Krokus 1977-2010 [FLAC]

Switzerland's most successful hard rock band, Krokus enjoyed international popularity in the 1980s and onward for their aggressive, straightforward variety of European metal. Hailing from the Swiss city of Solothurn, Krokus was formed in 1974 by guitarist Tommy Kiefer and percussionist Chris Von Rohr. Initially performing an eclectic and artful brand of prog rock, Krokus released their first album in 1976, with the founders joined by guitarist Hansi Droz and bassist Remo Spadino. Krokus' second album, To You All, found them pursuing a tougher hard rock sound with a revamped lineup: Von Rohr moved from drums to vocals, Fernando Von Arb came on board as second guitarist, and the band had a new rhythm section, bassist Jurg Naegeli and drummer Freddy Steady (the new members were all previously with the group Montezuma). As Krokus moved toward a harder and leaner sound influenced by AC/DC, they decided they wanted a stronger vocalist, and Von Rohr moved to bass while Marc Storace, a former member of Eazy Money, became their new lead singer, joining in time for the sessions for 1980's Metal Rendez-Vous.

1977 - To You All [2001]

1978 - Pay It In Metal [Painkiller]

1980 - Metal Rendez-vous

1981 - Hardware

1982 - One Vice at a Time

1983 - Headhunter

1984 - The Blitz

1986 - Alive and Screamin

1986 - Change Of Address [1995]

1987 - Stayed Awake All Night - The Best Of Krokus [1989]

1988 - Heart Attack

1990 - Stampede

1995 - To Rock Or Not To Be [2002]

1999 - Round 13

2000 - The Definitive Collection

2003 - Long Stick Goes Boom - The Anthology

2003 - Rock the Block

2004 - Fire & Gasoline Live

2006 - Hellraiser

2010 - Hoodoo

Bob Dylan - 50th Anniversary Collection: 1965 [14 CD live, 2015) [FLAC + 320]

Another copyright protection collection not available to the wider public, this time 1965 live. Sheffield concert is complete for the first time, although everything else was previously circulated in the similar quality, obviously from the same sources. The only missing (partial) concert that was circulated and not included here was Arie Crown, Chicago, November 26, plus the rest of Newport Festival set from July 25. Also, in the official notes the personnel were mixed-up: Barry Goldberg played piano, not organ, Al Kooper never played bass but organ, and bass was played by Jerome Arnold.

 

Mick Ronson - Only After Dark : The Complete Mainman Recordings (4 CD, 2019) [FLAC]

 

Mick Ronson is one of the unsung guitar heroes of the 1970's, a man who by rights should be up there in the public conciousness with Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton. He shot to fame, of course, as David Bowie's guitar player during the "Ziggy Stardust" era. So when David disbanded the Spiders in 1973, the question arose - what to do next? With matinee idol looks the answer was - launch a solo career. Slaughter On 10th Avenue in 1974 was the result, but the subsequent tour revealed that Mick was not a natural front-man. Play Don't Worry followed in 1975, but worry he did. Preferring to work as a side-man again, he worked first with Ian Hunter and then Bob Dylan before throwing himself into production work.

 

Velvet Underground - White Light, White Heat [45 Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition, 2013] [FLAC]

Curated by Lou Reed and John Cale, the White Light/White Heat 45th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition contains remastered versions of the original record in both mono and stereo, alongside bonus material including alternate versions of "Hey Mr. Rain," new mixes of "Beginning To See The Light" and "Guess I'm Falling In Love" and previously unreleased vocal and instrumental versions of "The Gift". Tracks recorded during John Cale's last studio session with the Velvet Underground  also appears.

In addition, the band's live set at the Gymnasium in New York on April 30, 1967 is also included.

 

 

Focus- Hocus Pocus Box [13 CD, 2017] (FLAC + 320)

 

Innovative Dutch rock band Focus see their albums collected in a new and comprehensive 13CD box set called Hocus Pocus Box.

Aside from the very recent Focus 8.5 (issued on their own label in 2016) this new box set collects all ten studio albums from those purveyors of progressive rock/jazz/classical, starting with 1970’s Focus Plays Focus/In And Out Of Focus moving all the way through to 2012’s Focus X.

