VA - NOW presents The 70's (5 CD, 2021/FLAC)

 

Disc: 1 (1970-1971)

01. Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

02. Bread - Make It with You

03. Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds

04. Deep Purple - Black Night

05. Free - All Right Now

06. Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tears Of A Clown

07. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

08. Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)

09. Elton John - Your Song

10. Rod Stewart - Maggie May

11. Slade - Coz I Luv You

12. The Who - Baba O'Riley

13. Ike & Tina Turner - Proud Mary

14. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

15. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting

Disc: 2 (1972-1973)

01. Don McLean - American Pie (Pt. 1)

02. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair

03. Bill Withers - Lean on Me

04. Harry Nilsson - Without You

05. Roxy Music - Virginia Plain

06. T. Rex - Metal Guru

07. Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes

08. Lou Reed - Perfect Day

09. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly with His Song

10. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me by Now

11. Kiki Dee - Amoureuse

12. Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

13. Wizzard - See My Baby Jive

14. Billy Joel - Piano Man

15. Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Disc: 3 (1974-1975)

01. Queen - Killer Queen

02. Paul McCartney, Wings - Band On The Run

03. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells

04. Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive

05. Mud - Tiger Feet

06. Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

07. Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything

08. The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again

09. John Lennon - Imagine

10. 10cc - I'm Not In Love

11. Barry Manilow - Mandy

12. Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby

13. David Essex - Hold Me Close

14. Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me)

15. The Stylistics - Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)

16. Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You

Disc: 4 (1976-1977)

01. ABBA - Dancing Queen

02. The Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!)

03. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now

04. Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection

05. Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing

06. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town

07. John Miles - Music

08. Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop

09. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

10. Status Quo - Rockin' All over the World

11. Donna Summer - I Feel Love

12. Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

13. David Soul - Don't give up on us

14. Commodores - Easy

Disc: 5 (1978-1979)

01. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

02. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking

03. Chic - Le Freak

04. Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon

05. The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight

06. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap

07. Siouxsie and The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden

08. The Clash - London Calling

09. The Police - Message In A Bottle

10. Pretenders - Kid

11. Blondie - Heart Of Glass

12. Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions - Boogie Wonderland

13. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?

14. The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

Blackfield discography [2004-2016] (FLAC)

 Blackfield is a collaborative music project by the English musician and founder of Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, and Israeli rock singer Aviv Geffen. Together, six albums have been released under the moniker. The first two records, Blackfield and Blackfield II, saw Geffen and Wilson working together as equal partners, while the third and fourth, Welcome to my DNA and Blackfield IV, saw Geffen take on a leading role, writing all but one track across both albums and providing a significantly increased share of lead vocals. Despite initially announcing his intention to leave the project in 2014, Wilson instead worked again as an equal partner on a fifth album, Blackfield V, which was released on 10 February 2017. 

2004 - Blackfield 

2007 - Blackfield II 

2007 - Live In New York City 

2011 - Welcome to my DNA 

2013 - Blackfield IV 

2016 - Blackfield V 

plus

2013 - Blackfield IV (DVD audio)

Janis Joplin - Blow All My Blues Away 1962-1970 [10 CD, 2012/FLAC+320]

 

This set of archival recordings lets us witness the formation of arguably the most powerful and expressive voice in rock history. From the earliest known performances in the small bars of Texas to the first sessions with Big Brother to her mesmerizing live shows, Janis never left behind her raw roots. She drew upon them to impel emotional performances as if by exposing her pain she gained power over her past and transformed it into a gift. In these newly sourced pearls, we can hear as never before the birth and fast burning flame of Janis Joplin.

 

Carmine Appice - Guitar Zeus (25th Anniversary Box Set) (2021) [FLAC]

 As drummer for Vanilla Fudge, Carmine Appice set the grooves for the groundbreaking band's 1967 psychedelic debut. Post-Fudge, Bogert and Appice formed Cactus (seen as an influence on King's X and Van Halen). Post-Cactus, the rhythm section found Grammy-winning Guitar Hero Jeff Beck to form the first supergroup: Beck, Bogert & Appice (BBA). One of the premier showmen in rock, Appice became known worldwide for his astonishing live performances, in addition to becoming a highly sought-after session drummer, recording with countless artists throughout his career.

In '76, he joined the Rod Stewart Band, touring, recording and writing two of Stewart's biggest hits, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" and "Young Turks". He would go on to form King Kobra, tour with Ozzy Osbourne and Blue Murder with John Sykes (Whitesnake) and Tony Franklin (The Firm).

Guitar Zeus 25th Anniversary Box Set is a massive collection of 4 LPs, 3 CDs and a full-color booklet with never-before-seen photos and interviews conducted by Martin Popoff. 35 tracks in all featuring Slash, Brian May, Ted Nugent, Yngwie Malmsteem, Neal Schon, Richie Sambora, Zakk Wylde and many, many more. With never-released tracks featuring Tommy Thayer of KISS and Derek Sherinian (ex Dream Theater). This is the ultimate collection for any guitar enthusiast; there is nowhere else you can find this many guitar greats on one release!

Grateful Dead - Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings [11 CD, 2005/FLAC + 320]

 

Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings is a limited edition box set (10,000 copies), released in November 2005, featuring four complete concerts by the Grateful Dead on 10 CDs. These concerts, performed on four consecutive nights from February 27 through March 2, 1969, were the basis for Live/Dead (rock's first 16-track live album). Thus, unlike Dick's Picks, Road Trips, Dave's Picks, and certain other of the band's archival series of live album releases, which are simply two-track stereo recordings made from the soundboard during the concert, the shows in the box set were all recorded on a 16-track multitrack recorder and were mixed down to stereo just prior to the box set's 2005 release.

Released separately was Fillmore West 1969, a three-disc distillation that included highlights of the four nights that did not appear on Live/Dead (with the exception of "Feedback" and the full-length version of "And We Bid You Good Night", which had appeared in truncated form on Live/Dead).

A bonus disc released with the set includes selections from two additional Fillmore West shows; June 8, 1969 and February 7, 1970. It also includes a blistering 30-minute version of "Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)" that was recorded on June 14, 1968 during the band's debut run of shows at Bill Graham's newly opened Fillmore East in New York, which had the Grateful Dead headlining over the Jeff Beck Group. Many of the band's recordings from 1968 have been lost and what remains is often incorrectly labeled.