Thursday, August 30, 2018
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Simon & Garfunkel - The Concert In Central Park (1982)
Folk-Rock | FLAC | 445 Mb
Simon & Garfunkel reunited on September 19, 1981, to perform a free concert in Central Park, New York City. This two-record set presents some of the duo's biggest hits in a live context, and also allows listeners a chance to hear what many Simon solo numbers could sound like in S&G mode.
The Rolling Stones - Conquer America (1988)
Rock | FLAC | 226 Mb
Like the Beatles album that's also called Conquer America, this documents live appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, which the Stones guested on five times between 1964 and 1967. Thirteen tracks from all of those broadcasts are collected here, and although they can't compare to the Beatles blitzkrieg on Ed Sullivan, which was a cultural event, they're solid relics for the serious Stones fan. Includes live versions of all of their biggest mid-'60s hits, along with less-traveled goodies like "Little Red Rooster"; they aren't much different from
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Monday, August 13, 2018
Uncle Tupelo - No Depression (1990)
Rock, Country | FLAC | 2 CD | 815 Mb
Uncle Tupelo's landmark opening salvo is the group's most rock-oriented album, steeped more in breakneck speed, punk crunch, and guitar dissonance than any of their subsequent efforts. Indeed, despite the presence of mandolins, fiddles, and banjos -- as well as inclusion of the title track, a faithful cover of the A.P. Carter classic -- the trio's vaunted country leanings are less musical than thematic on No Depression, thanks in large part to singers/songwriters Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy's acute depictions of rural, blue-collar life. Like the Replacements -- never more obvious an influence
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Townes Van Zandt - Texas Troubadour (2005)
Rock, Blues, Country | Mp3 320 kbps | 4 CD | 673 Mb
Texas Troubadour is a four-disc box set that packages the late songwriter Townes Van Zandt's first seven studio albums for the Poppy and Tomato labels: For the Sake of the Song (1968); Our Mother the Mountain (1969); Townes Van Zandt (1970); Delta Momma Blues (1971); High, Low and In Between (1972); The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972), and Flyin' Shoes (1978). In addition, there are four studio outtakes from 1972-73 and a decent portion of Live at the Old Quarter, Houston issued in 1973. Charly reproduces the original cover art in miniature, two covers to each CD.
Saturday, August 11, 2018
Solomon Burke - The Very Best Of Solomon Burke (1998)
Soul, Blues | FLAC | 215 Mb
The Very Best of Solomon Burke is an excellent 16-track collection that features his biggest hits from 1961-1968, including "Just Out of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)," "Cry to Me," "Down in the Valley," "I'm Hanging Up My Heart for You," "If You Need Me," "You're Good for Me," "Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye)," and "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love." All of his best-known songs in their hit versions are available on this concise, affordable disc, not always in strict release order but still an education in and of themselves -- the tracks all come from the first generation
Friday, August 10, 2018
Thursday, August 9, 2018
VA - Blues Connection Vol. 1 ~ How Long, How Long Blues (2001)
Blues | Mp3 320 kbps | 4 CD | 471 Mb
CD 1
1. Leroy Carr How - How Long, How Long Blues (3:07)
2. Memphis Slim - Old Taylor (2:43)
3. Meade Lux Lewis - Whistling Blues (3:19)
4. Kansas City Kitty and Georgia - Tom, How Can You Have the Blues? (2:41)
5. Berha 'chippy Hill' - Some Cold Rainy Day (3:05)
VA - Country Boy's Dream (2008)
Country | Mp3 320 kbps | 192 Mb
Bear Family Records celebrated the label's 33rd anniversary by releasing a series of 33-song samplers drawn from the imprint's impressive catalog, and this one, like the others, is a complete delight from start to finish. There's so much to like here, including Dick Curless' rocking swing take on "I'm Ragged But I'm Right," Jim Silvers' weary, wise, and gorgeous "Every Season Changes You," and Jimmy Swan's incredible and country funky "Honky Tonkin' (In Mississippi)," among other gems.
