Leonard Cohen – The Future (1992/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44.1kHz | Time – 00:59:37 minutes | 651 MB | Genre: Folk Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | © Columbia Records
Recorded: January – June 1992

As with most every Leonard Cohen album, a new record means a new means of musical exploration. With The Future, Cohen adds chiming synthesizers and eerie orchestrations to his brooding anthems about life’s darker half. One of the last of Cohen’s full-length albums, The Future is definitely one of the most direct. More notable tracks include “The Future” and “Waiting for the Miracle,” both of which were featured on the Natural Born Killers soundtrack. Closer to spoken word poetry set to music than simply songs, the entire album is one long manifesto calling all to challenge the concepts of righteousness and despair in our modern world. Regardless of the music behind the man, Cohen still manages to bring to The Future what he brought to his earlier recordings: one man against the world with nothing but a gruff voice and a cause. –Christopher Fielder

Tracklist:
1 The Future 6:42
2 Waiting For The Miracle 7:43
3 Be For Real 4:32
4 Closing Time 6:00
5 Anthem 6:09
6 Democracy 7:14
7 Light As The Breeze 7:16
8 Always 8:04
9 Tacoma Trailer 5:56

Personnel:
Arranged By, Conductor – David Campbell
Drums – Steve Meador, James Gadson, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ed Greene
Percussion, Tambourine – Lenny Castro
Backing Vocals – Anjani Thomas, Jacquelyn Gouche-Farris, Tony Warren, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Julie Christensen, Perla Batalla, David Morgan, Jennifer Warnes, Julie Christensen, Edna Wright, Jean Johnson, Peggy Blue
Guitar, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Weissenborn] – Dean Parks
Violin – Bob Furgo
Piano – Greg Phillinganes
Bass, Electric Guitar, Guitar, Steel Guitar [Pedal] – Bob Metzger
Choir – LA Mass Choir
Conductor [Choir] – Donald Taylor
Keyboards [Additional] – Randy Kerber, Steve Lindsey
Synthesizer [Synth Bass] – John Barnes
Baritone Saxophone – Greg Smith
Bass – Lee Sklar
Electric Guitar – Dennis Herring
Organ [Pad] – Michael Finnigan
Piano – Jim Cox
Tenor Saxophone – Brandon Fields, Lon Price
Choir – Aladrian Elmore, Brenda Eager, Carmen Twillie, Cynthia Bass, Dana Stockard, Evette Andrews, Gigi Bailey, Jeralynthia Banks, Jimmie Frazier, Julia Waters, Julie Christensen, Kevin Shoates, Lashana Dendy, Lavan Davis, Laythan Amot, Maxine Waters, Mona Lisa Young, Nysa Larry, Oren Waters, Patricia Finnie, Perla Batalla, Raven Kane, Roseland Parker, Sonya Griffin, Stephen Lively, Steve Berkley, Theresa Walker
Strings – Berj Garabedian, Bruce Dukov, Daniel Smith, David Campbell, Donald Ferrone, Joel Derouin, Larry Corbett, Raymond Tischer, II, Ron Clark, Sid Page, Suzie Katayama, Thomas Tally

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Leonard Cohen – Various Positions (1984/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44.1kHz | Time – 00:35:32 minutes | 382 MB | Genre: Folk Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | © Columbia Records
Recorded: June 1984 at Quadrasonic Sound, New York

Various Positions is the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, released in December 1984 (and February 1985). It marked not only his turn to the modern sound and use of synthesizers (particularly on the opening track), but also, after his work on harmonies and backing vocals on the previous Recent Songs (1979), an even greater contribution from Jennifer Warnes, who is credited equally to Cohen as vocalist on all of the tracks.

Recorded with vocalist Jennifer Warnes (who later cut the album Famous Blue Raincoat, a collection of Leonard Cohen compositions), Various Positions is a stunning return to form — Cohen’s strongest work since New Skin for the Old Ceremony. Cryptic and spartan, the set continues in the eclectic vein of recent efforts, but with greater clarity and focus, resulting in an intriguingly diffuse collection ranging from the Serge Gainsbourg-esque pop of “Dance Me to the End of Love” to the boozy, country-inflected “The Captain.” –Jason Ankeny

Tracklist:
1 Dance Me To The End Of Love 4:40
2 Coming Back To You 3:30
3 The Law 4:22
4 Night Comes On 4:36
5 Hallelujah 4:34
6 The Captain 4:05
7 Hunter’s Lullaby 2:23
8 Heart With No Companion 3:01
9 If It Be Your Will 3:40

Personnel:
Leonard Cohen – vocals, guitar, photography (polaroid shot)
Jennifer Warnes – vocals
John Lissauer – piano, keyboard orchestrations, backing vocals, producer, arranger
Leanne Ungar – recording, mixing
John Crowder – backing vocals, bass guitar
Anjani Thomas, Crissie Faith, Erin Dickins, Lani Groves, Merle Miller, Ron Getman, Yvonne Lewis – backing vocals
Sid McGinnis – guitar
Richard Crooks – drums

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Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 36:13 minutes | 366 MB | Genre: Rock, Pop
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds | Artwork: Front cover | © Columbia

Leonard Cohen, the acclaimed composer of “Hallelujah”, continues to astonish his audience. At age 82, he presents his uncompromising and urgent new album, You Want It Darker. Described by early listeners as a “masterpiece” and “classic Cohen,” You Want It Darker, is the latest chapter in Leonard’s significant contribution to contemporary music and thought. These startling songs have been beautifully realized in this his 14th studio album featuring 9 new tracks including the title track, all produced by his son, Adam Cohen.

Given the subject matter in its title track, Leonard Cohen’s advanced age (82), it’s tempting to hear You Want It Darker as a last album. In advance of its release, he even told The New Yorker that he was ready to die, only to walk the comment back later. Whether it is or isn’t, You Want It Darker is a hell of a record. Cohen wrote these songs alone and with old friends Sharon Robinson and Patrick Leonard. Son Adam produced, stepping in while his father was suffering from a severe back injury that required him to sing from a medically designed chair.

Cohen’s sepulchral voice expresses a wealth of emotion through its grainy rasp. He remains defiant even while acknowledging failures, regrets, brokenness, and even anger. Redemption arrives, if at all, through unflinching honesty. The title track single is introduced by a choir and a foreboding bassline. Its lyric is as much an indictment of religion as a reflection, personal confession, and doubt. Cantor Gideon Y. Zelermyer engages with the sacred even as Cohen wrestles with it. For every, “Himeni, Himeni/I’m ready my Lord…” there is a counter: “…Magnified and sanctified/Be thy Holy Name/Vilified and crucified/In the human frame/A million candles burning/For the help that never came….” In the final verse he asserts: “If you are the dealer/I want out of this game,” but he’s answered by Zelermyer’s and the choir’s resolute devotion. “Treaty” recalls the melody of “Anthem” as piano, synth strings, and chorale highlight the poignancy in the lyric. Cohen equates past hopes and perceived truths with his guilt: “We sold ourselves for love but now we’re free/I’m sorry for the ghost I made you be….” “Leaving the Table” is a bittersweet country waltz where Cohen reveals things he no longer needs (even if he wishes he did), and underscores impending exit: “I don’t need a pardon/There’s no one left to blame/I’m leaving the table/I’m out of the game.” The intersection of the blues, Yiddish folk, and gypsy musics on “Traveling Light” flows through bouzoukis, mandolins, and drum loops. Their union recalls the haunted musical qualities on 1984’s Various Positions.

