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National Health - Complete (1990) 2CDs

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National Health - Complete (1990) 2CDs

National Health - Complete (1990) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 961 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 364 Mb | Scans ~ 33 Mb
Label: East Side Digital | # ESD 80402/412 | Time: 02:38:28
Canterbury Scene, Prog-Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion

If it never serves any other purpose, this two-disc collection of National Health's complete official output will at least always work as an effective refutation of the belief that all 1970s British prog-rock was overblown, self-indulgent, Mahlerian twaddle. Of course, most British prog-rock was just that, so it would be easy to understand anyone's reluctance to spend much time with it. Also, National Health has to be the least inviting band name in the history of British rock. But if you make the effort, you'll be richly rewarded. Yes, the compositions are long and they have titles like "Borogoves" and "Tales of a Damson Knight." Yes, there are lots and lots of solos. But there's also lots of structure and self-discipline undergirding those compositions and guiding those solos, and the band never seems to lose sight of the fact that they're playing for people other than themselves. That means there are melodies (sometimes even jazzy ones) and rhythmic hooks (sometimes even funky ones…okay, very slightly funky) as well as interesting textures and impressive fretwork. Highly recommended. (This isn't actually a "complete" collection of National Health's recorded output – see Missing Pieces, also on East Side Digital, for a good compilation of outtakes.)

Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens (2025)

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Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens (2025)

Allegaeon - The Ossuary Lens (2025)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 348 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 105 MB | Covers - 20 MB
Genre: Technical Melodic Death Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Metal Blade Records (3984-16106-2)

For technical death metal band Allegaeon, sitting still is not an option. The Fort Collins, CO group has never allowed itself to stagnate, prefering to thrive on chaos, change and evolution. Their latest full-length offering, The Ossuary Lens, is their seventh but, importantly, it's the first with original vocalist Ezra Haynes since his 2015 departure following the Elements of the Infinite album. Replacing a singer is no easy task, so the fact that Haynes was in a place to rejoin is something to celebrate.
The cleaner vocal approach on the last three albums was a fascinating artistic maneuver, one that refreshed Allegaeon, but it's undeniably thrilling to hear Haynes' graveled larynx back in the fold on this inarguably brutal and technically dazzling slab of work…

Olive - Extra Virgin (1997) [Japanese Promo Limited Edition]

Posted By: Designol
Olive - Extra Virgin (1997) [Japanese Promo Limited Edition]

Olive - Extra Virgin (1997)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 438 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 177 Mb | Scans ~ 73 Mb
Electronic, Trip-Hop, Downtempo | Label: BMG Japan | # BVCP-6012 | 01:17:26

A year after its initial release, Olive's debut album, Extra Virgin, finally produced a number one British hit with "You're Not Alone," a low-key lite trip-hop number with a graceful melody. It's a strong single, and there are similarly strong moments on Extra Virgin, yet Olive don't stand out from the post-Portishead pack. Like Everything but the Girl, they are essentially a folky, pop-oriented group that uses the stoned rhythms of trip-hop as hip window-dressing. Since that rhythm is appealing on its own terms, it doesn't matter that Olive use it as ornamentation, especially since they use it well. What is a problem is their lack of consistent songwriting. Only a few songs match the singles "You're Not Alone" and "Miracle" in terms of memorable, melodic construction, and the weaker tracks tend to float by on their admittedly entrancing production. And that leaves Extra Virgin an intriguing debut, but not necessarily one that promises great things from Olive.

Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973/2025)

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Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973/2025)

Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games (1973/2025)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 392 MB | Cover | 01:04:06 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 148 MB
Jazz | Label: Mack Avenue Records

Highly regarded as Clifford Jordan’s most celebrated work, Glass Bead Games seamlessly blends hard-bop traditions with spiritual and avant-garde elements. Released by the highly influential Strata-East label, the album showcases Jordan’s technical mastery and emotional depth. Released in 1974, it features two alternating quartets anchored by Jordan and drummer Billy Higgins, with Cedar Walton and Stanley Cowell sharing piano duties and Sam Jones and Bill Lee alternating on bass. This collaborative lineup creates a dynamic yet cohesive album that reflects Jordan’s vision as a bandleader and his ability to push jazz into new territories while remaining deeply soulful.

Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975) {2008, Reissue}

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Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975) {2008, Reissue}

Pavlov's Dog - Pampered Menial (1975) {2008, Reissue}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + m3u + Log ~ 223 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 92 Mb
Full Scans | 00:33:45 | RAR 5% Recovery
Art Rock, Progressive Rock | Columbia #CD 32480 / CDCOL 32480 / 01-032480-10

Pampered Menial is the debut album by American progressive rock/AOR band Pavlov's Dog, released in 1975. The album features the band's original line-up, comprising David Surkamp, Steve Scorfina, Mike Safron, Rick Stockton, David Hamilton, Doug Rayburn, and Siegfried Carver (born Richard Nadler). In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & the Story of Prog Rock, the album came number 26 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".

Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995) [Reissue 2004]

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Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995) [Reissue 2004]

Anekdoten - Nucleus (1995) [Reissue 2004]
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 340 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 132 MB | Covers - 355 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Virta (Virta 002)

Despite some growth from their King Crimson roots, this album shows Anekdoten still sounding remarkably like Red. "Harvest," opening with a creepily distorted Rhodes piano, establishes the band's somewhat overused pattern of alternating metallic verses clotted with bass, guitar and hi-hat with gorgeously soaring choruses of Mellotron, cello, and ride cymbals. "Here" gives the guitar theatrics a rest and allows Liljestrom's melancholy vocals and the group's delicate playing to come to the foreground. Its mournful lyrics and pensive strings are played over a wheezing pump organ - listen for Nicholas Berg's feet pumping away at the bellows in the background. The concluding "In Freedom" points to a possible path to the future by eschewing gratuitous heaviness for their real talent, which is constructing beautiful interplay between percussion, cello, and the Mellotron.

Johnny Winter with Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson - Blues To The Bone [Recorded 1967] (1995)

Posted By: gribovar
Johnny Winter with Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson - Blues To The Bone [Recorded 1967] (1995)

Johnny Winter with Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson - Blues To The Bone [Recorded 1967] (1995)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 291 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 103 MB | Covers - 43 MB
Genre: Blues, Electric Blues, Texas Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Relix Records (RRCD2054)

A previously unissued album recorded in 1967 at Gold Star studios, Houston, Texas. This session teams up Johnny Winter with local Dallas bluesman Calvin "Loudmouth" Johnson on 13 loose blues jams. This record presents a real blues band playing exactly the way they played - raw and to the bone.

Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)

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Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)

Charles Lloyd - Jumping The Creek (2005)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans ~ 50 Mb
Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: ECM | # ECM 1911, 982 4130 | 01:08:50

Jumping the Creek is an album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd, recorded in January 2004 by Lloyd with Geri Allen, Robert Hurst and Eric Harland. The album received wide critical acclaim. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and states "this, like Lloyd's other recordings on ECM is about emotion, feeling, and a sense of peace and serenity. Lloyd uses the rough places in his improvisations, to be sure, but it is only to make the rough places plain, limpid, utterly integrated in a serene whole. On Jumping the Creek he succeeds seamlessly and ups his own artistic ante". The All About Jazz review by John Kelman stated "Jumping the Creek represents a clear highlight in a career filled with memorable milestones".

Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter (1988) Remastered Reissue 2014

Posted By: Designol
Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter (1988) Remastered Reissue 2014

Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter (1988) [Remastered Reissue 2014]
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 301 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 104 Mb | Scans included
Label: Warner Bros. | # 8122-79570-7, WPCR-28009 | Time: 00:41:55
Modern Electric Blues, Blues-Rock, Jazz Blues

On his 1988 solo effort Talk to Your Daughter, singer/guitarist Robben Ford proves himself a master of sophisticated blues-rock guitar playing. The material is quite strong, and all the musicians perform at the highest level, but it's Ford's stellar soloing that makes this release. Fans of flailing '80s rock virtuosos would do well to check out Ford's exceptional work on Talk to Your Daughter. The musician's colorful yet controlled improvising and harmonic mastery is a rare and beautiful sonic treat. The title track is dripping with soulful, well-placed guitar lines that play like a master lesson of up-tempo blues phrasing that guitarists would do well to study. Other standouts include "Born Under a Bad Sign" and "Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues." The fine arrangements and especially Vinnie Colaiuta's sharp drumming are all tightly wound with crisp, clear production that tops off "Talk to Your Daughter," making it a shining success. Listeners fond of Ford's work with the Yellowjackets and numerous side gigs, as well as guitarists and all musicians, should enjoy this very professional, succinctly executed offering. First rate!

Dalbello - Whomanfoursays (1984)

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Dalbello - Whomanfoursays (1984)

Dalbello - Whomanfoursays (1984)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 233 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 98 Mb
Label: Capitol | # CDP 748991-2 | Time: 00:41:23 | Scans ~ 48 Mb
Experimental Rock, Alternative, Art-Rock, New Wave, Synthpop

Whomanfoursays is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Dalbello. It is Dalbello's first concept album. Lisa Dalbello describes its concept as "[a collection of] songs about relationships with people that sometimes are forced into molds, that they don't know that they can break out of. These are stories about people that are trying to become the people that they really wanna be." The album was released in 1984, which marked a change in direction in her musical career, away from the soul R&B image of her previous albums and toward a more individual and avant-garde sound. Dalbello wrote every track herself, and changed her recording name from Lisa Dal Bello to her last name only. Musician Mick Ronson, who collaborated extensively to the project, produced the album with her; all instruments were played by either or both of them. The title is a homophone for the words "human forces". The original vinyl album cover features in either black or white the name in faux Cyrillic letters; on the CD version, this was replaced with regular uppercase lettering. Lisa's face is featured on the cover in tribal warpaint.

R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (1986) Expanded Reissue 1993

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R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (1986) Expanded Reissue 1993

R.E.M. - Lifes Rich Pageant (1986) Expanded Reissue 1993
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 160 Mb
Label: I.R.S. | # 0777 7 13201 2 5 | Time: 00:51:46 | Scans included
Alternative Rock, College Rock, Jangle Pop

Fables of the Reconstruction was intentionally murky, and Lifes Rich Pageant was constructed as its polar opposite. Teaming with producer Don Gehman, who previously worked with John Mellencamp, R.E.M. developed their most forceful record to date. Where previous records kept the rhythm section in the background, Pageant emphasizes the beat, and the band turns in its hardest rockers to date, including the anthemic "Begin the Begin" and the punky "Just a Touch." But the cleaner production also benefits the ballads and the mid-tempo janglers, particularly since it helps reveal Michael Stipe's growing political obsessions, especially on the environmental anthems "Fall on Me" and "Cuyahoga." The group hasn't entirely left myths behind – witness the Civil War ballad "Swan Swan H" – but the band sound more contemporary both musically and lyrically than they did on either Fables or Murmur, which helps give the record an extra kick. And even with excellent songs like "I Believe," "Flowers of Guatemala," "These Days," and "What if We Give It Away," it's ironic that the most memorable moment comes from the garage rock obscurity "Superman," which is sung with glee by Mike Mills.

