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Roy Wood - Singles (1993) {Japanese Edition}

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Roy Wood - Singles (1993) {Japanese Edition}

Roy Wood - Singles (1993) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 503 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 194 Mb
Scans Included | 01:17:11 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Glam, Art Rock | Connoisseur Collection #MSIF-3367

This 21-song set is representative of Roy Wood's always inventive work with the Move, Wizzard, and as a solo artist. It contains no fewer than three U.K. number one hits, in addition to the seasonal "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day," and which usually makes a chart appearance during the holidays. And the sound quality is uniformly fine, which certainly hasn't been the case with some reissues like The Best of & the Rest of Roy Wood & Wizzard, which is something of a companion piece to this disc. The songs range from the strongly Beatles-influenced early Move singles ("Blackberry Way") to their heavier, later material ("California Man" and "Brontosaurus," both of which have been covered by Cheap Trick) to the Phil Spector homages of Wood's rock & roll big band Wizzard ("See My Baby Jive," "Ball Park Incident," and "Angel Fingers") to sumptuous solo pop confections ("This Is the Story of My Love"). A gifted writer, arranger, and producer, Wood is an underappreciated original whose music should appeal to any fan of classic rock and pop.

Cyndi Lauper - A Night To Remember (1989) {Japan 1st Press}

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Cyndi Lauper - A Night To Remember (1989) {Japan 1st Press}

Cyndi Lauper - A Night To Remember (1989) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 349 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 167 Mb
Full Scans | 00:43:50 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, New Wave, Adult Contemporary | Epic / Sony #25-8P-5230

On True Colors, Cyndi Lauper began to edge her way into adult contemporary territory, but it was on her third album, A Night to Remember, that she concentrated all of her attention on becoming a self-consciously "mature" singer/songwriter. A Night to Remember doesn't always work, but not because she's incapable of performing polished, well-crafted middle-of-the-road material – "Time After Time" and "True Colors" prove that she could convincingly deliver ballads. Instead, the album bogs down because it assumes that labored arrangements and precisely detailed production are tantamount to musical sophistication. That said, there are some moments – such as the seductive "I Drove All Night" – that make a lasting impression, illustrating what Lauper was attempting to achieve with the record.

Robin McAuley - Alive (2023) {Japanese Edition}

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Robin McAuley - Alive (2023) {Japanese Edition}

Robin McAuley - Alive (2023) {Japanese Edition}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 401 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 133 Mb
Full Scans | 00:48:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock | Avalon #MICP-11764

Robin McAuley's (Michael Schenker, Black Swan) solo album, Alive sees the legendary hard rock/metal singer's voice continue to defy time, sounding as inspired and powerful as ever. The music itself is classic heavy metal/hard rock that is wonderfully melodic, infectious, and fist-in-the-air uplifting.

Khymera - Hold Your Ground (2023) {Japanese Edition}

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Khymera - Hold Your Ground (2023) {Japanese Edition}

Khymera - Hold Your Ground (2023) {Japanese Edition}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 351 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 121 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock | Avalon #MICP-11772

Hold Your Ground is the 2023 release from Khymera, a AOR/Melodic Rock project centered around Dennis Ward (Unisonic, Pink Cream 69). Dennis handles lead vocals, bass, and keyboards and is joined by guitarist Michael Klein, keyboardist Eric Ragno, and drummer MIchael Kolar, with Pete Newdeck contributing backing vocals. As has to be expected with Khymera and Dennis, Hold Your Ground is another fine slice of high pedigree melodic rock. RIYL: Giuffria, Icon, Signal, etc.

Pretty Maids - Future World (1987) {2018, Japanese Blu-Spec CD2}

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Pretty Maids - Future World (1987) {2018, Japanese Blu-Spec CD2}

Pretty Maids - Future World (1987) {2018, Japanese Blu-Spec CD2}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 364 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 149 Mb
Full Scans | 00:41:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | Epic / Sony Music #SICP 31223

Future World is the second album by the Danish hard rock/heavy metal band Pretty Maids. The album was released by CBS in 1987. The album charted at number 165 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. Future World was produced by Eddie Kramer, who was fired during the recording sessions because he fell asleep at the mixing console, according to guitarist Ken Hammer. The band then finished the album with engineer Chris Isca, who was credited as co-producer on the album. Mixing duties were shared between Metallica, Rainbow and Morbid Angel producer Flemming Rasmussen, and Kevin Elson, known for producing multiplatinum albums by Journey, Mr. Big and Europe.

