Blue Öyster Cult - Harvester of Lives (5 CD, 2012 / FLAC)

Harvester of Lives is a compilation album by Blue Öyster Cult. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Columbia Records as a free download to owners of The Columbia Albums Collectiön.

The album contains most of four concerts that had previously not seen an official release:

    September 8, 1980 – The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA

    June 16, 1981 – Bonds International Casino, New York City

    July 24, 1983 – Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA

    March 27, 1986 – Santa Monica Civic Center, Santa Monica, CA

Chris Cornell - Chris Cornell (4 CD Deluxe Edition, 2018) [FLAC]

 

Nearly a year-and-a-half after Chris Cornell’s death, a career-spanning retrospective collection captured the breadth of his varied career as a solo artist and vocalist of Soundgarden, Audioslave, and Temple of the Dog. That massive vinyl box set was pared down into a tight greatest hits simply titled Chris Cornell. Arranged in chronological order as a highlight reel of his iconic career, this self-titled compilation offers a bittersweet reminder of just how much Cornell accomplished in roughly 30 years on the scene, from a ’90s Seattle grunge icon to a fearless late-era singer/songwriter.
Front-loaded with his mainstream alt-rock touchstones, Chris Cornell starts close to the beginning with “Loud Love” from Soundgarden’s 1989 sophomore effort, Louder Than Love.

Yes - Drama (1980/2013] [24-192]

Drama is the tenth studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 18 August 1980 by Atlantic Records. It is their only album to feature Trevor Horn on lead vocals and the first with Geoff Downes on keyboards. This followed the departures of Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman after attempts to record a new album in Paris and London had failed. Drama was recorded hurriedly with Horn and Downes, as a tour had already been booked before the change in personnel. The album marked a development in Yes' musical direction, combining the band's progressive signature with Horn and Downes' new wave sensibilities. 

•     Trevor Horn – lead vocals, fretless bass on Run Through the Light
•     Steve Howe – Gibson Les Paul guitar on Machine Messiah and Run Through the Light, Gibson Les Paul Gold Top on Does It Really Happen?, Fender Console Pedal steel guitar and Fender Telecaster guitar on Into the Lens, Martin mandolin on Run Through the Light, Fender Stratocaster on Tempus Fugit, backing vocals
•     Chris Squire – bass except on Run Through the Light, piano on Run Through the Light, backing vocals
•     Geoff Downes – keyboards, Fairlight CMI, vocoder on Into the Lens
•     Alan White – drums, percussion, backing vocals

01. Machine Messiah

02. White Car

03. Does It Really Happen?

04. Into The Lens

05. Run Through The Light

06. Tempus Fugit

Eric Clapton - Nothing but the Blues [24-96 + DVD 5]

Nothing but the Blues is a 1995 documentary film about Eric Clapton's musical journey and his love for Blues music. Martin Scorsese was one of the executive producers.

The film features live performances of blues standards covered by Eric Clapton as well as historical video footage of blues musicians of various generations including Howlin' Wolf, B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, T-Bone Walker, Little Walter, Freddie King and Jimmy Rogers. Eric Clapton also talks with Martin Scorsese about his personal musical journey and how the past blues legends have influenced his style and approach to music. The recording sessions took place on November 8, and November 9, 1994 at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California.

Recorded live at the Fillmore, San Francisco, CA. November 8-9 1994.

• Eric Clapton – Guitar, Vocals
• Andy Fairweather Low – Guitar
• Dave Bronze – Bass
• Andy Newark – Drums, Percussion
• Jerry Portnoy – Harmonica
• Chris Stainton – Piano
• The Kick Horns – Horn Section

John Mellencamp - Live (American Radio Broadcast, 2019) [FLAC]

01- Love And Happiness

02- Paper In Fire

03- Jack And Diane

04- Lonely Ol' Night

05- Check It Out

06- Rain On The Scarecrow

07- Martha Say

08- The Real Life

09- Rumble Seat

10- Get A Leg Up

11- Jackie Brown

12- Small Town

13- Minutes To Memories

14- Now More Than Ever

15- Pop Singer

16- Crumblin' Down

17- R.O.C.K. In The USA

18- Play Guitar

19- Hurts So Good

20- Authority Song

21- Pink Houses

22- Cherry Bomb

The Marcus King Band - Soul Insight (2015/2021) [24-96]

Marcus King – Guitar, Lead Vocals

Alex Abercrombie – Organ, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Anthony House – Bass

Jack Ryan – Drums

01. Always 04:12

02. Boone 05:30

03. Fraudulent Waffle 05:21

04. Honey 04:19

05. Dave's Apparition 02:17

06. Everything 04:48

07. No Decency 04:42

08. Dyin' 05:49

09. Booty Stank 04:24

10. Opie 05:09

11. Keep Moving 05:00

12. I Won't Be Here 04:37 

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris - The Complete Trio Collection [3 CD, 2016/FLAC]

 

Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris have three careers unparalleled in music history. Together they have sold over 200 million albums worldwide and performed for decades in front of countless fans around the globe. It s no surprise that when their three voices united to release their debut collaboration, the results were remarkable. The threesome released two albums together, Trio (1987) and Trio II (1999), which have combined to sell more than five million copies worldwide and win three Grammy® Awards. Both of these classic albums have been newly remastered for a three-CD collection packed with rare and unreleased music produced by Harris. The bonus disc is loaded with 20 songs, including alternate takes and completely unreleased recordings from the trio spanning both album sessions.

