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James Taylor - Hourglass (1997)

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James Taylor - Hourglass (1997)

James Taylor - Hourglass (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 304 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 125 Mb | Scans ~ 31 Mb
Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Country Pop | Label: Columbia | # CK 67912 | Time: 00:54:51

James Taylor stopped pushing himself into new musical and lyrical territories in the late '70s, so it doesn't come as a great surprise that Hourglass, his first studio album in six years, doesn't offer anything new – it's a collection of pleasant, melodic, simple songs about love, family, and social activism. That's not necessarily a bad thing, since Taylor has a gift for such material, and on Hourglass, he sounds as good as ever. The music, in many ways, has greater depth than previous records, since it features cameos from such heavy hitters as Stevie Wonder, Yo-Yo Ma, Shawn Colvin, Michael Brecker, Mark O'Connor, and Branford Marsalis. There are a few songs that fall a little flat, failing to make much of an impression one way or the other, but on the whole, Hourglass is a nice addition to his catalog.

Chris Rea - Water Sign (1983) [Non-Remastered]

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Chris Rea - Water Sign (1983) [Non-Remastered]

Chris Rea - Water Sign (1983)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 238 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 93 Mb | Scans ~ 27 Mb
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock | Label: Magnet | # 242 372-2 | Time: 00:40:30

Chris Rea remained one of the best-kept secrets in the music industry, releasing five albums between 1979 and 1983, none of them reaching even the Top 50 in the charts. All were very well received by both the critics and the public who knew the secret. His secret was a brand of late-night rock that had an element of class, not dissimilar at this stage of his career to the early-'80s Dire Straits albums, but totally out of step, and proudly so, with the music of the time – new romantic, power and synth pop. He opened the album Water Sign with the song "Nothing's Happening by the Sea," which was so far laid back it was almost horizontal, with a harmonica instrumental break, and the album closed with a nod to synth pop on the track "Out of the Darkness." "Love's Strange Ways" was a similarly slow-moving Dire Straits-style number with an acoustic guitar picking out some notes throughout the song. "Let It Loose" had a driving rock beat, as did "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat," the only single taken from Water Sign.

Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) + In The Nick Of Time (1979) + Radioland (1981) 3 LP in 2 CDs, Remastered Reissue 2016

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Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) + In The Nick Of Time (1979) + Radioland (1981) 3 LP in 2 CDs, Remastered Reissue 2016

Nicolette Larson - Nicolette (1978) + In The Nick Of Time (1979) + Radioland (1981)
3 LP in 2 CDs, Remastered Reissue 2016

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 585 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 235 Mb | Scans ~ 31 Mb
Soft Rock, Country Rock, Country Pop | Label: BGO | # BGOCD1231 | Time: 01:42:57

Digitally remastered two CD set containing a trio of albums from the acclaimed vocalist. This set features Nicolette Larson's first three solo albums from 1978, 1979 and 1981. Larson had been a singer with Commander Cody and on the back of that obtained her Warner Bros contract. All three albums made the US Top 100, with Nicolette peaking at #15 and the single 'Lotta Love' making the Top 10. Larson was very much an interpreter of other people's songs, with producer Ted Templeman coaxing the best from her. Larson sadly died in 1997.

Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff (1977); Restless Nights (1979); Wild Heart Of The Young (1982) 3 LP in 2 CD, Remastered 2013

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Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff (1977); Restless Nights (1979); Wild Heart Of The Young (1982) 3 LP in 2 CD, Remastered 2013

Karla Bonoff - Karla Bonoff; Restless Nights; Wild Heart Of The Young (2013) 3 LP in 2 CD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 635 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 256 Mb | Scans ~ 31 Mb
Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Folk Rock | Label: BGO | # BGOCD1126 | 01:52:17

Karla originally came to attention as an acclaimed Sony writer, and these three albums (released in 1977, 79 and 82) all made the Billboard Top 100 Albums chart. Due to the respect with which she is held, amongst the many musicians accompanying her on these recordings are Glen Frey, Linda Ronstadt, Andrew Gold, Don Henley, Garth Hudson, David Sanborn, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Russ Kunkel – et al! Digitally remastered and slipcased with new notes.

Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind (1976)

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Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind (1976)

Linda Ronstadt - Hasten Down The Wind (1976)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 242 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 128 Mb | Scans included
Pop/Rock, Country-Rock | Label: Asylum | # 7559-60610-2 | Time: 00:41:50

Hasten Down the Wind is the Grammy Award-winning seventh studio album by singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. Released in 1976, it became her third straight million-selling album. Ronstadt was the first female artist in history to accomplish this feat. The album earned her a Grammy Award for 'Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female' in 1977, her second of 13 Grammys. It represented a slight departure from 1974's Heart Like a Wheel and 1975's Prisoner in Disguise in that she chose to showcase new songwriters over the traditional country rock sound she had been producing up to that point. A more serious and poignant album than its predecessors, it won critical acclaim. The album showcased songs from artists such as Warren Zevon ("Hasten Down the Wind") and Karla Bonoff ("Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"), both of whom would soon be making a name for themselves in the singer-songwriter world.