Nektar - Live Anthology 1974-1976 (5 CD, 2019) [FLAC]

  

A spectacular box set of vintage unreleased live recordings capturing one of the best live prog rock bands EVER, Nektar, in their prime and at the height of their powers!3 incredible concerts spread across 5 CDs, this box set not only features the band’s best loved songs from “Remember The Future” to “King Of Twilight” but it also features songs that never appeared on any studio album including “The Devil’s Door” and “Look Just Once More” plus extended improvised jams, early versions and more!

Grateful Dead - May 1977: Get Shown the Light [11 CD, 2017] [24-192 + @320]

 

May 1977: Get Shown the Light is a live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains four consecutive complete concerts, recorded on May 5, 7, 8, and 9, 1977, on eleven CDs. It was released on May 5, 2017.

Cream discography [FLAC]

 

Cream were a 1960s British blues-rock band and supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer/vocalist Ginger Baker. Their sound was characterised by a hybrid of blues, hard rock and psychedelic rock, combining Eric Clapton's blues guitar playing with the voice and basslines of Jack Bruce and the jazz-influenced drumming of Baker.

1966 Fresh Cream

1967 Disraeli Gears

1968 Wheels Of Fire

1969 Goodbye

1970 Live Cream

1972 Live Cream Vol. 2

2003 BBC Sessions

2005 Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-5-6 2005

Dave McMurray - Grateful Deadication 2 (2023) [24-96]

Saxophonist Dave McMurray returns with Grateful Deadication 2, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 tribute album which once again finds the saxophonist reimagining the songs of the Grateful Dead with his gritty and soulful Detroit sound which draws upon jazz, pop, rock, soul, reggae, R&B, gospel, and more.

The album features McMurray’s Detroit band plus special guests Jamey Johnson, Oteil Burbridge, Bob James, and Don Was on a collection of Dead favorites including “Truckin’,” “Scarlet Begonias,” and “China Cat Sunflower.”

1. Playing In The Band

2. China Cat Sunflower

3. Bird Song

4. To Lay Me Down (feat. Jamey Johnson)

5. Truckin’

6. The Other One (feat. Bob James)

7. If I Had The World To Give (feat. Bob James)

8. Scarlet Begonias (feat. Oteil Burbridge)

9. Crazy Fingers

Jerry Garcia - Before The Dead (4 CD, 2018) [24-88]

 

In roughly three and half hours of live and studio recordings, captured in various ways at a variety of locales between 1961 and 1964, Before the Dead documents the late Jerry Garcia’s formative years as a musician. Overflowing with meticulous attention to detail in sound, text and graphics, this 4-CD set reveals how this iconic musician nurtured those attributes that eventually stood him in such good stead as titular leader of the Grateful Dead, the namesake of the Jerry Garcia Band and the catalyst for the many other collaborative efforts over the course of his thirty-plus year career.

Love - Forever Changes (50th Anniversary, 4 CD, 2018) [FLAC]

Forever Changes is the third studio album by the American rock band Love, released by Elektra Records in November 1967. The album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-oriented sound and orchestration, while primary songwriter Arthur Lee explored darker themes alluding to mortality and his creeping disillusionment with the 1960s counterculture. It was the final album recorded by the original band lineup; after its completion, Bryan MacLean left the group acrimoniously and the other members were dismissed by leader Lee. 

A 50th anniversary deluxe edition box set was released by Rhino on April 6, 2018, featuring four CDs, a DVD and an LP. It contains remastered versions of the stereo, mono and alternate stereo mixes of the album, a disc of demos, outtakes, alternate mixes and non-album tracks.

Black Country Communion (2010-2017) [FLAC]

Black Country Communion is an English-American rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California by lead vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple), drummer and percussionist Jason Bonham, keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater), and guitarist and vocalist Joe Bonamassa (solo).

 

Dr. Feelgood - Looking Back (5 CD, 1995) [FLAC]

Dr. Feelgood was the ultimate working band. From their formation in 1971 to lead vocalist Lee Brilleaux's untimely death in 1994, the group never left the road, playing hundreds of gigs every year. Throughout their entire career, Dr. Feelgood never left simple, hard-driving rock & roll behind, and their devotion to the blues and R&B earned them a devoted fan base. 

Electric Light Orchestra - Discovery (1979) [24-192]

Discovery is the eighth studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released on 1 June 1979 in the United Kingdom by Jet Records, where it topped record charts, and on 8 June in the United States on Jet through Columbia Records distribution. 

