George Harrison - All Things Must Pass [Super Deluxe 5 CD, 2021] (FLAC + 24/192)

 

George Harrison’s masterpiece, ‘All Things Must Pass’, is being celebrated with a suite of new 50th anniversary editions, including multiple limited physical and digital configurations featuring sessions outtakes and jams.

Decades in the making and lovingly crafted by the Harrison family, All Things Must Pass has now been completely remixed from the original tapes for this stunning release that fulfills Harrison’s longtime desire. Executive produced by Dhani Harrison and mixed by triple GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Paul Hicks (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, John Lennon), the new mix transforms the album by sonically upgrading it – making it sound brighter, fuller and better than ever before. 

 

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Limited Edition 8 LP Box Set (2000) [24-96]

The power and vision of Jimi Hendrix is restored anew with this edition of the acclaimed box set, The Jimi Hendrix Experience. First released in 2000, The Jimi Hendrix Experience presents previously unreleased concert and studio recordings which span the visionary guitarist's remarkable four year career from 1966-1970. Beginning with the first known recordings of the Jimi Hendrix Experience in October 1966 to the guitarist's final multi-track recording session at Electric Lady Studios in August 1970, this unique set concentrates on unreleased or commercially unavailable music. Alternate versions of classics like 'Purple Haze,' 'Foxy Lady' and 'Little Wing' mix with stunning, unheard Hendrix music such as 'It's Too Bad' and 'Country Blues.' These recordings - presented in chronological order - trace the meteoric ascent of the greatest guitarist of all time.

Them - The Complete Them 1964-1967 (3 CD, 2015) [24-96]

Them were one of the very best R&B acts to come out of the U.K. during the British Invasion era, as tight, wiry, and potent as their contemporaries the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Pretty Things. But as good as they were, their greatest strength was always their lead singer and main songwriter, Van Morrison, who even in his earliest days boasted a style that was raw and unapologetic but full of street smarts and imagination. Morrison's run with Them lasted a bit more than two and a half years, but it laid the groundwork for his wildly idiosyncratic solo career as well as setting a standard that the band would never equal after he left to strike out on his own. 

VA- Dear Jerry : Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia [2016] [24-48]

On Thursday, 2015, May 14, an extraordinary collection of music stars came together at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD, for the concert event of a lifetime, DEAR JERRY: CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JERRY GARCIA, to honor one of the most influential musicians and cultural icons of our time. The concert event featured performances by: Phil Lesh & Communion, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann’s Billy & the Kids, Buddy Miller, David Grisman, Eric Church, Jimmy Cliff, Peter Frampton, Jorma Kaukonen, Los Lobos, moe., O.A.R., Grace Potter, The Disco Biscuits, Trampled By Turtles, Widespread Panic, and Yonder Mountain String Band.

1. Phil Lesh & Communion - The Wheel Uncle John’s Band 17:00
2. Allen Toussaint & Bill Kreutzmann - Get Out of My Life Woman 3:43
3. David Grisman - Shady Grove 4:42
4. Peter Frampton & Bill Kreutzmann - (I’m a) Road Runner 4:40
5. Buddy Miller - Deal 3:29
6. Jorma Kaukonen - Sugaree 7:30
7. Jimmy Cliff, Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann - The Harder They Come 3:33
8. Jimmy Cliff, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann - Fire On the Mountain 6:53
9. Billy & The Kids - Help On the Way Slipknot Franklin’s Tower 10:14
10. The Disco Biscuits & Billy & The Kids - Scarlet Begonias I Know You Rider 12:36
11. moe. - Loser 7:11
12. O.A.R. - St. Stephen 5:38
13. Los Lobos & Bob Weir - Bertha 6:54
14. Trampled By Turtles - Brown-Eyed Women 5:42
15. Yonder Mountain String Band - Shakedown Street 8:28
16. Bob Weir - Days Between 10:19
17. Bob Weir & Grace Potter - Friend of the Devil 6:55
18. Eric Church & Bill Kreutzmann - Tennessee Jed 5:53
19. Widespread Panic - Morning Dew 12:06
20. Bob Weir, Mickey Hart & Bill Kreutzmann - Touch of Grey 6:49
21. Full Ensemble - Ripple 5:29

Metallica - Metallica (Remastered Deluxe Boxset) [14 CD, 2021 / Hi-Res]

Metallica is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on August 12, 1991, by Elektra Records, it is commonly referred to as The Black Album because of its packaging design. Its recording took place at One on One Studios in Los Angeles over an eight-month span that frequently found Metallica at odds with their new producer Bob Rock. The album marked a change in the band's music from the thrash metal style of their previous four albums to a slower, heavier, and more refined sound.

