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Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (1967) {2009, Japanese Reissue, Remastered} Repost

Vanilla Fudge - Vanilla Fudge (1967) {2009, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 257 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 106 Mb
Full Scans | 00:42:46 | RAR 5% Recovery
Psychedelic Rock | ATCO Records / Warner Music Japan Inc. #WPCR-13600

In a debut consisting of covers, nobody could accuse Vanilla Fudge of bad taste in their repertoire; with stoned-out, slowed-down versions of such then-recent classics as "Ticket to Ride," "Eleanor Rigby," and "People Get Ready," they were setting the bar rather high for themselves. Even the one suspect choice – Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang" – turns out to be rivaled only by Mott the Hoople's version of "Laugh at Me" in putting Bono's songwriting in the kindest possible light. Most of the tracks here share the common structure of a disjointed warm-up jam, a Hammond-heavy dirge of harmonized vocals at the center, and a final flat-out jam. Still, some succeed better than others: "You Keep Me Hanging On" has a wonderfully hammered-out drum part, and "She's Not There" boasts some truly groovy organ jams. While the pattern can sound repetitive today, each song still works as a time capsule of American psychedelia.
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Angel Station (1979) {2022, Japanese Reissue}

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Angel Station (1979) {2022, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 305 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 118 Mb
Covers Included | 00:46:38 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock | Belle Antique #BELLE 223726

Vocalist Chris Thompson's last album with Manfred Mann's Earth Band is dressed up in Mann's beautiful keyboards. Angel Station has some key moments – "You Angel You," a Bob Dylan tune that sounds nothing like Dylan, and not the way their Top Ten version of "Quinn the Eskimo"/"The Mighty Quinn" was reinvented. "You Angel You" has a strong hook with topnotch Anthony Moore production work, and it melts into the title track of Harriet Schock's landmark Hollywood Town album, the source of Helen Reddy's "Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady." The Manfred Mann version is interesting, and explores the possibilities of the composition, though Schock's version is perfect country-pop and hard to top. It is nice to see a rock band with such good taste.
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974) [2014, Universal Music Japan, UICY-40096]

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Universal Music Japan, UICY-40099~9 | ~ 597 or 223 Mb | Artwork(png) -> 247 Mb
Progressive Rock

Given all the overt literary references of Selling England by the Pound, along with their taste for epic suites such as "Supper's Ready," it was only a matter of time before Genesis attempted a full-fledged concept album, and 1974's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was a massive rock opera: the winding, wielding story of a Puerto Rican hustler name Rael making his way in New York City. Peter Gabriel made some tentative moves toward developing this story into a movie with William Friedkin but it never took off, perhaps it's just as well; even with the lengthy libretto included with the album, the story never makes sense…
Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970) [2014, Universal Music Japan, TYCP-85003]

Leon Russell - Leon Russell (1970)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Universal Music Japan, TYCP-85003 | ~ 263 or 111 Mb | Scans(png) -> 217 Mb
Rock / Southern Rock

Leon Russell never quite hit all the right notes the way he did on his eponymous debut. He never again seemed as convincing in his grasp of Americana music and themes, never again seemed as individual, and never again did his limited, slurred bluesy voice seem as ingratiating…
The Hollies - Would You Believe? (1966) [Japanese Edition 2013] (Repost)

The Hollies - Would You Believe? (1966) [Japanese Edition 2013]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 464 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 184 MB | Covers - 149 MB
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Beat | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-15418)

One of the less essential '60s albums by the Hollies, whose capabilities were arguably stretched by the two-album-a-year-pace-in-addition-to-three-hit-singles model established by the Beatles during this time. Their version of Paul Simon's "I Am a Rock" is nice, but the soul and early rock covers of Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, and Chuck Berry are pretty dispensable; the Hollies were not the Stones or the Animals, lacking their soul and interpretative imagination. Some of the originals are pretty ho-hum too (including the pathetic "Fifi the Flea," which was covered by the Everly Brothers). But every Hollies album of the '60s has some strong overlooked tracks. On this one, they're the surprisingly tough folk-rockers "Hard, Hard Year" and "I've Got a Way of My Own." The ultra-catchy "Don't You Even Care," written by Clint Ballard, Jr. (also responsible for their number one British hit "I'm Alive," as well as "The Game of Love" and "You're No Good"), is the real obscure gem here and could have well been a hit under its own steam…
Bart van Oort - Mozart: Complete Piano Works (2006) (14CDs Box Set)

