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Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987) {1993, MFSL UDCD-580}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Feb. 10, 2023
Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987) {1993, MFSL UDCD-580}

Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987) {1993, MFSL UDCD-580}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 492 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 191 Mb
Full Scans | 01:02:32 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab #UDCD-580

Where Pyromania had set the standard for polished, catchy pop-metal, Hysteria only upped the ante. Pyromania's slick, layered Mutt Lange production turned into a painstaking obsession with dense sonic detail on Hysteria, with the result that some critics dismissed the record as a stiff, mechanized pop sell-out (perhaps due in part to Rick Allen's new, partially electronic drum kit). But Def Leppard's music had always employed big, anthemic hooks, and few of the pop-metal bands who had hit the charts in the wake of Pyromania could compete with Leppard's sense of craft; certainly none had the pop songwriting savvy to produce seven chart singles from the same album, as the stunningly consistent Hysteria did.
Count Basie - Live at the Sands 1966 (Before Frank) (1998) MFSL Remastered 2013

Count Basie - Live at the Sands (Before Frank) (1998) [MFSL Remastered 2013]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 323 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 135 Mb | Scans included
Jazz, Big Band, Swing | Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | # UDSACD 2113 | 00:53:03

Count Basie and Frank Sinatra had the perfect arrangement at the Sands. Before the Chairman hit the stage in Vegas, Count Basie and his big band warmed up the already enthusiastic crowd with a brief set of their own. A dynamite entertainer, the legendary leader causes hearts to race, hips to shake, and fingers to snap with high-energy readings of his trademark swing music, taken to feverish heights by both his first-rate orchestra and the incredibly swank setting. Fortunately, the finest of Basie and Co.’s introductory performances from the historic 1966 dates have been preserved here and serve as a seminal complement to Sinatra’s iconic Live at the Sands. Mastered from the original master tapes, our hybrid SACD version of Live at the Sands (Before Frank) gives you a dead-center, eighth-row seat at the famed Sin City club. You’ll just need to supply your own table and cocktail. Renowned for its sonic clarity, transparency, crispness, and punch, the record is now tremendously enhanced, with improved tonality, a deeper soundstage, correct balances, and lifelike presence.

Chicago - Chicago II (1970) MFSL Remastered 2015  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 26, 2023
Chicago - Chicago II (1970) MFSL Remastered 2015

Chicago - Chicago II (1970) [MFSL Remastered 2015]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 407 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 170 Mb | Scans included | 01:08:17
Jazz-Rock, Soft Rock, Prog-Rock | Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | # UDSACD 2133

The Chicago Transit Authority recorded this double-barreled follow-up to their eponymously titled 1969 debut effort. The contents of Chicago II (1970) underscore the solid foundation of complex jazz changes with heavy electric rock & roll that the band so brazenly forged on the first set. The septet also continued its ability to blend the seemingly divergent musical styles into some of the best and most effective pop music of the era. One thing that had changed was the band's name, which was shortened to simply Chicago to avoid any potential litigious situations from the city of Chicago's transportation department – which claimed the name as proprietary property. Musically, James Pankow (trombone) was about to further cross-pollinate the band's sound with the multifaceted six-song "Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon." The classically inspired suite also garnered the band two of its most beloved hits – the upbeat pop opener "Make Me Smile" as well as the achingly poignant "Color My World" – both of which remained at the center of the group's live sets.

Cream: Collection (1966 - 1972) [DCC, MFSL]  Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 30, 2021
Cream: Collection (1966 - 1972) [DCC, MFSL]

Cream: Collection (1966 - 1972)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
7CD | DCC, MFSL | ~ 1824 or 793 Mb | Artwork(jpg) -> 105 Mb
Psychedelic Rock / Blues-Rock / Hard Rock

Although Cream were only together for a little more than two years, their influence was immense, both during their late-'60s peak and in the years following their breakup. Cream were the first top group to truly exploit the power trio format, in the process laying the foundation for much blues-rock and hard rock of the 1960s and 1970s…
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968) [MFSL UDSACD 2118] Re-up

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2020 | MFSL UDSACD 2118 | ~ 205 or 86 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 164 Mb
Psychedelic Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock

With its endless, droning minor-key riff and mumbled vocals, "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" is arguably the most notorious song of the acid rock era. According to legend, the group was so stoned when they recorded the track that they could neither pronounce the title "In the Garden of Eden" or end the track, so it rambles on for a full 17 minutes, which to some listeners sounds like eternity…
Grateful Dead - From The Mars Hotel (1974) [MFSL UDSACD 2196]

