The Best of Chicago

The Sunshine Company - The Best Of The Sunshine Company (2001) Music

Posted by Rtax at July 7, 2024

The Sunshine Company - The Best Of The Sunshine Company (2001)
FLAC (tracks, scans) - 430 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 194 MB
1:00:51 | Folk Rock, Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop | Label: Collectors' Choice Music

The Sunshine Company's very name summons the spirit of the mini-genre of 1960s pop-rock that, long after its heyday, was named sunshine pop. So does their music, with the requisite exquisite multi-part male-female harmonies, buoyant optimism, and luxuriant late-1960s L.A. studio production. Look a little under the surface, though, and you find tinges of eccentric melancholy that set them apart from many of the frothy Mamas and the Papas-like groups of the period. Just as their music was more multi-dimensional than you might be led to believe by their trio of Top 100 hits, so was their story more complex than many would imagine. Could there have been any other band whose brief career whisked them through the orbits of the Carpenters, the Fifth Dimension, Jackson Browne, the Jefferson Airplane, Mary McCaslin, and John Davidson, ending at the even unlikelier destination of a pre-stardom Gregg Allman?

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Chicago - The Very Best Of: Only The Beginning [2CD] (2002) Music

Posted by BlondStyle at May 10, 2023

Rhino began its elaborate Chicago reissue series in 2002 with The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning, a double-disc set that covers 39 hits from all of Chicago's eras from the early jazzy records, through the soft rock hits sung by Peter Cetera, to the post-Cetera adult contemporary records of the '80s, and beyond. It's the first compilation to cover this much ground, actually 1991's Group Portrait stopped around Cetera's departure and while it may go a little bit further than some would want (a cover of Louis Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing" from their 1995 neo-swing album closes the set; it happens to feature the Gipsy Kings on support), it nevertheless is very satisfying, since it rounds up all of the hits, and Chicago were at their very best on their hits.

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VA - Best Of Brunswick - Sisters (The Sound Of Chicago Soul) (Japanese Remastered) (2014) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 19, 2022

VA - Best Of Brunswick - Sisters (The Sound Of Chicago Soul) (Japanese Remastered) (2014)
FLAC (tracks) - 352 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 124 MB
54:29 | Funk, Soul | Label: Solid Records

Soul sisters galore – a heady helping of work from the Chicago scene and beyond – all pulled from the vaults of Brunswick Records! Brunswick had a few key singers in the late 60s who easily rivaled the best at Motown and Atlantic – and they went onto record some great lesser-knowns in the 70s who really kept the groove high, and who come together here in one massive mighty celebration of female soul! Tracks include some great overlooked singles from the label – and titles include "Do The Whoopie" by Sugar Pie Desanto, "Son Of A Preacher Man" by Erma Franklin, "Got To Be An Answer" by Odyssey 5, "Keep An Eye" by Jean Shy, "Play It Fair" by Lavern Baker, "Love Is Easy To Lose" by Jackie Ross, "Stop I Don't Need No Sympathy" by Lyn Roman, "After You" by Barbara Acklin, "Living In The Footsteps Of Another Girl" by The Promises, and "Higher & Higher" by Dana Valery.

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Nellie Lutcher - The Best Of Nellie Lutcher (1995) Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 1, 2022

Nellie Lutcher was at the peak of her fame during her period with Capitol (1947-1951). A fine swing-based pianist, Lutcher was best known for her unique vocal style, which included witty asides that often sounded spontaneous. This well-conceived CD has 18 of her recordings from 1947 and one apiece from 1949-1951. Highlights include "Hurry on Down," "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else," "He's a Real Gone Guy," "Chi-Chi-Chi Chicago," "The Song Is Ended," "Fine Brown Frame," and two previously unissued numbers. With sympathetic and swinging backing from various guitarists (including Ulysses Livingstone and Irving Ashby), bassists, and drummers, the spotlight is on Nellie Lutcher throughout. This highly recommended disc is easily her definitive CD.

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VA - Cool Heat : The Best of CTI Records (2017) Music

Posted by delpotro at April 9, 2018

VA - Cool Heat : The Best of CTI Records (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 02:36:39 | 994 Mb
Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Bop, Jazz-Funk | Label: Robinsongs

Robinsongs brings you perhaps the definitive round up of cool tracks to be released by CTI Records and affiliated label Kudu on a Double CD.

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Groove Armada - The Best Of (2019) Music

Posted by delpotro at March 23, 2020

Groove Armada - The Best Of (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 945 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 343 Mb | 02:27:59
Electronic, Trip-Hop, House, Big Beat | Label: Edsel Records

Groove Armada are one of the biggest selling and most loved dance acts, comprising of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay, who have released 8 studio albums since forming 21 years ago. They’ve scored numerous chart hits including 10 UK top 40 hits including; I See You Baby (UK 11), Superstylin (UK12), If Everybody Looked The Same (UK25), At The River, Song 4 Mutya (UK 8), Purple Haze (UK 36), Get Down (UK 9). This 2CD release features all their hits, presented in a digi sleeve and includes new edits of Edge Hill, Suntoucher, Chicago and Little By Little.

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VA - Best Of Brunswick - For Groups (The Sound of Chicago Soul) (Remastered) (2013) Music

Posted by Rtax at April 9, 2023

VA - Best Of Brunswick - For Groups (The Sound of Chicago Soul) (Remastered) (2013)
FLAC (tracks) - 439 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 148 MB
1:02:07 | Soul | Label: Solid Records

Best Of Brunswick - For Groups (The Sound of Chicago Soul), a Various Artists Compilation. Released 2013 on Solid Records.

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Soul Coughing - Lust In Phaze: The Best Of Soul Coughing (2002) Music

Posted by Rtax at Aug. 16, 2023

Soul Coughing - Lust In Phaze: The Best Of Soul Coughing (2002)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 498 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 MB
1:18:31 | Alternative Rock, Synth-pop | Label: Slash / Rhino

Few bands are as criminally overlooked as Soul Coughing, but in their short career they managed to craft some brilliantly fractured pop that went sadly unnoticed by mainstream listeners. Paving the way for like-minded bands like Cake and the Bloodhound Gang, Soul Coughing was the beat poetry antidote to the heavy-handed grunge that was clogging the airwaves when they first arrived in 1994. The six tracks from their first album are some of the best songs in the band's canon, showing what an impressive impact they made with a simple formula.

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Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James (1993) Music

Posted by Designol at Sept. 7, 2023

With the confusing plethora of Elmore James discs out on the market, this is truly the place to start, featuring the best of his work culled from several labels. Highlights include James' original recording of "Dust My Broom," "It Hurts Me Too," "T.V. Mama" (with Elmore backing Big Joe Turner), and the title track, one of the best slow blues ever created. Slide guitar doesn't get much better than this, making this particular compilation not only a perfect introduction to Elmore's music, but an essential piece for any blues collection.

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Chicago - The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1997 (1997) & The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1998 Volume II (1998) Re-up Music

Posted by v3122 at June 26, 2017

Chicago - The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1997 (1997) & The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1998 Volume II (1998)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | WEA Japan, WPCR-1330 & 1940 | ~ 886 or 299 Mb | Scans(jpg, 600dpi) -> 166 Mb
Pop Rock / Classic Rock / Jazz Rock

According to Billboard chart statistics, Chicago is second only to the Beach Boys as the most successful American rock band of all time, in terms of both albums and singles. Judged by album sales alone, as certified by the R.I.A.A., the band does not rank quite so high, but it is still among the Top Ten best-selling U.S. groups ever…

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