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Various Artists - The Complete Goldwax Singles, Vol. 1 1962-1966 (2009) {2CD Set Ace Records CDCH2 1226} Music

Posted by ruskaval at March 10, 2020

Various Artists - The Complete Goldwax Singles, Vol. 1 1962-1966 (2009) {2CD Set Ace Records CDCH2 1226}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 466 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 321 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 39 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1962-66, 2009 Goldwax / Ace Records | CDCH2 1226
R&B / Soul / Deep Soul

The Memphis-based Goldwax label has a cult following among deep soul fans, especially for its recordings of James Carr. Still, it's fair to say that there aren't a whole lot of people fanatical enough to want a single-by-single retrospective of the company's entire 45 output, as has been produced for a couple of bigger soul labels with much bigger followings, Stax and Motown. Ace Records takes pride in tackling projects for niche collector markets, however, and for those Goldwax aficionados out there, this two-CD, 58-track set will be heartily welcomed. To be technical, some of these were issued on Goldwax subsidiaries, or labels in which Goldwax founder Quinton Claunch was involved before Goldwax started; there are also a couple of Spencer Wiggins 1968 tracks that came out on a collector-targeted bootleg single, though they didn't appear on a Goldwax 45 at the time.

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Dr. John - Dr. John plays Mac Rebennack (1981) {Clean Cuts CCD705 rel 1988} Music

Posted by ruskaval at Nov. 16, 2020

Dr. John - Dr. John plays Mac Rebennack (1981) {Clean Cuts CCD705 rel 1988}
XLD rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 219 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 126 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 10 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1981, 1988 Clean Cuts | CCD 705
Jazz / Blues / Louisiana Blues / Americana / Rock & Roll / Piano

Dr. John was always respected as a consummate pianist, but he didn't make a solo, unaccompanied piano record until 1981's Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack. The wait was well worth it. His music had always been impressive, but this is the first time that his playing had been put on full display, and it reveals that there's even more depth and intricacies to his style than previously expected. More importantly, the music simply sounds good and gritty, as he turns out a set of New Orleans R&B (comprised of both originals and classics) that is funky, swampy and real.

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VA - Shakespeare In Music & Words (2016) Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 17, 2022

VA - Shakespeare In Music & Words (2016)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 556 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 287 MB
2:02:07 | Classical | Label: Decca

2016 marks 400 years since the death of Shakespeare and to commemorate, Decca is pleased to offer this compilation of music and spoken word. The first half includes musical works inspired by works of the bard. The second half is devoted to a selection of Shakespeare's most famous speeches from his plays and sonnets in recordings by such acclaimed actors as Vanessa Redgrave, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sir John Gielgud, Christopher Plummer and many more.

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Diana Ross - Sings Songs From The Wiz (2015) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 31, 2023

Diana Ross - Sings Songs From The Wiz (2015)
FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) - 300 MB
45:50 | Soul, R&B | Label: UNI - MOTOWN

Of all the known treasures resting in the Motown vaults, one of the most tantalizing had always been Diana Ross Sings Songs From The Wiz. Not a lot was known about the project, aside from the fact that Ross recorded it soon after she’d filmed her role as Dorothy for the 1978 movie musical The Wiz. Of course, the reason for recording the album was obvious; MCA Records released the film’s actual soundtrack, and Motown wanted to be ready with its own project to capitalize off of the anticipated success. After all, Diana Ross was still a Motown artist, and her previous two films (Lady Sings The Blues and Mahogany) had led to a #1 album and a #1 single, respectively; surely this — a full-fledged musical — would do the same. But when The Wiz finally opened in October 1978, it performed far below expectations, despite boasting a big budget and an all-star cast. Thus, the planned Motown Wiz LP was put on the shelf, and Miss Ross moved forward with another album (1979’s The Boss, restoring her to popular favor).

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VA - Sex & Drugs & Alcohol (2010) Music

Posted by Rtax at Nov. 25, 2023

VA - Sex & Drugs & Alcohol (2010)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 2.09 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
9:06:30 |Pop, Rock, Blues | Label: Documents

200 unusual songs on the then taboo subjects of sex, drugs and alcohol in a 10 CD box. This box deals with the "dirty and ambiguous" side of Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll. But the music is unambiguously great. Featuring songs by The Dominoes, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Big Joe Turner, Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, Cab Calloway, Barney Bigard, Stick McGhee & The Buddies, Dave Bartholomew and His Orchestra, Sam Theard, Annisteen Allen, The Ink Spots and others.

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VA - Super Funk's Mission Impossible (2011) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 2, 2024

VA - Super Funk's Mission Impossible (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 367 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 153 MB
1:06:30 | Funk | Label: BGP Records

It’s been a long time coming: almost four years of digging and delving into tape vaults, following this or that lead, before we felt we had enough to make another “Super Funk” outing not just viable but undeniably worthwhile. We like to go a little further, offering up music that can’t be sourced elsewhere. To that end, alongside seven cuts culled from rare 45s, we have unearthed 13 unissued masters, all high quality. They include a previously unknown cut by Linda Lyndell, of ‘What A Man’ fame, and an instrumental version of the funk break ‘I Got Some’ from Dave Hamilton’s archive.

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The Andy Tillison Multiplex - Electric Sinfonia No. 2 (2014) Music

Posted by popsakov at Jan. 10, 2022

A Jazz Rock album which is very much a Tangent album without (for 95 percent) vocals, For those who enjoy keyboard driven prog and fusion, this is a must. It's a total solo effort with Tillison playing all instruments from Drums to guitar. Andy Tillison is a composer/producer from the UK. He has led bands such as The Tangent, Po90 and Kalman filter amd released more than 25 albums over the years, ranging from Progressive Rock thru Jazz Fusion and into Berlin School Electronica. In 2018 he was voted "Keyboards Player Of the Year" in the UKs PROG magazine and he continues to write and release music in a variety of styles.

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California E.A.R. Unit - Morton Feldman: For Christian Wolff (2008) 3CD Music

Posted by SuniR at May 5, 2017

California E.A.R. Unit - Morton Feldman: For Christian Wolff (2008)
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 177:15 min | 406 Mb (5% Rec.)
Classical, Contemporary | Label: Bridge Records

The temporal scale of many of Morton Feldman's late works can be vast, though the performing forces and musical events within them are quite small and intimate, as in For Christian Wolff, a piece of nearly three hours' duration for flute, piano, and celesta. Along with the other expansive works of Feldman's great burst of creativity before his death in 1987…

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Judy Collins - Hard Times For Lovers (1979) [1989, Reissue] Music

Posted by BlondStyle at March 21, 2022

"Hard Times For Lovers" is an album by Judy Collins, released on Elektra Records in 1979. Collins' first album of new material since "Bread and Roses" in 1976, some extra publicity was earned as a result of the back cover of the Francesco Scavullo-photographed sleeve art, depicting most of a nude Collins as seen from the back. The album was still something of a commercial disappointment, however, peaking at #54 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts.

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Virtuoso Opera Transcriptions for Violin and Piano Music

Posted by enjopin at Nov. 22, 2009

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