Jackie Wilson - Mr. Excitement! (1992)
Soul, Rhythm & Blues | Mp3 320 kbps | 3 CD | 482 Mb
A three-CD box from the experts of reissue at Rhino, Mr. Excitement takes Wilson's career from his first sides with Billy Ward & the Dominoes in 1956 through his final recordings in the early '70s. The former Detroit boxer hit either the R&B or pop chart over 50 times, making him one of the most successful R&B artists ever, in chart terms at least. Every one of those recordings is contained in this set, including such classics as "Reet Petite," "Lonely Teardrops," and "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher." Wilson had an explosive falsetto and a downright weird sense of phrasing that made him utterly unique.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
VA - Dreamboats And Miniskirts ~ Young And In Love (2015)
Pop, Rock, Rock'n'Roll | Mp3 320 kbps | 2 CD | 328 Mb
CD 1
1. The Marvelettes - When You're Young And In Love (2:38)
2. The Mindbenders - A Groovy Kind Of Love (2:00)
3. Walker Brothers - The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (3:02)
4. Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had A Heart (2:48)
5. Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas - Do You Want To Know A Secret? (2:03)
Monday, August 6, 2018
Sunday, August 5, 2018
VA - 24 Old-Timey Favorites (2001)
Bluegrass, Country | Mp3 320 kbps | 112 Mb
1. Don Reno & Bill Harrell w/The Tennesse Cut-Ups - I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow (2:12)
2. Tater Tate w/Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups - Prayer Bells Of Heaven (2:35)
3. Hylo Brown - Poor Boy Blues (2:11)
4. Don Reno & Bill Harrell w/The Tennesse Cut-Ups - Keep On The Sunny Side (1:56)
5. Earl Taylor & Jim McCall w/The Stoney Mountain Boys - False Hearted Love (2:02)
VA - Nashville Stars Auf Europa-Tour (2007)
Country | Mp3 320 kbps | 4 CD | 621 Mb
CD 1
1. Blue Boys - Steel Guitar Rag Introduction (2:43)
2. Anita Kerr Singers - Oh Lonesome Me (2:31)
3. Anita Kerr Singers - I'll Hold You In My Heart (3:49)
4. Anita Kerr Singers - Georgia On My Mind (3:37)
5. Anita Kerr Singers - Night Train To Memphis (2:14)
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Thee Midniters - Thee Complete Midniters ~ Songs Of Love, Rhythm & Psychedelia! (2009)
Rock | Mp3 320 kbps | 4 CD | 725 Mb
An East L.A. band from the 1960s, Thee Midniters are a bit of a well-kept secret. Led by the soulful vocals of Willie Garcia, the guitar playing of George Dominguez, and the ferocious drumming of George Salazar and Danny LaMont -- and featuring horns, timbales, and congas -- Thee Midniters were solidly professional, and essentially set the template for later pop horn bands like Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago, although almost any musical form was in play for this band, including British Invasion, R&B, salsa, gospel, and straight-out soul.
Friday, August 3, 2018
The Nazz - Open Our Eyes ~ The Anthology (2002)
Rock | Mp3 320 kbps | 2 CD | 323 Mb
An anthology is usually understood to be a selection of material, but Sanctuary's compilation of recordings by the Nazz, Open Our Eyes: The Anthology, actually collects all of the band's legitimately released tracks on two CDs with a running time of over two hours and ten minutes. That's the 34 songs that made up the albums Nazz, Nazz Nazz, and Nazz III, plus an outtake cover of "Train Kept a Rollin'" first released on the 1985 LP Best of the Nazz
The Intruders - Philly Golden Classics (1994)
Soul, Rhythm & Blues | Mp3 320 kbps | 2 CD | 264 Mb
This features all the great Intruders tracks uncut and digitally remastered; 112-plus minutes divvyed among 30 tracks. These light, peppy sounds are so arresting they play more quickly than their times. Diehards will lament the omissions of "I'm Girl Scoutin'," "Devil With an Angel's Smile," "Lollipop," "Give Her a Transplant," "Old Love," and some strong B-sides, but this is good and all that the Intruders' big fans will ever need. Little Sonny (Sam Brown) displays
Thursday, August 2, 2018
VA - Hello Again ~ Die Grossen Schlager Der 80er-Jahre (2018)
Schlager | Mp3 320 kbps | 4 CD | 684 Mb
CD 1
1. Howard Carpendale - Hello Again (3:37)
2. Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung - Ba-Ba-Banküberfall (3:34)
3. Nicki - Wenn i mit dir tanz (3:33)
4. Daliah Lavi - Ich wollt' nur mal mit dir reden (4:18)
5. Helmut Frey - Nachts hör' ich dich manchmal weinen (3:40)