Led Zeppelin - Antrabata Outtakes (Soundboard Recordings 68-80) (11 CD, 2004) [FLAC + 320]

Exclusive 11-CD boxset from the ANTRABATA REFERENCE MASTER label (ARM 1-11), containing a remarkable compilation of outtakes.

The 11 CDs come housed in cartoon sleeves inside a deluxe box with removable lid. The set is in mint condition and is almost impossible to find nowadays. Limited series of 325 numbered copies.

 

 

John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band (The Ultimate Collection, 8 CD, 2021) [FLAC + 24/192]

 

“Plastic Ono Band,” released in December 1970, was John Lennon’s first solo album after the breakup of the Beatles earlier that year. It was a far cry from the tuneful reassurance of Paul McCartney’s one-man-studio-band album “McCartney” and the polished abundance of George Harrison’s triple album, “All Things Must Pass,” both of which were also released that year. In both music and lyrics, “Plastic Ono Band” was a stark statement of pain, separation, vulnerability and self-reclamation after the whirlwind that had been Lennon’s life as a Beatle. Half a century later, the album retains its power.

Now it has been remixed, massively expanded, anatomized and annotated as “Plastic Ono Band: The Ultimate Collection”. The compilation was produced by Yoko Ono, Lennon’s widow and a producer (with Lennon and Phil Spector) of the original album, and Simon Hilton; there are other configurations for less obsessive fans.

VA - Perfect Guitar Collection : 25 Original Albums (25 CD, 2012) [FLAC]

  

CD01 - 1990 - Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Neck And Neck
CD02 - 1994 - Michael Bloomfield - Essential Blues 1964-1969
CD03 - 2002 - Jorma Kaukonen - Blue Country Heart
CD04 - 1997 - Leo Kottke - Standing In My Shoes
CD05 - 1669 - Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter (2004 Remaster)
CD06 - 1983 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Texas Flood
CD07 - 1971 - Kenny Burrell - God Bless The Child (2001 Remaster)
CD08 - 1965 - Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1994 Remaster)
CD09 - 1966 - George Benson - The George Benson Cookbook (2001 Remaster)
CD10 - 1984 - Charlie Christian - The Genius Of The Electric Guitar (1987 Remaster)
CD11 - 1983 - Al Di Meola - Scenario
CD12 - 1975 - Jim Hall - Concierto (1997 CD Released)
CD13 - 1978 - John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist
CD14 - 2002 - Django Reinhardt And The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France - Djangology
CD15 - 1977 - Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers
CD16 - 1999 - Martin Taylor - Kiss And Tell
CD17 - 1996 - Peter White - Caravan of Dreams
CD18 - 1973 - Carlos Santana & John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender
CD19 - 1997 - John Pizzarelli - Our Love Is Here To Stay
CD20 - 2005 - G3 - Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Petrucci - Live In Tokyo-1
CD21 - 2005 - G3 - Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Petrucci - Live In Tokyo-2
CD22 - 1976 - Chet Atkins & Les Paul - Chester & Lester (2007, Expanded Edition)
CD23 - 2000 - Andy Summers - Peggy's Blue Skylight
CD24 - 1995 - Vicente Amigo - Vivencias Imaginadas
CD25 - 1996 - Michael Hedges - Oracle

The Police - Every Move You Make- The Studio Recordings (6 CD, 2019) [24-96]

 

Over the course of just five albums released between 1978 and 1983, The Police synthesized pop, rock, New Wave, and world music sounds including, most notably, reggae into a style all their own. Incorporating influences of punk and jazz into the mix, their sound still reverberates today. Vocalist-bassist Sting, guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland called it a day before 1986 was out, reuniting in 2007-2008 for a phenomenally successful tour before going their separate ways yet again. Their small but significant catalogue has been remastered a couple of times previously – once in 1995, and again in 2003.

John Lennon ‎– The Househusband Years - The Complete Home Recordings 1975-1980 [12 CD, 2015]

 

This is a collection of John Lennon home recordings at the Dakota home in New York, Cannon Hill in Cold Spring Harbor (NY) and Villa Undercliff, Fairylands, Bermuda during the last six years of his life. All tracks have been remastered and speed corrected from the best available sources. Some are previously unbooted.