In song after song, Cohen delivers lyric juxtapositions that settle scores with God, past lovers, and himself. He sounds like a spent Jeremiah muttering to himself and arguing with his creator in a cave rather than the biblical one transported to heaven in a fiery chariot of victory. But even after all this, Cohen can’t quite give up the ghost. The tender stringed reprise of “Treaty” closes the set with a faint – and perhaps desperate – twinge of hope: “I wish there was a treaty/between your love and mine.” Despite his long list of gripes, sins, and losses, Cohen’s instinctive opening to whatever light remains prevails on You Want It Darker. When all contradictions are nakedly exposed in truth, all one can do is embrace them and wish for the best. Brilliant.

Tracklist:
01 – You Want It Darker
02 – Treaty
03 – On the Level
04 – Leaving the Table
05 – If I Didn’t Have Your Love
06 – Traveling Light
07 – It Seemed the Better Way
08 – Steer Your Way
09 – String Reprise / Treaty

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America – The Complete WB Collection: 1971-1977 (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 4:25:56 minutes | 9,18 GB | Genre: Rock
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Digital Booklet | © Rhino/Warner Bros.

This definitive collection includes the following albums: America, Homecoming, Hat Trick, Holiday, Hearts, Hideaway, and Harbor. This hi-res collection is not to be missed!

Originally comprised of Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek, America was one of the most successful groups of the 1970s. The band blended elements of folk and rock with distinctive three part harmonies. Their best known hits include “A Horse with No Name,” “Sister Golden Hair,” “Ventura Highway,” “Tin Man,” “Daisy Jane,” and “Lonely People”.

The band won a 1972 Grammy for Best New Artist following the release of their second album, Homecoming, and was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The band’s latest album, Back Pages, was released in 2011.

America – America (1971/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 46:28 minutes | 1,68 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

America’s debut album is a folk-pop classic, a stellar collection of memorable songs that would prove influential on such acts as the Eagles and Dan Fogelberg. Crosby, Stills & Nash are the group’s obvious stylistic touchstone here, especially in the vocal harmonies used (compare the thick chordal singing of “Sandman” and “Children” to CS&N’s “You Don’t Have to Cry” and “Guinevere”) and the prominent use of active strummed acoustic guitar arrangements (contrast “Riverside” to CS&N’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”). America’s intricate interplay of acoustic guitar textures is more ambitious than that of their influences, however. Performance quality is usually good, though on occasion sloppily executed or out of tune (especially on the openings to “Donkey Jaw” and “I Never Found the Time”). Lengthy instrumental introductions (“Donkey Jaw”), middle improvisatory interludes (“Here”), and closings (“Clarice”) are frequently encountered. Most of these selections boast highly unusual and inventive chord progressions that work well without drawing undue attention to themselves. Lyrics are sometimes trite (“I need you/Like the flower needs the rain”) or obscure (“He flies the sky/Like an eagle in the eye/Of a hurricane that’s abandoned”), but the music more than makes up for any verse problems; only the odd “Pigeon Song” seems an unsalvageable misstep. Sound quality here has a covered, intimate feel that lends a ghostly aura to this release. Chart hits from this album include the spectrally loping “A Horse with No Name,” the squarishly tuneful “I Need You,” and the nervously dour “Sandman.” Other highlights include the buoyantly charming “Three Roses,” the yearningly lovely “Rainy Day,” and the quietly ringing “Clarice.” In spite of its flaws, this platter is very highly recommended.

Tracklist:
01 – Riverside
02 – Sandman
03 – Three Roses
04 – Children
05 – A Horse With No Name
06 – Here
07 – I Need You
08 – Rainy Day
09 – Never Found The Time
10 – Clarice
11 – Donkey Jaw
12 – Pigeon Song

America – Homecoming (1972/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:27 minutes | 1,09 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

Homecoming, America’s finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky (“You can’t disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end”) or cryptic (“Sorry, boy, but I’ve been hit by purple rain”), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on “Moon Song,” “Ventura Highway,” “California Revisited,” and “Cornwall Blank”). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced “Don’t Cross the River,” the drivingly gutsy “California Revisited” (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky “Head & Heart.” Chart hits from this release include “Ventura Highway,” “Only in Your Heart,” and “Don’t Cross the River,” but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen.

Tracklist:
01 – Ventura Highway
02 – To Each His Own
03 – Don’t Cross The River
04 – Moon Song
05 – Only In Your Heart
06 – Till The Sun Comes Up Again
07 – Cornwall Blank
08 – Head And Heart
09 – California Revisited
10 – Saturn Nights

America – Hat Trick (1973/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 42:00 minutes | 1,54 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

America’s Hat Trick has the distinction of being the album that contained the first song that the band sang that wasn’t theirs. Written by Willis Ramsey, the syrupy “Muskrat Love” only went as high as number 67 on the singles chart for America, but the Captain & Tennille managed to take it all the way to number four only three years later. The rest of Hat Trick failed to garner any hits and is a slight disappointment after the success of their self-titled debut in 1972, which harbored the band’s first number one hit in “A Horse With No Name,” and after Homecoming, their satisfying follow-up. Hat Trick peaked at number 28 on the album charts, faltering mainly because the songs lacked the cordial folk-rock melodies and mindful songwriting that prevailed on the earlier releases. “She’s Gonna Let You Down” and “Rainbow Song” are the album’s best cuts, but banal offerings such as “Green Monkey,” “Willow Tree Lullaby,” and “Molten Love” have Bunnell and Peek straying off course, sounding stale and musically feeble. The unsuccessful repercussions that evolved from Hat Trick both commercially and otherwise were not overlooked by the band, and they rebounded with 1974’s Holiday, an album which yielded hits in “Tin Man” and “Lonely People,” which both made Billboard’s Top Five.

Tracklist:
01 – Muskrat Love
02 – Wind Wave
03 – She’s Gonna Let You Down
04 – Rainbow Song
05 – Submarine Ladies
06 – It’s Life
07 – Hat Trick
08 – Molten Love
09 – Green Monkey
10 – Willow Tree Lullaby
11 – Goodbye

America – Holiday (1974/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:40 minutes | 1,22 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

America fully recovered from Hat Trick’s dismal results with 1974’s Holiday, with producer George Martin’s influence rubbing off on both of the album’s Top Five singles. With “Tin Man”‘s wonderfully polished soft pop ease and the wispiness of “Lonely People,” the band was able to recapture the same formula that put early hits like “A Horse with No Name,” “I Need You,” and “Ventura Highway” in the Top Ten. The difference with “Holiday” is that their light and breezy melodies and attractive folk-rock sound filtered through more than just the two hit tracks on the album. “Another Try,” “Old Man Took,” “In the Country,” and even the cliché-sounding “Baby It’s Up to You” contain a sturdy enough mixture of guitar and harmony to rise them above inessential filler, at least as far as America’s material is concerned. Cuts like “Mad Dog” and “Hollywood” suffer somewhat from trite lyrics and a seemingly hurried compositional formula, but this album as a whole ascertained that the group was definitely showing their true potential once more. The album that followed Holiday, 1975’s Hearts, showed even stronger improvement, taking the overly catchy “Sister Golden Hair” to number one and scoring a Top 20 hit with the Sunday morning frailty of “Daisy Jane”.

