The Replacements - Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash (Deluxe Edition, 4 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 

The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979. Initially a punk rock band, they are one of the main pioneers of alternative rock. The band was composed of the guitarist and vocalist Paul Westerberg, guitarist Bob Stinson, bass guitarist Tommy Stinson and drummer Chris Mars for most of its career. Following several acclaimed albums, including Let It Be and Tim, Bob Stinson was kicked out of the band in 1986, and Slim Dunlap joined as lead guitarist. Steve Foley replaced Mars in 1990. Towards the end of the band's career, Westerberg exerted more control over the creative output. The group disbanded in 1991, with the members eventually pursuing various projects. A reunion was announced on October 3, 2012. The band is referred to by their nickname "The 'Mats" by fans, which originated as a truncation of "The Placemats," a mispronunciation of their name.

The Replacements' music was influenced by rock artists such as the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Faces, Big Star, Slade, Badfinger, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Bob Dylan as well as punk rock bands such as the Ramones, the New York Dolls, the Buzzcocks, the Damned, and the Sex Pistols. Unlike many of their underground contemporaries, the Replacements played "heart-on-the-sleeve" rock songs that combined Westerberg's "raw-throated adolescent howl" with self-deprecating lyrics. The Replacements were a notoriously wayward live act, often performing under the influence of alcohol and playing fragments of covers instead of their own material. 

Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash is their first studio album. It was released on August 25, 1981

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, on October 22, 2021, Rhino Entertainment released a deluxe edition of the newly remastered album. Featuring 100 tracks spread across 4CDs and 1LP, it includes unreleased demos, alternative takes/mixes, and a previously unreleased 27-track live concert recorded on January 23, 1981 at 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis.

 

Deep Purple - California Jam 1974 [DVDRIP video]

 

Live from The California Jam Festival, Ontario Speedway, California, April 6th 1974.

Deep Purple's 1974 US tour promoting the Burn album climaxed with this show at the Ontario Motor Speedway in California. The band were well into their stride, they were the highest selling artist in the US in 1973 and were enjoying the rewards and the lifestyle that went with it. Deep Purple's fiery twilight performance was capped with Ritchie Blackmore setting his guitar and amplifier ablaze, raising balls of flame into the night sky.

• David Coverdale - voc
• Ritchie Blackmore - gui
• Glenn Hughes - bass
• Jon Lord - kb
• Ian Paice - dr

1. Burn
2. Might Just Take Your Life
3. Lay Down, Stay down
4. Mistreated
5. Smoke on the Water
6. You Fool No One
7. Space Truckin'

 

 

The Rolling Stones - Rock and Roll Circus 1968 (DVDRIP + FLAC-HD [2019]

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a film released in 1996 of a December 11, 1968 event put together by The Rolling Stones. The event comprised two concerts on a circus stage, and included acts such as Eric Clapton, The Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and Jethro Tull. John Lennon and his fiancee Yoko Ono performed as part of a supergroup called The Dirty Mac, along with Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell, and Keith Richards. It was originally meant to be aired on the BBC, but the Rolling Stones withheld its airing and release.

This concert is the only footage of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi performing as a member of Jethro Tull; he was a member for only several weeks.

Originally filmed in December 1968, "The Rock and Roll Circus" was originally intended to be released as a television special. The special was filmed over two nights and featured not only the Rolling Stones but The Who, Jethro Tull (with future Black Sabbath guitarist Tommy Iommi filling in for the recently departed Mick Abrahams), Marianne Faithful and an all-star jam featuring John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Micthell. Sadly, this also marked the final appearance of the Stones founder and original guiding light, Brian Jones, who would be dead within six months after filming the special. 

 

T-Bone Walker - Goodbye Blues (4 CD, 2005/FLAC)

 T-Bone Walker was the Charlie Christian of the blues. A fluent guitarist who was one of the first important electric guitarists in the blues, Walker had the facility of a jazz musician and often recorded with jazz-oriented combos while sticking largely to the blues. His influence was so strong that in some of his 1940s recordings, he plays phrases that would be picked up and popularized by Chuck Berry a decade later.

Born in Texas in 1910, Walker first recorded two selections in 1929 and cut a few titles during 1940-44 but did not really get going as a recording artist until 1945. 

His Quadromania release is a four-CD set that begins with the 1929 numbers and the early performances before mostly concentrating on the 1945-54 period. While only one of Walker's originals became a hit (Stormy Monday which is heard here in its original version), his performances with his sextet (which usually included tenor-saxophonist Bumps Myers) are infectious and joyful. The blues was never a downbeat music when T-Bone Walker was playing.

This four-CD set shows why T-Bone Walker is considered an influential blues giant even today.

 

Pink Floyd - Obscured By Clouds (2016 remaster) [FLAC-HD]

 

Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 2 June 1972 by Harvest and Capitol Records. It serves as the soundtrack for the French film La Vallée, by Barbet Schroeder. It was recorded in two sessions in France, while Pink Floyd were in the midst of touring, and produced by the band.

Obscured by Clouds is shorter than some of Pink Floyd's previous albums, and makes heavy use of the acoustic guitar. Lyrically, the songs centre around love, a common theme in the film the album was inspired by. The album's only single was "Free Four". Obscured by Clouds has been seen as a stopgap for the band, who had started work on their next album, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973). The album reached number six in the United Kingdom and number 46 in the United States; retrospective opinions from both fans and critics have been mixed, with some critics noting the similarities to their later material. 

01. Obscured by Clouds (3:05)

02. When You're In (2:31)

03. Burning Bridges (3:30)

04. The Gold It's in the... (3:08)

05. Wot's...Uh the Deal (5:09)

06. Mudmen (4:18)

07. Childhood's End (4:34)

08. Free Four (4:17)

09. Stay (4:08)

10. Absolutely Curtains (5:52)