Grateful Dead - Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 (4 CD, 2002) [FLAC]

 

Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 is a live box set from the Grateful Dead that collects performances from seven of their eight shows in England during their spring 1972 tour of Europe (their first tour of the UK and continental Europe)

The band visited England three times on the tour. They had booked four concerts in London (condensed to two) and one for Newcastle before touring mainland Europe. After the tour began, an opportunity came to return to England to play the stormy Bickershaw Festival, in between dates in Paris and Amsterdam. To make up for the poor sound and crowded shows at the last-minute replacement venue, the Empire Pool, they added more dates at the end of the tour, returning again to London for four performances at the acoustically favorable Lyceum Theatre in the West End. 

Grateful Dead

•     Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, vocals
•     Bob Weir - rhythm guitar, vocals
•     Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - organ, harmonica, vocals
•     Phil Lesh - bass guitar, vocals
•     Bill Kreutzmann - drums
•     Keith Godchaux - piano
•     Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals

The Doors - The Doors: Box Set (4 CD, 1997) [FLAC]

 The Doors: Box Set is a box set compilation of recordings by American rock band the Doors, released on October 28, 1997. The four-disc set includes previously rare and unreleased studio, live and demo recordings, as well as a disc of the band's personal favorite tracks culled from their official discography. 

The Who - The First Singles Box (12 CDs, 2004/FLAC)

 The 1st Singles Box is a box set compilation of singles recorded by the Who throughout their history. The album was released exclusively in the United Kingdom on 25 May 2004. It was considered the counterpart to the other compilation album by the Who, entitled Then and Now. The album was set with twelve compact discs containing two songs each, a la the A-side and B-side of the original single. Each individual CD was encased by a paper sleeve representing the single's original artwork from a particular country.

 

 

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.

Joan Baez - Rare, Live & Classic (3 CD, 1993/FLAC)

Rare, Live & Classic is a 1993 box set compilation by Joan Baez. Released on Vanguard, where Baez had recorded her most influential work during the first twelve years of her career, the set also included material from her subsequent record labels, A&M, Columbia and Gold Castle Records, as well as a number of previously unreleased studio and live recordings. Bob Dylan, Bob Gibson, Mimi Fariña, Judy Collins, Odetta and Kris Kristofferson are among those who make guest appearances on the various tracks; also included were two tracks from a never-released album recorded in 1981 with the Grateful Dead.  

 

Pink Floyd - Games For May 1967 [4 CD limited edition, 1999/FLAC]

1,000 sets made , this is a 4 CD set of previously unreleased studio sessions spanning Floyd's entire career up to Roger Waters leaving the band.

The Games for May concert, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on May 12th 1967, was one of the first significant concert events held by Pink Floyd 

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.

Smokin' Joe Kubek discography [FLAC + 320]

 

Smokin' Joe Kubek (November 30, 1956 – October 11, 2015) was an American Texas blues electric guitarist, songwriter, and performer.


Born in Grove City, Pennsylvania, Kubek grew up in the Dallas, Texas area. In the 1970s during his teen years, he played with the likes of Freddie King and in the 1980s began performing with Louisiana-born singer, Bnois King.

In 1985, Kubek released his first record on Bird Records, a 45 RPM single with the tracks "Driving Sideways" (written by Freddie King and Sonny Thompson) and "Other Side Of Love" (written by Doyle Bramhall, Sr.). The single was executively produced by Clint Birdwell and co-produced by Charley Wirz and Kubek. The two tracks reappeared on Kubek's 2012 album, Let That Right Hand Go, produced by Clint Birdwell and issued on Birdwell's label, Bird Records Texas. The album is a collection of mostly unreleased material recorded since the 1980s (with the 1985 single's track, "Other Side Of Love", entitled "The Other Side Of Love").

In 1991, Kubek released his first full-length album entitled Steppin' Out Texas Style (Bullseye Blues Records) and has since released over a dozen albums on various labels.

