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Zero - Nothin' Goes Here (1990) {MFCD 784}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 16 Jan 2012 07:23:00 | Comments : 3


Zero - Nothin' Goes Here (1990) {MFCD 784}
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | Size: 375 MB | scans: tiff @ 300dpi | TT 57:11 | RS + FSo
Alt. Rock | Released: 1990 | Whirled Productions | Catalog # TX 2067

“"Nothin' Goes Here" from 1990 was the band's second album. By that time, John Cipollina was not a regular member of the band anymore but plays on the one featured live track ("Gregg's Egg's"). The rest of the album was recorded live in the studio in five days and nights. The Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, CA, became the place of these memorable sessions.”
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Michael McNabb - Computer Music (1983) {MFSL MFCD 818}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 14 Nov 2011 16:52:50 | Comments : 4

Michael McNabb - Computer Music (1983) {MFSL MFCD 818}
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | RAR 145 MB | scans @ 600dpi | TT 33:14 | RS + FSo
Electronic | Release date: 1983 | 1750 Arch Records | Catalogue No: S-1800

“The joy of the piece is the great musical storytelling. The sound is rich and full and arranged in such a way as to be almost hypnotic. Terrific stuff!”

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Anton Arensky - Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2 {MFSL MFCD 878} (1988)

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 28 Oct 2011 11:51:33 | Comments : 12

Anton Arensky - Symphonies No. 1 & No. 2 {MFSL MFCD 878} (1988)
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | RAR 275 MB | scans @ 600dpi | TT 58:34 | RS + FSo
Classical | Release date: unknown | Melodiya | Catalogue No: OCDI 67

“"He will quickly be forgotten." That was Rimsky-Korsakov's unkind but not inaccurate prediction made shortly after his pupil Anton Arensky's death from tuberculosis at the age of 35. His prediction was unkind in the sense that Arensky's stylish and lyrical works rank with those of Liadov, Kalinnikov, and Ippolitov-Ivanov for melodic charm and orchestral color. But his prediction was accurate to the extent that there have been few performances or recordings of Arensky's music in the century since his death in 1906. Indeed, aside from this undated recording with Evgeny Svetlanov leading the Academic Symphony Orchestra, there has apparently been only one other recording of Arensky's symphonies in the past half century -- Valery Polyansky's on Chandos -- and none before that at all. For die-hard fans of Russian music, this state of affairs is a shame because as Svetlanov's performances demonstrate, Arensky's symphonies deserve to be heard.”
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Elgar - Violin Recital {Naxos Laureate Series} - Simone Lamsma, Yurie Miura (2006)

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 28 Sep 2011 07:46:31 | Comments : 2

Elgar - Violin Recital {Naxos Laureate Series} - Simone Lamsma, Yurie Miura (2006)
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | 281 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time: 58:17 | RS + FSo
Classical | Release date: 07/2006 | Naxos | Catalogue No: 8.557984

“"Delicious Elgar debut disc from young violinist Simone Lamsma. Simone Lamsma lets Elgar's music speak for itself. Rare Elgar recital has period charm. Simone's debut CD reveals a talent to watch." - Words: Jeremy Nicholas.”
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Taj Mahal - Happy Just To Be Like I Am (1971) {MFSL MFCD 765}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 03 Sep 2011 21:36:09 | Comments : 13

Taj Mahal - Happy Just To Be Like I Am (1971) {MFSL MFCD 765}
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | 253 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time: 42:59 | RS + FSo
Blues, Soul, Country | Columbia Records | Released: 1971 | Catalog # C 30767 | 5% Recovery

“"Happy Just To Be Like I Am" was out of print for some time, and it often falls between the cracks when Taj Mahal's early recordings are assessed, but this 1971 album is a prime example of the unique stylistic fusion Taj was going for on his early-'70s releases. It's a joyful collision of old-time jug-band music ("Stealin'"), folk ("Oh Susanna"), blues, and steel-drum-driven Caribbean sounds ("West Indian Revelation"). Holding the whole thing together, as always, is Taj's rich, soulful vocal style, not to mention his visceral acoustic fingerpicking approach. "Happy Just To Be Like I Am" stands as an unjustly overlooked entry in Taj Mahal's catalog, worthy of a reassessment.”
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J.J. Johnson - J. J.'s Broadway (1963) {2003 Verve Mini LP Reissue}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 16 Aug 2011 10:18:38 | Comments : 7

