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Billy Preston - 8 Albums 1971-1977 (2008) [Japan SHM-CD]  Music

Posted by JET 1 at Sept. 5, 2021
Billy Preston - 8 Albums 1971-1977 (2008) [Japan SHM-CD]

Billy Preston - 8 Albums 1971-1977 (2008) [Japan SHM-CD]
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 2.32 GB | Scans
Genre: Funk, Soul | Label: Universal Japan | Catalog Number: UICY-93455-62

It's advantageous to get an early start on your chosen career, but Billy Preston took the concept to extremes. By age ten he was playing keyboards with gospel diva Mahalia Jackson, and two years later, in 1958, he was featured in Hollywood's film bio of W.C. Handy, St. Louis Blues, as young Handy himself. Preston was a prodigy on organ and piano, recording during the early '60s for Vee-Jay and touring with Little Richard. He was a loose-limbed regular on the mid-'60s ABC TV series Shindig, proving his talent as both a vocalist and pianist, and he built an enviable reputation as a session musician, even backing the Beatles on their Let It Be album. That impressive Beatles connection led to Preston's big break as a solo artist with his own Apple album, but it was his early-'70s soul smashes "Outa-Space" and the high-flying vocal "Will It Go Round in Circles" for A&M that put Preston on the permanent musical map. Sporting a humongous Afro and an omnipresent gap-toothed grin, Preston showed that his enduring gospel roots were never far removed from his joyous approach. He continued to perform and record throughout the '80s, '90s, and 2000s, until he fell into a coma caused by pericarditis late in 2005; sadly, he never regained consciousness and passed away on June 6, 2006.

Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (1969) Reissue 1991  Music

Posted by Designol at April 14, 2023
Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (1969) Reissue 1991

Billy Preston - That's The Way God Planned It (1969) Reissue 1991
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 360 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb | Scans included
Soul, Funk, Pop-Soul | Label: Apple/EMI | # CDP 7975802/CD SAPCOR 9 | 00:51:37

Billy Preston’s debut album for Apple Records was his vocal album debut too. Before this Billy was renowned merely as a wizard instrumentalist. Here, his impassioned vocals help create one of the best soul records of the 1960s. Produced by George Harrison, That’s The Way… expands Billy’s palette of gospel and R&B to embrace rock elements brought in by A-list players Keith Richards, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton.

Olivia Preston - Wind Down  Girls

Posted by nrg at Dec. 28, 2023
Olivia Preston - Wind Down

Olivia Preston - Cassandra Keyes Photoshoot 2017
40 jpg | 1826*2739 | 28.13 MB
Canadian model

Billy Preston - Encouraging Words (1970) Reissue 1993  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 27, 2023
Billy Preston - Encouraging Words (1970) Reissue 1993

Billy Preston - Encouraging Words (1970) Reissue 1993
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 318 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 117 Mb | Scans ~ 49 Mb
Soul, Funk, R&B | Label: Apple/Capitol | # CDP 0777 7 81279 2 5/CD SAPCOR 14 | Time: 00:50:51

1993 digitally remastered domestic U.S. Apple / Capitol CD reissue of the pop-soul legend's 1970 record album produced by George Harrison. Features 15 tracks including 2 George Harrison covers, 'My Sweet Lord' & 'All Things (Must) Pass' & 1 Lennon/McCartney cover, 'I've Got a Feeling', as well as 2 bonus tracks, the previously unreleased 'As Long As I Got My Baby' & 'All That I've Got (I'm Gonna Give It To You)'.

The Preston Shannon Band - Break The Ice (1994)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 7, 2021
The Preston Shannon Band - Break The Ice (1994)

The Preston Shannon Band - Break The Ice (1994)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 287 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 102 MB | Covers - 9 MB
Genre: Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Bullseye Blues (CD BB 9545)

Memphis guitarist Preston Shannon's debut as a bandleader, Break the Ice is a showcase not only for the singer/guitarist's considerable talents, but for his influences as well. Heavily influenced by the Kings, Albert and B.B., Shannon puts down a blazing version of the former's "Crosscut Saw," as well as covering two songs by Jimmy McCracklin (the songwriter who gave B.B. "The Thrill Is Gone"). Truly one of the strongest talents on the modern day Memphis blues scene, Shannon and his band do much to transcend their influences and add an original sound on the 12 songs collected here.

