Definitivebest versions of steely dan albums steve. Joining the miles davis rhythm section of pianist red garland, bassist paul chambers, and drummer philly joe jones made the transformation all that more. Imo their release is still the best sounding version of al stewarts year of the cat. In 1987, the beatles albums appeared on compact disc for the first time. Mar 07, 2019 the band cahoots 2009 mfsl hybrid sacd. I wish the original mix had the dynamics of the paul rothchild quad version but thats the way it goes. Jazz, bop despite his very erratic lifestyle, altoist art pepper never made a bad record. Fantasys the art of the ballad series continues with a chronologically wideranging look at art peppers way with standard tunes, splitting time almost equally between the two divisions of his career and striking emotional gold frequently. Either way, its daring sonic adventures and consistently stunning songcraft set the standard for what poprock could achieve. Mar 10, 2016 relaxing jazz for work and study background instrumental concentration jazz for work and study duration. Bill withers greatest hits on sacd superdeluxeedition.
Though art pepper played with many a potent trio, this one inspires him to the maximum, and certainly makes for one of his most substantive recordings after his initial incarcerations, and before his second major slip into the deep abyss of drug addiction. Mobile fidelity sound lab has been the undisputed pioneer and leader in audiophile recordings since the companys inception in 1977. It s mostly jazz and blues, but from time to time i post other genres too. Amg the first primus album was actually a fairly canny way for the band to get itself recorded like a number of other acts from the late 80s and after, the trio decided to simply record a couple of live shows for its debut. With an artist as prolific as art pepper was it s hard to come right out and say that any collection of tracks was his best, but this is one the things i listen to most often. Astor piazzolla tango zero hour sacd 2488 astor piazzolla the rough dancer and the cyclical night 24bit 88khz. Download the beatles revolver 1966 24 bit flac vinyl.
They may not have started out that way, but by 1981 queen definitely was. It includes just the two of us, aint no sunshine, lovely day and lean on me, to name but a few this is a hybrid sacd in a gatefold card slee. Oct 10, 2017 loaded with the critically acclaimed remastered audio for the beatles 14 stereo titles, it also contains all of the remastered cds visual elements, including minidocumentary films about the studio albums, replicated original uk album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes. Round midnight, and a superb crack at woody hermans four brothers. It was a flat transfer released in japan and sounds amazing. Relaxing jazz for work and study background instrumental concentration jazz for work and study duration. My vinyl copy of this is badly warped, so its a pleasure to have the digital version. Mfsl art pepper the way it was steve hoffman music forums. Is that extra song that they booted off the album going to be on this as well to complete it. August 1, 2002 mobile fidelity sound lab mfsl is a californiabased company that specializes in high quality reissues of key, often highly successful, popular albums.
Crisp bass line, dry, tight saxophones and excellent percussion. Al stewart year of the cat mfsl mfcd 803 album notes this is another fine release out of the famous aluminium series of the mobile fidelity sound laboratories mfsl. The return of art pepper modern art art pepper meets. Or maybe its because pepper was such a fanatic about honesty and truth in his musical expression, and that carried over into his storytelling. Jun 20, 2011 on aja i will give you a good advice you have the best one on my system slightly better than the shmsacd. The first four titles team together pepper with tenor saxophonist warne marsh, pianist ronnie ball, bassist ben tucker, and drummer gary frommer for generally intriguing explorations of four standards. As with every art pepper sacd i own, the sound is superior. Released in 1972 by the legendary contemporary records label, the set is actually a compilation of phenomenal tracks recorded by the saxophone giant at four separate dates and with four different ensembles from 19561960.
Art peppers new york album hews closer to what some nostalgically call the old art pepper, for it was this. Death of a ladies man is the fifth of leonard cohens albums. The bass is authoritative and it sounds like art is right there in my listening room. Love forever changes mfsl hybrid sacd page 2 steve. The beatles stereo box set 2009 usb limited edition. That may be why his voice comes through in such a direct and personal way. Despite his very erratic lifestyle, altoist art pepper never made a bad record. Bill withers iconic and definitive greatest hits compilation, is now available via mobile fidelity on the hires sacd format.
The 10 best audiophile sacds ever many are out of print. Produced and cowritten by the storied phil spector, it was a surprise to some fans when the voice of typically minimalist cohen was surrounded, some critics said submerged, completely by spectors wall of sound, which included mulitple tracks of instrument overdubs. Considering how much music had already found its way to cd, the beatles. In some ways the disc was already anachronistic at the time of its recording in 1959.
Sep 07, 2009 in 1987, the beatles albums appeared on compact disc for the first time. Send me a pm if youre trying to download some of my torrents and there are no seeds, ill reseed. Art pepper, red garland paul chambers, philly joe jones. Are the purple chick beatles remasters really better. Mobile fidelity sound lab album discography by chuck miller and mike callahan last update.
