Will Bates – Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (Original Television Series Soundtrack) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:00 minutes | 572 MB | Genre: Soundtrack
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Milan
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, or simply Mayfair Witches, is an American supernatural thriller drama television series created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, based on the novel trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice.
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Wig Wam – Out of the Dark (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:06 minutes | 561 MB | Genre: Hard Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Frontiers Records s.r.l.
Norwegian rock n’ roll warriors Wig Wam have announced they will release their new studio album, “Out Of The Dark” on February 10, 2023. Coming on the heels of renewed, enthusiastic interest in the band thanks to their classic track ‘Do Ya Wanna Taste It’ being used as the theme song for HBO’s popular Peacemaker television series, “Out Of The Dark” sees an already extremely talented band feeling truly reinvigorated and inspired.
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White Lies – BIG TV (2013/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:15:16 minutes | 877 MB | Genre: Alternative Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue
The third album from the British Alt-Rock/Post Punk trio. The album was recorded with producer Ed Buller (Suede, Pulp, Spiritualized) at ICP studios in Brussels, Belgium, and mixed by Mark Spike Stent (Beyonce, Madonna). Features the single ‘There Goes Our Love Again’.
“White Lies’ third studio album, 2013’s Big TV, finds the band building upon the darkly anthemic sound of their first two albums with an added songwriting maturity. After touring almost non-stop in support of 2009’s To Lose My Life and 2011’s Ritual, White Lies took almost a two-year break to recoup and rethink their direction before heading back into the studio to record Big TV. The time off seems to have worked, as the trio of lead singer/guitarist Harry McVeigh, bassist Charles Cave, and drummer Jack Brown, along with producer Ed Buller — who also co-produced the band’s debut — have crafted a handful of highly literate, single-worthy tracks that still evince their love of moody, ’80s post-punk. Admittedly, the album sprawls to some degree; there are two instrumental interludes. It’s as if, after taking a break, White Lies felt compelled to try and get all of their pent-up ideas out onto the table. Thankfully, many of their ideas work. In many ways, Big TV has all of the characteristics White Lies fans have come to expect from them including driving post-punk beats, evocative guitar lines, chilly synth parts, and McVeigh’s prophetic baritone croon. Impossibly, they sound even more engaged and clear-eyed than on the ambitious, stylized Ritual. With that album, White Lies seemed to put a song’s overall production sound ahead of the song. The opposite is true with Big TV, and songs like the title track and the poignant ballad “Change” are deeply moving, emotionally resonant songs that still retain all of White Lies’ penchant for arid, ’70s sci-fi movie-inspired atmosphere. Also engaging are several euphoria-inducing tracks like sparkling lead single “There Goes Our Love Again” and the sweepingly romantic, orchestral synthesizer-tinged “First Time Caller.” Elsewhere, White Lies dive headlong into the deep sea electro-disco of the Giorgio Moroder-inspired “Get Even,” and lift our hearts cloud-ward with the pulsing Echo and the Bunnymen-esque dance-rocker “Be Your Man.” Ultimately, with Big TV, White Lies combine the urgent passions of their debut with the conceptual ambitions of their sophomore effort for an engaging, far-reaching epic.” (Matt Collar, AMG)
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WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln – Frau Luna (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:50:32 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Classical, Operettas
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © CPO
What times those were: To mark the 60th anniversary of Paul Lincke’s death, WDR organized a concert performance of the completely unabridged “Frau Luna” in May 2006 at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall, followed by two weeks of production at the Cologne Funkhaus. What was special about this was that not only Lincke’s music sounded true to the original, but the original dialogue by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers was also trusted, without being shortened or fashionably updated.
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Walter Klien – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 30:51 minutes | 1,07 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Vox
On this stunnign legacy recording, pianist Walter Klien is backed by the Minnesota Orchestra under the leadership of Stanisław Skrowaczewski for this rendition of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595.
Son of a well-known artist, Erika Giovanna Klien, Walter Klien began playing the piano at the age of five. He first studied piano, composition and conducting in Frankfurt, then Graz. In 1946 he began studies with Josef Dichler at the Vienna Academy of Music and completed his piano studies with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. Klien also took lessons in composition from Paul Hindemith. During the early 1950s Klien participated in competitions, winning prizes at both the 1951 and 1952 Busoni Competitions in Bolzano.
