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VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)

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VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)

VA - American Sea Songs And Shanties (1952/2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 227 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 170 MB
1:13:50 | Folk, Sea Shanties | Label: Rounder Select

American Sea Shanties and Songs is part of Rounder's extensive Library of Congress compact disc reissue series. Originally released as part of the Folk Music of the United States series in 1952, it features 21 unaccompanied tracks sung by Richard Maitland, "Sailor Dad" Hunt, Noble B. Brown, and Capt. Leighton Robinson. These are shanties for purists, sung slowly – a sailor's work was never done in haste – and surely by the men who incorporated them into their everyday nautical routines. The tracks themselves are typical of the Lomax era, recorded in the field to capture all of the atmosphere and emotion generated by the physical workplace. All of the original illustrations, extensive research notes, and in-depth discussions of the genre and its colorful terms and characters are intact, and these, more so than the fascinating – but poorly recorded – songs, are reason enough to pick up this invaluable maritime resource.

Nigel Kennedy - Walton: Violin Concerto & Viola Concerto (1987)

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Nigel Kennedy - Walton: Violin Concerto & Viola Concerto (1987)

Nigel Kennedy - Walton: Violin Concerto & Viola Concerto (1987)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 56:52 | 246 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI Classics | Catalog: CDC 7 49628 2

Like his teacher Yehudi Menuhin before him, the artist formerly known as "Nige" proves to be an uncommonly dab performer on the viola. He certainly has the full measure of the 26-year-old Walton's astonishingly mature concerto (unquestionably the finest of the composer's three), penetrating to its bitter-sweet core with devastating emotional candour. Similarly, Kennedy's bitingly intense reading of the yearningly lyrical Violin Concerto earns the warmest plaudits in its characterful involvement and edge-of-seat spontaneity.

Béatrice Mayo-Felip, Le Concert Calotin - Sébastien de Brossard: Cantates spirituelles et sonates d'église (2004)

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Béatrice Mayo-Felip, Le Concert Calotin - Sébastien de Brossard: Cantates spirituelles et sonates d'église (2004)

Béatrice Mayo-Felip, Le Concert Calotin - Sébastien de Brossard: Cantates spirituelles et sonates d'église (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 272 Mb | Total time: 58:22 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Arion | # ARN 68626 | Recorded: 2003

The verse was written by a young man named André de Mézenge, a nephew on his mother’s side of the aforementioned Sébastien de Brossard. This young man showed great promise, not only in poetry, but also in several other arts, but the Lord took him from us in the year 1708, at the age of twenty-two.’ (Brossard, Catalogue, p. 366)

Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Piano Sonata No.1 (2004)

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Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Piano Sonata No.1 (2004)

Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Piano Sonata No.1 (2004)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 358 MB | 01:18:40
Genre: Classical | Label: RCA Red Seal

Back in the '50s and '60s when RCA was one of the two dominant American classical record companies, the big debate was over which of their two recordings of Brahms Piano Concerto in B flat major was better: the Emil Gilels with Fritz Reiner from 1958 or the Sviatoslav Richter with Leinsdorf from 1960. Both are with the Chicago Symphony at the peak of its strength and sensitivity.

Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16 [3CDs] (2004)

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Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16 [3CDs] (2004)

Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 16 [3CDs] (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 833 Mb | Total time: 03:13:10 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Challenge Classics | # CC 72216 | Recorded: 2002, 2003

The cantatas in this sixteenth volume are all from the third cycle of Bach's Leipzig cantatas. This yearly cycle began on the First Sunday after Trinity (3 June) 1725 and extended over a period of about three years - unlike the two preceding cycles of 1723-24 and 1724-25. Bach's rhythm of composition had slowed down markedly in the middle of 1725. It is also significant that from February to September 1726 he performed a long series of cantatas by his cousin Johann Ludwig Bach (1677-1731), Kapellmeister at the ducal court of Meiningen. But even if the proportion of original compositions declined markedly, these include a series of particularly accomplished and extended works, such as Cantatas BWV 43, 39, 170 and 102. Musically, Bach's third yearly cycle of cantatas is distinguishable by the fact that they do not begin with large-scale instrumental symphonies, nor do they have unusually extended or richly scored opening movements.

