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Elīna Garanča, Karel Mark Chichon, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria - Sol y vida (2019)

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Elīna Garanča, Karel Mark Chichon, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria - Sol y vida (2019)

Elīna Garanča, Karel Mark Chichon, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria - Sol y vida (2019)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 299 Mb | Total time: 65:39 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | 4836217 | Recorded: 2018

Sol y vida is Elīna Garanča’sjourney to the South, from Spain to Italy and Latin America, and is her first album focusing entirely on non core-classical repertoire. Be ready to expect a personal album from the mezzo-soprano, whose centre of life has been Spain for many years. A selection of songs, canzone and tango pieces, both mirroring and spreading a flamboyantly emotional array of beaming happiness, passionate longing and exuberant joy. A feast of vocal colours, and a firework of passion, from the well-known Granada to the intimate world of La Llorona.

Behzod Abduraimov, James Gaffigan, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester - Rachmaninoff in Lucerne: Rhapsody Op.43, Symphony No.3 (2020)

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Behzod Abduraimov, James Gaffigan, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester - Rachmaninoff in Lucerne: Rhapsody Op.43, Symphony No.3 (2020)

Behzod Abduraimov, James Gaffigan, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester - Rachmaninoff in Lucerne: Rhapsody Op.43, Symphony No.3 (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 271 Mb | Total time: 69:23 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | 19075981622 | Recorded: 2019

Switzerland has always had a great attraction for Russian composers. Peter Tschaikowsky, Sergei Prokofjew and Igor Stravinsky were impressed by the beauty of the Swiss Alpine landscape. The composer Sergei Rachmaninoff should even find his new home here. Not far from Lucerne, on Lake Lucerne, the famous composer and pianist built a magnificent house, the "Villa Senar", in 1930 and found the peace and quiet here to compose famous works today. In the summer of 1934 he wrote his highly virtuoso "Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini" for piano and orchestra, and a year later his 3rd symphony.

Evgeni Koroliov, Pražák Quartet - Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartets, Opp. 108 & 110; Piano Quintet, Op. 57 (2010)

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Evgeni Koroliov, Pražák Quartet - Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartets, Opp. 108 & 110; Piano Quintet, Op. 57 (2010)

Evgeni Koroliov, Pražák Quartet - Dmitri Shostakovich: String Quartets, Opp. 108 & 110; Piano Quintet, Op. 57 (2010)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 310 Mb | Total time: 66:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals | PRD/DSD 250 270 | Recorded: 2009, 2010

The back cover of this Czech release promises "certainly the most intense chamber programme that might be dedicated to the joint memory of Sviatoslav Richter and Dmitry Shostakovich," and the performances live up to the billing. The first half of the program is given over to a pair of string quartets from the year 1960, around the point where Shostakovich's inward turn following his denunciation by Soviet cultural commissars merged with his reflections on the violence of modern war to create a uniquely modern tragic dialogue.

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Henry Desmarest: Vénus & Adonis (2007)

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Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Henry Desmarest: Vénus & Adonis (2007)

Christophe Rousset, Les Talens Lyriques - Henry Desmarest: Vénus & Adonis (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 769 Mb | Total time: 132:26 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Ambroisie | AM 127 | Recorded: 2006

Another French baroque opera composer, Henry Desmarest, resurfaces after centuries of obscurity. Vénus & Adonis, first seen in 1697 in Paris, was composed in the midst of a scandal, when Desmarest eloped with a young singer who was the daughter of a powerful official. In his absence, he was sentenced to death and thus effectively exiled until his pardon in 1720. The opera’s theme of illicit love seems to have fired Desmarest’s imagination, and the stylish cast, headed by Karine Deshayes and Sébastien Droy, responds in kind. One senses, too, rare involvement in the playing of Les Talens Lyriques. More Desmarest operas await.

