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Jim James – Eternally Even (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Time – 00:41:27 minutes | 971 MB | Genre: Alternative
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“If you don’t vote it’s on you, not me,” Jim James sings on his second solo album. It’s an election-year entreaty geared towards too-pure leftoid lintheads, but the song is no screed, befitting a guy whose music usually turns inward. James floats his humidly ethereal soul mumble over seven minutes of a languid beat, cottony strings and chill organ bleat. Throughout Eternally Even, the My Morning Jacket mainman renders his change gospel with conversational grace, Bill Withers warmth, Sly Stone optimism and Neil Young conviction. (more…)
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The Corrs – White Light (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 47:54 minutes | 569 MB | Genre: Pop
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White Light is the sixth studio album from irish band The Corrs, and their first in over a decade. With the previous 5 albums all becoming multi-platinum, international successes, there is huge anticipation for the comeback, and understandably so. The mesmerizing track ‘Bring on the Night’ that was premiered worldwide on BBC Radio 2 set the tone for another bewitching album and the siblings have not disappointed. (more…)
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Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1971/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 43:54 minutes | 1,74 GB | Genre: R&B, Pop
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One of the greatest pairings in music history, legendary icons, Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, released a masterpiece in 1971 with their self titled release, Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway. The organic effort with rootsy soul remains one of their finest outings and a testament to their undeniable chemistry. The album was a dominate force on the Billboard charts. Included is the smash hit “Where Is The Love,” which won the pair two GRAMMY Awards, one for Best Pop Performance By a Duo or Group With Vocals and one for Best R&B Song. (more…)
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Phil Upchurch, Tennyson Stephens – Upchurch-Tennyson (1975/2013)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,82 MHz | Time – 33:44 minutes | 1,33 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 33:44 minutes | 664 MB
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Genre: Jazz | © CTI Records
1975 was a hell of a year for Creed Taylor’s Kudu Records. Not only was the mighty, mighty Feels So Good album by Grover Washington, Jr. released, but so was saxophonist Hank Crawford’s Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing. It was one of two recordings issued by Crawford for the label in that calendar year. But perhaps the most deeply satisfying and out of character album from that year was the absolute soul-jazz masterpiece Upchurch/Tennyson by Chicago guitar god Phil Upchurch and pianist/vocalist Tennyson Stephens. Where else can you find tracks by Bob James, Charles Stepney, Stevie Wonder, Ralph MacDonald, and Franz Schubert on the same album played by a cast of musicians that includes Steve Gadd, David Sanborn, Hubert Laws, James, Upchruch, Stephens, and a slew of others. While the album kicks off soulfully with MacDonald’s mellow groover “You Got Style,” with Stephens hitting all the low notes correctly and with smooth verve throughout, the next tune is the one that set the mark for acts like Enigma, Delerium, Adiemus, and others: James’ setting of Schubert’s “Ave Maria” to a slow funky backbeat with a chorus of female voices all colored by guitar and Fender Rhodes. The read of Wonder’s “Tell Me Something Good” is stunning in a different way than Chaka Khan’s, with Upchurch bending the hell out of his single-string notes, and James’ “South Side Morning” is one of the most beautifully composed – as well as executed – tunes he’s ever conceived. Throughout is the warmth and tenderness of Stephens’ singing and his lilting pianism, and Upchurch’s always in the pocket, without any flashy guitar playing, making this a late-night and early-morning album to live by. This is one of those soul-jazz records that is heavier on soul and is all the better for it.
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Paul McCartney & Wings – Wings Over America (1976) [Remaster 2013]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 1:55:15 minutes | 2,41 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Hear Music
The album is a collection of recordings gathered from Wings’ world tour.
Following the successful recent reissues of McCartney, McCartney II, Band On The Run andRAM, Wings Over America is the latest addition to the Paul McCartney Archive Collection.
Wings Over America is the seminal masterpiece by Paul McCartney & Wings. Released in 1976, this chart-topping classic is certified Gold in the U.K. and Platinum in the United States and Canada. With almost two hours of music, the album features the sensational standouts “Maybe I’m Amazed,” “Live And Let Die,” “My Love,” “Yesterday,” “The Long And Winding Road” and much more. This remastered must-have collection features all the classic Wings hits plus some of Paul’s solo and Beatles classics. An absolute must for any McCartney enthusiast.
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Paul McCartney – Tug Of War (1982) [Deluxe Edition 2015]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96(44,1) kHz | Time – 72:28 minutes | 1,18 GB | Genre: Rock
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Tug of War, originally released in 1982, is the first album following the break-up of Wings and the third solo album by Paul McCartney. The album was produced by George Martin and includes numerous guest musicians, including Stevie Wonder, Carl Perkins, and Ringo Starr. Hailed upon its release as “exquisitely crafted” by The New York Times and a “masterpiece” by Rolling Stone, Tug of War reached #1 on both the US and UK charts and received a Grammy nomination for “Album of the Year” in 1983. (more…)
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Paul & Linda McCartney – RAM (1971) [Remaster 2012] {UNLIMITED Edition}
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 1:21:10 minutes | 1,86 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: PaulMcCartney.com | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Hear Music
RAM, originally released in 1971, is the second post-Beatles album from legendary singer-songwriter Paul McCartney. The only recording to credit both Paul and Linda McCartney, is the latest album from his iconic back catalog, to receive the deluxe archive collection treatment. The album saw overwhelming praise from critics and music fans, topping the UK charts and reaching #2 on Billboard’s Top 200. The album written by the pair featured Wings’ drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarists David Spinozza and Hugh McCracken. The album includes Paul McCartney’s first post-Beatles #1 hit single, “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” which won McCartney a GRAMMY® award for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s). Rippling with rock n’ roll melodies and gorgeous arrangements, this quintessential recording is now available with revitalized sonic clarity. (more…)
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Paul McCartney – Pipes Of Peace (1983) [Deluxe Edition 2015]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96(44,1) kHz | Time – 1:11:54 minutes | 1,18 GB + 840 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Hear Music
Pipes of Peace is the fourth solo studio album by Paul McCartney. The album, released in 1983, was produced by George Martin and includes the hit single Say Say Say, a duet with Michael Jackson that stayed at #1 on the US Chart for 6 weeks. Now, the album is newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios and features bonus audio, includes previously unreleased and rare tracks, plus a new remix of Say Say Say.