VA - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans (2004)

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VA - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans (2004)

VA - Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 717 MB
5:12:02 | Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Zydeco, Rhythm & Blues, Cajun | Label: Shout! Factory

Man, does this set go down easy big easy! This gorgeous set features over 80 hits from New Orleans' most famous-and occasionally obscure-musical sons and daughters, 4 CDs of jazz, blues, Cajun, zydeco and funk all mixed together like a good 'n' spicy gumbo. An 84-page book takes you by the hand into the most notorious bars and restaurants as you listen to such Crescent City classics as Iko Iko Dr. John; Potato Head Blues Louis Armstrong; You Can Have My Husband Irma Thomas; I'm Walkin' Fats Domino; Let the Good Times Roll Shirley & Lee; Mother-in-Law Ernie K-Doe; Release Me Johnny Adams; Jambalaya Clifton Chenier; St. James Infirmary Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Hey Pocky A-Way Meters; Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville; I Hear You Knocking Smiley Lewis; Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette) Benny Spellman; Tipitina Professor Longhair, and more.

L'Astrée, Gemma Bertagnolli - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti e cantate da camera II (2004)

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L'Astrée, Gemma Bertagnolli - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti e cantate da camera II (2004)

L'Astrée, Gemma Bertagnolli - Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti e cantate da camera II (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 312 Mb | Total time: 63:18 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Naïve | # OP 30404 | Recorded: 2000, 2003

En ce nouveau volume, Opus 111 poursuit son entreprise de découverte de l'oeuvre vivaldien. Le choix de mêler concertos et cantates, opéré déjà dans le précédent volume, se révèle toujours aussi judicieux : c'est en somme une manière de donner à la philologie et au souci archéologique les séductions du concert.

Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say? (20th Anniversary Edition) (2004/2024)

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Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say? (20th Anniversary Edition) (2004/2024)

Girls Aloud - What Will The Neighbours Say? (20th Anniversary Edition) (2004/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 1.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 461 MB
3:17:20 | Synth-pop, Ballad | Label: (Universal Music Catalogue)

3CD deluxe edition containing the original UK version of the album with 14 previously unreleased tracks including (scream!) three Girls Aloud tracks never heard before- all were produced by Xenomania, and they number the band's cover of the Chris Isaac classic, 'Wicked Game' plus two new songs that didn't make the final cut, 'Disco Bunny' and 'Baby When You Go'. There are also classic B-sides such as 'Androgynous Girls' and 'History', rare TV performance edits of the hits, a sparkling selection of the album's attendant remixes, and Girls Aloud's much-loved covers from this era of Blondie's 'Hanging On The Telephone' and Chaka Khan's 'I'm Every Woman'.

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - François Couperin, Henry du Mont: Motets (2004)

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Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - François Couperin, Henry du Mont: Motets (2004)

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - François Couperin, Henry du Mont: Motets (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 600 Mb | Total time: 74:28+72:38 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Veritas | # 7243 5 62419 2 | Recorded: 1992, 1993

Before you play the first track of this disc, make sure you're in quiet surroundings and ready to listen closely. You'll hear a pure yet sensuous soprano voice slip gently out of the silence and sing a melody that manages to be haunting and virtuosic at the same time–only to be followed by a similar voice doing the same thing. The two voices coil around each other (with some gleaming suspensions) for a full minute before instruments join them. And that's just the beginning of this marvelous disc of motets by François Couperin, a composer better known for his keyboard and chamber music. Most of these pieces were written to accompany the Elevation of the Host (the most solemn moment of the Roman Catholic liturgy), so you won't hear much exuberance.

VA - Hard To Find 45's On CD - Sweet Soul Sounds (2004)

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VA - Hard To Find 45's On CD - Sweet Soul Sounds (2004)

VA - Hard To Find 45's On CD - Sweet Soul Sounds (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 331 MB
1:00:25 | Soul | Label: Eric Records

This is the first-ever soul collection in Eric’s famous oldies series. "Sweet Soul Sounds" includes such classics as Clarence Carter's cheating epic, "Slip Away," and Archie Bell's dance ultimatum, "There's Gonna Be A Showdown." But the great joys of this collection are the hard-to-find gems previously unavailable to most collectors - songs like "(I Wanna) Testify," featuring a pre-P-Funk George Clinton, and two soul classics making their CD debut: Denise LaSalle's "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" is one of the last great Old School soul songs, recorded in 1971 as soul music was morphing into funk and disco; it appears here on a U.S. CD for the first time ever. And, Little Sister, a female trio featuring Sly Stone's younger sibling, is represented by two cuts, one of which - "You're the One (Parts 1 & 2 )" - has never been available on any CD anywhere!