Tracklist:
01 – Miniature (Instrumental)
02 – Tin Man
03 – Another Try
04 – Lonely People
05 – Glad To See You
06 – Mad Dog
07 – Hollywood
08 – Baby It’s Up To You
09 – You
10 – Old Man Took
11 – What Does It Matter
12 – In The Country

America – Hearts (1975/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 37:00 minutes | 1,4 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

Hearts is the fifth original studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album was produced by legendary Beatles producer George Martin. This album was a big hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard album chart and being certified GOLD by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: “Sister Golden Hair” went to number 1 on the Billboard singles chart and number 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and “Daisy Jane” which peaked at 20 on the Billboard singles chart and number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and the funky “Woman Tonight” which reached 44 on the Billboard singles chart and 41 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks including “Old Virginia”, “Bell Tree” and “Midnight”.

Tracklist:
01 – Daisy Jane
02 – Half A Man
03 – Midnight
04 – Bell Tree
05 – Old Virginia
06 – People In The Valley
07 – Company
08 – Woman Tonight
09 – The Story Of A Teenager
10 – Sister Golden Hair
11 – Tomorrow
12 – Seasons

America – Hideaway (1976/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 39:57 minutes | 1,39 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

Hideaway is the sixth original studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in April 1976. The album was produced by legendary Beatles producer George Martin. This album was a hit in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard album chart and being certified Gold by the RIAA. It produced two hit singles: “Today’s the Day”, which reached 23 on the Billboard singles chart and went all the way to number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks; and “Amber Cascades”, which peaked at 75 on the Billboard singles chart and hit number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received airplay on FM stations playing album tracks, including “Jet Boy Blue”, “Watership Down”, “Don’t Let It Get You Down” and “Lovely Night”.

Tracklist:
01 – Lovely Night
02 – Amber Cascades
03 – Don’t Let It Get You Down
04 – Can’t You See
05 – Watership Down (Alternate Mix)
06 – She’s Beside You
07 – Hideaway, Part I
08 – She’s A Liar
09 – Letter
10 – Today’s The Day
11 – Jet Boy Blue
12 – Who Loves You
13 – Hideaway, Part II

America – Harbor (1977/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:23 minutes | 1,29 GB
Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks.com | Front cover

Harbor is the seventh original studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in February 1977. It was the last to feature Dan Peek, who embarked on a solo Christian career shortly after the album’s release. The album was produced by George Martin. This album was a hit in the US, reaching number 21 on the Billboard album chart. Three singles (“God of the Sun”, “Don’t Cry Baby” and the disco song “Slow Down”) were released from the album but all failed to chart, although “God of the Sun” and “She’s Gone” did get some airplay.

Tracklist:
01 – God Of The Sun
02 – Slow Down
03 – Don’t Cry Baby
04 – Now She’s Gone
05 – Political Poachers
06 – Sarah
07 – Sergeant Darkness
08 – Are You There
09 – These Brown Eyes
10 – Monster
11 – Hurricane
12 – Down To The Water

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The Complete WB Collection 1971-1977.pdf

America – Struttin’ Our Stuff
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 4,12 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,24 GB | Full Artwork
Label/Cat#: in-akustik # INAK 5507SACD | Country/Year: Germany 2004 | 3% Recovery Info
Genre: Rock, Folk | Style: Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Acoustic

A few years ago, we looked at one of the many concerts in the German Ohne Filter TV series, one that features a different act each episode. In our case here, it was the Pop/Rock band America in their duo form that they have been in since 1979, when one of the three founding members departed. That was on DVD-Video. Now, after a year or so of promising to do no less than Super Audio CD versions of some of the programs in the series, Inakustik has issued the material in SACD under the title Struttin’ Our Stuff in a hybrid multi-channel disc. I have integrated that into the original review as follows.

At their peak in the 1970s, America was a fun Pop band that (thanks in part to some songs cut with Beatles’ producer George Martin), made some memorable songs that marked the era well. The original trio was Brit Dewey Bunnell and Americans Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek. This most popular configuration lasted until 1976, when Peek left for Christian music. Continuing as a duo, they made one comeback with the hit single You Can Do Magic in 1982, which was unlike the more acoustic sound they were known for. The comeback faded. Fast forward to 1999 (June 16th in particular) and they are still together, here in a concert for German TV’s Ohne Filter.

The set runs as follows, with the SACD version offering 2 more tracks than the DVD-Video.

SACD Info:

America – Struttin’ Our Stuff

Label: inakustik
Catalog#: INAK 5507 SACD
Format: Hybrid-SACD, Album, Stereo, Multichannel
Country: Germany
Released: 2004
Genre: Rock, Folk
Style: Folk Rock, Soft Rock

Tracklist:

1 Riverside 3:27
2 Ventura Highway 3:46
3 You Can Do Magic 4:05
4 Daisy Jane 3:10
5 Three Roses 3:25
6 I Need You 2:31
7 Wednesday Morning 3:48
8 Pages 3:59
9 Wheels Are Turning 4:33
10 Tin Man 3:57
11 Only In Your Heart 3:06
12 Lonely People 2:34
13 Last Unicorn 3:21
14 From A Moving Train 3:45
15 Sandman 5:56
16 Sister Golden Hair 3:55
17 A Horse With No Name 5:00

Credits:

Bass – Brad Palmer
Drums – Willie Leacox
Guitar – Mike Woods
Vocals, Guitar – Dewey Bunnell
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Gerry Beckley

SACD ISO

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FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

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America – Hearts (1975) [Audio Fidelity 2016]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 4.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 36:24 minutes | Full Scans included | 1,54 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 37:04 mins | Scans included | 670 MB
Features Stereo and Quadrophonic surround sound | SACD Mastering by Steve Hoffman | Audio Fidelity # AFZ5 231

Hearts is the fifth original studio album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album was produced by legendary Beatles producer George Martin.

This album was a big hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard album chart and being certified GOLD by the RIAA. It produced three hit singles: “Sister Golden Hair” went to number 1 on the Billboard singles chart and number 5 on the adult contemporary chart; and “Daisy Jane” which peaked at 20 on the Billboard singles chart and number 4 on the Adult Contemporary chart; and the funky “Woman Tonight” which reached 44 on the Billboard singles chart and 41 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Several other songs received radio airplay on FM stations playing album tracks including “Old Virginia”, “Bell Tree” and “Midnight”.

Tracklist:
01. Daisy Jane
02. Half a Man
03. Midnight
04. Bell Tree
05. Old Virginia
06. People in the Valley
07. Company
08. Woman Tonight
09. The Story of a Teenager
10. Sister Golden Hair
11. Tomorrow
12. Season

SACD Mastering & Analog to Hi-Definition DSD Digital Transfer: Steve Hoffman and Stephen Marsh.

SACD ISO

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FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

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America – America (1971) [Audio Fidelity 2013]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 46:16 minutes | Scans included | 1,88 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 886 MB
Mastered by Steve Hoffman | Audio Fidelity # AFZ-167

America’s debut album is a folk-pop classic, a stellar collection of memorable songs that would prove influential on such acts as the Eagles and Dan Fogelberg. Crosby, Stills & Nash are the group’s obvious stylistic touchstone here, especially in the vocal harmonies used (compare the thick chordal singing of “Sandman” and “Children” to CS&N’s “You Don’t Have to Cry” and “Guinevere”) and the prominent use of active strummed acoustic guitar arrangements (contrast “Riverside” to CS&N’s “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”). America’s intricate interplay of acoustic guitar textures is more ambitious than that of their influences, however. Performance quality is usually good, though on occasion sloppily executed or out of tune (especially on the openings to “Donkey Jaw” and “I Never Found the Time”). Lengthy instrumental introductions (“Donkey Jaw”), middle improvisatory interludes (“Here”), and closings (“Clarice”) are frequently encountered. Most of these selections boast highly unusual and inventive chord progressions that work well without drawing undue attention to themselves. Lyrics are sometimes trite (“I need you/Like the flower needs the rain”) or obscure (“He flies the sky/Like an eagle in the eye/Of a hurricane that’s abandoned”), but the music more than makes up for any verse problems; only the odd “Pigeon Song” seems an unsalvageable misstep. Sound quality here has a covered, intimate feel that lends a ghostly aura to this release. Chart hits from this album include the spectrally loping “A Horse with No Name,” the squarishly tuneful “I Need You,” and the nervously dour “Sandman.” Other highlights include the buoyantly charming “Three Roses,” the yearningly lovely “Rainy Day,” and the quietly ringing “Clarice.” In spite of its flaws, this platter is very highly recommended.