Preston Shannon - All In Time (1999)  Music

Posted by popsakov at July 12, 2020
Preston Shannon - All In Time (1999)

Preston Shannon - All In Time (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 297 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 122 Mb
Full Scans | 00:46:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soul-Blues, Modern Electric Blues | Bullseye Blues & Jazz #11661-9595-2

Memphis-based Beale Street regular Preston Shannon lays down a compelling blend of blues and soul on this outing. Recorded in Memphis and produced by Willie Mitchell, Shannon is backed by a crack staff of Memphis all-star session players, with bassist Leroy Hodges and songwriter session ace Thomas Bingham contributing mightily to the proceedings. Shannon has a rep as a people-pleasing live performer, so it's no surprise to hear him put his own spin to a club favorite like Prince's "Purple Rain," leaving the guitar pyrotechnics of the original on the back burner, investigating instead the soulful content of the song in a fine, stripped-down version.

Blomstedt, Abbado, Preston - Brahms: Choral Works (1997)  Music

Posted by ArlegZ at March 4, 2020
Blomstedt, Abbado, Preston - Brahms: Choral Works (1997)

Blomstedt, Abbado, Preston - Brahms: Choral Works (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 614 Mb | Total time: 74:50+70:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | 452 582-2 | Recorded: 1968, 1969, 1990, 1993

One of Brahms' earliest musical jobs (besides playing piano in whorehouses) was directing a choral society. This introduced him to the music of the Renaissance and the Baroque, which sparked his antiquarian enthusiasms, in particular his first-hand encounters with the choral music of Bach. Choral music became an important part of Brahms' output – to his art, to his career (Ein deutsches Requiem propelled him to European notice), and to his income. Brahms may have directed much of his choral music to the then-lucrative amateur market, but he also produced plenty for crack choirs and without much reasonable hope for financial reward – again, Ein deutsches Requiem a good example. Like the Requiem, some of these works even became popular.

Preston Shannon - Dust My Broom (2014)  Music

Posted by gribovar at June 20, 2021
Preston Shannon - Dust My Broom (2014)

Preston Shannon - Dust My Broom (2014)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 318 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 112 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Continental Record (CBHCD 2025)

Latest in the dynasty of Beale Street monikered Bluesman is Preston Shannon, aka, The King Of Beale Street. Shannon is a journeyman Memphis Bluesman with Frankenstein chops. Dust My Broom is his sixth release, two of which were produced by the mythical Memphis sound collaborator, Willie Mitchell.
This production showcases the artist in two settings. Seven tracks are from studio sessions in Memphis. Five are live tracks produced for radio in Europe. In both settings the sheer artistry and power of Preston Shannon purely shines. Mr. Shannon’s solos are tasteful straight ahead urban blues with the right touch of country delta inspiration. Injected with spurts of classic R&B and even Pop influences, Dust My Broom is a great listening experience.

Simon Preston - Great Recordings (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at May 25, 2022
Simon Preston - Great Recordings (2022)

Simon Preston - Great Recordings (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 2.2 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.1 GB
8:29:21 | Classical | Label: UMG

Simon Preston established a career as a virtuoso organist and conductor of (mainly) religious choral music. He was a composer and an expert on organs as well, affecting the replacement of the traditional cathedral-style organ at Christ Church, Oxford, with a Rieger organ from Austria; he was consulted on the replacement of organs at the concert hall at St. John's, Smith Square and at Tonbridge School. Preston developed a broad repertory as both organist and conductor, taking in church (and other) music from the Baroque era but also reaching well into the 20th century.
Ton Koopman, Simon Preston, Helmut Walcha - Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelwerke (1999)

Ton Koopman, Simon Preston, Helmut Walcha - Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelwerke (1999)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 732 Mb | Total time: 79:16+65:30 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 461 016-2/463 017-2 | Recorded: 1963-65; 1983-92

Much of Bach’s organ music was written during the earlier part of his career, culminating in the period he spent as court organist at Weimar. Among many well-known compositions we may single out the Dorian Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538, the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue, BWV 564, Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582, Prelude and Fugue “St Anne”, BWV 552 (in which the fugue theme resembles the well-known English hymn of that name), Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, and the Toccata and Fugue in F, BWV 540. Chorale preludes are compositions for organ that consist of short variations on simple hymn tunes for all seasons of the church year.