Rar Repair

The Clash - London Calling (1979) {1986 CBS Remaster + 2004 Columbia 25th Anniversary Edition} [3CD+DVD]
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC+CUE+LOG -> 1.29 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 474 Mb | Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 422 Mb
All Regions | PAL 4:3 | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | DVD5 -> 2.78 Gb | ~ 45m | ISO Image
Subs: English, Francais, Italiano, Deutsch, Espanol, Nederlands | 5% repair rar
© 1989, 2004 Columbia / Sony Music | 460114 2 / 517928 3
Rock / Punk / New Wave

Give 'Em Enough Rope, for all of its many attributes, was essentially a holding pattern for the Clash, but the double-album London Calling is a remarkable leap forward, incorporating the punk aesthetic into rock & roll mythology and roots music. Before, the Clash had experimented with reggae, but that was no preparation for the dizzying array of styles on London Calling. There's punk and reggae, but there's also rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, lounge jazz, and hard rock; and while the record isn't tied together by a specific theme, its eclecticism and anthemic punk function as a rallying call.

Keith Jarrett - My Foolish Heart (2007) [2CD] + Paris/London. Testament (2009) [3CD] {ECM}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.25 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 646 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 129 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2007, 2009 ECM Records | ECM 2021~22 / ECM 2130~32
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Creative / Piano

My Foolish Heart is an anniversary release celebrating 25 years of the Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette trio's traveling and performing together despite the rich and varied individual careers of its members. Recorded in 2001 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jarrett held the tape close to the vest until what he felt was the right time for release – whatever that means. The bottom line is, listeners are very fortunate to have it. The official live offerings by this group have always been crystalline affairs of deep swinging communication, no matter the material. Not only is My Foolish Heart no exception, it is perhaps the standard by which the others should be judged.

Keith Jarrett - Live In Japan 93/96 (2008) [2xDVD] + Solo Tribute: The 100th Performance In Japan 1987 (2002) [DVD]
2xDVD9 + DVD5 -> 17.2 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 16:9 & 4:3 | LinearPCM, 2 ch / Dolby AC3, 6 ch | ~ 5h 30m | ISO Images
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 14 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2002, 2008 Image Entertainment / ECM Records / VideoArts | DVD 177 2710 / 5722
Jazz / Post Bop / Live / Piano

These 2 shows by the Jarrett trio filmed live in Tokyo in 1993 and 1996. The material was previously released as single DVDs but has been now out of print for several years. The discs were originally issued, separately, as Live At Open Theater East 1993 and Trio Concert 1996. The 1993 set is an open air concert that tackles a large slice of jazz history from "Basin Street Blues" to Sonny Rollins' "Oleo", Jarrett's own "The Cure" and much more. The 1996 date is the filmed footage that corresponds to the trio's "Tokyo '96" CD but adds extra material.

Ultravox - Rare Volume 1 & 2 (1994) [2CD] {Chrysalis}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 896 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 362 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 48 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1993, 1994 Chrysalis | CDCHR 6053 / 8 30362 2
Rock / New Romantic / New Wave / Synth Pop

Collecting B-sides from the Vienna to the Quartet era, Rare, Vol. 1 is a much better prospect than Vol 2. which comes from Ultravox's later, less interesting years. Here the band was still full of life and as many of the less formal tracks display, willing to experiment. The rickety "Keep Talking" is the strange sound of Ultravox jamming and if you've never been able to connect this cold band to member Midge Ure's earlier, more glam outfit the Rich Kids then you haven't heard their aggressive cover of Brian Eno's "King's Lead Hat" (and you really should).

Stanley Turrentine, The Three Sounds - Elegant Soul (1968) + Blue Hour. The Complete Sessions [2CD] (1960) {Blue Note}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 818 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 323 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 163 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2000, 2008 Blue Note / Capitol | 5 22286 2 / 5 24586 2 | 24-bit remaster
Jazz / Hard Bop / Soul Jazz

After the release of Coldwater Flat five months earlier, Three Sounds pianist Gene Harris and bassist Andy Simpkins found themselves faced with yet another personnel change: Donald Bailey, who'd been with group for only two albums, left the group (after replacing founding drummer Bill Dowdy) and was replaced by Carl Burnett. The jazz-pop direction that Harris and Simpkins pursued on the fine Coldwater Flat set – where the trio fronted the Oliver Nelson band and a string section – was followed up here with composer and saxophonist Monk Higgins as arranger, conductor, and co-producer (with Dee Ervin).

John Zorn - The Gnostic Preludes (2012) + The Satyr's Play - Cerberus (2011) {Tzadik}
EAC & XLD rip | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 429 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 204 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 21 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2011, 2012 Tzadik | TZ 7390 / TZ 7395
Jazz / Modern Creative / Chamber Jazz

Two dramatic new worlds in sound from our downtown Alchemist who continues to confound and defy expectations well into his fourth decade of recorded activity. Scored for two percussionists, The Satyr's Play is a dramatic work that mysteriously evokes the decadent excesses of Bacchanalia and Saturnalia.

Shakti with John McLaughlin - A Handful of Beauty + Natural Elements (1977) [2CD] {1991 Japan Columbia Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 465 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 207 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 41 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1991 Sony Japan / Columbia | SRCS 7015 / SRCS 7016
Jazz / Fusion / World Music

Shakti headed for the safer confines of a London recording studio on its second album, minus R. Raghavan and minus some of the volatile energy that they generated on their debut record. They were, however, a more integrated, more subtle ensemble now, exploring quieter, more lyrical corners of their East-West fusion, with L. Shankar's spectacular violin and Zakir Hussain's tabla taking the solo foreground as much as, if not more than, McLaughlin's acoustic guitar.

Bill Evans - Live '64-'75 (2006) + Rome Concert 1979 (2006) [2xDVD5]
2xDVD5 -> 7.31 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 4:3 | English (LinearPCM, 2 ch / Dolby AC3, 2 ch)
~ 142 min | ISO Images | 5% repair rar
© 2006 Realin' / TDK / Impro-Jazz | DVWW-JIDG / JJ 515
Jazz/ Post Bop / Modal Jazz / Piano

Bill Evans features five separate performances by one of the most revered pianists in music history. This collection covers an 11-year span, highlighting Evans’ ever-deepening artistry as he performs with four different all-star rhythm sections, including the stunning duo of bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and drummer Alan Dawson. This DVD includes for the first time on home video Evans’ renditions of the rarely performed “Sareen Jurer,” “Blue Serge” and “Twelve Tone Tune Two.” Among the many surprises in this collection is a live performance of “My Melancholy Baby” with saxophonist Lee Konitz.