Metallica promoted Metallica with a series of tours. They also released five singles to promote the album: "Enter Sandman", "The Unforgiven", "Nothing Else Matters", "Wherever I May Roam", and "Sad but True", all of which have been considered to be among the band's best-known songs. The song "Don't Tread on Me" was also issued to rock radio shortly after the album's release but did not receive a commercial single release.

• James Hetfield, vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar solo on "Nothing Else Matters"
• Kirk Hammett, lead guitar
• Jason Newsted, bass
• Lars Ulrich, drums, percussion

Disc 1: Metallica (Remastered) (01:02:39)

Disc 2: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (01:18:27)

Disc 3: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 (00:54:53)

Disc 4: Live at Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, January 11th, 1992 + Covers + B-Sides (00:50:52)

Disc 5: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, May 22nd, 1993 (01:19:10)

Disc 6: Live at Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, May 22nd, 1993 (01:14:44)

Disc 7: Live at Wembley Stadium, London, April 20th, 1992 (00:18:57)

Disc 8: Tushino Airfield, Moscow, Russia, September 28th, 1991 (01:22:55)

Disc 9: Riffs & Demos (01:12:20)

Disc 10: Riffs & Demos (01:03:11)

Disc 11: Pre-Production Rehearsals + Radio Editsriffs (01:19:58)

Disc 12: Rough & Alternate Mixes (01:07:55)

Disc 13: Rough & Alternate Mixes (01:15:38)

Disc 14: Live at Day on the Green, Oakland, CA, October 12th, 1991 (01:17:18)

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Frank Zappa - Funky Nothingness (3 CD, 2023) [24-96]

Long after his death at the age of 52 in December 1993, Frank Zappa remains one of the most fascinating musicians and composers of his generation. Zappa was a rare individual who was equally skilled playing and writing in a number of different genres and styles, Funky Nothingness represents the brief era of a band which deserved to last longer than it did. Early on, Zappa realized the importance of recording whenever possible, as an impromptu studio jam or concert highlight might otherwise be lost for good. Especially after he dissolved his original Mothers of Invention band in 1969, Zappa sought out the best musicians possible. By the time of his death he had amassed a sizable library of unissued studio and concert performances. With the time Zappa spent composing, rehearsing bands and going on the road, it is little wonder that there was insufficient time for him to go through his entire archive to locate hidden treasures for release. 

Jane 1972-1978 [24-192]

Jane is a German progressive rock Krautrock band, that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany. 

The history of one of Germany's most successful bands of the 1970's was shaped by numerous changes in the line-up, a willingness to take stylistic risks, and an attitude towards their work that was characterised by honesty and professionalism. The naked figures read like this - twelve albums with total sales exceeding two million and an average of 150 concerts each year, each of them usually sold out.

Musically speaking, Jane were never a band to do the expected, but they still had some recognisable trademarks. Breathtaking guitar solos, powerful keyboards, polished and mighty arrangements and an almost constantly dragging tempo added up to the typical Jane touch and were characteristic for a melodic hard rock that had no equal in Germany.

Jane were formed in October of 1970 in Hanover out of the remains of the band Justice Of Peace. Klaus Hess (g), Peter Panka (dr) and Werner Nadolny (org) were looking for a new challenge and got together with Charly Maucher (b). In the Spring of 1971, they were joined by Bernd Pulst, a singer with a powerful voice. Shortly after that, the quintet signed a long-term record contract. After almost one year of work, Jane's debut album "Together" was released in the spring of 1972. The German rock world reacted positively to the technically well-versed newcomers and their "unvarnished style of making music" 

Paul McCartney - The 7” Singles Box (80 CDs, 2022) [24-96]

The 7" Singles Box Set is a box set by Paul McCartney released in December 2022 containing 80 seven-inch vinyl singles originally released between 1971 and 2022. The box set was packaged in a wooden crate manufactured in the United Kingdom and limited to only 3000 units worldwide. The box set sold out upon announcement by McCartney. It was also made available on various digital platforms.

