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Win Pongsakorn - Time Has Changed (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Win Pongsakorn - Time Has Changed (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 58:30 minutes | 998 MB
Straight-Ahead Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Cellar Live, Official Digital Download

I first met Win Pongsakorn when he was a student at University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria where I was teaching Jazz Composition and Arranging. I remember hearing him for the first time and realized how he has blossomed over the years. Win has a warm, soulful sound and, on this recording, the solo lengths are just right.

Corb Lund - El Viejo (2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 23, 2024
Corb Lund - El Viejo (2024) (Hi-Res)

Corb Lund - El Viejo (2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 444 MB
36:41 | Country | Label: New West Records, LLC

“I’ve been wanting to make a record like this for a long time. The band, Franny and I produced it ourselves in my living room with no adults present. It’s all acoustic, not an electric lick on the album…banjos and mandos and string basses and stripped-down drums. I put a ton of work into the tunes and I’m pretty proud of this batch. Had a little help from my old co-writing pal Jaida Dreyer on a couple, also wrote a good one with my screenwriter buddy, Brian Koppelman. Lots of gambling songs and lots of minor keys. And my band guys absolutely killed it too, they’re all badasses. I’m dedicating the record to my old compadre, Ian Tyson, who passed away a few months back. I’ve named the album for him as well. ‘El Viejo’, or ‘the old one’ is what our mutual friend Tom Russell took to calling him in later years. The title track is a pretty special one for us. We had a blast making this thing, and we hope you enjoy it too.” - Corb Lund

Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at June 7, 2024
Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)

Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 1.5 GB
39:51 | Soul | Label: RCA - Legacy

Ruth Copeland's "Take Me to Baltimore," released in 1976, is her third and final studio album. Known for her work with Funkadelic, Copeland's album features a blend of soul and funk, showcasing her powerful vocal style. Notable tracks include "Milky Way Man" and "Heaven," a duet with Daryl Hall. The album received positive reviews for its soulful melodies and Copeland's expressive performances.
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vols 1 & 2 (2024 Remaster) (1962/2024) (Hi-Res)

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vols 1 & 2 (2024 Remaster) (1962/2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 838 MB
1:13:48 | R&B, Soul | Label: Tangerine Records

The iconic, game changing Modern Sounds in Country And Western albums, combined into a single release for CD in the 2000s, will be restored and released individually, as originally intended. The significance of these records cannot be overlooked. They are proof that great country music is malleable, and open to interpretation. Volume 1 quickly became one of the best-selling albums recorded by a Black musician of the time, as well as one of the best-selling country albums. It topped the Billboard Pop Album Chart of a month, and spawned four hit singles, including “I Can’t Stop Loving” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B, and the Adult Contemporary Charts, was nominated for Record Of The Year, and won the GRAMMY for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording at the 5th Annual Grammy Awards in 1963. “You Don’t Know Me” met with similar success. Ray Charles remains the first and only Black performer to earn a GRAMMY Award and a #1 Billboard Pop Chart Hit with a country and western song as he did with “l Can’t Stop Loving You.” Volume 2 followed its predecessor by just six months, and is widely regarded as just as strong, if not stronger than the first - the second made with the confidence that this formula or country & soul works. With three hit singles on both the R&B and Pop charts, including the #1 hit You Are My Sunshine, both volumes changed the course of popular music and remain a testament to the genius of Ray Charles.
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vols 1 & 2 (2024 Remaster) (1962/2024) (Hi-Res)

Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Vols 1 & 2 (2024 Remaster) (1962/2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 838 MB
1:13:48 | R&B, Soul | Label: Tangerine Records

The iconic, game changing Modern Sounds in Country And Western albums, combined into a single release for CD in the 2000s, will be restored and released individually, as originally intended. The significance of these records cannot be overlooked. They are proof that great country music is malleable, and open to interpretation. Volume 1 quickly became one of the best-selling albums recorded by a Black musician of the time, as well as one of the best-selling country albums. It topped the Billboard Pop Album Chart of a month, and spawned four hit singles, including “I Can’t Stop Loving” which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, R&B, and the Adult Contemporary Charts, was nominated for Record Of The Year, and won the GRAMMY for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording at the 5th Annual Grammy Awards in 1963. “You Don’t Know Me” met with similar success. Ray Charles remains the first and only Black performer to earn a GRAMMY Award and a #1 Billboard Pop Chart Hit with a country and western song as he did with “l Can’t Stop Loving You.” Volume 2 followed its predecessor by just six months, and is widely regarded as just as strong, if not stronger than the first - the second made with the confidence that this formula or country & soul works. With three hit singles on both the R&B and Pop charts, including the #1 hit You Are My Sunshine, both volumes changed the course of popular music and remain a testament to the genius of Ray Charles.
Allan Taylor - Analog Pearls Vol.6 - Win Or Lose (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Allan Taylor - Analog Pearls Vol.6 - Win Or Lose (2021) [Official Digital Download 24/88]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 43:18 minutes | 812 MB
Pop, Folk | Label: Stockfisch Records, Official Digital Download

The idea to re-release Win or Lose on Stockfisch Records came from Günter Pauler after I had sent him the original master-tape that I had found amongst my archive material. I

Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at June 7, 2024
Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)

Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 1.5 GB
39:51 | Soul | Label: RCA - Legacy

Ruth Copeland's "Take Me to Baltimore," released in 1976, is her third and final studio album. Known for her work with Funkadelic, Copeland's album features a blend of soul and funk, showcasing her powerful vocal style. Notable tracks include "Milky Way Man" and "Heaven," a duet with Daryl Hall. The album received positive reviews for its soulful melodies and Copeland's expressive performances.

Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at June 7, 2024
Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)

Ruth Copeland - Take Me To Baltimore (1976/2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-192kHz - 1.5 GB
39:51 | Soul | Label: RCA - Legacy

Ruth Copeland's "Take Me to Baltimore," released in 1976, is her third and final studio album. Known for her work with Funkadelic, Copeland's album features a blend of soul and funk, showcasing her powerful vocal style. Notable tracks include "Milky Way Man" and "Heaven," a duet with Daryl Hall. The album received positive reviews for its soulful melodies and Copeland's expressive performances.

Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know (1981) {1992 Prelude}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at June 18, 2021
Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know (1981) {1992 Prelude}

Hi-Gloss - You'll Never Know (1981) {1992 Prelude}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and log | scans | 301 mb
MP3 CBR 320kbps | RAR | 106 mb
Genre: R&B, soul, disco

You'll Never Know is the first and only full length by Hi-Gloss, released in 1981. Originally a self-titled project, it was given a name when reissued by Prelude Records in 1992.

Gaby Moreno - Dusk (2024) (Hi-Res)  Vinyl & HR

Posted by Rtax at Feb. 16, 2024
Gaby Moreno - Dusk (2024) (Hi-Res)

Gaby Moreno - Dusk (2024) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-48kHz - 500 MB
37:34 | Blues, Latin, Folk, Americana | Label: Cosmica Artists

The last twelve months has seen Gaby Moreno win a Grammy for her 2023 EP ‘X Mi Vol 1’ and a Latin Grammy as producer of ‘Vida’ by Omara Portuondo. Her song ‘Por Qué Te Vas?’ was a highlight of the soundtrack for last year’s ‘Puss In Boots- The Last Wish’ movie. AUK readers in the UK may have seen her supporting Nickel Creek in the Autumn of 2023 while any attending San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass a few weeks later will have seen her move a Sunday lunchtime audience at the main Banjo Stage from ‘who’s this?’ to a roaring standing ovation inside 40 minutes.