Run's Lossless Library

[zacki]

Klymaxx - Girls Will Be Girls (1982)

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01. Girls Will Be Girls
02. Wild Girls
03. Convince Me
04. The Man In My Life
05. Heartbreaker (I'm Such A Mess)
06. All Turned Out
07. Offer I Can't Refuse
08. If You Love Me
09. Don't Hide Your Love

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Evelyn King - Shame (1977)

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A1 - Shame
B1 - Nobody Knows

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[Doctor-Rhythm]

GREY & HANKS
YOU FOOLED ME + PRIME TIME

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Disco, Funk | FLAC, CUE, Covers

Label: Expansion Records
Catalog#: EXP2CD02
Format: CD
Country: UK
Released: 2009



A great pair from a great pair -- two Grey & Hanks albums for RCA, back to back on a single CD! First up is You Fooled Me -- a great little debut album from the team of Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey -- songwriters who'd scored earlier in the 70s with tracks for Jerry Butler and LTD, but who also strike up a pretty strong groove on their own! The pair are from Chicago, but are recording in LA -- and their sound here follows almost the same move as Earth Wind & Fire's when they hit the west coast, adding smoother production to a tight ensemble funk approach, compressing the groove up a bit, for a more soulful sound. No surprise, then, that the record features EWF horns by Don Myrick, Louis Satterfield, and Rahmlee on many cuts -- and although vocals are by Grey, but he's pretty heavily supported by backing singers on most cuts. Titles include "You Fooled Me", "Never Let You Down", "Way Out To Get In", "How Can You Live Without Love", and "Gotta Put Something In". Prime Time is the sweet second set from the team of Hanks & Grey -- their last album for RCA, and a wonderful follow-up to the first! As before, the groove is totally top-shelf -- well-written, well-produced, and definitely at the head of the modern soul pack of the time! The pair have a bit more of a boogie bounce at the bottom than before, yet still always keep things cool -- and definitely show their roots strongly from the more sophisticated corners of the Chicago soul scene -- especially the best male vocalists of their 70s generation. Titles include "Love's In Command", "For The People", "Single Girls", "We Need More", and "Since I Found You".

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Tracklisting:

01. Way Out To Get In [0:03:33.15]
02. Gotta Put Something [0:06:07.54]
03. You Fooled Me [0:05:36.66]
04. Never Let You Down [0:02:57.13]
05. Dancin' [0:07:04.55]
06. I Can Tell Where You Head Is [0:04:32.14]
07. Closer To Something Real [0:03:48.33]
08. How Can You Live Without Love [0:03:11.72]
09. Now I'm Fine [0:05:47.17]
10. We Need More [0:04:02.38]
11. Single Girls [0:04:01.32]
12. Prime Time [0:04:05.18]
13. Tired Of Taking Chances [0:04:34.27]
14. I'm Calling On You [0:02:30.55]
15. Since I Found You [0:04:04.26]
16. Love's Is Command [0:02:48.67]
17. For The People [0:03:19.05]


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[BlondStyle]

GREY & HANKS
YOU FOOLED ME + PRIME TIME
Thank you very much for this, dear friend. So pity that now I can't download this album. But I'll after my 50th post...

[RunawayTrane]

Just wanted to give a special shoutout to Zacki for continuously dropping crazy heat. Been doing it for so long now, that we might start to take him for granted. Much respect for taking the time to rip everything in the best way he can possibly do so. Even going so far as to redo many of the early ones that may not have been tested before ripping. I know that can be a time consuming process brotha and just want to PUBLICLY let you know it's appreciated. I will cherish so much of this music for the rest of my life


So many more of you to thank. I know I will forget a few

Whodshecoo
RTown
Kosta
Doc Rhythm
TeddyBear
Watchin
Funkysoul
Excel
James2
James77
Blondstyle
GamePlan
Ivanohe
Snoop


And defintely wanna big up the newbies dropping heat:
tpvmeffq
Omar
Waldo
Black Stars
Alex_Bog



and of course, the long time fam who've been dropping albums for years:
Blaq
Dirty
Mr.Dap
Disco
Jacopass
Macca



all of you guys and girls are the greatest!!! Every single person who even comes into this thread. Even the lurkers. Without all of you, we would cease to exist. Just the mere mention of your names makes me happy. Because I know great music is sure to follow. Got nothing but love for every one of you (trolls excluded)


peace

[RunawayTrane]

Had to do this over again. It was done very poorly the first time


Ziggy Marley - Conscious Party
REGGAE | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | TIFF ARTWORK | 376MB | 46:28
Virgin 1988

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The Melody Makers' breakout album, and why is clear from the opening notes of the title track which kicks off the set. Producers Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, of Talking Heads fame, gloss the record with a perfect electro-sheen, helping shine the pop edges to a sharp gleam, while still emphasizing the dance beats. The Melody Makers add the magic; veterans now after two previous albums, they've honed their sound to a fine edge. They still mix styles -- party music, cultural songs, and rootsy numbers -- but the production with its keyboard heavy emphasis and digitized beats makes the stylistic shifts less startling than in the past. A song like "New Love," a hybrid of emotional ballad, deep roots, and synthi-dance, shows how cleverly the band have become at combining seemingly opposing elements. "Have You Ever Been to Hell" is equally intriguing, with its bouncy upbeat melody, surrounded by ever more sinister effects, surely the aural illustration of how the road to hell is paved with good intentions. "Lee and Molly" is masterful dubby roots on the theme of love gone very wrong, while "Dreams of Home" is a sublime repatriation song, which blends African harmonies and rhythms to a wistful, emotive ballad. Every single track has something equally exciting to offer. And the Melody Makers are now proving that they really can be all things to all people. ~ Jo-Ann Greene, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:

01. Conscious Party
02. Lee and Molly
03. Tomorrow People
04. New Love
05. Tumblin' Down
06. We a Guh Some Weh (CD Only)
07. Who a Say
08. Have You Ever Been to Hell
09. We Propose
10. What's True
11. Dreams of Home


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[James77]

Shakatak - Night Birds

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Artist : Shakatak
Title : Nights Birds
Year : 1982 (2009 Remaster)
Genre : Jazz-Funk, Disco
Label : Vocalion / Maxwood Music Limited
Catnum : CDSML 8446
Size : 321 MB
Source : CDDA
Grabber : EAC Secure Mode
Format : FLAC Lossless


Tracklist:

1 Night Birds 06:29
2 Streetwalkin' 05:34
3 Rio Nights 05:21
4 Fly The Wind 04:20
5 Easier Said Than Done 06:14
6 Bitch To The Boys 06:35
7 Light On My Life 04:47
8 Takin' Off 05:10
9 Go For It (Full Length Version) 06:55
10 Fly The Wind (Re-Mix) 04:20

Shakatak was an underground instrumental dominated jazz-funk band at a time when the genre hadn't really hit the mainstream, mainly showcasing the keyboard skills of Bill Sharpe and the jazz guitar of Keith Winter. Taking a chance on a female vocalist, Jill Saward, they released their second album, Nightbirds, which featured a radio-friendly vocal over the top of their jazz meanderings, and suddenly the pop market opened up for them with the hit single "Easier Said Than Done" with its mainly piano based tinkling and a dance beat, and Saward's vocal on the chorus. They followed this with an even bigger hit, "Night Birds" which became the title track of the second album, still with the trademark piano and jazz bassline. Taking a break from the danceable pop/jazz was the track "Rio Nights," which slowed the pace down, perfectly reminiscent of a balmy night out in the Caribbean or Latin America. One could almost feel the warm breeze as the George Benson style guitar played. The first track, "Taking Off," was an instrumental with some scat singing at the end, and "Light of My Life" would predate the soulful singing of Anita Baker and Mica Paris by half a decade, but Nightbirds would prove to be the high point for Shakatak who never troubled the Top Ten again.

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[Alex_bog_13]

Jackie Carter

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Jacqueline Nemorin was born on Mauritius somewhere in the late 50s, her father a pianist, and her mother a dancer. The family emigrated to London, England, Jackie became a British citizen. In the early 70s, she moved to Germany which was a cultural melting pot and the creative center of Europe at the time, adapting the artist name Jackie Carter. In 1974, she was one of several session singers hired for an album project by producers Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay under the name Silver Convention...


Jackie Carter - Ruby Shoes (1979)

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Performer: Jackie Carter
Album: Ruby Shoes
Released: 1979
Label: Global
Genre: Funk / Disco
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 277 mb
Upload: rapidshare.com

Tracklist:
1. Ohh, What A Way To Go (4:00)
2. Stay For The Night (5:29) :207:
3. A Computer-Love-Song (6:51)
4. Say A Little Prayer (4:45)
5. Ruby Shoes (3:08)
6. Don't Stop The Carnival (4:00)
7. Yesterday's Lovers (3:09)
8. Deja Vu (5:18)
9. Let's Have A Party (4:14)
10. Ohh, What A Way To Go (Reprise) (0:41)

Download:
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[tpvmeffq]

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FLAC + LOG + CUE

1. Shakiyla (JRH)
2. Easy Star
3. Self-Styled Wisdom
4. Hot Damn I'm Great
5. Strictly Mash'ion
6. The Nation's Anthem
7. Each One Teach One
8. Rappin' Black
9. Just Servin' Justice
10. Freedom or Death
11. Methods of Droppin' Mental
12. Pure Poverty
13. I'm Comin' Again

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[tpvmeffq]

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2008/Southbound records

FLAC + LOG + CUE

01. Over And Over
02. I Tried To Forget You
03. Changes
04. Tipsong
05. Down, Down, Down
06. Loving Grows Up Slow
07. I Been Down
08. Never Too Late
09. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
10. Dance (Disco Heat)
11. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (epilogue)
12. Grateful
13. I Took My Strength From You
14. Was It Something That I Said
15. Just You And Me Forever

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[CSquare43]

Thanks for that Leon Haywood. Dope.

[jacopass]

Hi, the Leon Haywood (1983) is a good disc, but...
if the recording of Leon Haywood is the Boogie Times Records, the disc has low saturation and in the theme "TV Mama" saturation is heard.
That's why CD editions are not always the most reliable and sometimes pay big money for them. (sorry for may bad english).

And THANKS Runaway TOO!

[rtownsend213]

Might I ask what in the hell is saturation on a CD?

[jacopass]

Might I ask what in the hell is saturation on a CD?

Sorry:
The bass is at a higher level than normal (and that causes that saturated)

[zacki]

Rufus – Party 'Til You're Broke (1981)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. Tonight We Love
02. Hold On To A Friend
03. Love Is Taking Over
04. Secret Love
05. Party 'Til You're Broke
06. Can I Show You
07. You're Made For Me
08. What Is It
09. We Got The Way
10. Afterwards

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[RunawayTrane]

Hi, the Leon Haywood (1983) is a good disc, but...
if the recording of Leon Haywood is the Boogie Times Records, the disc has low saturation and in the theme "TV Mama" saturation is heard.
That's why CD editions are not always the most reliable and sometimes pay big money for them. (sorry for may bad english).




Whenever anyone posts discs from Funkytown Grooves Records, I know the mastering is the best it can be. The head of the digital mastering department is an old classmate of mine. Dude is a genius in the electronics field and an avid music enthusiast.

[whodshecoo]

Les McCann - Pump It Up
ESC Records 2002

CD | FLAC | LOG | Scans | 364 MB

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1. Pump It Up (4:51)
2. Buckshot & Lefonque (5:16)
3. Let It Ride (The Train) (4:45)
4. I Can't Stand It (6:39)
5. So What (5:51)
6. You Just Can't Smile It Away (4:57)
7. Tryin' To Make It Real (6:20)
8. The Truth (6:10)
9. Daylight (5:23)
10. Funk It (Let The Music Play) (5:07)
11. I Can't Stand It - Reprise (0:56)



AMG Review:
Still trying to recover from the effects of a devastating 1995 stroke, Les McCann relaxed and put out a playful jazz/funk album with a cast of dozens that in some ways harkens back to some of his Atlantic sides from the 1970s. Unlike his other post-stroke albums, he doesn't play any keyboards here, leaving them in the hands of Ricky Peterson, with an emphasis on the Hammond B3. Rather, McCann is content just to sing and rap -- again, a throwback and fallback to records made a quarter-century before. At 66, McCann sounds considerably different -- older and a little shakier on the ballads, but still sly and willing. The grooves are OK in a minimally updated '70s funk manner, but the material, coming from a variety of sources, is rather ordinary as a whole. The guest celebs come in profusion to help out: singer Dianne Reeves sits in on the ho-hum Bill Withers big ballad "You Just Can't Smile It Away," Billy Preston pumps some swampy rhythm from his Wurlitzer electric piano and B3 into the semi-autobiographical "Tryin' to Make It Real," and "Funk It" is dominated by Maceo Parker's staccato alto sax and the acrobatic bass of Marcus Miller. The most poignant passage comes when the elder McCann sings a new lyric over an LP dub of his younger self's piano trio recording "The Truth," from the Pacific Jazz days, with Preston's soulful B3 and Bonnie Raitt on hand to alternate on vocals. It's almost like they're sharing a private moment in McCann's living room.



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[RunawayTrane]

Anyone have any of the Charlie Wilson records?? Not that I want it so much, it's just that album "Bridging The Gap" is now out of print and it's going for $190.00 on Amazon now.
:sAng_scream:


That's the type of thing we don't want happening to the music

[zacki]

Anyone have any of the Charlie Wilson records?? Not that I want it so much, it's just that album "Bridging The Gap" is now out of print and it's going for $190.00 on Amazon now.
:sAng_scream:


That's the type of thing we don't want happening to the music

On Amazon Germany you can have it for EUR 9,50 & EUR 41,95 for the Japan Import.

Klick

[Disco]

A friend of mine has it, if no one else here can deliver - I will (but it might take some...)


Anyone have any of the Charlie Wilson records?? Not that I want it so much, it's just that album "Bridging The Gap" is now out of print and it's going for $190.00 on Amazon now.
:sAng_scream:


That's the type of thing we don't want happening to the music

[Kosta]

GIL SCOTT-HERON - Secrets (1978, Arista)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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1 Angel Dust
2 Madison Avenue
3 Cane
4 Third World Revolution
5 Better Days Ahead
6 Three Miles Down
7 Angola, Louisiana
8 Show Bizness
9 A Prayer For Everybody/To Be Free

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[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]Freda Payne - After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! (1964)
Jazz|Web-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01. After the Lights Go Down Low
02. Sweet Pumpkin
03. Blue Piano
04. The Things We Love to Do
05. Awaken My Lovely One
06. Sweet September
07. I Cried for You
08. 'Round Midnight
09. Out of This World
10. Lonely Woman
11. I Wish I Knew
12. It's Time


Review
By the year 2000, the golden oldie rotation of "Band of Gold" was the main thing keeping the memory of this singer alive. Yet, deep in the catalog of this classic jazz label lies this ambitious, largely successful recording which shows just how diverse and indeed brilliant Freda Payne can be. The album is divided half into big band tracks, half into small combo. The main presence in both cases is alto saxophonist Phil Woods, and this is one of the few recordings he doesn't turn into a football scrimmage for bebop yardage. There is an incredible wealth of material here, and it is definitely impressive to consider that Duke Ellington wrote a song specifically for the session. It is the singer's confidence and marvelous vocal abilities that steal the show at every turn, but that is not to demean the contributions of top-drawer jazz musicians such as pianist Walter Perkins and guitarist Jim Hall. The record is dominated by Tin Pan Alley material, to be sure, but on the second side some serious jazz is attempted, including a beautiful "Round Midnight" and a version of "Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman. When it comes to the latter tune, the author of the liner note seems to be straining to hide his contempt, referring to the song as a "composition" in italics, as if it was too touchy to print such a thing in a regular font. It is hoped that an Impulse re-issue will see the light of day in this case so that the line "all that's left is a band of gold" will no longer be true in the case of this virtuoso songstress. allmusic.com

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[tpvmeffq]

A friend of mine has it, if no one else here can deliver - I will (but it might take some...)
i'm grabbin' it from what.cd, just give me some time to finish dl, zip it and upload it to rs...

[Alex_bog_13]

MADLEEN KANE

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Madleen Kane was the one of the first, if not THE first Swedish female vocalist to enjoy success in the dance pop market in North America. She remains a favourite of dance music lovers throughout the world.



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[MaccaM]

Sting - Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
FLAC - Cue - Cover - M3U


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Track Listing

1. The Lazarus Heart
2. Be Still My Beating Heart
3. Englishman In New York
4. History Will Teach Us Nothing
5. They Dance Alone
6. Fragile
7. We'll Be Together
8. Straight To My Heart
9. Rock Steady
10. Sister Moon
11. Little Wing
12. The Secret Marriage



Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

If Dream of the Blue Turtles was an unabashedly pretentious affair, it looks positively lighthearted in comparison to Sting's sophomore effort, Nothing Like the Sun, one of the most doggedly serious pop albums ever recorded. This is an album where the only up-tempo track, the only trifle -- the cheerfully stiff white-funk "We'll Be Together" -- was added at the insistence of the label because they believed there wasn't a cut on the record that could be pulled as a single, one that would break down the doors to mainstream radio. And they were right, since everything else here is too measured, calm, and deliberately subtle to be immediate (including the intentional throwaway, "Rock Steady"). So, why is it a better album than its predecessor? Because Sting doesn't seem to be trying so hard. It flows naturally, largely because this isn't trying to explicitly be a jazz-rock record (thank the presence of a new rhythm section of Sting and drummer Manu Katche for that) and because the melodies are insinuating, slowly working their way into memory, while the entire record plays like a mood piece -- playing equally well as background music or as intensive, serious listening. Sting's words can still grate -- the stifling pompousness of "History Will Teach Us Nothing" the clearest example, yet calls of "Hey Mr. Pinochet" also strike an uneasy chord -- but his lyricism shines on "The Lazarus Heart," "Be Still My Beating Heart," "They Dance Alone," and "Fragile," a quartet of his very finest songs. If Nothing Like the Sun runs a little too long, with only his Gil Evans-assisted cover of "Little Wing" standing out in the final quarter, it still maintains its tone until the end and, since it's buoyed by those previously mentioned stunners, it's one of his better albums.

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Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/343150711/NotTheSun.part2.rar)

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[RunawayTrane]

Spyro Gyra - Heart of the Night
JAZZ | FLAC | CUE | LOG | ARTWORK | 389MB | 58:17
GRP 1996

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There are a few departures from their previous efforts on this Spyro Gyra CD. Dave Samuels, the group's longtime marimba and vibraphonist, was no longer a regular member of the group but does make guest appearances on four of the 11 selections. Trumpeter Randy Brecker solos on "Midnight," and the "No Sweat Horns" (a three-piece horn section) pop up on two other selections. In addition, background vocalists are utilized on "Heart of the Night" and a couple of cellists are added on two numbers. Most interestingly, some of the numbers have straightahead sections and, not too surprisingly, altoist-leader Jay Beckenstein shows that he is quite capable of jamming in that setting. The 1996 version of Spyro Gyra (Beckenstein, guitarist Julio Fernandez, keyboardist Tom Schuman, bassist Scott Ambush and drummer Joel Rosenblatt) also performs some funkier and more commercial tunes but overall this is a stronger-than-usual recording from a jazz standpoint, and a good example of this popular band. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

TRACK-LISTING:

01. Heart of the Night
02. De la Luz
03. Westwood Moon
04. Midnight
05. Playtime
06. Surrender
07. Valentino's
08. Believe
09. As We Sleep
10. When Evening Falls
11. J Squared

LINK (http://lix.in/-73e778)
pw: lisalisa

[jacopass]

Request:
Spyro Gyra - Carnaval (1980).
If somebody has it, appreciate the post

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[RunawayTrane]

On Amazon Germany you can have it for EUR 9,50 & EUR 41,95 for the Japan Import.

Klick (http://www.amazon.de/Bridging-Gap-Charlie-Wilson/dp/B00005JRQF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265286280&sr=8-1)

Still too much for me (9.50 Euros is about 15 dollars US), also wondering if shipping & handling to US will be more than the usual 3 dollars. But thanks for the link anyway


A friend of mine has it, if no one else here can deliver - I will (but it might take some...)


I will wait. You know Ima patient man. Long as it's free (and you use XLD), I ain't gonna complain



i'm grabbin' it from what.cd, just give me some time to finish dl, zip it and upload it to rs...

It would be appreciated....enough has been said today about What. I don't wanna add my little tirade to the fracas, but if it's from there, I wlould STILL like to get it from one of the fam. I trust us more than them


btw, are you the poster formerly know as Souldeep (PFKAS)?


Anytime I see "out of print" connected to any artist music, those albums should not only get posted, they should be plastered all over the world

[jacopass]

The Bar-Kays~Dangerous [1984]
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Able to move with the times, bringing all the elements of the new breed into their sound, and keeping their funk roots intact while traversing the slippery slope of 1980s dance, the Bar-Kays scored another hit with 1984’s massive Dangerous LP. Whittled down to a hefty octet for this outing, the Bar-Kays easily proved they were still up to their old tricks, smoothly updating their sound while continuing to take some well-intentioned and good-humored jabs at more than a few peers along the way. This now-traditional penchant, never meant to hurt and only done in homage, is perhaps best heard across the album’s three hit singles. Not only was the monstrously sassy “Freakshow on the Dance Floor” an integral part of the film Breakin’, but the incorporated elements from Midnight Starr’s “No Parking on the Dancefloor” were just evident enough to prove that the similarities were deliberate. Following on the heels of that hit came the mid-tempo groover “Dirty Dancer,” which tongue-and-cheekily captured the essence of Michael Jackson’s current “Billie Jean,” leaving the synthed-out “Sexomatic” following quite happily in Prince’s purple footsteps. And while it’s true that these songs may well be the best elements of Dangerous, the band wasn’t done yet — not by a long shot. The title track remains an outstanding sliver of smooth dance that seamlessly incorporates more than a few Euro-disco splashes into the mix. It’s very much of its era, but still compellingly fresh nevertheless. Elsewhere, the band rounds out the relative frenzy with one single ballad, the well-intentioned “Lovers Should Never Fall in Love,” capping off another effusive, energetic set. And although, at the time, it seemed as if the Bar-Kays were unstoppable, Dangerous would prove to be the band’s last major hit — making this album one to savor. (Amy Hanson – All Music Guide)
Tracks:
1. Dangeorus
2. Dirty Dancer
3. Make Believe Lover
4. Dance, Party, etc.
5. Freakshow On The Dancefloor
6. Loose Talk
7. Lovers Should Never Fall In Love
8. Sexomatic

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[RunawayTrane]

Donald Byrd - Thank You...For FUML
JAZZ+FUNK | FLAC | CUE | LOG | ARTWORK | 260MB | 39:12
Elektra/Asylum 1978 (Remastered)

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A post-Blue Note effort, and Donald's changing things up a bit with his 125th Street Orchestra and Uptown Singers -- funking along in a way you'd expect from the longwinded title! Byrd loosens up the smoother backgrounds of his recent Larry Mizell helmed work, and in their place are grooves that have more of a heavy slap bass sound, punchier horns and guitars! There are lotes nice moments that are a bit more restrained than the comparably full-on funk approach -- and these have a spacey fusiony soul quality that reminds us of similar work that Byrd was doing with The Blackbyrds at the time. One of the best cuts is "Your Life Is My Ecstasy", which has some great bubbling Moog behind it, which creates a sound that you've heard sampled famously by Tribe Called Quest. Other nice ones are "Loving You", which features vocals by Jim Gilstrap, and a remake of Duke Pearson's "Cristo Redentor", a big hit for Don in the 60s, which is redone here in an excellent slow funk mode that feels like Bob James' work on CTI. Others include "Have You Heard The News", "In Love With Love" and "Close Your Eyes And Look Within". © 1996-2010, Dusty Groove America, Inc.


PERSONNEL:
Donald Byrd - Trumpet
Greg Phillinganes - Piano
Richard Littlefield - Guitar
Eddie Watkins - Bass
Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Angela Winbush - Vocals
Syreeta Wright - Vocals
Anthony Cox - Drums


TRACK-LISTING:
1. Thank You for Funking Up My Life
2. Sunning in Your Loveshine
3. Your Love Is My Ecstasy
4. Loving You
5. Have You Heard the News?
6. In Love with Love
7. Cristo Redentor
8. Close Your Eyes and Look Within

LINK (http://lix.in/-6ac96c)
pw: lisalisa

[zacki]

Tomorrow’s Edition - A Song For Everyone (1982)

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01. A Song For Everyone
02. Believe In Yourself
03. In The Grooves
04. Walk On The Wild Side
05. U Turn Me On
06. Have A Good Time
07. Part Time Love
08. Everybody Smiles

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Trussel - Love Injection (1979)

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A1 - Love Injection
B1 - Gone For The Weekend

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Artist: Massive Attack
Title: Heligoland
Year: 2010
Genre: trip-hop,electronic, downtempo

FLAC + LOG + CUE
from the torrent world

Tracklist:
01. Pray For Rain (Tunde Adebimpe) - (6:43)
02. Babel (Martina Topley-Bird) - (5:17)
03. Splitting The Atom (Grant Marshall, Horace Andy and Robert Del Naja) - (5:18)
04. Girl I Love You (Horace Andy) - (5:22)
05. Psyche (Martina Topley-Bird) - (3:22)
06. Flat Of The Blade (Guy Garvey) - (5:29)
07. Paradise Circus (Hope Sandoval) - (4:57)
08. Rush Minute (Robert Del Naja) - (4:48)
09. Saturday Come Slow (Damon Albarn) - (3:29)
10. Atlas Air (Robert Del Naja) - (7:37)


Heligoland is the fifth regular studio album by the British music production duo, Massive Attack, entitled after the German archipelago of the same name. It is scheduled for release on 8 February 2010 [9 February 2010 in some countries] – seven years after the release of their previous non-soundtrack studio album, 100th Window. The record features always-chosen guest singer, Horace Andy and the following other invited vocalists: Tunde Adebimpe, Damon Albarn, Hope Sandoval, Guy Garvey and Martina Topley-Bird[5] as well as guitar playing by Adrian Utley of Portishead (on "Saturday Come Slow"), keys from John Baggott who also works with Portishead (most notably on "Atlas Air"), keys and synth bass from Damon Albarn ("Splitting The Atom" and "Flat Of The Blade" respectively), bass by Neil Davidge and bass by Billy Fuller of Beak. The record features drumming from the recently deceased Jerry Fuchs. This is in addition to the work of regular session players, drummer Damon Reece and guitarist Angelo Bruschini. Tim Goldsworthy co-produced certain tracks (which ones are yet to be specified). Overall, Neil Davidge co-produced the album with the duo.

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Atlantic Grooves Vol. 1
*The Funk 'N' Jazz Experience*
Rhino 1994

CD | FLAC | LOG | Cover | 424 MB

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1. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (3:05)
2. David Newman - Captain Buckles (4:37)
3. Eddie Harris - Drunk Man (3:16)
4. Oscar Brown Jr. - But I Was Cool (3:27) <<= :553:
5. Yusef Lateef - Bishop School (3:00)
6. Mose Allison - Wild Man On The Loose (2:14)
7. Donny Hathaway - Little Ghetto Boy (4:29)
8. Richard Evans - Dealing With Hard Times (3:12)
9. Hubert Laws - No More (2:31)
10. Wayne Henderson - Behold That Day (4:45)
11. Otis Redding - Groovin Time (2:45)
12. Clarence Wheeler - Right On (4:39)
13. Nat Adderley - Jive Samba (3:01)
14. Freddie Hubbard - Backslash (4:11)
15. Dr. John - Can't Git Enuff (2:56)
16. Luis Gasca - Motherless Child (6:48)
17. Junior Mance - Well I'll Be White Black (4:03)
18. Redd Foxx - Funky (How Time Can Change The Meaning Of A Word) (1:11)



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Donald Byrd - Thank You...For FUML
JAZZ+FUNK | FLAC | CUE | LOG | ARTWORK | 260MB | 39:12
Elektra/Asylum 1978 (Remastered)




Is a good LP.
Also posted on page 68

[whodshecoo]

Not sure how many of you are familiar with this nice little tool to avoid using or posting transcoded files.
It's named SPECTRO and it's free to dld under:
http://spectro.enpts.com/

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It opens - as far as I tried til now - mp3 and flac files and decodes them itself to wav.
By analyzing the frequencies you can tell the real bitrate of the rips:

128 kbps goes till 16 Khz
192 kbps goes till 19 Khz
320 kbps goes till 20 Khz
Lossless goes till 22 Khz

Just thought it could be useful for one or another ...
No installation necessary - just unzip and use it

[Mulatoboy]

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[tpvmeffq]

It would be appreciated....enough has been said today about What. I don't wanna add my little tirade to the fracas, but if it's from there, I wlould STILL like to get it from one of the fam. I trust us more than them


btw, are you the poster formerly know as Souldeep (PFKAS)?


Anytime I see "out of print" connected to any artist music, those albums should not only get posted, they should be plastered all over the world

yes, I am PFKAS...:yes:
just with a switch of letters..s>t,o>p,u>v,l>m .....
I missed something, what's been said about what ?? :dunno:

anyway, Charlie Wilson is slowly uploading to rs...