Tracklist:
01. Riverside
02. Sandman
03. Three Roses
04. Children
05. A Horse With No Name
06. Here
07. I Need You
08. Rainy Day
09. Never Found The Time
10. Clarice
11. Donkey Jaw
12. Pigeon Song

Mastered by Steve Hoffman at Stephen Marsh Mastering.

SACD ISO

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FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

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America – Homecoming (1972) [Audio Fidelity 2015]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 & DST64 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 34:00 minutes | Full Scans included | 2,78 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | 33:37 mins | Scans incl. | 590 MB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound | Audio Fidelity # AFZ5 204

Homecoming, America’s finest album, refines and focuses the folk-pop approach found on their debut release. The songs here are tighter and more forthright, with fewer extended solo instrumental sections than before. The sound quality is clear and bright; the colorful arrangements, while still acoustic guitar-based, feature more electric guitar and keyboards. The performance quality is more assured, among the most urgently committed the group would ever put on vinyl. Verses are still sometimes banal and clunky (“You can’t disregard your friends/But life gets so hard when you reach the end”) or cryptic (“Sorry, boy, but I’ve been hit by purple rain”), but a number of the song subjects here exhibit a yearning sense of wanderlust and love of the outdoors that proves to be highly evocative and compelling (particularly on “Moon Song,” “Ventura Highway,” “California Revisited,” and “Cornwall Blank”). Chordal progressions are sophisticated and contain many subtle surprises. A few new style wrinkles can be seen in the country-influenced “Don’t Cross the River,” the drivingly gutsy “California Revisited” (perhaps the hardest-rocking song the group would ever produce), and the hushed yet mildly funky “Head & Heart.” Chart hits from this release include “Ventura Highway,” “Only in Your Heart,” and “Don’t Cross the River,” but each song here has something to recommend it. This top-flight album is a very rewarding listen.

Tracklist:
01. Ventura Highway
02. To Each His Own
03. Don’t Cross the River
04. Moon Song
05. Only in Your Heart
06. Till the Sun Comes Up Again
07. Cornwall Blank
08. Head and Heart
09. California Revisited
10. Saturn Nights

5.1 Multichannel Mix & Master: Elliot Scheiner
5.1 Analog to High Definition DSD Digital Transfer: Gus Skinas
Stereo CD and SACD mastering: Steve Hoffman at Stephen Marsh Mastering

SACD ISO

mqs.link_AmericaHmecming1972AudiFidelity2015SACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_AmericaHmecming1972AudiFidelity2015SACDIS.part2.rar
mqs.link_AmericaHmecming1972AudiFidelity2015SACDIS.part3.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_AmericaHmecming1972AudiFidelity2015FLACStere2488.2.rar

產品名稱: 紫釵記 (Stereo Hybrid SACD)
歌手名稱: 任劍輝 | 白雪仙 | 梁醒波
推出日期: 2004-01-16
語言: 粵語
光碟格式: Super Audio CD

http://www.yesasia.com/global/%E7%B4%AB%E9%87%B5%E8%A8%98-stereo-hybrid-sacd/1003119114-0-0-0-zh_TW/info.html

唐代，隴西才子李益，流寓長安新明裏，趁良宵觀燈，持桃柬尋訪霍小玉，途中恰遇盧太尉父女，五小姐盧燕貞見李益俊美，暗生愛慕之情，便暗示父親招李爲東床快婿。 李等遊至勝業坊，途中拾獲紫钗一支，知爲霍小玉失物，還钗之後，李霍結爲百年之好。盧太尉得悉其事，乃借故將秋闱榜首狀元李益貶爲參軍赴塞外，並唆擺是非，小玉深受其害，思夫成病，幾經弄到山窮水盡。盧太尉乘機使出奸計，不惜高價收買小玉珍藏之紫钗，召回李益，以玉钗證明小玉變節改嫁，並加利誘威迫，使李與女兒燕貞成婚……

內容簡介／曲目

第一段：楊關折柳
第二段：花前遇俠
第三段：劍合釵圓

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產品編號： FRSACD402
發行公司： 絕響
發行日期： 2003年06月14日
產品製造地： 台灣 .
發行類型： FOLK 民謠 . 流行 . SACD .

https://www.ccr.com.tw/goods/61542

在當今國內樂壇之中，國語女歌手很多很多，有代表性的也不少，而在閩南語樂界中，許景淳和潘麗麗是台灣非常有特色的女歌手，我個人認為也可以足當台灣演唱有關民謠的代表。而潘麗麗近年來在電視生涯非常活躍，她的聲音有著淒清典婉，但不像一般閩南語歌者那麼悲情的特色。

　在這一張當年由「水晶音樂」發行，由台灣知名作家路寒袖作詞，詹宏達作曲，是非常特別的一張專輯。因為「畫眉」是以演唱者 潘麗麗本身的故事為主題，所編寫出動人的歌曲的專輯。同樣也是台灣歌謠史第一張以主題意識(一個女人的生活史)來貫穿全輯的。　

　當初潘麗麗的第二張專輯《畫眉》的構思在路寒袖先生的內心成形，他結合了山林文學與夫妻生活的組詩。他們有一個共同的信念：台灣的流行音樂不能再只停留於無機的「撿歌」拼湊，而應是一段歷史或生活的描繪或紀錄。在這個信念之下，何穎怡、路寒袖、詹宏達一致認為，潘麗麗是書寫的絕佳對象，所以用潘麗麗和她先生的故事為主軸，來述說這一則在充滿了不確定的台灣中的不渝情愛傳奇。

　當年CD版發行因「水晶音樂」的經營不順(但本店也要為水晶音樂致上一份最崇高的敬意，沒有「水晶」，台灣的非主流音樂不會如此走出來)，讓此片消失了很久的時間。如今台灣絕響唱片的陳老闆，以過人的眼光，委請國際著名的Fritz de With / STS digital(Marantz、Philips、Siltech、Kharma調音專屬顧問)所傾力調音製作刻版轉製SACD後，讓本專輯回復到最理想的狀態，讓音樂更顯活靈活現。

　如今「畫眉」以SACD格式再製發行(CD唱盤可讀取)，即使以DSD再製的CD層，其聲音表現都勝過當年的一般CD版本。

　在台灣的閩南語歌曲來說，如果也有「非主流」的話，那麼「畫眉」絕對可以列入其中一張。我個人誠心的希望這可列入台灣音樂史經典級的專輯，除了絕響陳老闆花費鉅資重刻的SACD費用能夠回收(2004/07/01 小編按：看本店最上頭的特價優惠，看來陳老闆應算是虧損)，而且本專輯能夠流傳久一點，不要再一次消失於唱片界了。

曲目列表：
01 畫眉
02 風雲飛過全台灣的厝頂
03 山路
04 胭脂
05 倒一杯酒來甲汝照顧
06 大漢汝落知
07 思念二千公尺
08 逐瞑一通電話
09 人生露水
10 等待冬天

