’s first tour with Nils Lofgren on guitar (Stevie Van Zandt had left the band) and Patti Scialfa on vocals and percussion. As with the popular Nassau ’80 archive release, Meadowlands ’84 was recorded live with the Record Plant Remote Truck by Toby Scott, and the master analog multitrack reels were transferred at Sonicraft and restored via The Plangent Process for maximum audio fidelity. Toby Scott mixed the show for this release in April 2015. The high quality recordings of this show prompted us to offer this release in DSD, an additional high resolution format that’s 64 times the resolution of a standard CD.

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