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VA - Valley Of The Sun: Field Guide To Inner Harmony (2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at July 6, 2022

VA - Valley Of The Sun: Field Guide To Inner Harmony (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 476 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 198 MB
1:24:03 | Ambient, Electronic, New Age | Label: Numero Group

Valley of the Sun: Field Guide to Inner Harmony Review by Paul Simpson
Valley of the Sun was established as a publishing company in the 1960s by Scottsdale, Arizona resident Dick Sutphen, who was referred to as America's leading past-life therapist. He started releasing self-hypnosis tapes during the 1970s, and by the beginning of the '80s, his imprint was also producing meditative, synthesizer-based music free of narration. The label was still active well into the 2010s, but its golden era was approximately 1977 to 1990, and Numero's Valley of the Sun: Field Guide to Inner Harmony focuses on this fertile period.

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The Dreamliners - Best Things in Life (2018) Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 19, 2022

The Dreamliners - Best Things in Life (2018)
FLAC (tracks) - 63 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 30 MB
11:43 | Pop, Doo-Wop | Label: Numero Group

San Antonio real estate magnate Abe Epstein took an omnivorous approach to recording and releasing records on his Cobra, Jox,Dynamic , Soulsville USA, Suzuki, Vollado, Groovy, Beckingham, and Metro-Dome labels. Tape was running constantly at his 735 North General McMullen Drive studio, capturing Latin balladeers, soul crooners, country yodelers, garage rockers, and top 40 hopefuls alike. Epstein was chasing, above all else, hits. “Recording became like a disease to me,” Epstein said.Claire Peralta, Sylvia Wilburn, Cecilia Silva came together in 1961 as the Royaltones in the choir room of South San Antonio High, harmonizing the latest hits while waiting for their parents to collect them. After changing their name to the Dreamliners—inspired by the San Antonio transit system—they began performing at VFW Halls and military bases in greater Bexar County, singing a set of McGuire Sisters-esque ditties for the ranking folks, and the Sound of Young America for the NFG privates.

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The Creation - Creation Theory [4CD Box Set] (2017) (Repost) Music

Posted by at April 7, 2025

While they never scored major commercial success in either the United States or the United Kingdom, the Creation inspired a cult following during their original 1966-1967 run that continues to grow with the passage of time, and with good reason. The Creation's pre-psychedelic fusion of mod style and freakbeat sound was intriguing enough, but the real key to their music was the guitar work of Eddie Phillips, who combined forceful, elemental picking with feedback and the use of a violin bow (years before Jimmy Page embraced the idea) that allowed him to conjure singular sounds from his axe. Combine that with the inspired crash-and-bash of bassist Bob Garner and drummer Jack Jones, and the soulful passion of vocalist Kenny Pickett, and the Creation produced a sound that was second only to the Who for sheer power and inventiveness during their brief, impressive heyday…

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The Creation - Creation Theory [4CD Box Set] (2017) (Repost) Music

Posted by gribovar at April 7, 2025

While they never scored major commercial success in either the United States or the United Kingdom, the Creation inspired a cult following during their original 1966-1967 run that continues to grow with the passage of time, and with good reason. The Creation's pre-psychedelic fusion of mod style and freakbeat sound was intriguing enough, but the real key to their music was the guitar work of Eddie Phillips, who combined forceful, elemental picking with feedback and the use of a violin bow (years before Jimmy Page embraced the idea) that allowed him to conjure singular sounds from his axe. Combine that with the inspired crash-and-bash of bassist Bob Garner and drummer Jack Jones, and the soulful passion of vocalist Kenny Pickett, and the Creation produced a sound that was second only to the Who for sheer power and inventiveness during their brief, impressive heyday…

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Universal Togetherness Band - Universal Togetherness Band (2015) Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 24, 2023

Universal Togetherness Band - Universal Togetherness Band (2015)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 265 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 94 MB
40:47 | Soul, Funk, Jazz | Label: Numero Group

Between 1979 and 1982, The Universal Togetherness Band tracked unearthly portions of their sprawling songbook for bewildered students in Columbia College’s audio engineering program. Storming the gates of Chicago’s premier recording studios, the erudite party band explored permutations of soul, jazz-fusion, new wave, and disco with little regard for studio rates or the availability of magnetic tape. Universal Togetherness Band captures the brightest, never-before-heard moments from this visionary group’s 5-semester recording bender. The attractive gatefold LP edition boasts magnificent reproductions of never-before-seen images from the archives of Chicago photographer Steven E. Gross. The CD version features several candid snapshots from the group’s personal collections. Meticulously mixed from the original multi-track sessions by Sean Marquand (Phenomenal Handclap Band), Universal Togetherness Band is presented in peak fidelity.