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產品名稱: 羅文金曲精選十六首 (SACD)
歌手名稱: 羅文
推出日期: 2003-09-03
語言: 粵語
光碟格式: Super Audio CD

http://www.yesasia.com/global/%E7%BE%85%E6%96%87%E9%87%91%E6%9B%B2%E7%B2%BE%E9%81%B8%E5%8D%81%E5%85%AD%E9%A6%96-sacd/1002878105-0-0-0-zh_TW/info.html

香港著名藝人羅文2002年10月19日晚上11時15分在瑪麗醫院病逝，終年52歲。羅文縱橫樂壇30多年，60-70年代他組成業餘樂隊「羅文四步合唱團」，從此展開了他的銀色旅途，他主唱的名曲包括「錦繡前程」、「家變」及「明日天涯」，至今仍家喻戶曉。
羅文天生一把雄渾有力的歌喉，尤其字正腔圓的唱功技巧，以及對咬字發音嚴謹態度，已成為羅文的特別標誌。1983年羅文獲選為十大傑出青年，1996年9月在紅磡體育館舉行《光輝舞台》演唱會後，正式告別舞台。他於去年證實患上肝癌，一直與癌魔搏鬥。儘管他已離開人世，但他在《羅文金曲精選十六首》SACD內膾炙人口的金曲及不屈不撓的精神卻長存我們的心中。

內容簡介／曲目

SACD1＋1限量版
　．1隻SACD碟只能在SACD機播放
送．1隻“最靚聲”的DSD-CD，
　　可在任何CD機播放

01. 小李飛刀╱小李飛刀主題曲
02. 家變╱家變主題曲
03. 山伯臨終╱梁山伯與祝英台插曲
04. 明日天涯
05. 舊侶難忘╱香港電台沈勝衣主題曲
06. 醉眼看世界
07. 絕代雙驕╱絕代雙驕主題曲
08. 舊苑望帝魂╱電視劇帝女花插曲
09. 強人╱強人主題曲
10. 回十八╱梁山伯與祝英台插曲
11. 月兒彎彎
12. 魔劍俠情╱魔劍俠情主題曲
13. 歡樂滿人間
14. 蕭十一郎╱蕭十一郎主題曲
15. 孤雛淚
16. 書劍恩仇錄╱書劍恩仇錄主題曲

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出版發行：Channel 荷蘭奇諾唱片公司
唱片編號：CCS SA 80908
唱片格式：SACD
演唱：範競馬（中國男高音）
鋼琴伴奏：Reinild Mees

http://fanjingma.com/records2.html

專輯介紹：

　　2008年4月26日，荷蘭奇諾唱片公司出版了範競馬的《我住長江頭》專輯，這是第一張由外國唱片公司在全球發行的中國藝術歌曲和民歌錄音專輯，也是第一次用英文演唱的中國民歌在全球範圍內出版發行，還是國內第一張高清晰、多聲道SACD聲樂錄音專輯。

　　範競馬簡介：

　　範競馬祖籍無錫，1958年4月24日生于重慶，長于涼山。範競馬在四川省涼山彜族自治州會理縣實驗小學就讀。年少時，受學養深厚之父母的熏陶，習提琴、擅繪畫，更受家中老唱片的影響，崇拜並模仿意大利美聲宗師卡魯索與吉利的歌唱。

　　1977年，範競馬成爲四川音樂學院在西昌地區唯一被錄取的學生，師從蘭幼青。1982年，以優異成績畢業，留校任教。1984年，在中央電視台首屆「電視青年歌手大獎賽」中，榮獲第二名。同年，考入中央音樂學院，師從沈湘。隨後獲美國紐約朱利亞音樂學院全額獎學金重慶聲樂教育培訓資源網，于朱利亞歌劇中心深造，師從意大利男高音歌唱家科萊裏。

　　範競馬曾被世界著名男高音歌唱家多明戈譽爲「近十年來歐洲罕見的男高音。」多年來，他一直活躍在國際歌劇舞台上 。

　　1988年，範競馬與羅馬尼亞女高音柯特魯芭斯及西班牙次女高音貝爾岡紮等同台演出威爾第歌劇《茶花女》，扮演阿爾弗萊德。同年，受葡萄牙總統之邀，前往裏斯本演出歌劇《茶花女》，並開始了在國外的深造及職業歌唱生涯。他1989-1990年在意大利師從世界級歌唱家、意大利男高音歌唱家卡洛·貝爾岡齊，進一步完善自己的意大利美聲唱法。1990年應邀在美國羅德島國際音樂節舉辦獨唱音樂會。1993年，他被意大利「男高音王子」科萊裏收爲弟子，從此他的歌藝日趨純熟。

　　範競馬自2002年11月首次回國，在北京保利劇院成功舉辦了獨唱音樂會，受到國內音樂界的一致好評。他于2004年底與中國交響樂團合作，在北京音樂廳又成功舉辦了北京新年獨唱音樂會。他還多次受文化部和中央電視台的特別邀請參加重要演出活動，包括：「同一首歌」、「藝術人生」、「中央電視台建台45周年台慶晚會」、「爲女排喝彩」、「中華情」、「第十屆電視歌手大獎賽開幕式」、「紀念『五·四 『運動85周年」、「紀念毛澤東誕辰110周年大型音樂會」、2005「天涯共此時」中秋晚會、2006年文化部春節晚會等。他還應邀隨中國代表團赴國外參加大型的演出活動有：法國巴黎凡爾賽宮舉辦的中法文化節；西班牙巴塞羅那舉行的「手拉手」大型系列文藝演出活動；與中國交響樂團合作，在香港大會堂舉行的大型中秋文藝晚會。他還應邀在2005年11月在澳門舉辦的第四屆東亞運動會閉幕式上演唱了會歌《花開澳門》。2003年11月2日晚，範競馬在華盛頓肯尼迪藝術中心的音樂大廳裏舉辦了獨唱音樂會，由此成爲在這一美國著名藝術殿堂舉辦獨唱音樂會的首位華人歌唱家。範競馬對中外歌曲的完美演繹得到了美國聽衆的贊賞與認可。

　　2008年9月6日晚，北京2008殘奧會開幕式在國家體育場「鳥巢」舉行，男高音範競馬與著名歌手譚晶聯合演唱歌曲《讓我擁有你》讓大家感受到了不同的魅力和精彩。

曲目列表：
01. My Sentiment to the Yangtze River 我住長江頭
02. Homeland Nostalgia 思鄉曲 影片《海外赤子》插曲
03. How Can I Not Miss Her 教我如何不想她
04. The Moon Reflection 月之故鄉
05. Emei Mountain Air 峨嵋山月歌
06. Tristesse at the Yangguan Pass (Tunes of Guqin) 陽關三叠(琴歌)
07. In the Silvery Moonlight (Tatar folk song) 在銀色的月光下(新疆塔塔爾族民族民歌)
08. The Sorrowful Shepherdess 牧羊姑娘
09. Mama in the Candlelight 燭光裏的媽媽
10. Gaolitai (Xinjiang folk song) 嘎哦麗泰(新疆民歌)
11. A Lovely Rose (Kazak folk song) 可愛的一朵玫瑰花(新疆哈薩克族民歌)
12. Swallow (Kazak folk song) 燕子(新疆哈薩克族民歌)
13. Mayeela (Kazak folk song) 瑪依拉薩市(新疆哈薩克族民歌)
14. The Running Stream (Yunnan folk song) 小河淌過(雲南民歌)
15. Mongolian Madrigal 牧歌(內蒙古民歌)
16. Grassland Serenade 草原之夜
17. Mama in the Candlelight 燭光裏的媽媽(用英文演唱)
18. Mayeela (Kazak folk song) 瑪依拉(用英文演唱)
19. Homeland Nostalgia 思鄉曲 影片《海外赤子》插曲
20. Gaolitai (Xinjiang folk song) 嘎哦麗泰(用英文演唱)