He died on Sunday, 2015, October 11, of a heart attack, friends of the Dallas blues guitarist have confirmed.

•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(1991)-Steppin' Out Texas Style
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(1995)-Cryin' for the Moon
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(1998)-Take Your Best Shot
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2003)-Roadhouse Research
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2004)-Show Me the Money
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2006)-My Heart's In Texas
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2008)-Blood Brothers
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2010)-Have Blues, Will Travel
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2012)-Close To The Bone
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2013)-Road Dog's Life
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King-(2015)-Fat Man's Shine Parlor
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek Band-(1992)-Chain Smokin' Texas Style
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek Band-(1994)-Texas Cadillac
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek Band-(1996)-Got My Mind Back
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek Band-(2005)-Served Up Texas Style
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek-(1991)-The Axe Man
•     Smokin' Joe Kubek-(2000)-Bite Me !

Rolling Stones - Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! [2009, 3CD + DVD - 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition]

 "GET YER YA-YA'S OUT!" - recorded in 1969 over two nights at Madison Square Garden - is the last official live document of the Rolling Stones in their swaggering Sixties prime; it's also one of the greatest live albums of all time.

Expectations were high for the band on its 1969 tour, the Stones' first in the U.S. in three years, and their first outing without guitarist Brian Jones, who had died that summer. They delivered in spades. Keith Richards and new guitarist Mick Taylor combined for angry workouts on Ya-Ya's' "Midnight Rambler" - the album's bluesy nine-minute masterpiece - and a stark, rubbery "Sympathy For The Devil." Mick Jagger and Richards pull apart Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie" into a raunchy romp, as if to prove they had fully mastered the rock form.

This three-disc remastered Ya-Ya's includes the original in all its gritty glory. Disc Two is a five-song EP from the same shows, with acoustic performances - "Prodigal Son" and "You Gotta Move" - from Richards (playing a resonator guitar) and Jagger. The third disc is an unexpected treat: blistering sets by openers B.B. King plus Ike and Tina Turner (doing an outrageously steamy take on Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long"). And serious rock geeks will enjoy the final flourish.

Jimi Hendrix - Live In Europe 66-70 (6 CD, 2010/FLAC)

 

A collection of European concerts and television appearances between 1966 and 1970.

Eagles - Legacy (14 CD, 2018) [Hi-Res]

Legacy includes all seven of the band’s studio albums, three live albums, and a compilation of singles and b-sides. Legacy follows the Eagles through the different stage of the band’s storied career, from the country-rock of early albums like Desperado and the superstar success of Hotel California, to the band’s 1994 reunion Hell Freezes Over and its most-recent studio album, 2005’s Long Road Out of Eden. All of the band’s hits, deep cuts and fan favorites are here, including “Take It Easy,” “Already Gone,” “Hotel California,” “Please Come Home For Christmas,” “Heartbreak Tonight” “No More Cloudy Days,” and “Get Over It.”

Includes:

• Eagles (1972)
• Desperado (1973)
• On The Border (1974)
• One of These Nights (1975)
• Hotel California (1976)
• The Long Run (1979)
• Eagles Live (1980)
• Hell Freezes Over (1994)
• Millennium Concert (2000)
• Long Road Out of Eden (2007)
• Single and B-Sides (2018):

1. “Take It Easy” (Single Version)
2. “Get You In The Mood” (Non-LP B Side)
3. “Outlaw Man” (Single Version)
4. “Best Of My Love” (Single Version)
5. “One Of These Nights” (Single Edit)
6. “Lyin’ Eyes” (Single Edit)
7. “Take It To The Limit” (Single Edit)
8. “Please Come Home For Christmas”
9. “Funky New Year”
10. “Hole In The World”

Frank Zappa - The Mothers 1971 (8 CD Super Deluxe, 2022) (320 + 24/96)

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mothers Of Invention’s ‘71 line-ups, the complete Fillmore tapes are showcased with every note played over 4 shows, including the John Lennon/Yoko Ono encore, majority of tracks are newly mixed. Additionally, the full concert from the Rainbow Theatre in London where FZ was infamously pushed off the stage is newly mixed by Eddie Kramer. The box also features a bonus hybrid concert from Harrisburg & Scranton, PA 1971 and extensive liner notes & packaging. 