Mike Oldfield - Crises (30th Anniversary, 3 CD + DVD, 2013) [24-96 / DVD5]

Crises is the eighth studio album by English musician and songwriter Mike Oldfield, released on 27 May 1983 on Virgin Records. Oldfield started recording the album towards the end of his 1982 tour supporting his previous record, Five Miles Out. It marked a continuation of Oldfield's experimentation with more accessible music which began in the late 1970s; side one contains the 20-minute "Crises" and side two contains a collection of shorter songs which feature vocalists Maggie Reilly, Jon Anderson, and Roger Chapman. Oldfield produced Crises with drummer Simon Phillips, who also plays on the album. 

30th Anniversary [3 CD/2 DVD] box set comprising the 13-track digitally remastered CD album which includes eight bonus tracks and a 12-track 'Crisis Tour' double CD recorded live at Wembley Arena on22nd July 1983. Also includes a DVD of Crisis at Wembley and a 6-track 5.1 Surround Mix DVD of the original album.

 

Tom Waits- Transmission Impossible (3 CD, 2015) [FLAC + 320]

 This 3 CD set includes radio broadcasts transmitted during this initial period of Tom Waits career, and features complete live performances recorded in; 1975 at the studios of KRQS FM, Minneapolis, featuring just Tom alone at his piano; in December 1976 at Media Sound Studios - another in studio session during which, between numbers, Tom is interviewed by the station presenter; and in 1977, back in the big apple at the famous, My Father s Place venue, out on Long Island.

John Lee Hooker - Hobo on Dusty Roads (All that Jazz, Vol. 129, 2020) [FLAC-HD]

01 - Blues Before Sunrise 03:46

02 - Apologize 02:57

03 - Little Wheel 02:35

04 - Bluebird 02:56

05 - Dusty Road Blues 02:50

06 - Boo Boo Boo 02:16

07 - Crawlin' King Snake Blues 02:38

08 - Don't Trust Nobody 03:45

09 - Maudie 02:19

10 - Down At the Landing 02:47

11 - When My First Wife Left Me 03:31

12 - Ground Hog Blues 02:57

13 - I'm In the Mood 02:39

14 - Lonely Boy Boogie 03:50

15 - Backwater Blues (Tupelo) 03:07

16 - Louise 03:01

17 - Wedneday Evening Blues 03:56

18 - Union Station Blues 02:54

19 - Talk About Your Baby 02:32

20 - Want Ad Blues 02:14

21 - Love My Baby 02:35

22 - Times Is Marchin' 02:56

Jimi Hendrix - The Electric Lady Studio Recordings 1970 [125 songs/FLAC]

 Electric Lady Studios is a recording studio in Greenwich Village, New York City. It was commissioned by rock musician Jimi Hendrix in 1968 and designed by architect John Storyk and audio engineer Eddie Kramer by 1970 Hendrix spent only ten weeks recording in Electric Lady before his death that year, but it quickly became a famed studio used by many top-selling recording artists from the 1970s onwards, including Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, and David Bowie.

The Carpenters - Carpenters Gold (35th Anniversary Edition, 2 CD) [FLAC]

Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition is a two-disc compilation released by the Carpenters in early 2004.

The album is essentially the expanded US release of a European compilation released in 2000, titled Gold: Greatest Hits (the same title as ABBA's), which peaked at #4 on the UK Albums Chart. That version contained just one disc with 20 tracks, all of which were also featured on this American version. The covers of both releases have the same look as the 1992 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation album by ABBA. The original cover artwork had "Greatest Hits" in place of where "35th Anniversary Edition" is on the US cover. An accompanying DVD followed in 2002.

 

The Marcus King Band - Carolina Confessions (2018) [24-96]

Produced by Grammy-winner Dave Cobb, ‘Carolina Confessions’ is the third studio album from the fast-rising Marcus King Band – a six-piece outfit fronted by multi-talented, 22-year-old guitarist / vocalist Marcus King, a musician whose expressive playing, soulful singing and emotive song-writing make it clear that he’s a true talent to be reckoned with. A genuine force of nature. 