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Alexander O'Neal
Title: All True Man
Year: 1991
Genre: rhythm & blues, soul

ripped from my cd with EAC

FLAC + LOG + CUE

Tracklist:
1. Time Is Running Out (3:52)
2. The Yoke (7:15)
3. Every Time I Get Up (5:16)
4. Somebody (4:59)
5. Midnight Run (4:45)
6. Used (5:01)
7. All True Man (5:04)
8. Sentimental (6:16)
9. What Is This Thing Called Love? (6:05)
10. The Morning After (5:05)
11. Hang On (6:29)
12. Shame (4:02)

For all the synthesizers, sequencers, and drum machines that were used on his Tabu/Epic albums of the '80s and early '90s, Alexander O'Neal usually gave the impression that he was very much a soul man at heart. Producer/songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, whom the Minneapolis singer worked with extensively in those days, were well aware of that; they knew what his strengths were, and they helped O'Neal provide albums that were faithful to his soul/funk heritage yet relevant to a technology-obsessed urban contemporary/hip-hop environment. Released in 1991, All True Man is among the albums that the Jam/Lewis team produced for O'Neal during his Tabu/Epic period. Jam and Lewis aren't the only producers on this urban/neo-soul CD; the Denzil Foster/Thomas McElroy team (who were the brains behind En Vogue) and Jellybean Johnson (who Jam/Lewis knew from their years with the Time) also do some producing. But Jam/Lewis are the main producers and handle most of the songwriting; further, they are listed as executive producers, which is appropriate because they do so much to make All True Man as creatively successful as it is. They appreciate the fact that O'Neal is a rugged, gritty soul man, and they let him maintain his vocal grit even though they surround him with an abundance of high-tech slickness. The production is slick and high-tech; the vocals are the essence of earthy soulfulness. All True Man isn't O'Neal's best or most essential Tabu/Epic release; novices, in fact, would be better off starting out with his self-titled debut album of 1985. Nonetheless, this is a respectable, satisfying effort that the singer's hardcore fans will appreciate.

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[jacopass]

Chameleon - Chameleon [1979]
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A funky soul group produced by Fred Wesley and Azar Lawrence, with a sound that's got a bit of the Horny Horns feel to it. Lawrence sings and plays saxes on the album, in a way that's very different than on his mid-70s Fantasy recordings -- with a mix of late P-Funk and early 80s ass-heavy grooves, but still with some slight touches of fusion to give the set a bit more soul. Titles include "Unfair Affair", "Mysteryoso", "Game Of Life", "Come Into My Life", "For You", and "Get Up". (White label promo. Cover has a promo stamp and some staining.) [Dusty Groove America, Inc.].
Tracks:
1. Get Up
2. Wishing A Dream
3. Unfair Affair
4. Game Of Life
5. We'll Be Dancin'
6. Come Into My Life
7. I Feel You Here
8. Mysteryoso
9. For You

The track 7 was not in good condition, so if somebody has it, can send to clean and equalizer.

Vinyl Rip|Wav|Image & Cue|Info & Log|Covers

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Chameleon - Chameleon [1979]


Jacopass how do you get your album images to appear so vividly? You are the only one who is able to post album art in High Defenition. The vinyl rips sound sooooooo sweeeeeet when played at high volume fellas :277: Thanks for putting in the hours to complete the whole process: Jacopass; Zacki; Who; Kosta & everyone else who I failed to mention.

[Kosta]

JOHNNY HAMMOND - Gambler's Life (1974, Salvation)
Vinyl rip:
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A1 Gambler's Life 5:45
A2 Rhodesian Thoroughfare 6:06
A3 This Year's Dream 6:19
A4 Star Borne 7:51
B1 Back To The Projects 5:36
B2 Yesterday Was Cool 6:50
B3 Virgo Lady 6:41
B4 Call On Me 4:30

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Spyro Gyra - Spyro Gyra
Jazz | 1978 | EAC-rip: APE, Cue, Log - 271MB


Track List:

01. Shaker Song (4:52)
02. Opus d'Opus (5:12)
03. Mallet Ballet (5:16)
04. Pygmy Funk (5:52)
05. Cascade (3:19)
06. Leticia (6:12)
07. Mead (4:02)
08. Paula/Paw Prints (4:04)
09. Galadriel (4:59)


Credits:

Jay Beckenstein – soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, percussion
Tom Schuman – piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer
David Samuels – marimba, tabla
Rubens Bassini – congas
Tom Walsh – drums, percussion
Fred Marshall – trombone
Jeremy Wall – piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, Hammond organ, percussion
Rick Bell – trombone
Jim Kurzdorfer – bass

The first eponymous album, self released in late 1977. That album attracted the attention of locally based Amherst Records, who then re-released the first album with new artwork. This debut album would go on to become one of Billboard's Top 40 Jazz Albums of 1978.


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Donald Byrd - Thank You...For FUML




Is a good LP.
Also posted on page 68


I'd be willing to bet it was posted around the time of a site crash and that's why I never got it from you

[RunawayTrane]

DIRECT CURRENT
EVERYBODY HERE MUST PARTY
(1994, Hot Productions)

Disco, Funk | FLAC, Cue, Log, M3u, Covers


missed out on this one.

[Nevus]

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Parliament - The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein - 1976
FLAC | Artwork | 252 MB

Track listing:
01 - Prelude
02 - Gamin' On Ya
03 - Dr. Funkenstein
04 - Children Of Production
05 - Getten' To Know You
06 - Do That Stuff
07 - Everything Is On The One
08 - I've Been Watching You (Move Your Sexy Body)
09 - Funkin' For Fun


Following closely on the heels of MOTHERSHIP CONNECTION, the group's undisputed high-water mark, THE CLONES OF DR. FUNKENSTEIN furthers George Clinton's conceptual and musical master plan to funkify the world. THE CLONES unravels the Funk Mob's cosmology and populates it with a cast of mythological characters that includes Starchild (introduced on MOTHERSHIP) and the Funk overlord himself, Dr. Funkenstein. By this album, Parliament have almost completely moved away from the guitar-dominated psychedelic soul of their early '70s output and entrenched themselves in the realm of lighter, horn and keyboard-driven experimental dance music.

While weakened by over-conceptualization and Parliament's sometimes too-goofy sense of humor--qualities that would seriously mar the group's later output--this disc is nonetheless full of freaky, utterly original jam-formula compositions bolstered by outstanding musicianship. "Do That Stuff" and "I've Been Watching You" are highlights. Though old school P-Funk fans may see this record as Parliament's bid for the commercial mainstream, it is still impossible to deny the unique, exuberant music within.


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Parliament - Mothership Connection - 1975
FLAC | Artwork | 263 MB


Track listing:
01 - P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)
02 - Mothership Connection (Star Child)
03 - Unfunky UFO
04 - Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication
05 - Handcuffs
06 - Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
07 - Night Of The Thumpasorus Peoples



The addition of ex-JB's Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker to the Parliament roster on Mothership Connection elevated an already mind-blowing band into the best funk band of the '70s, arguably the best funk band ever. With these two funk veterans supplying the horns, Clinton had everything he could ask for in his already stellar group.
The opening song, "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)," harkened back to the opening title track from Parliament's previous album, Chocolate City, laying down a languid synth aura for a spoken-word intro. When "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" steps into second gear though, bringing in Bootsy's bass, Wesley's horn, Worrell's piano, and a chorus of vocalists, it's fairly evident just how large a step forward Mothership Connection is from the conventional R&B roots of Chocolate City and Up for the Down Stroke.
The second song, "Mothership Connection (Star Child)," makes the differentiation glaringly evident, most noticeably when the song enters the cosmic, proto-hip-hop "swing down sweet chariot" bridge with its accompanying melody from beyond.
The funk doesn't stop there though, with the remaining five songs keeping the tempo laden with dense interweaving rhythms, peaking on "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)."
In the end, there's no questioning this album's impact, one that is still being felt via rap-induced aftershocks. In addition to its contemporary impact and continued longevity, the album was a massive success for Clinton and company upon its release in 1975, elevating the P-Funk collective to unparalleled heights in terms of audience. Some Parliament albums may be flawless, and others may be innovative, but this is the P-Funk zenith in more ways than one, perfect as well as perennial.



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Hey Nevus do you edit your logs because I just noticed that it is missing a whole section?

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Charlie Wilson
Title: Bridging The Gap
Year: 2000
Genre: rhythm & blues

FLAC + LOG + CUE
from the torrent world

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Track Listing
========
01. Absolutely
02. Another Man
03. Without You
04. Would You Mind
05. Big Pimpin'
06. Can I Take You Home
07. For Your Love
08. Now Ya Sayin' Bye
09. Him or Me
10. Sweet Love
11. Come Back My Way
12. A Wonderful One
13. Charlie's Angel

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Biography
========
As lead singer for the Gap Band, Charlie Wilson sang on four number one RB hits: "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)," "Early in the Morning," "Outstanding," "Addicted to Your Love," as well as "You Dropped a Bomb on Me," "Yearning for Your Love," "Party Train," and "Big Fun." The band had two gold albums, The Gap Band II and Gap Band V-Jammin', and three platinum albums, The Gap Band III, The Gap Band IV, and Gap Gold/The Best of the Gap Band. They also supplied hit singles for the movie soundtracks to Penitentiary III ("Sweeter Than Candy") and the title track Top 20 RB hit single of Keenon Ivory Wayans' I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.

After a ten-year hiatus, Wilson returned with the album Bridging the Gap issued by Major Hits/Interscope/Universal Music. It sports appearances by Snoop Doog and Nate Dogg (the smooth "Big Pimpin'") and Case (on the duet ballad "Another Man") .It's appropriate that some of hip-hop's elite show up on Wilson's first album of the 21st century. the Gap Band's music has been sampled by numerous hip-hop acts (particularly "Outstanding"). Also, the band along with their labelmates and the creative staff at Total Experience Records helped lay the foundation for new jack and hip-hop.

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Artist: Sam Cooke
Title: Live At The Harlem Square Club
Year: 2005 (remastered edition)
Genre: soul

FLAC + LOG + CUE + BOOKLET SCANS

01. Soul Twist/Introduction
02. Feel It
03. Chain Chang
04. Cupid
05. Medley: It's All Right / For Sentimental Reasons
06. Twistin' The Night Away
07. Somebody Have Mercy
08. Bring It On Home
09. Nothing Can Change This Love
10. Having A Party


In January 1963, energized by a recent tour of Europe with former labelmate Little Richard, Sam Cooke took the stage at the Harlem Square Club in Miami to turn in an electric, electrifying set of sweaty, sanctified, manic and masterful soul music. The night was recorded for a live album called One Night Stand!: Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club which sat on the shelf for twenty years until it was released in 1985. Sony Legacy has remastered the album for a new reissue this year, and it is now obvious that One Night Stand is capable of completely overturning what everybody thinks they know about the inventor of sweet soul music.

Along with Ray Charles, Sam Cooke did arguably invent soul music with his great crossover hits of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Everything that came after owes in some measure to his songwriting, an alchemic blending of gospel, R&B, pop and standards, and his bravura vocal performances that split the difference between agape and eros. In his brand-new and excellent biography of Sam Cooke, Peter Guralnick lovingly details the singer's evolution from a young (and nationally-known) gospel artist to the urbane, good-looking, articulate, laid back and genial pop inferno that he became. Along the way, various personages from Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler to singing peers like Harry Belafonte, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and Elvis Presley check in to attest to their admiration for Cooke's unbelievably facile voice.

And what a voice it was! Sam Cooke was blessed with a remarkable instrument, clear as a bell except when he wanted to make it gritty, high and proud and stunningly beautiful. His ability to project stark and affecting emotional content onto the most banal lyrics made him great, and once he figured out how to draw out the simplest words, "No-no-no-no-no-no," "I-i-i-i-i-i," in Coltranesque cascades of pure anguish and joy, nothing could stop him from killing an audience cold.

Live at the Harlem Square Club captures an amazing moment in Sam Cooke's career. Riding high off a nearly unbroken string of chart successes, he was yet to enter the great and terrible eighteen month period which would see his infant son die, see the recording of possibly his finest music, and end in his death. All that was in the future.


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Sunrize - Sunrize (1982)

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01. Who's Stickin' It (Part 1 & 2)
02. I Need You More Than Words Can Say
03. Someone's Taken My Hand
04. Come And Get My Lovin'
05. I Just Wanna Make Sweet Love Tonight
06. Honey I Love You
07. Hello Love
08. You Are The One

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Artist: Tavares
Album: Sky High!
Year: 1976
Edition: 1991 Japanese remaster
Genre: soul, disco

FLAC + CUE (no log file)
from the torrent world

Tracklist:

1. THE MIGHTY POWER OF LOVE
2. RIDIN' HIGH
3. TO THE OTHER MAN
4. HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL
5. BEIN' WITH YOU
6. WONDERFUL
7. GUIDING STAR
8. DON'T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC


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FLAC + LOG + CUE

1. Shakiyla (JRH)
2. Easy Star
3. Self-Styled Wisdom
4. Hot Damn I'm Great
5. Strictly Mash'ion
6. The Nation's Anthem
7. Each One Teach One
8. Rappin' Black
9. Just Servin' Justice
10. Freedom or Death
11. Methods of Droppin' Mental
12. Pure Poverty
13. I'm Comin' Again



good looks here

[Kosta]

GENE HARRIS - Nexus (1975, Blue Note)
Vinyl rip:
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A1 Sauda 2:05
A2 Funky Business 4:05
A3 Koko And Lee Roe 6:05
A4 Love Don't Love Nobody 7:28
B1 Rushin' Roulette 3:52
B2 Jitterbug Waltz 5:34
B3 Gettin' Down Country 4:00
B4 H.R.D. (Boogie) 5:08
B5 Prayer '76 5:34

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credits:
Gene Harris (k)
Jerry Peters (k, arr.)
Lee Ritenour (g)
John Rowin (g)
Chuck Rainey (b)
Kenneth Rice (dr)
George Bohanon, Fred Jackson, Mike Altschul, A.N. Aarons (h)
Charles Veal, Rewit Koven, Julius Buffum, Wint Garvey (strings)
Sigidi (v)
Lani Groves, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters (v)

[causemen]

The nicest place ever found by me with such a neat selection of great music. Shout out to everybody! Keep on spreading the vibe!

[yoyoyo]

classic music right here. this brings me back.

[Game Plan]

Sade
Soldier of Love
2010
Flac, Cue, Log

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Sade’s longest absence yet did not prevent their return from being an event. It at least seemed eventful whenever “Soldier of Love,” released to radio a couple months prior to the album of the same title, was heard over the airwaves. Even with its brilliantly placed lyrical allusions to hip-hop past and present and its mature sound, the single stuck out on stations aimed at teens and twentysomethings, as well as points on the dial that court an older audience. It was the most musical and organic, while also the most dramatic yet least bombastic, song in rotation. Crisp snare rolls, cold guitar stabs, and at least a dozen other elements were deployed with tremendous economy, suspensefully ricocheting off one another as Sade Adu rewrote “Love Is a Battlefield” with scarred, assured defiance. While the song was an indication of its parent album’s reliance upon organic instrumentation -- the band’s use of synthesized textures and programming is greatly diminished -- it merely hinted at the dark, even fatalist, depth of heartache conveyed throughout the set. On “Bring Me Home,” Adu is content in resignation (“Send me to slaughter/Lay me on the railway line”), while on “The Moon and the Sky,” she projects a bruised and angered bewilderment (“You lay me down and left me for the lions”). The focus at least switches temporarily to a loved one on “In Another Time,” in what resembles a love letter to (what is likely) a young daughter mistreated by members of both sexes (“Their whispers are hailstones in your face”; “Soon they’ll mean nothing to you”). Although the bleakness is tempered with themes of survival and recovery, and (just) one song that is truly sweet (“Babyfather”), a fair portion of the album’s lyrical content comes off as drained-sounding, only echoed with vanilla arrangements that are merely functional, restrained to a fault, greatly outstripped by “Soldier of Love.” Lacking rhythmic hypnotism and relatable most to those who are experiencing solitude created by romantic desertion, this is not your mother's Sade album.
-AllMusic

01. The Moon And The Sky 4:27
02. Soldier Of Love 5:58
03. Morning Bird 3:55
04. Babyfather 4:40
05. Long Hard Road 3:02
06. Be That Easy 3:40
07. Bring Me Home 4:08
08. In Another Time 5:05
09. Skin 4:13
10. The Safest Place 2:46

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[causemen]

Malcolm X (Original Soundtrack)
SOUNDTRACK | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 442MB | 50:04
Qwest 1992


http://img21.imagevenue.com/loc18/th_49461_MalcomX-ost_123_18lo.jpg (http://img21.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=49461_MalcomX-ost_123_18lo.jpg)


Part 1 (http://lix.in/-46100b) | Part 2 (http://lix.in/-4796ac)


pw=lisalisa

Adore that movie. A nice drop. Hope the links are still alive. Thanks!

[RunawayTrane]

Adore that movie. A nice drop. Hope the links are still alive. Thanks!


thanks fam. Unfortunately, rapidshare has re-introduced the 90 day limit on untapped files, so this is probably dead since it was uploaded almost 2 years ago

[gnik61]

Delegation - Eau De Vie
BMG 1979

CD | EAC | FLAC | Cover | 327 MB

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1. Heartache No.9 (5:15)
2. Sho' 'nuff Sold On You (5:14)
3. One More Step To Take (4:38)
4. Blue Girl (5:13)
5. Darlin' (I Think About You) (4:20)
6. You And I (5:16)
7. Stand Up (Reach For The Sky) (4:52)
8. Welcome To My World (4:34)
9. Put A Little Love On Me (4:29)
10. Put A Little Love On Me (Special Remix) (6:45)
11. You And I (Maxi-Version - Remix 1987) (6:00)


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[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Labelle
Title: Nightbirds/Phoenix/Chameleon
Year: 2009 (remastered edition)
Genre: soul/funk

FLAC + LOG + CUE

A trio of Labelle albums -- all 70s classics for CBS! First up is Nightbirds -- the album the put Labelle over the top! The mighty Allen Toussaint is at the helm for this first Epic album to feature the trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash -- and he really helps the group find an amazing new sound after their somewhat rougher, rootsier efforts for Warner Brothers! The new groove has plenty of Toussaint's New Orleans rhythms in the mix -- but the overall sound is a bit smoother too -- kind of a classy, clubby take on the Crescent City sound -- one that still sounds wonderful after all these years. Most tunes have a vamping rhythm and lots of great electric piano -- and titles include the massive hit "Lady Marmalade", the great title track "Nightbirds" -- and "Space Children", "All Girl Band", "You Turn Me On", "What Can I Do For You?", and "It Took A Long Time". Phoenix is a sweet 70s set that has the trio of Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash teaming up with New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint -- who brings the group some of the chunkier grooves he'd been using in his own great 70s work! The album's got a nicely romping sound throughout -- a surprisingly good fit for the rockish soul of the girls -- and the heavier use of guitar works really well with some of Toussaint's funky undercurrents -- much more so than we'd think in a straighter setting. Titles include "Far As We Felt Like Goin'", "Slow Burn", "Cosmic Dnacer", "Black Holes In The Sky", and "Messin' With My Mind". Chameleon is a stone classic in the genre of bad-rapping female soul -- and one of the key albums cut by the trio of Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash! The arrangements and production are handled by David Rubinson, who gives the set a nicely polished feel that gets a bit past some of the slight cliches that had been creeping into the girls work -- a style that shows them equally well skilled at mellower numbers than at the funkier rockier tunes that were their more familiar stock in trade. Titles include "Come Into My Life", "A Man In A Trenchcoat (Voodoo)", "Get You Something New", "Going Down Makes Me Shiver", "Gypsy Moths", and "Who's Watching The Watcher?". © 1996-2010, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Tracks:
Disc: 1
NIGHTBIRDS:
1. Lady Marmalade
2. Somebody Somewhere
3. Are You Lonely?
4. It Took A Long Time
5. Dont Bring MeDown
6. What Can I Do For You?
7. Nightbird
8. Space Children
9. All Girl Band
10. You Turn Me On

PHOENIX
11. Phoenix (The Amazing Flight Of A Lone Star)
12. Slow Burn
13. Black Holes In The Sky
14. Good Intentions
15. Far As We Felt Like Goin
16. Messin With My Mind
17. Chances Go Round
18. Cosmic Dancer
19. Take The Night Off
20. Action Time


Disc: 2
CHAMELEON:
1. Get You Somebody New
1. Come Into My Life
3. Isnt It A Shame
4. Whos Watching The Watcher?
5. Chameleon
6. Gypsy Moths
7. A Man In A Trenchcoat (Voodoo)
8. Going Down Makes Me Shiver



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[Blaq]

Nice work as usual, fam. :clap:


Bill Withers
+'Justments
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. You
2. The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
3. Stories
4. Green Grass
5. Ruby Lee
6. Heartbreak Road
7. Can We Pretend
8. Liza
9. Make A Smile For Me
10. Railroad Man

WAV
384MB

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Review

Review by Quint Kik

Back in March 2004 music magazine Mojo included Withers' fourth album on a list of "67 Lost Albums You Must Own." Whether 'Justments is indeed the stuff of legend remains debatable. Surely no holy grail like the similarly mentioned Cold Fact by Sussex labelmate Sixto Rodriguez, it seems at least unfairly ignored. Nothing here might be as compelling as "Grandma's Hands" or "I Can't Write Left-Handed," but there are plenty of melancholy reflections from a genuine soulman who came across more as a West coast singer/songwriter. Replacing the hired hands of his debut with former employees of Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band proved equally important in shaping Withers' identity. Not only had they been instrumental in creating a landmark with his second album Still Bill, follow-up Live at Carnegie Hall showed how easily they could replicate their unrestrained approach on-stage, performing quite a few tunes which hadn't yet appeared on a studio album. This experience further tightening a natural combination, the band was set for Withers' third studio album. The moody overtones of 'Justments suggest both band and singer might have suffered a bit from fatigue, a notion not altogether far-fetched since they would dissolve upon completing it. Not even Spanish minstrel José Feliciano could rescue a song like "Railroad Man" from getting stuck in a not unpleasant but ultimately unrewarding jam mode. Still, a few gems are worth mentioning. The spine-tingling string sections for "You" and "Ruby Lee" for instance invoke the memory of Still Bill's intriguing "Who Is He and What Is He to You." The former would be released as a single and crack the Top 15 R&B chart, as would "Heartbreak Road" and "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh." The demise of Sussex led to both the labels' catalog and Withers himself being transferred to Columbia. Though some of its feel would always shine through his releases for his new employer, 'Justments stands out for being the last album where the artist's unique character takes the foreground rather than being mostly left to drown in a glossy production. Thus, while its "lost album" status is mostly due to it being out of print for ages, in a just world it would be re-released back to back with 1975's Making Music. This just might turn out historically interesting, as it would document Withers' evolution towards the guilty pleasure of "Lovely Day."

All Music Guide, Quint Kik


Biography by Ed Hogan

Songwriter/singer/guitarist Bill Withers is best remembered for the classic "Lean on Me" and his other million-selling singles "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Use Me," but he has a sizable cache of great songs to his credit. Al Jarreau recorded an entire CD of Withers' songs on Tribute to Bill Withers (Culture Press 1998). His popular radio-aired LP track from Still Bill, "Who Is He? (And What Is He to You?)," was a 1974 R&B hit for Creative Source.

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[causemen]

Last link is only 13 Mbs
sorry


Roberta Flack - Chapter Two
VOCAL | FLAC | CUE | SCANS | 204MB
Atlantic 1970



Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/49882277/Row-Berta-Chap2-FLAC.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/49879946/Row-Berta-Chap2-FLAC.part2.rar) | Part 3 (http://rapidshare.com/files/49876807/Row-Berta-Chap2-FLAC.part3.rar)


Could you revive your links for this magnificent album, please?

[causemen]

this is one album from Marley i didnt have in lossless, i own all his studio albums but never really bothered to buy the live shows..

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon By Bus-Flac(Lossless)



That's where all the energy's at, uncut, to the fullest. Live shows are always much more interesting and exciting to listen to. A realer experience. Got this one on a record with a slight clicking and crackling. Good music, great performer. Thanks!

[Kosta]

EDDIE HORAN - Love The Way You Love Me (1978, HDM)
Vinyl rip:
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01 - Love The Way You Love Me
02 - When I Fly With You
03 - Concert By The Sea
04 - Man Without His Woman
05 - Love So Easy
06 - Turn My World Back Around
07 - Can't Do Without You
08 - The Dancer

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a well produced crossover between late 70s Lou Rawls and Stylistics

[RunawayTrane]

Could you revive your links for this magnificent album, please?


it's already reupped you just have to run a thread search for it. Pretty simple procedure. Found the second post in less than a minute.
Oh and please don't quote the album covers. It eats up bandwidth and sometimes the pics stop working. thanks

[RunawayTrane]

More from the bargain bin at J&R. This might be the
LAST place you can buy CDs off the shelf. They also
sell USED discs too! (thank you amazon)
Blaq's cousin posted this one a while back, but this includes everything


Meshell Nedegeocello - Plantation Lullabies
SOUL | FLAC | CUE | LOG | PNG ARTWORK | 359MB | 53:15
Maverick 1993

http://www.onlinedisk.ru/cache/10c1f89ff3c75a141e948612da287d08 (http://www.onlinedisk.ru/view/351673/MeshellPLull.jpg)

MeShell Ndegéocello's debut album twists and turns through so many genres -- R&B, pop, jazz, hip-hop -- that it's hard to put a finger on just where she wants to take its 13 songs. That she also spins conventional racial and sexual identity here makes Plantation Lullabies an occasionally overwhelming -- as well as a vibrantly sophisticated -- listen. Ndegéocello defies labels throughout, tagging her slinking and crawling songs with a rubbery flow that's just as rooted in '70s funky soul as it is in '90s hip-hop culture. The best songs here -- "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)," "Dred Loc," and "Outside Your Door" -- work their way into their grooves with a seamless, and almost uniform, bounce. It can be a bit derivative (for all of Ndegéocello's genre-crossing, she always seems to go back to the same musical blueprint), but most of the time it's just about as boundary-busting and as affecting as '90s R&B gets. ~ Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide


PERSONNEL:
Me'Shell Ndegéocello - Bass, Vocals
David Gamson - Drums
Bobby Lyle - Piano
David Fiuczynski - Guitar
Geri Allen - Piano
James Preston - Piano
Joshua Redman - Saxophone (Tenor)
Bill Summers - Drums, Shekere
Wah Wah Watson - Guitar
Luis Conte - Conga
Byron Jackson - Vocals


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Plantation Lullabies
02. I'm Diggin' You
03. If That's Your Boyfriend
04. Shoot'n up and Gett'n High
05. Dred Loc
06. Untitled
07. Step into the Projects
08. Soul on Ice
09. Call Me
10. Outside Your Door
11. Picture Show
12. Sweet Love
13. Two Lonely Hearts

LINKS (http://lix.in/-6de14d)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

Bill Withers
+'Justments
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue




How you doing fam?? Good to see you dropping by
great post!!

[Alex_bog_13]

Evelyn 'Champagne' King - The Girl Next Door (1989)


Evelyn King

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Evelyn King was born in the Bronx in New York 1st July 1960. Singer Evelyn "Champagne" King first came to fame with the million-selling '70s disco smashes "Shame" and "I Don't Know if It's Right." Born July 1, 1960, in the Bronx, NY, she had a showbiz lineage. Her uncle was actor/singer/dancer Avon Long, who first played Sportin' Life in the play Porgy and Bess and later starred in the '70s play Bubblin' Brown Sugar. Her father, Erik King, was a singer and often augmented groups that appeared at New York's Apollo Theater. By her teens, King had relocated to Philadelphia with her mother, and began singing in several groups. To make ends meet, King and her mother became cleaning women. For a teenager, King's voice was quite mature; many at first thought she was a grown woman.
While working one night at Philadelphia International Records' recording base, producer T. Life overheard some tantalizing vocals coming from a washroom. There he discovered 16-year-old Evelyn King and her mother. Signing the singer to a production deal and a contract with RCA, Life's first single with Evelyn "Champagne" King was "Dancin'"Dancin' "Dancin'." Her debut LP Smooth Talk was released August 1977. But it was a song written by John Fitch and Reuben Cross, called "Shame," that gave her career-launching success. The extended mix began gaining radio play and eventually the Top Ten on the R&B and pop charts by spring 1978. The follow-up, "I Don't Know if It's Right," also went gold, peaking at number seven R&B, number 23 pop in fall 1978. Smooth Talk went gold, and she made two more LPs with T. Life: Music Box and Call on Me.
After teaming with a new producer, Kashif, King recorded two number one R&B hits during the early '80s, "I'm in Love" and "Love Come Down." Several of her LPs also placed high on the charts, including 1980's Call on Me, the following year's I'm in Love, and 1982's Get Loose. She signed to EMI-Manhattan in 1988, and was teamed with Leon F. Sylvers III for Flirt, which included the tender ballad "Kisses Don't Lie." On The Girl Next Door, the singer worked with house producer Marshall Jefferson.
In 1990, King recorded the album "I'll Keep a Light On" for the British label Expansion, whose featured musicians were Larry Graham, Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson, Jr. She didn't return until 2007, when she released Open Book for RNB Entertainment. Many of the singer's classic sides are on Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King.
~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide ~

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Performer: Evelyn 'Champagne' King
Album: The Girl Next Door
Released: 1989
Label: EMI Records
Genre: Soul / Disco
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 320 mb
Upload: rapidshare.com

Tracklist:
1. The Girl Next Door
2. Magnet
3. Day To Day
4. Cross Your Mind
5. Footsteps In The Dark
6. Do Right
7. Lover Man
8. Serious
9. This Song
10. Thief In The Night

Download:
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[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Poor Righteous Teachers
Title: Holy Intellect
Label: Profile Records
Catalog#: PCD-1289
Format: CD
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Hip Hop

Holy Intellect is the debut album by hip-hop group Poor Righteous Teachers, famous for its pro-Five-Percenter messages. The album includes the hip-hop classic "Rock Dis Funky Joint." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.