Led Zeppelin - For Badgeholders Only (LA Forum, 21st – 27th June 1977) [18 CD]

Empress Valley’s massive box set For Badge Holders Only caught collectors by surprise. Nowhere was it ever mentioned this was in production. This is an eighteen disc plus one DVD box set. It has two designs on the front cover and each is limited to only one hundred fifty copies. This is the third time a box set with Led Zeppelin’s eleventh tour Los Angeles shows has been released. The first was A Week For Badge Holders (Tarantura T19CD-BOX (T19CD-1~19)). At the time this was a startling achievement and is an extremely rare piece. However Tarantura used the first hour of the June 14th New York show for the June 22nd tape for some reason. After this Power & Glory (The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin TDOLZ Vol. 50-55). This was a solid set but for the June 22nd show they edited in ”Ten Years Gone” from an alternate source for the June 21st show. Also they used some high generation tapes which is noticeable especially on the June 25th concert.

In the intervening decade since the release of the Diagrams set there have been a multitude of releases of the four Millard taped concerts. In the past two years both Wendy and Scorpio issued these shows and both released the Eddie show twice. This set finds partial redemption in issuing the first complete version of the June 22nd show on silver for the first time. Empress Valley are also trying hard to associate this with their excellent Deep Throat boxset, which covers the three Los Angeles shows from 1975 and now commands high prices. What follows are brief comments regarding each of the shows in this set.

 

 

Thin Lizzy - Live At The BBC [6 CD, 2011]

 

A massive seven-disc box set of the group’s rare performances, culled from the BBC recordings which still exist in the archives. The recordings chart the band’s progression from their early years, three piece version to the band’s high point, becoming known as one of the greatest live acts of all time. This is the first time these recordings have been collected together and offered in a complete set.

The set includes the last concert with bassist Phil Lynott, from the Reading festival in 1983, as well as a DVD of the band’s appearances on Top of the Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test. Lynott passed away in 1986.

Blue Öyster Cult : The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (16 CD + DVD + DVDRIP, 2012/FLAC)

 

Originally formed in Long Island as Soft White Underbelly in 1967, Blue Oyster Cult combined adventurous lyrical themes with an aggressive instrumental sound. With passion and intelligence on display in equal measure, Blue Oyster Cult became the thinking fan's rock band and a sign of life in a sea of dull, anemic soft-pop. Anthems like "Godzilla," "Harvester of Eyes" and "Don't Fear the Reaper" stretched the boundaries of rock topics while lead guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser became a hero to legions of budding axe-wielders. The band's mystique extended to their album artwork, resulting in some of the most distinctive and iconic LP covers of the rock era. 

Eleven of the American rock band’s studio albums are included in The Complete Columbia Albums Collection (ending with 1988’s Imginos), alongside three live releases, a live DVD and two bonus CDs of rarities and live radio performances.

Many of the discs retain the bonus tracks from previous releases and the set also includes newly mastered versions of On Your Feet or on Your Knees, Fire of Unknown Origin, The Revölution by Night, Mirrors, Cultösaurus Erectus, Extraterrestrial Live, Club Ninja and Imaginos.

1. Blue Oyster Cult (1972 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

2. Tyranny and Mutation (1973 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

3. Secret Treaties (1974 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

4. On Your Feet or on Your Knees (1975 – live) – 2012 Remaster

5. Agents of Fortune (1976 – studio – with 2001 CD bonus tracks)

6. Spectres (1977 – studio – with 2007 CD bonus tracks)

7. Some Enchanted Evening CD (1978 – live – with 2007 CD bonus tracks)

8. Some OTHER Enchanted Evening DVD (1978 – live)

9. Mirrors (1979 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

10. Cultosaurus Erectus (1980 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

11. Fire of Unknown Origin (1981 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

12. Extraterrestrial Live (1982 – live) – 2012 Remaster

13. The Revolution By Night (1983 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

14. Club Ninja (1985 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

15. Imaginos (1988 – studio) – 2012 Remaster

16. Rarities

17. Radios Appear: The Best of the Broadcasts

 

AC/DC - The Complete Soundboard Collection With Bon Scott 1976-1979 [13 CD + DVD + DVDRIP, 2011/FLAC]

 

Bon Scott , the charismatic and now legendary front man for AC/DC who died on the eve of superstardom and who left a incredible musical legacy, the man who gave us such memorable quotes as “people ask me if i’m AC or DC, neither I’m the lightning in the middle” is the subject, or catalyst, for this exciting new release. Without alot of hoopla along comes this box set that presents all of the soundboard live recordings that feature Bon Scott on vocals. Since the band was in their formative years and were a touring band they used radio as a means to get their music out to people to be heard, the majority of this set is culled from these radio broadcasts. They are not only among the best in quality but also performance.

