Blind Faith Blind Faith (deluxe Edition) (1969) [repost]

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) {2001, Deluxe Edition, Remastered}

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) {2001, Deluxe Edition, Remastered}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 931 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 447 Mb
Full Scans | 01:14:39 + 00:57:29 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Blues Rock | Polydor #314 549 529-2

Blind Faith's lone album is often considered vivid proof as to why superstar collaborations simply don't work, but that is a little unfair – in contrast to, say, Chess Records' various Super Blues releases, which stuck top musicians such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf together in awkward combos that they didn't really want to be part of, the guys in Blind Faith really were trying to work together on a long-term basis, and had an affinity for each other's work; the group just never had the time to evolve properly. And in retrospect, the album does have something to offer, including two songs that are touchstones of classic late-'60s rock: "Can't Find My Way Home" and "Presence of the Lord," not to mention the bracing "Sea of Joy."
Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2010] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2010]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 42:07 minutes | Scans included | 1,22 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,08 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 973 MB

Blind Faith's self-titled album was the only recording released by the short-lived super-group. Though the band had a brief and rough history, "Blind Faith" was a successful album, peaking at #1 on both the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1969 and was certified platinum by the RIAA. On a list by Rolling Stone of "The 30 Greatest One Album Wonders", Blind Faith was at number 14.
Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time - 42:04 minutes | 1,77 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 42:04 minutes | 944 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Blind Faith's self-titled album was the only recording released by the short-lived super-group. Though the band had a brief and rough history (lasting for only about six months), "Blind Faith" was a successful album, peaking at #1 on both the UK Albums Chart and the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1969 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2009] (Repost)

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 495 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 247 MB | Covers - 149 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mercury Records (270 354-1)

Mike Oldfield's groundbreaking album Tubular Bells is arguably the finest conglomeration of off-centered instruments concerted together to form a single unique piece. A variety of instruments are combined to create an excitable multitude of rhythms, tones, pitches, and harmonies that all fuse neatly into each other, resulting in an astounding plethora of music. Oldfield plays all the instruments himself, including such oddities as the Farfisa organ, the Lowrey organ, and the flageolet. The familiar eerie opening, made famous by its use in The Exorcist, starts the album off slowly, as each instrument acoustically wriggles its way into the current noise that is heard, until there is a grand unison of eccentric sounds that wildly excites the ears…

ABBA - Arrival (1976) [Deluxe Edition 2006] (Repost)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 12, 2024
ABBA - Arrival (1976) [Deluxe Edition 2006] (Repost)

ABBA - Arrival (1976) [Deluxe Edition 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 431 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 139 MB | Covers - 183 MB
Genre: Pop, Europop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polar/Universal Music (985 836-2)

Widely considered the Swedish foursome's first classic album - and historically important as the first to use the now-famous mirror-B logo - 1976's Arrival contains three huge hit singles, the dramatic "Money Money Money," the downcast "Knowing Me, Knowing You," and quite possibly the band's finest four minutes, the absolutely perfect pop classic "Dancing Queen," a combination of Spector-ian grandeur, McCartney-esque melody, and the indescribable vocals of Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The rest of ABBA's fourth album is strikingly consistent and accomplished, from the sly, bouncy "When I Kissed the Teacher" to the atmospheric title track, making room in between for the three excellent singles and five other substantial pop tunes. Although three LPs and a greatest-hits compilation preceded it, Arrival is aptly titled, as this album announces the band's move beyond bubblegum.
Jack Bruce - Songs For A Tailor (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1969/2024)

Jack Bruce - Songs For A Tailor (Remastered) (1969/2024)
CD Rip FLAC (tracks, no cue, no log) - 601 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 228 MB
1:38:40 | Prog Rock, Fusion, Jazz-Rock | Label: Esoteric