Tracklisting:

1 Can I Start This? (5:18)
2 Rock Dis Funky Joint (5:12)
3 Strictly Ghetto (3:27)
4 Holy Intellect (4:21)
5 Shakiyla (4:02)
6 Time To Say Peace (5:15)
7 Style Dropped/Lessons Taught (4:54)
8 Speaking Upon A Blackman (3:21)
9 So Many Teachers (4:43)
10 Word From The Wise (5:02)
11 Butt Naked Booty Bless (4:29)
12 Poor Righteous Teachers (5:15)


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[causemen]

Billy Preston - A Whole New Thing

VINYL | 1977 | FLAC single files | 208MB |


Hey! Props! Could you repost it please :305:

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it's already reupped you just have to run a thread search for it. Pretty simple procedure. Found the second post in less than a minute.
Oh and please don't quote the album covers. It eats up bandwidth and sometimes the pics stop working. thanks

My humble apologies :embarassed:

[causemen]

Whitney Houston
Whitney
Direct Rip / WAV / Log / Cue


Got to learn about her as a kid watching The Bodyguard. Twas shortly after the soviet era vanished, when VTRs were not a fixture yet at our homes. We were lucky to have one though, for a nice period already. Tapes were everywhere, but we still had no tape recorder.. Just kept on playing the end of the movie to listen to that theme song ))) Nice memories ) Thanks. My favorite is her 98 joint, though. Still outta love with those electronic 80's..

[dadirtydj]

Nite Flyte – Ascension (1999)

ACID JAZZ | WAV | CUE | LOG | 399 MB
http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/77/27/7e51820dd7a0fa0db923f010.L.jpg

Artist Bio (http://www.smooth-jazz.de/Artists1/NiteFlyte.html)


All Music Guide Review

Led by multi-instrumentalist Tony Campbell, Nite Flyte's Ascension is a sparkling collection of smooth and steppers-oriented jazz. The first single, "Lift Off," has a funky, gonna-get-you gait that's in the mode of MFSB's "Love Is the Message." The stepper crowd embraced the track to the point that Instinct Records rush-released an extended steppers CD mix single attaching it to the album. Other standouts are the up-tempo cuts, "Coast to Coast," "Open Your Heart," and "Tuned In-Spaced Out," as well as the sweet, mid-tempo "The Love I Give." ~ Ed Hogan, All Music Guide

LISTEN
http://www.amazon.com/Ascension-Nite-Flyte/dp/B00000I9DH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1265887663&sr=1-1


~Track Listings~

1. Lift Off
2. Dawn
3. Coast to Coast
4. Open Your Heart
5. Love I Give
6. Tuned In-Spaced Out!
7. Liaison
8. 4AM
9. Take Me Up
10. Souvenirs

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/335369800/NiteFlyte_Ascension_dddj.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/335374792/NiteFlyte_Ascension_dddj.part2.rar)

[Blaq]

How you doing fam?? Good to see you dropping by
great post!!

I'm feeling much better, thanks. I'll def be checking in a couple of days throughout the week. Nice work as usual. There is a lot to catch up on. Thanks to everyone in advance.

[Blaq]

Got to learn about her as a kid watching The Bodyguard. Twas shortly after the soviet era vanished, when VTRs were not a fixture yet at our homes. We were lucky to have one though, for a nice period already. Tapes were everywhere, but we still had no tape recorder.. Just kept on playing the end of the movie to listen to that theme song ))) Nice memories ) Thanks. My favorite is her 98 joint, though. Still outta love with those electronic 80's..

I used to bump a few of her cuts off of "The Bodyguard" sdtk. back in the day, especially "I'll Always Love You". My favorite album is her debut. I have the '98 album if you needed it. Let me know. Peace.

[tpvmeffq]

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Title: Dancing Machine/Moving Violations
Artist: Jackson 5
Year: 2008
Genre: soul, disco
Motown Japan/ UICY-6929

FLAC + LOG + CUE

1 I Am Love 7:29
2 Whatever You Got, I Want 2:58
3 She's a Rhythm Child 2:39
4 Dancing Machine 2:43
5 The Life of the Party 2:35
6 What You Don't Know 4:25
7 If I Don't Love You This Way 3:28
8 It All Begins and Ends With Love 3:07
9 The Mirrors of My Mind 3:08
10 Forever Came Today 6:24
11 Moving Violation 3:37
12 (You Were Made) Especially for Me 3:28
13 Honey Love 4:40
14 Body Language (Do the Love Dance) 4:07
15 All I Do Is Think of You 3:17
16 Breezy 3:38
17 Call of the Wild 2:33
18 Time Explosion 4:13
19 Through Thick and Thin Bonus Track 3:05
20 Forever Came Today 6:20

Editorial Reviews
Although Dancing Machine contained a few more choice pre-disco leanings, such as "She's a Rhythm Child" and "Life of the Party," the emphasis began to shift to album (read: longer) tracks rather than singles. That certainly isn't to imply that the hits had dried up. In fact, it was the persistent success of "Dancing Machine" from Get It Together that determined the direction of the album. The centerpiece of Dancing Machine is the opening track -- a seven-plus minute epic titled "I Am Love." The stunning use of counterpoint and a melange of pop music styles -- ranging from soul ballad to album rock -- are a tribute to the enormous flexibility of the Jackson 5. The album was so skewed toward a pop music audience that it failed to chart on the R&B charts, although it reached a most respectable number 16 on the Billboard album chart. Moving Violations is a more assured return to what was happening in popular soul music and the burgeoning disco scene of the mid- to late '70s. In fact, with only a few exceptions -- most notably "All I Do Is Think of You" and "Breezy" -- the tracks on this final Jackson 5 album were created specifically for the dancefloor. This in turn heralded the return of the quintet to the R&B album charts. Although this would be the final long-player credited to the Jackson Five, the band would continue as a quintet with youngest brother Randy Jackson replacing Jermaine on their next chapter as simply the Jacksons. As with all five in this series of the remastered Jackson 5 two-fer discs, there are a few pertinent "bonus tracks" on this disc -- both of which are circa Moving Violation. "Through Thick and Thin" first appeared on the Joyful Jukebox Music compilation. "Forever Came Today" -- originally by Diana Ross & the Supremes -- is indeed a rarity, as the last half of the track is a dance-friendly instrumental and was originally issued on Motown's Disc-O-Tech #3 various-artist long-player. Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

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Title: Triumph
Artist: Jacksons
Year: 1980
Genre: soul

FLAC + LOG + CUE

1. "Can You Feel It" Jackie Jackson/Michael Jackson 6:00
2. "Lovely One" Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson 4:52
3. "Your Ways" Jackie Jackson 4:31
4. "Everybody" Michael Jackson/Tito Jackson/McKinney 5:00
5. "This Place Hotel" Michael Jackson 5:44
6. "Time Waits for No One" Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson 3:24
7. "Walk Right Now" Michael Jackson/Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson 6:29
8. "Give It Up" Michael Jackson/Randy Jackson 4:20
9. "Wondering Who" Jackie Jackson/Randy Jackson 4:19

This is a part of a 5 disc box containing : The Jacksons,Goin Places,Destiny and Victory


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Title: Dancing Machine/Moving Violations
Artist: Jackson 5


:respect-067::553: THANKS!!

[causemen]

I used to bump a few of her cuts off of "The Bodyguard" sdtk. back in the day, especially "I'll Always Love You". My favorite album is her debut. I have the '98 album if you needed it. Let me know. Peace.

Would be nice, indeed. :207: Lemme share some neat records first ;) I'm actually working on my first contribution.

[Kosta]

A TASTE OF HONEY - Another Taste (1979, Capitol)
Vinyl rip:
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A1 Do It Good 5:32
A2 The Rainbow's End 3:47
A3 Dance 4:10
A4 I Love You 5:11
B1 Race 4:59
B2 Let's Begin 3:51
B3 Take The Boogae Or Leave It 4:42
B4 Your Love 5:20

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Producer - Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell

[Alex_bog_13]

Black Jack

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Credits:
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals: Georg Liszt
Backing Vocals: Felicia Taylor
Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer: Hartmut Pfannmüller
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Backing Vocals: Christian Kolonovits
Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals: Johan Daansen
Synthesizer [Poly Moog, Mini Moog], Organ [Hammond], Backing Vocals, Mixed By: Richard Schönherz
Producer, Mixed By: Peter Hauke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFSHVz1PFgc

:grin: You have 'Black Jack' too? :sad: Game Over! (http://www.synciti.net/forum/showthread.php?p=689934)...

[whodshecoo]

Steel Pulse - Tribute To The Martyrs
Mango 1979

CD | FLAC | LOG | SCANS | 299 MB

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1. Unseen Guest (6:04)
2. Sound System (3:24)
3. Jah Pickney - R.A.R. (4:34)
4. Tribute To The Martyrs (6:51)
5. Babylon Makes The Rules (4:48)
6. Uncle George (4:44)
7. Biko's Kindred Lament (5:35)
8. Blasphemy (Selah) (6:57)



AMG Review:
The lyrical themes on Tribute to the Martyrs were even darker, angrier, and more politically confrontational than those on Handsworth Revolution. Yet strangely, the music itself was warmer and much more inviting. Where songs like "Prediction" and "Soldiers" on the debut deliberately held the listener at arm's length (the better for singer David Hinds to shake his finger in your face), the songs on this album engage the listener -- either directly challenging the (presumably Babylonian) listener's ability to keep Rasta down ("Unseen Guest") or forcing the listener to consider the details of various martyr's stories ("Biko's Kindred Lament," "Uncle George"). Even "Sound System," ostensibly an expression of dancehall exuberance, sounds mainly defiant. But what really sets this album apart from its predecessor is the melodies, which, while still often fairly dry, are sometimes unbelievably powerful. The best examples are "Jah Pickney -- R.A.R.," which is based on a swooningly lovely vocal hook combined with a lovely percolating keyboard part, and the even better "Babylon Makes the Rules," which takes a lyrical message of despair and turns it into musical victory by means of one of the most exalted call-and-response melodies in the history of reggae music. Most critics will tell you that Handsworth Revolution is the crucial Steel Pulse album, but don't be fooled: Get this one and True Democracy and you'll have most of the band's essential studio recordings.


.. as soon as the sun is showing up again over here, I'm gettin in the mood to post some Reggae. Couldn't get that one out the car drive for years
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Enjoy, fam!

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[causemen]

VALERY OBODZINSKY
WHITE WINGS
CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SPECTROGRAMS | SCANS | 328 MB
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01. These Eyes in Front of Me
02. White Wings
03. Carnival
04. Oriental Song
05. Feel Me, Please
06. You've Forgotten Me
07. Impossible
08. The Leaves Will Cover It Up
09. On Love We Depend
10. The Ones You Love Go Away
11. Same Ole Thing
12. Hold On
13. Just Yesterday
14. Don't Wake Up, Darling

Valery Obodzinsky [va'lery obo'dzinski] is a nice controversial and extremely popular soviet singer back from the 60s and 70s highly criticized for his westernized songs, looks and moves. Affectionate for warm and poetic lyrics full of love and passion, Valery would not record and perform any songs ordered by the Party which used to be a must to get on top. But no matter how hard the government tried to ban his records, cancel his shows, shut doors to major festivals in front of him, Valery has managed to become a most prominent and high selling artist of that time. Once the Union collapsed, everybody tried to leave everything reminiscent, both negatively and positively, of that era as far behind as possible. Eventually, many great men and women of old school art have stumbled upon the lack of opportunities to create on and seen their final days in a gutter. Valery has suffered the same fate. This is a CD from his posthumous collection released in 2006.

LYRICS SUMMARIES
01. These Eyes in Front of Me
These eyes in front of me are sparkling with stars
These eyes in front of me are getting warmer by far
I’m begging you, don't look away…

02. White Wings
I wonder if swans could’ve come back in winter
It’s so difficult trying to fly against the wind
It’s so difficult trying to believe in love again
Could have our spring been revived in this blizzard?

03. Carnival
I’m asking you to join me for this carnival of love.
I’ve picked up the most cordial words to tell you.

04. Oriental Song
Writing a message to you, I keep on stumbling upon that single letter.
Every time I’m trying to drop you a line, I come up with nothing but the letter L and dots…

05. Feel Me, Please
Feel me, darling, feel me, please.
I need harmony in the way we think,
I need to see consent in your eyes.

06. You've Forgotten Me
It’s been a long time since you saw me.
You might have already forgotten me, but I keep thinking of you.

07. Impossible
Living without you is impossible…

08. The Leaves Will Cover It Up
This fall all the maples are on fire.
These are not leaves though, these are the feelings we used to cherish that burn.
Everything we had, the leaves will cover it up…

09. On Love We Depend

10. The Ones You Love Go Away
The ones you love keep going away.
It can take a whole life to find the one you really love.

11. Same Ole Thing
It’s the same ole thing, your love is slipping away.
It’s the same ole thing, your words are not so strong anymore…
My love keeps slipping away, I keep on calling it back.

12. Hold On
Hold on, please, hold on, before we break up..

13. Just Yesterday
Just yesterday everything was OK. Today it’s not.
Why? Who’s wrong, if both of us are right?

14. Don't Wake Up, Darling
Don’t wake up, darling, stop breaking my heart.
Forgive me, please, at least in your dreams.
The planet we’re on is about to explode in its fierce flight.
Let’s embrace to stand up or fall off together if destined to.

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[causemen]

Love this album. "If I Ain't Got You" is my favorite song from Alicia and that "Feeling U" interlude is just so sexy to me. Might have to grab my cd and play this now.
Love this song too. Especially the unplugged album version. Have you listened to it?

[RunawayTrane]

Al Jarreau - Accentuate The Positive
VOCAL | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG ARTWORK | 359MB | 50:05
Verve 2004

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Although centered around songs from the 1940s, Al Jarreau's Accentuate the Positive is another stellar modern jazz album that continues the winning streak he began with his 2000 comeback, Tomorrow Today. Similar to his previous effort, the R&B-infused All I Got, the album features classy production from Tommy LiPuma and a natty cast of backing musicians, including bassist Christian McBride and guitarist Anthony Wilson, among others. Centered around Jarreau's still limber and evocative vocals, Accentuate moves from uptempo bluesy numbers like Eddie Henderson's "Cold Duck" to lush ballads, including "My Foolish Heart" and reworked standards, most notably "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," turned here into a funky and expansive toe-tapper. This is a solid, poignant, and straight-ahead album that showcases Jarreau's unique gift in the best light possible and should appeal to longtime fans and contemporary jazz listeners alike. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

PERSONNEL:
Al Jarreau - Vocals
Larry Willis - Keyboards
Russell Ferrante - Piano
Christian McBride - Bass
Larry Goldings - Organ (Hammond)
Tollak Ollestad - Harmonica
Larry E. Williams - Keyboards
Anthony Wilson - Guitar
David Carpenter - Bass
Mark Simmons - Drums
Keith Anderson - Saxophone (Tenor)
Luis Conte - Percussion
Peter Erskine - Drums



TRACK-LISTING:
01. Cold Duck
02. The Nearness of You
03. I'm Beginning to See the Light
04. My Foolish Heart
05. Midnight Sun
06. AC-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
07. Betty Bebop's Song
08. Waltz for Debby
09. Groovin' High
10. Lotus
11. Scootcha-Booty


LINKS (http://lix.in/-75d11e)
pw=lisalisa

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cd->eac->wave->foobar2000->flac

Tracks
"Burn It Down" (Rowland) – 4:21
"Tell Me When My Light Turns Green" (Rowland) – 3:46
"The Teams That Meet in Caffs" (Rowland) – 4:08
"I'm Just Looking" (Blythe, Rowland, Saunders) – 4:41
"Geno" (Archer, Rowland) – 3:31
"Seven Days Too Long" (Bailey, Harrel) – 2:43
"I Couldn't Help If I Tried" (Paterson, Rowland) – 4:14
"Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn't Apply" (Rowland, Saunders) – 2:59
"Keep It" (Archer, Blythe) – 3:59
"Love Part One" (Rowland) – 1:12
"There, There, My Dear" (Archer, Rowland) – 6:03

Review by Daryl Easlea (bbc.co.uk) :

Although coming four years after the first summer of punk, Searching For The Young Soul Rebels by Birmingham eight-piece Dexys Midnight Runners is probably the truest capturing of the movement's sprit ever released in Britain. Leader Kevin Rowland had indeed seen quite a bit in his "23" years, (as stated on Tell Me When My Light Turns Green – he was actually 27). He'd been in a smash’n’grab band of Birmingham punks; he'd toyed with a look that was to marry glam and safety-pin chic together (that was later half-inched by the new romantics) – recruiting a team of experienced players, he wanted to marry the anger of new wave with the emotion of soul music.

Remember, this was a time when soul was seen as something of a delicacy, liked by the northern crowd or females while the boys had their prog or Pistols. When Dexys played songs such as Otis Redding's Respect in their set, young British audiences had largely never heard of them and thought they were the group’s originals.

And what originals they had. With its biographical essay on the sleeve (“The firm was complete, now for the caper”), Searching... was unlike anything that had come before. Producer Pete Wingfield achieved a sound with the three-piece horn section that has never been recreated on vinyl. Close mic'ed and recorded right to the front, they sledgehammered their way into your heart.

The album begins with a radio being turned off after playing relics from rock, punk and 2-Tone, before Rowland calls the group to arms for Burn It Down, an attack on all who demean the Irish by reeling off a list of the country’s literary giants. It at once stated the moral ground that Rowland would operate on – a strong sense of Irish nationalism and a demand to be, if not understood, listened to with respect.

The album contained the No. 1 single, Geno; the powerful I'm Just Looking and also Keep It where the closing vocal duet between Rowland and his lieutenant ''Al'' Archer has a fascinating intensity to it. The final song, There, There My Dear, made a spoken plea to cast all else aside and welcome a new soul vision.

Sincerity and belief were exceptionally unpopular in the early 80s; Dexys Midnight Runners on Searching For The Young Soul Rebels embodied it. Nearly 30 years on, it has lost little of its power. Although Rowland may have had bigger hits (Too Rye Ay) and made a greater work (1985's Don't Stand Me Down), SFTYSR - fierce, raging and passionate - remains one of the greatest debut albums of all time.




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CD->EAC->WAV->DBPOWERAMP->SHN

1. Brand New Me
2. Right To The End
3. Madame George
4. Piece Of My Heart
5. Baby, Work Out
6. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
7. A Case Of You
8. Big Leg Blues
9. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
10. Share Your Love With Me
11. Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'
12. Never, Never Land

Allmusicguide review :
The record business being, if possible, even harder on women over 30 than the movie business is, I Can't Complain was 45-year-old Phoebe Snow's first album in nine years and only her second in 17 years. It was also her first to present her solely as an interpretive singer, not including any of her own compositions. Maybe for these reasons, producers Joel Moss and Jimmy Vivino had her swing for the fences: It took a lot of confidence to cover songs associated with such vocal powerhouses as Van Morrison ("Madame George"), Janis Joplin ("Piece of My Heart"), and Mary Martin ("Never Never Land") among others. Of course, Snow's own voice was so distinctive that she had no trouble making such material her own. In truth, the challenge with Snow is not so much finding songs as excluding them; it's hard to think of a song to which she couldn't bring a new and valuable interpretation. Her "Piece of My Heart" is just as impassioned as Joplin's, but comes from a different universe of feeling. She fully understands Bob Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (one of two duets with Michael McDonald) and suggests a few other meanings. Her "Baby, Work Out" is just as joyous as Jackie Wilson's, with some added emotions as well. Her "A Case of You" is just a vulnerable as Joni Mitchell's, and somewhat more knowing. And so on. The only thing wrong with this album is that it is such a rarity. A singer of Snow's quality should have been documented much more extensively over the last two decades.


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[Kosta]

LEON WARE - Rockin' You Eternally (1979, Elektra)
CD>EAC>FLAC

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A1 A Little Boogie (Never Hurt No One) 4:30
A2 Baby Don't Stop Me 4:02
A3 Sure Do Want You Now 3:46
A4 Our Time 3:44
B1 Rockin' You Eternally 4:21
B2 Got To Be Loved 3:49
B3 Don't Stay Away 4:01
B4 In Our Garden 6:15

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LAMONT DOZIER - Black Bach (1974, ABC)
CD rip

Lossless:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L07SMJR4

This one's reeeal nice! Just the type of music I love a lot. A totally new name for me. Really appreciated. Thanks! :respect-067:

[Alex_bog_13]

Dino Solera - Classically (1977)


Dino Solera

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Solo effort by sax player Dino Solera from Giorgio Moroder's Musicland Studios troupe of session men. Other players are Gary Unwin, Mats Bjoerklund, Moroder himself, Thor Baldusson, Keith Forsey and the choir consisting of Glaudia, Lucy and Gitte. The sound is "Knights In White Satin" and "Theme For a Dream" is the standout track.


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Performer: Dino Solera
Album: Classically
Released: 1977
Label: Oasis Records
Genre: Sax / NeoClassic
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 215 mb
Upload: rapidshare.com

Tracklist:
1. Classically Elise (Elise '77) (5:22)
2. Suite Concerto (5:18)
3. Easy Feeling (4:36)
4. Theme For A Dream (6:08)
5. Lovely Sax (3:29)
6. Beautiful Ros' (4:46)
7. Classically Elise (Reprise) (1:29)

Download:
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:1139: Beautiful Lips !... Lovely Sax !...

[zacki]

Slave - Make Believe (1987)

Vinyl | Wav | Covers
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01. Juicy-O
02. Chillin'
03. You (Got The Power To Say No)
04. You Take My Breath Away
05. Flashdance
06. Holiday
07. I Like Your Style
08. Lonely Girls

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[causemen]

WU SYNDICATE - Myalansky & Joe-Mafia

CD | EAC | APE | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 424.87 MB [WEB RIP]


Yep! :277: For me it's a best rap album ever. The way they rap, the way the tracks are produced.. Gradually starts with such a shivering song and keeps you trembling throughout the album.. And when it's over you want more. You rewind it and start it all over again.. Again and again.. A precious drop. Already got it though. Still much respect!

Innocent, on some plead the fifth ish, criminal, illegitimate lifestyle, allah, the intricate... Imma bump it right now )))

PS: unfortunately Joe Mafia's solo joint wasn't as nice as this one.. Especially in terms of production (((

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Know what, friends? I wish I could add to your rep for each and one of your drops! Luv ya! Seriously ) Just checking the previous pages and it's a treasury!

Btw, digging in my crates for that Wu-Syndicate joint, I came across my first Los Lobos Cd ever, Colossal Head. It could be a very nice drop, don't you think?

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...and declicked [/B]


Declicking wipes away certain frequencies, doesn't it? Why do you choose declicking your rips? Just curious, you know..
I for one, like vinyl sound much better than its digitalized counterpart. Even with clicks that contribute to that sacramental atmosphere when you catch your breath, put a record on, watch it start spinning, etc...

[RunawayTrane]

James Carter - In Carterian Fashion
JAZZ | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 400DPI | 399MB | 62:16
Atlantic 1998

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James Carter is the Arturo Sandoval of the reeds, a remarkable virtuoso who can seemingly do anything he wants on his horns. It is just a matter of passing time and accomplishments accumulating before Carter is thought of as one of the all-time greats. This particular CD, In Carterian Fashion, differs from his earlier ones in that Carter (who switches between tenor, soprano and baritone sax, and bass clarinet) is joined by one of three organists (Henry Butler, Cyrus Chestnut and his regular pianist Craig Taborn) instead of piano, which of course changes the sound of the ensembles. However, only a few of the songs come across as Jimmy Smith-style soul-jazz. Carter stretches from bluesy tunes to Don Byas' swinging mid-'40s romp "Don's Idea," to some avant-garde explorations, and a few strong hints at Rahsaan Roland Kirk (particularly on the soprano feature "Trouble in the World") and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Trumpeter Dwight Adams sounds fine during his four appearances, particularly when trading off with Carter on "Don's Idea," and altoist Cassius Richmond (who is on three of the trumpet pieces) is also excellent. However, the dominant voice throughout is James Carter's, who in general is a little more restrained, which makes his fiery explosions and colorful tonal distortions really stand out. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Lianmo
02. Down to the River
03. Don's Idea
04. Skull Grabbin'
05. Odyssey
06. Trouble in the World
07. Escape from Bizarro World
08. Frisco Follies
09. Lockjaw's Lament
10. In Carterian Fashion


LINKS (http://lix.in/-717035)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

Btw, digging in my crates for that Wu-Syndicate joint, I came across my first Los Lobos Cd ever, Colossal Head. It could be a very nice drop, don't you think?


I usually end up saying this to people who ask that question: If you've got it...post it. I know you think we've got it all covered, but that is just not the case. Plus, you never know whose been looking for what. If it's "The Best of the Mickey Mouse Club" post it. Someone might want it for their child (or grandchild) or something. If it's on audio, rip that sucker and fire it up. Even if no one downloads, it'll still be appreciated for the effort

just don't copy and paste someone else's stuff. I know you don't have to be told that, it's just in case anyone else is reading this message and gets the wrong idea

[causemen]

I usually end up saying this to people who ask that question: If you've got it...post it. I know you think we've got it all covered, but that is just not the case. Plus, you never know whose been looking for what. If it's "The Best of the Mickey Mouse Club" post it. Someone might want it for their child (or grandchild) or something. If it's on audio, rip that sucker and fire it up. Even if no one downloads, it'll still be appreciated for the effort

just don't copy and paste someone else's stuff. I know you don't have to be told that, it's just in case anyone else is reading this message and gets the wrong idea

Does that mean that I can just post anything I believe is worth dropping without waiting for anybody's reaction, response or positive feedback to similar previous drops? :498:

[yoyoyo]

thanks for the music. great downloads.

[whodshecoo]

Declicking wipes away certain frequencies

If you once come across a nice little tool named ClickRepair you're gonna be surprised .. :350:

[RunawayTrane]

Does that mean that I can just post anything I believe is worth dropping without waiting for anybody's reaction, response or positive feedback to similar previous drops? :498:


of course you can. Just don't blantanly repost something that's just been posted. You have to use some common sense. Run a thread search beforehand so you'll have some idea of what's been posted already and how long ago. Also, if links to a particular album are dead and you downloaded the album previously, YOU could post the reup. I say this all the time. Everyone doesn't use the same upload service. Posting a mirror of something isn't being disrespectful. So if I post a rapidshare link for an album and you upload it to megaupload, that's perfectly cool with me as long as it's not right on top of my post. There are ways to contribute to threads like this one without owning a huge collection of CDs and records. Worse kind of cats IMO are the ones who swoop in, grab something and swoop right out. Like I always tell new people, take your time, take a look around, there might be some way you can make contributions with information, not just posting albums. But usually it falls on deaf ears. Like the dude comes in and starts 20 posts on absolutely nothing and doesn't even answer replies. You can tell he doesn't care, just wants to get his 25 or whatever posts in so he can download without replying anymore.

Anyway, I've said enough. Enjoy

[whodshecoo]

King Sunny Adé - Synchro System
Mango 1983

CD | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 233 MB

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1. Synchro Feelings - Ilako (5:36)
2. Mo Ti Mo (5:31)
3. Penkele (4:00)
4. Maajo (3:26)
5. Interlude (0:41)
6. Synchro System (6:27)
7. E Saiye Re (3:29)
8. Tolongo (3:19)
9. E Wele (5:05)
10. Synchro Rreprise (1:27)


King Sunny Ade is the undisputed king of juju music, the dance-inspiring hybrid of western pop and traditional African music with roots in the guitar tradition of Nigeria. Although he's yet to equal the success that he enjoyed with his early-1980s albums and American tours, Ade and his band, His African Beats, continue to weave an infectious blend of electric guitars, synthesizers and multi-layered percussion. Born to a family of Nigerian royalty, Ade left school to pursue a career in music. In the mid-1960s, he performed with a Highlife band, Moses Olaiya's Federal Rhythm Dandies. Ade formed his own band, The Green Spots, in 1967. Frustrated by the exploitation of the record industry, Ade launched his own record label in 1974. In the two and a half decades since, the label has released more than one hundred of Ade's recordings in Nigeria. Ade began to attract attention in the western world when three of his albums -- Juju Music, Synchro System and Aura -- were released in the early-1980s on the Mango label, a subsidiary of Island Records. Ade and His African Beats made their debut American performances to enthusiastic crowds in 1983. Although Juju Music and Synchro System showed signs that Ade was going up to live up to billing as "the African Bob Marley," Aura was a commercial disappointment and the group was dropped by Island Records. While they released an album, Authority, in 1990, it too failed to stir much commercial interest. E Dide (Get Up), released in 1995, offered hints that the best days of Ade and His African Beats are yet to come. The group followed it with Odu, a collection of ancient Nigerian songs, in 1998; the album was nominated for a Grammy. Its follow-up, Seven Degrees North, appeared in 2000. Ade has remained a powerful force in Nigeria. Money received from his early albums has been used to launch an oil firm, a mining company, a nightclub, film and video production company, a PR firm and a record label specializing in recordings by African artists. It's been estimated than more than seven hundred people are employed by Ade's companies. In the mid-1990s, Ade founded the King Sunny Ade Foundation, an organization that includes a performing arts center, state of the art recording studio and housing for young musicians and performers on a five acre tract donated by the Lagos state government. Ade currently serves as chairperson of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria. In 1996, Ade formed a "supergroup", The Way Forward, featuring top-notch Nigerian musicians. Ade and His African Beats have been featured in three films -- Juju Music in 1988, Live At Montreux in 1990 and Roots of Rhythm in 1997.

