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The Supremes – Meet The Supremes (1962/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 29:29 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motown
The album that introduced the world to the biggest female group in recorded music returns, expanded supremely with rare cuts from their first sessions, unissued live tracks and more. Along with the hits Your Heart Belongs to Me; Let Me Go the Right Way , and the rest of this 1962 LP (here in both mono and stereo), you’ll hear I Want a Guy; Time Changes Things; Run, Run, Run; Make Someone Happy (those four live in ’62 and ’64); alternate versions of Buttered Popcorn and You Can Depend on Me; stereo mixes of Save Me a Star and The Tears , and more.
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The Staple Singers – What the World Needs Now Is Love (1968/2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:37 minutes | 724 MB | Genre: Soul, Funk, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Epic – Legacy
The Staples’ story goes all the way back to 1915 in Winona, Mississippi, when patriarch Roebuck “Pops” Staples entered the world. A contemporary and familiar of Charley Patton’s, Roebuck quickly became adept as a solo blues guitarist, entertaining at local dances and picnics. He was also drawn to the church, and by 1937 he was singing and playing guitar with the Golden Trumpets, a spiritual group based out of Drew, Mississippi. Moving to Chicago four years later, he continued playing gospel music with the Windy City’s Trumpet Jubilees. A decade later Pops Staples (as he had become known) presented two of his daughters, Cleotha and Mavis, and his one son, Pervis, in front of a church audience, and the Staple Singers were born. This is a very rare Stereo The Staple Singers What The World Needs Now Is Love! Epic Records 1968 year.
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The Stanley Clarke Band – The Message (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:47 minutes | 490 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Mack Avenue Records
45 years after his first album, Stanley Clarke shows that he is still an untouchable virtuoso on the bass, electric and acoustic guitar, with an artistic vision that is completely his own. Supported by friends as varied as rapper Doug E. Fresh and trumpet player Mark Isham and accompanied by a band featuring Cameron Graves and Beka Gochiashvili on keyboards and Mike Mitchell on drums, the bass ace unfurls all his know-how on this record, whether he’s throwing himself into a torrid funky swerve or revisiting a Bach suite! There’s an impressive eclecticism throughout, though this former member of Return to Forever never ceases to be himself. What’s more, Stanley Clarke doesn’t forget to pay tribute to some recently deceased colleagues: George Duke, Prince, Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Darryl Brown, Tom Petty, Chuck Berry, Larry Coryell and Al Jarreau. – Clotilde Maréchal
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The Stan Kenton Orchestra – Cuban Fire! (1956/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 54:06 minutes | 576 MB | Genre: World
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla
Cuban Fire! is an album by Stan Kenton and his orchestra released in 1956 by Capitol Records. This was Stan Kenton’s big band’s first full-length recording of Afro-Cuban-styled music. The LP charted for four weeks in Billboard starting on September 15, 1956, peaking at #17. The concept of the original 1956 recording centers on the Cuban Fire! suite Kenton had commissioned from composer Johnny Richards. The 1991 CD re-issue is augmented with one extra track from the 1956 sessions and five cuts recorded four years later by the first of Kenton’s mellophonium orchestras…
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The Spirit of Gambo & Freek Borstlap – Consort Music for Viols in Five Parts (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:06:37 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Musica Ficta
In a long lifetime that extended from the late Renaissance era through the early Baroque, John Jenkins saw major changes in the development of English chamber music, though many of these were of his own devising. Particularly in the field of consort music, Jenkins was industrious and innovative, reviving the traditional In Nomine and elaborating the form of the fantasy for viol consort, composing them in four, five, and six parts. For this 2019 release on Musica Ficta, Freek Borstlap and his viol consort, The Spirit of Gambo, present the Fantasies in Five Parts, a set of 17 pieces presented in a scheme based on their tonality, rather than in numerical order. Listeners who may not know of Jenkins may find his work similar in mood and style to the later and better-known fantasies of Henry Purcell, who undoubtedly benefitted from Jenkins’ examples as much as from William Lawes’ consort music. The lyrical lines and polished textures of Jenkins’ fantasies were distinct from Lawes’ more assertive and energetic style, and the variety of expressions and range of ideas put his fantasies among the finest English works of the early 17th century. The sound of the recording is quite clear and focused, though the consort’s textures are softened by the resonant acoustics of the Doopsgezinde Kerk in Haarlem.
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The Spirit Of Atlanta – The Burning Of Atlanta (1973/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:49 minutes | 948 MB | Genre: Soul, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Buddah – Legacy
While essentially a vanity project for composer/producer/arranger Thomas Stewart, backed here by a cadre of “Hot ‘Lanta” session players, The Burning of Atlanta is nevertheless an excellent funk LP that boasts the panoramic scope of a classic blaxploitation soundtrack. With the vocals embedded deep in the mix, the emphasis lies squarely on the record’s intensely hypnotic grooves most of the tracks extend past the five-minute mark, with the epic “Messin’ Around” clocking in at nearly twice that total. Stewart’s dramatic melodies also boast a sheen recalling Curtis Mayfield’s classic Superfly and just in case you couldn’t place the reference, there’s even an answer song: “Freddie’s Alive and Well.”