Grateful Dead - Wake Of The Flood: The Angel's Share (2023) [FLAC]

The previously unreleased, never-before-heard, Grateful Dead session tapes for Wake Of The Flood.

Recorded August 6 -17, 1973 at Record Plant, 2200 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA

Today, in continued celebration of Wake Of The Flood's 50th Anniversary, the Grateful Dead vaults have been reopened to reveal a treasure trove of studio material that Dead Heads have never heard before. For the third edition of The Angel's Share series, more than two hours of expertly-curated, previously-unreleased session tapes are now available via Rhino, for the first time ever on all DSPs worldwide. 

Similar to previous installments that accompanied milestone reissues of Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, Wake Of The Flood: The Angel's Share brings together the outtakes, alternate versions, and in-studio conversations behind the creation of the album, including "Eyes Of The World," "Stella Blue," "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" and every other song on the LP. Some unexpected moments and revelations are found in takes of "Let Me Sing Your Blues Away," Keith Godchaux's first and only vocal on a Grateful Dead studio record, and Bobby Weir's continually evolving "Weather Report Suite." Also featured is the track "Phil's Song (Unbroken Chain)" that appeared later on The Mars Hotel. As the lid is lifted and the curtains are pulled back on a pivotal record – filled with classics that remain instant crowd-pleasers to this day – Wake Of The Flood: The Angel's Share transports the listener to August 6-17, 1973 at Sausalito, CA's Record Plant, turning it into a fly-on-the-wall experience of the band's joyous and collaborative process.

John Lennon - Imagine: The Ultimate Collection (4 CD, 2018) [FLAC + 24/96]

 

Universal Music celebrates the apex of John Lennon’s solo career with a six-disc box set  Imagine: The Ultimate Collection. This historical, remixed and remastered 140-track collection is fully authorised by Yoko Ono Lennon who oversaw the production and creative direction.

Spread across four CDs and two Blu-ray discs, this truly unique expanded edition offers a variety of listening experiences that are at once immersive and intimate, ranging from the brand new Ultimate Mixes of the iconic album, which reveal whole new levels of sonic depth, definition and clarity to these timeless songs, to the Raw Studio Mixes that allow listeners to hear Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band’s original, unadorned performances, to enveloping 5.1 surround sound mixes and a Quadrasonic Album Mix, presenting the original four speaker mix remastered in Quadrasonic sound for the first time in nearly fifty years. This ultimate deep listening experience, which features scores of previously unheard demos, rare outtakes and isolated track elements, also includes The Evolution Documentary, a unique track-by-track audio montage that details the journey of each song from demo to master recording via instructions, rehearsals, recordings, multitrack exploration and studio chatter. The comprehensive nature of the full Imagine – The Ultimate Collection is the absolute best representation of a career artist working at the top of his creative game. imagine – the ultimate deep listening experience.

Glenn Hughes - Songs In the Key of Rock [3 CD] (2023) [FLAC]

With a title that pays homage to one of Glenn’s heroes, Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life”, this 2003 album mixes his beloved funk with a deliberate 70s style hard rock. As well as featuring long-time collaborator JJ Marsh on guitar, the album includes guest spots from bassist Billy Sheehan and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, as well as co-producer Jeff Kollman. ‘Higher Places (Song for Bonzo)’ is a song dedicated to Glenn’s dear friend, Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham.

