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Shakatak - Invitations (1982) {2017, Remastered & Expanded Edition}

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Shakatak - Invitations (1982) {2017, Remastered & Expanded Edition}

Shakatak - Invitations (1982) {2017, Remastered & Expanded Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 445 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 157 Mb
Full Scans ~ 156 Mb | 01:04:55 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz, Disco | Secret Records Limited #SECCD153

Shakatak are an English jazz-funk band, founded in 1980. Shakatak scored a number of chart entries, including two Top 10 hits in the UK Singles Chart, "Night Birds" (1982) and "Down on the Street" (1984), plus a further 12 entries in the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. The group is still active and popular throughout the world, particularly in Japan and the Far East, and generally produce a new album every two years on JVC Records. From their first release in August 1980, (the Bill Sharpe composition "Steppin'" on the Polydor record label), and their first album, Drivin' Hard, the band's singles and albums have entered the charts regularly.

Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2017]

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Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977) [Audio Fidelity, Remastered 2017]

Weather Report - Heavy Weather (1977)
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, 2017
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 234 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 96 Mb | Scans included
Jazz Fusion | Label: Audio Fidelity | # AFZ 258 | Time: 00:37:52

Weather Report's biggest-selling album is that ideal thing, a popular and artistic success – and for the same reasons. For one thing, Joe Zawinul revealed an unexpectedly potent commercial streak for the first time since his Cannonball Adderley days, contributing what has become a perennial hit, "Birdland." Indeed, "Birdland" is a remarkable bit of record-making, a unified, ever-developing piece of music that evokes, without in any way imitating, a joyous evening on 52nd St. with a big band. The other factor is the full emergence of Jaco Pastorius as a co-leader; his dancing, staccato bass lifting itself out of the bass range as a third melodic voice, completely dominating his own ingenious "Teen Town" (where he also plays drums!). By now, Zawinul has become WR's de facto commander in the studio; his colorful synthesizers dictate the textures, his conceptions are carefully planned, with little of the freewheeling improvisation of only five years before. Wayne Shorter's saxophones are now reticent, if always eloquent, beams of light in Zawinul's general scheme while Alex Acuña shifts ably over to the drums and Manolo Badrena handles the percussion.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) {2017, Reissue}

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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) {2017, Reissue}

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (1976) {2017, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 466 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 175 Mb
Full Scans | 01:08:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock / Country Rock / Southern Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rock & Roll
Fantasy Records / Universal Music Russia #4605026012363

Chronicle, Vol. 1 contains every one of Creedence Clearwater Revival's original 19 hit singles – including "Proud Mary," "Bad Moon Rising," "Green River," "Down on the Corner," "Travelin' Band," "Up Around the Band," and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" – plus "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," which became a hit at the same time this double-record compilation was released. It's a lean, concise collection that tells you everything you need to know about Creedence. Several of the band's individual albums are essential, but Chronicle is not only an excellent introduction to the group, it offers definitive proof that the group was one of the definitive singles' bands of the late '60s. Rarely has a greatest- hits collection been so well-assembled.

Eagles - Live At The Summit Houston, 1976 (2017)

Posted By: Rtax
Eagles - Live At The Summit Houston, 1976 (2017)

Eagles - Live At The Summit Houston, 1976 (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 249 MB
1:41:39 | Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Country Rock | Label: Cult Legends

This album, recorded at The Summit in Houston, Texas, is taken from the legendary but ultimately damaging Hotel California tour, capturing the Eagles in fine form in the run-up to the release of the aforementioned LP. Broadcast in superb quality over local FM radio, and featuring such favorites as ‘Hotel California,’ ‘Lyin’ Eyes,’ and ‘Desperado’ alongside a couple of Joe Walsh numbers performed by the whole group, this recording offers a rare opportunity to hear the band at the height of their fame and abilities.

VA - Elliott Carter: Late Works (2017)

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VA - Elliott Carter: Late Works (2017)

VA - Elliott Carter: Late Works (2017)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 74:42 | 265 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Ondine | Catalog: ODE 1296-2

The late works of Elliott Carter (1908 2012) are so numerous as to constitute an output on their own. Just where the composer’s ‘late period’ begins is itself a matter of conjecture, yet no one hearing the pieces on this disc is likely to doubt their technical finesse or expressive refinement: qualities that go a long way towards the defining of ‘lateness’ in artistic terms.

