The Who - A Quick One (1966/2015) [24/96]

Originally released in 1966, A Quick One is the second studio album by The Who. Featuring songs including "Heat Wave" (a cover), "So Sad About Us", and "Don't Look Away", the album has been ranked at #383 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and was described by the magazine as "absolutely perfect, poignant pop".

• Roger Daltrey - lead vocals, trombone and bass drum on "Cobwebs and Strange"
• John Entwistle - bass guitar, French horn, trumpet, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Pete Townshend - lead and rhythm guitars, penny-whistle, keyboards, vocals
• Keith Moon - drums, percussion, tuba, vocals

 

Uriah Heep - Chaos & Colour (2023) [Hi-Res FLAC]

Chaos & Colour, the energetic and triumphant 25th studio album from British hard rock legends and progenators Uriah Heep, bristles with explosive classic rock guitars, supreme harmonies, and Heep’s famously generous keyboard foundation. 

Led by founding member Mick Box, it is no surprise that themes of light, love and, ultimately, positivity are constant through the eleven tracks. Opener “Save Me Tonight” shows the band’s weighty yet blistering chops, whilst “One Nation, One Sun” is a journey of soaring balladic contemplation. “Fly Like An Eagle” emanates magic and mystery in a way that the late, great Ronnie James Dio would have heartily approved, and “Closer To Your Dreams” is a battle cry for all rockers to get out there and do it, with Shaw imploring that “So many have tried but slipped away/Now it’s time for you to have your say.” Throughout the album, Bernie Shaw’s timeless vocals are expertly supported by keyboardist Phil Lanzon, bassist Dave Rimmer and Box, with Russell Gilbrook on drums rounding out exceptional performances throughout. Produced at Chapel Studios by Jay Ruston, and engineered by Pieter Rietkirk, Chaos & Colour is a superb album of quality hard rock from the pioneers of the genre who continue to create top class material. Old fans will be reinvigorated whilst new fans will surely find Chaos & Colour an exceptional discovery.

- Bernie Shaw / lead vocals

- Mick Box / lead guitar, vocals

- Phil Lanzon / keyboards, vocals

- Dave Rimmer / bass, vocals

- Russel Gilbrook / drums, percussion

 

The Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Callin - The Broadcast Travelog Volume Two (4 CD, 2021/FLAC)

Five hours of rare/unreleased performances from across their history. Sourced and remastered from the original broadcasts. 

 

 

John Mellencamp - On the Rural Route 7609 (4 CD, 2010/FLAC)

 

On the Rural Route 7609 is a box set by rock singer/songwriter John Mellencamp that was released on June 15, 2010. The first part of the title refers to the song "Rural Route" (which is included in two versions) from his 2007 album Freedom's Road and the fact that Mellencamp's music and lifestyle have always been very rural in nature, and 7609 references that the set spans Mellencamp's entire recording career from 1976 to 2009. Said Mellencamp in the set's liner notes: "I started making records in '76, and the most recent track on the collection was done in '09. So Rural Route 7609; it's like an address. I thought it sounded cool." 

 

The Beach Boys - The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sounds Of Summer (Super Deluxe) [3 CD, 2022/FLAC-HD]

Originally released in 2003 with 30 tracks, UMe has updated the classic Sounds Of Summer compilation by The Beach Boys. The Expanded Edition 3 CD set features 80 key tracks from their storied career (all newly remastered) with 24 new stereo mixes, including two first-time stereo mixes.