This 3CD edition includes both the European bonus track ‘Secret Life’, plus ‘Change’, a Japanese bonus track. The second disc is a recording from his 2003 UK tour to support the album, and includes rare live versions of ‘In My Blood’, ‘Higher Places (Song for Bonzo)’, ‘Written All Over Your Face’ and ‘Wherever You Go’. Always one to give the fans what they want, this disc also features takes on Deep Purple’s ‘Mistreated’, ‘Gettin’ Tighter’ and ‘You Keep On Moving’, plus Black Sabbath’s ‘Seventh Star’. As an added bonus, this set is completed by a third disc from an acoustic show in Rome, which features unplugged versions of Purple’s ‘Stormbringer’, ‘Mistreated’ and ‘You Keep On Moving’, Procol Harum’s ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’, and Trapeze’s ‘Coast To Coast’.

The Beatles - Complete BBC Sessions [10 CD, 2004] [FLAC]

The Beatles performed for fifty-two BBC Radio programmes, beginning with an appearance on the series Teenager's Turn—Here We Go, recorded on 7 March 1962, and ending with the special The Beatles Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride, recorded on 26 May 1965; in total, 275 performances of 88 different songs were broadcast. Early bootlegs of some of the performances were based on low-quality home recordings of the broadcasts from the radio. It was not the BBC's practice to archive either the session tapes or the shows' master tapes, but many good quality distribution copies were found in various BBC departments during research for BBC radio specials produced in the 1980s.

Elvis Presley - The Complete '70s Albums Collection (21 CD, 2015) [24-96]

Elvis Presley may be the single most important figure in American 20th century popular music. Not necessarily the best, and certainly not the most consistent. But no one could argue with the fact that he was the musician most responsible for popularizing rock & roll on an international level. Viewed in cold sales figures, his impact was phenomenal. Dozens upon dozens of international smashes from the mid-’50s to the mid-’70s, as well as the steady sales of his catalog and reissues since his death in 1977, may make him the single highest-selling performer in history.

Disc 01 • Let's Be Friends (1970)

Disc 02 • On Stage (1970)

Disc 03 • Almost In Love (1970)

Disc 04 • That's The Way It Is (1970)

Disc 05 • Elvis Country (1971)

Disc 06 • Love Letters From Elvis (1971)

Disc 07 • C'mon Everybody (1971)

Disc 08 • I Got Lucky (1971)

Disc 09 • Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas (1971)

Disc 10 • Elvis Now (1972)

Disc 11 • He Touched Me (1972)

Disc 12 • As Recorded At Madison Square Garden (1972)

Disc 13 • Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite (1973)

Disc 14 • Elvis (The Fool Album)

Disc 15 • Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake (1973)

Disc 16 • Good Times (1974)

Disc 17 • Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis (1974)

Disc 18 • Promised Land (1975)

Disc 19 • Today (1975)

Disc 20 • From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976)

Disc 21 • Moody Blue (1977)

 

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.

VA - Cruisin' Story 1955-1960 (12 CD, 2011/FLAC)

 

Early rock & roll was in love with motion, cars, Saturday nights, dancing, and, of course, young love, and as a genre, initially embraced by teens, it gradually took over and reshaped pop radio between 1955 and 1960, the period covered by this generous three-disc, 75-track collection. Every track here is a classic of the time period, but some of the clear highlights include the Penguins' “Earth Angel,” Chuck Berry's “Maybelline,” Fats Domino's “Ain’t That a Shame,” Frankie Lymon's “Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” Little Willie John's “Fever,” Buddy Holly's “That’ll Be the Day,” Duane Eddy's “Rebel Rouser,” Roy Orbison's “Only the Lonely,” and the Ventures' “Walk Don’t Run,” among many other timeless gems. It’s a fun collection, it’s history, and, oh yeah, you can dance to it. 

VA - The Old Grey Whistle Test: Easy Riders (3 CD, 2018/FLAC)

 

Easy Riders celebrates to very best in rock, pop, folk, prog and singer-songwriters that appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test. It features the likes of Thin Lizzy, Free, Mike Oldfield, Rick Wakeman, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more.