Sebastiano Rolli, Coro e Orchestra Donizetti Opera - Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (2017)

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Sebastiano Rolli, Coro e Orchestra Donizetti Opera - Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (2017)

Sebastiano Rolli, Coro e Orchestra Donizetti Opera - Gaetano Donizetti: Rosmonda d'Inghilterra (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 648 Mb | Total time: 78:46+65:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Dynamic | # CDS 7757.02 | Recorded: 2016

Revived after 171 years in oblivion, the staging of Rosmonda d’Inghilterra at Bergamo’s Teatro Donizetti proved fascinating for the Italian public. From the excellent cast of singers, Jessica Pratt and Eva Mei gave standout performances. The opera revolves around a tale of love and intrigue surrounding the main protagonists- the famous Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, her husband Henry II of England, and the fair Rosamund de Clifford. Rosmonda is the quintessential innocent, unaware that the man she loves is the King of England and that she has unwittingly become a rival to the much-feared Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Maurizio Pollini - Frederic Chopin: Late Works, Opp.59-64 (2017)

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Maurizio Pollini - Frederic Chopin: Late Works, Opp.59-64 (2017)

Maurizio Pollini - Frédéric Chopin: Late Works, Opp.59-64 (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 168 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 127 Mb | Artwork included
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 479 6127 | Time: 00:54:35

Esteemed for almost 60 years as one of the greatest Chopin interpreters, Maurizio Pollini confirms his preeminence with this 2017 release on Deutsche Grammophon, and offers his first all-Chopin disc since 2012. Chopin's late works were composed between 1845 and 1849, and include the Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60, the 3 Mazurkas, Op. 59, the Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major, Op. 61, the 2 Nocturnes, Op. 62, the 3 Mazurkas, Op. 63, the 3 Waltzes, Op. 64, and the Mazurka in F minor, Op. Posth. 68, No. 4; they are notable for their harmonic richness and freedom of melodic embellishment, characteristics that made them especially influential among his Romantic contemporaries. Pollini's fluid phrasing and control of expression and dynamics have always given his performances sophistication and a feeling of balance, though these are engaging renditions that are far from cerebral or clinical, claims that critics have sometimes laid at Pollini's door. Yet listeners can hear for themselves how polished and deeply felt these performances are, and appreciate the artistic wholeness of Pollini's conceptions, from the elegance of the "Minute" Waltz to the sublime melancholy of the posthumous Mazurka in F minor. Highly recommended for fans of great piano music.

Free - 5 Classic Albums (Remastered) (2017)

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Free - 5 Classic Albums (Remastered) (2017)

Free - 5 Classic Albums (Remastered) (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 410 MB
2:59:14 | Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock | Label: Spectrum Music

An amazing value 5CD box set includes five classic albums from Free: Free, Fire and Water, Highway, Free at Last and Heartbreaker.This astonishing collection features the original albums from the halcyon years from 1969 to 1973 packaged in mini-LP sleeves and housed in a slip case. The legendary tracks include All Right Now, Wishing Well, Fire and Water, Little Bit of Love and many more!

Dieter Meier (Yello) - Tango For Fame (2017) [Unofficial DD Fan Club Release]

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Dieter Meier (Yello) - Tango For Fame (2017) [Unofficial DD Fan Club Release]

Dieter Meier (Yello) - Tango For Fame (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 472 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 191 Mb | Scans included | 01:14:25
Electronic, Synthpop, Alternative Pop/Rock | Label: DD Fan Club | # DPRO-29806-2

Lead singer and co-founder of the Swiss electronic duo Yello, Meier is also an accomplished filmmaker and conceptual artist. 2017 limited edition 20-track CD compilation, comes with beautiful 12-page picture booklet and additional info postcard. Original CD professionally mastered and manufactured.