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[dadirtydj]

i'm grabbin' it from what.cd, just give me some time to finish dl, zip it and upload it to rs...

Thanks SD. And, if you come across Charlie's other two (even though I have them on my purchase list), will you grab them?

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Artist: Various
Title: Memphis 60 - Soul, R&B And Proto Funk From Soul City USA
Year: 2009
Genre: soul, r&b

FLAC + LOG + CUE


1. The Hawg Pt 1 - EDDIE KIRK
2. The Spoiler - EDDIE PURRELL
3. I Won't Cheat On You No More - WILLIE WALKER
4. Double Up - L.H. AND THE MEMPHIS SOUNDS
5. I Don't Know - THE DIXIE NIGHTINGALES
6. She's Fine She's Mine (You Don't Love Me) -WILLIE COBBS
7. I'm Going Home - PRINCE CONLEY
8. Let The Best Man Win - UNKNOWN
9. Tramp - JUNIOR KIMBELL
10. Blue Groove - SIR ISAAC & THE DO-DADS
11. Assassination - THE DIXIE NIGHTINGALES
12. When My Love Comes Down (alt) - RUBY JOHNSON
13. Man About The House - BARBARA BROWN
14. Ticket To Ride - WILLIE WALKER
15. Shake Shake Shake - WILLIE BOLLINGER
16. Soul City USA - SPENCER WIGGINS
17. Restless - THE COBRAS
18. She's About A Mover - PERCY MILLEM
19. Nothing But The Truth - ANN HODGE
20. So Hard To Get Along - THE LYRICS


Last year saw BGP take a look at the Memphis soul and funk sounds of the 1970s with our Memphis 70 compilation, that delved into the years after Otis Redding-era Stax dominated the city. This time we step back a decade and look at the soul, R&B and proto funk that the real music city was releasing in the 1960s. These feature some classic artists, but also many who were never heard of outside the myriad small clubs that filled the city. Some of these records are sought after collectors items, others are newly-discovered gems that we are pleased to place under the spotlight.
A large part of our CD is made up of obscure recordings from Stax Records and its various subsidiaries. These include our opener The Hawg by Eddie Kirk, only ever distributed in the Memphis area. It is a big mod floor-filler, and sells for serious money. The same is true for Prince Conley's I'm Coming Home, early R&B on the pre-Stax Satellite label. We also have Isaac Hayes' first single Blue Groove released as Sir Isaac and the Doo Dads. A certain Stax floor-filler is The Spoiler by Eddie Purnell, which was the inspiration for Paul Weller and Andy Lewis on their single Are You Trying To Be Lonely, and the two gospel cuts by the Dixie Nightingales owe more to Otis than Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

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Artist: Various
Title: Memphis 70: The City's Funk And Soul In The Decade After Otis Redding's death : 1968 to 1978
Year: 2008
Genre: soul, funk, r&b

FLAC + LOG + CUE

1. Mississippi Mud - SMITHSTONIAN
2. I Can't Tell No Difference - DAVID PORTER
3. Two Paces Ahead Of Love - WILLIE WALKER
4. Pullin' - THE MINITS
5. Strange Things - ART JERRY MILLER
6. Shake - THE OVATIONS
7. No Ending - STACY LANE
8. Tip Toeing - ALVIN CASH & DORIS PORTER
9. It's Bump Time - BOW LEGS MILLER AND FRIENDS
10. Blackrock Yeah Yeah - BLACKROCK
11. Keep The Faith - MEL AND TIM
12. Who's Been Warming Your Oven - SIR WALTER
13. Come What May - JOHN GARY WILLIAMS
14. Watchdog (alternate) - BARBARA & THE BROWNS
15. The Way Of Me - KANNON
16. Don't Boom Boom - LILLIAN HALE
17. Take A Giant Step - LACLEVE MILON
18. Papa Killed A Chicken - WILLIE TOLIVER
19. Hard Times - BILLY CEE
20. Dig It (She's In The Groove) - THE OPTIMISTICS

Memphis’ location on the border of three states and the Mississippi River, means it has been a hub for a couple of hundred years now. It is also an incredibly inventive place – the home of the first supermarket, Federal Express and the Holiday Inn, as well as rock’n’roll. In the field of black music the city had been critical as a centre for blues and R&B, really making its mark throughout the 60s and 70s. Otis Redding, Sam & Dave and the mighty Stax label put the Memphis sound on the map, raw and gritty. In the late 60s, after the death of Otis Redding, there was a determined effort to keep the sounds of Memphis relevant and it became the music’s most successful period.

MEMPHIS 70 hones in on a group of labels to bring you a selection of incredible sounds. It covers the spectrum of soul, funk, and instrumental grooves and by digging deep into the vaults we’ve discovered unissued gems as well as some very sought after rarities.

These include Smithtonian’s Mississippi Mud, an expensive 45 on Stax’s Enterprise label that is popular with funk collectors, as is Stacey Lane’s one single for the BAR label – a gritty groovy little cut, that is terribly obscure. Lillian Hale’s one 45 on Fretone is a sure fire dancefloor slice of sister-funk and Willie Tolliver’s Papa Killed A Chicken would be very in-demand if only it wasn’t so obscure. We have some great soul as well, including John Gary Williams masterful Come What May and Mel and Tim’s Keep The Faith.

It is the unreleased cuts where this album reaches heights unattainable elsewhere offering an almost secret history of Memphis soul. For instance it has been suggested that David Porter had lost his muse by the early 70s, yet with cuts such as I Can’t Tell No Difference in the can this seems far fetched. We also have a couple of incredible soul tunes from the Sounds Of Memphis vaults, one by the greatly under-recorded Willie Walker, and another by former Stax artist Art Jerry Miller. SOM is also where we found a brilliant take on Aretha Franklin’s Pullin’ by the Minits and the Ovations doing an insanely funky version of Sam Cooke’s Shake. A personal favourite of mine is a version of Who’s Been Warming My Oven (James Carr / Spencer Wiggins) recorded by Sir Walter in an Al Green style from 1975.

Memphis 70 is a veritable trip through an obscure part of Memphis soul. We aim to keep walking this path

By Dean Rudland


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I know I posted this somewhere in the thread, but I can't find it. The original post was from a disc I ripped from a library copy back in 2002 with Roxio CD Creator software. It was also before I knew about the intricacies of CD ripping. Posted it because it was the ONLY copy I had and the library copy was missing. But today is a new day and this is a new disc and it includes all artwork. So if you fancy this artist this is the rip for you. Listen for a young Stephen Marley on track 6 and Joan Osborne on track 13 (my fav on this album):



Spearhead - Chocolate Supa Highway
FUNK+REGGAE+RAP | FLAC | CUE | LOG | PNG | 459MB | 64:39
Capitol 1997

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What sets Chocolate Supa Highway immediately apart from the previous album Home is its sound -- boasting a murky, bass-heavy atmosphere clearly influenced by the rise of trip-hop, the album lends Michael Franti's politically-charged raps a cinematic distinction missing from his previous efforts. Spanning from R&B-textured urban grooves to jagged rap anthems, Chocolate Supa Highway is no less challenging or confrontational than its predecessor, but for the most time Franti's music bears an importance equal to his message. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Africa on Line
02. Chocolate Supa Highway
03. Keep Me Lifted
04. Food for tha Masses
05. U Can't Sing R Song
06. Tha Payroll (Stay Strong)
07. Madness in tha Hood (Free Ride)
08. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)
09. Why Oh Why
10. Comin' to Gitcha
11. Life Sentence
12. Ganja Babe
13. Wayfaring Stranger
14. Gas Guage
15. Water Pistol Man [Chocolate Mix]


LINKS (http://lix.in/-761552)
pw: lisalisa

[tpvmeffq]

Thanks SD. And, if you come across Charlie's other two (even though I have them on my purchase list), will you grab them?

Triple D, both "Charlie, Last Name Wilson" & "Uncle Charlie" are in my download queue, they'll be here in a while.. :350:

[rtownsend213]

King Sunny Adé - Synchro System
Mango 1983

CD | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 233 MB

The password doesn't work for this one Who.

[whodshecoo]

.. just tried >> it works.

Please check if you included any space

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Brothers Johnson
Title: Blam!
Year: 1978
Genre: funk, disco

Producer - Quincy Jones


FLAC + CUE

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A1 Ain't We Funkin' Now (5:36)
A2 So Won't You Stay (3:20)
A3 Blam! (4:55)
B1 Rocket Countdown / Blastoff (0:51)
B2 Ride-O-Rocket (4:43)
B3 Mista' Cool (3:27)
B4 It's Your Girl (3:32)
B5 Streetwave (5:09)

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.. just tried >> it works.

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My fault Who, I was inserting it in manually and I didn't notice the exclamation mark. :smh:

[RunawayTrane]

Burning Spear - Jah Is Real
REGGAE | FLAC | CUE | LOG | PNG | 510MB | 68:52
Burning Music 2008

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The reggae record business has been a snakepit for decades, and few have been as cruelly used by it as the legendary Winston Rodney (aka Burning Spear), a man whose recordings have helped build the foundation of roots reggae music and one who has struggled to survive financially for most of his career. Now living in Queens and running his own label, Rodney is not only finally reaping the just rewards of his hard work but also singing and writing at the peak of his powers. Jah Is Real is one of the strongest entries in his monumental catalog. It uses modern technology and recording techniques to deepen and strengthen his signature sound: a dry, heavy blend of horns, chanted melodies, two-ton basslines, and devotional lyrics. On this album he's helped out by what might seem at first like an unlikely duo: bassist Bootsy Collins and keyboardist Bernie Worrell, both charter members of Parliament Funkadelic. But the disconnect is only superficial: funk and reggae have deep roots in common, and both Bootsy and Bernie fit into the band with seamless ease. Highlight tracks include the resolutely rocking "People in High Places," the contemplative "Step It," the calypso-inflected "One Africa," and especially, the simple and moving title track. As with most Burning Spear albums, though, this one isn't characterized by sharp high and low points; it's a slow and steady journey through the soul and mind of one of reggae music's most beloved figures, and it moves with all the irresistible momentum of an elephant herd. Very highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. The Cruise
02. Step It
03. You Were Wrong
04. Run for Your Life
05. Jah Is Real
06. People in High Places
07. One Africa
08. Grandfather
09. Wickedness
10. Stick to the Plan
11. No Compromise
12. 700 Strong
13. Grassroot
14. Step It [Remix]

LINKS (http://lix.in/-6b6e11)
pw: lisalisa

[Kosta]

LEON WARE - Inside Is Love (1979, Fabulous)
CD>EAC>FLAC

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A1 What's Your Name 4:10
A2 Inside Your Love 4:35
A3 Love Is A Simple Thing 3:31
A4 Small Café 3:43
A5 Club Sashay 4:17
B1 Try It Out 3:56
B2 Love Will Run Away 4:36
B3 On The Island 5:24
B4 Hungry 3:56

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in the rip folder i mixed up and wrote Elektra, but label is Fabulous :yes:

[causemen]

LOS LOBOS
COLOSSAL HEAD
CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SPECTROGRAM | SCANS | 288 MB
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01. Revolution
02. Mas y mas
03. Maricela
04. Everybody Loves a Train
05. Can't Stop The Rain
06. Life Is Good
07. Little Japan
08. Manny's Bones
09. Colossal Head
10. This Bird's Gonna Fly
11. Buddy Ebsen Loves the Night Time

MY COLOSSAL HEAD STORY

A funny thing – my music experience has always been in line with my video experience. We were lucky to have that VCR at home since the mid 80s, when people were charged with pornography for watching Last Tango In Paris. It was the time when soviet citizens were taking first peeks through the iron curtain at the unknown western civilization. A rare home had a VCR and people used to gather at those VCR homes after midnight to watch movies. People could get bagged and deprived of their property just for watching that Pretty Woman flick. Both dangerous and funny time… But it’s just a background… This VCR experience has been a common way for us to learn about the world behind that iron curtain.

Going back to my Colossal Head story, it took place ten years later, back in 1996, when I got hooked on that Desperado joint and its theme song. From that on I was literally delirious about these guys, who called themselves Los Lobos. Unfortunately there was no other way to listen to their music other than watching that movie. Back then we had a nice Airedale dog who used to have meals at kitchen in a corner where we kept laying some paper to keep the floor clean. One day, while changing that paper, I noticed this green robot with red Lobos letters above his head. It was a Russian newspaper with latest release reviews. Daaaaamn… That music was only 400 miles away from me (Minsk – Moscow). Isssh… No way for a 14 year old kid to travel alone to Moscow for a record. I was lucky though, lucky to have my dad planning to visit that city on a business trip. I had been saving up. I had a nice fund of $20. Which was a lot back then. A LOT! Believe me ;) The CD eventually swallowed $19 outta that 20 I had. The funniest thing in the end was that I did not have any CD player back then :251: Eventually I had to wait for some time more to finally bump it and enjoy it as a best CD I ever had…

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Magnum Opus: 20 Dance Masterpieces

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Artist : VA
Title : Magnum Opus
Year : 2001
Genre : Disco, Funk, Dance
Label : Universal / Debutante
Catnum : 560 969-2
Size : 952 MB
Source : 2 x CDDA
Grabber : EAC Secure Mode
Format : FLAC Lossless

CD1 :

01. Creative Source - Who Is He And What Is He To You [extended mix] 11:40
02. Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) [simon harris remix] 06:16
03. Diana Ross - Love Hangover [extended mix] 07:51
04. Jackson Sisters - I Believe In Miracles [simon harris remix] 04:50
05. Donna Summer - I Feel Love [patrick cowley mega mix] 15:52
06. Roy Ayers - Running Away [extended mix] 06:56
07. Barry White - Your Sweetness Is My Weakness [extended mix] 08:02
08. Third World - Now That We Found Love [extended mix] 07:35
09. Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start The Dance [extended mix] 07:36

CD2 :

01. Cheryl Lynn - To Be Real (12') 05:09
02. New York Community Choir - I'll Keep My Light In My Window (New Re-Mixed Disco Version) 06:00
03. Gwen McCrae - All This Love (That I'm Giving) 03:53
04. Yarbrough And Peoples - Don't Stop The Music (Long Version) 07:50
05. Freeez - Southern Freeez (12') 05:39
06. Gary Byrd And The Gb Experience - The Crown (12' Vocal) 10:43
07. Central Line - Nature Boy (Full Version - UK Mix) 06:48
08. Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (12') 05:40
09. Shannon - Let The Music Play (12') 05:56
10. Cameo - Single Life (12') 06:31
11. Rene And Angela - I'll Be Good (12' Dance Mix) 07:25

Magnum Opus: 20 Dance Masterpieces is a double-disc set that includes some of the best dance singles of the '70s and '80s, spanning disco, funk, soul, and house. There were so many great singles that came from this era that it would be impossible to come up with something definitive in the space of two discs. The greatest strength of this compilation is that it doesn't include any of the obvious staples that have already populated dozens of other packages. Even the most familiar songs here -- Shannon's "Let the Music Play," Diana Ross' "Love Hangover," Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" (Patrick Cowley's 16-minute 1981 version!) -- are hardly as played out as, say, the Village People's "YMCA" or Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music." Instead, there are Indeep ("Last Night a DJ Saved My Life"), Roy Ayers ("Running Away"), Rene Angela ("I'll Be Good"), Bohannon ("Let's Start the Dance"), Yarbrough Peoples ("Don't Stop the Music"), Central Line ("Nature Boy"), and Cameo ("Single Life"). In other words, one is more likely to hear these songs during an urban radio station's after-school flashback show than a trailer for a new movie. The other key advantage this compilation has over most of its competitors is the fact that most of the songs are presented in their full or 12" mix versions; most compilations attempt to cram as many songs as possible onto one disc, so they favor radio edits that usually pale in comparison to their superior counterparts. So, this is hardly your everyday retro-dance compilation; it was obviously put together with loving care. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guid

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Artist: Charlie Wilson
Title: Charlie, Last Name Wilson
Year: 2005
Genre: r&b

FLAC + CUE + LOG

1."Magic"- 3:35
2."Charlie, Last Name Wilson" (intro from R. Kelly in the video version)- 3:35
3."So Hot" - (Featuring Twista)- 3:58
4."Let's Chill"- 5:02
5."No Words"- 4:47
6."Floatin'" - (Featuring Will.i.am & Justin Timberlake)- 5:13
7."You Got Nerve" - (Featuring Snoop Dogg)- 3:25
8."Asking Questions"- 4:03
9."What If I'm The One"- 4:37 (Durrell Dabbs)
10."Thru It All"- 4:09
11."My Guarantee"- 3:45
12."Cry No More"- 5:16
13."After Party"- 3:48
14."Here I Am"- 3:16

Although the Gap Band enjoyed their greatest commercial and creative success in the late '70s and early '80s, Charlie Wilson's influence on R&B and hip-hop continued long after that. The onetime Gap Band singer was a major influence on Guy/Aaron Hall, Keith Sweat, Bell Biv DeVoe, and other new jack swing stars who emerged in the late '80s and early '90s, and it certainly isn't hard to hear Wilson's impact on the '90s and 2000s hits of R. Kelly. But veteran R&B artists who opened doors in the past don't always have doors opened for them as they grow older; most of the R&B stars who emerged in the '70s are lucky to be recording for small indie labels in the 21st century, let alone a major label like Jive. But recording for Jive is exactly what Wilson does on 2005's Charlie, Last Name Wilson, which finds him collaborating with none other than R. Kelly. In addition to serving as executive producer, Kelly wrote, produced, and arranged three songs: "Magic," the title track, and the Stevie Wonder-ish "No Words." Kelly didn't produce the entire album — the Platinum Brothers, T. Pain, and several others also help out — but whoever the producer or writer is on a particular track, the obvious goal was to make Wilson sound contemporary and modern by 2005 standards. And Wilson sounds perfectly natural alongside guest Snoop Dogg on the angry "You Got Nerve" and even Justin Timberlake (who has shed some of his more bubblegum tendencies of the past) on the infectious "Floatin'." Romantic slow jams are a high priority on this CD, and grooves like "Asking Questions," "What If I'm the One," and "Let's Chill" (a remake of Guy's hit) essentially take the Gap Band's classic "Yearning for Your Love"/"Outstanding" vibe and add a big dose of hip-hop. In other words, Wilson does exactly what Kelly, Teddy Riley, Sweat, and so many of his other admirers have been doing all these years. Charlie, Last Name Wilson isn't in a class with the singer's best recordings with the Gap Band, but it's a respectable and inspired demonstration of his ability to be relevant to the hip-hop-drenched urban contemporary scene of 2005.

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TEMPTATIONS - Bare Back (1978, Atlantic)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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A1 Mystic Woman (Love Me Over)
A2 I Just Don't Know How To Let You Go
A3 That's When You Need Love
A4 Bare Back
A5 Ever Ready Love
B1 Wake Up To Me
B2 You're So Easy To Love
B3 I See My Child
B4 Touch Me Again

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Artist: Charlie Wilson
Title: Uncle Charlie
Year: 2009
Genre: r&b

FLAC + LOG + CUE

Tracklisting

01. Musta Heard 03:17
02. Shawty Come Back 03:03
03. There Goes My Baby 03:28
04. Can't Live Without You 04:17
05. Back To Love 04:19
06. One Time 03:12
07. Let It Out (Feat. Snoop Dogg) 03:52
08. Love, Love, Love 03:37
09. What You Do To Me 03:25
10. Homeless 04:12
11. Thinkin' Of You 04:00
12. Supa Sexxy (Feat. T-Pain & Jamie Foxx) 04:10

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Chaka Khan - Funk This
R&B | FLAC | CUE | LOG | PNG ART | 692MB | 62:40
Burgundy 2007

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Three years on from Chaka Khan's recording of Classikhan with the London Symphony Orchestra, Funk This is likewise heavy on fresh looks at some of Khan's favorite songs, but its sources involve the likes of Jimi and Joni instead of Leiber & Stoller. Recorded with a core of Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, and Bobby Ross Avila, with guest contributions from Mary J. Blige, Michael McDonald, and Rufus guitarist Tony Maiden, Funk This sounds like much of it was recorded live, giving it a loose, not-fussed-over sound, though there are some questionable moves — like the favoring of a smoothed-out synth over a crunching guitar riff during Rufus' "You Got the Love," or the use of a talk box on McDonald's "You Belong to Me." The covers do work more often than not, highlighted by Prince's "Sign 'O' the Times" and Joni Mitchell's "Ladies Man" (an unlikely but very smart choice). There's a handful of new songs, including the nostalgic "Back in the Day," where Chaka looks back to when she was known as Yvette Stevens, and the fast and furious "Disrespectful" — where Jam and Lewis try to capture some of Rich Harrison's breakbeat-heavy "Crazy in Love"/"1 Thing" magic — but the one that sticks out most is "Hail to the Wrong," which could be mistaken for a new version of an excellent album cut from 1980's Naughty or 1981's What Cha' Gonna Do for Me. Chaka sounds mostly excellent from track to track, especially during the more relaxed moments. [Funk This was also made available in a Circuit City Exclusive edition.] ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Back in the Day
02. Foolish Fool
03. One for All Time
04. Angel
05. Will You Love Me?
06. Castles Made of Sand
07. Disrespectful
08. Sign 'O' the Times
09. Pack'd My Bags/You Got the Love
10. Ladies' Man
11. You Belong to Me
12. Hail to the Wrong
13. Super Life
14. Let Go

[B]LINKS (http://lix.in/-702472)
pw: lisalisa

[Blaq]

Includes the 9:07 extended remix version of "People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul" & 11:53 extended remix of "Bodyheat".


James Brown
Motherlode (Expanded & Remastered)
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. There It Is (Live)
2. She's The One
3. Since You Been Gone feat. Bobby Byrd
4. Untitled Instrumental
5. Say It Loud (Say It Live)
6. Can I Get Some Help (Unedited)
7. You Got To Have A Mother For Me
8. Funk Bomb (Instrumental)
9. Baby Here I Come
10. People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul (Remix)
11. I Got Ants in My Pants (And I Want To Dance)(Remix)
12. You've Changed
13. Body Heat (Alternate Mix)

WAV
755MB

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During the mid- and late '80s, after James Brown and Polydor parted ways, the label began to reissue his work, some of which had been out of print for close to a decade. Motherlode is one of the finest compilations. Coming a few years after In the Jungle Groove, a compilation effort that culled some of Brown's harder-edged 1969-1971 tracks, this covers 1969-1973 and has the smoothness of a regular release effort. By this point, Motherlode producers Cliff White and Tim Rogers began to know more about Brown's "classic" work than he did, and could do compilations where the tracks were all potent. This set starts off with an explosive live take of "There It Is," recorded at the Apollo in 1972. "She's the One" from 1969, featuring his late-'60s orchestra, has great guitar work from both Jimmy "Chank" Nolan and Alphonso "Country" Kellum. Since most of the tracks here weren't hits, or weren't even previously released, they provided a fresh interpretation of Brown's production style and the skills of his players. "Untitled Instrumental" features Brown's rock and psychedelic-influenced unit, with included guitarist Phelps Collins and his brother, Bootsy Collins, with his singular bass skills. The heart of this CD, however, is "People Drive Your Funky Soul." Originally on Slaughter's Big Rip-Off in a too-brief version less than four minutes long, Motherlode brings the entire take to the public for the first time. The track, which manages to subtly cross reggae with bebop, again features Brown with his 1971-1975 band, and it exhibits their chemistry and the band's unbelievable versatility. Although Motherlode has been lost in the shuffle due to a plethora of other compilations, this is still illuminating and enjoyable. [In 2003 a remastered edition was released with two previously unreleased bonus tracks, 1969's "You've Changed" and a 1976 alternate mix of "Bodyheat" that clocks in at nearly 12 minutes.]

All Music Guide, Jason Elias

[whodshecoo]

Curtis Mayfield - Got To Find A Way
Curtom 1974

CD | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 190 MB

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1. Love Me (Right In The Pocket) (7:18)
2. So You Don't Love Me (5:49)
3. A Prayer (4:03)
4. Mother's Son (6:05)
5. Cannot Find A Way (7:07)
6. Ain't No Love Lost (3:25)



dustygroove Review:
A great album that's often overlooked amidst the flurry of early 70s releases on Curtom -- but which stands as one of Mayfield's greatest from the 70s! In fact, we'd say that the album's one that we enjoy putting on more than most -- because the songs are less familiar, and not nearly as played-out as some of Curtis' bigger hits. The production style's still the same -- with plenty of rumbling funky soul, arranged by Rich Tufo in that classic Curtom mode ...



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[whodshecoo]

Burning Spear - Jah Is Real
REGGAE | FLAC | CUE | LOG | PNG | 510MB | 68:52
Burning Music 2008


... just at the right time :350:

Thanks, Run!!

[RunawayTrane]

Eric Benet - True To Myself
SOUL | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 600DPI | 592MB | 61:01
Warner Brothers 1996

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Eric Benet's debut album True to Myself elevates the singer to the front ranks of late '90s retro-soul vocalists, yet the album suffers from inconsistent material. which prevents it from being a thoroughly impressive debut. As it stands, True to Myself is merely an appealing, promising collection of soul that usually straddles the line between classic and urban soul quite skillfully. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. True to Myself
02. I'll Be There
03. If You Want Me to Stay
04. Let's Stay Together [Midnight Mix]
05. Just Friends
06. Femininity
07. While You Were Here
08. Spritual Thang
09. Chains
10. All in the Game
11. More Than Just a Girlfriend
12. What If We Was Cool
13. Let's Stay Together


LINKS (http://lix.in/-7654fe)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

Magnum Opus: 20 Dance Masterpieces





some great tracks on here. And you know I can't hate on a collection of 12" records that includes such a variety of artists. (Gary Byrd!!!)

[zacki]

Philip Bailey - The Wonders Of His Love (1984)

Vinyl-Rip|Wav|Covers
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01. I Will No Wise Cast You Out
02. I Want To Know You
03. God Is Love
04. Sing A New Song
05. Save In God's Love
06. I Am Gold
07. He Don't Lie
08. The Wonders Of His Love
09. Make Us One

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LOS LOBOS
COLOSSAL HEAD
CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SPECTROGRAMS | SCANS | 288 MB


MY COLOSSAL HEAD STORY

A funny thing – my music experience has always been in line with my video experience. We were lucky to have that VCR at home since the mid 80s, when people were charged with pornography for watching Last Tango In Paris. It was the time when soviet citizens were taking first peeks through the iron curtain at the unknown western civilization. A rare home had a VCR and people used to gather at those VCR homes after midnight to watch movies. People could get bagged and deprived of their property just for watching that Pretty Woman flick. Both dangerous and funny time… But it’s just a background… This VCR experience has been a common way for us to learn about the world behind that iron curtain.

Going back to my Colossal Head story, it took place ten years later, back in 1996, when I got hooked on that Desperado joint and its theme song. From that on I was literally delirious about these guys, who called themselves Los Lobos. Unfortunately there was no other way to listen to their music other than watching that movie. Back then we had a nice Airedale dog who used to have meals at kitchen in a corner where we kept laying some paper to keep the floor clean. One day, while changing that paper, I noticed this green robot with red Lobos letters above his head. It was a Russian newspaper with latest release reviews. Daaaaamn… That music was only 400 miles away from me (Minsk – Moscow). Isssh… No way for a 14 year old kid to travel alone to Moscow for a record. I was lucky though, lucky to have my dad planning to visit that city on a business trip. I had been saving up. I had a nice fund of $20. Which was a lot back then. A LOT! Believe me ;) The CD eventually swallowed $19 outta that 20 I had. The funniest thing in the end was that I did not have any CD player back then :251: Eventually I had to wait for some time more to finally bump it and enjoy it as a best CD I ever had…




Wow 400 miles? So far to get that album. Now you can get it with a few mouse clicks. Can you receive mail delivery without it being opened?? Or is the repression still going on? Ironically, your family got their VCR in the mid 80's, but my family got it around the same time. But the level of censorship you had to deal with is not even imaginable in the USA. At least, not yet. Might be one day if certain factions of society have their way. Thanks for sharing

[Disco]

Eddie Harris - The Electrifying Eddie Harris + Plug Me In [1968]
[CD-rip][flac][log][cover]

Two of his best albums! I had some problem with this one (scratched)
as you can see in the log, but it says "no error" and the files plays fine.

