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The First Class - Beach Baby: The Complete Recordings (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Jan. 2, 2025
The First Class - Beach Baby: The Complete Recordings (2023)

The First Class - Beach Baby: The Complete Recordings (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,65 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 745 Mb | Covers included | 03:55:39
Pop Rock | Label: Grapefruit Records

Three CD set. First-ever complete anthology by the 'Beach Baby' harmony pop hitmakers. Featuring both First Class LPs, all singles, pseudonymous releases and numerous previously unreleased tracks including advertising jingles and songs from an aborted 1974 musical. Arguably the ultimate Beach Boys tribute, 'Beach Baby' introduced a new name, The First Class - actually veteran pop hitmaker and songwriter John Carter with the aid of Chas Mills and lead singer Tony Burrows. While other singers and musicians adopted the name to front their music in public, the Carter/Burrows/Mills combination continued to record new First Class material, including a self-titled LP that is quite possibly the finest, most ambitious British harmony pop album of the 70s.
The Betterdays - Hush Your Mouth: The Betterdays Anthology (2022)

The Betterdays - Hush Your Mouth: The Betterdays Anthology (2022)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, full scans) - 899 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 360 MB
2:31:08 | Rock, Beat, Rhythm & Blues | Label: Grapefruit

Two CD set. First-ever complete anthology of wild mid-'60s UK garage R&B band The Betterdays who briefly reformed in the early '90s. The West Country's leading exponents of British Garage R&B, The Betterdays' thrillingly raw sound and unkempt, long-haired appearance initially saw them banned by local promoters in their native Plymouth. The national success of The Rolling Stones turned the tide in their favor, and by mid-1964 they boasted a thriving local fan club and were provoking riots among audiences. Having acquired local hero status, they opted not to relocate to London, although they did cut a handful of demos at venues like RG Jones (Morden) Ltd and even released a single via Polydor in September 1965. By that juncture the R&B scene was fading, and The Betterdays duly disbanded - although they did reform in the early '90s with the original five-man line-up, promptly recording the album they'd been denied in their mid-'60s heyday. The first-ever complete anthology of their work, Hush Your Mouth brings together their small but valuable cache of mid-Sixties acetates, their feverishly-pursued Polydor single, a clutch of August 1964 live cuts (including three tracks now being heard for the first time) and those early '90s recordings - which initially gained a partial release as No Concessions before an expanded version appeared in 2017 as Backlash. Featuring a 24-page booklet with numerous rare photos and a new essay on the band, 'Hush Your Mouth' is the final word on this legendary mid-'60s British R&B band.
VA - Beatlemaniacs!!!: The World Of Beatles Novelty Records (2006)

VA - Beatlemaniacs!!!: The World Of Beatles Novelty Records (2006)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 265 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 143 MB
1:01:27 | Rock & Roll, Doo Wop, Pop Rock, Parody, Beat, Novelty | Label: Ace

By the end of 1963, the Beatles had probably gone as far as they had dared to dream in establishing the widest possible audience for their music in Britain. When America beckoned, at the dawn of 1964, they were ready and primed to embrace stardom on an unseen scale. Capitol scheduled I Want To Hold Your Hand for US release on 26 December 1963, backed by a $30,000 national marketing campaign - $250,000 in today’s money. Five million fliers and windscreen stickers proclaiming “The Beatles Are Coming!” above a Capitol logo adorned with a Beatle wig, were pasted anywhere they might be seen. Point-of-sale displays were placed in record stores. A four-page Capitol promo pamphlet sent to the trade focused on the Beatles as a cultural phenomenon, placing inordinate emphasis on their haircuts. If anything sold the Beatles to America, even before their music had been widely heard, it was their hair, an identifying motif that became the talk of the nation. Capitol spent $30,000 publicising a haircut!, but their investment paid off, when on 4 April, Billboard’s Hot 100 showed the Beatles at #1 (with She Loves You), 2, 3, 4, 5, 31, 41, 46, 58, 65, 68 and 79, setting the seal on a full-blown cultural phenomenon.

Flash And The Pan - Lights In The Night (1980)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 30, 2024
Flash And The Pan - Lights In The Night (1980)

Flash And The Pan - Lights In The Night (1980)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 282 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans included
New Wave, Pop/Rock | Label: CBS | # CBS 462871 2 | Time: 00:46:16

After the fluke success of "Hey Saint Peter" made Flash and The Pan's first album into an international hit, this side project from Harry Vanda and George Young had to contend with a follow-up. Vanda and Young, best known as the core of 60's hit makers The Easybeats and producers to AC/DC (George Young is family to Malcom and Angus), were already no strangers to hit song-writing. The result was "Media Man" charting in several countries, and the album expanding on the band's cult audience. The formula remained pretty much the same. Heavy new wave synths paired to either dance-beats or down tempo gloominess, along with monotone, processed vocals. This doesn't click quite as often as it does on the debut album, and there's nothing here as memorable as "Hey St Peter" or "The Band Played On/Down Among The Dead Men." But more than half the album clicks, with "Media Man" being the dance-hit and the title track being the best of the bummers. It's also worth pointing out that, despite the minimalist trappings, these guys were pretty incredible musicians. Give a listen to the piano solo on "Welcome To The Universe" for proof on that one.

