The Sun Records Collection

V.A. - The Sun Records Collection (1994) [3CD Box Set]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 8, 2019
V.A. - The Sun Records Collection (1994) [3CD Box Set]

V.A. - The Sun Records Collection (1994) [3CD Box Set]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 592 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 462 MB | Covers - 101 MB
Genre: Rockabilly, Rock'n'Roll, Blues, Country | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: BMG/RCA/Rhino (R2 71780/DRC3-1211)

There have been a lot of Sun compilations over the years; this three-CD, 74-song compilation strikes the medium ground between abridged single-disc highlights and overkill ten-album box sets. What this means is that you get virtually all the key sides of this vastly influential blues, country, and rockabilly label, including the biggest Sun hits cut by Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, and Roy Orbison. There's also a lot of the pioneering electric blues cut by label head Sam Phillips before he made rockabilly Sun's focus, including sides by Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Rufus Thomas, Junior Parker, and James Cotton. Then there are the interesting small hits and flops by minor rockabilly figures like Warren Smith, Billy Lee Riley, Malcolm Yelvington, Onie Wheeler, and Carl Mann…

VA - The Sun Records Rock'n'Roll Collection (2017)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at April 23, 2018
VA - The Sun Records Rock'n'Roll Collection (2017)

VA - The Sun Records Rock'n'Roll Collection (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 1:34:46 | 217 Mb
Genre: Pop, RnB, Doo Wop, Rock and Roll / Label: Charly

Charly 40 tracks Great collection about what has been recorded in the Rockabilly field on 'Sun'! '40 Rockin' Great From The Sun Vaults'
VA - Whole Lotta Shakin': Sun Records 60 Essential Recordings (2018) {3CD Box Set}

VA - Whole Lotta Shakin': Sun Records 60 Essential Recordings (2018) {3CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 835 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 359 Mb
Full Scans ~ 32 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Blues, R&B | Big3 #BT3202

Three CD collection from the vaults of the legendary Sun Records label - 60 indispensable tracks from golden era. In 1950, Sam Phillips started his Memphis Recording Service at 706 Union Avenue. In the following dozen or so years, Phillips unearthed and recorded an unprecedented array of talent. Pioneering electric bluesmen were the first to arrive - Howlin' Wolf and Little Junior Parker. Then a quietly spoken electrical company employee, one Elvis Presley, walked in and helped Sam change the face of the 20th century by inventing Rock 'n' Roll. The King was followed through the door by Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and Charlie Rich to make Sun one of the greatest record labels ever.

VA - Sun Records - The Ultimate Blues Collection (2003)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 4, 2022
VA - Sun Records - The Ultimate Blues Collection (2003)

VA - Sun Records - The Ultimate Blues Collection (2003)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 470 MB | 3:23:20
Electric Blues, Chicago Blues, Texas Blues, Jump Blues | Label: Varèse Sarabande

Yeah, Sam Phillips was responsible for some of the most legendary and influential rock 'n' roll recordings of all time, but blues was his first and greatest love, and so the Sun Records vaults are full of seminal blues sides from which this 75-track collection draws quite the bounty! Here are just a few highlights: Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog) Rufus Thomas; Hucklebuck Earl Hooker; Somebody Told Me Little Milton; Mystery Train Little Junior's Blue Flames; Prison Bound Blues Sleepy John Estes; In the Mood Walter Horton; My Baby James Cotton, and more from Doctor Ross, Pinetop Smith, Billy "The Kid" Emerson, Roscoe Gordon, Honeyboy Edwards and other Memphis blues legends.
America - The Complete Warner Bros. Records Collection: 1971-1977 (2013)

America - The Complete Warner Bros. Records Collection: 1971-1977 (2013)
Flac(Image) + Cue & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Warner Bros. Records | ~ 1541 or 576 Mb | Soft Rock, Country Rock, Folk Rock
Official Digital Download (24bit/192 kHz) => Flac (16bit/44.1 kHz) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps

Originally comprised of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek, America was one of the most successful groups of the 1970s. The band blended elements of folk and rock with distinctive three part harmonies…

John Prine: CD Collection (1978-2011)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Aug. 16, 2021
John Prine: CD Collection (1978-2011)