Fleetwood Mac - Vintage Years (2 LP, 1975) [24-96]

Vintage Years is a 1975 compilation album by British blues rock band Fleetwood Mac and was released on the Sire Records label. The album peaked at #67 in the U.K. and #138 in the U.S. As of 2012, the album has sold over 75,000 copies in the U.S. alone.

Gov't Mule - Peace...Like A River (2023) [24-96]

Peace…Like A River, Gov’t Mule’s 12th studio album and follow-up to their chart-topping, Grammy-nominated blues album, Heavy Load Blues, features a 12-song rock collection with guest appearances from Billy Bob Thornton, Celisse, and Billy F Gibbons. The album’s first single “Dreaming Out Loud” features Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster with lyrics weaving together inspirational quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Robert and John Kennedy, and the late civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Lewis.

1.     Same As It Ever Was
2.     Shake Our Way Out (ft. Billy Gibbons)
3.     Made My Peace
4.     Peace I Need
5.     Your Only Friend
6.     Dreaming Out Loud (ft. Ivan Neville and Ruthie Foster)
7.     Head Full Of Thunder
8.     The River Only Flows One way (ft. Billy Bob Thornton)
9.     After The Storm
10.     Just Across The River (ft. Celisse Henderson)
11.     Long Time Coming    
12.     Gone Too Long

Mike Oldfield - (1982) - Five Miles Out (2013 Deluxe Edition) [24-96]

Five Miles Out is the seventh studio album by English recording artist Mike Oldfield, released on 19 March 1982 by Virgin Records in the UK. After touring in support of his previous album, QE2 (1980), ended in mid-1981, Oldfield started on a follow-up with members of his touring band performing the music. The album features the 24-minute track "Taurus II" on side one and four shorter songs on side two. The songs "Family Man" and "Orabidoo" are credited to Oldfield and members of his touring band which included vocalist Maggie Reilly, drummer Morris Pert, and guitarist Rick Fenn.

Eagles - The Complete Greatest Hits (2 CD, 2003) [24-192]

The Very Best Of (released as The Complete Greatest Hits in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand) is a two-disc compilation album by the Eagles, released in 2003. This album combines all tracks that appeared on the two previously released Eagles greatest hits albums (Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) and Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2), along with other singles not included on the first two compilations, album tracks, and the new track "Hole in the World". 

R.E.M. - Complete Studio Albums 1988-1996 (5 CD, 2016) [24-48]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and multi GRAMMY-winning artists R.E.M. and leading independent music company Concord Bicycle Music have entered into a multi-year, worldwide licensing agreement for the revered ‘indie’ rock band’s recording output spanning the years 1988 through 2011. The pact, which is set to begin early next year, includes the classic R.E.M. albums Green, Out of Time, Automatic for the People, Monster, New Adventures in Hi-Fi and Up, among many others, along with treasured hit singles 'Losing My Religion,” 'Stand,” 'Orange Crush,” 'Shiny Happy People,” 'Man on the Moon,” 'Drive,” 'Everybody Hurts,” 'What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” and 'Nightswimming,” to name just a few. 

1988 - Green

1991 - Out Of Time

1992 - Automatic For The People

1994 - Monster

1996 - New Adventures In Hi-Fi

 

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You 40th anniversary reissue (4 CD, 2021) [FLAC + 24/44]

 1981 album revisited and expanded

The original album was put together mostly from studio outtakes from the 1970s and features well known singles such as Waiting On A Friend and the transatlantic top ten hit Start Me Up.

The album has been remastered (by Stephen Marcussen) and selected formats offer Lost & Found: Rarities a nine-track collection of previously unreleased songs from the period of the album’s original release, newly completed with additional vocals and guitar by the band. 

This bonus disc of rarites comes with the two-CD deluxe, and the 4CD+vinyl LP super deluxe edition. The latter also includes two additional CDs of live performance with Still Life – Wembley Stadium 1982, a memento of the band’s London show in June that year from the Tattoo You tour. 