Since AC/DC themselves have released a lot from their vaults in terms of audio and video of the Bon Scott era these recordings are the missing pieces of the puzzle and for any collector must be considered essential documents, thankfully they can be heard the way the band intended, at high volumes. While all these recordings circulate in trading circles and many have been released on vinyl or CD bootlegs most are out of print and scarce so this is an excellent way to have them all one set. 

 

John Mayall - The First Generation 1965-1974 [35 CD, 2021]

 

John Mayall’s The First Generation 1965-1974 is an enormous 35CD box set that documents the early career of ‘The Godfather of British Blues’, with remastered studio albums, unreleased BBC recordings, previously unheard live gigs and more.

Featuring Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, Harvey Mandel, Blue Mitchell, Jon Mark and many more outstanding musicians, the 35 discs in this mammoth package include three CD singles and eight previously unreleased discs, alongside newly remastered versions of the original Decca & Polydor albums.

For a short but compelling time in the ’60s and ’70s, John Mayall recognised raw talent, took it in, nurtured it, and everyone thrived and benefitted as a result. Many of the best musicians of the period passed through the ranks of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. All are on show here in this set with an abundance of musical highlights.

The unreleased concerts include Windsor 1967, Gothenburg 1968, Berlin 1969 and San Francisco 1970 and the 28 unreleased BBC tracks feature none other than Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor!

The Rolling Stones - Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 1-7 (1963-79)

The Rolling Stones 

Unsurpassed Masters 

7 Volumes, 8 CD

Alt mixes, demos, BBC, backing tracks. Covers the period of 1963 through 1979, when the Stones were at their creative best. 

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 1968 [5 CD, 2018/FLAC]

 

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released in November 1968. It was the last album by the original quartet (Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife, Mick Avory), as bassist Quaife left the group in early 1969. A collection of vignettes of English life, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was assembled from songs written and recorded over the previous two years.

Although the record is widely considered one of the most influential and important works by the Kinks, it failed to chart upon release, selling about 100,000 copies. In 2003 the album was ranked number 255 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

 

Grateful Dead - Spring 1990 (The Other One) [23 CD, 2014] [24-192 + 320]

 Spring 1990 (The Other One) is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Packaged as a box set, it contains eight complete concerts on 23 CDs, recorded during the band's spring 1990 concert tour. It was produced as a limited edition of 9,000 numbered copies, and was released by Rhino Records on September 9, 2014. In addition to the music CDs, the box set includes a 144-page paperback book, three art prints, and replica tickets stubs and backstage passes from all eight shows.

Glenn Frey - Above The Clouds : The Collection (3 CD, 2018) [FLAC]

 

Though he passed away at far too young an age in 2016, the late Glenn Frey remains a looming presence as the Eagles embark on a new North American tour that will take the reconstituted band – now featuring Frey’s son Deacon as well as country superstar Vince Gill – on the road through October. Now, even as his music is being sung nightly by his bandmates, Geffen Records is celebrating his career with a new box set. Above the Clouds: The Collection highlighting key tracks from Frey as well as the long-awaited, official CD premiere of Longbranch/Pennywhistle, his early collaboration with friend J.D. Souther.

The Beatles – Artifacts II - The Definitive Collection Of Beatles Rarities 1960-1969 [5 CD, 1994] [FLAC]

  

The second five disc collection of some of the most significant bootlegs of the last 25-odd years in chronological order, Artifacts II expands on the incredible story tld by 1993's Artifacts box set through 123 outtakes, live concert tracks, demos, overdub sessions, and rehearsals, complete linear notes and full color photos.

