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Various Artists – Rockin’ The Spirit: Piano Blues, Boogie & Spirituals (2005) [2.0 & 5.0]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 Stereo & DST64 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 60:22 minutes | Scans included | 4,18 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,04 GB
After attending an annual boogie-woogie concert organized by Mark Braun (Mr. B.), Monty Alexander headed a recording project that paid tribute to both boogie-woogie and spirituals. Five pianists participated, performing two numbers apiece, with four of the players (all but Alexander) playing a pair of duets. Alexander, Eric Reed, and Johnny O’Neal are better known nationally than Bob Seeley and Mark Braun, but all five pianists fare well, stretching beyond boogie-woogie and spirituals to include a few swing standards and even a bluish duet on Benny Golson’s “Whisper Not.” Recommended to boogie-woogie fans and the curious.
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Various Artists – Welcome To The Top Of The World (2010) [Audiophile Promo Sampler # UIGY-9036/7]
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 70:42 minutes | Scans included | 2,86 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,26 GB
A sampler of SHM-SACD contains selected 10 tunes from genre of Rock/Soul/Jazz/Classical Music. Released in Japan in the start of SHM-SACD series.
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Various Artists – The Wonderful Sounds of Christmas (2016)
“The Wonderful Sounds of Christmas, Acoustic Sounds fabulous new Christmas music double LP set — pressed on separate red and green 180 gram vinyl LPs (or 200-gram black vinyl, or Hybrid Stereo SACD!) — (is) such a pleasure to listen to. I have never heard Nat King Cole’s ‘The Christmas Song’ sound better than it does as the opening track of this 22 track set. Even Bobby Helms essential chestnut sounds much improved here. Chad Kassem who assembled this collection got almost all the hits: Leroy Anderson’s version of his ‘Sleigh Ride,’ Eartha, of course, singing ‘Santa Baby,’ and Hey, what Christmas music collection would be worth it’s weight in tinsel and empty toddy glasses without Der Bingel’s ‘White Christmas.’ There’s even a reputable version, in what’s become a very long and distinguished Christmas music tradition of duets on ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ …between a typically low key Betty Carter and a unusually subdued Ray Charles. … Two super essential classics (Kassem) did rope in however are the pair of Christmas numbers recorded by the great Charles Brown, both of which are among his biggest hits: ‘Please Come Home For Christmas’ and ‘Merry Christmas Baby.'” — Robert Baird, Stereophile, Dec. 18, 2015
Worthy of audiophile treatment. Not every Christmas tune meets that high standard. But each song on this SACD, with each song chosen by Acoustic Sounds owner and CEO Chad Kassem, sound better than it ever has before. These are some of the most familiar – and well-recorded – Christmas tracks ever. We feel we’re bringing you a record that you and your family will enjoy every year forevermore. These truly are The Wonderful Sounds Of Christmas.
From the peaceful solemnity of Harry Simeone Chorale’s “The Little Drummer Boy” to the festive spirit of Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad,” The Wonderful Sounds Of Christmas brings you the very best examples of holiday songs ever recorded. With wonderful music in abundance, this Christmas compilation offers a celebration of the season’s most joyous and cherished songs. Truly, Christmas has never sounded better!
Christmas compilations have been perennials for the music industry for many decades, but rarely has there ever been a collection like this one in which the nuances of Christmas recordings are presented with such care. The masterful audio quality on this compilation captures every musical moment – as if you were listening to the delicate sound of a snowflake touching your ear.
The tracks were authored for this one-of-a-kind SACD by Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center in Boulder, Colorado.
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Various Artists – The Spirit Of Turtle (2013)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 76:38 minutes | Scans included | 4,06 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,32 GB
An audiophile release from Northstar Recording Services and Turtle Records, a sampler of some of their best work, jazz and classical, from over a dozen of their previously released albums.