Colosseum - Transmissions - Live at the BBC (6 CD, 2020/FLAC)

 Transmissions Live At The BBC

•     First fully authorised release comprising Colosseum recorded live at the BBC 1969-1971
•     Over 60 tracks, many recordings new to CD - over 6 hours playing time
•     Painstakingly researched by Colin Harper, Nigel Lees and Ashley Wood
•     Restored and remastered by Eroc for optimum sound quality throughout
•     In-depth liner notes by Chris Welch with a foreword by Pete Brown
•     Includes 44-page booklet, photographs and contributions from former band members

Fairport Convention - Full House for Sale (2023) [24-48]

Those attending Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2022 will know that we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of our 1970 LP Full House (albeit two years late thanks to Covid-19 restrictions). The original line-up of Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg (with Chris Leslie filling the shoes of the late great Dave Swarbrick) took to the Cropredy stage to perform the whole album. 

1. Intro 0:46
2. Walk Awhile 4:38
3. Doctor Of Physick 3:51
4. Dirty Linen 4:42
5. Sloth 11:05
6. Sir Patrick Spens 3:49
7. Flatback Caper 7:07
8. Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman 5:35
9. Flowers Of The Forest 4:53
10. Jenny's Chickens / The Mason's Apron 4:01

Yes - Time and a Word (1970/2013) [24-192]

Time and a Word is the second studio album by English rock band Yes, released on 24 July 1970 by Atlantic Records. It was put together several months after the release of the band's 1969 eponymous debut, during which they continued to tour heavily and recorded Time and a Word during gaps between shows. Yes continued to follow their early musical direction of performing original material and cover versions of songs by pop, jazz, and folk artists. A small orchestra of brass and string session musicians was used on most of the album's songs.

    Jon Anderson – lead vocals, percussion

    Peter Banks – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals

    Chris Squire – bass, backing vocals

    Tony Kaye – Hammond organ, piano

    Bill Bruford – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

    David Foster – vocals on "Sweet Dreams", acoustic guitar on "Time and a Word"

    Tony Cox – orchestration, conductor

    Royal College of Music students – brass, strings

David Bromberg - FLAC collection 1972-2020 [5 CD]

David Bromberg (born September 19, 1945) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. An eclectic artist, Bromberg plays bluegrass, blues, folk, jazz, country and western, and rock and roll. He is known for his quirky, humorous lyrics, and the ability to play rhythm and lead guitar at the same time.

Bromberg has played with many famous musicians, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jorma Kaukonen, Jerry Garcia, Rusty Evans (The Deep) and Bob Dylan. He co-wrote the song "The Holdup" with George Harrison, who played on Bromberg's self-titled 1972 album. In 2008, he was nominated for a Grammy Award Bromberg is known for his fingerpicking style that he learned from Reverend Gary Davis.

1972 - David Bromberg

1974 - Wanted Dead or Alive

1975 - Midnight On The Water

2011 - Use Me

2020 - Big Road

Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind (1983/2015) [24-96]

Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 16 May 1983 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records and in the United States by Capitol Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the band Trust and has been Iron Maiden's drummer ever since.

Piece of Mind was a mostly critical and commercial success, reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart and achieving platinum certification in the UK and North America. 

    Bruce Dickinson – vocals

    Dave Murray – guitars

    Adrian Smith – guitars

    Steve Harris – bass

    Nicko McBrain – drums

1.Where Eagles Dare

2.Revelations

3.Flight Of Icarus

4.Die With Your Boots On

5.The Trooper

6.Still Life

7.Quest For Fire

8.Sun And Steel

9.To Tame A Land

Art Garfunkel - 7 Albums Blu-spec CD Collection (8 CD, 2012/FLAC)

 Cardboard sleeve reissue from Art Garfunkel featuring the high-fidelity Blu-spec CD format and 2012 DSD remastering. Part of a six-album Art Garfunkel Blu-spec CD cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring albums "Angel Clare," "Breakaway," "Watermark," "Fate For Breakfast," "Scissors Cut," and "Lefty."

The Singer: Greatest hits album release from Art Garfunkel including two new songs recorded in 2012.

1973 - Angel Clare 

1975 - Breakaway 

1977 - Watermark 

1979 - Fate For Breakfast 

1981 - Scissors Cut 

1988 - Lefty

2012 - The Singer (2CD Set) 

The Band – Transmission Impossible (3 CD, 2016) [FLAC + 320]

 

With one of the most extraordinary career trajectories of any musical group across the past 50 years, The Band s recording career proper actually lasted less than a decade, but in that time they released seven studio albums that were jam-packed with classic tracks - nay anthems - which define the era in which they were released better than almost any other music of the time. This superb triple CD set features three excellent live performances from The Band recorded during their prime era in the 1970s, all of which feature simply the finest audio quality, the very best performances and the perfect set-lists. Taken from FM Radio Broadcasts, these shows, previously unreleased, reveal The Band at their live best during a time when they were arguably the finest contemporary music group in the world.