The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Opus: Live In Europe 1967 (3 CD, 2018) [FLAC]

Radio and TV broadcasts from 1967. 

1-1 to 1-8 at Radiohuset, Stockholm, Sweden, September 5, 1967

1-9 to 1-11 at German TV show, Beat Beat Beat, Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany, May 18, 1967
1-12 to 1-16 at Studio 1, NDR Funkhaus, Hamburg, Germany, March 18, 1967
1-17 to 1-19 at Hoepla TV, Vitus Studio, Bussum, The Netherlands, November 10, 1967
2-1 to 2-7 at Top Gear, BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, October 6, 1967
2-8 to 2-11 at Top Gear, BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, December 15, 1967
2-12 & 2-13 at Pop North, BBC Playhouse Theatre, Manchester, UK, January 30, 1967
3-1 to 3-4 at Saturday Club, BBC Broadcasting House, London, February 13, 1967
3-5 & 3-6 at Pop Side, Swedish TV show, May 24, 1967 (stated incorrectly March)
3-7 to 3-9 at Rhythm & Blues, BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, October 17, 1967
3-10 to 3-12 at Saturday Club, BBC Broadcasting House, London, March 28, 1967
3-13 at Last Night Line Up, BBC-TV Studios, Kingsway, London, April 17, 1967
3-14 at Top Of The Pops, BBC-TV Studios, Lime Grove, London, August 24, 1967

The Who, Isobel Griffiths Orchestra - The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley (UK / 2019) [FLAC-HD]

On 6th July 2019, The Who headlined a sell out show at the world famous Wembley Stadium in London for the first time in forty years. Performing many of their greatest hits, the show featured the band as they’ve never been seen before, accompanied by the 57-piece Isobel Griffiths Ltd orchestra.

 

Jefferson Airplane 1966-1996 [FLAC]

Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success.

The band performed at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969) as well as headlining the first Isle of Wight Festival. Their recordings were internationally successful, and they scored two US Top 10 hit singles and a string of Top 20 albums. Their 1967 record Surrealistic Pillow is regarded as one of the key recordings of the so-called Summer of Love and brought the group international recognition. Two chart hits from the album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are listed in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Successor bands to Jefferson Airplane include Jefferson Starship and Starship; spinoffs include Hot Tuna and KBC Band. Jefferson Airplane was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Jefferson Airplane - 1966 - Takes Off (2003 Remaster)

Jefferson Airplane - 1967 - Surrealistic Pillow (2003 Remaster)

Jefferson Airplane - 1968 - After Bathing at Baxter s

Jefferson Airplane - 1968 - Crown Of Creation

Jefferson Airplane - 1969 - Bless Its Pointed Little Head 2004 Remaster

Jefferson Airplane - 1969 - Volunteers (2004 Remaster)

Jefferson Airplane - 1971 - Bark

Jefferson Airplane - 1972 - Long John Silver

Jefferson Airplane - 1973 - Thirty Seconds Over Winterland

Jefferson Airplane - 1989 - Jeferson Airplane (Reunion)

Jefferson Airplane - 1996 - Journey - The Best Of

Lightnin' Hopkins - The Acoustic Years 1959-1960 (4 CD, 2013/FLAC)

 Although he had cut sides with the Aladdin, Modern, RPM, Gold Star, Jax, Mercury, and Decca labels in the 1940s and early '50s, Lightnin' Hopkins was back in his home base of Houston, Texas by 1959, all but forgotten. There he was rediscovered by folklorist Mack McCormick, who shifted Hopkins' image to that of an acoustic folk-blues performer, essentially igniting the flame for the rest of Hopkins' career. This four-disc set collects the acoustic sides the bluesman cut in his new incarnation (really just the same old Lightnin' with a slightly different marketing plan) in 1959 and 1960.

 

 

Glen Campbell - The Capitol Albums Collection Volume 2 (11 CD, 2015/FLAC)

 

(1969) True Grit [Soundtrack]

(1969) Glen Campbell Live

(1970) Try a Little Kindness

(1970) Oh Happy Day

(1970) Norwood [Soundtrack]

(1970) The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album

(1971) The Last Time I Saw Her

(1972) Glen Travis Campbell

(1973) I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star)

(1973) I Remember Hank Williams

(1974) Houston (I'm Comin' to See You)

 

Nirvana - A Better Box 1985-1994 (4 CD) [FLAC]

 

Nirvana - 1985-1994 - The Elmo Collection - A Better Box

Nirvana
The Elmo Collection: A Better Box (V1.0)
December 20, 2016

David Bowie - A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) [8 CD, 2017]

A New Career in a New Town (1977–1982) is a box set by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released on 29 September 2017. A follow-up to the compilations Five Years (1969–1973) and Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976), the set covers Bowie's career from 1977 to 1982.