Geoffrey Downes - Evolution (1994) {Japan 1st Press}

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Geoffrey Downes - Evolution (1994) {Japan 1st Press}

Geoffrey Downes - Evolution (1994) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 324 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 131 Mb
Full Scans | 00:51:23 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Synth-Pop | Jimco Records #JICK-89486

Solo album of instrumental covers by the former member of The Buggles, Asia & Yes. Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes is an English rock songwriter, record producer, keyboardist, icon. Downes created The Buggles with Trevor Horn in 1977. After three years of songwriting and recording process, their first album, The Age of Plastic, was released in 1980. Now recognized as a highly influent album and a landmark of the electropop era, it also spawned the single "Video Killed the Radio Star", that was No. 1 on the singles charts of sixteen countries. The same year, both Horn and Downes joined Yes and recorded the album Drama as a part of the band. The following year however, Yes disbanded.

ZZ Top - El Loco (1981) {1990, Japan 1st Press}

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ZZ Top - El Loco (1981) {1990, Japan 1st Press}

ZZ Top - El Loco (1981) {1990, Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 269 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 122 Mb
Full Scans | 00:37:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Southern Rock | Warner-Pioneer Corp. #WPCP-3986

El Loco is the seventh studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1981. The title means "The Crazy One" in Spanish. The band's guitarist/singer Billy Gibbons has said that the recording of this album was the first time the three members of the band were isolated from one another in the studio, rather than recording simultaneously in the same room. It also foreshadowed ZZ Top's synthesizer-driven direction later in the decade, with early experimentations in synthesizer backing on certain tracks.

First Signal - Face Your Fears (2023) {Japanese Edition}

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First Signal - Face Your Fears (2023) {Japanese Edition}

First Signal - Face Your Fears (2023) {Japanese Edition}
XLD Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 387 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 134 Mb
Full Scans | 00:48:22 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock | Avalon #MICP-11762

First Signal, an ongoing melodic rock project fronted by the inimitable Harry Hess (Harem Scarem), has announced the release of their new album, “Face Your Fears” on February 17, 2022. The new record, their fifth overall, continues the tradition they've now established over the course of their discography of delivering top notch melodic rock perfectly suited for the legendary voice of Hess. For "Face Your Fears", Hess collaborated with producer Michele Guaitoli, who has produced albums by ISSA, Visions Of Atlantis, Kalidia, SheWolf, and many more. (He is also the vocalist for Visions Of Atlantis, Temperance, and ERA.) Guaitoli also plays bass and some guitars on the album in addition to overseeing production.

Queen - The Miracle (1989) {2019, MQA-CD x UHQCD, Remastered, Japan}

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Queen - The Miracle (1989) {2019, MQA-CD x UHQCD, Remastered, Japan}

Queen - The Miracle (1989) {2019, MQA-CD x UHQCD, Remastered, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 335 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 130 Mb
Full Scans | 00:41:21 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Art Rock, Classic Rock | Island Records / Universal Music #UICY-40262

Following their massive 1986 European stadium tour for the A Kind of Magic album, Queen took an extended break. Rumors swirled about an impending breakup, but it turned out the break was brought on by a painful marital divorce for guitarist Brian May (who subsequently battled depression and contemplated suicide), and Freddie Mercury being diagnosed with AIDS. Instead of sinking further into misery, the band regrouped, worked on each other's mental state, and recorded one of their most inspired albums, 1989's The Miracle. Lyrically, the songs tend to reflect on the band's past accomplishments ("Khashoggi's Ship," "Was It All Worth It") as well as the state of the world in the late '80s (the title track, "I Want It All").

Sting & Shaggy - 44/876 (2018) {Deluxe Edition, Japan}

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Sting & Shaggy - 44/876 (2018) {Deluxe Edition, Japan}

Sting & Shaggy - 44/876 (2018) {Deluxe Edition, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 440 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 166 Mb
Full Scans ~ 125 Mb | 01:08:40 | RAR 5% Recovery
Reggae, Pop | A&M Records / Universal Music #UICA-9037

Sting spent the entirety of his career studiously avoiding the appearance of having a good time, which is why his 2018 collaboration with reggae star Shaggy seemed so odd: at the age of 66, the rock star decided it was finally time to crack a smile. 44/876 – a collaboration named after the phone codes for their respective home countries – is most certainly a party record, albeit one that cooks at a low simmer as it swings between fleet-footed reggae sunsplash tunes and mellow grooves. If Sting seems subservient to Shaggy, that makes sense. Shaggy specializes in doing one thing well, while Sting took it as a point of pride that he could do anything from jazz to symphonies.