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專輯名稱： 媽媽情歌 轉一圈 台版SACD
演唱歌手： 蔡幸娟 Choi, Delphine
發行公司： 天碟唱片
出版年月： 2004年6月
唱片編號：HE-309 sacd

https://www.5music.com.tw/CDList-C.asp?cdno=425455678935

最佳音樂—送給每一位迎接新生的母親

情歌-給寶寶 並獻給每一個在愛裏成長的生命

融合古典音樂與流行抒情 傳遞人類生命起源的媽媽情歌

永遠的中國娃娃-蔡幸娟的歌聲有如年青時的鄧麗君，清純秀麗，自然氣質令人寵愛。

大碟“媽媽情歌轉一圈”12首靓聲新錄音，揉合古典、流行樂格調編配，效果順暢自然。

巧奪天工、木結他、鋼琴、低音大提琴、笛子、昔士風及口琴等“清一色”acoustic樂器

精彩演奏，樂聲立體鮮明，結像傳神。
***情歌裏
有古典的樂聲悠揚
有童話般的美麗樂章
蔡幸娟用她暖暖的柔情
孕育了滿滿的關懷 滿滿的愛
娓娓道出這傳達人類生命起源的10首情歌
獻給每一個在愛裏成長的生命

專輯曲目
01.轉一圈
02.愛的花園
03.夜花嬌
04.心肝寶貝
05.搖嬰仔歌 (閩南語搖籃曲)
06.問你
07.你是我的寶貝
08.童話
09.祈禱
10.媽媽教我的歌
11.愛的花園 (伴奏)
12.夜花嬌 (伴奏)

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Pique Dame – Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:48:30 minutes | 1.51 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | @ BRmedia Service GmbH
Recorded: München, Philharmonie im Gasteig, 04.-13.10.2014

Mariss Jansons leads the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunkson on this live triple-album set, recorded in October 2014 in Munich at a semi-staged performance of Tchaikovsky’s late masterpiece Pique Dame (“The Queen of Spades”), a crime novel set to music. Jansons maintains the orchestra’s long tradition of presenting operas and assembled a group of singers for this performance, sung in the original Russian, who are all native speakers of the language and very familiar with the work.

Tracklist:

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Pique dame, Op. 68, TH 10

Disc 1
Act I
01 Act I: Prelude 03:39
02 Act I Scene 1: Gori, gori yasno (Children’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Commander) 05:23
03 Act I Scene 1: Chem konchilas vchera igra? – Ya imeni yeyo ne znayu – A yesli tak, skorei za delo! (Tschekalinskij, Surin, Tomskij, Hermann) 07:31
04 Act I Scene 1: Nakonets-to Bog – A ty uveren – Schastlivy den – Skazhi, na kom ty zhenishsya? (Chorus, Tomskij, Hermann, Tschekalinskij, Surin, Jeletzkij, Lisa, Countess) 05:31
05 Act I Scene 1: Mne strashno! (Lisa, Countess, Hermann, Jeletzkij, Tomskij) 02:43
06 Act I Scene 1: Kakaya vedma – Odnazhdy v Versalye (Surin, Tschekalinskij, Tomskij) 05:40
07 Act I Scene 1: Ikh smelo postaviv (Tschekalinskij, Surin, Chorus, Hermann) 04:18
08 Act I Scene 2: Uzh vecher (Lisa, Polina) 02:47
09 Act I Scene 2: Obvorozhitelno! – Da, vspomnila… – Nu-ka, svetik Mashenka (Women’s Chorus, Lisa, Polina) 05:59
10 Act I Scene 2: Mesdemoiselles (The Governess) 01:42
11 Act I Scene 2: Pora uzh raskhoditsya (The Governess, Polina, Lisa, Masha, Hermann, Countess) 21:27

Disc 2
Act II
01 Act II Scene 3: Entr’acte – Radostno, veselo v den sei (Chorus) 03:42
02 Act II Scene 3: Khozyain prosit dorogikh – Ya vas lyublyu (Major Domo, Tschekalinskij, Surin, Tomskij, Jeletzkij, Lisa) 07:09
03 Act II Scene 3: Posle predstavleniya (Hermann, Tschekalinskij, Surin) 02:38
04 Act II Scene 3: Khozyain prosit dorogikh gostei (Major Domo, Chorus) – Sarabande 02:06
05 Act II Scene 3: Moi milenki druzhok (Chloe, Daphnis) 02:28
06 Act II Scene 3: Kak ty mila (Plutus, Daphnis, Chloe, Chorus) 06:45
07 Act II Scene 3: Kto pylko i strastno lyubya! (Hermann, Surin, Lisa, Major Domo, Chorus) 05:46
08 Act II Scene 4: Vsyo tak, kak mne ona skazala – Shagi! Syuda idut – Polno vrat vam! Nadoyeli! – Je crains de lui parler la nuit (Hermann, Chorus, Lisa, Masha, Countess) 16:08
09 Act II Scene 4: Ne pugaites! – Ona mertva! Sbylos (Hermann, Lisa) 08:35

Disc 3
Act III
01 Act III Scene 5: Entr’acte – Ya neveryu chtoby (Hermann, Chorus) 07:20
02 Act III Scene 5: Mne strashno! Strashno! – Ya prishla k tebe (Hermann, Ghost of the Countess) 03:51
03 Act III Scene 6: Uzh polnoch blizitsya – Akh! Istomilas ya gorem (Lisa) 05:49
04 Act III Scene 6: A yesli mne v otvet – O da, minovali stradanya (Lisa, Hermann) 09:39
05 Act III Scene 7: Budem pit i veselitsya! – Dana! (Chorus, Surin, Tschaplitzkij, Narumow, Tschekalinskij, Tomskij, Jeletzkij) 03:44
06 Act III Scene 7: Yeslib miliya devitsy – Tak v nenastnye dni (Tomskij, Chorus, Tschekalinskij, Surin, Tschaplitzkij, Narumow) 03:53
07 Act III Scene 7: Za dela, gospoda (Tschekalinskij, Chorus, Tschaplitzkij, Narumow, Surin, Jeletzkij, Tomskij, Hermann) 12:28

Personnel:
Misha Didyk (Tenor) – Hermann
Tatiana Serjan (Sopran) – Lisa
Larissa Diadkova (Mezzosopran) – Gräfin
Alexey Shishlyaev (Bariton) – Tomskij und Plutus
Alexey Markov (Bariton) – Jeletzki
Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Dirigent: Mariss Jansons

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Tchaikovsky, Korngold – Violin Concertos – Anne-Sophie Mutter (2004/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 00:58:41 minutes | 566 MB | Genre: Classical
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Anne-Sophie Mutter’s virtuosity is so crystal clear that she doesn’t even have to try any more. The ease with which she gets into her first solo in the Tchaikovsky is astounding–we hardly know what hit us–and she tackles the cadenza as if it were just another integral part of the work, rather than draw attention to the fact that it’s a rather awkward cadenza at that. Her attacks are clean and strong and her tone is always deep and round; this is the epitome of the Romantic approach. The final movement draws attention to itself somewhat, but the listener remains dazzled. The Korngold is a horse of a different color, with the orchestra endlessly commenting on the comings and goings of the violin and Mutter leading and adding to the festivities. She puts aside her usual barbed approach for a very gentle entry into the slow movement and the high trills and show-offishness in the last movement are playful and sparkling. Conductor Previn clearly knows and loves these works too, and the recording is very clear, with the violin very closely miked. This is grand playing and a big listening experience.