Flash And The Pan - Flash And The Pan (1978)  Music

Posted by Designol at Dec. 29, 2024
Flash And The Pan - Flash And The Pan (1978)

Flash And The Pan - Flash And The Pan (1978)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 257 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 107 Mb | Scans included
New Wave, Pop/Rock | Label: CBS | # 462873 2 | Time: 00:44:38

Flash and the Pan were an Australian new wave musical group (essentially an ongoing studio project) formed in 1976 by Harry Vanda and George Young; both are former members of the Easybeats and were a production and songwriting team as Vanda & Young. The group's first chart success was their 1976 debut single, "Hey, St. Peter", which reached number five in the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. The next single, "Down Among the Dead Men", peaked at number four in Australia in 1978; it was re-titled as "And the Band Played On" for international release. Their eponymous debut album followed in December 1978, featuring the track "Walking in the Rain", originally the B-side to "Hey St. Peter". The song was later covered by Grace Jones, and released as the last single from her album Nightclubbing.
The High Llamas - Albums Collection: 'Beet Maize & Corn' (2003); 'Can Cladders' (2007); 'Talahomi Way' (2011)

The High Llamas - Albums Collection 2003-2011 [3CD]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 640 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 266 Mb | Scans ~ 157 Mb
Chamber Pop, Indie Pop, Lounge, Bossa Nova | Time: 01:56:41

The High Llamas are a London-based musical group, formed by the Irish guitarist and songwriter Sean O'Hagan after the demise of his group Microdisney. The High Llamas' output (including the eponymous debut album, technically credited to "Sean O'Hagan") showed influences including pre-1950s American pop and folk, Brazilian jazz and bossa nova, film composers of the 1960s, and 1990s European electronic music. O'Hagan's work most frequently included references to Brian Wilson's psychedelic period and/or kitsch lounge revival. Collection includes: 'Beet Maize & Corn' (2003); 'Can Cladders' (2007); 'Talahomi Way' (2011).

The Pretenders - Hate for Sale (2020)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Jan. 2, 2025
The Pretenders - Hate for Sale (2020)

The Pretenders - Hate for Sale (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 206 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 78 Mb | 00:30:30
College Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Female Vocal | Label: BMG Rights Management

Hate For Sale, produced by the revered Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur), is the latest studio album by The Pretenders via BMG. The album features 10 new songs written collaboratively by Chrissie Hynde and the electrifyingly dynamic guitarist James Walbourne, in what is the first Hynde/Walbourne song writing collaboration to date.
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967-1970 (2018)

Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967-1970 (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 468 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 214 Mb | 01:33:11
Country | Label: Omnivore Recordings

Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens Estate, is proud to present Buck Owens and The Buckaroos’ The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967–1970. This is the second in a series chronicling every one of Buck’s historic Capitol singles from the ’50s, ’60, and ’70s. Taken from the original mono and stereo masters, The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967–1970 collects the A- and B-side to all 18 singles from that period, including 14 Top Ten hits, in their original, chronological form.

The Csides Project - Foxes on the Road (2024)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Dec. 30, 2024
The Csides Project - Foxes on the Road (2024)

The Csides Project - Foxes on the Road (2024)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 286 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 103 Mb | 00:44:43
Progressive Rock | Label: White Knight Records

The CSides Project is a progressive rock band, based in South Wales, UK. Vocals and Bass: Allen McCarthy, Vocals: Sian Elson, Guitars: Martin Rosser, Drums: Allan Mason-Jones.

The Cure - Faith (1981) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2005]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Dec. 31, 2024
The Cure - Faith (1981) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2005]

The Cure - Faith (1981) [2CD Deluxe Edition 2005]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 876 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 318 MB | Covers - 173 MB
Genre: Post-Punk, New Wave, Gothic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor (982 183-4)

Certainly not the "darkest" the Cure would eventually get, Faith is, as represented by the cover art, one of the most "gray" records out there. Melancholy and despondent (the feel of funerals and old churches just oozes from this record) without the anger that would over take Pornography, Faith comes off as not just a collection of songs, but as a full piece. "The Holy Hour," "All Cats Are Grey," and the spectacular "Faith" are slow atmospheric pieces that take the softer elements from Seventeen Seconds, and - when sidled up next to faster tracks like the single "Primary" and "Doubt" - paint an overall picture of the ups and downs contained within a greater depressive period. But it's not all gloomy keyboards and minimalist percussion, Faith is also a milestone for Robert Smith lyrically, branching out into questions of faith and spirituality he never quite touched on so well ever again…