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Paul McCartney – McCartney II (1980) [Remaster 2011] {UNLIMITED Edition}
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 127:29 minutes | 2,63 GB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: www.paulmccartney.com | Digital Booklet
The third release from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, an ambitious reissue program that encompasses 41 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history. McCartney II originally issued in May of 1980 was McCartney’s return to solo work after nine years touring and having released several massively successful albums with Wings. Reaching #1 in the UK, and #3 in the U.S., the album produced enduring classics such as “Coming Up,” “Waterfalls,” & “Temporary Secretary”. (more…)
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Paul McCartney – McCartney (1970) [Remaster 2011] {UNLIMITED Edition}
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 60:15 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: www.paulmccartney.com | Digital Booklet
The second release from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, an ambitious reissue program that encompasses 41 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history. The album featuring the original remastered album plus seven bonus audio tracks including the previously unreleased outtakes “Suicide” and “Don’t Cry Baby” plus a rare live 1979 recording of “Maybe I’m Amazed”. (more…)
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Paul McCartney – Kisses On The Bottom (2012) [Deluxe Version]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 56:23 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: www.paulmccartney.com | Artwork: Digital booklet
Kisses On The Bottom is a collection of standards Paul grew up listening to in his childhood as well as the two new McCartney compositions “My Valentine” and “Only Our Hearts.” With the help of Grammy Award-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall and her band–as well as guest appearances from Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, McCartney’s new album is a deeply personal journey through classic American compositions that, in some cases, a young Paul first heard his father perform on piano at home. This limited edition version includes the exclusive bonus tracks “Baby’s Request” and “My One And Only Love”. (more…)
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Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run (1973) [Remaster 2010] {UNLIMITED Edition}
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 75:31 minutes | 1,62 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Official Web | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Hear Music
The first release from the Paul McCartney Archive Collection, an ambitious reissue program that encompasses 41 years of cherished, classic material from the most successful songwriter and recording artist in music history. (more…)
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Paul McCartney – Paul McCartney’s Ocean’s Kingdom (Studio and Live Audio) [2011]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 1:44:00 minutes | 1,93 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Artwork: Digital booklet | © Hear Music
McCartney’s debut into the world of ballet is a story of good and evil, love and war that takes place in the depths of the ocean. An hour long score featuring four stunning movements – “Ocean’s Kingdom,” “Hall of Dance,” “Imprisonment” and “Moonrise” – the ballet tells of a love story within the story of an underwater world whose people are threatened by the humans of Earth. A potently expressive and richly varied work, the score is Paul’s most challenging and emotionally complex yet.
Commissioned by New York City Ballet, the music draws on late Romanic composers while maintaining McCartney’s genius for simplicity and melody. The result is a breathtaking and imaginative orchestral work—one that proves yet another artistic facet of the legendary musician.
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Alison Krauss + Union Station – New Favorite (2003)
SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0, 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 44:57 minutes | All Scans included | 2,89 GB
Following the success of the startlingly popular traditional old-timey soundtrack for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, contemporary bluegrass pioneers Alison Krauss & Union Station moved in the opposite direction for their 2001 release, New Favorite. While Krauss and Union Station guitarist/vocalist Dan Tyminski got deeply in touch with their dust bowl Americana roots for their work on the film, their follow-up studio album is certainly the slickest, most progressive work they’ve recorded to date. New Favorite seems almost neatly divided into two albums: one following the same path as Krauss’ 1999 contemporary country solo album, Forget About It, and the other helmed by Tyminski, bringing a progressive slant to Union Station’s traditional bluegrass feel. The whole album is well crafted (with the exception of Tyminski’s laborious, drawn-out “The Boy Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn”) but will certainly not sit right with certain elements of the band’s core audience, who has come to know them as the strongest traditionally based bluegrass act still recording. The whole album feels a little too slick and reverbed out; the brilliant dobro work of Jerry Douglas seems mired in echoes, and at times Krauss’ vocals seem to be coming out of some deep studio well. The musicianship, however, is beyond top-notch. The players (specifically banjo player Ron Block and guitarist Tyminski) are among the best in the genre, and the harmonies between the two vocalists are stunning and chill inducing. Their call and response vocals on “Daylight” serve as the highlight of the album, traced delicately by Douglas’ dobro and chilling to the end. Unfortunately, the collective spirit that was so evident on their 1997 release So Long So Wrong seems to be dissolving, and the award-winning fiddle playing that brought Krauss to the nation’s attention seems to be becoming almost a background instrument (if it shows up at all). While there are intriguing moments in the album, it lacks the spark that So Long So Wrong had in spades, and even their few moments on the O Brother soundtrack seemed to breathe more life into the band than New Favorite does.
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Mavis Staples – If All I Was Was Black (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Time – 34:38 minutes | 400 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Master, Master Quality Audio Rip – Source: Tidal | Front cover | © Anti – Epitaph
“If All I Was Was Black” is the sixteenth studio album by Mavis Staples. The album was written and produced by Jeff Tweedy, who also features on the fourth track. Staples said about the album “(It) bring us all together as a people. That’s what I hope to do. You can’t stop me. You can’t break me. I’m too loving. These songs are going to change the world”.
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