“Performing contemporary music had added immeasurably to the way I play Tchaikovsky’s Concerto,” writes violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter in the liner notes to her second recording of the work in 20 years. To be more precise, what performing contemporary music has added to Mutter’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s concerto is an abrasive tone, an aggressive technique, and an interpretation that treats Tchaikovsky’s tender little concerto as if it were a lover who liked it rough and raw. Although there is no denying Mutter’s virtuosity, her performance is at best willful and at worst wrongful.

“Anne-Sophie makes the structure of Korngold’s piece clearer than anyone else,” writes conductor André Previn in the liner notes of his wife’s performance of Korngold’s Violin Concerto. To be more precise, it is Previn who makes the structure clearer, who, indeed, makes this the most persuasive performance of the piece ever recorded. An old hand at the music of Korngold, Previn’s sensitive conducting shapes an ardent but cogent performance, a performance that lets Korngold’s lines sing and soar but always in context of a convincing structure. Mutter, who thankfully has not added any hint of “contemporary music” to Korngold’s neo-Romantic piece, plays with all the subtlety, taste, and beauty of which she is capable. The result is one of the most completely compelling performances of the work ever recorded. Deutsche Grammophon’s sound is transparent with a slight hint of reverberation. –AllMusic Review by James Leonard

Tracklist:
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Violin Concerto in D, Op.35
1. 1. Allegro moderato 18:27
2. 2. Canzonetta: Andante – attacca: 06:57
3. 3. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo) 09:38
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.35
4. 1. Moderato nobile 08:40
5. 2. Romance: Andante 07:58
6. 3. Finale: Allegro assai vivace 07:05

Personnel:
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Orchestra (#4-6)
Wiener Philharmoniker (#1-3)
André Previn, conductor

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The Association – Greatest Hits! (1968/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 38:32 minutes | 859 MB | Genre: Pop
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Greatest Hits was originally released in 1968 and was the first compilation album by The Association. Since its debut (where it peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200), it has sold over 2 million copies in the U.S. alone.

Greatest Hits was produced by Curt Boettcher, Jerry Yester, and Bones Howe.

Beyond representing the best in ’60s California pop, the Association blazed trails in album production and the folk-psychedelia genre. With the guidance of L.A. producers Bones Howe, Curt Boettcher, and Jerry Yester, the band deftly mixed airy harmonies, unobtrusive rhythm tracks, and subtle “Age of Aquarius” accents from harpsichords, Farfisa organs, fuzz-box guitars, trumpets, and bongos — at times, the sophisticated blend was held together by L.A. session players. And while the group successfully expanded their harmonic horizons on “Requiem for the Masses,” they also went a bit beyond their strengths with Jefferson Airplane-esque rockers like “Six Man Band.” Luckily, the majority of this hits collection focuses on the band’s dreamy combination of polished folk, limber vocal arrangements, and wide-screen instrumental backdrops. The summery program also includes chart-toppers like “Windy,” “Cherish,” “Along Comes Mary,” and “Never My Love,” along with progressive pop-and-harmony tracks like “No Fair at All,” “Everything That Touches You,” and “Time for Livin’.” A great introduction to the band’s prime work from the latter half of the ’60s. –AllMusic Review by Stephen Cook

Tracklist:
1. The Time It Is Today 02:20
2. Everything That Touches You 03:23
3. Like Always 03:09
4. Never My Love 03:13
5. Requiem For The Masses 04:11
6. Along Comes Mary 02:52
7. Enter The Young 02:47
8. No Fair At All 02:40
9. Time For Livin’ 02:49
10. We Love 02:28
11. Cherish 03:29
12. Windy 02:58
13. Six Man Band 02:13

Personnel:
James Gary Alexander – lead guitar, lead and backing vocals, koto
Jim Yester – rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals, harpsichord, piano, bells
Russ Giguere – rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals, percussion
Terry Kirkman – recorder, lead and backing vocals, flugelhorn, tambourine, piano, percussion
Brian Cole – bass, backing vocals
Ted Bluechel, Jr. – drums, backing and lead vocals, percussion, bells, maracas, effects

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The Bill Evans Trio – Moon Beams (1962/2002)
DSF Stereo DSD64/2.82MHz | Time – 39:09 minutes | 1,55 + 1,80 GB | Genre:Jazz
Official Digital Download – Source: AcousticSounds |  © Riverside Records
Recorded: June 2, 1962 (#2-4, 6, 7); May 29, 1962 (# 1, 8); May 17, 1962 (#5), Sound Makers Studio, New York City

Bill Evans was left reeling by the accidental death of his brilliant bassist Scott LaFaro in mid-1961 and didn’t feel ready to record with his new bassist until nearly a year later. When he did go into the studio in May and June of 1962 with Chuck Israels and drummer Paul Motian, the “second trio” produced material for two albums that were to be among Evans’s most popular. Moonbeams includes ballad material from the sessions. The rest of the music from the sessions is in How My Heart Sings! In Moonbeams, Evans did some of his most introspective playing, his sense of loss apparent but relieved by Israels’s power and empathy. “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “If You Could See Me Now,” and the others represent Evans at his best, his lyricism underlaid with rhythmic firmness even in the extraordinarily slow “In Love in Vain.”

Moonbeams was the first recording Bill Evans made after the death of his musical right arm, bassist Scott LaFaro. Indeed, in LaFaro, Evans found a counterpart rather than a sideman, and the music they made together over four albums showed it. Bassist Chuck Israels from Cecil Taylor and Bud Powell’s bands took his place in the band with Evans and drummer Paul Motian and Evans recorded the only possible response to the loss of LaFaro — an album of ballads. The irony on this recording is that, despite material that was so natural for Evans to play, particularly with his trademark impressionistic sound collage style, is that other than as a sideman almost ten years before, he has never been more assertive than on Moonbeams. It is as if, with the death of LaFaro, Evans’ safety net was gone and he had to lead the trio alone. And he does first and foremost by abandoning the impressionism in favor of a more rhythmic and muscular approach to harmony. The set opens with an Evans original, “RE: Person I Knew,” a modal study that looks back to his days he spent with Miles Davis. There is perhaps the signature jazz rendition of “Stairway to the Stars,” with its loping yet halting melody line and solo that is heightened by Motian’s gorgeous brush accents in the bridge section. Other selections are so well paced and sequenced the record feels like a dream, with the lovely stuttering arpeggios that fall in “If You Could See Me Now,” and the cascading interplay between Evan’s chords and Israel’s punctuation in “It Might As Well Be Spring,” a tune Evans played for the rest of his life. The set concludes with a waltz in “Very Early,” that is played at that proper tempo with great taste and delicate elegance throughout, there is no temptation by the rhythm section to charge it up or to elongate the harmonic architecture by means of juggling intervals. Moonbeams was a startling return to the recording sphere and a major advancement in his development as a leader. –Thom Jurek

Tracklist:
1 Re: Person I Knew 5:42
2 Polka Dots And Moonbeams 4:57
3 I Fall In Love Too Easily 2:39
4 Stairway To The Stars 4:48
5 If You Could See Me Now 4:27
6 It Might As Well Be Spring 5:59
7 In Love In Vain 4:59
8 Very Early 4:58

Personnel:
Bill Evans – Piano
Chuck Israels – Bass
Paul Motian – Drums

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Titi Robin – Taziri (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 00:52:14 minutes | 600 MB | Genre: World, Fusion, Jazz
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An explorer of his own universe which couldn’t be further from pre-formatted labels and fantasized cultural mixes, this album takes Titi Robin along the ridge trail around the Mediterranean with, at his side, Mehdi Nassouli, an enlightened travelling companion who brings with him his knowledge of Moroccan music. Music lovers will recognise in Taziri the legacy of other multi-secular forms of music such as the African source from which blues sprang. But, truth be told, the aesthetic alchemy of this album, which oscillates between dances and a form of gentle nostalgia, goes far beyond that. It is also an initiatory journey and a philosophical manifesto, since through the artistic radicalism of his author, we can hear the eternal beauty of the world.