I just hope that when the catalog receives the eventual remaster, they dont go the route of david bowies 1999 virgin remasters and boost up the. Either way they all sound leaps and bounds better than the rubbish official releases. We also need any information about good english torrent trackers to add to our index. Sacd bin at your local audiophile record store to find this hard to find classic, hard rock album because walk this way and sweet emotion are worth owning on sacd if you can find a copy for your collection. After rubber soul and the artistic heights of revolver and sgt. The sacd sounds way too modern for me, and i have not heard the shmsacd. Filter processing the results in accordance with the. P2bt is a torrent search engine based on dht protocol. Definitivebest versions of steely dan albums steve hoffman. Twentythree tracks presented in the glorious original mono without any gimmicky attempt to rechannel into fake stereo. Art peppernew york albumdsd double rate 56mhz128fs.
Little richard heres little richard little richard. I also like the mirror spock white album release, although it s unofficial. The front and rear cover photos were from the same session that produced the first albums cover. You can help us by sharing the link with friends, in social networks, message boards and other mass media. For the intimate art pepper skinas authored the dsd tracks from the. I have a japan for us mca cd that i preferred over the mfsl and citizen masterings. On gaucho the shmsacd is the best slightly better than the mfsl on the rest get the mcas which are mastered by roger nichols except on katy lied which our hosts version is the best. Little richard heres little richard little richard, vol. Its mostly jazz and blues, but from time to time i post other genres too. Straight life was narrated by art pepper to his wife laurie pepper who edited and organized the book for publication. Check out live at dontes, 1968 by art pepper, art pepper quintet on amazon music. An extensive study into the effect of digitalization on the music industry in norway has shed an interesting light on the position of artists today, compared to 1999. The black triangle abbey road is the very best official beatles release.
The band cahoots 1971 sacd 2009 mfsl dsfwv stereo p2bt. With an artist as prolific as art pepper was its hard to come right out and say that any collection of tracks was his best, but this is one the things i listen to most often. Whiole im a fan of art peppers music, i was unfamilar with this release but gave it a shot. Pepper, the beatles followed up by forming apple records in 1968 and releasing a double lp that would go on to become their biggest seller.
Al stewart year of the cat mfsl mfcd 803 ektorasclub. Its a measure of what makes solo sting special that after so many years in the hype machine, living a lifestyle based on god only knows what riches in the bank, he has finally found the will and the voice to sing simply and affectingly about political subjects like the arms race, the miners strike or torture in chile a country to which, as part of the police, he once actually paid an. Loaded with the critically acclaimed remastered audio for the beatles 14 stereo titles, it also contains all of the remastered cds visual elements, including minidocumentary films about the studio albums, replicated original uk album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes. Or maybe it s because pepper was such a fanatic about honesty and truth in his musical expression, and that carried over into his storytelling. The man i love from art pepper meets the rhythm section session is also available on an analogue productions sacd mastered by doug sax, so i was able to two different sacd versions of the same track art pepper meets the rhythm section the doug sax sacd sounds veiled, more distant and has a narrower soundstage. Folsom prison looms large in johnny cashs legacy, providing the setting for perhaps his definitive song and the location for his definitive album, at folsom prison. First issued in 1981, greatest hits is close to perfect, with a tight, 10track selection its all meat and no lean. Surfer girl recording began in may of 1963 at united western within a few months of the release of surfinusa. The ideal blend of mythmaking and gritty reality, at folsom prison is the moment when cash turned into the towering man in black, a haunted troubadour singing songs of crime.
All resources are automatically indexed from the dht network. Nov 27, 2010 aerosmith toys in the attic sacd stereo out of print walk this way down to the sacd bin at your local audiophile record store to find this hard to find classic, hard rock album because walk this way and sweet emotion are worth owning on sacd if you can find a copy for your collection. My vinyl copy of this is badly warped, so it s a pleasure to have the digital version. Fantasys the art of the ballad series continues with a chronologically wideranging look at art pepper s way with standard tunes, splitting time almost equally between the two divisions of his career and striking emotional gold frequently. Aug 24, 2015 al stewart year of the cat mfsl mfcd 803 album notes this is another fine release out of the famous aluminium series of the mobile fidelity sound laboratories mfsl. Thats the way it must be cause you really shouldnt fool around with perfection leave it as it is and just goose the existing sonics to stateoftheart. The white album had a tranquil exterior that revealed little of. Considering how much music had already found its way to cd, the beatles were very late, so the digital rollout was a big deal. As good as the contemporary label recordings from 1956 to 1960 are, peppers passionate, heartstopping playing on the 19771982 selections from galaxy. Jun, 2016 though art pepper played with many a potent trio, this one inspires him to the maximum, and certainly makes for one of his most substantive recordings after his initial incarcerations, and before his second major slip into the deep abyss of drug addiction. On gaucho the shmsacd is the best slightly better than the mfsl. Sep 02, 2010 check out live at dontes, 1968 by art pepper, art pepper quintet on amazon music.
Mar 10, 2010 amg the first primus album was actually a fairly canny way for the band to get itself recorded like a number of other acts from the late 80s and after, the trio decided to simply record a couple of live shows for its debut. Discussion in music corner started by klm, jun 6, 2009. Pepper, revolver stands as the ultimate modern pop album and its still as emulated as it was upon its original release. Jul 06, 2016 bill withers iconic and definitive greatest hits compilation, is now available via mobile fidelity on the hires sacd format. Jan 15, 2019 twentythree tracks presented in the glorious original mono without any gimmicky attempt to rechannel into fake stereo. Send me a pm if youre trying to download some of my torrents and there are no. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance.
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