As the folks at Northstar explain it, “This High Definition Surround Recording was produced, engineered and edited by Bert van der Wolf of Northstar Recording Services, using the ‘High quality Musical Surround Mastering’ principle. The basis of this recording principle is a realistic and holographic 3 dimensional representation of the musical instruments, voices and recording venue”.
The idea behind these recordings is to capture, as the company says, “only the music.” Turtle Records, dCS, Northstar Recordings Services, and Kompas CD Multimedia have been doing this sort of thing for years, and the current discs include material from two decades of recording, all of them remastered and updated for a variety of today’s audio formats. I won’t try to cover everything, but I will mention a few of the tracks that stand out.
Various Artists – The RS500 Super Audio CD Sampler (2003)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:15 minutes | Scans included | 2,6 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 40:39 min | Scans | 837 MB
From Bob Dylan to Norah Jones, the greatest music ever made is being reborn on Super Audio CD. You can enjoy this RS500 Sampler in multichannel surround sound or play in stereo mode.
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Various Artists – The Reunion (2018)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:27 minutes | Full Scans included | 567 MB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,63 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 933 MB
This 14 tracks compilation from Master Music label features a bunch of starring artists and titles. From Muddy Waters and Johnny Cash to Elvis Presley. From Dinah Washington to Etta James. From Ben E. King and Eddy Cochrane to Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. All is here.
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Various Artists – The Hot Spot (1990) [APO Remaster 2009]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 40:28 minutes | Full Scans included | 1,64 GB
Genre: Soundtrack
An amalgamation of swampy blues, jazz and rock – all mixed and recorded in a sparse, bloomy and eerie sort of way. This recording is just so damn fine, so airy and warm. And the musician’s aboard on this Dennis Hopper film are a who’s who, including Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Roy Rodgers, Earl Palmer and Tim Drummond. This has long been a highly sought after and collectible album among audiophiles. A true demonstration record.
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Various Artists – The Collection: An Adventure In Sound [Audio Fidelity SACD] (2016)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 4.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 79:26 minutes | Scans included | 3,62 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,53 GB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic surround sound | SACD Mastering by Steven Hoffman | Audio Fidelity # AFZ5 240
The Collection is a special compilation conceived and produced by Audio Fideity to showcase the superb sound quality of our 2-track stereo, Super Audio Compact Disc and 4.0 releases. The Collection takes the music and the artists to a new level, it’s like listening to the music for the first time. The release includes a colorful and informative 12-page booklet with pictures and historical notes on each artist and selected track.
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Various Artists – The Best Of Folk Songs (2016)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 51:07 minutes | Scans included | 879 MB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 0,98 GB
16 tracks compilation | Warner Music Hong Kong Ltd.
Various Artists – Smooth Jazz Festival (2005)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 54:54 minutes | Covers included | 2,22 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Basic Covers included | 1,04 GB
This collection of smooth jazz tunes includes such internationally well-known artists such as Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio, Jeremy Monteiro Trio, John Whitney Trio and Teresa Perez. Featuring 10 tracks re-mastered for SACD. Maestro Harold Faberman was invited as a consultant for this title and was largely instrumental in selecting this beautifully composed and performed music. Sit back and enjoy. Relax your busy soul with the most soothing sounds Jazz has to offer.
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Petra Magoni & Ilaria Fantin – ALL OF US (2021)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time – 42:23 minutes | 1,67 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 42:23 minutes | 759 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Genre: Pop | Label: fonè Records
All Of Us features singer and composer Petra Magoni and lutenist Ilaria Fantin. Together they perform 11 popular songs including Both Sides Now, Perfect Day, Cigarettes and Coffee, Feeling Good and All Of Me.
On this album, emotions of passage, like clouds, emerge through the songs of Sinéad O’Connor, Fabrizio De André, Domenico Modugno, Joni Mitchell, Deep Purple. It’s a concert-tale where the sound of the archlute blends with the unique stamp of Petra Magoni, creating a synergistic original.
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