1977 - Low (00:39:04)

1977 - ’Heroes’ (00:40:25)

1977 - ’Heroes’ E.P. (00:19:25)

1978 - Stage 2CD (01:13:43)

1978 - Stage 2CD (2017 Edition) (01:37:08)

1979 - Lodger (00:34:58)

1979 - Lodger (2017 Tony Visconti Mix) (00:35:06)

1980 - Scary Monsters (00:45:48)

The Beatles - The Beatles And Esher Demos (4 LP, 2018) [24-96]

The end of May, 1968: the Beatles meet up at Kinfauns, George Harrison’s bungalow in Esher. Just back from India, gearing up to go hit Abbey Road and start their next album, the lads bang out some rough acoustic tunes into George’s newfangled Ampex reel-to-reel tape deck. The result is one of their weirdest and loveliest unreleased recordings: the Esher demos. There’s nothing else in their music quite like this. Most of the 27 songs ended up on the White Album, yet there’s none of that record’s tension and dread.

Marc Bolan & T Rex - Unchained Home Recordings & Studio Outtakes 1972–1977 (8 CD, 2015/FLAC)

 

In 1973, alone and with an acoustic guitar, Marc Bolan recorded the revealing “This Is My Life”. Over its five minutes, a strummed elegy akin to the T Rex B-side “Baby Strange” evolves from a finger-picked blues. The lyrics name-check B.B. King, Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B Goode” and mention a visit to New York State, playfully rhymed with steak.

“Everything I did when I was going to school was just an imitation of Carl Perkins singing ‘Don’t be Cruel’,” he sings, no doubt well aware the Elvis Presley hit did not figure in Perkins’ usual repertoire. Once Presley hit big, Perkins was firmly relegated to playing second fiddle. Bolan was subverting history’s hierarchy. “This Is My Life” found Bolan reflecting on who he was and who he had become.

A home-recording, it was caught on tape for the sake of it. Bolan had a new song, so he set his equipment up to capture it: what he had just written could have charted or become a future classic, so he hit the record button. But, its fascinating lyrical self-analysis aside, “This Is My Life” was no classic. Instead, it was a rambling musical sketch for filing away alongside the other demo tapes and was not meant to be heard, and certainly not intended for release.

R.E.M. - Monster Movies (2 CD, 2019) [FLAC]

 R.E.M.'s 1994 album, Monster, was, as the band declared at the time, "a 'rock' record, with the rock in quotation marks." In contrast to the sound of its two predecessors - 1991 s Out Of Time and 92 s Automatic For The People - the music of Monster consisted of distorted guitar tones, minimal overdubs, and touches of 1970s glam rock. The album topped the charts in both the US and the UK. In January 1995, R.E.M. set out on its first tour in six years. The tour was a huge commercial success, although health issues plagued the group - on March 1st, Bill Berry collapsed on stage during a performance in Lausanne, Switzerland, having suffered a brain aneurysm. Michael Stipe required emergency surgery for a hernia and Mike Mills needed abdominal surgery mid-tour. Despite the above, the band generally performed superbly, with one of the stand-out shows taking place at The Milton Keynes Bowl in the UK, on July 30th, which was broadcast live nationally on UK FM Radio, and synched too, back home in the U.S. Previously unreleased this exceptional performance is now available for the first time on this double CD set.

 

Grateful Dead - The Closing of Winterland (4 CD + 2 x DVD9, 2012) [FLAC]

The Closing of Winterland is a four-CD live album by the Grateful Dead. It contains the complete concert performed on December 31, 1978. The concert was also released as a two-disc DVD. The title derives from the fact that it was the last concert in San Francisco's Winterland Arena, which was shut down shortly thereafter. The Dead celebrated the closing as an approximately five-hour-long party (complete with breakfast with the audience at dawn) and invited some guests including guitarist John Cipollina of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Ken Kesey as well as actor Dan Aykroyd who provided the midnight countdown. It was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA on December 15, 2003 under the category of longform video, selling 200,000 units. The New Riders of the Purple Sage and Blues Brothers opened the show. 

    Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals

    Bob Weir – guitar, vocals

    Phil Lesh – electric bass, vocals

    Donna Godchaux – vocals

    Keith Godchaux – piano

    Mickey Hart – drums, percussion

    Bill Kreutzmann – drums, percussion

Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Unreleased Studio Sessions 1972-1980 (10 CD, 2012)

 This is a collection of studio demo's, rehearsals and unreleased songs from the groups years with Island Records. Recorded at studios such as Harry J's, Dynamic, Joe Gibbs, The Black Ark and Bob's own Tuff Gong studios, all in Kingston Jamaica, and Island's Basing Street Studios in London, England.