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1. Theme In Search Of A Movie 4:04
2. Listen Here 7:40
3. Judie's Theme 4:37
4. Sham Time 6:49
5. Spanish Bull 8:15
6. I Don't Want No One But You 3:38
7. Live Right Now 6:59
8. It's Crazy 3:06
9. Ballad (For My Love) 3:19
10. Lovely Is Today 4:25
11. Theme In Search Of A T.V. Commercial 4:08
12. Winter Meeting 4:50


AMG review "Electrifying":
This is one of tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris' most famous and significant LPs. He displays his mastery of the electronic varitone saxophone (virtually the only player before John Klemmer to get his own sound on the electric sax) during the memorable "Theme in Search of a Movie" and particularly on his hit version of "Listen Here." A couple of tunes add a pair of percussionists and "Sham Time" features a horn section in back of Harris; the basic quartet is comprised of the leader, pianist Jodie Christian, bassist Melvin Jackson, and drummer Richard Smith. A classic date.

AMG review "Plug Me In":
One of Eddie Harris's more underrated sessions, this out-of-print Atlantic album finds Harris creatively playing his electrified tenor on a wide variety of tunes, some of which utilize rock/funk rhythms of the period. Although his supporting cast includes such fine players as baritonist Haywood Henry, trumpeter Jimmy Owens and pianist Jodie Christian, the focus throughout is on Harris's distinctive playing. Highlights include "Live Right Now," "It's Crazy" and "Theme in Search of a T.V. Commercial." The only real fault to this enjoyable set is that the playing time is under 27 minutes.




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No, I'm not back on my PC. I found some spare parts to tweak this old PC.
It's not up to the speed of my reg. PC but it's enough to get some things done.



Nite Flyte – 30,000 ft (1997)

ACID JAZZ | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 286 MB
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30,000ft”, the group’s debut album, was released during the summer of 1997 on the Passion Jazz label. Immediately picked up by London’s Jazz FM, cuts such as “Coast To Coast” and “4am” have been supported by the station through to this day. In fact “4am” was one of Robbie Vincent’s most played tracks since his recent return to the station, is now a feature on Jazz FM’s own “Nu Cool” compilation. At this time Passion Jazz also secured a US release for Niteflyte with New York based label Instinct which took their music to the upper heights of the US smooth jazz charts

~Track Listings~

1. Cruise Control 3:40

2. Coast To Coast 4:12

3. 39,000 Ft 4:06

4. Freefall 4:38

5. Here To Eternity 4:50

6. 4.AM 3:47

7. Tuned In, Spaced Out 3:50

8. Professional Widow 5:38

9. Space Waitress 2:40

10. No Bars Held 4:55

11. Coast To Coast (Extended Club Mix) 7:06



Credits

Phil Brown - Flute // Phil Brown - Saxophone // Tony Campbell - Arranger // Tony Campbell - Producer // Tony Campbell - Mixing // Tony Campbell - Instrumentation // Ruth Thomas - Trumpet (Muted) // Mark Jaimes - Bass // Mark Jaimes - Guitar // Mark Jaimes - Producer // Mark Jaimes - Piccolo Bass // Mark Jaimes - Instrumentation // Norris Jackson - Piano // Norris Jackson - Vibraphone // Phil Brown - Flute // Phil Brown - Saxophone

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/353553686/Night_Flight_ThirtyThousand_Feet_dddj.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/353556427/Night_Flight_ThirtyThousand_Feet_dddj.part2.rar)

[Disco]

LOS LOBOS
COLOSSAL HEAD

MY COLOSSAL HEAD STORY



Wow, thanks for sharing your story. A lot of people in the "western world" don't know about how things were or still are, so for you to tell it here, where we share music, is such a great thing! I have a lot of friends from the "eastern block" and a lot of friends from various African countries, who all have similar stories to tell - like you just did.

Thanks again!

...oh, I'm not such a Los Lobos fan, but I'm gonna cop anyways. I wanna hear what you heard!

[rtownsend213]

http://www.funkytowngrooves.com/uploads/400/1173956441.jpg

I can't seem to find this one (and probably won't) at a good price so to you I turn. Does anyone own this or maybe can get a copy from a friend to share?

[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]The Floaters - Float On (1977)
Web-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01 Everything Happens For A Reason
02 Float On (Long Version)
03 Got To Find A Way
04 I Am So Glad I Took My Time
05 I Bet You Get The One You Love
06 No Stronger Love
07 Take One Step At A Time
08 You Don't Have To Say You Love Me


Review
"I Am So Glad I Took My Time," released on Fee Records, was their debut single, but the Detroit quartet struck gold with their second release (actually, the Floaters were actually a quintet; Ralph Mitchell missed the "Float On" session and the album's photo shoot for some unexplained reason, though he was present for the other tracks). "Float On" was 11 minutes and 46 seconds of pure magic; the tune echoed the group's name, for it just floated on a bed of rhythm and harmony as the guys introduced themselves and gave their astrological signs. The other Floaters are Paul Mitchell, Jonathan Murray, Charles Clark, and Ralph Cunningham. Disk jockeys loved "Float On," they could pair it with Issac Hayes' "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," make a munchie run, and be back before Ike sings "she'll be rising." "Float On" aced Billboard's R&B chart and Great Britain's pop chart. Nothing else as magical appears on this LP. They followed with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," which surprisingly charted despite Charles Clark's whiny, uninteresting falsetto lead. allmusic.com

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[RunawayTrane]

Spearhead - Home
RAP+FUNK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | 400DPI PNG | 415MB | 61:14
Capitol 1994

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Former Disposable Hero of Hiphoprisy Michael Franti takes his ideas even further with his debut record, covering a wide range of topics addressing the social conditions not only relevant to the African-American community, but to society in general. Immediate comparisons to other artists such as A Tribe Called Quest and Arrested Development are inevitable. They were all socially conscious and chose to have a message in their music, an angle decidedly different from the other two avenues of hip-hop of the time that focused on either gangster material or good-time, mindless commercial fodder. With a dark, brooding voice that could easily place him as the heir to Isaac Hayes or Barry White, Home greatly stressed consciousness and social thought over material value, but not at the expense of cheapening any other aspect of production. The whole vibe brought forth by employing a live band and backing singers easily paved the way for many nu-soul artists who continue to seek this path of influence. In the annals of hip-hop history, Home is an essential cornerstone to bringing socially conscious soul music and hip-hop close together. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. People In Tha Middle
02. Love Is Da Shit
03. Peace O' Peace
04. Positive
05. Of Course You Can
06. Hole In The Bucket
07. Home
08. Dream Team
09. Runfayalife
10. Crime To Be Broke In America
11. 100,000 Miles
12. Red Beans & Rice
13. Caught Without An Umbrella


LINKS (http://lix.in/-6d4b06)
pw: lisalisa

[Kosta]

BLUE MAGIC - Message From The Magic (1978, Atco)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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01 Can't Get You Off My Mind 4:26
02 If You Want Me To 3:55
03 Lady In My World Of Love 3:39
04 Four Leaf Clover 4:03
05 Purple Passion 4:50
06 Still In Love With You 3:40
07 Message 3:35
08 Sweet Woman 4:02
09 I Waited 4:01

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[Alex_bog_13]

Supercharge

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Founded in Liverpool U.K. 1974, by sax-player and singer Albie Donnelly, Supercharge started out as a very innovative and also unique band. After the first album "Between Music And Madness" the band was signed by Virgin Records. With Producer "Mutt" Lange they came to really big success in Australia ("Local Lads Make Good" went gold) and also had a big triumph when opening for QUEEN at the Hyde Park for about 100.000 Next step was the "invasion" of Europe. European tours with CHUCK BERRY & B.B.KING took the band back to stadiums and big concert halls.
With the beginning of a new millenium - Albie decided to bring back what had achieved the most success in the past years - strong and powerful Rhythm'n'Blues.

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Performer: Supercharge
Album: Body Rhythm
Released: 1979
Label: Virgin
Genre: Funk / Disco
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 233 mb
Upload: rapidshare.com

Tracklist:
1. I Can See Right Thru You (6:53)
2. We Both Believe In Love (3:29)
3. Four To The Floor (3:29)
4. Don't Stop (3:27)
5. I Think I'm Gonna Fall (In Love) (8:46)
6. Taxi (3:56)
7. Show Me How Real Your Love Is (3:36)

Download:
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[BlondStyle]

MY COLOSSAL HEAD STORY
Довольно удивительная история знакомства с альбомом! Спасибо, что поделился ей с нами. Возможно, собака также причастна! Вообщем, отличный водоворот совпадений и цепочка случайных происшествий...:350: И с прибытием на сайт! Я всегда радуюсь, увидев новеньких "своих". Добро пожаловать!

Amazing story of acquaintance to an album is enough! Thanks that you has shared to it with us. Probably, the dog also is involved! Excellent whirlpool of coincidences and a chain of casual incidents...:350:

[ignaciolpez]

... Lossless files are the best...

[Blaq]

Whitney Houston
My Love Is Your Love
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. It's Not Right But It's Okay
2. Heartbreak Hotel feat. Faith Evans and Kelly Price
3. My Love Is Your Love
4. When You Believe Duet With Mariah Carey
5. If I Told You That
6. In My Business feat. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
7. I Learned From The Best
8. Oh Yes
9. Get It Back
10. Until You Come Back
11. I Bow Out
12. You'll Never Stand Alone
13. I Was Made To Love Him

WAV
613MB

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Review

For all intents and purposes, Whitney Houston retired from being a full-fledged recording artist after her third album, 1990s I'm Your Baby Tonight, choosing to be a Streisand-like celebrity who cultivated a career through movies, soundtrack contributions, and social appearances. She may have been content to continue in that direction for many years if Arista president Clive Davis didn't push her into recording My Love Is Your Love, her first album in eight years, which easily ranks among her best. Never before has Houston tried so many different sounds or tried so hard to be hip. It's one thing to work with Babyface, the standard-bearer of smooth soul in the '90s, but it's quite another to hire Wyclef Jean, Lauren Hill, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, and Q-Tip — all cutting-edge artists (albeit on the accessible side of the cutting edge), the kind who never would have been associated with Houston in the late '80s. The gambit works. There is still a fair share of David Foster-produced adult contemporary ballads, but the true news is on the up-tempo and mid-tempo dance numbers. In fact, the songs that feel the stiffest are the big production numbers; tellingly, they're the songs that are the most reminiscent of old-school Houston. That's not to say she can no longer belt out ballads convincingly — in fact, the best ballads are where she restrains herself, delivering them with considerable nuance. Houston has never been quite so subtle before, nor has she ever shown this desire to branch out musically. That alone would be reason enough to rank My Love Is Your Love among her more interesting albums, but the fact that it works more often than not pushes it into the top rank of her recorded work.

All Music Guide, Stephen Thomas Erlewine

[Blaq]

Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue / Scans: 1200dpi

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Tracklist

1. Tearin' It Up
2. Slow Dancin'
3. Best In The West
4. Got To Be There
5. Be Bop Medley
6. Twisted
7. So Not To Worry
8. Pass It On (A Sure Thing)

WAV
403MB

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Review

An excellent album from Chaka Khan, mixing tingling uptempo tunes with her characteristic soaring, glorious vocals. "Got to Be There" reached number five on the R&B charts, but it actually wasn't the album's high point. That was the marvelous "Be Bop Medley," which later led hardcore jazz purist Betty Carter to proclaim Khan the one female singer working outside the jazz arena with legitimate improvising credentials.

All Music Guide, Ron Wynn

[RunawayTrane]

En Vogue - Runaway Love [EP]
R&B | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG | 242MB | 29:29
Eastwest 1993

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REVIEW (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308084,00.html)


TRACK-LISTING:
1. Runaway Love [EP Version]
2. Whatta Man
3. Hip Hop Lover [Hip Hop Remix]
4. Desire [Dancehall Remix]
5. What Is Love
6. Runaway Love [Extended Version]


LINKS (http://lix.in/-6f0253)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

TEMPTATIONS - Bare Back (1978, Atlantic)
Vinyl rip:

Thanks for posting the Temptations' Altantic releases. First time ever hearing this group of Temps. No Ruffin, no Edwards, no Kendricks, no Paul Williams and barely any Melvyn Franklin. Just Richard Street and Louis Price doing leads with the guy who took Kendricks place. Now I know what Ruffin meant when he called them the "fake Temps", lol. Kind of surprising the Atlantic albums were even made, they must've really needed the money or the work. But there were still about 2 or 3 decent cuts here.

Hopefully, someone has their "Power" album when they returned to Motown, Franklin got healthy and Edwards returned to the group




Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue / Scans: 1200dpi




thanks Blaq, this is going straight to audio CD, then straight to DVD. No jiivng around this time. Extra special thanks for the HQ art
:clap:

[excel]

CLOUD ONE
ATMOSPHERE STRUT



Many thx for this. My vinyl copy is scratched up.

[excel]

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Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt. 2
Format: FLAC
Size: 468 MB


1. Return of the North Star (feat. Papu Wu)
2. House of Flying Daggers (feat. Inspectah Deck,Ghostface Killah and Method Man)
3. Sonny's Missing (Produced by Pete Rock)
4. Pyrex Vision (Produced by Marley Marl)
5. Cold Outside (feat. Ghostface Killah and Sugar Bang)
6. Black Mozart (feat. Inspectah Deck)
7. New Wu (feat. Method Man and Ghostface Killah)
8. Penitentiary (feat. Ghostface Killah)
9. Surgical Gloves
10. Broken Safety (feat. Jadakiss and Styles P)
11. Canal Street
12. Ason Jones
13. Have Mercy (feat. Beanie Sigel and Blue Raspberry)
14. 10 Bricks (feat. Cappadonna and Ghostface Killah)
15. Fat Lady Sings
16. Catalina (feat. Lyfe Jennings)
17. We Will Rob You (feat. Slick Rick, GZA and Masta Killa)
18. About Me
19. Mean Streets (feat. Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killah)
20. Kiss The Ring (feat. Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa)
21. South Star (feat. Papa Wu)


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[whodshecoo]

The Memphis Horns Band - II
RCA 1978

Vinyl | FLAC | 259 MB

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1. Don't Change It (4:18)
2. Livin' For The Music (3:51)
3. Our Love Will Survive (3:54)
4. Minute By Minute (2:56)
5. (Let's Go) All The Way (4:33)
6. Hold On (3:05)
7. New Beginning (4:00)
8. Party Line (4:49)
9. You (3:32)
10. Give It To Me (3:38)



AMG Review:
Numerous guest vocal appearances augment the Memphis Horns here, giving the album a wider appeal. From the jazzy pop of "Living for the Music" to Average White Band clones "Don't Change It" and "Give It to Me," the horns' bright, full, brassy sound dominates. A female vocalist delivers "Our Love Will Survive," and disco numbers "Party Line" and "New Beginning" are as delightful as anything else on an excellent album that deserves to be reissued.



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[Blaq]

thanks Blaq, this is going straight to audio CD, then straight to DVD. No jiivng around this time. Extra special thanks for the HQ art
:clap:

No doubt, Run. You're welcome. :thumbs up:

[causemen]

Wow 400 miles? So far to get that album. Now you can get it with a few mouse clicks. Can you receive mail delivery without it being opened?? Or is the repression still going on? Ironically, your family got their VCR in the mid 80's, but my family got it around the same time. But the level of censorship you had to deal with is not even imaginable in the USA. At least, not yet. Might be one day if certain factions of society have their way. Thanks for sharing

Yep, 400 mile distance between Minsk and Moscow... I didn't cover this distance back then ) VCRs didn't become a fixture at our homes until the mid 90's. In the mid 80's we had Russian VCRs called ELECTRONICA designed in response to new western developments. You know, we just could not be inferior to the western civilization in any new step it takes. ;) Those VCRs (http://video1975.narod.ru/vm12.html) were bulky and awkward machines that would not mind jamming you tape once in a while ))) Families having these machines were few and deemed to be lucky and chosen ones back then. The real problem though was that having some access to VCRs we had nothing to watch ) Those tapes were initially smuggled by those who could travel abroad (politicians, high rank guys, etc.), translated and voiced over simultaneously in totally underground conditions and spread around the country. These voiceover/translation guys are still kinda heroes here. Nowadays most people who witnessed the video market development with their own eyes are into single voice over movies, called 'custom translated movies'. OK, people used to gather at those few VCR homes at night to watch some movies. Cops would raid these homes. They would switch the power off in the lobby to have those malicious tapes jammed. And if you were unlucky to have your Nine 1/2 Weeks tape jammed, daamn, you were in trouble, my friend. Censorship.. That's another story.. But you had to be a smart guy and a real genius to have your movie, record or book pass through all those filters and control agencies. However, the artistic value of those movies, records, books, etc. was much higher than it is now if you compare them to their present day counterparts... In this respect, some people miss that time )

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Wow, thanks for sharing your story. A lot of people in the "western world" don't know about how things were or still are, so for you to tell it here, where we share music, is such a great thing! I have a lot of friends from the "eastern block" and a lot of friends from various African countries, who all have similar stories to tell - like you just did.

Thanks again!

...oh, I'm not such a Los Lobos fan, but I'm gonna cop anyways. I wanna hear what you heard!

You are welcome! I think I'm gonna tell some more record related stories with my future drops ) Hope you'll have a nice time listening to these records.

[causemen]

Довольно удивительная история знакомства с альбомом! Спасибо, что поделился ей с нами. Возможно, собака также причастна! Вообщем, отличный водоворот совпадений и цепочка случайных происшествий...:350: И с прибытием на сайт! Я всегда радуюсь, увидев новеньких "своих". Добро пожаловать!

Amazing story of acquaintance to an album is enough! Thanks that you has shared to it with us. Probably, the dog also is involved! Excellent whirlpool of coincidences and a chain of casual incidents...:350:

Спасибо за поддержку!
Thanks for the support!

[excel]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/610FsKntp%2BL._AA240_.jpg

I could never find a lossless copy of this so I bought it. Enjoy

Ghosface Killah - Ironman
Format: FLAC
Size: 370 MB
1. Iron Maiden (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
2. Wildflower
3. The Faster Blade (feat. Raekwon)
4. 260 (feat. Raekwon)
5. Assassination Day (feat. Raekwon, RZA & Inspectah Deck)
6. Poisonous Darts
7. Winter Warz (feat. Cappadonna, U-God & Masta Killa)
8. Box In Hand (feat. Method Man & Streetlife)
9. Fish (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
10. Camay (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
11. Daytona 500 (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
12. Motherless Child (feat. Raekwon)
13. Black Jesus (feat. Raekwon & U-God)
14. After The Smoke Is Clear (feat. The Delphonics)
15. All That I Got Is You (feat. Mary J. Blige)
16. Marvel

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[RunawayTrane]

An acquired taste. But it contains one of the best funk jams in history.

Pointer Sisters - The Pointer Sisters
VOCAL | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG ART | 280MB | 47:00
Blue Thumb 1973


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With a big push from their Blue Thumb label, who introduced the band by way of a full-page ad in Billboard magazine, the Pointer Sisters took their eponymous debut straight to the top of the R&B charts in summer 1973 on the strengths of their penchant for mixing classic '60s R&B with fresh forward-thinking grooves. Add the sisters' harmonies and complex vocal moves, and there's no doubt the group was destined for a fast rise. Produced by David Rubinson, The Pointer Sisters contained effusive covers that cradled two of the Pointers' own compositions. That remarkable combo, then, allowed the Allen Toussaint classic "Yes We Can Can" to rub shoulders with the original "Jada," a boogie blues-shaded slab of jazz, and a perfect fingerprint of the eclectic style that would define the Pointers' core. That same bent also allowed them to give equal energy to the Willie Dixon gem "Wang Dang Doodle," a song which quickly became a live set favorite, and also to their own "Sugar." Other high points include "River Boulevard," a mid-tempo vocal that gives way to a light rock riot. It was easy to see exactly where the Pointer Sisters were headed. With talent to spare and an energy that was fresh and unending, this set emerges a cohesive and joyous cabaret, allowing the quartet to do what it does best. Listening to these earliest gems, it's no surprise, then, that the band would spend the better part of the next two decades in the charts. ~ Amy Hanson, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Yes We Can Can
02. Cloudburst
03. Jada
04. River Boulevard
05. Old Songs
06. That's How I Feel
07. Sugar
08. Pains and Tears
09. Naked Foot
10. Wang Dang Doodle


LINKS (http://lix.in/-753807)
pw=lisalisa

[tpvmeffq]

LOS LOBOS
COLOSSAL HEAD


causemen, if you don't have the first Los Lobos albums (how will the wolf survive, by the light of the moon, La bamba OST, The neighborhood, Kiko) just tell me something and i will share them... :yes:

[souled out]

Maze [Audio CD, Original recording remastered]
Wav

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Time Is On My Side
Happy Feelin's
Color Blind
Lady Of Magic
While I'm Alone
You
Look At California

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[Game Plan]

Love this song too. Especially the unplugged album version. Have you listened to it?

Yep got the unplugged album (non lossless though) and the video of the performance.


Damn I haven't been in these threads very often. Great drops by everybody. :thumbs up:
Hopefully I can get this other Sade I've been meaning to rip done tonite.

[causemen]

causemen, if you don't have the first Los Lobos albums (how will the wolf survive, by the light of the moon, La bamba OST, The neighborhood, Kiko) just tell me something and i will share them... :yes:

how will the wolf survive = flac
by the light of the moon = mp3 ((
La bamba OST = N/A
The neighborhood = N/A
Kiko = CD
this time = wv
good morning aztlan = flac

Thank you my friend. If you need the last two above, just let me know ;)

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I could never find a lossless copy of this so I bought it. Enjoy

Ghosface Killah - Ironman
Format: FLAC
Size: 370 MB
1. Iron Maiden (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
2. Wildflower
3. The Faster Blade (feat. Raekwon)
4. 260 (feat. Raekwon)
5. Assassination Day (feat. Raekwon, RZA & Inspectah Deck)
6. Poisonous Darts
7. Winter Warz (feat. Cappadonna, U-God & Masta Killa)
8. Box In Hand (feat. Method Man & Streetlife)
9. Fish (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
10. Camay (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
11. Daytona 500 (feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna)
12. Motherless Child (feat. Raekwon)
13. Black Jesus (feat. Raekwon & U-God)
14. After The Smoke Is Clear (feat. The Delphonics)
15. All That I Got Is You (feat. Mary J. Blige)
16. Marvel

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[nkenya]

Classic! I had these on vinyl!:thumbs up:

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Artist: Labelle
Title: Nightbirds/Phoenix/Chameleon
Year: 2009 (remastered edition)
Genre: soul/funk

[nkenya]

I didn't know that "Shakiyla" was on the same lp as "Rock Dis Funky Joint." Did they re-do it for their next lp?



Tracklisting:

1 Can I Start This? (5:18)
2 Rock Dis Funky Joint (5:12)
3 Strictly Ghetto (3:27)
4 Holy Intellect (4:21)
5 Shakiyla (4:02)
6 Time To Say Peace (5:15)
7 Style Dropped/Lessons Taught (4:54)
8 Speaking Upon A Blackman (3:21)
9 So Many Teachers (4:43)
10 Word From The Wise (5:02)
11 Butt Naked Booty Bless (4:29)
12 Poor Righteous Teachers (5:15)

[Blaq]

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I could never find a lossless copy of this so I bought it. Enjoy


Good looks. Thanks, fam. :thumbs up:

[RunawayTrane]

I didn't know that "Shakiyla" was on the same lp as "Rock Dis Funky Joint." Did they re-do it for their next lp?





The first one was more of a slow jam.

[dadirtydj]

Pharoah Sanders – Love Will Find A Way (2005)

JAZZ | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 223 MB
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Editorial Reviews

Once you’ve heard the sound of Pharoah Sanders’ tenor saxophone, you never forget it; impossibly rich and full of overtones, it wrings every bit of emotion out of each note. Pharoah has gained a devoted following since his days with John Coltrane, and his work for Impulse during the early ’70s in particular has been lovingly reissued; however, his albums for Arista in the late '70s have been out of print for years. One big reason for that is that they are the most controversial of his career; that same devoted fan base could not believe its ears when this free jazz icon went the jazz-funk "quiet storm" route! But the blend—some would say collision—of the two aesthetics produced, on Love Will Find a Way, a unique album that has gained quite the cult following over the years; that it features two other legends in their own right, drummer/producer/singer Norman Connors and vocalist Phyllis Hyman, certainly doesn’t hurt! We’re reissuing this lost classic with original art and new liner notes with quotes from Pharoah.

~Track Listings~

1. Love Will Find A Way
2. Pharomba
3. Love Is Here
4. Got To Give It Up
5. As You Are
6. Answer Me My Love
7. Everything I Have Is Good

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/354922886/SharoahPanders_LoveFindAWay_dddj.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/354924017/SharoahPanders_LoveFindAWay_dddj.part2.rar)

[Game Plan]

Meant to upload this after the last Sade drop but didn't get to it then


Sade
Best of Sade
1994
Direct FLAC rip (Log/Cue)

http://www.imagebanana.com/img/mt1a928t/The_Best_Of_Sade_album_cover.jpg

By the time this was released in 1994, something unexpected happened. Sade's early work became classic and the later additions boasted even better vocals and songs that nicely improved on the theme. The timeless sound and class always exhibited makes Sade Adu and her band a no-brainer for an appealing compilation. Like Al Green's Greatest Hits, The Best of Sade doesn't detract from the original albums and is a marker of time, not the end of the act. The ice-princess demeanor and detached vocals worked perfectly for the mid-'80s singles and radio samples "Smooth Operator" and "Your Love Is King." The tracks from the make-or-break second album, Promise, seem less dolorous propped up and sequenced for a compilation. The sensual-to-a-fault "The Sweetest Taboo" and "Never As Good As the First Time" both retain their strength here. The songs from Stronger Than Pride -- "Love Is Stronger Than Pride," "Nothing Can Come Between Us," and the great "Paradise" -- all benefit from Ian Cooper's mastering job. This set also includes tracks from Sade's "comeback" CD, Love Deluxe, including "Kiss of Life" and "No Ordinary Love." As a bonus, The Best of Sade also includes a rare cover of "Please Send Me Someone to Love" from the Philadelphia soundtrack. Despite its riches, The Best of Sade doesn't include all of the best, since "Maureen" and or "Keep Looking" aren't here. It's a small complaint and The Best of Sade is a great overview.
Jason Elias, All Music

1 Your Love Is King 3:41
2 Hang on to Your Love 4:32
3 Smooth Operator 4:21
4 Jezebel 5:30
5 The Sweetest Taboo 4:38
6 Is It a Crime 6:23
7 Never as Good as the First Time 3:59
8 Love Is Stronger Than Pride 4:20
9 Paradise 3:39
10 Nothing Can Come Between Us 3:56
11 No Ordinary Love 7:22
12 Like a Tattoo 3:41
13 Kiss of Life 4:12
14 Please Send Me Someone to Love 3:43
15 Cherish the Day 6:19
16 Pearls 4:33

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[RunawayTrane]

George Clinton & His Gangsters of Love
R&B | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | COVER | 434MB | 68:23
Shanachie 2008

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REVIEWS
POP MATTERS (http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/65001-george-clinton-george-clinton-his-gangsters-of-love/)
USA TODAY (http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2008/09/this-weeks-re-2.html)
ALL MUSIC GUIDE (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jpfqxz9kldae)


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Ain't That Peculiar
02. Never Gonna Give You Up
03. Mathematics of Love
04. Let the Good Times Roll
05. Pledging My Life
06. Gypsy Woman
07. It's All in the Game
08. Heart Trouble
09. Our Day Will Come
10. Sway
11. A Thousand Miles Away
12. Heaven
13. As In
14. Stillness in Motion
15. Fever


LINKS (http://lix.in/-73c69c)
pw: lisalisa

[Kosta]

ELOISE LAWS - Eloise (1977, ABC)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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A1 Baby You Lied
A2 His House And Me
A3 1,000 Laughs
A4 Someone Who Still Needs Me
A5 Love Is Feeling
B1 Number One
B2 You're Incredible
B3 Love Comes Easy
B4 Forever Now

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[dadirtydj]

Nick Colionne – No Limits (2008)

JAZZ-FUNK-BLUES | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 343 MB
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Editorial Reviews

Nick Colionne combines Jazz with Rhythm, Blues and Funk.The title of guitarist/vocalist Nick Colionne's first release for KOCH Records tells the whole story. Nick's previous CDs have focused on his love of jazz, but the unmistakable presence of multiple styles of music has always been there. This time around, Nick brings it all up front. The mix of tunes on "No Limits" is a true reflection of the full artist, including more vocals, in response to the many fans who are delighted with his rich baritone voice in concert and constantly ask why he hasn't sung more on his CDs! Two of those vocals, 'Hard Line' and 'Melting Into You' are co-written with the legendary Jim Peterik, of Survivor and Ides Of March fame, who has penned the Top Ten pop classics 'Eye Of The Tiger' and 'Vehicle.' For the first time, 'No Limits' blends all the music Nick Colionne loves best. You're as likely to hear this native of Chicago's West Side sing the blues as you are to hear his blazing jazz licks; and there's no mistaking the R&B/funk influence from his early years of touring with the Staples Singers. A disciple of the pop/soul/jazz immortals Wes Montgomery and George Benson, Nick has put together a collection that evokes the finest efforts of those two masters, smooth yet street-wise and always deep in the pocket.