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Walter Gieseking – Schubert: Impromptus, Klavierstücke & Moments musicaux (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:49:20 minutes | 1,97 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
This Walter Gieseking programme is a breathtaking collection of piano works by Franz Schubert, performed with masterful skill and delicate touch. Gieseking’s interpretation of these pieces is considered by many to be among the finest recordings of Schubert’s music, showcasing his deep understanding of the composer’s style and sensitivity to his musical intent.
The “Impromptus,” “Klavierstücke,” and “Moments musicaux” are known for their lyrical beauty, emotional depth, and technical challenges. Gieseking navigates these pieces with grace and fluidity, drawing out the melodic lines and weaving them together into a rich tapestry of sound.
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Walter Gieseking – Mozart: Piano Works, Vol. 5. Piano Sonatas, K. 309, 310, 311 & 330 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:05:39 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Walter Gieseking wurde in Frankreich geboren und wuchs an der französischen und italienischen Riviera auf. Sein Vater, geboren in Lahde im Kreis Minden, hatte Medizin studiert, wurde später aber Entomologe (Schmetterlingskundler). Giesekings Mutter wurde am 27. März 1870 in Berlin geboren. 1911 übersiedelten seine Eltern nach Hannover. Dort erhielt er von 1912 bis 1917 seinen ersten geregelten Klavierunterricht am damaligen Städtischen Konservatorium bei Karl Leimer, dem er nach eigener Aussage seine gesamte Ausbildung als Pianist verdankt. Gieseking hat nie eine Schule besucht und auch keinen Privatunterricht erhalten. Am 31. März 1925 heiratete er in Hannover Annie Haake (1. Dezember 1889 – 2. Dezember 1955); aus der Ehe gingen die Töchter Jutta und Freya hervor. Ein Plan, in die Schweiz zu übersiedeln, scheiterte, da seine Frau abgeneigt war und die Reichsfluchtsteuer eingeführt wurde. Er erwarb ein Haus in Wiesbaden, Wilhelminenstraße 24, wo er fortan seinen festen Wohnsitz hatte.
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Walter Gieseking – Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 53:46 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Here is one of the last recordings made by Walter Gieseking in late 1956, from the same day he performed his legendary “Lyric Pieces” by Grieg and only a few weeks before he passed away. This selection of Mendelssohn’s “Songs Without Words” also includes two earlier recordings of the famous “Spinning Song”, complete with a rediscovered alternative take which is here released for the first time.
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Walter Gieseking – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 5 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:15:21 minutes | 1,40 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner Classics
Walter Gieseking wurde in Frankreich geboren und wuchs an der französischen und italienischen Riviera auf. Sein Vater, geboren in Lahde im Kreis Minden, hatte Medizin studiert, wurde später aber Entomologe (Schmetterlingskundler). Giesekings Mutter wurde am 27. März 1870 in Berlin geboren. 1911 übersiedelten seine Eltern nach Hannover. Dort erhielt er von 1912 bis 1917 seinen ersten geregelten Klavierunterricht am damaligen Städtischen Konservatorium bei Karl Leimer, dem er nach eigener Aussage seine gesamte Ausbildung als Pianist verdankt. Gieseking hat nie eine Schule besucht und auch keinen Privatunterricht erhalten. Am 31. März 1925 heiratete er in Hannover Annie Haake (1. Dezember 1889 – 2. Dezember 1955); aus der Ehe gingen die Töchter Jutta und Freya hervor. Ein Plan, in die Schweiz zu übersiedeln, scheiterte, da seine Frau abgeneigt war und die Reichsfluchtsteuer eingeführt wurde. Er erwarb ein Haus in Wiesbaden, Wilhelminenstraße 24, wo er fortan seinen festen Wohnsitz hatte.
Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg verschaffte Gieseking sich bald einen Namen als Konzertpianist in Europa, nach 1926 auch in Amerika, und konzertierte weltweit. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs lebte Gieseking weiterhin in Deutschland und konzertierte in Europa, auch in von Deutschland besetzten Gebieten. Dies brachte ihm nach 1945 den Vorwurf der Nähe zum Naziregime und der Kollaboration ein und führte zum zeitweiligen Auftrittsverbot.
1947 erhielt er einen Ruf als Professor und Leiter einer Meisterklasse an das Staatliche Konservatorium Saarbrücken. Dieses Amt hatte Gieseking bis zu seinem Lebensende inne. Am 2. Dezember 1955 erlitt er auf dem Weg zu einer Konzertreise in Italien in Stuttgart einen schweren Autounfall, an dessen Folgen seine Frau ums Leben kam. Am 23. Oktober 1956 brach er in London während einer Studioaufnahme für seinen Beethovenzyklus zusammen und musste am gleichen Abend operiert werden; zwei Tage schwankte er zwischen Leben und Tod. Am 26. Oktober 1956 starb er noch nicht ganz 61-jährig.
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Completely remixed from original multitracks, overseen by producer Yoko Ono Lennon, featuring Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston & Phil Spector. Ultimate Mixes, Outtakes, Elements, Raw Studio, Evolution, Demos, Jams & Yoko Live Sessions. 2 Blu-Ray Audio Discs: 159 new mixes, 11+ hrs, HiRes 192/24: Stereo, 5.1 Surround & Dolby Atmos. 6 CDs: 102 new mixes, 6+ hrs. 132-page hardback book with rare photos, memorabilia & extensive notes. Poster & 2 postcards.
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1971 Classic Gets Ultimate Treatment!
4CDs & 2 Blu-Ray Audio Discs Box Set!
120-page Book!
Explore and enjoy the IMAGINE album and the 1971 Ascot Sound Studios & Record Plant Sessions
like you’ve never seen or heard them before.
This new edition takes us on incredibly personal journey through the entire songwriting and recording process – from the very first writing and demo sessions at John’s home studio at Tittenhurst Park through to the final co-production with Phil Spector – providing a remarkable testament of the lives of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their own words.
“When John Lennon headed into the studio in 1971 to make his solo classic Imagine, wth Yoko Ono and Phil Spector, he had a lot to prove. He wanted to shake off the shadow of the Beatles, yet also build on the band’s legacy. He was itching to leave his ex-bandmates in the dust — Imagine has his notorious attack on Paul McCartney, ‘How Do You Sleep?’ But he also wanted to come to terms with his past and embrace his future with Yoko. He wanted both raging protest songs and tender love ballads. He wanted it all. As he explained at the time, ‘I was still full of wanting my own space after being in the room with four guys, and always having to share everything, share shirts, share the same dry cleaner, the same everything.’
“…As John admits in an interview in this box, ‘Yoko and I always live about two-thousand light years’ speed when we’re working, or just sort of no absolutely movement at all, you know. It’s one extreme or another. But it’s usually moving very fast and there’s always a small hurricane around us.’
“Imagine: The Ultimate Collection tells the full story of that ‘small hurricane.’ It’s loaded with previously unreleased treasures: outtakes, demos, studio jams, raw mixes, interviews with John and Yoko conducted by Elliot Mintz, plus ‘element’ tracks that isolate individual aspects of the mix, as in the strings-only version of ‘Imagine.’ It also has new remixes of the original classic album, from engineers Paul Hicks and Rob Stevens. There’s also the ‘Evolution’ mix of each track, a fascinating way to experience the songs — a montage by engineer Sam Gannon tracing each song’s journey from demo to final studio version, editing drafts and rehearsals and studio chatter along with John and Yoko’s commentary. The box also collects stray singles from this period: the broadside ‘Power to the People,’ the future holiday standard ‘Merry Xmas (War Is Over)’ and, best of all, the little-known radical romp ‘Do the Oz.'”