Deluxe two CD / two multi-region Blu-ray edition of the classic album by Jack Bruce. Songs For A Tailor was Jack Bruce's first solo project to be released after the demise of Cream in November 1968. Eager to make his debut solo album distinctly diverse from the music he had recorded with Cream, it featured music which stylistically drew on jazz, folk, classical and rock influences. Joining Jack and producer Felix Pappalardi for the recording sessions at London's Morgan Studios were some of Britain's best musicians such as Chris Spedding, Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, John Marshall, Art Themen and Henry Lowther. One session was also notable for the presence of George Harrison. 'Songs For A Tailor' was a chart success in both the UK and the USA and is now rightly regarded as a masterpiece and one of Jack's seminal works. This boxed set edition features the original 1969 album mix (newly remastered from the original master tapes), along with wonderful new stereo and 5.1 Surround sound mixes of the album by Stephen W Tayler (from the original 8-track master tapes) and previously unreleased session out-takes and demos. The set also includes the marvellous 1970 documentary Rope Ladder to the Moon on Blu Ray video for the first time. Originally screened by the BBC, this film features live performances and an insight into Jack's heritage, life and influences.

ABBA - ABBA (1975) [Deluxe Edition 2012] (Repost)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 11, 2024
ABBA - ABBA (1975) [Deluxe Edition 2012] (Repost)

ABBA - ABBA (1975) [Deluxe Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 315 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 113 MB | Covers - 118 MB
Genre: Pop, Europop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polar/Universal Music (00602537123094)

ABBA's self-titled third album was the one that really broke the group on a worldwide basis. The Eurovision Song Contest winner "Waterloo" had been a major international hit and "Honey, Honey" a more modest one, but ABBA was still an exotic novelty to most of those outside Scandinavia until the release of ABBA in the spring of 1975. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do," a schmaltzy tribute to the sound of '50s orchestra leader Billy Vaughn, seemed an unlikely first single, and indeed it barely scraped into the Top 40 in the U.K. But in Australia, it topped the charts, causing the Australian record company to pull its own second single, "Mamma Mia," off the album. This far more appealing pop/rock number followed its predecessor into the pole position Down Under and also topped the charts throughout Europe…

Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Fran Solo at Oct. 6, 2019
Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969) US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz

Blind Faith - Blind Faith
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: RSO/825 094-1 | Released: 1969 | This Issue: 1986 | Genre: Classic-Rock

An experiment, I posted the MOV edition, now I post this reissue of 1986 to end with the original UK edition.
My idea is to compare these pressings with the same gear and determine the differences in sound (if any).

ABBA - ABBA (1975) [Deluxe Edition 2012] (Repost)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 11, 2024
ABBA - ABBA (1975) [Deluxe Edition 2012] (Repost)

ABBA - ABBA (1975) [Deluxe Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 315 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 113 MB | Covers - 118 MB
Genre: Pop, Europop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polar/Universal Music (00602537123094)

ABBA's self-titled third album was the one that really broke the group on a worldwide basis. The Eurovision Song Contest winner "Waterloo" had been a major international hit and "Honey, Honey" a more modest one, but ABBA was still an exotic novelty to most of those outside Scandinavia until the release of ABBA in the spring of 1975. "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do," a schmaltzy tribute to the sound of '50s orchestra leader Billy Vaughn, seemed an unlikely first single, and indeed it barely scraped into the Top 40 in the U.K. But in Australia, it topped the charts, causing the Australian record company to pull its own second single, "Mamma Mia," off the album. This far more appealing pop/rock number followed its predecessor into the pole position Down Under and also topped the charts throughout Europe…

ABBA - Waterloo (1974) [Deluxe Edition 2014] (Repost)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 9, 2024
ABBA - Waterloo (1974) [Deluxe Edition 2014] (Repost)

ABBA - Waterloo (1974) [Deluxe Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 401 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 139 MB | Covers - 85 MB
Genre: Pop, Europop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polar/Universal Music (00602537645374)

ABBA's second (and U.S. debut) album contains the American Top Ten title track, as well as "Honey, Honey," a minor U.S. hit that deserved better. This album is rather unusual in the group's output, however, for the fact that the guys are still featured fairly prominently in some of the vocals, and for the variety of sounds - including reggae, folk-rock, and hard rock - embraced by its songs. The reggae number "Sitting in the Palmtree" is quite remarkable to hear, with its perfect Caribbean beat and those radiant female voices carrying the chorus behind the beat. "King Kong Song" is a good example of hard rock by rote, going through the motions of screaming vocals and over-amplified guitar (courtesy of Janne Schaffer), although even here, when the women's voices jump in on the choruses, it's hard not to listen attentively; the quartet knew what a powerful weapon they had, but not quite how to use it…