The Vagabond Aka Awaara (1951) Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj Kapoor, Nargis

Charlie Parker - Once There Was Bird (1951/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Charlie Parker - Once There Was Bird (1951/2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 39:16 minutes | 621 MB
Jazz | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Charlie Parker Records presents Bird's 1951 classic Once There Was Bird, a collection of 11 originals and standards.

The Gap Band - Gap Band 8 / Straight From The Heart (2019)  Music

Posted by delpotro at May 27, 2020
The Gap Band - Gap Band 8 / Straight From The Heart (2019)

The Gap Band - Gap Band 8 / Straight From The Heart (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 759 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 285 Mb | 01:59:20
Funk | Label: BGO Records

Gap Band albums from 1986 and 1988, originally released on the Total Experience Records label. ‘Gap Band 8’ features the UK Top 5 hit single ‘Big Fun’, also a US Top 10 R&B chart hit. This BGO package includes bonus tracks. At the end of the 1990s, The Gap Band stopped recording and Charlie Wilson embarked on a solo career. Digitally remastered.
The Sextet Of Orchestra U.S.A. - Mack The Knife (1965) [Reissue 2016]

The Sextet Of Orchestra U.S.A. - Mack The Knife (1965) [Reissue 2016]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 287 MB | Covers (5 MB) included
Genre: Jazz, Third Stream | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony/RCA Victor ‎(88985308602)

Third Stream, Gunther Schuller's well-intentioned but commercially doomed idea of forcing contemporary classical (i.e. serial) composition music to cohabit with hard bop, produced but a handful of fine recordings, most notably the classic 1960 Atlantic Jazz Abstractions and this 1964 sextet outing under the stewardship of trombonist Michael Zwerin. The choice of Kurt Weill's sleek and elegant compositions was astute: the bittersweet harmonies of Weill (who ultimately emigrated to the U.S. from Germany) lend themselves particularly well to jazz soloing, and accordingly, an outstanding rhythm section featuring the Modern Jazz Quartet's John Lewis (an enthusiastic advocate of Third Stream from its inception) and Connie Kay…

The Contours - Dance With The Contours (2011)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 21, 2024
The Contours - Dance With The Contours (2011)

The Contours - Dance With The Contours (2011)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 1:05:51 | 149 / 268 Mb
Genre: Early R&B, Motown, Soul

Of the Motown acts to have big hits in the 1960s, the Contours are one of the least known; it could be more people can rattle off the lyrics to "Do You Love Me?" than identify the group that sang the song. But like all Motown groups of consequence, they recorded a surprisingly voluminous amount of material for the label, much of which was unreleased at the time. It's still astonishing that there are enough unissued cuts from 1963 and 1964 alone to comprise the bulk of this 26-track CD. It does include a couple of official 1964 singles ("Can You Do It" and "Can You Jerk Like Me"), but the other two-dozen masters were previously unreleased before this 2011 compilation appeared. It's also impressive that these recordings aren't obvious throwaways. At the same time, however, there's not much in the way of obvious first-rate contenders for 45 release, and much of it sounds like decent album filler. (In fact, about half of it could have been planned for a late 1964/early 1965 LP that might have been titled Dance with the Contours, hence the title of this CD anthology.) More often than not, they're uptempo tunes that take advantage of the group's knack for danceable grooves paced by some of the grittiest lead vocals ever heard on Motown sides of the early to mid-'60s. Sometimes they specifically echo the "Do You Love Me?" formula, and might have been passed over for release by quality control for precisely that reason.
The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters: 1959-1983 (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters: 1959-1983 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time - 20h:36m:33s | 25,52 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover(s)

"The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)", a monumental 23-disc box set collection chronicling the sonic evolution and abiding achievements of the unprecedented R&B ensemble, The Isley Brothers. Features newly remastered versions of The Isley Brothers' 21 albums, nearly all of which are expanded with rare mixes and tracks making their CD and digital debuts. This box set follows The Isley Brothers through their transformation from a 1950's doo-wop/gospel vocal group into the world's preeminent R&B Rock'N'Soul powerhouse party band. Includes 84 rare and previously unreleased bonus tracks including the "Great Lost Isley Brothers Album" - Wild In Woodstock: Live At Bearsville Sound Studio 1980, a live studio double album now newly restored.
The Isley Brothers - Original Album Classics (2008) [5CDs] {Epic}

The Isley Brothers - Original Album Classics (2008) [5CDs] {Epic}
EAC 0.99pb3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 1.24GB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 443MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Funk, Soul

Five of the Isley Brothers' albums released during the late '60s and early '70s are featured in this compact box set, consisting of standard jewel cases inside a simple cardboard sleeve: The Brothers: Isley (1969), Get Into Something (1970), Givin' It Back (1971), Brother, Brother, Brother (1972), and 3 + 3 (1973). The albums, which range from decent to excellent, contain several of the group's Top Ten R&B singles, such as "I Turned You On," "Love the One You're With," "Pop That Thang," and "What It Comes Down To." In 2008, when it was released, it sold for roughly the same amount as two full-price discs.

The Bug - In Blue (2020) [Official Digital Download]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 20, 2020
The Bug - In Blue (2020) [Official Digital Download]

The Bug - In Blue (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 51:05 minutes | 508 MB
Experimental Electronic, Dub, Female Vocal | Label: Hyperdub, Official Digital Download

The Bug aka Kevin Richard Martin, and Berlin based, American producer/vocalist, Dis Fig aka Felicia Chen, refer to their style on the album In Blue as ’Tunnel Sound’. A foggy, melancholic meltdown of narco-dancehall, zoned soul and dread drenched, electronic dub.
The Grid & Robert Fripp - Leviathan (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/48]

The Grid & Robert Fripp - Leviathan (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 74:55 minutes | 801 MB
Progressive Electronic | Label: Panegyric Recordings, Official Digital Download

New collaborative album from electronic duo The Grid (aka Richard Norris and Dave Ball) and Robert Fripp. Combining Fripp Soundscapes with synth, drums, programming and effects by The Grid.

The Grid & Robert Fripp - Leviathan (2021)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 4, 2021
The Grid & Robert Fripp - Leviathan (2021)

The Grid & Robert Fripp - Leviathan (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 373 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 172 Mb | 01:13:52
Progressive Electronic | Label: Panegyric Recordings

New collaborative album from electronic duo The Grid (aka Richard Norris and Dave Ball) and Robert Fripp. Combining Fripp Soundscapes with synth, drums, programming and effects by The Grid.

V.A. - Top Of The Pops: 1964-2006 (43CD Box Set, 2008) [Re-Up]  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Sept. 8, 2020
V.A. - Top Of The Pops: 1964-2006 (43CD Box Set, 2008) [Re-Up]

V.A. - Top Of The Pops: 1964-2006 (43CD Box Set, 2008) [Re-Up]
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Run Time: 52:20:03 | 7,09 Gb
Genre: Pop, rock, r&b, disco, jazz, soul, blues | Label: EMI Gold Imports

This box set is the ultimate pop collection, 43 albums featuring many of the biggest hits performed on the legendary pop music chart BBC TV programme Top of the Pops, which ran for a record shattering 42 years from January 1964 to July 2006! The show totalled an amazing 2205 episodes and at its peak attracted 15 million viewers per week! This complete set features a total of 875 tracks, including over 600 top ten hits and over 150 number one's!