John Prine: CD Collection (1978-2011)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
12CD | Oh Boy Records | ~ 3860 or 1613 Mb | Scans and Covers Included
Folk / Country / Folk Rock

An acclaimed singer/songwriter whose literate work flirted with everything from acoustic folk to rockabilly to straight-ahead country, John Prine was born October 10, 1946, in Maywood, IL. Raised by parents firmly rooted in their rural Kentucky background, at age 14 Prine began learning to play the guitar from his older brother while taking inspiration from his grandfather, who had played with Merle Travis. After a two-year tenure in the U.S. Army, Prine became a fixture on the Chicago folk music scene in the late '60s, befriending another young performer named Steve Goodman…

Sun Records Artists Perform the American Songbook (2020)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 23, 2020
Sun Records Artists Perform the American Songbook (2020)

Sun Records Artists Perform the American Songbook (2020)
FLAC tracks | 51:49 | 346 Mb
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock / Label: Sun Records

The Sun Sound began when Sam Phillips launched his record company in February of 1952. He named it Sun Records as a sign of his perpetual optimism: a new day and a new beginning. Sam rented a small space at 706 Union Avenue for his own all-purpose studio. The label was launched amid a growing number of independent labels. In a short while Sun gained the reputation throughout Memphis as a label that treated local artists with respect and honesty. Sam provided a non-critical, spontaneous environment that invited creativity and vision.
VA - Lamp Records - It Glowed Like the Sun The Story of Naptown's Motown 1969-1972 (2019)

VA - Lamp Records - It Glowed Like the Sun The Story of Naptown's Motown 1969-1972 (2019)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 1:30:45 | 486 Mb / 206 Mb
Genre: Soul, R&B / Label: Now Again Records

"Sometimes, all it takes is one man to recognize a city's potential for an industry. In Indianapolis, that man was Herb Miller, and his business was soul and funk. He came to prominence long after Indy's allure as a jazz destination waned. He founded LAMP Records in the late 1960s to wake Naptown from its musical slumber. Miller served a critical role in city's burgeoning soul and funk scene, providing not only financial backing, but acting as a one-stop, record-making shop for artists that had, to that point, been doing it all themselves. He's the Berry Gordy you've never heard of. His roster – national acts like the Vanguards and Ebony Rhythm Band alongside talented, regional acts such as the Moonlighters, Montiques, Pearls and the Words of Wisdom Truth Revue – rivaled that of any American independent and paved the way for the ascension of 80s and 90s hitmakers Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds and Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, both of whom cut their teeth with LAMP alumnus."

VA - Spirit Of '69: The Trojan Albums Collection (2019)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at July 7, 2019
VA - Spirit Of '69: The Trojan Albums Collection (2019)

VA - Spirit Of '69: The Trojan Albums Collection (2019)
FLAC tracks | 2:47:47 | 384 Mb / 694 Mb
Genre: Reggae / Label: Trojan Records

In 1969 reggae and the skinhead look hit the big time in the UK. The fortunes of the music and new look were of course closely intertwined, with skinheads largely instrumental in propelling the music from Jamaica into the British charts. But while the singles and albums that became hits have since provided the focus for numerous compilations, the lesser known records, bought by the die-hards and aficionados, have been largely overlooked.
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Heroes Collection - Bob Marley (2011)

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Heroes Collection - Bob Marley (2011)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:25:46 | 576 / 329 Mb
Genre: Reggae

For marketing purposes, Bob Marley, the Wailers, and Bob Marley & the Wailers have become interchangeable names, used indiscriminately to refer to recordings actually made by separate entities. So, it is worth recalling the distinctions that existed at the times these entities performed and recorded. The Wailers, formed in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1963, was a vocal group consisting of Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley, Peter McIntosh, and Cherry Smith; they were called variously the Teenagers, the Wailing Rudeboys, the Wailing Wailers, and finally the Wailers. Braithwaite, Kelso, and Smith had departed by 1966, leaving the trio of Livingston, Marley, and McIntosh. By the early '70s, they had begun playing musical instruments and added a rhythm section consisting of brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton (Carlie) Barrett (drums). After recording extensively in Jamaica, this unit was signed to Great Britain's Island Records, which issued its label debut, Catch a Fire, in April 1973, followed by Burnin' in November. These albums attracted critical attention but did not chart at first.