~Track Listings~

1. No Limits 3:38
2. Stepping Back 4:06
3. The Big Windy Cat 3:55
4. Melting Into You 4:57
5. Until Tonight 3:42
6. Hard Line 4:26
7. Ports Of Call 4:26
8. On The Edge 3:49
9. Wes Before Dawn 4:33
10. Take A Walk With Me 3:47
11. Godfather J 4:02
12. Anyway (instrumental) 4:21
13. Anyway (vocal) 4:20

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/354893131/CickNolionne_LoNimits_dddj.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/354911634/CickNolionne_LoNimits_dddj.part2.rar)

[causemen]

BARRY WHITE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SPECTROGRAM | 200 MB
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01. Under the Influence of Love
02. Your Heart and Soul
03. Long Black Veil
04. I've Got the Whole World to Hold Me Up
05. Where Can I Turn To
06. All in the Run of a Day
07. I'm Fragile Handle with Care
08. Out of the Shadows of Love
09. I Owe It All to You
10. Come On In, Love

(P) 1972 CAS Records/Warm. Up S.A.
(C) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A.S.

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[Kosta]

THANKS for this UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
i miss it (got only a crap 128 rip)
also issued by Supremacy Records in 1974 as 'No Limit On Love'

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[causemen]

BARRY WHITE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SPECTROGRAM | 200 MB


In terms of track listing, seems to have the same tracks his No Limit on Love album has. However, the order is different. Purchased in Paris at a Virgin store. I don't think it could be a bootlegged disc..

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THANKS for this UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
i miss it (got only a crap 128 rip)
also issued by Supremacy Records in 1974 as 'No Limit On Love'

http://i69.servimg.com/u/f69/12/69/02/81/barry_10.jpg

You are welcome. The sound quality is not that great though. It's a 100% CDDA still..

[Black Stars]

Boot Camp Clik
The Last Stand
[Rip Internet Wav]

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Tracklist :

01 Here We Come
02 Let's Go
03 Yeah
04 Hate All You Want
05 Don't You Cross The Line
06 1-2-3
07 Take A Look (In The Mirror)
08 He Gave His Life
09 Trading Places
10 ...But Tha Game Iz Still Tha Same
11 So Focused
12 Everybody Knows Now
13 World Wide
14 Soul Jah

Download Link :

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[streetkiks]

[CENTER]Nick Colionne – No Limits (2008)

A nice album,Sound a little bit like NILS if you like the sound check it out.

[whodshecoo]

M People - Elegant Slumming
Epic 1994

CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 385 MB

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01 - One Night In Heaven (6:29)
02 - Moving On Up (5:30)
03 - Renaissance (5:23)
04 - You Just Have To Be There (5:28)
05 - Love Is In My Soul (6:17)
06 - Don't Look Any Further (5:31)
07 - Natural Thing (5:07)
08 - Little Packet (5:22)
09 - La Vida Loca (4:34)
10 - Melody Of Life (4:45)



AMG Review:
Including no less than five British Top Ten singles and several other chart entries stretching back to 1992, Elegant Slumming is easily M People's best album. From the driving British house of "One Night in Heaven" and the nu-disco slant of "Moving on Up" to more downtempo soul on "Melody of Life," vocalist Heather Small is confident and aggressive while the production by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard backs her up with an exquisite touch.



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[RunawayTrane]

Christian McBride - Kind Of Brown
JAZZ | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG ART | 383MB | 64:19
Mack Avenue 2009

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One might assume that bassist Christian McBride's CD Kind of Brown would be a tribute to Ray Brown. Au contraire -- in fact, it would be appropriate for this recording to own up to the title Kind of Blue Note, because this music bears a strong resemblance to the late-'60s to mid-'70s recordings of the legendary Bobby Hutcherson-Harold Land quintet. That seminal post-bop ensemble defined the mid-period Blue Note label sound, and created resonant sonic signposts that remained unequaled, until now. A new discovery in vibraphonist Warren Wolf, Jr., teamed with veteran saxophonist Steve Wilson, the wonderful pianist Eric Reed, and drummer Carl Allen makes McBride's quintet dubbed Inside Straight into one of the more melodically tuneful and harmonically focused contemporary ensembles combining past tradition with a fresh new approach to this potent style of jazz. McBride is almost an equal in this company, putting aside his furious note playing for a more democratic role in this extraordinarily balanced small combo. The similarities to the Hutcherson-Land group are unmistakable, from the tick-tock rhythm and melodic line similar to Hutch and Herbie Hancock's classic composition "Blow Up" on "Brother Mister" to the steady swinger "Rainbow Wheel" and "Pursuit of Peace," with its probing basslines via McBride and perfectly fitted hand-in-glove melody and unison approach. The athletic and quirky "Stick and Move" is hard-charging bop at its best with Reed leading; soul-jazz is adopted during the waltz "Used 'ta Could" in parallel to the standard "Better Than Anything"; while "The Shade of the Cedar Tree" (for Cedar Walton) is again similar to what Walton and Hutcherson did with the Timeless All Stars, and close to Walton's tune "Hindsight." McBride's role as a leader is more pronounced on "Theme for Kareem," an ultra-tight, very hip tune that has potential standard written all over it. Wilson concentrates on alto sax, but plays a bit of soprano on the recording for the waltz-to-samba "Starbeam"; McBride restrains his inclination to play a multiplicity of notes; and Wolf proves to be a new artist to keep a close watch on in the next decade. While Christian McBride has been involved with many amazing recordings during his brief but substantive career, this might be his best batch yet. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide


INSIDE STRAIGHT:
Christian McBride - Bass
Eric Scott Reed - Piano
Steve Wilson - Saxophone
Warren Wolf - Vibraphone
Carl Allen - Drums


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Brother Mister
02. Theme for Kareem
03. Rainbow Wheel
04. Starbeam
05. Used 'Ta Could
06. The Shade of the Cedar Tree
07. Pursuit of Peace
08. Uncle James
09. Stick & Move
10. Where Are You?


LINKS (http://lix.in/-73e712)
pw: lisalisa

[causemen]

MOBB DEEP
HELL ON EARTH
CD | WAV | CUE | LOG | SPECTROGRAMS | SCANS | 465 MB
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01. Animal Instinct
02. Drop a Gem On'Em
03. Bloodsport
04. Extortion
05. More Trife Life
06. Man Down
07. Can't Get Enough of It
08. Nighttime Vultures
09. G.O.D. Pt. III
10. Get Dealt With
11. Shook Ones Pt. I
12. Hell on Earth (Front Lines)
13. Give It Up Fast
14. Still Shinin'
15. Apostle's Warning

For me this one has always been the best Mobb Deep album ever...

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[waldo24]

Dayton - Hot Fun - 1982
CD Rip - Flac - Covers - 326.30 Mb

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The 1982 follow-up was the group’s best-selling set, spurred by the success of their cover of the Sly & Family Stone classic, “Hot Fun In The Summertime.” Features Bootsy Collins and Rhanny Harris. A wonderfully sweet groover from Dayton — a group that’s equal parts modern soul and 80s groove — and outta site all the way! The album’s big title hit is a remake of Sly Stone’s classic “Hot Fun In The Summertime”, done in such a way that it’s got a cool skating stepper’s groove to it — and set amidst some jazzy riffing and ensemble vocals that are totally great. The rest of the album follows in a similar mode — really bouncy and joyous, with mixed male and female vocals stepping out over a set of lean, mean 80s groovers that should have been huge!.
Review : Dusty Groove

Tracks :

1. Hot fun in the summertime (5:27) (S. Stewart)
2. We can’t miss (4:47) (R. Harris Jr. – C. Jones – S. Sandridge)
3. Patiently (5:34) (R. Harris Jr. – S. Sandridge – D. Sandridge)
4. Krackity krack (5:35) (R. Harris Jr. – T. Currier – S. Sandridge – W. Collins)
5. Meet the man (5:52) (R. Harris Jr. – D. Sandridge)
6. Gunch (5:19) (A. Bayyan – T. Currier – S. Sandridge – J. Matthews – E- Rodgers)
7. Never repay your love (4:39) (T. Harrington)
8. Movin’ up (4:59) (R. Harris Jr. – C. Jones – S. Sandridge)
9. Movin’ up (reprise) (0:40) (R. Harris Jr. – C. Jones – S. Sandridge)

Produced and arranged for Force productions by Rahni P. Harris, David Shawn Sandridge and Ted Currier

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[RunawayTrane]

Spyro Gyra - Spyro Gyra
FUSION | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 272MB | 43:05
Amherst 1978

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Shaker Song - When we recorded our first album in a small sixteen track studio outside of Buffalo, we were learning as we went. That gave us the benefit of considering anything possible because we didn't know that "you just don't do it like that." We would take unanticipated approaches to things that we didn't know if anyone had tried before. For example, on "Shaker Song," drummer Tom Walsh took what should have been an ordinary drum performance with a shaker overdub and did it all at once with a shaker in his left hand while he played the kit. It was this performance that gave "Shaker Song" both its name and its groove. --Jay Beckenstein, Spyrogyra.com


TRACK-LISTING:
1. Shaker Song
2. Opus d'Opus
3. Mallet Ballet
4. Pygmy Funk
5. Cascade
6. Leticia
7. Mead
8. Paula/Paw Prints
9. Galadriel


LINKS (http://lix.in/-70f62c)
pw: lisalisa

[waldo24]

Munich Machine - Get On The Funk Train
CD Rip - Flac - Covers - 462.77 MB

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Very rare CD of Munich Machine's classic two disco albums Munich Machine and A Whiter Shade of Pale. "Get on the Funk Train" is a five-star disco piece in itself, there's some great electronic disco on the Whiter Shade album which features singer Chris Bennett.

Tracks:
1 Get on the Funk Train 15:45
2 Love to Love You Baby 2:32
3 Trouble Maker 2:48
4 Try Me, I Know We Can Make It 3:28
5 I Wanna Funk with You Tonite 3:26
6 Spring Affair 2:24
7 Love to Love You Baby [reprise] 1:32
8 A Whiter Shade of Pale 6:36
9 It's for You 5:14
10 It's All Wrong (But It's Alright) 4:13
11 La Nuit Blanche 5:17
12 Love Fever 4:37
13 In Love With Love 6:22

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[Black Stars]

Non Phixion
The Future Is Now
[Direct Rip WAV]

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Track List :

01 Futurama
02 Drug Music
03 The CIA Is Trying To Kill Me
04 If You Got Love
05 There Is No Future (feat. Necro)
06 Uncle Howie
07 Rock Stars
08 Say Goodbye To Yesterday
09 Black Helicopters
10 Strange Universe (feat. MF Doom)
11 Cult Leader
12 It's Us
13 Suicide Bomb (feat Al Tariq, Marley Metal, Psycho Les, JuJu, Moonshine)
14 Where You Wanna Go
15 We Are the Future
16 The C.I.A. is Still Trying to Kill Me (feat Stephen Carpenter, Christian Olde Wolbers, Raymond Herrera)


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[causemen]

Non Phixion
The Future Is Now
[Direct Rip WAV]


Been trying to rip this one just before that Hell on Earth album, but it won't be ripped accurately due to a scratch... Can you believe that? Thanks!

[Black Stars]

Boyz II Men
Cooleyhighharmony
[Direct Rip WAV]

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Track List :

01. End Of The Road (LP Version)
02. Please Don't Go
03. Lonely Heart
04. This Is My Heart
05. Uhh Ahh (Sequel Version)
06. It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (Original Version)
07. In The Still Of The Nite (I'll Remember
08. Motownphilly (Remix Radio Edit)
09. Under Pressure
10. Sympin (Remix Radio Edit)
11. Little Things
12. Your Love
13. Motownphilly (Original Version)
14. Sympin (Original Version)
15. Uhh Ahh (Original Version)
16. It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday (Radio Version)

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Sylvester - Do Ya Wanna Funk - 1982
CD Rip - Flac - Covers - 489.35 MB

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The late entertainer's finest artistic achievement was his 1982 LP 'All I Need', originally on Megatone Records. The original no longer exists on CD, but this resequenced disc combines all the tracks of that LP plus extras for an entirely new package. the track "Do You Wanna Funk" is one of the hallmarks of HI-Nrg and was also the final recording by Patrick Cowley, the pioneering electronic musician. Features Three versions of the title track (Original, remix & radio edit) plus much more. Rewiew Amazon

Tracklist
01 Do Ya Wanna Funk 6:57
02 All I Need 4:31
03 Be With You 6:42
04 Hard Up 4:42
05 Don't Stop 6:53
06 Tell Me (Remix) 6:31
07 Won't You Let Me Love You 6:49
08 Be With You (Remix) 8:36
09 Don't Stop (Remix) 8:30
10 Do Ya Wanna Funk (Remix) 6:24
11 Do Ya Wanna Funk (Radio Edit) 3:32

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[RunawayTrane]

Wes Montgomery - Bumpin
JAZZ | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG | 325MB | 42:54
Verve 1965

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Taking the listener on a smoother, rather than bumpier, ride down the moonlight highway of jazz is Wes Montgomery, a chief architect of the world's guitar virtuoso scene. Not only is his brilliant command of the six-string present here, so is the vivid color tones of notes and blue notes played between. Backed up by a hauntingly beautiful and mesmerizing orchestra conducted and arranged by Don Sebesky, the music almost lifts the listener off his feet into a dreamy, water-like landscape. The atmosphere is serene and enchanting, such as a romantic evening for two under starlight, and certainly a romantic eve merits the accompaniment of this record. The sounds are soft, smooth, and silky, and Montgomery addresses full leadership of his graceful melodic style, fronting close to 20 members of a orchestra perhaps best described resonant and sweeping. So too are the sweeping note flows of Montgomery's guitar, and his surprising fluidness towards the art of comping, a necessary trait of the jazz guitar virtuoso. Even the unforgettable Jim Hall can be tickled and intrigued through a listen of these influential records, as for all amateur and professional guitar musicians. "A Quiet Thing" is perhaps the most somber, peaceful, and smooth piece on the record, demonstrating Montgomery's love of quiet, and how much the idea of not playing at all brings music to the listeners. The charming sounds of orchestral violas, violins, cellos, and harp are sent ablaze to create a pleasant atmosphere, either for a quick morning get up, get ready for work, or evening dining setting. "Here's That Rainy Day" is an up-tempo bossa nova tune that resonates with Montgomery's enticing chordal changes and blissful phrasing, not to mention the blend of harp and strings lays the groundwork for a perfect rainy day inside, with drops pattering at the windows and fires aglow. The recording engineer did a wonderful job with this album. The sound quality is clear and lush, and, overall, this collection of mid-'60s cool jazz is a delight to listen too, once and again. ~ Shawn M. Haney, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
01. Bumpin
02. Tear It Down
03. A Quiet Thing
04. Con Alma
05. The Shadow of Your Smile
06. Mi Cosa
07. Here's That Rainy Day
08. Musty
09. Just Walkin
10. My One and Only Love
11. Just Walkin


LINKS (http://lix.in/-78a651)
pw: lisalisa

[Black Stars]

Def Bon & K.Reen
Tu Me Plais [CD-Maxi]
[Direct Rip WAV]

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Track List :

01. Tu Me Plais (Feat. K.Reen)
02. La Vie De Rêve


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Deniece Williams
Let's Hear It For The Boy
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. Let's Hear It For The Boy
2. I Want You
3. Picking Up The Pieces
4. Black Butterfly
5. Next Love
6. Haunting Me
7. Don't Tell Me We Have Nothing
8. Blind Dating
9. Wrapped Up
10. Whiter Than Snow

WAV
422MB
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Review

In 1984, Deniece Williams had a monster smash, the #1 hit "Let's hear it for the boy" from the movie "Footloose". So unprepared was her record company for this hit that an album was hurriedly recorded to capitalize on that.

The result? The 10 track album "Let's hear it for the boy" which displayed a diverse array of styles from the Pop/Dance Grammy nominated title track, the smooth R&B of "Next love", "Picking up the pieces", and the humorous "Blind dating", the Synth/Rock/Dance (a style very prevalent in the 80s and done by people like Diana Ross, Pointer Sisters and Donna Summer also) "Wrapped up" and "Haunting me" (the latter my absolute favourite - I love that killer Synth and the thundering drums), to the Grammy nominated Gospel organ driven ballad "Whiter than snow" (finding her putting her 4 octave bird-like soprano vocals to outstanding use).

Other standouts are the absolutely brilliant ballad "Black butterfly" (a song about black strength and pride), the delicate piano ballad "I want you" and "Don't tell me we have nothing".

I was so excited when I stumbled upon this album on CD as I used to own it on cassette eons ago. Fantastic!

Amazon.com Reviewer, Nse Ette

[Blaq]

Re-Rip Request



Curtis Mayfield
Back To The World
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. Back To The World
2. Future Shock
3. Right On For The Darkness
4. Future Song (Love A Good Woman, Love A Good Man)
5. If I Were A Child Again
6. Can't Say Nothin'
7. Keep On Trippin'

WAV
360MB
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Pure genius from Curtis Mayfield -- and a record that's got all the righteousness and political power you might guess from the cover! The album burns with a sense of empowerment that's every bit the best strength of Curtom in the 70s -- a sublime blend of heavy soul, funky undercurrents, and far-reaching arrangements that still always manage to groove! And Curtis' vocals are great too -- echoing out with a newfound presence that far surpasses the raspy quality of his early work with The Impressions. Arrangements are by Rich Tufo, production is by Mayfield, and titles include "Future Song" (aka "Future Shock"), "Keep on Trippin", "Can't Say Nothin", "Back To The The World", and "Right On For The Darkness."

Dusty Groove

[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]Bootsy Collins - Ultra Wave (1980)
CD-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01. Mug Push
02. F-Encounter
03. Is That My Song?
04. It's a Musical?
05. Cat
06. Sacred Flower
07. Sound Crack


<a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9fwxqq5ld0e">Review</a>
While certainly not among his greatest efforts, Bootsy Collins' Ultra Wave (1980) is still infinitely better than most of the disco dregs being squeezed from the likes of Earth, Wind & Fire or Kool & the Gang. Although Collins (bass/vocals) had not formally split up the Rubber Band -- as the lineup was a continual fluctuation of talent from the seemingly bottomless reservoir of P-Funk alumni -- he takes sole (and quite possibly soul) credit on his fifth long-player in under four years. The title is an homage to the Detroit-based studios where Bootsy collaborated with core Rubber Band contributors Phelps "Catfish" Collins (guitar), Robert "P-Nut" Johnson (vocals), and the superbad dynamic horny horns of Fred Wesley (trombone) and Maceo Parker (sax). Not missing from these -- or any other Bootsy affairs for that matter -- is the unapologetic party atmosphere Collins' infuses within every pulsation of his full-bodied and self-proclaimed "Space Bass". The catchy and sexually tweaked opener "Mug Push" quickly became a dancefloor favorite and garnered a short but significant run on the R&B charts. The overuse of synthesizers becomes increasingly evident, particularly when they practically bury "F-Encounter"'s otherwise stylish groove. The end result sounds like a cross between the Parliament hit "Flashlight" and George Clinton's "Atomic Dog." The shuffling "Is That My Song?" is an arguably lightweight entry. But to its credit, Collins, influenced by Sly & the Family Stone and especially funk-bass originator Larry Graham, gives it a respectable degree of listenability. "It's a Musical" drives hard with brassy and sassy horn arrangements that have the feel of something Quincy Jones might have charted for Michael Jackson circa Off the Wall (1979). The slinky and rubbery backbeat on "Fat Cat" hearkens to the loose booty of former Bootsy's Rubber Band tracks with Johnson's falsetto likened to the shrill warbling often utilized on Prince's seminal sides. The obligatory ballad "Sacred Flowers" also bears trademarks of the Bootsy of old. While that in and of itself is great, it is likewise symptomatic of Ultra Wave's inherent deficiencies. The pseudo-novelty closer "Sound Crack" would probably have more going for it had Collins ditched the dated opening dialogue. Once it gets up to full steam, it roars with an intensity fuelled by the same bounce behind such P-Funk staples as "Up for the Downstroke." The 2007 CD reissue by Collectors' Choice Music has significantly improved sound compared to expensive import editions that can run upwards of a dollar per minute.. by Lindsay Planer/allmusic.com

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[CENTER] Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - 1980 (1980)
Web-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01 Shut 'Um Down
02 Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams
03 Willing
04 Corners
05 1980
06 Push Comes To Shove
07 Shah Mot (The Shah Is Dead / Checkmate)
08 Late Last Night


Review
1980 can be viewed as a precursor for the venomous rants Gil Scott-Heron would unleash on the eventual Reagan-led White House. Loaded with perceptive and poignant observations on the state of America as it advanced into a new and uncertain decade, 1980 is a powerful final album of the 1970s for Scott-Heron and his partner Brian Jackson. Amazingly, Scott-Heron's focus at the close of the decade is strikingly similar to his focus on his 1970 debut, Small Talk at 125th and Lennox; namely that social and political change has yet to come to many Americans, despite the advancements in technology and other seemingly less significant realms. The enemies are the same: nuclear power and big business ("Shut Um Down"), oppressive governments ("Shah Mot"), and racism ("Willing"). On the title track, Scott-Heron's gaze is set on the future with an eye on the past as well. When he sings, "Boogie-Woogie's somewhere in the lost and found," he's not only speaking of the changes in music, but also in popular culture. There is a hint of resentment on his part that this musical style, like other revolutionary African-American innovations, has been progressively stolen, mined, sterilized, and eventually discarded. This is not to say that the music throughout the album is marked by regret or sorrow. The spacey synthesizers, background vocals, and use of horns, along with Jackson's always-extraordinary arrangements, give the album a quality that matches the aura of the period without forgetting past musical styles. The descriptive "Alien (Hold on to Your Dreams)" is the album's most enduring song, vividly portraying the plight of Mexican illegal aliens living in Los Angeles and offering an uplifting refrain. Sadly, this album is hard to find in CD format, but vinyl versions turn up now and then in the "miscellaneous" sections of used record stores. by Jeff Schwachter/allmusic.com

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Thanks

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Southside Movement

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The Southside Movement was an American soul and funk musical group from Chicago, Illinois. Composed of vocalist Melvin Moore, guitarist Bobby Pointer, keyboardist Morris Beeks, bassist Ronald Simmons, drummer Willie Hayes, alto saxophonist Milton Johnson, trumpeter Stephen Hawkins, and trombonist Bill McFarland, the group began as the backing band for the soul duo Simtec & Wylie. Southside Movement issued their self-titled debut LP on the Wand record label in 1973; it included the Top 20 R&B hit "I've Been Watching You," which became a breakbeat classic. Their second album, Moving South appeared in 1974, which provided another breakbeat favorite in the track "Save the World". In 1975, the group released their last album Moving South, and despite some success, the Southside Movement disbanded that year.



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Heavy heavy funk from this lost Chicago group -- an undisputed powerhouse in the mid 70s, and one of the city's few funky combos to really break out to a national audience! The album's the group's second, and is oddly even more obscure than their first -- and it's a stone cold blend of fuzzy guitars, stepping basslines, horn blasts -- somewhere between early Kool & The Gang and some of the doper group soul records of the time. Includes a great remake of the group's classic "I've Been Watching You" -- redone here from the first album, with cool electric piano bits sounding a lot like a lost Wu-Tang sample -- plus the cuts "Funk Talk", "Just Moving", "Do It to Me", and "Ain't It A Shame".
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Performer: Southside Movement
Album: Moving South
Released: 1975
Label: Mercury
Genre: Funk / Soul
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 285 mb
Upload: rapidshare.com

Tracklist:
1. Ain't Gonna Watch You No Mo' (6:11)
2. Do It To Me (3:20)
3. Funk Talk (2:45)
4. Ain't It A Shame (3:05)
5. Love Is For Fools (4:34)
6. I've Been Watching You (5:22)
7. Only Time Has Changed (4:50)
8. Country Girl (2:42)
9. Just Moving (3:44)
10. Acknowledge The Mind (2:54)

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DENIECE WILLIAMS - I'm So Proud (1983, Columbia)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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A1 Do What You Feel 4:24
A2 I'm So Proud 3:55
A3 So Deep In Love 4:22 (ft. Johnny Mathis)
A4 I'm Glad It's You 3:28
B1 Heaven In Your Eyes 4:54
B2 They Say 7:10
B3 Love, Peace And Unity 5:36
B4 It's Okay 5:26

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produced by George Duke
ft.:
Michael Sembello,
Louis Johnson,
Ricky Lawson,
Jerry Peters,
Jeff Baxter,
Danny Seiwell,
Philip Bailey,
Ernie Watts,
Freddie Washington,
Paul Jackson Jr.,
Lee Oskar…

[causemen]

DIANA ROSS
TO LOVE AGAIN
VINYL | WAV | CUE | SPECTROGRAMS | SCANS | NO DECLICKING | 234 MB
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01. It's My Turn
02. Stay with Me
03. One More Chance
04. Cryin' My Heart Out for You
05. Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)
06. I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)
07. To Love Again
08. No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever
09. Touch Me in the Morning

Diana Ross is one of my most favorite soul ladies... Unfortunately, for me it has always been hard to find her albums in lossless quality. Still have most of her albums in mp3. This is one of her records I possess with warm and lovely songs, including one of my all time favorites - No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever. This is my first posted vinyl rip. Hope you'll enjoy it. No declicking this time because I still believe that it is impossible to remove clicks without affecting the sound. And I always miss some high freqs after declicking, as well as that special transparent vinyl sound CDs fail to convey...

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I still believe that it is impossible to remove clicks without affecting the sound.[/CENTER]
with ClickReapair you can, SURE!!!

[causemen]

Lemme try then. Where can I get one? Is it a plug-in?

[Kosta]

Lemme try then. Where can I get one? Is it a plug-in?
....from page 70:
ClickRepair can fix this problem without (absolutely!!) touching the frequency dynamics like many Declickers do....
http://www.clickrepair.net/
Audacity is useful for some wav editing, but it's not good for declick and denoise...
If u have big clicks, then you need to enlarge the wav and delete each single big one with the pencil tool of WaveLab or any other software featuring the same tool...

[causemen]

OK, i'm gon try and compare the results.

[souled out]

Re-Rip Request

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
[Original recording remastered]
wav cue log 430mb

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1 Time Is On My Side
2 Happy Feelin's
3 Color Blind
4 Lady Of Magic
5 While I'm Alone
6 You
7 Look At California

Sorry Guys Link Fixed!


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Mastercuts Breaks (3CD) (2005)
Various Artists
WEB RIP | EAC | FLAC IMG,CUE+LOG = 933MB | 400 dpi Scans

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Like most comps this works best as an introduction to artists you've heard of but not really heard and a reminder of those you have, because even DJ Shadow would have a job making beats from many of these 'breaks' tracks. This really is a pikey collection - many of the tracks are uncredited live recordings! However this does mean you get the chance to hear Chic dropping into 'The Message' during a live 'Good Times' and Sister Sledge proving they could cut it live.

Track listing
Disc 1
1. Roy Ayers - Running Away
2. James Brown - Cold Sweat
3. Chic - Good Times
4. Curtis Mayfield - Pusherman
5. Earth Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
6. Azymuth - Jazz Carnival
7. Funkadelic - Freak Of The Week
8. Cloud One - Disco Juice
9. George Mccrae - Get Lifted
10. Destiny - Young Fine And Single
Disc 2
1. Minnie Ripperton - Les Fleurs
2. Maceo And All The Kings Men - Gotta Get Cha
3. Cymande - The Message
4. Jean Knight - Jesse Joe
5. Heatwave - Boogie Nights
6. Ike Turner - Bold Bold Sister
7. James Brown - Give It Up Turn It Loose
8. Pharoah Saunders - Izipho Zam
9. Lightning Rod - Sport
10. Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
Disc 3
1. Nina Simone- See Line Woman
2. Ronnie Laws - Always There
3. Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
4. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
5. Skull Snaps - It's A New Day
6. Dan Moretti - Aarons Song
7. The Meters - Hand Clapping Song
8. Shamek Farrah / Sonelius Smith - Julius
9. Funkadelic - Funk Gets Stronger
10. Ohio Players - Summertime

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Thoght I had posted these during a brief break in the last lenghty downtime. In fact I know I did but I guess the site went back down before they could take hold.