Bob Dylan - For Sale or Just On The Shelf [6 CD studio outtakes]

 

For Sale Or Just On The Shelf is an attempt to gather the circulating Bob Dylan Columbia Studios Recording Session Outtakes (1961-1964) into a reasonably logical, hopefully useful, accessible compilation. It is arranged chronologically and includes as accurate as possible identifications for the session takes and sources. Selected alternate mixes and live performances are included for interest and comparison.

VA - Blues Story [30 CD, 1998-1999/FLAC]

Discs from this collection began to appear on sale one by one at the beginning of 1998. The collection was designed primarily for admirers of blues and wishing to join it in France, Canada and other francophone countries, since its literary part was originally made in French and it seems , and has not been translated into other languages. Every two weeks in the newsstands it was possible to get another CD with 15 songs, which was accompanied by a 16-strip competently compiled colorful booklet in A4 format. 

1998 - Blues Story Vol 01 - Les rois du blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 02 - Le blues anglais

1998 - Blues Story Vol 03 - Les labels de legende Chess Record

1998 - Blues Story Vol 04 - Le blues rock

1998 - Blues Story Vol 05 - Le rock’n’roll noir & le rhythm’n’blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 06 - Les grandes voix du blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 07 - Les guitar heroes du blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 08 - Le Louisiana blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 09 - Chicago Blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 10 - Concert Vol 1

1998 - Blues Story Vol 11 - Le blues blanc

1998 - Blues Story Vol 12 - The West Coast blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 13 - Le blues rock Vol 2

1998 - Blues Story Vol 14 - Le Texas blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 15 - Les labels de legende Vee Jay & Sun

1998 - Blues Story Vol 16 - Les labels de legende Chess Record Vol 2

1998 - Blues Story Vol 17 - Le blues au feminin

1998 - Blues Story Vol 18 - La nouvelle scene du blues

1998 - Blues Story Vol 19 - Les labels de legende Alligator Records

1998 - Blues Story Vol 20 - Les pianistes et le boogie-woogie

1998 - Blues Story Vol 21 - Concert Vol 2

1998 - Blues Story Vol 22 - Les labels de legende Alligator Records Vol 2

1999 - Blues Story Vol 23 - Les labels de legende Point Blank & Demon

1999 - Blues Story Vol 24 - Soul Blues

1999 - Blues Story Vol 25 - Le blues d'ailleurs

1999 - Blues Story Vol 26 - Folk Blues

1999 - Blues Story Vol 27 - Zydeco & Delta Blues

1999 - Blues Story Vol 28 - Nouvelle vague

1999 - Blues Story Vol 29 - Les labels de legende Chess Records & Demon

1999 - Blues Story Vol 30 - Slide Guitar

Yes - Progeny : Seven Shows from Seventy Two (14 CD, 2015) [FLAC + 320]

 

Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two is a 14-CD live album box set from the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 25 May 2015 on Rhino Records. The album consists of seven complete shows recorded in 1972 during the band's Close to the Edge tour. 

Mott The Hoople - Mental Train: The Island Years 1969-1971 (6 CD, 2018)

 UK six CD set encapsulating legendary English Rock-band Mott the Hoople's recorded output for Island Records, to whom they were signed, between 1969 and 1971. Bringing together all of their albums from the period, the set also includes bonus material, BBC sessions and live concerts. The studio albums have all been remastered from the original tapes by renowned engineer Andy Pearce and have been complemented by bonus tracks selected by Mott the Hoople expert, Kris Needs. Disc Five comprises more unheard and, in some cases, unreleased music from the Island archive while Disc Six rounds everything off with live material recorded at Fairfield Hall, Croydon on September 13, 1970 and a BBC Radio One In Concert from the Paris Theatre, London on December 30, 1971.

Golden Earring - The Complete Studio Recordings (29 CD, 2017) [FLAC]

 Legendary Dutch rockers Golden Earring see their long career celebrated with a  Complete Studio Albums box set.

All 26 studio albums are included in this box, from their 1965 debut Just Ear-rings to 2015’s The Hague. Three bonus CDs with non-album tracks (such as That Day, Sound Of The Screaming Day, So You Want To Be A Rock’n’Roll Star and L.A. Woman) complete the collection.