Bryan Ferry - Mamouna (1994) {2007, Japanese HDCD, Remastered}

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Bryan Ferry - Mamouna (1994) {2007, Japanese HDCD, Remastered}

Bryan Ferry - Mamouna (1994) {2007, Japanese HDCD, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 323 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 125 Mb
Scans Included | 00:45:36 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Pop Rock | Virgin Records / EMI Music Japan #VJCP-68820

Mamouna is the ninth solo album by the British singer Bryan Ferry, released on Virgin Records in September 1994. The album name refers to a city in Morocco called Mamouna and means 'safe' in arabic. It was Ferry's first album of original material in seven years and he spent six years writing and recording it, under the working title Horoscope. The album peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart. The album features contributions former members of Ferry's band Roxy Music, including Brian Eno who left the band in 1973.

Ian Gillan - What I Did On My Vacation (1986) {1989, Japanese Reissue}

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Ian Gillan - What I Did On My Vacation (1986) {1989, Japanese Reissue}

Ian Gillan - What I Did On My Vacation (1986) {1989, Japanese Reissue}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 450 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 172 Mb
Covers Included | 01:09:45 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Hard Rock | 10 Records / Virgin Japan Ltd. #VJD-23021

What I Did on My Vacation is an official compilation album from Ian Gillan, released in 1986 in UK by 10 Records. The album covers Gillan's recordings between 1977 and 1982 and was released in three formats (2LP, CD, MC). All songs from the album had been previously released. Although not credited on the cover, "Scarabus" is preceded by an instrumental piece by Colin Towns, which was used as the intro to "On The Rocks" (from the Glory Road album).

Joan Osborne - Relish (1995) {Japan 1st Press}

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Joan Osborne - Relish (1995) {Japan 1st Press}

Joan Osborne - Relish (1995) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 454 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 183 Mb
Full Scans | 01:01:19 | RAR 5% Recovery
Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Blues Rock | Blue Gorilla / Mercury #PHCR-1388

Relish can be a sharp, bittersweet condiment; it can also suggest a determined gusto to live to the fullest. Combined, these two images provide a good taste of Joan Osborne's major-label debut (the live Soul Show was self-released in 1992). Grounded in blues, soul, and gospel, the Kentucky native wields her gritty voice with personality and forceful presence, kind of Melissa Etheridge meets Sophie B. Hawkins with a splash of Jann Arden. Osborne's passion for life oozes from the grooves. There's an uplifting fervor to her material and delivery, as if every second, every note, was being individually savored.

Chet Atkins, C.G.P. - Sails (1987) {2011, K2HD Mastering, Japan}

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Chet Atkins, C.G.P. - Sails (1987) {2011, K2HD Mastering, Japan}

Chet Atkins, C.G.P. - Sails (1987) {2011, K2HD Mastering, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 272 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 109 Mb
Full Scans ~ 92 Mb | 00:45:08 | RAR 5% Recovery
Country, Jazz, New Age, Guitar Virtuoso | Sony Music #88697979652

Another of Chet Atkins' attempts to break into the jazz world during his Columbia period, this recording veers well across the line into new age wallowing of the most innocuous kind. At this point in time, when a record opened with soothing ocean waves, followed by a gentle wash of synths, you could pretty much expect the new age to be lapping at your feet throughout. As he has with so many other genres, Atkins displays an instinctive grasp of this feel-good idiom, though he has to hold back his powers of invention to conform to its clichés and repetitions. Yet even amidst the twittering sound effects and electronic drums of "Up in My Treehouse" and the listless treatment of Keith Jarrett's "My Song," Atkins' guitar always exudes dignity.

Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Neck And Neck (1990) {2012, K2HD Mastering, Japan}

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Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Neck And Neck (1990) {2012, K2HD Mastering, Japan}

Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Neck And Neck (1990) {2012, K2HD Mastering, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 221 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 93 Mb
Full Scans ~ 103 Mb | 00:38:26 | RAR 5% Recovery
Country, Folk Rock, Country Rock | Sony Music #88691998902

Neck and Neck is a collaborative album by American guitarist Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released on October 9, 1990 by Columbia Records. "Poor Boy Blues" was released as a single, and in 1991 won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. That same year, "So Soft Your Goodbye" won a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. Atkins originally recorded "Yakety Axe", a parody of Boots' Randolph's "Yakety Sax", on his 1965 album More of That Guitar Country. This new recording features lyrics and a new arrangement that were composed by Merle Travis. Atkins also previously recorded "I'll See You in My Dreams" on an album with Merle Travis.