Home Grown! The Beginner's Guide to Understanding The Roots, Vol. 1

The Idle Race - The Best of Idle Race featuring Jeff Lynne (1990)

The Idle Race - The Best of Idle Race featuring Jeff Lynne (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 424 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 171 Mb | Scans included
Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelic Pop | Label: See For Miles | # SEE CD60 | Time: 01:10:49

See for Miles' 1990 compilation The Best of Idle Race contains a generous 25 tracks – just over half of what the Idle Race recorded. This means that it does have the great majority of the best material the band recorded, and it would satisfy everyone outside of the rabid collectors who need anything. The catch is, if you're into the Idle Race, you need everything, so this collection is essentially a stopgap until you can track down (or afford) EMI's 1996 complete collection, Back to the Story. Even then, this may be a little more listenable, since it boils the group's interesting but erratic career to its very best – which is obscure British psych at its best (in other words, it's for the collectors who will seek it out, not anyone else).
The Rolling Stones - Live & Sessions 1963-1966 (2019) [6CD Box Set]

The Rolling Stones - Live & Sessions 1963-1966 (2019)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
6CD | Reel To Reel, Stonesbox1 | ~ 1469 or 624 Mb
Blues Rock / Rock & Roll / Classic Rock

~ 6 × CD, Compilation, Unofficial Release ~
The Carter Brothers - Coming Back Singing The Blues (1997) [Japanese Edition]

The Carter Brothers - Coming Back Singing The Blues (1997) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 361 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 127 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Blues, Soul Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: P-Vine Records (PCD-5292)

Introducing an amazing blues album filled with the raw blues spirit. This is the strongest blues album of 1997 by the indomitable Carter Brothers, who perfectly expressed the enthusiasm of 1960s Southern blues in the modern era. Thirty years after their 60's Jewel Records work, which became a hot topic when it was first released as an LP on P-Vine, they have finally returned. This long-awaited work is a worldwide event. The power of Roman Carter's hard vocals and the heavy movement of the sound and beat are absolutely amazing!
This electric blues act with a soul bent recorded for Jewel Records, among other labels. Roman Carter (lead vocals, bass), Albert Carter (guitar), and Jerry Carter (vocals, piano) came from Garland, AL, and began recording in 1964 for producer/songwriter Duke Coleman's local label. Stan Lewis' Jewel Records…

The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The KLF) - Shag Times (1989)  Music

Posted by Designol at June 7, 2023
The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The KLF) - Shag Times (1989)

Justified Ancients of Mu Mu (The KLF) - Shag Times (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 453 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans ~ 126 Mb
Label: KLF Communications | # JAMS CD3 | Time: 01:12:02
Electronic, House, New Beat, Hip Hop

The only band to use the Beatles, Whitney Houston, Mission Impossible, Petula Clark, Doctor Who, ABBA, and the French national anthem as art statements. Circa 1987: Shag Times, one of the many deliberate cash-ins released in the wake of the Timelords, confirmed Bill Drummond and Jimi Cauty's supremacy over every last imitator and pop stunt plagiarist.
The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (1973) [4CD Super Deluxe Edition 2013]

The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (1973) [4CD Super Deluxe Edition 2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 1,69 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 582 MB | Covers - 996 MB
Genre: Blues Rock, Southern Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music Japan (UICY-75663/6)

Released a year after Eat a Peach, Brothers and Sisters shows off a leaner brand of musicianship, which, coupled with a pair of serious crowd-pleasers, "Ramblin' Man" and "Jessica," helped drive it to the top of the charts for a month and a half and to platinum record sales. This was the first album to feature the group's new lineup, with Chuck Leavell on keyboards and Lamar Williams on bass, as well as Dickey Betts' emergence as a singer alongside Gregg Allman. The tracks appear on the album in the order in which they were recorded, and the first three, up through "Ramblin' Man," feature Berry Oakley - their sound is rock-hard and crisp. The subsequent songs with Williams have the bass buried in the mix, and an overall muddier sound…
The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) [Japanese Edition 2012] (Repost)

The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968) [Japanese Edition 2012]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 294 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 145 MB | Covers - 180 MB
Genre: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music Japan (SICP 20376)

