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Nicolette Larson - The Very Best Of Nicolette Larson (1999)  Music

Posted by Designol at Nov. 15, 2023
Nicolette Larson - The Very Best Of Nicolette Larson (1999)

Nicolette Larson - The Very Best Of Nicolette Larson (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 366 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 140 Mb | Scans included
Label: Warner Archives/Rhino | # R2 75833 | Time: 00:56:26
Genre: Soft Rock, Country Rock, Country Pop

Montana-born, honey-voiced singer Nicolette Larson headed west in 1974 and quickly became a member of the '70s California rock scene. She sang backup with Hoyt Axton and Commander Cody, did sessions with Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and Neil Young, and landed a solo deal with Warner Bros., which, in late 1978, released her first single, "Lotta Love" (penned by her mentor Young). It went Top 10, spurred her debut album Nicolette to gold, and launched a promising career. She cut four albums for Warner Bros. and guested on records by others ranging from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to Van Halen. In Nashville, Larson starred in the musical Pump Boys And Dinettes and cut the album Say When, proving she was adept at country too. Sadly, Nicolette passed away in December 1997 of complications arising from cerebral edema; she was just 45. Now Rhino is proud to bring you the only collection devoted to this underappreciated artist's best solo recordings, The Very Best Of Nicolette Larson. Featuring the hit singles and key tracks from her nine albums released on Warner Bros., MCA, and Sony Wonder, it also includes previously unreleased live versions of "French Waltz" and "Baby, Don't You Do It".
V.A.- Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock (Volume 1-7, 2014-2015)

V.A.- Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock (Volume 1-7, 2014-2015)
FLAC (*tracks+.cue,log) | Run Time: 14:56:41 | 5,26 Gb
Genre: Country, Folk, Rock | Label: Bear Family Records

On January 12, 1970, 'Time' magazine placed The Band on its cover with the headline, 'The New Sound of Country Rock.' In the taxonomy of popular music, Country Rock was now a thing, a categoryby 1970. There were Country Rock browser bins in some stores, and trade magazines like 'Billboard'routinely classified records as country-rock or country/rock, expecting readers to know what they meant.
V.A.- Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock (Volume 1-7, 2014-2015)

V.A.- Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock (Volume 1-7, 2014-2015)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Run Time: 14:56:41 | 2,08 Gb
Genre: Country, Folk, Rock | Label: Bear Family Records

On January 12, 1970, 'Time' magazine placed The Band on its cover with the headline, 'The New Sound of Country Rock.' In the taxonomy of popular music, Country Rock was now a thing, a categoryby 1970. There were Country Rock browser bins in some stores, and trade magazines like 'Billboard'routinely classified records as country-rock or country/rock, expecting readers to know what they meant.
VA -  Paint Your Wagon (Music From The Soundtrack) (1969/1994)

VA - Paint Your Wagon (Music From The Soundtrack) (1969/1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 291 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 106 MB
46:39 | Soundtrack, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Musical | Label: MCA Records

The movie Paint Your Wagon was an awkward attempt to update the plot of an old stage musical by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, with new songs by Andre Previn and Lerner. One can guess at one inherent problem with the picture from the very notion of starring Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood in a musical. The soundtrack is a peculiar release; in purely musical terms, it would only be of interest to dedicated fans of Harve Presnell (who performs "They Call the Wind Maria") and Anita Gordon, who acquits herself well singing Jean Seberg's part on "A Million Miles Away Behind the Door." It is Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin, however, who do more of the singing here, and while they might not be of much interest musically, there is a certain "Golden Throats"-type allure to their songs.
Doc Watson - Pickin' The Favorites (Live) (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Doc Watson - Pickin' The Favorites (Live) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.10 kHz | Time - 53:18 | 300 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

In the latter half of the 20th century there were three pre-eminently influential folk/country guitar players: Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Arthel "Doc" Watson, a flat-picking genius from Deep Gap, North Carolina. Unlike the other two, Watson was in middle age before gaining any attention. After 1960, though, when Watson was recorded with his family and friends in Folkways' Old Time Music at Clarence Ashley's, people remained in awe of this gentle blind man who sang and picked with a pure and emotional authenticity.
John Denver - All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection (2014)

John Denver - All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.7 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 760 MB
5:15:02 | Country, Folk, Soft Rock | Label: RCA / Legacy