Grateful Dead - From The Mars Hotel (1974)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2019 | MFSL, UDSACD 2196 | ~ 222 or 89 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 194 Mb
Folk Rock / Country Rock / Psychedelic Rock

The Grateful Dead made their reputation on the road with their live shows, and they always struggled to capture that magic in the studio. From the Mars Hotel, while not a classic, represents one of their better studio albums. Jerry Garcia sounds engaged throughout and takes the vocal reigns for most of the songs on the album – although he's not the most gifted vocalist, he proves himself able and versatile…

XTC - Skylarking (1986) {1994, Remastered, MFSL UDCD 615}  Music

Posted by popsakov at Nov. 11, 2021
XTC - Skylarking (1986) {1994, Remastered, MFSL UDCD 615}

XTC - Skylarking (1986) {1994, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 303 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 124 Mb
Covers Included | 00:46:52 | RAR 5% Recovery
Alternative Rock, New Wave | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab #UDCD 615

Skylarking is the ninth studio album by the English rock band XTC, released on 27 October 1986. Produced by American musician Todd Rundgren, Skylarking is a loose concept album centered around various cycles in life, such as the seasons, days, and years. The title was chosen as a double entendre, referring to a type of bird (skylark), as well as the British navy term "skylarking", which means "fooling around". The album was listed on "100 greatest albums of the 1980s" lists by Rolling Stone in 1989 and Pitchfork in 2002.

Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch (1974) [MFSL Remastered 2017]  Music

Posted by Designol at Jan. 19, 2023
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch (1974) [MFSL Remastered 2017]

Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch (1974) [MFSL Remastered 2017]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 189 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 95 Mb | Scans included
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | # UDSACD 2159 | Time: 00:37:27
Roots Rock, Blues, Country Rock, Folk

Ry Cooder's exceptional Paradise and Lunch takes a popular precept – music as the common denominator across all languages and styles – to extremes few artists have envisioned let alone fulfilled. Considered by many diehards to be the California native's finest hour, the 1974 set unfurls with rarified levels of joyousness, ingenuity, and sophistication. A prime contender for any Desert Island list and an album that repeatedly restores your faith in the inimitable effects experienced upon listening to special performances, Paradise and Lunch is an eternal "musicians' musician" record – an adventurous, ambitious, soulful leap down roads well-traveled and paths less known. Such eclecticism, virtuosity, and ebullience resonate with unmatched verve on our hybrid SACD. Mastered from the original master tapes and strictly limited to 2000 numbered copies, this audiophile reissue boasts dead-quiet surfaces, superb transient response, front-to-back soundstaging, and an organic immediacy that heightens the enjoyment, character, and craft of the arrangements.
The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (1973) MFSL Remastered 2014

The Allman Brothers Band - Brothers And Sisters (1973) [MFSL Remastered 2014]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 259 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 103 Mb | Scans included | Time: 00:38:33
Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Blues Rock | Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | # UDSACD 2103

Brothers and Sisters is significant for myriad reasons. It’s the first album the Allman Brothers Band made in its entirety after Duane Allman’s death. It also came after bassist Berry Oakley’s spookily similar passing, yet he appears on two of the songs. The 1973 set also marks the emergence of guitarist Dickey Betts as the collective’s leader. And pianist Chuck Leavell’s arrival. But more than anything else, the record remains noteworthy for its incredible soulfulness and completeness. Having stayed at the top of the Billboard charts for five consecutive weeks, Brothers and Sisters constitutes the Allman Brothers Band’s biggest commercial triumph. Given the circumstances surrounding its creation, such an accomplishment hardly seemed possible. Fresh from licking their wounds over Duane’s tragic motorcycle accident, the group experienced déjà vu when Oakley met the same fate just blocks away from where his mate was killed. Rather than collapse, the Allman Brothers Band tightened up and mellowed out, inviting Leavell to join instead of recruiting another guitarist.
Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1967) [MFSL Remastered 2015]

Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits (1967) MFSL Remastered 2015
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 256 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 106 Mb | Scans included | 00:40:35
Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Folk Rock | Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | # UDSACD 2120

Arriving in 1967, Greatest Hits does an excellent job of summarizing Dylan's best-known songs from his first seven albums. At just ten songs, it's a little brief, and the song selection may be a little predictable, but that's actually not a bad thing, since this provides a nice sampler for the curious and casual listener, as it boasts standards from "Blowin' in the Wind" to "Like a Rolling Stone." And, for collectors, the brilliant non-LP single "Positively Fourth Street" was added, which provided reason enough for anybody that already owned the original records to pick this up. This has since been supplanted by more exhaustive collections, but as a sampler of Dylan at his absolute peak, this is first-rate.