J.J. Johnson - J. J.'s Broadway (1963) {2003 Verve Mini LP Reissue}
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | 234 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time: 37:27 | RS + FSo
Jazz, Hard Bop | Verve Records | Released: 1963 | Catalog #: 000060402 | 5% Recovery

“This 1963 album is more than just another set of jazz variations on Broadway show tunes. The carefully chosen repertoire mixes the familiar and the little-known. The arrangements -- for the unusual instrumentation of five bones and rhythm section-are distinctive. And the Trombone work of J.J. Johnson is, as always in a class by itself.”
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Sarah Vaughan - Live in Japan (1973) {MFSL MFCD II 844-2}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 26 Jul 2011 15:57:02 | Comments : 16

Sarah Vaughan - Live in Japan (1973) {MFSL MFCD II 844-2}
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 2 CD | 609 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time: 1:54:00 | RS + FSo
Jazz, Vocal | Mainstream Records | Released: 1975 | Catalog #: MRL 419 | 5% Recovery

“On September 24th 1973, Sarah Vaughan climaxed a tour of Japan with a concert at Sun Plaza Hall in Tokyo. Fortunately this is not one of these extraordinary musical events that endure only in the memories of those in attendance. The concert was recorded and the result ranks among the most durably rewarding of all of Sarah Vaughan's albums. In my own view, this two-volume triumph is matched only by a Gershwin set Sarah recorded some years ago under the aegis of Bobby Shad who also produced this album. Sarah's transmutation of Gershwin songs is no longer available according to the Schwann catalogue and therefore this Tokyo revelation of the full range of Sarah's prowess is all the more valuable.”
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Spohr - Violin Concertos No. 6, 8 & 11 - Lamsma, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Gallois (2009)

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 28 Jun 2011 13:32:31 | Comments : 7

Spohr - Violin Concertos No. 6, 8 & 11 - Lamsma, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Gallois (2009)
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | 347 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time: 1:10:16 | RS + HF
Classical | Naxos | Release Date: Jan 27, 2009 | Catalog number 8570528

“Kreutzer and Rode with the seriousness, perfection of form and developmental skills of the Viennese classical school of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, Louis Spohr imbued his violin concertos with both formal mastery and a delightfully nonchalant elegance.”
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Mendelssohn - Piano Concertos 1 & 2 ~ Songs without words - András Schiff, Charles Dutoit (1983)

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 01 Jun 2011 13:56:11 | Comments : 8

Mendelssohn - Piano Concertos 1 & 2 ~ Songs without words - András Schiff, Charles Dutoit (1983)
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (single file) | 1 CD | 387 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time: 1:15:46 | RS, FSo, HF
Genre: Classical | Decca/ Ovation | Release Date: Sep 01, 1999 | Catalog number: 466425

“This recording is wonderful! Schiff in particular is clearly inspired, amused and transformed by the astounding young Mr. Mendelssohn. Try them yourself. If you don't smile and your pulse doesn't race a bit, you need to see a doctor as soon as possible.”
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Franz Liszt - 'Totentanz' - Rian de Waal, Anima Eterna, Van Immerseel (2003)

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 31 May 2011 08:55:02 | Comments : 12

Franz Liszt - 'Totentanz' - Rian de Waal, Anima Eterna, Jos Van Immerseel (2008)
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | RAR 428 MB | scans @ 600dpi | MP3 @ 256 Kbps | RAR 151 Mb |
Time: 1:15:46 | RS + FSo
Classical | Zig-Zag Territoires | Release date: 11-2004 | Catalog: ZZT 041102

“To commemmorate the pianist's untimely demise on wednesday 25th May.”