Corey Hart - First Offense (1983) + Boy In The Box (1985) 2CD Set, 2007

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Corey Hart - First Offense (1983) + Boy In The Box (1985) 2CD Set, 2007

Corey Hart - First Offense (1983) + Boy In The Box (1985) 2CD Set, 2007
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 513 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 190 Mb | Scans ~ 77 Mb
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, New Wave | Label: EMI/Collectables | # COL-CD-2912 | 01:22:29

This two-in-one set features a pair of LPs by Corey Hart, First Offense and Boy in the Box, originally issued in 1984 and 1985. These 19 tracks include the original versions of Hart's biggest hits, "Sunglasses at Night" and "Never Surrender".

Van Morrison - The Healing Game (1997) Expanded Remastered 2008

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Van Morrison - The Healing Game (1997) Expanded Remastered 2008

Van Morrison - The Healing Game (1997) Expanded Remastered 2008
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 339 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 133 Mb | Scans ~ 84 Mb
Label: Exile Productions Ltd., Polydor | # 5308757 | Time: 00:58:24
Singer/Songwriter, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, Blues, Blue-Eyed Soul

Van Morrison never stopped recording during the 1990s, but for a little while it seemed as if he was disconnected from his muse. It wasn't so much his series of jazz cover albums – he'd return to this vein often in subsequent decades – but his songwriting that showed signs bitterness, particularly on 1995's Days Like This, where he seemed dismissive of the very notion of being a songwriter. In that light, it's hard not to see 1997's The Healing Game as a rejuvenation. Indeed, the album's very title suggests that Morrison is in the process of mending fences and reconnecting with a sense of joy, a process that began during his deep dive into Mose Allison and other bluesy jazz artists in the mid-'90s. Morrison retains that sense of swing on The Healing Game – he also retains keyboardist Georgie Fame, who would become a fixture on Morrison's albums over the next two decades – and it invigorates a set of songs that aren't necessarily all that different from what he's been writing as of late; he's still specializing in ballads, blues, and folk-rock colored by R&B.

VA - Child of Nature (2023)

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VA - Child of Nature (2023)

VA - Child of Nature (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 254 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 105 MB
44:48 | Folk, Folk Rock, Soft Rock | Label: Forager Records

A further exercise in musical curation, Child Of Nature is our latest sonic confluence of self-released tracks from the loners, hippies and outsiders of the 70s and early 80s. A collection of privately pressed music, able to breathe and be created free from the constraints of heavy handed commercialism, yielding a pure vision of artistic expression. Child Of Nature features ten songs of brooding soft rock and psychedelic folk steeped in melancholia. Some ache for better times or past lovers, while others seek spiritual fulfillment or social progress.

John Martyn - Well Kept Secret (1982) {2014, Remastered & Expanded}

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John Martyn - Well Kept Secret (1982) {2014, Remastered & Expanded}

John Martyn - Well Kept Secret (1982) {2014, Remastered & Expanded}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u8 + Log ~ 319 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 110 Mb
Full Scans ~ 131 Mb | 00:45:35 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Art Rock | Esoteric Recordings #ECLEC 2445

Returning to his form of several releases ago, John Martyn found good things to convey to the listener here. The classic love song "Never Let Me Go" is worth the price of admission here alone, but the rest of the cuts have something to recommend them also. Too bad Well Kept Secret turned out to be only a lost, rough-cut gem.

Eric Carmen - Eric Carmen (1975) Japanese Mini-LP 2007

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Eric Carmen - Eric Carmen (1975) Japanese Mini-LP 2007

Eric Carmen - Eric Carmen (1975) Japanese Mini-LP 2007
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 308 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 113 Mb | Scans ~ 39 Mb
Pop Rock, Soft Rock | Label: Arista, BMG Japan | # BVCM-37876 | Time: 00:49:19

R.I.P. Mr Eric Howard Carmen (August 11, 1949 – March 2024)

Carmen achieved far greater success with his debut solo album than he ever had with his old group, The Raspberries. In part this was because, freed from the restrictions of leading a rock band, he could indulge his taste in big, lush ballads. That's what he did here, especially on the album's three Top 40 hits, one of which, "All by Myself," was a gold-selling #2 hit.