Tracklist:
1. La femme idéale 05:43
2. De Mashreq à Maghreb 05:04
3. Flamenhijaz (rosée pour Nargis) 08:10
4. Diplômé 05:48
5. Rih Ljanoub 06:09
6. Toufane 06:47
7. Sur tes pas 05:00
8. Ne t ‘envole pas 04:35
9. L’ounassa 04:58

Personnel:
Titi Robin : bouzouq, guitar, ‘oud
El Mehdi Nassouli : guembri, chant, drums
Francis Varis : accordeon
Habib Meftah : drums

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Tom Waits – Bad As Me (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:46 minutes | 944 MB  | Genre: Rock
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Bad As Me is the first studio recording in over seven years from influential singer/songwriter Tom Waits. The exquisite album triumphs as one of his finest performances in a long and established career. Waits’ unparalleled songwriting, raspy vocals and masterful arrangements are on full display. Included is the beautiful ballad “Last Leaf,” a bluesy “Talking at the Same Time,” a gospel “Satisfied,” and more. This high resolution recording is the perfect way to experience one of music’s most important songwriters.

Bad as Me is Tom Waits’ first collection of new material in seven years. He and Kathleen Brennan — wife, co-songwriter, and production partner — have, at the latter’s insistence, come up with a tight-knit collection of short tunes, the longest is just over four minutes. This is a quick, insistent, and woolly aural road trip full of compelling stops and starts. While he’s kept his sonic experimentation — especially with percussion tracks — Waits has returned to blues, rockabilly, rhythm & blues, and jazz as source material. Instead of sprawl and squall, we get chug and choogle. For “Chicago” — via Clint Maedgen’s saxes, Keith Richards’ (who appears sporadically here) and Marc Ribot’s guitars, son Casey Waits’ drums, dad’s banjo, percussion and piano, and Charlie Musselwhite’s harmonica (he appears numerous times here, too) — we get a 21st century take on vintage R&B. Indeed, one can picture Big Joe Turner fronting this clattering rush of grit and groove, and this album is all about groove. Augie Meyers appears on Vox organ and Flea on bass to guide Waits’ tablas and vocals on “Raised Right Men,” a 12-bar stagger filled with delightful lyrical clichés from an America that has passed on into myth — Waits does nothing to de-mystify this; he just makes it greasy and danceable. The slow, spooky “Talking at the Same Time” is still in blues form albeit with ska-styled horns to make things more exotic, as Waits waxes about the current state of economic affairs. He showcases history’s circular nature as he bridges our national narrative from 1929-1941, and up to the present day: “Well it’s hard times for some/For others it’s sweet/Someone makes money when there’s blood in the street…Well we bailed out all the millionaires/They got the fruit/We got the rind…” Rockabilly rears its head on “Get Lost,” with David Hidalgo strutting a solid ’50s guitar snarl above the horns. Dawn Harms’ violin and Patrick Warren’s keyboards add textural dimension to Hidalgo’s and Ribot’s arid guitars on the apocalyptic blues of “Face to the Highway,” with Waits offering startling, contrasting images in gorgeous rhymes. This track, and the two proceeding ones — the forlorn carny ballad “Pay Me” and the wasted lover’s plea in the West Texas mariachi of “Back in the Crowd” — set up the latter half of the record, where there are more hard-edged blues and rockers, such as the spiky stomping title track, the cracked guitar ramble in “Satisfied,” and the clattering, percussive anti-war rant “Hell Broke Luce” (sic). Between each of these songs are ballads. In the jazzy nightclub blues of “Kiss Me” and the country-ish folk of “Last Leaf” lie lineage traces to Waits’ earliest material: the latter features Richards in a delightfully ruined vocal duet. Indeed, even the set-closer “New Year’s Eve,” with Hidalgo’s guitars and accordion in one of Waits’ signature saloon songs, quotes from “Auld Lang Syne” in the song’s waning moments to send the platter off on a bittersweet, nostalgic note, reminding the listener of Waits’ use of “Waltzing Matilda” in “Tom Traubert’s Blues” all those years ago. Brennan’s instincts were dead-on: it was time for a set of brief, tightly written and arranged songs — something we haven’t actually heard from Waits. Bad as Me is an aural portrait of all the places he’s traveled as a recording artist, which is, in and of itself, illuminating and thoroughly enjoyable.

Tracklist:
01. Chicago (00:02:14)
02. Raised Right Men (00:03:23)
03. Talking At The Same Time (00:04:13)
04. Get Lost (00:02:42)
05. Face To The Highway (00:03:42)
06. Pay Me (00:03:14)
07. Back In The Crowd (00:02:48)
08. Bad As Me (00:03:10)
09. Kiss Me (00:03:40)
10. Satisfied (00:04:04)
11. Last Leaf (00:02:55)
12. Hell Broke Luce (00:03:56)
13. New Year’s Eve (00:04:26)

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The Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. (1967/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 35:49 minutes | 806 MB | Genre: Pop
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Another #1 album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, LTD.  came out in November ’67 and debuted the all-time Monkees classics “Pleasant Valley Sunday” – a #3 pop single written by Goffin & King – and “Words,” a Boyce & Hart number, which hit #11. It also features their inspired version of Harry Nilsson’s “Cuddly Toy,” making the Monkees one of the major acts to cover his work. It has been certified platinum.

After wresting control of the Monkees from Don Kirschner and recording the very good Headquarters album as a mostly self-contained unit, the bandmembers returned to using studio musicians to augment their sound as well as looking outside the group for the majority of the songs on their fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Whatever the reason for the decision, the resulting album is one of their best. Filled with hooky pop like “She Hangs Out” and the Harry Nilsson-penned “Cuddly Toy,” psychedelic ravers “Daily Nightly” and “Star Collector” (both of which feature the newly invented Moog synthesizer), Mike Nesmith-produced rockers (“Love Is Only Sleeping”), and ballads (the lovely “Don’t Call on Me”), the album is filler-free and fun-filled. That it contains three of their finest songs (“Words,” “Pleasant Valley Sunday,” and the song that “invented” country-rock for better or for worse, “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?”) means that not only is it one of the Monkees’ best, it is one of 1967’s best. To think that both this album and Headquarters came out the same year! Most bands would be lucky to have two albums this good come out their entire career. Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. is a must-have for any fan of smart, fun, and exciting ’60s pop. It doesn’t get much better than this.

Tracklist:
01 – Salesman
02 – She Hangs Out
03 – The Door Into Summer
04 – Love Is Only Sleeping
05 – Cuddly Toy
06 – Words
07 – Hard To Believe
08 – What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round
09 – Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky
10 – Pleasant Valley Sunday
11 – Daily Nightly
12 – Don’t Call On Me
13 – Star Collector

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