“…The Imagine box set is part of a Lennon celebration set for the first week of October, which would have marked his 78th birthday.” – Rollingstone.com
“The song ‘Imagine’ is the crowning achievement of John Lennon’s uneven solo career, so it’s easy to forget the glory that is the album Imagine. Containing two Blu-ray disc, four CDs, and an insightful 120-page hardbound book, The Ultimate Collection rectifies that perception and dramatically improves the sonics of the 1971 album, Lennon’s fifth solo recording and his second with the Plastic Ono Band. This deluxe edition includes 140 tracks; a newly remastered and remixed stereo version of the original 10-track album; new 5.1 surround mixes and an updated quad mix, both 96/24; raw studio recordings, singles, outtakes, and extras; and an audio documentary that traces the evolution of each song.
“The original Imagine is a remarkable album. The songs are not as painfully personal as its confessional predecessor, which reflected Lennon’s post-Beatles therapy sessions, but it has great emotional range…
“And this deluxe edition contains many surprises, among them a reggae version of “I Don’t Want To Be A Soldier Mama” and stripped-down “elemental” mixes that include a strings-only version of “Imagine” and an a cappella version of the tender “Oh My Love”. The highlight is a previously unreleased demo fo “Imagine” that was discovered in 2016 by engineer Rob Stevens in a mislabeled tape box and then transferred digitally from a one-inch eight track tape….
“…the multiple 5.1 surround mixes (including outtakes) place Lennon’s vocals in the center speaker, uncluttered by instrumentation. That lends astonishing presence to his vocals, especially on the “Imagine” demo. The 5.1 mix also allows delicate details (like strings and piano fills) to dance within the sound field in a cloudlike fashion, in keeping with the album’s cover graphic theme, which places Lennon’s head in the clouds…” – Greg Cahill, The Absolute Sound, January 2019
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John Lennon – Imagine (2014) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc] | 6.91 GB
#1: English / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit
#2: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 3745 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 3.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
#3: English / Dolby TrueHD Audio / 2.0 / 96 kHz / 3096 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps)
Imagine is the second album by John Lennon. Recorded and released in 1971, it tended towards songs that were gentler, more commercial and less primal rock than those on his previous album, the critically acclaimed John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. The album is considered the most popular of his works. In 2012, Imagine was voted 80th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of “.
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John Lennon, Yoko Ono – Sometime In New York City (1972/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:31:13 minutes | 1,96 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Yoko Ono Lennon , Capitol Records , Calderstone Productions
Some Time In New York City was originally released in 1972 and is John Lennon’s third post-Beatles solo album, as well as his fifth album with Yoko Ono. Produced by Phil Spector, the album did not fare as well as Lennon’s two previous solo albums, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine.
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John Lennon, Yoko Ono – Milk And Honey (1984/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:49 minutes | 742 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Yoko Ono Lennon , Capitol Records , Calderstone Productions
Milk and Honey was released in 1984, nearly four years after John Lennon’s death. It was created by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the last months of Lennon’s life, during and following the sessions for Double Fantasy. The album was assembled by Yoko Ono, and features a number of songs presented in their demo form.
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John Lennon, Yoko Ono – Double Fantasy / Stripped Down (1980/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:33:21 minutes | 1,99 GB | Genre: Art Rock, Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Yoko Ono Lennon , Capitol Records
Released on two CDs 2010 and now available in hi-res, this release of Double Fantasy contains the digitally remastered version of the 1980 Double Fantasy album plus a never before released ‘Stripped Down’ version produced by Yoko Ono and Jack Douglas. Includes ‘(Just Like) Starting Over’, ‘Woman’, ‘Watching The Wheels’, ‘Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)’ and more.
Double Fantasy was recorded between July 7 and September 22, 1980 at The Hit Factory in New York City. The initial single “(Just Like) Starting Over” was released on October 20, 1980 and initially peaked at #7 in the US. After the death of John Lennon in December of 1980, the single reached #1 in both the US and UK. The album was released on November 17, 1980 on Geffenrecords. The initial critical response to Double Fantasywas mostly negative, although the album was later awarded Album of the Year in 1981, with the award being given to producer Jack Douglas and Yoko Ono.
This digital remaster of Double Fantasy was transferred from Protools 192 kHz (Prism AD8) into an analogue EMI TG12410 desk, into Sadie at 96kHz/24bit.
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