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VA - A Tribute To The Pirate Stations 1964-1974 (2010) Music

Posted by Rtax at April 4, 2024

VA - A Tribute To The Pirate Stations 1964-1974 (2010)
FLAC (tracks) - 3.1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.08 GB
7:54:42 | Pop, Classic Rock, Funk, Soul, Psychedelic Pop Rock | Label: USM

A Tribute To The Pirate Stations (1964-1974) "Golden Years of Pop Music" On April 21, 2010, it will be 50 years since Radio Veronica began broadcasting from a ship just outside the territorial waters. It ushered in the era of the 'pirate station' phenomenon. Radio Caroline, Radio London, Radio Northsea International and many others followed Veronica's initiative. On this 7-CD + DVD box, all the great radio hits from the most important years of pop history (1964-1974) are listed by Adje Bouman. At the time, Ad was a technician at Radio Veronica and was not called 'the master' for nothing. Each CD has its own theme; the Adje Bouman Top Ten, the Lex Harding Show, the Rob Out Show, etc. Not only the big hits are featured, the typical 'radio records' are also present, all this is interspersed with jingles and so these shows seem to be alive again brought. As a bonus, the DVD with the movie 'The Boat That Rocked' has been added, to give an idea of what it was like on a 'pirate ship' at the time.

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VA - The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (2013) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 17, 2023

VA - The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 (2013)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 3:41:28 | 679 / 460 Mb
Genre: Pop, Rock, British, Rock & Roll / Label: Fantastic Voyage

Not every record that s released can be a hit, but - hit or not - every record released is still a memory for someone. In The Forgotten 45s 1957-1959 we are remembering the records that deserved to be a UK hit but, for whatever reason, were not. Packed with singles by hit-makers of the calibre of Gene Vincent, Alma Cogan, Frankie Lymon, Lonnie Donegan, Brenda Lee and Dion, as well as US acts hoping to extend their success beyond the domestic market, this 3CD set devotes one disc to each year from 1957 to 1959, and will be followed by a companion set covering the years 1960-1962. Reflecting the musical preferences of the era, the featured styles run the gamut of R&B, doo wop, rock & roll, country, skiffle and mainstream pop. Considered alongside hits-of-the-year compilations, like Fantastic Voyage s exhaustive British Hit Parade series, The Forgotten 45s offers a fascinating parallel narrative. Artists, labels and other pundits could reasonably have expected these recording to be UK hit singles, but they were denied that success. The reason may be apparent with hindsight: the timely release of a rival version, or the listening public starting to fall out of love with the artist, or their style of music. But other misses are harder to fathom, and of course it is this unpredictability that goes a long way to explain our fascination with hit records. If you were one of the few that bought one or more of these tracks back in the day, then you already know the enjoyment you derived from them, and you can sit back and let the memories come flooding back. If you are only now discovering the music of a bygone age, then The Forgotten 45s offers an intriguing, different dimension to your journey.

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V.A. - The Beat Of The Pops (34CDs, 2007) Music

Posted by Discograf_man at Feb. 22, 2017

V.A. - The Beat Of The Pops (34CDs, 2007)
Beat, Pop, Rock & Roll, Doo Wop | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 5,48 Gb
Label: Rato Records | Release Year: 2007

Beat music, British beat, or Merseybeat (after bands from Liverpool and nearby areas beside the River Mersey) is a pop and rock music genre that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1960s. Beat music is a fusion of rock and roll (mainly Chuck Berry guitar style and the midtempo beat of artists like Buddy Holly), doo-wop, skiffle and R&B. The genre provided many of the bands responsible for the British Invasion of the American pop charts starting in 1964, and provided the model for many important developments in pop and rock music, including the format of the rock group around lead, rhythm and bass guitars with drums. The Beat Of The Pops - excellent selection of beat tracks.

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VA - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo (2020) Music

Posted by delpotro at Dec. 1, 2023

VA - 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo (2020)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,54 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 543 Mb | 03:56:54
Punk Rock, New Wave, Post-Punk, Mod Revival, Powerpop | Label: Cherry Red Records

On 1978: The Year The UK Turned Day-Glo, we investigate the sounds of 1978 as the original punk template fractured into a dazzling day-glo riot of sub-genres: new wave, post-punk, proto-Oi, power-pop, punk poets, the mod revival, ska-punk, synth-oriented electronic/industrial music and a whole load of additional noises that, over forty years later, have still to be classified by the fifth estate, the fourth column or even the Third Reich. We document various regional scenes, paying close attention to the likes of Manchester, Scotland and, in particular, Northern Ireland, where the arrival of punk was a life-affirming relief from the horrors of everyday life.