The recording sessions for the Byrds' fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers, were conducted in the midst of internal turmoil that found them reduced to a duo by the time the record was completed. That wasn't evident from listening to the results, which showed the group continuing to expand the parameters of their eclecticism while retaining their hallmark guitar jangle and harmonies. With assistance from producer Gary Usher, they took more chances in the studio, enhancing the spacy quality of tracks like "Natural Harmony" and Goffin & King's "Wasn't Born to Follow" with electronic phasing. Washes of Moog synthesizer formed the eerie backdrop for "Space Odyssey," and the songs were craftily and unobtrusively linked with segues and fades…

The Orb - U.F.Orb (1992) 2CD Deluxe Edition Remastered 2007  Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 13, 2022
The Orb - U.F.Orb (1992) 2CD Deluxe Edition Remastered 2007

The Orb - U.F.Orb (1992) 2CD Deluxe Edition Remastered 2007
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 864 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 330 Mb | Scans ~ 276 Mb
Ambient House, IDM, Electronic | Label: Island/UMC | # 5300703 | Time: 02:24:31

2007 digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this classic 1992 Ambient/Electronic album features a bonus disc that includes six tracks: 'O.O.B.E.' (Andy Hughes Mix), 'Towers Of Dub' (Ambient Mix), 'Blue Room' (Ambient & Mark Angelos Mix), 'Close Encounters' (Ambient Mix 1), 'Majestic' (Mix 1) and 'Assassin' (Chocolate Hills Of Bohol Mix). U.F. Orb was the sophomore album from Alex Paterson and Kris Weston and featured the mammoth single "Blue Room", which clocked in around 40 minutes! By entering the UK Top 10, the track was the longest ever to make the charts!

The Emerald Dawn - To Touch the Sky (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at May 30, 2021
The Emerald Dawn - To Touch the Sky (2021)

The Emerald Dawn - To Touch the Sky (2021)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 288 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 115 Mb | Covers included | 00:48:39
Symphonic Progressive Rock, Neo-progressive Rock | Label: World's End Records

Ally Carter, Tree Stewart and Co. have quickly established themselves as Caerllysi Music favourites, four releases down the line 'To Touch The Sky' continues the progressive excellence they have shown us, citing Pink Floyd and Steve Hackett amongst major influences these guys are on the right road musically and when live music returns they will be on our radars.

The Pentangle - Sweet Child (1968) Reissue 1988  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 29, 2023
The Pentangle - Sweet Child (1968) Reissue 1988

The Pentangle - Sweet Child (1968) Reissue 1988
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 370 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 167 Mb | Scans ~ 103 Mb
Label: Line Music | # TACD 9.00552 O | Time: 01:13:05
British Folk, British Folk-Rock, Psychedelic Folk

Sweet Child, released in 1968, at the peak of Pentangle's career, is probably the most representative of their work. A sprawling two-record set, half recorded in the studio and half live at the Royal Festival Hall, showcases just how versatile Pentangle was in their unique brand of English folk, jazz, Celtic, blues, and pop styles. Some of the live covers are easily their finest performances. Furry Lewis' "Turn Your Money Green," sung by the delightful Jacqui McShee, swings sweetly, buttressed of course by John Renbourn and Bert Jansch's guitar tapestry. Charlie Mingus' "Haitian Flight Song" features a great solo by bassist Danny Thompson, who was easily one of the finest musicians to grace the instrument. The studio tracks are uniformly excellent as well, especially "The Time Has Come," which turns waltz time inside out. McShee, Renbourn, and Jansch all turn in career performances on this track. But these examples merely scratch the surface of Pentangle's peak. In all, Sweet Child is an awesome and delightful collection, and probably their finest hour.
The Smithereens - Blown to Smithereens: The Best of The Smithereens (1995)

The Smithereens - Blown to Smithereens: The Best of The Smithereens (1995)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Capitol, CDP 7243 8 31481 2 7 | ~ 431 or 144 Mb | Artwork -> 13 Mb
Alternative Rock, Pop Rock

With their British Invasion style of rock, New Jersey's the Smithereens weren't exactly in step with the musical landscape of the mid- to late '80s. It didn't stop the quartet from being critical darlings and perennial candidates to break through to a wider audience. Blown to Smithereens gathers together ample evidence that the attention was more than merited. There's nary a weak moment on this collection, which includes all of the band's best-known songs and radio hits…