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Very Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich (2008)

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Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - The Very Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich (2008)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – The Very Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 451 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 163 MB
1:10:41 | Pop Rock | Label: Universal Music TV

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich may not be a household name across the pond, but the British five-piece spent more time on the U.K. charts in the late '60s than the Beatles did. Universal's Very Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich collects 22 cuts from the infectious, Wilshire-based pop/bubblegum quintet, including "Legend of Xanadu," "Bend It," "Zabadak!," "Okay!" and "Hold Tight!" The latter was resurrected by director Quentin Tarantino in 2007 for the film Deathproof. Like 2000s Polygram International collection Best of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, all of the major hits are here, though this time around they're buffered by an oddball caché of bonus tracks that includes covers of the Everly Brothers' "Bye Bye Love," "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison, and a medley of "Stairway to Heaven" and "Pinball Wizard" by Led Zeppelin and the Who, respectively.

Jamiroquai - Greatest Hits (2008)

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Jamiroquai - Greatest Hits (2008)

Jamiroquai - Greatest Hits (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.02 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 359 MB
2:35:36 | Electronic, Funk, Acid Jazz, Soul, Disco | Unofficial Release | Label: Star Mark

Made in Russia. Manufacturer: OOO "SMART". Active since the early '90s, Jamiroquai have amassed a steady stream of hits in their native U.K. and experienced chart success in just about every other area of the world, with an irresistible blend of house rhythms and '70s-era soul/funk (the latter, especially, leading early on to claims of Stevie Wonder imitations).

Santana - Supernatural (1999) [2CD Legacy Edition 2010]

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Santana - Supernatural (1999) [2CD Legacy Edition 2010]

Santana - Supernatural (1999) [2CD Legacy Edition 2010]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 979 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 324 MB | Covers - 137 MB
Genre: Latin Rock, Classic Rock, Pop Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Arista/Legacy (88697 48080 2)

Santana was still a respected rock veteran in 1999, but it had been years since he had a hit, even if he continued to fare well on the concert circuits. Clive Davis, the man who had signed Santana to Columbia in 1968, offered him the opportunity to set up shop at his label, Arista. In the tradition of comebacks and label debuts by veteran artists in the '90s, Supernatural, Santana's first effort for Arista, is designed as a star-studded event. At first listen, there doesn't seem to be a track that doesn't have a guest star, which brings up the primary problem with the album - despite several interesting or excellent moments, it never develops a consistent voice that holds the album together. The fault doesn't lay with the guest stars or even with Santana, who continues to turn in fine performances. There's just a general directionless feeling to the record, enhanced by several songs that seem like excuses for jams…

VA - NOW Yearbook Vault '80 (2025)

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VA - NOW Yearbook Vault '80 (2025)

VA - NOW Yearbook Vault '80 (2025)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, scans) - 2.2 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 755 MB
5:12:17 | Pop Rock, Alt-Pop, Disco, Euro-Disco, Hard Rock, AOR, Arena Rock, Art Rock | Label: Sony Music

1980 was a huge year in pop music with every genre competing for hits. We have already included more than 150 tracks on the CDs of the 1980 Yearbook, the 80-84 Final Chapter, and their extras so far in our appreciation of the year… Those tracks were generally the bigger hits of the year, with their chart achievement a factor in their inclusion – however – that’s not the whole singles story of the year, and our celebration of 1980 wouldn’t be complete without shining a light on some of the years’ singles that have been compiled much less frequently over the years. Welcome to THE VAULT for 1980…

VA - The Pop Years - The 50s (2011)

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VA - The Pop Years - The 50s (2011)

VA - The Pop Years - The 50s (2011)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 2.2 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
8:57:43 | Rock, Pop, Vocal, Rock & Roll | Label: Crimson

Nice collection of 20 Classic Tracks From Every Year of the 1950s.
All tracks on The 50s Pop Years Songs Collection are original artists and original recordings. Take a look at the track listing below where I'm sure you'll find plenty of those great old favourites!