 

Grateful Dead - The Warfield, San Francisco, California, October 9 & 10, 1980 (2019) [24-44]

The Warfield, San Francisco, California, October 9 & 10, 1980 is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains the two sets of acoustic music performed by the Dead on October 9 and 10, 1980 at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco. It was produced as a two-disc LP in a limited edition of 10,000 copies, and as a two-disc CD in a limited edition of 6,000 copies. It was released on April 13, 2019, in conjunction with Record Store Day.

    Jerry Garcia – acoustic guitar, vocals

    Mickey Hart – drums

    Bill Kreutzmann – drums

    Phil Lesh – electric bass

    Brent Mydland – piano, harpsichord, vocals

    Bob Weir – acoustic guitar, vocals

Yes- The Steven Wilson Remixes (5 CD, 2018) [FLAC +24/96]

 

In 2013, in addition to his many recording and remixing projects, Steven Wilson remixed a sizeable chunk of the Yes catalog. Interestingly, he didn’t proceed chronologically, but by using an inner aesthetic that has become his trademark through previous projects with King Crimson and Jethro Tull. In 2013, he completed 1972’s Close to the Edge, in 2014 he did a stellar job on 1974’s Relayer (arguably never properly heard until this mix) and 1971’s The Yes Album. The following year it was 1972’s Fragile and in 2016, 1973’s double-length Tales from Topographic Oceans. These high-resolution remixes were previously available only on Blu-Ray and DVD (while the conventional CDs contained 16/48 resolution mixes).

  

Gentle Giant - Three Piece Suite (Steven Wilson Mix, 2017) [24-96]

Following the highly successful releases of the Steven Wilson's remixes of The Power And The Glory and Octopus, Steven has now remixed a specially curated selection of songs and compositions from the band's first three albums (Giant, Acquiring the Taste, Three Friends) presented in both 5.1 surround sound and stereo. Only a few songs from each of the band's first three albums are known to exist as multi-tracks, with the rest presumably lost, and it is these nine tracks - plus the previously unreleased pre-debut song 'Freedom's Child' - that have been remixed by Steven Wilson for this very special release. 'Three Piece Suite' includes the songs 'Giant', 'Nothing At All' and 'Why Not' from the first album Giant, 'Pantagruel's Nativity', 'The House, The Street, The Room' from the second album Acquiring The Taste, and 'Schooldays', 'Peel the Paint', 'Mr. Class And Quality' and 'Three Friends' from the album Three Friends. The previously commercially unreleased song 'Freedom's Child' is from the first recording sessions with legendary producer Tony Visconti. The liner notes contain an essay by noted journalist Anil Prasad, in which Gentle Giant's members reflect upon the writing and recording sessions. Furthermore, Steven Wilson and Tony Visconti share their observations about the early days of this unique collection of timeless music from one of progressive rock's most influential bands.

T. Rex - 1973 : Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? (4 CD, 2023) [24-44]

After the thrilling rush of 1972, during which Marc Bolan and T. Rex ruled the musical world with a glittery fist, 1973 proved a different kind of year. Tired of glam and looking for a new sound, Bolan turned to the sounds of America for inspiration. Determined to become a star there, he led the band on a number of tours and along the way understood that fans wanted harder and less poppy music; he also fell in love with the soul and funk beaming out over the nation's airwaves. 1973: Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? is a four-disc set that captures what happened when Bolan and the band turned away from glam and went in search of something else. It contains both the Tanx album, which was recorded in late 1972, and 1974's Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, recorded in 1973. Alongside them are non-LP singles, demos Bolan made at home, Zinc Alloy outtakes, the 1973 single credited to Big Carrot, and the aborted sessions for a Sister Pat Hall record.

The Who - Tommy (Super Deluxe 3 CD, 1969/2013) [FLAC + 24/96]

Released as Polydor 3747396 on 11 November 2013, the Tommy Super Deluxe Edition includes the original album with a new remaster, a CD of Pete Townshend’s demos and out-takes, a C=5.1 mix in hi-fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray and a fourth CD of live recordings.

 

Grateful Dead - Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Believe It If You Need It (3 CD, 2018) [24-192]

Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains songs recorded at various concerts in the Pacific Northwest in 1973 and 1974. It was released on September 7, 2018. The songs on the album are excerpted from the 19-CD box set Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings, which contains six complete shows and was released the same day.

    Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals

    Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals

    Keith Godchaux – keyboards

    Bill Kreutzmann – drums

    Phil Lesh – bass, vocals

    Bob Weir – guitar, vocals