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The Creation - Creation Theory (2017) [Limited Edition 4CD + DVD Box Set] Music

Posted by v3122 at Dec. 30, 2021

The Creation - Creation Theory (2017)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
4CD | Cherry Red, CREATIONBOX01 | ~ 1773 or 643 Mb | Scans(png) -> 1107 Mb
DVD9: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | AC3, 192 Kbps, 48.0 KHz, 2 ch -> 5.98 Gb
Rock & Roll / Psychedelic Rock / Mod

While they never scored major commercial success in either the United States or the United Kingdom, the Creation inspired a cult following during their original 1966-1967 run that continues to grow with the passage of time, and with good reason. The Creation's pre-psychedelic fusion of mod style and freakbeat sound was intriguing enough, but the real key to their music was the guitar work of Eddie Phillips, who combined forceful, elemental picking with feedback and the use of a violin bow (years before Jimmy Page embraced the idea) that allowed him to conjure singular sounds from his axe…

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VA - Eccentric Soul: Sitting in the Park (2016) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 16, 2016

VA - Eccentric Soul: Sitting in the Park (2016)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 51:08 | 120 Mb
Genre: Funk, Soul, RnB / Label: Numero Group

Hear the document of one man’s passion crossing over into obsession. Chicago radio disc jockey and soul archivist Bob Abrahamian was deeply devoted to celebrating and documenting unknown Chicagoland group harmony music. Upon his untimely passing in 2014, he left behind hundreds of radio programs and a daunting collection of 35,000 carefully-selected 45s. Our collection borrows its title from Abrahamian’s long-running and acclaimed WHPK radio show, and it spins a tale that’s cautionary, inspiring, and set to the sounds of the impossible-to-find tracks that made Bob Abrahamian’s on-air playlist and animated the radio programs that were his life’s work. Collected here are 16 artists featured on Sitting In The Park, in their own words and through the lens of our friend Bob.

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VA - Eccentric Soul: The Renfro Label (2020) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Feb. 25, 2020

VA - Eccentric Soul: The Renfro Label (2020)
FLAC tracks | 01:33:12 | 430 Mb
Genre: Soul, R&B, Funk / Label: Numero Group

The only label financed from the proceeds of bagging groceries, Renfro Records operated at the fringe of the Los Angeles music business. “There was so much talent around in those days,” founder Anthony Renfro said. “Everyone could sing and they were literally singing on the street corners. Twenty dollars for drink or weed would get them into a studio at the click of the fingers.” Those clicks resulted in heavenly northern soul sides from Morris Chestnut, The Attractions, and Carl Henderson, alongside dreamy girl group pop from The Sequins, The Stunners, and Tender Loving Care. The label’s ten-year run is captured in its near-entirety across three virtual “discs,” sorted by tempo for talcum enthusiasts and steppers alike.

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VA - Cosmic American Music: Motel California (2024) Music

Posted by Rtax at Oct. 11, 2024

VA - Cosmic American Music: Motel California (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 393 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 165 MB
1:10:19 | Folk Rock | Label: Numero Group

A companion to 2016's private country rock overview Cosmic American Music, this second volume goes way past Gram Parsons' “country-rock plastic dry-fuck” and explores the twangy falsettos and commercial curiosity that sent the Eagles soaring. Though rooted in the west coast folk rock of the late-’60s, these new kids in town rendered a safe-for-the-suburbs sound bleached of the hippie era's political strife. 20 tracks, two LPs, and gatefold tip-on sleeve for easy seed and stem separating are included.

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VA - Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio (2011) Music

Posted by Rtax at April 12, 2022

VA - Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.08 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 546 MB
3:58:37 | Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Gospel | Label: Numero Group

From 1958 to 1993, Thomas and Louise Boddie’s industrious Boddie Recording Company issued nearly 300 albums and 45s, recorded 10,000 hours of tape, and remained in operation longer than any other studio, pressing plant, or label group in the history of Cleveland. Long forgotten even by the standards of the chronically overlooked northeastern Ohio music scene, Boddie was a fusion of its owner’s engineering genius and his limited economic means, its DIY recording studio housed in a humble barn, churning night and day to capture the sounds emanating from Cleveland’s east side neighborhoods. The 58 tracks on these three CDs (or 65-track 5LP) represent the best of the Boddies’ in-house Soul Kitchen, Luau, and Bounty labels, which released an unspoiled treasure trove of kitchen-sink eccentric soul, fuzzbox funk, shoestring doo-wop, and haunted, eerily hook-laden spirituals. Enclosed inside is a mountain of office-styled ephemera: two massive booklets brimming with detail on the Boddies and their artists; extensive notes and scores of unpublished photos; a complete detailed discography folio; reproduced fliers; and a Boddie greeting card—all rendered with the handcrafted charm that was the Boddie hallmark. Call it a self-contained secret record industry crammed into one box.

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