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The Spinners – Happiness Is Being With the Spinners (1976/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:21 minutes | 695 MB | Genre: R&B, Soul, Disco
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic
Happiness Is Being with the Spinners is the seventh studio album recorded by American R&B group The Spinners, released in July 1976 on the Atlantic label. It was produced by Thom Bell and recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia and Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle.
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The Showguys feat. The Showgals – Livin’ It Up with Flora, the Red Menace (1965/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 28:51 minutes | 646 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RCA – Legacy
RCA has a winner in its original Broadway cast recording of “Flora, the Red Menace”, the show which has proved to be a personal triumph for Liza Minnelli. As Is now customary, there are follow-up albums, the latest of which is done by the Showguys (featuring the Showgals). Here the songs are treated to clever vocal and instrumental arrangements with jazz and Dixieland overtones.
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The Senior Allstars – Elated & Related (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:31:08 minutes | 982 MB | Genre: Reggae
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Echo Beach
In 2017 the album “Elated” was released, two years later the dub album: “Related”. The senior allstars maintain what they are known for on both releases: elegantly played, instrumental reggae with many fine dub elements. Until now, both albums were only available on vinyl.
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The Sea and Cake – Any Day (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:10 minutes | 808 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Thrill Jockey
The Sea And Cake deliver a refreshingly intimate collection of elegantly arranged, singular pop songs. For over two decades and 11 albums, The Sea And Cake have honed a sound all their own, comprised of delicate, intertwining guitar patterns, syncopated rhythms, and airy melodies. Masters of subtlety, their compositions have continually evolved – through minute alterations in texture, unusual approaches to lyrics, and creative production choices. Any Day is testament to The Sea And Cakes artistry, song craft, and utterly unique sound. The results are intimate songs that speak to the searcher in all of us. Through shifting instrumentation and sonic exploration, the band invites you into a world that is both familiar and unexpected. Written and recorded following the departure of bassist Eric Claridge, Any Day is The Sea And Cakes first album recorded as the trio of Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, and John McEntire. Since the release of their last album (2012s Runner), the band have, in addition to shows, been creatively very busy: Prekop focusing on solo modular synthesizer and soundtrack work, including an acclaimed collaboration with artist David Hart; McEntires recording and touring with Tortoise, and maintaining a busy schedule as a recording engineer and producer; and Prewitts work as a cartoonist and illustrator, in addition to duo performances with Prekop. The band, still actively performing with bassist Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, Brokeback), were inspired by the challenge of composing as a smaller unit. Any Day captures The Sea And Cakes distinctive aural alchemy, melding longing melancholy with hopeful excitement. In other hands the combination seems impossible, but for The Sea And Cake, its effortless.
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The Saints & Sinners – Sugar (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 28:11 minutes | 516 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS
Saints & Sinners was an American jazz sextet, founded by Red Richards and Vic Dickenson in 1960. The group was initially an impromptu pickup ensemble, but soon became one of the highly regarded Dixieland jazz ensembles of the 1960s. The group toured the U.S. and Canada and did two tours of Europe in 1968 and 1969 before disbanding in 1970. Its members included Herman Autrey, Buster Bailey, Rudy Powell, Buddy Tate, Truck Parham, Barrett Deems, George Foster, George Reed, and Dan Mastri.
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The Saint Tikhon Choir – Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:15:36 minutes | 2,42 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cappella Romana
While many musical choices are dictated by liturgical necessity, overall, this album is an addition of rare grace and refinement to the living music heritage of the Eastern rites. It will delight the Orthodox and the discerning non-Orthodox music-lover equally, and, perhaps, in its own way, contribute to greater understanding in a fragmented and disjointed world.
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The Saint Thomas Brass, The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Fifth Avenue, New York & Jeremy Filsell – The Music of Gerre Hancock (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:21:12 minutes | 1,40 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records
The renowned Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys record a fitting tribute to their former Choirmaster and Organist Gerre Hancock (1934-2012). In this post for over thirty years, he was a pivotal figure in the choir’s rejuvenation and created a wealth of choral and organ music during his career – much of it composed for friends and colleagues across the USA.
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The Violinaires – Don’t Forget to Pray (1979)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 29:54 minutes | 638 MB | Genre: R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jewel Records
The Violinaires have been an institution in Detroit gospel music since 1952, appearing under a variety of names, usually The Violinaires or the Fantastic Violinaires. “Don’t Forget to Pray” features the unique lead vocals of the late Robert Blair, blending with the group’s high, sweet, falsetto voices in the background. This 1979 album includes some of the most popular and enduring songs the Violinaires ever recorded.
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The Verona Quartet – Diffusion (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:10:42 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Azica Records
Through the intimate voice of the string quartet, Diffusion explores a mosaic of folk cultures through the lens Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 “Intimate Letters,” Szymanowski’s String Quartet No. 2 Op. 56, and Ravel’s String Quartet in F Major M. 35. As an ensemble of four nations (Singapore, Canada, United States, and United Kingdom), the Verona Quartet reveals a kaleidoscopic snapshot of cultural migration at the turn of the century.
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