Stack Waddy - So Who The Hell Is Stack Waddy? The Complete Works 1970-72 [3CD Box Set] (2017)

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Stack Waddy - So Who The Hell Is Stack Waddy? The Complete Works 1970-72 [3CD Box Set] (2017)

Stack Waddy - So Who The Hell Is Stack Waddy? The Complete Works 1970-72 [3CD Box Set] (2017)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 963 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 334 MB | Covers - 84 MB
Genre: Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Cherry Red Records (CDTRED 713)

John Peel favourites and Dandelion Records proto-metallers Stack Waddy burned brightly and briefly during a recording career that barely lasted two years in the early 1970s. Leaving behind two albums of pounding, blues and psych infused heavy rock, some BBC appearances and a handful of outtakes, the Manchester four-piece imprinted themselves firmly enough on the memories of anybody who saw them to remain cult favourites today. Drawn together here are all of Stack Waddy’s Dandelion Records recordings - the ‘Stack Waddy’ and ‘Bugger Off!’ albums alongside a John Peel compered BBC In Concert performance and the aforementioned outtakes. Raw, bloody and never far from a beer or two, the band tear through Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, The Kinks, Zappa, Beefheart and even Sinatra, as well as their own excellent material.

Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex (2017) {2023, Reissue}

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Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex (2017) {2023, Reissue}

Cigarettes After Sex - Cigarettes After Sex (2017) {2023, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 298 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 123 Mb
Full Scans | 00:47:01 | RAR 5% Recovery
Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Dream Pop | Partisan Records #PTKF2146-2 | Unofficial Release

After a slow start, Cigarettes After Sex saw their fortunes swiftly reversed by a whirlwind of YouTube hits. Although they formed in 2008, CAS waited nearly a decade to release their debut record, and rather fittingly it unfolds at a lethargic pace. The music that Greg Gonzales and his fellow bandmates produce is slowcore in the extreme. The shimmering guitars, placid percussion, and wistfully delivered vocals also reveal their debt to dream pop and shoegaze. More than anything, early supporters of the band have praised Gonzales' unashamed sentimentality and dyed-in-the-wool romanticism. You don't have to venture beyond the opening track to experience his hazy passion.

Andreas Staier, Alexander Melnikov - Schubert: Fantasie In F Minor And Other Piano Duets (2017)

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Andreas Staier, Alexander Melnikov - Schubert: Fantasie In F Minor And Other Piano Duets (2017)

Andreas Staier, Alexander Melnikov - Schubert: Fantasie In F Minor And Other Piano Duets (2017)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 73:02 | 279 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | Catalog: HMM 902227

"I have composed a big sonata and variations for four hands, and the latter have met with a specially good reception here, but I do not entirely trust Hungarian taste, and I shall leave it to you and to the Viennese to decide their true merit" So wrote Franz Schubert in 1824, evoking the popular 19th-century genre for 4-hands piano that publishers were always pestering him to write for. In his brief life Schubert devoted 32 compositions to this form and the least of these pieces, be it a ländler, polonaise or march, radiates with all of his finesse and sensitivity

Little River Band - The Big Box (2017)

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Little River Band - The Big Box (2017)

Little River Band - The Big Box (2017)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:45:52 | 740 Mb / 2,09 Gb
Genre: Rock, Soft Rock, Classic Rock / Label: The Store For Music Ltd

Little River Band is an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1975. They were the first Australian rock group to enjoy sustained commercial success in the United States. During their career the band have sold more than 30 million records and scored 13 American Top 40 hits. This box set is a collection of The Little River Band original albums, interviews and new live video and audio performances from the bands 2015, 40th Anniversary Tour. There is also an accompanying booklet. This collection is a must for all Little River Band fans.

The Nash Ensemble - Max Bruch: String Octet, String Quintets (2017)

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The Nash Ensemble - Max Bruch: String Octet, String Quintets (2017)

The Nash Ensemble - Max Bruch: String Octet, String Quintets (2017)
EAC FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 62:48 | 303 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | Catalog: CDA68168

The three works on this album were all written by Max Bruch at the end of his life, after World War I, when he was more than 80 years old. They were not published until after his death in 1920, and then they were forgotten due to Nazi bans on Bruch's music because of his supposed Jewish ancestry, wartime manuscript loss, and the self-serving actions of modernist gatekeepers. In the world they depict, the Great War might as well never have happened, but perhaps that is part of the point.

Semyon Bychkov, Czech Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (2017)

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Semyon Bychkov, Czech Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (2017)

Semyon Bychkov, Czech Philharmonic - Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (2017)
EAC FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 59:19 | 282 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | Catalog: 4832320

Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony, a tone poem based on a detailed program drawn from Lord Byron's epic poem Manfred, lasts for close to an hour and is rarely performed, although somewhat more often recorded. When conductor Semyon Bychkov proposed the present performance to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the players were unenthusiastic. But then, he recalls, "something wonderful happened…