•   Jeff Lynne – lead vocals, guitars (electric, acoustic 12-string), vocoder, backing vocals, orchestral & choral arrangements, producer
•     Bev Bevan – drums, percussion, backing vocals
•     Richard Tandy – piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, lead guitar (track 6), backing vocals, orchestral & choral arrangements
•     Kelly Groucutt – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals

1. Shine a Little Love (04:43)

2. Confusion (03:43)

3. Need Her Love (05:12)

4. The Diary of Horace Wimp (04:18)

5. Last Train to London (04:33)

6. Midnight Blue (04:19)

7. On the Run (03:56)

8. Wishing (04:14)

9. Don't Bring Me Down (04:03)

Kate Bush - Remastered Pt. III (2018) [24-44]

Kate Bush is one of the UK music scene's most individual, creative and iconic solo pop stars. In her four decades in the public eye, her hits have included Wuthering Heights, Hounds Of Love, Cloudbusting and Running Up That Hill. She has won Brit and Ivor Novello Awards, and her music was used during the 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony. After being given a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to music in 2013, she returned to the stage for the first time in more than 30 years for 2014's rapturously received (and immediately sold out) Before The Dawn shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Kate Bush's influence can be seen and heard in contemporary artists such as Florence + The Machine, Tori Amos, Lady Gaga, Bat For Lashes, Marina & The Diamonds and Goldfrapp. She has collaborated with artists including Prince, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Stephen Fry.

Grateful Dead - American Beauty (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (3 CD, 2020) [24-96]

This three-CD set feature the original album with newly remastered audio, plus one of the most requested archival recordings in the Dead's vault - the unreleased concert recorded on February 18, 1971 at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY. On stage that night, the Dead debuted a whole new batch of songs, five in all: “Wharf Rat,” “Playing In The Band,” “Bertha,” “Greatest Story Ever Told” and “Loser.” Fans were also treated to a few standbys from the previous decade, including “St. Stephen” and an inspired “Dark Star>Wharf Rat>Dark Star” jam. Notably, keyboardist Ned Lagin (who played piano on “Candyman” on American Beauty) sat in with the band for the show. It's all been mixed from the 16-track analog master tapes by Jeffrey Norman at Bob Weir’s Marin County TRI Studios and mastered by Grammy® Award-winning engineer, David Glasser. 

Black Sabbath - The Ten Year War [8 CD, 2017] [24-96]

 

‘The Ten Year War’ brings together their eight Ozzy-fronted Black Sabbath albums, plus many other rarities, all housed within exclusive artwork created by renowned street artist, graphic designer and activist Shepard Fairey.

• Bass – Geezer Butler
• Drums – Bill Ward
• Guitar – Tony Iommi
• Vocals – Ozzy Osbourne

Pink Floyd - Belgian TV 1968 [DVD 5]

The RTB Films, 18 and 19 Feb 1968

Promo video made for the Belgium TV channel VRT and shown on the Tienerklanken music show in February 1968.

David Gilmour film debut

1. Astronomy Domine
2. Scarecrow
3. Corporal Clegg
4. Paintbox
5. Set The Controls
6. See Emily Play
7. Bike
8. Apples & Oranges
9. Astronomy Domine (bonus)

Jimi Hendrix - Hendrix Live And Unleashed (5 CD, 2007) [FLAC]

5 CD set of live recordings presented together for the first time. Officially licensed from the estate of Hendrix's former manager, Michael Jeffery. Numbered, limited edition - only 2000 copies world-wide. 

CD1 - Live At The L.A. Forum

CD2 - Live at l'Olympia

CD3 - Blues At Midnight

CD4 - Live in Copenhagen

CD5 - Live at Berkeley

Randy California - The Euro-American Years 1979-1983 (6 CD, 2020)

 This set gathers together studio and live recordings made between 1979 and 1983 by the Randy California Band and additional live recordings by Spirit.

In mid-1979 the trio incarnation of SPIRIT broke up and Randy formed a new solo band and embarked on a European tour supporting Ian Gillan. After recording a series of demos further studio sessions produced the recordings which would form his solo album EURO-AMERICAN, released in 1982 (and included in this set). The original boxed set of THE EURO AMERICAN YEARS was compiled by Spirit archivist Mick Skidmore and was issued in 2006. The original concept for this box (which sold out very quickly in its first pressing, only to be consistently bootlegged in various countries via downloads and separate CDR discs for which the artists received no compensation) was to pull together the vast amount of music that Randy released during 1979-1983 period (although some tracks were recorded earlier and were shelved due to lack of a record deal).