Since his tragic death in 1997, John Denver's legacy has been well-covered in a wide variety of greatest-hits packages and various anthologies. His most well-known work has always been widely available, but Sony's career-spanning four-disc set, All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection, digs a bit deeper, offering tracks from nearly every one of the acclaimed singer's studio and live albums from 1964 until the year of his death. They've also uncovered a selection of rare, unreleased tracks in the form of early demos and alternate versions. With his warm, dynamic tenor and earnest, folksy demeanor, Denver's career soared in the late '60s and '70s with hits like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and "Back Home Again," songs that have since become firmly entrenched standards in American music. For many fans, a simple Best Of collection will suffice. But in a recording career that spanned over three decades, it's important to look past the key tracks to get a clearer picture of what so endeared fans to his music.

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - In Between The Cracks (2006)  Music

Posted by El Misha at May 20, 2018
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - In Between The Cracks (2006)

Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes - In Between The Cracks (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image & cue & log) | Scans included | 49:00 | 370 MB
Genre: Country Blues | Label: Heroic Records | #HEROIC0004

Albert Lee occupies an odd niche in music – British by birth and upbringing, he spent the mid-'60s as a top R&B guitarist, but in the 1970s became one of the top rockabilly guitarists in the world, and no slouch in country music either. In England he's a been household name, and in Nashville and Los Angeles he's been one of the most in-demand session guitarists there is; but outside of professional music circles in America, he's one of those vaguely recognizable names, and occasionally misidentified with his similar-sounding contemporary, ex-Ten Years After guitarist Alvin Lee (with whom he did share a berth once, in Jerry Lee Lewis's band on the latter's London Sessions album) – but where Alvin was a hero of Woodstock and a flashy guitarist, in the manner of British blues extroverts Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, Albert is much more likely to be found playing in the background, behind the Everly Brothers or alongside Eric Clapton.

V.A.- Time Life - Am Gold, 1962-1979 (34CDs, 1995)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Jan. 28, 2020
V.A.- Time Life - Am Gold, 1962-1979 (34CDs, 1995)

V.A.- Time Life - Am Gold, 1962-1979 (34CDs, 1995)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | Run Time: 37:46:15 | 5,31 Gb
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Oldies | Label: Time-Life Music

The series was revived as "AM Gold" in 1995, with a different cover design (early volumes had an artist's drawing of a pocket transistor radio, with later volumes bearing a "gold record" with the year or era spotlighted emblazoned over the top). The first 20 volumes were re-titled issues of volumes from the former "Super Hits" series with identical track lineups, while new volumes covering the mid- and late-1970s (including individual volumes for each of the years 1974-1979) were included.

V.A.- Time Life - Am Gold, 1962-1979 (34CDs, 1995)  Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Jan. 28, 2020
V.A.- Time Life - Am Gold, 1962-1979 (34CDs, 1995)

V.A.- Time Life - Am Gold, 1962-1979 (34CDs, 1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (*tracks, covers) | Run Time: 37:46:15 | 13,76 Gb
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Oldies | Label: Time-Life Music

The series was revived as "AM Gold" in 1995, with a different cover design (early volumes had an artist's drawing of a pocket transistor radio, with later volumes bearing a "gold record" with the year or era spotlighted emblazoned over the top). The first 20 volumes were re-titled issues of volumes from the former "Super Hits" series with identical track lineups, while new volumes covering the mid- and late-1970s (including individual volumes for each of the years 1974-1979) were included.
V.A. - Super Hits Of The '70S: Have A Nice Day [Vol.1 - Vol.25] (1990)  [Re-Up]

V.A. - Super Hits Of The '70S: Have A Nice Day [Vol.1 - Vol.25] (1990)
Contemporary Pop, Rock, Country-Rock, Pop, Bubblegum, Orchestral
Easy Listening, Soft Rock, Sunshine Pop | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 2,22 Gb
Label: Rhino Records | Release Year: 1990

Follow-up volumes appeared in 1993 and 1996, extending the time period to 1979 and with additional songs from the 1972-76 period, available on cassette or CD (ALL 25 volumes were issued in both formats). Each volume has twelve songs. Despite the greater capacity of compact discs, the running time of each of the volumes is no longer than the limit of vinyl records in the 1970s, from 38 to 45 minutes long.