Paul Ellis - From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness (2011)

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Paul Ellis - From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness (2011)

Paul Ellis - From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 372 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 175 MB | Covers - 17 MB
Genre: Electronic, Berlin School, Ambient | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Lotuspike (LSM 21)

From Out Of The Vast Comes Nearness, Paul Ellis‘ first release on the Lotuspike label, is a purely electronic expression of five long-form pieces that blend ambient sound design with rhythmic electronics, recalling the classic works of genre masters like Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze or Vangelis; but with a restrained modern air.
With a mixture of synthesized sonics, both melodic and cerebral, the music brings to mind the unfolding expanse of the cosmos, stated with a graceful patience that propels the steadily evolving, constantly moving synthscapes to a highly personal level…

The Rolling Stones - Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones 1971-1993 (1993) {2017, Remastered}

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The Rolling Stones - Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones 1971-1993 (1993) {2017, Remastered}

The Rolling Stones - Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones 1971-1993 (1993) {2017, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 542 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 183 Mb
Full Scans ~ 94 Mb | 01:15:42 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Rock & Roll | Polydor / Rolling Stones Records #‎4605026716155

Released in 1994 to coincide with the Stones' catalog moving to Virgin Records, as well as the accompanying remastering of their Rolling Stone Records catalog (1971's Sticky Fingers through 1989's Steel Wheels – actually 1991's Flashpoint, which is the last Rolling Stones Records release, but isn't featured here), Jump Back supplants Rewind as the best single-disc overview of the Stones' '70s and '80s recordings. The nonchronological order at times is a little irritating – bouncing between "Brown Sugar," "Harlem Shuffle," "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)," "Mixed Emotions," and "Angie" nearly causes whiplash – but nearly all the big songs from this period are included. Yes, "She Was Hot" isn't here, along with a couple other singles that didn't catch hold, but this has everything that the casual follower could want, which makes up for the fact that it could have been sequenced better (that's what home programming and burners are for anyway).

Octopus - Restless Night (1971) [Reissue 2006]

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Octopus - Restless Night (1971) [Reissue 2006]

Octopus - Restless Night (1971) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 444 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 177 MB | Covers - 163 MB
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Rev-Ola (CR REV 180)

Octopus's sole long-player Restless Night is something of a treasure among '60s Brit-psych fans due to its mixture of proto-progressive riffs, accomplished pop tunes and sparkling Beatlesque flourishes. The band evolved out of the thriving Hertfordshire beat scene that also gave us The Zombies, The Gods and those other cult pop-psych heroes Forever Amber. Octopus' music was coloured by the use of keyboards and layered vocal harmonies in much the same way. As The Cortinas they enjoyed several years of local success which culminated in the 1968 CBS single "Phoebe's Flower Shop". The single was pure pop confectionery and betrayed little of the band's tight, melodic brand of rock. By the time they'd been signed to Larry Page's Penny Farthing label in 1969, their sound had expanded to encompass the burgenoning progressive scene, the dawn of the solo troubadour and the omnipresent influence of The Beatles…

Rory Gallagher - Check Shirt Wizard: Live In '77 (2020)

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Rory Gallagher - Check Shirt Wizard: Live In '77 (2020)

Rory Gallagher - Check Shirt Wizard: Live In '77 (2020)
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 818 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 294 Mb
Full Scans ~ 89 Mb | 00:59:59 + 01:01:24 | RAR 5% Recovery
Blues Rock / Hard Rock / Classic Rock / British Blues
Cadet Concept / Chess / UMC #0836946

Rory Gallagher's most successful albums are his live ones. He was an artist that came alive when onstage and this album covers a previously undocumented live period. This barnstorming 20-song, previously unreleased set is culled from four shows (London, Brighton, Sheffield and Newcastle) which were part of a 1977 tour across the UK in support of Rory’s then latest album 'Calling Card'. Featuring fantastic live versions of tracks from that album as well as from 1975’s 'Against The Grain' and other live favourites, has been mixed from the original multitrack tapes from the official Rory Gallagher archive and mastered for this release at Abbey Road Studios. Cover art by Irish graffiti artist Vincent Zara.