Bobby Bland - Turn on Your Love Light: The Duke Recordings, Vol. 2. [2 CD, 1994/FLAC]

 

Bobby Bland earned his enduring blues superstar status the hard way: without a guitar, harmonica, or any other instrument to fall back upon. All Bland had to offer was his magnificent voice, a tremendously powerful instrument in his early heyday, injected with charisma and melisma to spare.

The fifty selections on Turn on Your Love Light - The Duke Recordings Vol. 2 (with material from1960-1964) represents Bobby "Blue" Bland at the height of his powers. By 1960, he had been ensconced at Duke for several years, and label owner Don Robey had successfully assembled a musical crew that consistently worked wonders with the singer in the studio. Not surprisingly, this set contains the largest number of titles with which even the most casual fan of Bland will be familiar.

 

 

Paul McCartney and Wings - remastered collection 1971-2018 [24-96]

Paul McCartney and Wings, often billed simply as Wings, were a British-American rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle bassist Paul McCartney, his wife Linda McCartney on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Wings were noted for their commercial successes, musical eclecticism and frequent personnel changes; going through three lead guitarists and four drummers. However, the core trio of the McCartneys and Laine remained intact throughout the group's existence.

(1971) Wild Life (2018 Remastered)

(1973) Band On The Run (2010 Remastered) [Uncompressed]

(1973) Red Rose Speedway (2018 Remastered)

(1975) Venus And Mars (2014 Remastered)

(1976) Wings At The Speed Of Sound (2014 Remastered)

(1976) Wings Over America (2013 Remastered)

(2018) Wings Over Europe

 

Kate Bush - Remastered Pt. IV (2018) [24-44]

This is the first (and definitive) program of remastering undertaken by the artist and includes the release of many rarities and cover versions on HighResAudio for the first time.

Kate Bush is one of the UK music scene's most individual, creative and iconic solo pop stars. In her four decades in the public eye, her hits have included Wuthering Heights, Hounds Of Love, Cloudbusting and Running Up That Hill. She has won Brit and Ivor Novello Awards, and her music was used during the 2012 London Olympics Closing Ceremony. After being given a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to music in 2013, she returned to the stage for the first time in more than 30 years for 2014's rapturously received (and immediately sold out) Before The Dawn shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo.

Kate Bush's influence can be seen and heard in contemporary artists such as Florence + The Machine, Tori Amos, Lady Gaga, Bat For Lashes, Marina & The Diamonds and Goldfrapp. She has collaborated with artists including Prince, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Stephen Fry.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography [1967-2009]

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded as The Dirt Band. Constant members since the early times are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmie Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned during 2001. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.

1967  - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1967  - Ricochet

1968 - Rare Junk

1970 - Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy

1971 - All The Good Times

1972 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.1

1974 - Stars & Stripes Forever

1975 - Symphonion Dream

1978 - The Dirt Band

1979 - An American Dream

1980 - Make A Little Magic

1981 - Jealousy

1983 - Let's Go

1984 - Plain Dirt Fashion

1985 - Partners,Brothers And Friends

1987 - Hold On

1988 - Workin' Band

1989 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.2

1990 - The Rest Of The Dream

1992 - Not Fade Away

1994 - Acoustic

1997 - The Christmas Album

1999 - Bang Bang Bang

2002 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.3 

2004 - Welcome To Woody Creek

2009 - Speed Of Life

 

Lightnin' Hopkins collection 1960-2002 [FLAC]

Sam "Lightnin’" Hopkins (March 15, 1912 — January 30, 1982) was a country blues guitarist, from Houston, Texas, United States.

Hopkins' style was born from spending many hours playing informally without a backing band. His distinctive fingerstyle playing often included playing, in effect, bass, rhythm, lead, percussion, and vocals, all at the same time. He played both "alternating" and "monotonic" bass styles incorporating imaginative, often chromatic turnarounds and single note lead lines. Tapping or slapping the body of his guitar added rhythmic accompaniment.