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The Anita Kerr Quartet - We Dig Mancini (1965/2015) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz] Vinyl & HR

Posted by HDV at Aug. 3, 2024

Anita Kerr Quartet - We Dig Mancini (1965/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 33:49 minutes | 752 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"We Dig Mancini!" has a measure of notoriety unrelated to its musical merits because it won the Grammy for Best Performance by a Vocal Group over the Beatles' "Help!" in 1965, making it a target of derision for those who see it as a symbol of the industry's eagerness to embrace a square vocal group over an adventurous rock & roll act.

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Quincy Jones - Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964) [Reissue 2009] (Repost) Music

Posted by gribovar at Nov. 18, 2017

Quincy Jones - Explores the Music of Henry Mancini (1964) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 236 MB | Covers (5 MB) included
Genre: Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve Records (0602517995741)

As modern big-band leaders go, Quincy Jones in the '60s would be first choice for many composers who wrote for a television series or the cinema. Though not the original themes, Jones was quite able to produce a full album featuring Henry Mancini's famous songs from movies and the small screen. This collection of the familiar and obscure Mancini done in 1964, preceded famed epic scores written by Jones from films The Pawnbroker and The Deadly Affair. It comprises several well-known hit tunes and a smattering of cuts not easily identifiable as the hummable and memorable Mancini classics…

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VA - Shapes & Shadows (2018) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 21, 2018

VA - Shapes & Shadows (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) / MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 1:17:42 | 372 Mb / 176 Mb
Genre: Pop, Rock / Label: Cherry Red

Founded by highly successful songwriter Les Reed in 1968, the Chapter One label had a five- year run before eventually succumbing to the law of diminishing chart returns. Despite scoring a handful of hits (step forward Gerry Monroe and, er, Leeds United F. C.), their most enduring releases have turned out to be a swathe of singles that met with little success at the time, but which are now in great demand amongst collectors of late 60s/early 70s UK psychedelic pop and associated genres.

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Henry Mancini - Milestones Of A Legend (2016) Music

Posted by Rtax at May 14, 2022

Henry Mancini - Milestones Of A Legend (2016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 2.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
9:17:16 | Score, Soundtrack, Marches, Theme, Smooth Jazz, Latin Jazz, Easy Listening, Big Band, Cool Jazz
Label: The Intense Media

This 10 CD box set documenting the incredible career of Henry Mancini, one of the most important American composers, arrangers and bandleaders in the fields of jazz, easy listening and soundtracks. Includes hits from some of the most successful movies of the Fifties and early Sixties, including "Moon River" and "The Peter Gunn Theme".

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Simon Steensland - A Farewell to Brains (2015) Music

Posted by Domestos at April 30, 2020

Simon Steensland - A Farewell to Brains (2015)
WEB FLAC (tracks) ~ 304.33 Mb | 52:30 | Cover
RIO, Avant-Prog, Zeuhl | Country: Sweden | Label: AltrOck Records

Born a very long time ago. In sweden. I vividly remember how i (in faded monochrome) baby-sat both strindberg and wagner, as well as mark twain. Oh, my summers with good old huck finn on the mighty mississippi… Professional composer/musician since 1991. My albums are by all means a kind of "hobby-activity" since i never got any money from neither of them. In sweden i´m a "well-known" composer, mostly of theatre-music.

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Henry Mancini - Real... Henry Mancini! (Remastered) (2009/2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by El Misha at Oct. 27, 2024

Henry Mancini - Real… Henry Mancini! (Remastered) (2009/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96.0 kHz | Time - 53:54 |1.0 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Henry Mancini ( man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, Italian: [enˈriːko niˈkɔːla manˈtʃiːni]; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.

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Henry Mancini - Real... Henry Mancini! (Remastered) (2009/2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by El Misha at Oct. 27, 2024

Henry Mancini - Real… Henry Mancini! (Remastered) (2009/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96.0 kHz | Time - 53:54 |1.0 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

Henry Mancini ( man-SEE-nee; born Enrico Nicola Mancini, Italian: [enˈriːko niˈkɔːla manˈtʃiːni]; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flautist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and twenty Grammy Awards, plus a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.