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Scott Walker - The Collection 1967-1970 (2013) Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 4, 2023

Scott Walker's catalog has been reissued several times; therefore, yet another package, this one containing his four self-titled solo albums and 'Til the Band Comes In (sans any bonus material), might seem puzzling at first, or a cash-in at worst. Indeed, this isn't even a truly chronological reissue: Scott Sings Songs from His TV Series was his actual fourth album, issued in 1969, between Scott 3 and Scott 4. The choice to include the uneven 'Til the Band Comes In, his sixth record – and one of the first of his truly confounding releases from the '70s – is interesting if not ideal. That said, it is not without merit as about half of it is wonderful.

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Eddie Fisher - The Hits Collection 1948-62 (2023) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Aug. 11, 2023

Eddie Fisher - The Hits Collection 1948-62 (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 03:32:49 | 553 / 437 Mb
Genre: Pop / Label: ACROBAT

Eddie Fisher was one of biggest stars of the first half of the 1950s, both as a singer and movie actor, and had more than 60 hits across the Billboard, Cash Box and UK charts. He was a singer very much of his era, with an old-school formal singing style that was ideally suited to the big-voiced ballads of the early ‘50s but did not translate well into the rock ‘n’ roll era, and he had his last Top 10 hit a few months after Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” topped the charts in 1956. This great value 80-track 3-CD set comprises all his chart entries on the Columbia, RCA-Victor, 7-Arts and ABC-Paramount labels from this era, plus selected A & B sides from his other singles during these years. It features his US and UK No. 1s with “Wish You Were Here”, “I’m Walking Behind You”, “Outside Of Heaven”, “Oh My Pa Pa” and “I Need You Now”, and includes his hits with The Marlin Sisters, Perry Como, Sally Sweetland and Hugo Winterhalter, plus a duet with Debbie Reynolds. It’s a comprehensive overview of his career as a chart artist, and an enjoyable showcase for his notable talents as a highly distinctive song stylist from a golden age of traditional pop.

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Anabel Santiago - Desnuda (2007) Music

Posted by Goodspeed at Sept. 7, 2019

A collection of traditional and folk arrangements from the Argentine born, Asturian vocalist, whose passion explodes from deceptively timid verses, or lilts like a mournful shepherd accompanied only by a setting sun. Essential listening.

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Louis Armstrong - Complete History (2000) (15 CDs Box Set) Music

Posted by murena at Aug. 13, 2020

Louis Armstrong - Complete History (2000) (15 CDs Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks+.cue, log) | 15 CDs, 15:34:19 min | Scans included | 4,1 Gb
Genre: New Orleans Jazz, Dixieland / Label: International Music Company

More than 300 tracks, digitally remastered and compiled over 15 discs. Includes all of Louis Armstrong's hits, hundreds of rarities and the complete discography. 2005.

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VA - Respect: A Century of Women in Music (Remastered) (1999) Music

Posted by Rtax at March 28, 2023

VA - Respect: A Century of Women in Music (Remastered) (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 892 MB
6:28:33 | Jazz, Rock, Latin, Funk, Soul, Blues, Non-Music, Pop, Folk, Country, Stage & Screen | Label: Rhino Entertainment Company

Rhino's five-disc box set Respect: A Century of Women in Music was surely assembled with the best of intentions, but it doesn't quite work. First of all, any collection that focuses solely on "the female contribution" comes off as a little condescending, no matter how good the intentions are. Still, the concept has enough weight to make for at least an interesting listen. However, any compilation that spans nearly 100 years and every conceivable popular musical genre is bound not only to be incomplete, but too sweeping to be totally effective. The scope is impressive, as are the featured artists – think of any major female musician and they're likely to be here, unless it's Joni Mitchell (Kim Gordon and Kim Deal are also missing, as are several other similarly minded post-punk rockers and various pop and folk singer/songwriters, but no omission is as shocking as Mitchell's) – but the overall effect is somewhat bewildering.

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Teresa Brewer - The Singles Collection 1949-62 (2017) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 7, 2023

Teresa Brewer - The Singles Collection 1949-62 (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 343 MB
2:24:37 | Traditional Pop, Country, Jazz, R&B | Label: Acrobat

The early '50s was the heyday of pop performers whose style and image was ideally suited to the mood of the times and whose music epitomised the easy-going middle-of-the-road output of mainstream American radio stations in the years before rock 'n' roll arrived to change the face of popular music in mid-decade. Teresa Brewer was one such performer, a bright, stylish and versatile singer who was an ideal vehicle for just about kind of song her record companies wanted her to record, from ballads to out-and-out novelty songs, enabling her to rack up nearly fifty hits in her decade-long chart career, including the memorable No. 1 hits "Music! Music! Music!" and "Till I Waltz Again With You". This great-value 57-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides of her singles during the era for the London and Coral labels, and naturally features her entries in the Billboard, Cash Box and UK charts from those years, including the hits "Ricochet", "Jilted", "Let Me Go, Lover", "A Tear Fell" and "A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" and her duet hit with Don Cornell. It's a worthy showcase for an artist who provided many nostalgic memories for those who enjoyed her records during those years.

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