Good Things From September 2015

Ariel Pocock - Touchstone (2015)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Sept. 11, 2018
Ariel Pocock - Touchstone (2015)

Ariel Pocock - Touchstone (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 315.97 Mb | 63:24 | Cover
Vocal Jazz | Label: Justin Time Records - JTR 8592-2

What are the touchstones of jazz? Harmonic acuity? Internalization of swing aesthetics and advanced rhythmic language(s)? The ability to quickly parse a composition in real time? An understanding of the historical framework of the music? The ability to create and speak one's own mind using any number of vocabulary sets? Yes. Each of those elements are touchstones in jazz, but they're meaningless when viewed separately. Jazz requires musicians to synthesize all of those skills and more while finding something meaningful to say in the process. Ariel Pocock does just that on this, her debut album.
Christian Fitness - Love Letters in the Age of Steam (2015) {Prescriptions PRESHBCD05}

Christian Fitness - Love Letters in the Age of Steam (2015) {Prescriptions PRESHBCD05}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 185 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 69 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 48 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2015 Andrew Falkous & Prescriptions | RESHBCD05
Rock / Indie Rock / Post-Punk

Review Summary: An artist at another crossroads proves that he still has some ideas to offer and builds an inconsistent album around them. Christian Fitness is the (sort-of-) solo project by Future of the Left’s eccentric frontman, Andy Falkous. Love Letters in the Age of Steam treads ground that should be familiar enough for fans of Andy that are aware of his past works, but it’s also got a couple of natural evolutions that have been a long time coming. The album has a somewhat unfortunate tendency that is common for artist’s of Falkous’s caliber in that it exists in a state of simultaneous progression and regression.
Guitar Slim Green with Johnny & Shuggie Otis - Stone Down Blues (1970) Reissue 2015

Guitar Slim Green with Johnny & Shuggie Otis - Stone Down Blues (1970) Reissue 2015
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 200 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 78 Mb | Scans ~ 51 Mb
Blues, Rhythm & Blues | Label: Ace/BGP | # CDBGPM 287 | Time: 00:33:31

Rare 1970 album produced by Johnny Otis featuring the stinging guitar of his son Shuggie – with two previously unissued bonus tracks Bluesman Slim Green made very few records in a career that started in 1948 and ended with this LP in 1970. Born Norman G. Green in Bryant, Texas in 1920, he grew up in Oklahoma and played guitar in Las Vegas before settling in Los Angeles in the late 1940s. He made his first records in 1948 for local labels. Listening to them suggests a player full of country influences, updating them for a modern urban audience. He reappeared a decade later in a group called the Cats From Fresno, who made two singles for Johnny Otis’ Dig label, a contact he renewed in the late 60s. Johnny Otis, a pioneer of post-war R&B, had scored hits as a producer and recording artist as well as being a renowned talent-spotter. Having dropped out of sight for much of the 1960s, he returned to the studio in the latter part of the decade and released a series of records for the Kent label, distinguished by the guitar playing of his teenage son Shuggie.

Pete Josef - Colour (2015)  Music

Posted by aasana at Feb. 22, 2018
Pete Josef - Colour (2015)

Pete Josef - Colour (2015)
r&b/soul, blue, electronica, jazz | 51:49 min | WEB FLAC (tracks) | 302 MB
Label: Sonar Kollektiv

A heartfelt, genre-bending combination of jazz, soul, pop, and electro, UK singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Pete Josef releases his debut album “Colour” this fall via Sonar Kollektiv
The Beatles - Complete Acetate Collection 1961-1970 (Remastered) (2015)

The Beatles - Complete Acetate Collection 1961-1970 (Remastered) (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 833 MB
5:28:15 | Beat, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Unofficial Release | Label: Misterclaudel

Interesting package for Beatles fans - a five disc set of all of the Beatles acetates, from "Ain't She Sweet" through the Let it Be period. Disc five is a WBCN radio show from September of 1969, which was basically a broadcast of the Glynn Johns mix of "Let it Be," often known as Kum Back. This album was out long before the official "Let it Be" album, even receiving a review in Rolling Stone.
The Beatles - Complete Acetate Collection 1961-1970 (Remastered) (2015)

The Beatles - Complete Acetate Collection 1961-1970 (Remastered) (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 1.6 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 833 MB
5:28:15 | Beat, Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock | Unofficial Release | Label: Misterclaudel

Interesting package for Beatles fans - a five disc set of all of the Beatles acetates, from "Ain't She Sweet" through the Let it Be period. Disc five is a WBCN radio show from September of 1969, which was basically a broadcast of the Glynn Johns mix of "Let it Be," often known as Kum Back. This album was out long before the official "Let it Be" album, even receiving a review in Rolling Stone.
Tina Turner - Private Dancer (1984) [2015, 30th Anniversary Edition]

Tina Turner - Private Dancer (1984)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Parlophone, 0825646170425 | RU | ~ 580 or 190 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 67 Mb
Rock, Blues, Pop, Rhythm & Blues

In 1984, a 45-year-old Tina Turner made one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of American popular music. A few years earlier, it was hard to imagine the veteran soul/rock belter reinventing herself and returning to the top of the pop charts, but she did exactly that with the outstanding Private Dancer…

Island Life - September 2015  Magazines

Posted by Pulitzer at Sept. 3, 2018
Island Life - September 2015

Island Life - September 2015
English | 84 pages | True PDF | 20.7 MB
Charley Pride - Four More Charley Pride Albums (1970-1971) {2CD Set BGO Records BGOCD1201 rel 2015}

Charley Pride - Four More Charley Pride Albums (1970-1971) {2CD Set BGO Records BGOCD1201 rel 2015}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 689 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 252 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 47 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1970-71, 2015 BGO Records / RCA Victor / Sony Music | BGOCD1201
Country / Country Pop / Nashville Sound

Four albums from Sledge, Mississippi-born Charley Pride taken from a purple patch (1970-1971) in his long and illustrious career are squeezed onto this twin cd set (it is as if BGO are trying to make up for lost time such the succession of releases coming out). Pride possessed one of the finest singing voices to ever grace a country, or otherwise stage; up there with velvet tones of Jim Reeves and from more recent times Vince Gill. He was that good, and if you don’t believe just go and check out the manner in which he effortlessly eases through the likes of such classic fare as “Is Anybody Goin’ To San Antone”.
The Pretty Things - Live At The BBC (2015) {4CD Box Set Repertoire Records REPUK1205 rec 1964-1975}

The Pretty Things - Live At The BBC (2015) {4CD Box Set Repertoire Records REPUK1205 rec 1964-1975}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.45 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 610 Mb
Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 19 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1964-75, 2015 Repertoire Records / BBC | REPUK 1205
Rock / British Invasion / British Psychedelia / Rock & Roll / Psychedelic Pop / Freakbeat

4 CD set. 60 Remastered tracks. Over 4¼ hours of music. Rare BBC archive recordings. Authoritative liner notes and band quotes. The most comprehensive collection of the Pretty Things’ BBC ‘live’ recordings on the market, with several previously unreleased tracks, now all together for the first time on this newly remastered 4CD set, assembled with the assistance of the BBC.