These fantastic recordings showcase 'bare-bones' versions of songs that we would eventually know and love when the finished versions became available on albums from 1972's "Catch A Fire" right up to Bob's final studio albums "Uprising" and the posthumous release "Confrontation" of 1981.

Rory Gallagher - Check Shirt Wizard - Live In '77 (2 CD, 2020) [FLAC + 24-96]

 This barnstorming 20-song, previously unreleased set is culled from four shows (London, Brighton, Sheffield and Newcastle) which were part of a 1977 tour across the UK in support of Rory’s then latest album ‘Calling Card’. Featuring fantastic live versions of tracks from that album as well as from 1975’s ‘Against The Grain’ and other live favourites, has been mixed from the original multitrack tapes from the official Rory Gallagher archive and mastered for this release at Abbey Road Studios.

Neil Young - The Archives Vol. 1 - 1963–1972 [8 CD, 2009/FLAC]

 

The Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972 is a box set by Neil Young, released on June 2nd, 2009. It is the first of several in the Archives series, which will eventually chronicle the artist's entire career. The box features previously released as well as rare and unreleased material from the first decade of Young's career, spanning his Winnipeg years with The Squires, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young and his first several solo albums. 

Stevie Nicks - Transmission Impossible (3 CD, 2017)

 Having spent over 40 years in the music business and during this period become one of the most successful female artists and composers of the rock age, Stevie Nicks remains the blueprint and inspiration for women everywhere to try their hand in what is still a hugely male dominated industry. Boasting guts of steel, the voice of an angel and song writing skills in a league of their own, the woman born Stephanie Lynn Nicks in May 1948 is nothing short of a legend. This remarkable 3 x CD set contains a selection of superb live radio broadcast recordings of Stevie in concert, made at various points of the girl s sell-out tours of the 1980s the period which, most fans would agree, witnessed the absolute pinnacle of her solo work. Kicking off with the extraordinary show Nicks gave at LA s Wilshire Ebell Theatre, in December 1981 while promoting her debut solo record Bella Donna, the set continues with a marvellous gig performed at the famous Cuyahoga Fairgrounds venue in New York, mid-decade, while touring her Rock a Little album. On the third CD, Stevie s wonderful concert from The Summit in Houston in 1989 is featured, recorded a few months after the release of her majestic The Other Side of the Mirror record. This sublime show caps off this dynamic and delightful set of Stevie Nicks live recordings in style as it concludes this wonderful collection.

Nick Mason- Unattended Luggage [3 CD, 2018/FLAC]

 

Former Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has released a solo box set, Unattended Luggage, on 2018, Aug. 31.

The collection includes 1981’s Fictitious Sports, 1985’s Profiles – which features his old bandmate David Gilmour – and the 1987 movie soundtrack White of the Eye.

“These recordings hold a very special place for me in my musical life," Mason said in a statement. "Fictitious Sports developed initially from working with Mike Mantler, Carla Bley and Robert Wyatt on a couple of their projects, and benefited enormously from a whole crew of great musicians that I was introduced to by them at Grog Kill Studios in Woodstock. Profiles and White of the Eye were an extension of working with Rick Fenn on some advertising and short documentary film soundtracks, which then developed into something more."

Mason said after hearing the tracks 30 years later, he's "delighted they are getting the reissue treatment. I’m rather hoping that sales will be sufficient to damage the market in the original rare vinyl versions!”

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972/2012) [24-192]

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (often shortened to Ziggy Stardust) is the fifth studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 16 June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records. It was co-produced by Bowie and Ken Scott and features Bowie's backing band the Spiders from Mars, composed of Mick Ronson, Trevor Bolder, and Mick Woodmansey. Most of the songs were written about the same time that Bowie's previous album Hunky Dory (1971) was written. After Hunky Dory was completed, recording for Ziggy Stardust began in November 1971 at Trident Studios in London; further sessions were held in early February 1972. 

Elton John - Honky Château (50th Anniversary edition, 2 CD, 2023) [FLAC-HD]

Originally released in May 1972, Honky Château was Elton's step into global superstardom, spawning classics such as "Rocket Man," "Honky Cat" and "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters." His 5th studio album ushered in a to-this-day unparalleled hot streak of classic albums, and was the first time he recorded at the now legendary Château d'Hérouville, a residential recording studio situated 25 miles north-west of Paris. It was here where he and Bernie Taupin were to write – and the band subsequently record – some of the biggest global hits of his career. Elton, Bernie and the band - performing together on record for the first time - decamped to the Château for week's pre-production on Honky Château in January 1972. Bernie brought his typewriter; the band set up in the dining room. Bernie would write lyrics at night and leave them on Elton's piano for him to work on in the morning.