Brigitte Haudebourg, Philippe Foulon - J.C.F. Bach, Abel, Binder: Sonatas (2004)

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Brigitte Haudebourg, Philippe Foulon - J.C.F. Bach, Abel, Binder: Sonatas (2004)

Brigitte Haudebourg, Philippe Foulon - J.C.F. Bach, Abel, Binder: Sonatas (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 281 Mb | Total time: 62:55 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Arion | # ARN 68645 | Recorded: 2004

These attractive Classical works are played on a reconstructed cello-like instrument with five strings and twelve sympathetic strings which produces a silvery, delicate sound somewhat like the baryton.

L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar - All'Improviso: Ciaccone, Bergamasche, & Un Po' Di Follie... (2004)

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L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar - All'Improviso: Ciaccone, Bergamasche, & Un Po' Di Follie... (2004)

L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar - All'Improviso: Ciaccone, Bergamasche, & Un Po' Di Follie… (2004)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 52:03 | 301 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Alpha | Catalog: 512

L'Arpeggiata's previous recordings have blended popular or folk-inspired elements with music of the Baroque in striking and imaginative ways. 'All'Improviso' takes this melting-pot approach even further, combining the Baroque ostinato bass with improvisatory techniques from both the historically aware stream of 21st-century music-making and of jazz through the participation of the clarinettist Gianluigi Trovesi.

Jonathan Butler - The Worship Project (2004) {Maranatha}

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Jonathan Butler - The Worship Project (2004) {Maranatha}

Jonathan Butler - The Worship Project (2004) {Maranatha}
EAC 1.6 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 379MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 132MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Funk, Soul, Gospel

A vocalist and guitarist that writes and produces most of his own music, Jonathan Butler has had successes over his twenty-five year recording career in pop, R&B, smooth jazz and adult formats. Self-produced, the songs on The Worship Project reflect the heart of a man who feels that he is in the best place he has been in personally in over a decade. The album is incredibly soulful and the messages are deeply spiritual. Butler's nylon guitar, smooth piano and jazzy vocals intertwine with shuffling percussion rhythms to create this 12-song gospel marvel.

Warren Haynes - Live At Bonnaroo (2004)

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Warren Haynes - Live At Bonnaroo (2004)

Warren Haynes - Live At Bonnaroo (2004)
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 533 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 244 Mb
Full Scans | 01:18:56 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Acoustic | ATO Records / BMG #ATO0018 / 88088-21521-2

With his ongoing membership in the Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule, Phil Lesh & Friends, and the Dead, guitarist/singer Warren Haynes doesn't really have time for a solo career. He did put out a solo album, Tales of Ordinary Madness, in 1993, but his group gigs provide him plenty of opportunities to write and play, and except for a live EP compilation, Lone, in 2003, he hasn't otherwise bothered to issue solo discs. Yet while performing at the 2003 Bonnaroo Festival, he followed a Saturday night set with the Allman Brothers Band with a Sunday afternoon solo set, accompanying himself on acoustic and electric guitar, and here it is on CD.

Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15 [3CDs] (2004)

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Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15 [3CDs] (2004)

Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 15 [3CDs] (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 884 Mb | Total time: 03:27:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Challenge Classics | # CC72215 | Recorded: 2001, 2002

The cantatas in this fifteenth volume belong mostly to the transitional period between the second and the third yearly cycle of cantatas, i.e. the spring of 1725. BWV 3 is part of the series of chorale cantatas that give the second yearly cycle its special character, whereas BWV 28, 110, 146 and 168 already belong to the third yearly cycle. However, cantatas BWV 85, 87, 108, 128, 175, 176 and 183, mostly compositions on texts by Mariane von Ziegler, bring the second yearly cycle to its conclusion. Bach had taken up his position as Kantor of St Thomas's, Leipzig, at the end of May 1723 and so begun his regular performances of cantatas on the First Sunday after Trinity - in other words, in the middle of the church year.