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Eddie Holman - A Night to Remember (Salsoul)
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Artist...............: Eddie Holman
Album................: A Night to Remember
Genre................: Dance
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1977
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 95 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 1/2/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 2/16/2010
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Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:05:39) Eddie Holman - You Make Life Complete
2. (00:02:39) Eddie Holman - Time Will Tell
3. (00:03:39) Eddie Holman - Immune to Love
4. (00:05:08) Eddie Holman - This Will Be a Night to Remember
5. (00:03:39) Eddie Holman - I've Been Singing Love Songs
6. (00:03:18) Eddie Holman - Where Have You Been All My Life
7. (00:04:35) Eddie Holman - Somehow You Make Me Feel
8. (00:04:18) Eddie Holman - It's Over
9. (00:04:36) Eddie Holman - Time Will Tell (12 Inch Mix)
10. (00:05:50) Eddie Holman - This Will Be a Night to Remember (12 Inch Mix)

Playing Time.........: 00:43:31
Total Size...........: 305.07 MB

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by Andrew Hamilton

One of those LPs where you wish you had been at the session cause it
sounds like one helluva party. Eddie Holman applies his stratospheric falsetto
to eight jams aimed at the disco club scene. He's backed by a full complement
of Philly's finest musicians and a star-studded backing crew that includes Phil
Hurtt, Ron Tyson, Bruce Gray, Carl Helm, and Barbara Ingram. Contains the
hit "This Will Be a Night to Remember," written by Ron Tyson & Ron Baker,
which remains one of Holman's most electrifying moments. Tyson who sung
with the Ethics, Love Committee, and has enjoyed a long tenure with the
Temptations co-wrote the LP's three other treats "You Make My Life
Complete," "Immune to Love," and "Time Will Tell." Originally released on
Salsoul Records in 1977, and produced by Norman Harris, Baker & Earl
Young.
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MFSB - Summertime (PIR)
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Artist...............: MFSB
Album................: Summertime
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1976
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 62 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 1/30/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 2/16/2010
News Server..........:
News Group(s)........:

Included.............: NFO, SFV, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:04:16) MFSB - Picnic In The Park
2. (00:04:54) MFSB - Summertime
3. (00:04:35) MFSB - Plenty Good Lovin'
4. (00:04:17) MFSB - Sunnin' And Funnin'
5. (00:04:05) MFSB - Summertime And I'm Feeling Mellow
6. (00:03:33) MFSB - I'm On Your Side
7. (00:04:27) MFSB - Hot Summer Nights
8. (00:04:40) MFSB - We Got The Time

Playing Time.........: 00:34:47
Total Size...........: 219.05 MB

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Summertime, Summertime and I'm feelin mellow, Picnic in the park! An incredible LP.
The premier soulful disco phila powerhouse! Gamble & Huff! The MFSB adaptation
of Gershwin tune Summertime is incredible! Many groups attempted to try converting
classical to disco and failed. However these talented musicians took this music to new
heights with grace and respect for the original compositions. My hat goes off to these
musicians for capturing one of the bright moments in disco music history. MFSB was
ahead of the class!!! They were responsible for many disco anthems. Including my
number one of all time "Love Is The Message"
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Mastercuts Funk (3CD) (2005)
Various Artists
WEB RIP | EAC | FLAC IMG,CUE+LOG = 703MB | 400 dpi Scan

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Track listing
Disc 1

1. Payback (James Brown)
2. Livin' For The City (Ike And Tina Turner)
3. One Nation Under A Groove (Funkadelic)
4. Borthers On The Slide (Cymande)
5. You Said (Sylvia Striplin)
6. Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)
7. The Bottle (Gil Scott Heron)
8. The Lady Is A Champ (Sly And The Family Stone)
9. The Sh*t Hits The Fan (Lightnin' Rod)
10. So Much Trouble On My Mind (Sir Joe Quaterman)

Disc 2

1. Kind Of Funky (Kool And The Gang)
2. House Party (Fred Wesley)
3. Mr Big Stuff (Jean Knight)
4. Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself (Maceo And All The King's Men)
5. Sport (Lightnin' Rod)
6. All Of A Sudden (The Skullsnaps)
7. Spaced Out (Cloud One)
8. A Funky Song (Ripple)
9. The Devil Made Me Do It (Rasputin Stash)
10. Walking The Dog (Rufus Thomas)

Disc 3

1. Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye)
2. Hollywood (Kool And The Gang)
3. River Deep Mountain High (Ike And Tina Turner)
4. Full Speed Ahead (The Jungle Band)
5. Sex Machine (James Brown)
6. My Baby Is The Real Thing (Allen Toussaint)
7. Who Gave Birth To The Funk (Joe Tex)
8. We're Gonna Rock Your Socks Off (Wayne Henderson)
9. Mr Bumpman (Give Me A Hand) (Jackey Beavers)
10. The Bertha Butt Boogie (Jimmy Castor Bunch)

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Based upon the activity within the last 24 hours I believe that sharing is contagious. THANKS EVERYBODY!! :553:

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Just been listening to my Eddie's I Love You album in a weak ass mp3 quality wishing I had some of his stuff in a better quality. This one is a totally new to me. My friend, you read my mind! Thanks!

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Various
Title: The Casablanca Records Story
Year: 1994
Genre: disco, funk


FLAC + LOG

The Casablanca Records Story Boxset (4 CDs)
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1. (00:16:51) - Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby
2. (00:07:49) - Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown
3. (00:05:48) - Parliament - Tear The Roof Off The Sucker
4. (00:07:33) - Cher - Take Me Home
5. (00:08:15) - Donna Summer - I Feel Love
6. (00:04:15) - Alec R. Costandinos - Romeo and Juliet
7. (00:06:33) - Teri DeSario - Ain't Nothin' Gonna Keep Me From You
8. (00:03:46) - Village People - In The Navy
9. (00:06:42) - Liquid Gold - My Baby's Baby
10. (00:05:20) - Cameo - Find My Way
11. (00:05:03) - Love And Kisses - I Found Love (Now That I Found You)

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1. (00:07:43) - Love And Kisses - Thank God It's Friday
2. (00:17:36) - Donna Summer - MacArthur Park Suite
3. (00:06:51) - Brooklyn Dreams - Music, Harmony And Rhythm
4. (00:05:19) - Village People - San Francisco (You've Got Me)
5. (00:05:03) - Village People - In Hollywood (Everybody Is A Star)
6. (00:07:20) - Brenda & The Tabulations - Let's Go All The Way (Down)
7. (00:05:50) - D.C. LaRue - Let Them Dance
8. (00:07:01) - Ritchie Family - Put Your Feet To The Beat
9. (00:04:50) - Paul Jabara - Pleasure Island
10. (00:08:36) - Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle

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1. (00:05:50) - Parliament - Flashlight
2. (00:06:23) - Cameo - I Just Wanna Be
3. (00:05:03) - Starpoint - I Just Wanna Dance With You
4. (00:06:46) - Donna Summer - Hot Stuff
5. (00:04:57) - Donna Summer - Bad Girls
6. (00:08:25) - Giorgio Moroder - Chase
7. (00:05:27) - Skatt Bros - Walk The Night
8. (00:05:22) - The Sylvers - Don't Stop, Get Off
9. (00:06:17) - People's Choice - You Ought To Be Dancing
10. (00:04:56) - Stephanie Mills - Medicine Song
11. (00:07:37) - Nitelife Unlimited - Dance, Freak and Boogie
12. (00:05:15) - Village People - Macho Man
13. (00:04:32) - Parlet - Pleasure Principle

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1. (00:07:37) - Donna Summer - On The Radio
2. (00:03:24) - Four Tops - When She Was My Girl
3. (00:02:46) - Gloria Scott - Just As Long As We're Together
4. (00:04:47) - Village People - YMCA
5. (00:07:37) - Meco - Star Wars Theme-Cantina Band
6. (00:05:57) - Michael Sembello - Maniac
7. (00:10:39) - Ultimate - Touch Me Baby-Love Is The Ultimate
8. (00:04:16) - Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time
9. (00:03:18) - Teri DeSario (with K.C.) - Yes, I'm Ready
10. (00:03:51) - Patrick Juvet - I Love America
11. (00:07:53) - Pattie Brooks - After Dark
12. (00:07:18) - Irene Cara - Flashdance...What A Feeling
13. (00:08:11) - Donna Summer - Last Dance

Playing Time.........: 01:17:33
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I just noticed the Casablanca box set was upped by Blaq in his thread, but in 320 kbs quality...
now you can choose which one to get.. :)

[MrDap]

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Blue Magic - The Magic Of The Blue (ATCO)
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Artist...............: Blue Magic
Album................: The Magic Of The Blue
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1974
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 63 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 2/22/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 2/22/2010
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Included.............: NFO, SFV, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:05:20) Blue Magic - Three Ring Circus
2. (00:03:34) Blue Magic - Stringin' Me Along
3. (00:04:28) Blue Magic - You Won't Have To Tell Me Goodbye
4. (00:04:47) Blue Magic - Never Get Over You
5. (00:04:25) Blue Magic - Talking To Myself
6. (00:05:13) Blue Magic - Let Me Be The One
7. (00:04:20) Blue Magic - Maybe Just Maybe (We Can Fall In Love Again)
8. (00:05:03) Blue Magic - Love Has Found It's Way To Me
9. (00:03:36) Blue Magic - When Ya Coming Home
10. (00:04:19) Blue Magic - Looking For A Friend

Playing Time.........: 01:14:45
Total Size...........: 267.01 MB

NFO generated on.....: 2/22/2010 6:45:35 PM


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From DustyGroove

Was there ever a better harmony soul group than Blue Magic? Hearing a
record like this, it's hard to think so -- and the album's pure east coast magic
all the way through! The group still manage to keep the fragile quality that
made their first work so great, but they've also got a wonderfully confident
approach too -- using arrangements from Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, and Vince
Montana to soar with a Philly proudness that's totally great -- never disco or
club, but with a full, rich quality that's totally great. Tracks include their big hit
"Three Ring Circus", a nice follow-up to the earlier "Sideshow", and other
titles include "Let Me Be The One", "Looking For A Friend", "When Ya Coming
Home", and "You Won't Have To Tell Me Goodbye".
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Blue Magic - Blue Magic (ATCO)
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Artist...............: Blue Magic
Album................: Blue Magic
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1974
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 98 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 2/22/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 2/23/2010
News Server..........:
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Included.............: NFO, SFV, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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Tracklisting
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1. (00:04:12) Blue Magic - Sideshow
2. (00:05:53) Blue Magic - Look Me Up
3. (00:04:14) Blue Magic - What's Come Over Me
4. (00:07:13) Blue Magic - Just Don't Want To Be Lonely
5. (00:03:23) Blue Magic - Stop To Start
6. (00:05:11) Blue Magic - Welcome To The Club
7. (00:04:21) Blue Magic - Spell
8. (00:03:23) Blue Magic - Answer To My Prayer
9. (00:05:31) Blue Magic - Tear It Down

Playing Time.........: 00:57:40
Total Size...........: 257.04 MB

NFO generated on.....: 2/23/2010 4:13:09 AM


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by Alex Henderson

In the '70s, Philadelphia's most famous soul empire was Kenny Gamble and
Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records, home of the O'Jays, the
Intruders, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, the Three Degrees, and Billy Paul.
But the Thom Bell/Linda Creed school of Philly soul was also huge thanks to
heavyweights like the Stylistics and the Delfonics. When Blue Magic hit big in
1974, their smooth, polished sound owed a lot to the Bell/Creed school; this
incredibly promising debut album finds the Philly vocal group wearing their
Stylistics/Delfonics/Moments heritage like a badge of honor. But the LP also
demonstrates that Blue Magic was a fine group in their own right. The single
that put Blue Magic on the map was "Sideshow," a hit ballad that is as clever
as it is melancholy. "Sideshow" describes a circus, but not an ordinary circus
-- a circus in which all of the attractions are noteworthy because of their
terrible luck when it comes to romantic relationships. The tune is simply
brilliant; like so many great blues and country gems, "Sideshow" finds a very
witty way to talk about romantic disappointments. But even though
"Sideshow" is one of Philly soul's all-time classics, it isn't the only song that
makes this LP worth owning. The rest of the album is also superb, and that
includes the snappy "Look Me Up," as well as dreamy, gossamer ballads like
"Spell" and "What's Come Over Me" (which Blue Magic revisited on a 1975
remake that features singer Margie Joseph). All of the albums that Blue Magic
recorded in the '70s are worth hearing, but this 1974 debut is arguably the
finest and most essential of the bunch.
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Thanks man
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Evelyn King - Get Loose
R&B | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 265MB | 40:44
RCA 1982

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Hot off the heels of her successful comeback album, I'm in Love, Evelyn "Champagne" King was in her commercial prime when Get Loose hit stores in 1982. One of the earliest R&B/funk female vocalists to use the music video medium (for 1981's "I'm in Love"), she was frequently on airwaves in the early '80s with songs found here like "Love Come Down" and "Betcha She Don't Love You." The romantic lyrics and celestial keyboard layerings against a steady funk beat on "Love Come Down" were expertly layed down by Kashif, who would become a prominent R&B producer and artist in his own right. His stamp is also on many of the album's other cuts, though Morrie Brown is the album's actual producer. "Betcha" is another unique number -- a down-paced dancefloor ditty with a rock-friendly chorus and vocal arrangement. Meanwhile the title track is a colorful up-tempo number that hearkens back slightly to 1977's "Shame." Equally appealing are the refined "Back to Love" and "I'm Just Warmin' Up," the album's soothing closer. King sounds fresh and stylish throughout, making Get Loose one of her strongest efforts. [Originally released in 1982, the album was released on an import-only CD in 1999.] ~ Justin M. Kantor, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
1. Love Come Down
2. I Can't Stand It
3. Betcha She Don't Love You
4. Get Loose
5. Back to Love
6. Stop That
7. Get Up off Your Love
8. I'm Just Warmin' Up


LINKS (http://lix.in/-775200)
pw: lisalisa

[dadirtydj]

Alphonse Mouzon – By All Means (1981\1995)

JAZZ-FUNK | FLAC | CUE | LOG | 242 MB
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~Track Listings~

1. Do I Have To 8:53
2. Space Invadors 4:07
3. The Next Time We Love 6:56
4. The Jogger 7:54
5. By All Means 13:29

~Credits~

Alphonse Mouzon - Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums, Arp, Vocoder, Fender Rhodes
Freddie Hubbard - Flugelhorn, Horn
Herbie Hancock - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals, Fender Rhodes
Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn
Kim Hutchcroft - Flute, Sax (Alto), Wind
Larry Tim - Oboe
Larry Williams - Flute, Sax (Tenor), Wind
Lee Ritenour - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Scott Edwards - Bass, Bass (Electric)

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/356316589/AlFonz_Moozn_Bye_Awl_Meens_dddj.part1.rar) | Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/356330895/AlFonz_Moozn_Bye_Awl_Meens_dddj.part2.rar)

[MaccaM]

The Eagles - Hotel California (1976)
Flac - Cue - Log - Covers - M3U

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Track Listing

1. Hotel California
2. New Kid In Town
3. Life In The Fast Lane
4. Wasted Time
5. Wasted Time (Reprise)
6. Victim Of Love
7. Pretty Maids All In A Row
8. Try And Love Again
9. The Last Resort

Review by William Ruhlmann

The Eagles took 18 months between their fourth and fifth albums, reportedly spending eight months in the studio recording Hotel California. The album was also their first to be made without Bernie Leadon, who had given the band much of its country flavor, and with rock guitarist Joe Walsh. As a result, the album marks a major leap for the Eagles from their earlier work, as well as a stylistic shift toward mainstream rock. An even more important aspect, however, is the emergence of Don Henley as the band's dominant voice, both as a singer and a lyricist. On the six songs to which he contributes, Henley sketches a thematic statement that begins by using California as a metaphor for a dark, surreal world of dissipation; comments on the ephemeral nature of success and the attraction of excess; branches out into romantic disappointment; and finally sketches a broad, pessimistic history of America that borders on nihilism. Of course, the lyrics kick in some time after one has appreciated the album's music, which marks a peak in the Eagles' playing. Early on, the group couldn't rock convincingly, but the rhythm section of Henley and Meisner has finally solidified, and the electric guitar work of Don Felder and Joe Walsh has arena-rock heft. In the early part of their career, the Eagles never seemed to get a sound big enough for their ambitions; after changes in producer and personnel, as well as a noticeable growth in creativity, Hotel California unveiled what seemed almost like a whole new band. It was a band that could be bombastic, but also one that made music worthy of the later tag of "classic rock," music appropriate for the arenas and stadiums the band was playing. The result was the Eagles' biggest-selling regular album release, and one of the most successful rock albums ever.

Part 1 (http://rapidshare.com/files/299932982/CMotel.part1.rar)
Part 2 (http://rapidshare.com/files/305347553/CMotel.part2.rar)

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[greedygenius]

thanks

[souled out]

Mastercuts Classic Jazz-Funk Volume 7

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Black Is The Colour
El Bobo
Family
Brighter Tomorrow
The Sound Table
Fifty - Four
Tequila Mockingbird
Deja Vu
Sweet Power Your Embrace
Life Is Like A Samba
Harlem Boys
The World Is A Ghetto


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[CENTER]New Birth Inc. - Greatest Funk Classics (2001)
CD-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01. I'm Back
02. I Can Understand It
03. Down and Dirty
04. One Way Bus
05. Pretty Words Don't Mean a Thing (Lie to Me)
06. Con-Funk-Shun
07. Never Can Say Goodbye
08. Honeybee
09. Do the Granny
10. Theme From the Buck and the Preacher
11. Come and Dream Some Paradise [Theme from Gordon's War]
12. Damn
13. I've Got Dreams to Remember
14. Lonely Room
15. We've Got to Pull Together
16. Patiently
17. Serenade for a Jive Turkey
18. Granddaddy


<a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfuxqe0ldfe">Review</a>
The New Birth revue's (the Nite-Liters and Love Peace & Happiness) potential went practically unfulfilled in the grand scheme of music. Talented and equipped with soulful vocalists such as the Wilson brothers (Leslie and Melvin), Londee Loren, Alan Frey, and Anne Bogan (who not only participated on some New Birth recordings, but also with Leslie and Melvin Wilson as Love Peace & Happiness, who recorded two RCA albums), the world should have been theirs for the taking. This compilation lives up to its name and is primarily funky. Culled from recordings by New Birth, the Nite-Liters, and Love Peace & Happiness, these are 18 gutbucket funky soul numbers. Tracks of note: "Con-Funk-Shun," whose title was adopted by another funk band; a gritty remake (even grittier than Bobby Womack's) of "I Can Understand It"; "Theme From Buck and the Preacher"; "Granddaddy"; "I'm Back"; and "Lonely Room" from Love Peace & Happiness' Love Is Stronger album. The most obvious omits are the plums: "It's Been Such a Long Time," "Wildflower," "Dream Merchant," and "It's Impossible." Even so, Greatest Funk Classics is a straight-up winner. by Andrew Hamilton/allmusic.com

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24-7 Spyz - Gumbo Millenium
In-Effect 1990

CD | FLAC | CUE | LOG | Full Scans | 331 MB

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1. John Connelly's Theory (2:09)
2. New Super Hero Worship (2:46)
3. Deathstyle (2:47)
4. Dude U Knew (5:12)
5. Culo Posse (1:24)
6. Don't Push Me (5:27)
7. Spyz On Piano (2:39)
8. Valdez 27 Million? (5:36)
9. Don't Break My Heart (4:57)
10. We'll Have Power (3:42)
11. Racism (2:12)
12. Heaven And Hell (4:24)
13. We Got A Date (4:30)
14. Some Defenders' Memories (2:27)



In the wake of Living Colour's success with 1988's Vivid, several other all-black hard rock outfits soon appeared -- including 24-7 Spyz. Like Living Colour, 24-7 specialized in a merger of funk and heavy metal, with often message-filled lyrics. The group's leaders from their formation in 1986 to the present day have been guitarist Jimi Hazel (a gentleman who took his first and last names from two of his favorite guitarists -- Jimi Hendrix and Funkadelic's Eddie Hazel) and bassist Rick Skatore. Hailing from New York City (the Bronx, to be exact), the group issued its debut full-length, Harder Than You, in 1988 on the In-Effect label. The album -- which included vocal contributions from singer P. Fluid -- received some MTV attention with a cover of Kool & the Gang's "Jungle Boogie." Released in 1990, Gumbo Millennium saw the group perfect its multi-genre-encompassing sound even further, as an opening slot on Jane's Addiction's tour in support of Ritual de lo Habitual saw the group expand its following.

However, Fluid exited the band at the end of the tour (along with drummer Anthony Johnson), but Hazel and Skatore regrouped with new singer Jeff Brodnax and drummer Joel Maitoza, resulting in two more successful releases, the 1991 EP This Is...24-7 Spyz! and the 1992 full-length Strength in Numbers -- both of which were issued on major label East West. In 1995 the Harder Than You era lineup reunited for a new album, Temporarily Disconnected, before further lineup hiccups occurred. Eventually, Hazel decided to do double duty -- providing lead vocals in addition to guitar -- while drummers came and went. One more album was issued, 1996's Heavy Metal Soul by the Pound (titled simply 6 in Europe), before 24-7 Spyz went into hibernation mode between 1998 and 2003. Hazel and Skatore eventually resuscitated the group, issuing their first-ever live album (recorded in 1998), Can You Hear the Sound?, as well as an all-new studio set, Face the Day, in 2006. In addition to his 24-7 Spyz duties, Hazel is also a solo artist, having released 21stCenturySouthBronxRockStar in 2002 via his own label, The Gumbo Recording Company.
Greg Prato, allmusic.com



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Cameo

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Formed in 1974 New York funk/dance group fronted by Larry Blackmon. They released their debut album "Cardiac Arrest" in 1977, and swiftly became a popular club act, reaching their commercial peak with 1986's electro-influenced "Word Up" which made the top ten in both the US and UK...

:grin: Funny face of funk...

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Performer: Cameo
Album: In The Face Of Funk
Released: 1995
Label: Way 2 Funky, Raging Bull Records
Genre: Funk / Soul
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 323 mb
Upload: rapidshare.com

Tracklist:
1. In The Face Of Funk (5:07)
2. Slyde (4:14)
3. You Are My Love (5:28)
4. Desire (5:39)
5. Don't Say It's Over (6:25)
6. BSU (4:18)
7. The Man (4:09)
8. A Special Love (4:22)
9. We Can Make It Happen (5:35)
10. Where (5:23)

Download:
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[RunawayTrane]

Michael Franks - Abandoned Garden
VOCAL | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVERS | 322MB | 57:14
Warner Brothers 1995

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REVIEW (http://blogcritics.org/music/article/michael-frankss-abandoned-garden-an-eloquent/)

TRACK-LISTING:
01. This Must Be Paradise
02. Like Water, Like Wind
03. A Fool's Errand
04. Hourglass
05. Cinema
06. Eighteen Aprils
07. Somehow Our Love Survives
08. Without Your Love
09. In the Yellow House
10. Bird of Paradise
11. Abandoned Garden

LINKS (http://lix.in/-7761d2)
pw: lisalisa

[whodshecoo]

Reggae Refreshers
Island 1990

CD | FLAC | CUE | LOG | SCANS | 354 MB

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1. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (4:04)
2. Ijahman - Moulding (4:58)
3. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Street '66 (3:44)
4. Scotty - Draw Your Brakes (2:57)
5. Steel Pulse - Babylon Makes The Rules (4:15)
6. Jimmy Cliff - Hard Road To Travel (2:35)
7. The Wailers - Burnin' And Lootin' (4:14)
8. Third World - Tribal War (3:48)
9. The Heptones - Fatty Fatty (3:33)
10. Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (3:28)
11. Lee Perry - Roast Fish And Cornbread (3:46)
12. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown (2:32)
13. Dillinger - Cokane In My Brain (5:10)
14. Black Uhuru - Push Push (4:10)
15. Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon (4:45)
16. Burning Spear - Door Peep (2:37)



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[Disco]

High Fashion - Make Up Your Mind [1983]
[cd-rip][flac][log][cover]

One of my favourite disco boogie albums from the 80's!
Produced by Jacques Fred Petrus & Mauro Malavasi.
Super-rare jap-cd, price at Amazon: $53.99.

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1. Make Up Your Mind 5:04
2. Break Up 6:13
3. Show Me 5:36
4. A Little More Time 5:58
5. You Satisfy My Needs 5:06
6. Love 5:14
7. Pump On The Pipe 5:41
8. Just A Little More Love 5:12


Review from www.jacquespetrus.com:

In 1983 it was time to release their second album, "Make up your mind". Once again Capitol records was the label. The set turned out to be a pure and solid record even though it wasn't very innovative. By now Meli'sa Morgan had left the group for a successful solo career and were replaced by Jazz vocalist Marcella Allen that had appeared on "Lonnie Liston Smith's" Jazz album "Love is the answer" in 80 among others. Petrus and Malavasi produced the record once again. Petrus actually co-wrote one track, a rare thing for sure, as it only happened at very few occasions. Otherwise it was Malavasi's time to show his talent once again as he wrote four tracks in favor of Romani that wrote none. Timmy Allen from Change also wrote two tracks and the sensual female singer Tawatha Agee from Mtume wrote the lyrics of one track. Notable is that Petrus decided to use a very limited amount of musicians including all the band members of B. B. & Q. band when the album was recorded. This could be explained by his grooving financial problems that kept bugging his mind.

The album was a very solid one with virtually no bad tracks at all and with a very high general standard. It also was a significantly harder, more funk inspired record compared to the debut without losing the easy-listning and smooth feeling. The album was maybe a little bit repetitive and did not show any spectacular moves when it comes to the musical part but with such a great vocalist achievements it did present a very good mix of dance music.

The most noticeable tracks were the powerful and speedy "Make up your mind", "Love" and "Pump on the pipe" with a lot of groove in addition to the marvellous midtempo track "A little bit more time" and the worthy ballad "Just a little bit more love. Williams, with her characteristic high pitch strong voice and MacClinton with his rough, hard working and inspiring voice all-together turned out to be an innovative combination that made the album complete. This is one of the better albums in 83, although it wasn't appreciated when it comes to the commercial side, as it didn't sell very well. The listeners who didn't buy it missed a good, solid and funky album including some memorable tracks well worth the money.



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Artist: Ike & Tina Turner
Title: The Ike & Tina Turner Story 1960-1975
Year: 2007
Genre: soul, r&b, funk

FLAC + LOG + CUE

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Fool in Love
2. I Idolize You
3. I'm Jealous
4. It's Gonna Work out Fine
5. Poor Fool
6. Don't Play Me Cheap
7. Tra La La La La
8. You Shoulda Treated Me Right
9. Good Good Lovin'
10. Stagger Lee and Billy
11. Two Is a Couple
12. I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song) - The Ikettes
13. I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do)
14. Fool for a Fool
15. Something's Got a Hold on Me [Live]
16. Tell Her I'm Not Home
17. Finger Poppin'
18. I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right by My Man)
19. River Deep, Mountain High [Live]
Disc: 2
1. Hunter
2. I've Been Loving You Too Long
3. Bold Soul Sister
4. Come Together - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
5. Honky Tonk Women - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
6. I Want to Take You Higher - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
7. Workin' Together
8. Proud Mary [Album Version]
9. Get Back
10. Ooh Poo Pah Doo
11. I'm Yours (Use Me Any Way You Wanna)
12. Up in Heah
13. Feel Good
14. Early One Morning
15. Nutbush City Limits
16. Sexy Ida, Pt. 1
17. Sweet Rhode Island Red
18. Baby-Get It On
19. Acid Queen - Tina Turner
Disc: 3
1. Intro/Soul Serenade [Live] - Dr. Bob Jones, , Kings of Rhythm, Ike Turner
2. Everday People [Live] - The Ikettes
3. Medley: Gimme Some Lovin'/Sweet Soul Music [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
4. Son of a Preacher Man [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
5. I Heard It Through the Grapevine [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
6. Respect [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
7. Medley: There Was a Time/African Boo's [Live] - The Ikettes
8. Funky Street [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
9. Fool in Love [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
10. Medley: All I Could Do Was Cry/Please, Please, Please/Baby, I Love You - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner
11. Goodbye, So Long [Live] - The Ikettes, Ike & Tina Turner


For an act as iconic as Ike & Tina Turner, they sure haven't been given a CD compilation worthy of their stature. The main problem has always been that the duo, like many early R&B and rock & roll artists, recorded for a variety of labels, including many independents, which makes cross-licensing the key tracks a headache, and an expensive one at that. Time/Life's three-disc box The Ike & Tina Turner Story 1960-1975 comes close to being that long-awaited definitive set. It's close enough to satisfy, since it's certainly the easiest way to get the great majority of their best material, yet it falls just short of being the final word due to that long-standing problem of cross-licensing. Here, the blind spot is the mid- to late '60s, as this is missing the legendary Phil Spector production of "River Deep-Mountain High" and cuts that often show up on EMI-affiliated compilations, such as "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" and other minor charting singles. These songs, especially "River Deep," are missed, but their absence hurts the set only slightly, because this traces their story very well and has all the other major hits and singles. Essentially, this set breaks down to three parts: the first disc concentrates on the first half of the '60s (even adding the Ikettes' "I'm Blue [The Gong-Gong Song into the mix), while the second is the early '70s and the third is devoted to the 1969 album Live...in Person, which finds its first CD release here. This gives the box a narrative and it also makes each disc very listenable on its own terms, as the first disc is hard-driving early R&B while the second is funkier and the final showcases their still-stunning live prowess. This listenability, combined with the comprehensiveness of the set -- it is as complete as the compilers could make it -- is why The Ike & Tina Turner Story 1960-1975 is the best overall Ike & Tina set yet assembled. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide





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[Disco]

Sugarfoot - Sugar Kiss [1985]
[vinyl][cover][flac]

When I tell people Sugarfoot (of Ohio Players) made a solo album
produced by Roger Troutman (Zapp) they don't believe me. Well, here it is...