50th Anniversary edition contains the original album and a newly created selection of outtakes from the original session tapes. This 2CD format additionally contains eight live recordings from the Royal Festival Hall show in 1972, where the tracks received their live debut, just a few days after being recorded at the Château. Includes a 40-page booklet containing rare photos, memorabilia and an essay featuring interviews from those who were there at the time.

Pink Floyd: Behind The Wall (BDRip 2011, documentary video mkv)

One of the most influential outfits in the world, Pink Floyd began life as a humble run-of-the-mill R & B band in the late 60s, but set out to redefine a sound and take it to a new and inspiring level, selling over 200 million albums worldwide in the process.

A rare look at the most legendary art-rock band of all time Pink Floyd: Behind The Wall explores the band’s remarkable past, from its first dynamic incarnation of Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and the lively innovation of Syd Barrett, through the inclusion of David Gilmour, the triumph of their feature films Live at Pompeii and The Wall, to the bittersweet smash of Wish You Were Here.

Featuring revealing anecdotes, interviews and rare performance footage Pink Floyd: Behind The Wall chronicles the band from their auspicious beginnings to the Billboard Album Chart champion of all time, Dark Side of the Moon.

VA - Original Album Series: Krautrock 2 (Parzival, Message, Satin Whale, Kin Ping Meh, Gift) (5 CD, 2016/FLAC)

 

CD 1: Parzival - Barock (1973)

CD 2: Message - Synapse (1976)

CD 3: Satin Whale - Lost Mankind (1975)

CD 4: Kin Ping Meh - Concrete (1976)

CD 5: Gift - Blue Apple (1974)

Livin' Blues discography 1969-1995 [FLAC]

The Dutch blues band Livin' Blues was formed in the Hague around 1967, becoming a regular outfit from 1969. The early line-up included Bjorn Toll (vocals), John Lagrand (harmonica), Ted Oberg (guitar), Ruud Fransen (bass) and Niek Dijkhuys (drums) but although the name remained wholesale changes soon took place, bringing in a new singer, Nicko Christiansen, and new bass and drums, Peter Kleinjan and Beer Klaasse, the latter pair being swiftly replaced by Gerard Strutbaum and Cesar Zuiderwijk, while keyboard player Henk Smitskamp was added. Other changes followed through the 70s, by which time the band’s repertoire was more inclined towards rock. Musicians involved included bass players Ruud van Buuren, Jan van der Voort, Jaap van Eijk and André Reynen, drummers John Lejeune, Herman van Boeyen, Cor van Beek, Michel Driessen, Kenny Lamb and Arjen Kamminga; the latter pair played in the band simultaneously for a spell. Smitskamp sometimes played bass, singer Johnny Frederiksz came in, as did organist Paul Vin and guitarist Ron Meyes.

Although best known in the Netherlands, Livin’ Blues also gained a following elsewhere in Europe, especially in Poland. At the start of the 80s, the band included Oberg, Christiansen, Evert Willemstein (bass) and Boris Wassenbergh (drums). Spin-off bands formed by ex-members of the Livin’ Blues included Nitehawk and the J&T Band, while most members also played with other Dutch blues and rock bands. The band recorded from 1968, cutting a few singles with its first album coming in 1969. The band appears to have drifted from the limelight after the early 80s but interest in its recorded work remained high into the new millennium.

Livin' Blues - 1969 - Hell's Session

Livin' Blues - 1970 - Wang Dang Doodle

Livin' Blues - 1972 - Bamboozle

Livin' Blues - 1972 - Rocking At The Tweed Mill

Livin' Blues - 1973 - Ram Jam Josey

Livin' Blues - 1975 - Live '75

Livin' Blues - 1976 - Blue Breeze

Livin' Blues - 1987 - Now

Livin' Blues - 1989 - Snakedance-Live 1989

Livin' Blues - 1992 - A Blues Legend

Livin' Blues - 1993 - The Early Blues Sessions

Livin' Blues - 1995 - Out Of The Blue

Pink Floyd - Live Collection & Alternative Tracks 1972 [FLAC-HD]

Pink Floyd have quietly released 18 archival live albums from before the ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ era – as well as a five-song EP of “alternative tracks” from 1972.

Emmylou Harris - Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems (4 CD, 2007) [FLAC]

Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems is a 2007 box set of songs personally selected by Emmylou Harris: "I've selected not greatest hits, but personal favorites: that, with a few exceptions-have never appeared on any other compilations, but were important gems in the string of pearls that each album strives to become. Also included are special collaborations, unreleased live and demo tracks, as well as contributions to tribute projects, which I may now gather into this fold.” 

Discs one and two serve as a retrospective of Emmylou's solo career, including at least one song from each of Emmylou's previous studio and live albums (and two cuts from her time with Gram Parsons). Discs three and four consist of collaborations with other performers, tribute album tracks, and unreleased material. Overall, 13 of the 78 tracks were previously unreleased.