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The Ides Of March - Last Band Standing (2015) [4CD + DVD Box Set]

The Ides Of March - Last Band Standing (2015)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Ides Of March Records, IOM 2015LE8 | ~ 2115 or 758 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 136 Mb
DVD9: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | Dolby AC3, 2 ch, 192 kbps
Jazz Rock, Classic Rock, Progressive Rock

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The Ides Of March - Common Bond (1971) Remastered Reissue 2003  Music

Posted by Designol at Oct. 8, 2024
The Ides Of March - Common Bond (1971) Remastered Reissue 2003

The Ides Of March - Common Bond (1971) Remastered Reissue 2003
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 340 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 138 Mb | Scans included
Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Soul, Jazz Rock | Label: Magic | # 3930347 | Time: 00:50:21

24-bit remastered reissue of the Chicago rock act's 1971 sophomore album includes two bonus tracks, 'Superman' (Single Mono Version) & 'Melody', packaged in a digipak.
The Ides Of March - Vehicle (1970) Remastered Expanded Edition 2014

The Ides Of March - Vehicle (1970) Remastered Expanded Edition 2014
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 343 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 121 Mb | Scans ~ 35 Mb
Label: Real Gone Music | # RGM-0289 | Time: 00:52:55
Classic Rock, Blue-Eyed Soul, Jazz Rock

With our release of well-received titles by Blood, Sweat & Tears and Tower of Power, we at Real Gone have become something of a home for the great horn bands of the late '60s and early 70s, and with our reissue of The Ides of March's classic Vehicle album on the 50th anniversary of the band s founding, we are bringing another one into the fold. The Ides began in a basement in the Chicago suburb of Berwyn on October 16th, 1964, and have stayed together ever since; only the Rolling Stones really rival them for longevity. And this album, Vehicle, was their commercial high-water mark; its title track went to #2 and the album to #55 on the 1970 charts. It's a happy collision (no pun intended) of the band s garage-y British pop influences and the more progressive sounds of Chicago and BS&T that were sweeping through FM radio at the time; our Expanded Edition features four single bonus tracks and notes by Richie Unterberger featuring quotes from the band's Jim Peterik and Larry Millas. Highly recommended!

The J. Geils Band - Flashback: The Best Of J. Geils Band (1985)  Music

Posted by Designol at July 29, 2024
The J. Geils Band - Flashback: The Best Of J. Geils Band (1985)

The J. Geils Band - Flashback: The Best Of J. Geils Band (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 252 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 90 Mb | Scans included | 00:38:10
Classic Rock, Blues-Rock, Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll | Label: EMI-Manhattan | # CDP 7 46551 2

The J. Geils Band were one of the most popular touring rock & roll bands in America during the '70s. Where their contemporaries were influenced by the heavy boogie of British blues-rock and the ear-splitting sonic adventures of psychedelia, the J. Geils Band were a bar band pure and simple, churning out greasy covers of obscure R&B, doo wop, and soul tunes, cutting them with a healthy dose of Stonesy swagger. While their muscular sound and the hyper jive of frontman Peter Wolf packed arenas across America, it only rarely earned them hit singles. Seth Justman, the group's main songwriter, could turn out catchy R&B-based rockers like "Give It to Me" and "Must of Got Lost," but these hits never led to stardom, primarily because the group had trouble capturing the energy of its live sound in the studio. In the early '80s, the group tempered its driving rock with some pop, and the makeover paid off with the massive hit single "Centerfold," which stayed at number one for six weeks. By the time the band prepared to record a follow-up, tensions between Justman and Wolf had grown considerably, resulting in Wolf's departure, which quickly led to the band's demise. After working for years to reach the top of the charts, the J. Geils Band couldn't stay there once they finally achieved their goal.
The Art of Noise - In No Sense? Nonsense! (Deluxe Edition) (1987/2018)

The Art of Noise - In No Sense? Nonsense! (Deluxe Edition) (1987/2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 908 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 346 Mb | Covers (LQ) included | 02:30:05
Experimental Rock, Progressive Electronic, Synthpop | Label: Warner Music