Eric Carmen - Best Selection (1996) Japanese Release

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Eric Carmen - Best Selection (1996) Japanese Release

Eric Carmen - Best Selection (1996) [Japanese Release]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 469 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 170 Mb | Scans ~ 77 Mb
Label: Arista BMG | # BVCA-2611 | Time: 01:14:06
Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Power Pop, Adult Contemporary

R.I.P. Mr Eric Howard Carmen (August 11, 1949 – March 2024)

Eric Howard Carmen is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He scored numerous hit songs across the 1970s and 1980s, first as a member of the Raspberries (who had a million-selling single with "Go All The Way"), and then with his solo career, including hits such as "All By Myself", "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again", "She Did It", "Hungry Eyes", and "Make Me Lose Control".

Cutting Crew - All For You: The Virgin Years 1986-1992 (2024) {3CD Box Set}

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Cutting Crew - All For You: The Virgin Years 1986-1992 (2024) {3CD Box Set}

Cutting Crew - All For You: The Virgin Years 1986-1992 (2024) {3CD Box Set}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,82 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 723 Mb
Full Scans | 03:58:44 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Synth-Pop | Cherry Pop #CRPOP3BOX275

Featuring 52 tracks, this box set contains the three studio albums Cutting Crew recorded between 1986 and 1992, the Grammy nominated debut, Broadcast (1986), acclaimed follow up, The Scattering (1989), and the ripe for rediscovery, Compus Mentus (1992), plus B sides, remixes and demos. It's been Cutting Crew's fate to be primarily remembered for their enormous, multi- million selling international hit, '(I Just) Died In Your Arms', and that's here in two versions, but this box set shows that there's much more to the band, whose driving pop- rock is defined by strong song writing, Nick Van Eede's soulful vocals and Kevin MacMichael's lead guitar.

The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (1968) {2018, 3CD Box Set, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Japan}

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The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (1968) {2018, 3CD Box Set, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Japan}

The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album) (1968) {2018, 3CD Box Set, 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 1,15 Gb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 544 Mb
Full Scans | 02:49:10 | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock / Soft Rock / Progressive Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Rock & Roll / Experimental
Apple Records / Universal Music #UICY-78857/8/9

For 50 years, The White Album has invited its listeners to venture forth and explore the breadth and ambition of its music, delighting and inspiring each new generation in turn. The Beatles have now released a suite of lavishly presented White Album packages, including an expanded 3CD package. The album's 30 tracks are newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and mix engineer Sam Okell and features the new stereo album mix on 2CDs, adding a third CD of the Esher Demos. This is the first time The BEATLES (‘White Album’) has been remixed and presented with an additional disc demo recordings. To create the new stereo audio mixes for ‘The White Album,’ Giles Martin and Sam Okell worked with an expert team of engineers and audio restoration specialists at Abbey Road Studios in London. This 3CD ‘White Album’ release includes Martin’s new stereo album mix, sourced directly from the original four-track and eight-track session tapes.

Bread - Baby I'm-A Want You (1972)

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Bread - Baby I'm-A Want You (1972)

Bread - Baby I'm-A Want You (1972)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 247 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 113 Mb
Scans Included | 00:34:50 | RAR 5% Recovery
Soft Rock, Pop Rock | Elektra #75015-2 | US

Baby I'm-A Want You is Bread's best album, showcasing its soft and hard sides (yes, Bread had a hard side) at their respective peaks. "Mother Freedom," with its crunchy James Griffin guitar solo, and the superb soft rocker "Baby I'm-A Want You" made a brilliant opening which the rest of the album had a hard time matching. The songs range from wistful sentimentality ("Diary") to spirited protest ("This Isn't What the Government," a poor man's "Taxman" with an anti-war slant). The high points outnumber the flat spots, and the playing is very polished (with unexpected hard rock flourishes on "Dream Lady"), but this is still a '70s period piece.

Hookfoot - Good Times A' Comin' (1972) {2010, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

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Hookfoot - Good Times A' Comin' (1972) {2010, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}

Hookfoot - Good Times A' Comin' (1972) {2010, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 313 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 127 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:21 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock, Soft Rock | Air Mail Archive #AIRAC-1586

The name Hookfoot sounds as generic as Bulldog, Sweathog, and other pedestrian 1970s monikers, and the music on the group's second release, Good Times a' Comin', reflects just that. It's Elton John sessionmen – Caleb Quaye, Dave Glover, and Roger Pope from Tumbleweed Connection and other John discs – recording their Dick James-published songs which were produced at Dick James Studios and going for the brass ring on their own with feeble results. The a cappella ending to "Living in the City" shows they have vocal as well as instrumental chops, while "Gunner Webb's Changes" lifts musical passages right out of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Long Time Gone" and "Almost Cut My Hair." That should come as no surprise since they covered both Stephen Stills and Neil Young on their self-titled debut from 1971.