Bart van Oort - Mozart: Complete Piano Works (2006) (14CDs Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) | 14 CDs, 14:49:17 min | 3,2 Gb | Scans->20 mb
Genre: Classical / Label: Brilliant Classics

This 14-CD set is really very complete (a few absences are mentioned below). Besides the solo fortepiano works, it features works for piano four-hands, two pianos, even works for organ and the adagio for glass harmonica KV 617a, though these works are performed on the fortepiano. Frankly, I can't bear listening to the glass harmonica, but I prefer the organ works played on organ and the CD with Mozart's organ works I recommend is Mozart - L'oeuvre pour orgue, Olivier Vernet, Cédric Meckler, Ligia Digital. Furthermore, this box presents some never before recorded works comprising recent authentications of Mozart's authorship; doubtful and spurious works; fragments. I name these works below.
Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love (1982) [2011, Japanese Paper Sleeve Mini-LP CD]

Marvin Gaye - Midnight Love (1982) [2011, Japanese Paper Sleeve Mini-LP CD]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Reggae, Boogie | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 39:21 | 630,67 Mb
Label: CBS/Sony Music Japan International (Japan) | Cat.# SICP-3052 | Released: 2011-04-06 (1982-10-01)

"Midnight Love" is the 17th studio album by Marvin Gaye. He signed with the label Columbia in March 1982 following his exit from Motown. The final album to be released before his death, it ultimately became the most successful album of Gaye's entire career. The disc was certified triple Platinum in the United States, selling well over six million copies worldwide. It was nominated for a 1984 Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, spawning the two-time Grammy Award-winning smash, "Sexual Healing". It was ranked #37 on the Rolling Stone list of the best albums of the 1980s decade and the NME named the album as its Album of the Year in 1983.

Northern Light - Northern Light (2005) [Japanese Ed.]  Music

Posted by Andi_Deris at July 17, 2017
Northern Light - Northern Light (2005) [Japanese Ed.]

Northern Light - Northern Light (2005) [Japanese Ed.]
EAC Rip | FLAC: Image+Cue+Log | 439 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 162 Mb | Scans | 85 Mb | Time: 01:00:04
Gencross | GCCY-1002
Melodic Rock/AOR

Tor Talle hails from Norway. And like many from that fair land, has an abundance of melody flowing through his veins. A talented musician, he has managed to concoct a beautiful selection of tunes that traverses a fine line between AOR and West Coast. If that middle-ground suits your taste-buds then read on! The lineup of guests is impressive. Which makes the resulting songs all the more interesting because the style changes with the singer.
The Hollies - Hollies Sing Hollies (1969) [Japanese Edition 2014] (Repost)

The Hollies - Hollies Sing Hollies (1969) [Japanese Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 481 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 175 MB | Covers - 279 MB
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-15446)

Hollies Sing Hollies was the group's somewhat self-conscious follow-up to Hollies Sing Dylan - in the U.S., it formed the bulk of the He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother LP, with that smash single (totally unlike anything else on the album) overshadowing the rest of the record. If the Hollies began to lose credibility as a frontline rock group, the blame must rest with this album. The songwriting is generally melodic and very pleasant, but little of it is particularly memorable, and the arrangements mostly have a light rock/pop feel to them, closer to Gary Puckett & the Union Gap than to the Beatles. There are one or two very good songs, including "Please Let Me Please," with crisp rhythm guitars and slashing lead parts as well as a catchy central melody and an even better chorus…
The Hollies - Hollies Sing Hollies (1969) [Japanese Edition 2014] (Repost)

The Hollies - Hollies Sing Hollies (1969) [Japanese Edition 2014]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 481 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 175 MB | Covers - 279 MB
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Warner Music Japan (WPCR-15446)

Hollies Sing Hollies was the group's somewhat self-conscious follow-up to Hollies Sing Dylan - in the U.S., it formed the bulk of the He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother LP, with that smash single (totally unlike anything else on the album) overshadowing the rest of the record. If the Hollies began to lose credibility as a frontline rock group, the blame must rest with this album. The songwriting is generally melodic and very pleasant, but little of it is particularly memorable, and the arrangements mostly have a light rock/pop feel to them, closer to Gary Puckett & the Union Gap than to the Beatles. There are one or two very good songs, including "Please Let Me Please," with crisp rhythm guitars and slashing lead parts as well as a catchy central melody and an even better chorus…