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Louis Armstrong - Master of Jazz: Live In Chicago, 1962 (1962) {MFSL UDCD II 710}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 05 May 2011 09:57:51 | Comments : 13

Louis Armstrong - Master of Jazz: Live In Chicago, 1962 (1962) [MFSL UDCD II 710]
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | 387 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time 66:24 | RS + FSo
Genre: Jazz/ Bigband/ Dixieland | Storyville Records | Release date: Aug 1, 1962 | Catalog # SLP 4101

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A wonderful artifact, this is a prime slice of the latter-day Satchmo with a small all-stars band working through a relatively typical set. The performance ranges from solid to excellent, with the occasional odd flub (such as the uncertain return after Danny Barcelona's first drum solo on "Basin Street Blues"), but the quality of the recording is the key element. The Mobile Fidelity gold CD edition adds three tracks to the Storyville original, and provides a clear, uncluttered sound field with excellent separation. The resulting album is a treat to hear. ~ Steven McDonald, Rovi
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The Nighthawks - Open All Nite (1976) {MFSL MFCD 754}

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 26 Apr 2011 06:21:41 | Comments : 10

The Nighthawks - Open All Nite (1976) {MFSL MFCD 754}
EAC+LOG+CUE | Flac (image) | 1 CD | 219 MB | scans @ 600dpi | Time 37:04 | RS + FSo
Genre: Blues, Blues rock | Adelphi Records Inc. | Year of release: 1976 | Catalog # AD 4105

“The Nighthawks were founded in 1972 by vocalist/harmonica player Mark Wenner and guitarist Jimmy Thackery, and joined early on by bass player Jan Zukowski and drummer Pete Ragusa. Based in Washington, D.C., they built on their Chicago blues roots to create a unique musical repertoire that features blues, roots rock, rockabilly and soul. They became known as one of the hardest working and most popular blues bands as they toured nationally in the ‘70s and ‘80s, playing 300 shows a year from the mid-‘70’s to the mid-‘80’s.”
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Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) [2000 Sony BMG Remaster]

Posted By : Goodspeed | Date : 27 Feb 2011 08:22:49 | Comments : 5

Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell (1977) [2000 Sony BMG Remaster]
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC (image) | 401 MB | artwork @ 600dpi | Time 46:33 | RS + HF
Rock | Epic Legacy Records | Release year: 2000 | Catalog #: K 62171-S1

“Marvin Lee Aday grew up to be a flamboyant, larger than life character whose albums became the soundtrack to a generation of teenagers, but his childhood was difficult. The story of his tempestuous early life has been told in a 1995 autobiography To Hell and Back, a stormy tale of alcohol, violence and running away.”

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Debussy, Fauré, Ravel, Messiaen et al - Beau Soir - Janine Jansen & Itamar Golan (2010)

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Debussy, Fauré, Ravel, Messiaen et al - Beau Soir - Janine Jansen & Itamar Golan (2010)
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC (image) | 294 MB | full artwork | Time 69:40 | RS + HF
Classical | Decca | Release date: Oct. 2010 | Catalog: 478 2256 1 DH

“"Beau Soir" - named after Debussy's evocation of evening - takes us from dusk to the moonlit night, from lullabies into sleep, from dreams to awakening and recollection. Popular classics such as Faure's Berceuse and Apr s un r ve and Debussy's Claire de lune are contrasted with three substantial works; sonatas by Debussy and Ravel, and Messiaen's Theme and Variations. The album also includes three new works by the widely admired contemporary Swiss composer Richard Dubugnon, whose violin concerto Janine Jansen premiered in Paris in 2008.”

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Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel (1972) {2004 Lemon Recordings}

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Stealers Wheel - Stealers Wheel (1972) {2004 Lemon Recordings}
EAC+LOG+CUE | FLAC (image) | 304 MB | artwork @ 400dpi | Time 34:26 | 3% recovery | HF + FS
Genre: Folk-Rock | A&M Records | Release date: 1972 | Catalog (UK): AMLS 68121

“You've probably discovered by now that "Stuck In The Middle With You," the single you thought was the best Dylan record since 1966, is actually by a Scottish group named Stealers Wheel.”
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