VA - The Pop Years - The 80's (2010)

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VA - The Pop Years - The 80's (2010)

VA - The Pop Years - The 80's (2010)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 4.8 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.7 GB
12:53:06 | Pop, Rock, Disco, Funk, Soul, Jazz, R&B | Label: Crimson

This massive, ten-disc, 200-track box set covers a lot of ground. From post-punk and new wave to heavy metal and the paisley underground, the '80s were anything but dull, and Pop Years: The 80s does a nice job of conjuring up images of those old K-Tel record commercials that used to come on between Dance Fever and Solid Gold.

VA - The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: Hits With Strings And Things (2009)

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VA - The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: Hits With Strings And Things (2009)

VA - The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: Hits With Strings And Things (2009)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 377 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 162 MB
1:10:24 | Pop, Easy Listening | Label: Ace

Here are the orchestral and `easy' instrumental hits, both big and small - but mostly big - that helped define the Golden Age of Popular Music, an era spanning, roughly, 1956-1967, when the US charts were brimming with an eclectic cornucopia of sounds and styles that is unlikely to be repeated in today's age corporate, socially engineered music making. `Hits With Strings And Things' is an important addition to this best-selling Ace series.

Goldie and The Gingerbreads - Thinking About the Good Times: Complete Recordings 1964-1966 (2021)

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Goldie and The Gingerbreads - Thinking About the Good Times: Complete Recordings 1964-1966 (2021)

Goldie and The Gingerbreads - Thinking About the Good Times: Complete Recordings 1964-1966 (2021)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 195 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 112 MB
48:24 | Pop, Beat, Rhythm & Blues | Label: Ace

In that enticing, enthralling school of 1960s “girls with guitars”, Goldie & the Gingerbreads are top of the class. Self-contained and accomplished as instrumentalists, with an eminently soulful vocal prowess, the Gingerbreads remain true pioneers of women in rock’n’roll, and with a fascinating history to boot. Born in the discotheques of Gotham, Goldie & the Gingerbreads were a popular club act with a handful of recordings under their belt when an admiring Animals caught them on a NYC visit in late 1964. “Imported” into the UK, the group scored a hit with ‘Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat’ and went on to tour with the Rolling Stones, Kinks and others, as well as maintaining a high visibility in the UK on their own. They made several more worthy if unsuccessful discs with producer Shel Talmy before splitting in 1967.

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars "Live" (Remastered) (1995)

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David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars "Live" (Remastered) (1995)

David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars "Live" (1995)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 444 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 181 MB
1:17:48 | Classic Rock, Glam | Unofficial Release | Label: Audiophile Legends

,Recorded live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, October 20th 1972. The Gold CD uses "super bit mapping" and "noise shaped dither" to improve the sound quality. This is the only Santa Monica CD that has the DJ closing the radio broadcast, while the Ode To Joy tune plays over the PA.

Walter Zanetti, José Angel Navarro - Cantos Yoruba de Cuba (2025)

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Walter Zanetti, José Angel Navarro - Cantos Yoruba de Cuba (2025)

Walter Zanetti, José Angel Navarro - Cantos Yoruba de Cuba (2025)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 240 MB | Cover | 56:21 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 133 MB
Classical | Label: light-years

Basing himself off the works of Cuban guitarist-composers José Angel Navarro and Hector Angulo, Italian guitarist Walter Zanetti intimately recreates sacred Afro-Cuban batá drum songs on guitar.

V.A. - The Very Best of George Gershwin (1997)

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V.A. - The Very Best of George Gershwin (1997)

V.A. - The Very Best of George Gershwin (1997)
EAC Rip | WavPack (image+.cue+log) - 724 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 338 MB | Covers - 36 MB
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Classical | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Decca (460 002-2)

This Gershwin collection is divided into two CDs; the first has many of his more popular pieces from Broadway productions, and the second has a selection of his symphonic works. Some of the songs on the first CD are performed by singers such as Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington and sound absolutely spectacular.