His works include the theme and soundtrack for the Peter Gunn television series as well as the music for The Pink Panther film series ("The Pink Panther Theme") and "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's. The Music from Peter Gunn won the inaugural Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Mancini enjoyed a long collaboration in composing film scores for the film director Blake Edwards. Mancini also scored a No. 1 hit single during the rock era on the Hot 100: his arrangement and recording of the "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" spent two weeks at the top, starting with the week ending June 28, 1969.

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VA - NOW Thats What I Call Punk & New Wave (4CD, 2022) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Jan. 5, 2022

VA - NOW Thats What I Call Punk & New Wave (4CD, 2022)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 5:05:30 | 698 Mb / 1,8 Gb
Genre: Punk, Rock, New Wave, Classic Rock / Label: Now Music

NOW Music proudly presents NOW That’s What I Call Punk & New Wave - a collection encapsulating the spirit of the times, and of the movement that changed the course of mainstream pop music.89 tracks across 4 CDs, present the era’s most iconic artists, including The Clash, Blondie, Ramones, U2, Buzzcocks, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Adam & The Ants, The Jam and The Cure.‘London Calling’ by The Clash, The Undertones’ breakthrough hit ‘Teenage Kicks’, and Buzzcocks ‘Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)’, kick off the first disc - alongside classics from The Stranglers, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Ramones.The late 70s and early 80s saw an explosion of punk and new wave groups and artists moving from the underground to mainstream chart success. No.1s from The Jam with ‘Going Underground’, ‘Brass In Pocket’ by Pretenders, The Boomtown Rats’ ‘Rat Trap’, Dexys Midnight Runners’ ‘Geno’, and Ian Dury & The Blockheads’ ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ are all here, as well as top 5 hits from Squeeze, Lene Lovich, Joe Jackson and Patti Smith.The genre also gave the first crossover success for bands that became the biggest acts in music during the late 70s and early 80s, including The Police, U2, The Cure, Blondie, all featured – along with two tracks from Adam & The Ants’ breakthrough album ‘Kings Of The Wild Frontier’, with the title track and ‘Dog Eat Dog’.True unique masterpieces of song-writing and performance that sound as fresh today as they did then include Iggy Pop’s ‘Lust For Life’, The Members’ ‘Sound Of The Suburbs’, Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’, and ‘Rock Lobster’ from The B-52’s.Brilliant covers flooded the charts – bringing new arrangements and different perspectives to established tracks, including The Slits’ cover of the Motown classic 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine’, ‘Money’ by The Flying Lizards, Blondie’s ‘Hanging On The Telephone’ and ‘Denis’, and ‘I Only Want To Be With You’ by The Tourists.A fantastic collection of unique tracks that summarize an incredible time for music.

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Bill Bruford - Making a Song and Dance: A Complete-Career Collection (2022) Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 5, 2024

Bill Bruford - Making a Song and Dance: A Complete-Career Collection (2022)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.3 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 931 MB
6:45:27 | Progressive Rock, Instrumental Rock, Jazz, Fusion | Label: BMG

Over the past 50 years Bill Bruford has been one of the most original and innovative drummers across multiple genres. Making A Song and Dance: A Complete Career Collection is a 6CD Boxset that charts some of the many highlights of Bruford’s incredible career and is released on 29th April through BMG. From early steps with progressive legends YES and a quarter of a century in King Crimson, to ground-breaking jazz fusion leading his own Bruford and Earthworks projects, Bill Bruford has always wanted to explore his chosen discipline to the full – and then push the boundaries further. This desire to challenge convention has created some breath-taking moments and made Bruford the drummer-of-choice for collaborations with leading musicians around the world.

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VA - Instant Composers Pool (2012) (52 CD Box Set) Music

Posted by murena at Sept. 18, 2023

VA - Instant Composers Pool (2012) (52 CD Box Set)
XLD Rip | FLAC (Tracks+.cue, log) | Covers included | 12,2 Gb
Genre: Jazz, Free Jazz, Avant-garde/ Label: Instant Composers Pool

The ensemble of the Instant Composers Pool, or ICP, improvises for 45 years now on the highest level. "These guys can swing like madmen and then all of a sudden play the most sensitive ballads" according to trumpetplayer Dave Douglas.This is really an improvisational monster with ten heads!

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