The Art of Noise‘s 1987 album In No Sense? Nonsense! is reissued as a two-CD deluxe edition in November 2018. Gary Lagan had left after In Visible Silence leaving Anne Dudley and J.J. Jeczalik to continue as a duo. Dudley recalls, “At that time, we were meeting new people, doing adverts and films and things. There was lots of new input. These adverts generated other new tracks. They would evolve and we’d agree they were good ideas. And we’d ask each other what would happen if we did this, this and this? So that kept everything evolving.” The reissue features newly-remastered audio including bonus seven-inch and 12-inch mixes including collaborations with Paul McCartney (the Art of Noise ‘Spies Like Us’ remix) and Duane Eddy (‘Spies’). Additionally, there are 22 unreleased recordings from the sessions, taken from the original master tapes.
Memphis Jug Band - American Epic: The Best Of Memphis Jug Band (2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Memphis Jug Band - American Epic: The Best Of Memphis Jug Band (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 45:03 minutes | 463 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The Memphis Jug Band, most active from 1926 into the 1950s, revolved around guitarist, harmonica player and singer Will Shade and featured a wide variety of instrumentation including harmonica, kazoo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, piano, washboard and, of course, jug. They recorded more songs than any pre-war jug band and as a result, were key in developing the jug band tradition and format.
Memphis Jug Band - American Epic: The Best Of Memphis Jug Band (2017) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Memphis Jug Band - American Epic: The Best Of Memphis Jug Band (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 45:03 minutes | 463 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

The Memphis Jug Band, most active from 1926 into the 1950s, revolved around guitarist, harmonica player and singer Will Shade and featured a wide variety of instrumentation including harmonica, kazoo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, piano, washboard and, of course, jug. They recorded more songs than any pre-war jug band and as a result, were key in developing the jug band tradition and format.
The Earls Of Leicester - Rattle & Roar (2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

The Earls Of Leicester - Rattle & Roar (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 44:38 minutes | 898 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

"Rattle & Roar" is the second album from Grammy-winners the Earls of Leicester, a band formed in tribute to legendary bluegrass artists Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. The group is a realization of veteran Dobro player Jerry Douglas who assembled a bluegrass dream team of five other accomplished Nashville musicians on guitars, banjos, mandolins and fiddles. "Rattle & Roar" contains 17 timeless favourites from the Flatt and Scruggs songbook, maintaining the same emotional authenticity, instrumental expertise and vibrant creative spirit that made the original versions such enduring classics.

Orchestre Les Mangelepa - Last Band Standing (2017)  Music

Posted by aasana at Sept. 4, 2019
Orchestre Les Mangelepa - Last Band Standing (2017)

Orchestre Les Mangelepa - Last Band Standing (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue) | 01:14:34 | 419,17 MB
World, Africa, Folk | Label: Strut

It starts with a horn fanfare, then eases into lilting Congolese rumba, Kenyan-style, with three singers backed by a rock-solid rhythm section, intertwining guitars and horns. From the opening bars of Kanemo, it’s evident that Orchestre Les Mangelepa are as potent today as they were in the 1970s, when they sported platform shoes and became dancefloor heroes across east Africa.

Orchestre Les Mangelepa - Last Band Standing (2017)  Music

Posted by aasana at Oct. 20, 2017
Orchestre Les Mangelepa - Last Band Standing (2017)

Orchestre Les Mangelepa - Last Band Standing (2017)
World, Africa, Folk | 01:14:23 | MP3, 320 kbps | 170 MB
Label: Strut

It starts with a horn fanfare, then eases into lilting Congolese rumba, Kenyan-style, with three singers backed by a rock-solid rhythm section, intertwining guitars and horns. From the opening bars of Kanemo, it’s evident that Orchestre Les Mangelepa are as potent today as they were in the 1970s, when they sported platform shoes and became dancefloor heroes across east Africa. Originally from eastern Congo, they moved to Nairobi and succeeded by mixing the massively popular music of their homeland with Kenyan influences and lyrics in Swahili. But despite their success in Africa, they didn’t tour in Europe until last year. This new studio album, their first for the international market, includes old favourites such as Maindusa, but also the new, keyboard-backed Ma Lilly, featuring the powerful, pained vocals of founder member Kabila Kabanze. After all these years, they deserve a new following in the west.