Rolling Stones - 60's UK EP Collection (2011) [24-88].rar

As the title states, this 2011 compilation wrangles up some Rolling Stones EPs from the '60s—specifically, three EPs (and their outstanding b-sides) from 1964. During this embryonic stage the Stones belonged to the late, great Brian Jones, who was interested in grooming the band as the best blues and R&B outfit to soundtrack swinging London’s burgeoning mod scene. Here, the Stones open with a hard-grooving take on Chuck Berry’s “Bye Bye Johnny,” one of many “Johnny B. Goode” derivatives that would help define Keith Richards’ early guitar style. With Richards' and Jones’ tube amps cranked well past the breaking point, a raunchy cover of Barrett Strong’s “Money” sounds like the birth of garage rock. Mick Jagger’s vocals on a simmering rendition of Arthur Alexander’s “You Better Move On” display his early yearning to sing in a style beyond the band's rave-ups of the era. Conversely, when the Stones revisit another Chuck Berry tune—“Around and Around”—and do a live version of “Route 66,” both play as though young Jagger was born to sing the blues.

Buddy Guy 1967-2018 [FLAC]

George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr. and John Mayer. In the 1960s, Guy played with Muddy Waters as a session guitarist at Chess Records and began a musical partnership with blues harp virtuoso Junior Wells.  

David Grisman Quintet - First Recordings - Live in Dawg’s Living Room (1975/2022) [24-96]

These recently discovered performances are the very first recordings of the David Grisman Quintet, made shortly after Tony Rice’s arrival to join the group in October, 1975. As David states in the liner notes, “Even though this band had been rehearsing for only a few weeks, the energy and spirit of the music was already very focused and exuberant — a pivotal moment in American string band music and my personal musical journey.” In addition to the Dawg, the original members of the quintet heard hear are Tony Rice on guitar, Darol Anger on violin, Todd Phillips on mandolin and Joseph Carroll on bass. The original tape was transferred to the HD format (24 bit, 96khz), and will be of interest to every fan of this ground-breaking ensemble.

• David Grisman, Todd Phillips - mandolin
• Tony Rice - guitar
• Darol Anger - violin
• Joseph Carroll - bass

01 - Dawg's Rag 10:37

02 - Dawg's Bull 02:33

03 - 16/16 08:03

04 - O'Banion's Wake 04:20

05 - Eighth of January 03:30

06 - Minor Swing 03:18

07 - Dawg Patch 02:41

08 - Dawg's Rag 2 10:38

The Beatles - Japanese Bootlegs pt.3 - Another The Beatles Story (1962 - 1967) [3 CD / FLAC]

Disc 1 - Vol. 1: 1962-1964 

Disc 2 - Vol. 2: 1964-1966 

Disc 3 - Vol. 3: 1966-1967

 

Lou Reed - RCA & Arista Album Collection (16 CD, 2016) [24-96 + 320]

 

In 1972, Lou Reed was a minor cult hero to a handful of rock critics and left-of-center music fans who championed his former band, the Velvet Underground, but he was unknown to the mainstream music audience. By 1986, Reed was a rock & roll icon, widely hailed as a master songwriter and one of the founding fathers of punk, glam, noise rock, and any number of other vital rock subgenres; he even scored a few hits along the way. If you want to know what happened during those 14 years to make such a difference, the answer can be found in The RCA & Arista Album Collection, a 16-disc box set that brings together nearly all of Reed’s recorded work from this period.