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1. Kiss 5:48
2. I'm Your Sugar 5:06
3. Call Me 5:20
4. You Better Love Somebody 3:58
5. Fire "85" 5:08
6. I Choose You 4:33
7. I Will Be Your Star 4:23
8. Until The Moment We Met 5:18
9. Girl, I Need You 3:55


Review from www.soulchoonz80s.blogspot.com

I LOVE this album! Many knocked it at the time, but if you love Roger Troutman and Zapp as much as I do then this album is nothing short of essential. Best described as bass-heavy funk, Mr. Bonner and Mr Troutman camp up the funk and throw in more Zapp-isms than you can shake a stick at, aided and abetted by the likes of Billy Beck, Dale DeGroat, Larry and Zapp Troutman and Bobby Glover! Sugarfoot also does a great job of emphasising his great vocals and guitar skills. Fans of his work with the Ohio Players may leave the show with a small pang of disappointment, but fans of the man and the Zapp sound will be very happy indeed. The single release, “Kiss” really grabbed my attention and the album which followed did nothing but put a bigger smile on my face. OK, the music is synth-rich and the rumbling bass and claps owe much to Zapp, and Shirley Murdock adds some sexy backing vocals – Sugarfoot is having a ball on this. A track that will always be pumped out at high volume.
“I'm Your Sugar” is another clear winner and the groove more in tune with the material of, say New Horizon or Human Body than the heavier and funkier “Kiss”. For a really hard Zapp sound then crank up the volume for the MONSTER funk groove “Call Me”. This would not be out of place aside to Zapp's “It Doesn't Really Matter”. Pure class, and all very much set down with the fun that I know Roger Troutman had in his heart when he was recording this. “You Should Love Somebody” gets the guitar working atop a more relaxed groove, and his vocals are still sounding great. My final pick has to be the luxurious “I Will Be Your Star” - simply lovely. Whilst we eagerly await Sugarfoot's new album early in 2009 please check out this monster 80s gem for Warner Brothers.



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[Disco]

[CENTER]Re-Rip Request

Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
[Original recording remastered]
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Thanks a lot for this one!

However, the second part is missing. You've put the same part (part 1) in link 1 and link 2.

[Disco]

Don't know what the fuck is happening here...
Sorry for multiple posts!!
If anyone has the authority, please delete some...

[MrDap]

Don't know what the fuck is happening here...
Sorry for multiple posts!!
If anyone has the authority, please delete some...

I know how you feel. Had to do a ton of editing for every post I make back to back. One post was duped 5 freaking times. There is a delete function in edit. That's how I cleaned up my messes

[souled out]

Thanks a lot for this one!

However, the second part is missing. You've put the same part (part 1) in link 1 and link 2.

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Thanks a lot for this one!

However, the second part is missing. You've put the same part (part 1) in link 1 and link 2.


Sorry guys. Had a very late night last night! Link now fixed

[RunawayTrane]

Don't know what the fuck is happening here...
Sorry for multiple posts!!
If anyone has the authority, please delete some...


There are times when the board is moving really slow. At those times, when making a post, sometimes it just hangs there (on the hourglass). At those times, the tendency is to hit "Submit Reply" more than once because it's moving so slowly. That's usually where the duplicate posts come in. Best thing to do at that point is just assume the post came out on the first attempt (because it usually does) and just move on to whatever else you want to do. Just let it hang for 30 or so seconds and then close the tab. If it turns out the post didn't come out, you can always do it over. If I want to do something else while waiting, I'll just open another tab. Sometimes I'll open another tab of the same page and see that my reply did indeed go through. Same thing used to happen on all the time BGOL before they purged alot of dead memberships. It's frustrating as hell, but it's due in part to the increase in traffic to this site. We're catching all the residue from BGOL

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: George Clinton
Title: Extended Pleasures - 12" Extended Versions And Mixes
Year: 2004
Genre: funk

FLAC
from demonoid

1. Atomic Dog (Special Atomic Mix)
2. Man's Best Friend (Extended Version)
3. Loopzilla (12' Version)
4. Dog Talkin' (12' Version) - K-9 Corp Featuring Pretty C
5. Bullet Proof (Extended Mix)
6. Double Oh Oh (12' Version)
7. Hey Good Lookin' (Rush This Mix)
8. Do Fries Go With That Shake (12' Version)

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Chocolat's

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Chocolat's (also known as: Chocolate Boys) formed in 1975, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais (France).
Disbanded in 1979.


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Performer: Chocolat's
Album: Señorita Por Favor
Released: 1979
Label: Disques Ibach
Genre: Disco / Reggae
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 184 mb
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Tracklist:
1. Señorita Por Favor (4:01) :207:
2. People's Reggae (3:03)
3. Roots (3:01)
4. Ma Gigolette (2:51)
5. African Choco (3:32)
6. Nostalgia Medley (7:29)
7. Lovely Girl (2:42)
8. I Can't Survive (2:48)
9. Filé Filé (3:16)

Release notes:
Nostalgia Medley contains the following songs:
- Laura
- Night And Day
- I've Got You Under My Skin
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love

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[markus1978]

SO MUCH

[kimgotsaphatty]

props great i like this one cuz its nice lol

[Blaq]

Traffic
The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue

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Tracklist

1. Hidden Treasure
2. The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
3. Light Up Or Leave Me Alone
4. Rock 'N' Roll Stew
5. Many A Mile To Freedom
6. Rainmaker

WAV
402MB

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Review

The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys marked the commercial and artistic apex of the second coming of Traffic, which had commenced in 1970 with John Barleycorn Must Die. The trio that made that album had been augmented by three others (Ric Grech, Jim Gordon, and "Reebop" Kwaku Baah) in the interim, though apparently the Low Spark sessions featured varying combinations of these musicians, plus some guests. But where their previous album had grown out of sessions for a Steve Winwood solo album and retained that focus, Low Spark pointedly contained changes of pace from his usual contributions of midtempo, introspective jam tunes. "Rock & Roll Stew" was an uptempo treatise on life on the road, while Jim Capaldi's "Light up or Leave Me Alone" was another more aggressive number with an unusually emphatic Capaldi vocal that perked things up on side two. The other four tracks were Winwood/Capaldi compositions more in the band's familiar style. "Hidden Treasure" and "Rainmaker" bookended the disc with acoustic treatments of nature themes that were particularly concerned with water, and "Many a Mile to Freedom" also employed water imagery. But the standout was the 12-minute title track, with its distinctive piano riff and its lyrics of weary disillusionment with the music business. The band had only just fulfilled a contractual commitment by releasing the live album Welcome to the Canteen, and they had in their past the embarrassing Last Exit album thrown together as a commercial stopgap during a temporary breakup in 1969. But that anger had proven inspirational, and "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" was one of Traffic's greatest songs as well as its longest so far. The result was an album that quickly went gold (and eventually platinum) in the U.S., where the group toured frequently.

All Music Guide, William Ruhlmann



Biography by William Ruhlmann

Though it ultimately must be considered an interim vehicle for singer/songwriter/keyboardist/guitarist Steve Winwood, Traffic was a successful group that followed its own individual course through the rock music scene of the late '60s and early '70s. Beginning in the psychedelic year of 1967 and influenced by the Beatles, the band early on turned out eclectic pop singles in its native Great Britain, though by the end of its first year of existence it had developed a pop-rock hybrid tied to its unusual instrumentation: At a time when electric guitars ruled rock, Traffic emphasized Winwood's organ and the reed instruments played by Chris Wood, especially flute. After Dave Mason, who had provided the band with an alternate folk-pop sound, departed for good, Traffic leaned toward extended songs that gave its players room to improvise in a jazz-like manner, even as the rhythms maintained a rock structure. The result was international success that ended only when Winwood finally decided he was ready to strike out on his own.

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[jacopass]

Wanda Walden - Searchi'n For Love [1981]
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A nice little soul set from Wanda Walden -- and probably one of the best things to come from the Narada Michael Walden camp in the early 80s! Narada produced and arranged, but the record's got a deeper feel than any of his own work of the time -- a more soulful quality that's smooth, but never slick -- and which casts Wanda in space that's almost a bit like Minnie Riperton in her last few years. A few numbers are a bit easygoing, but others have some respectable bite. (DGA, Inc)
Tracks:
01. Searchin' For Love
02. Take Your Heart
03. Don't You Want My Lovin'
04. Lost And Found
05. Wanna Love You Tonite
06. Holdin' On
07. Just To Love You
08. It's Gone Now

Vinyl Rip|Wav|Image & Cue|Covers|Info|Manual Declic and Equalized

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[Blaq]

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Chaka Khan
Naughty
Direct Rip / WAV-Image / Log / Cue / Covers

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Tracklist

1. Clouds
2. Get Ready, Get Set
3. Move Me No Mountain
4. Nothing's Gonna Take You Away
5. So Naughty
6. Too Much Love
7. All Night's All Right
8. What You Did
9. Papillon (Aka Hot Butterfly)
10. Our Love's In Danger

WAV
407MB
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Review

"Naughty" was a smoother, sleeker follow-up to "Chaka," the more raw, rough-hewn smash that featured her signature classic "I'm Every Woman." Despite the album's slickness, Chaka Khan's characteristic energy and abandon is on full blast on "Naughty" (I swear the woman must have seven lungs). Khan may have sometimes come across as an undisciplined R&B shouter, but on "Naughty" you get a chance to admire her way with a melody (the same is true on "Ask Rufus," her last truly great album with that group). "Move me no Mountain" starts off as smooth as silk before exploding with Khan's thrilling wail. "Chanson Papillon" is exquisite not only for Khan's amazingly smooth delivery, but also for the unmistakeable imprint and backing of the late great Luther Vandross, who gives the song a high-gloss finish--a nice counterbalance to Khan's wildness. The bluesy rock of "Get Ready, Get Set" and "All Night, All Right" are great sounding nods to her work with Rufus, while "Nothing's Gonna Take You Away", "Naughty" and "What you Did" signal her increasing fascination with jazz. Track for track, "Naughty" is probably the single best example of Khan's considerable stylistic range when she was at the peak of her powers.

Amazon.com Reviewer, Danniray

[Kosta]

EDDIE HENDERSON - Sunburst (1975, BlueNote)
Vinyl rip:
Stanton681>Dual,turntable>HarmanKardonPM645>SonyAD/DA>OpticalCable>Prodif,soundcard>WaveLab>ClickRepair

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A1 Explodition 6:34
A2 The Kumquat Kids 4:30
A3 Sunburst 5:46
B1 Involuntary Bliss 6:49
B2 Hop Scotch 3:52
B3 Galaxy 6:35
B4 We End In A Dream 3:10

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Producer Skip Drinkwater
ft.:
Alphonso Johnson
Billy Hart
Harvey Mason
George Duke
Bobby Hutcherson
Skip Drinkwater
Bennie Maupin
Julian Priester
Buster Williams

[RunawayTrane]

Fishbone - Fishbone [EP]
SKA | FLAC | CUE | LOG | COVER | 162MB | 26:33
Columbia 1985

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While it wasn't as jaw-droppingly brilliant as such future releases like 1988's Truth and Soul and 1991's The Reality of My Surroundings would be, Fishbone's self-titled debut from 1985 sounded, at the time, totally unlike anything on the music scene. Although it only contains six songs total and their more hard-rocking direction of the future isn't yet present, it remains Fishbone's most ska-based work. By incorporating the energy and unpredictability of punk rock, however, the EP was an obviously important influence on the 1990s popular alterna-ska scene (No Doubt, Sublime, etc.). One of the band's perennial concert favorites, "Party at Ground Zero," is included and remains an invigorating listen years later. Other lesser-known highlights include the cutting edge sounds of "? (Modern Industry)," in which the bandmembers shout out radio station call letters as opposed to conventional lyrics, as well as "Another Generation." While the album opener "Ugly" was an early fan favorite, the lyrics are quite silly, and the closing track, "Lyin' Ass Bitch," hasn't aged well either, especially when heard in the politically correct '90s. Still, Fishbone remains an important album for the now commonplace, genre-jumping alternative music scene. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING:
1. Ugly
2. Another Generation
3. ? (Modern Industry)
4. Party at Ground Zero
5. V.T.T.L.O.T.F.D.G.F.
6. Lyin' Ass Bitch

LINK (http://lix.in/-7604f3)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

Re-ripped, adding log, cue and artwork.




damn, was just looking at this last night :498: Thanks fam, you know this is a great album. Gotta have this in the stash. If I knew how, I'd scan the original album cover and art

[Blaq]

damn, was just looking at this last night :498: Thanks fam, you know this is a great album. Gotta have this in the stash. If I knew how, I'd scan the original album cover and art

You're welcome, Run. This is my favorite CK album. Plus it's a little story behind it. When I was in elemnetary school my cousin took me on the L downtown, and I bought it for my mother. She used to play it a lot back in the day, especially "Clouds" and "Move Me No Mountain."

[whodshecoo]

I was wondering this album doesn't show up in the library when I did a search these days - anyway, here it is now ..

Dennis Edwards - Don't Look Any Further
Motown 1984

VINYL | FLAC | 232 MB

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1. I'm Up For You (4:18)
2. Don't Look Any Further (4:03)
3. (You're My) Aphrodisiac (4:02)
4. Can't Fight It (4:41)
5. Another Place In Time (4:12)
6. Shake Hands (Come Out Dancin') (4:23)
7. I Thought I Could Handle It (4:02)
8. Just Like You (4:03)
9. Let's Go Up (3:57)



AMG Review:
Don't Look Any Further is the first released solo album from Dennis Edwards, the sometime Temptations lead vocalist. Edwards first made a solo recording in 1977, but had nothing to show for it but an unreleased album. He returned stronger than ever, but then again left in the middle of the sessions for Back to Basics. For Don't Look Any Further, Edwards teamed with producer Dennis Lambert, who was behind the boards for 1983's Temptations effort Surface Thrills. This effort skillfully merged the loveman persona reminiscent of Teddy Pendergrass with the confident early-'80s Al Jarreau-style pop. With Edwards in great voice and spirits, Don't Look Any Further is a thoroughly enjoyable listen. The big hit here, the reggae-tinged title track, was supposed to be a duet with Chaka Khan. Siedah Garrett, who did the demo, appears instead and displays great chemistry with Edwards. The slow-burning "(You're My) Aphrodisiac" soon has Edwards screaming the paint off the walls. What's remarkable about Don't Look Any Further is how is continues to succeed in light of potentially album-stalling premises and sometime so-so production. The breakdancing-ready style of "Shake Hands (Come Out Dancing)" suits Edwards' bluster quite well. The album's biggest surprise, the sweet ballad "Just Like You" has Edwards singing with surprising emotion. Don't Look Any Further presents Edwards as a potent solo act and displays the depth and subtlety inherent in his best work. ~ Jason Elias



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[zacki]

Champaign - Woman In Flames (1984)

Vinyl | Wav | Covers
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01. Off And On Love
02. This Time
03. Prisoner
04. Intimate Strangers
05. Woman In Flames
06. Mardi Gras
07. Be Mine Tonight
08. Capture The Moon

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[zacki]

Champaign - Modern Heart (1983)

Vinyl | Wav | Covers
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01. Let Your Body Rock
02. Try Again
03. Party Line
04. Cool Running
05. Walkin'
06. Keep It Up
07. Love Games
08. Get It Again
09. International Feel

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Nice & Wild

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David Torres, John Minnis, Remy Palacios
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Performer: Nice And Wild
Album: Energy, Love And Unity
Released: 1987
Label: Atlantic
Genre: Synth-pop / Freestyle
Format: Direct Rip, APE (tracks)
Bitrate: lossless
Size RAR: ~ 238 mb
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Tracklist:
1. Obsession / Money Can't Buy You Love (3:50)
2. Dangers In The Dark (5:11)
3. Oh Baby (I Want To Make Love Tonight) (4:17)
4. Diamond Girl (Original Version) (3:57)
5. Energy, Love And Unity (4:52)
6. Hazel Eyes (4:30)
7. If You Can Feel It (4:10)
8. Hey Y'All We're Nice And Wild (5:53)

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[whodshecoo]

Charmaine Neville - Up Up Up
Gert Town 1996

CD | FLAC | Scans | 311 MB

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1. Charmaine's Fallin' Rain (4:06)
2. Lights (4:36)
3. People Of The Rainbow (4:32)
4. Yellow Submarine (6:23)
5. African Market Place (7:42)
6. Up, Up, Up (4:25)
7. Eleanor Rigby (5:32)
8. Save Me (4:04)
9. Red Beans And Rice (6:58)


"All music is good music,"she says firmly. "I try to cover the whole spectrum and do just everything. I don't want to be stagnated and stuck in a rut....People ask,'Oh,what category would you put your music in?' and I say, 'Good!'" Born into the third generation of the New Orleans legendary musical family, Charmaine has nonetheless worked hard to get where she is and make her music known as her own. The work has paid off - as one reviewer recently wrote, "Charmaine Neville is beginning to rival her father and uncles in terms of popularity in New Orleans." She started out backing up the Neville Brothers and went on to perform with the survivors, a band whose alumni list includes Harry Connick Jr. and Bobby McFerrin. It was here that she first started working with saxophonist Reggie Houston.


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[tpvmeffq]

this is for causemen, and for all the aficionados of this great band from East L.A.

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Artist: Los Lobos
Title: The Neighborhood
Year: 1990
Genre: rock

FLAC+LOG+CUE

1 Down on the Riverbed (Hidalgo, Perez) 4:04
2 Emily (Hidalgo, Perez) 3:48
3 I Walk Alone (Hidalgo, Perez) 2:58
4 Angel Dance (Hidalgo, Perez) 3:12
5 Little John of God (Hidalgo, Perez) 2:16
6 Deep Dark Hole (Hidalgo, Perez) 2:23
7 Georgia Slop (McCracklin) 2:43
8 I Can't Understand (Dixon, Rosas) 3:58
9 The Giving Tree (Hidalgo, Perez) 3:07
10 Take My Hand (Hidalgo, Perez) 4:43
11 Jenny's Got a Pony (Hidalgo, Perez) 4:01
12 Be Still (Hidalgo, Perez) 3:34
13 The Neighborhood (Hidalgo, Perez) 4:05

AMG Review by Mark Deming

In 1987, Los Lobos released their ambitious and contemplative By the Light of the Moon and the surprise-hit soundtrack album La Bamba, while the following year they recorded a low-key set of Mexican folk songs, La Pistola y el Corazón. After making three such disparate albums, it was seemingly anyone's guess what path Los Lobos might follow next, and when they next emerged from the recording studio, 1990's The Neighborhood made it clear they had taken a number of enlightening side trips along the way. While building on the musical and lyrical maturity of By the Light of the Moon, The Neighborhood followed a number of different musical themes, with the musicians seeking (and finding) a common musical ground between the New Orleans R&B stomp of "Jenny's Got a Pony," the country-flavored fiddle of "Emily," the atmospheric late-night pulse of "Angel Dance," the blues-based swagger of "I Can't Understand," and the downbeat jazzy contemplation of "The Neighborhood." Anyone who had been listening already knew that Los Lobos were five singularly gifted musicians, but The Neighborhood found them challenging themselves with an ever-expanded musical palate, and as usual they rose to the occasion very well indeed, especially lead guitarist David Hidalgo, and producer Larry Hirsch gave the performances just the right amount of polish while providing the settings they deserved. And the songs, portraits of moments in lives both great and small, come together in the moving title track, in which Los Lobos return where they started their journey, their own back yard, where folks are still looking for a measure of hope and peace of mind. A genuine step forward for a great band, as well as the jumping-off point to their most experimental period.

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Blue Magic - The Magic Of The Blue (ATCO)
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Artist...............: Blue Magic
Album................: The Magic Of The Blue
Genre................: R&B
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1974
Ripper...............: Exact Audio Copy (Secure mode) &
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 63 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:

Ripped by............: AJ Productions on 2/22/2010
Posted by............: AJ Productions on 2/22/2010
News Server..........:
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Included.............: NFO, SFV, M3U, LOG, CUE
Covers...............: Front

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1. (00:05:20) Blue Magic - Three Ring Circus
2. (00:03:34) Blue Magic - Stringin' Me Along
3. (00:04:28) Blue Magic - You Won't Have To Tell Me Goodbye
4. (00:04:47) Blue Magic - Never Get Over You
5. (00:04:25) Blue Magic - Talking To Myself
6. (00:05:13) Blue Magic - Let Me Be The One
7. (00:04:20) Blue Magic - Maybe Just Maybe (We Can Fall In Love Again)
8. (00:05:03) Blue Magic - Love Has Found It's Way To Me
9. (00:03:36) Blue Magic - When Ya Coming Home
10. (00:04:19) Blue Magic - Looking For A Friend

Playing Time.........: 01:14:45
Total Size...........: 267.01 MB

NFO generated on.....: 2/22/2010 6:45:35 PM


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From DustyGroove

Was there ever a better harmony soul group than Blue Magic? Hearing a
record like this, it's hard to think so -- and the album's pure east coast magic
all the way through! The group still manage to keep the fragile quality that
made their first work so great, but they've also got a wonderfully confident
approach too -- using arrangements from Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, and Vince
Montana to soar with a Philly proudness that's totally great -- never disco or
club, but with a full, rich quality that's totally great. Tracks include their big hit
"Three Ring Circus", a nice follow-up to the earlier "Sideshow", and other
titles include "Let Me Be The One", "Looking For A Friend", "When Ya Coming
Home", and "You Won't Have To Tell Me Goodbye".
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[RunawayTrane]

Another one I sworn I'd posted already but can't find:
:dunno:

Family Stand - Moon In Scorpio
ROCK | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | PNG | 602MB | 74:11
East West 1991

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The Family Stand's small but loyal following argued that Moon in Scorpio was simply too ambitious and too creative for urban contemporary radio, and they're right. Much of the material was too rock-minded for R&B stations, and even the CD's less guitar-heavy offerings (such as "The Education of Jamie," "Plantation Radio," and the Prince-like "Quiet Desperation") didn't make the playlists of stations that were only interested in finding the next Guy clone or yet another Teddy Riley wannabe. "Plantation Radio," in fact, lambasts urban radio's frustrating conservatism. But while Moon in Scorpio wasn't a huge commercial hit, its meaty blend of R&B and rock was a creative triumph. One can hear a variety of soul and rock influences on this album -- not only Prince and Sly & the Family Stone, but also, Ike & Tina Turner and Mother's Finest. In fact, Sandra St. Victor's gritty vocals bear a definite resemblance to MF singer Joyce Kennedy, while Peter Lord's singing has a Prince-like quality. Although such comparisons are well and good, it's important to stress that the Family Stand is a fine band in its own right. Moon in Scorpio is an underexposed gem that's well worth searching for. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide


FAMILY STAND:
Peter Lord - Keyboards
V.Jeffrey Smith - Saxophones, Guitars
Sandra St. Victor - Vocals


PERSONNEL:
"Moonie" Pusey - Guitar
Ronny Drayton - Guitar
Tom Hammer - Keyboards
Rocky Bryant - Drums, Percussion
Myra Singleton - Bass
Tyrone Cox - Trumpet
Ray Reid - Trombone
Dave Fields - Guitar
Vernon Reid - Guitar
Guy Routte - Vocals (Rap)
Larry Smith - Saxophone
James Clisset - Harmonica
Steve Kroon - Percussion


TRACK-LISTING:
01. New World Order
02. Shades of Blue
03. You'll Never Be
04. Plantation Radio
05. Sky Is Falling
06. Shelter
07. Winter in My Heart
08. Free Spirit
09. Moon in Scorpio
10. Quiet Desperation
11. Chakra Love
12. In the Midst of Revolution
13. Education of Jamie
14. Where Does Mommy Live?
15. Say Love
16. Boom Shock


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pw: lisalisa

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Los Lobos
Title: Kiko
Year: 1992
Genre: rock, roots rock


FLAC + LOG + CUE

1 Dream In Blue
2 Wake Up Dolores
3 Angels With Dirty Faces
4 That Train Don't Stop Here
5 Kiko And The Lavender Moon
6 Saint Behind The Glass
7 Reva's House
8 When The Circus Comes
9 Arizona Skies
10 Short Side Of Nothing
11 Two Janes
12 Wicked Rain
13 Whiskey Trail
14 Just A Man
15 Peace
16 Rio De Tenampa

From allmusic.com:
Review by Mark Deming

Los Lobos had earned a reputation as one of the most intelligent and creative roots rock acts in America with the albums By the Light of the Moon and The Neighborhood, but it was with 1992's Kiko that they really demonstrated the breadth of their sonic ambitions. Produced in collaboration with Mitchell Froom, Kiko exchanged the more straightforward approach of Los Lobos' previous sessions for a uniquely textured sound, with the group's guitars thrown into sharp relief against Froom's collection of vintage tape-loop keyboards, and the arrangements are often unusually spare, most powerfully in the ghostly spaciousness of "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" and "Wake Up Delores." Even the more full-bodied cuts, such as the rollicking "That Train Don't Stop Here" and the hard-rocking "Whiskey Trail," boast a different personality than in Los Lobos' previous work, with the guitars clean but cutting like a switchblade and the drums snapping hard, and the more contemplative selections drip with a mysterious, otherworldly ambience that's matched by the impressionistic imagery of David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez's superb songs. At its best, Kiko sounds like the musical equivalent of a Luis Buñuel dream sequence, balancing beauty and menace with intelligence and a skill that's little short of dazzling; it's a brilliant, singular achievement, and the most rewarding album in the group's catalog

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Ledisi - Lost & Found
VOCAL | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 414MB | 60:00
Verve Forecast 2007

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In this new millennium music era, R&B stars are a dime a dozen, where thousands of great singers struggle for a piece of the fame pie. Ledisi, a New Orleans soul singer who has long struggled for fame, proves on her album Lost & Found that she deserves more than just a sliver. Lost & Found is a rare gem from 2007, a complex vocal masterpiece that shimmers and tantalizes with smooth beats, impressive songs, great mixes, and one incredible vocalist; Ledisi shreds this 18-track set and wrecks every single note with her jaw-dropping vocals. Tracks like "In the Morning," shattering ballads of love and so much more, glisten like chocolate-covered strawberries with every listen. The soulful dazzle that makes stars out of singers is heard in every beat, every note, and every word. The album, even at 18 tracks long, never loses its focus; it doesn't rely on the hook of one song to convince the shopper to buy it. It doesn't play up to the R&B hype of its era with computers and guest rappers to entertain the minds of the listeners. It brings listeners back to a time when all you had to do was sing well to garner attention and praise similar to the new queen of neo-soul, Amy Winehouse. Yet Ledisi doesn't simply rely on her vocals; along with the help of Colin Stanbeck, Ledisi, who co-produced Lost & Found as well as being a songwriter of nearly the entire album, doesn't promote a hollow disc like many of the wannabes of this decade. Packed with warming cheers and moving motifs, the album traps listeners with everything that a record possibly could. It's perfect for all sentiments and feelings; for those who feel excited, blue, or even in the mood, Lost & Found appeals to all who are fortunate to get their hands on a copy of it. It's an instant classic that should propel Ledisi to instant stardom, and is without question the only album that could rival Amy Winehouse's Back to Black in the past several years on quality, style, and sheer vocal capability, of which Ledisi has so much to spare. This is the new standard of R&B/soul; let's see who can match up to it now. ~ Matthew Chisling, All Music Guide


TRACK-LISTING
01. Been Here (Intro)
02. Joy
03. You & Me
04. Best Friend
05. Alright
06. Think of You
07. Today
08. Get to Know You
09. Upside Down
10. In the Morning
11. I Tried
12. Lost & Found
13. We Are One
14. The One
15. Someday
16. Been Here (Outro)


LINKS (http://lix.in/-7ab2d0)
pw: lisalisa

[RunawayTrane]

Keb Mo - Suitcase
BLUES | WAVPACK | CUE | LOG | 300DPI | 364MB | 53:31
Red Ink 2006

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On Suitcase, his eighth studio release, Keb' Mo' (Kevin Moore) reunites with John Porter, the producer of Moore's critically lauded first album, and the result is a pleasant, midtempo suite of songs dedicated to the emotional baggage everyone carries with them as they plow through increasingly complicated lives in search of peace, love, and some measure of personal redemption. Moore covers this ground with a wink and a grin in his voice, though, and Suitcase emerges as a wry commentary on modern life that still manages to sound bright and positive, beginning with the effervescent, sprung reggae rhythm of the opening track, "Your Love," one of the best cuts here. Other highlights include the lovely ballad, "Still There for Me," a celebration of the little man and his private victories, "I'm a Hero," and the soothing, hopeful shuffle that closes things out, "Life Is Beautiful." Moore is generally classified as a blues player, but the truth is, aside from his first album, he has actually done very little true blues material, and it is probably more accurate to call what he does blues-informed, but even that ignores the point that he is probably much closer in tone, theme, and feel to James Taylor than he is to Robert Johnson or any other blues figure. He does turn to the blues here, though, on the title track, "Suitcase," and morphs it into a wonderfully engaging song about what people bring into a romantic relationship and what they take away in the end, making full use of the "emotional baggage" connection inherent in the title. It is Keb' Mo' at his best, drawing on his ability to synthesize roots forms like the blues into completely contemporary commentaries on the struggles, travails, and blind faith in personal redemption that accompanies people as they slog their way daily ever deeper into the 21st century. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide



TRACK-LISTING:
01. Your Love
02. Itch
03. Eileen
04. Remain Silent
05. Still There for Me
06. Rita
07. I'm a Hero
08. Suitcase
09. Whole 'Nutha Thang
10. I See Love
11. I'll Be Your Water
12. Life Is Beautiful


LINKS (http://lix.in/-7ab5c8)
pw: lisalisa

[rtownsend213]

[CENTER]Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (1980)
CD-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue

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Track-listing
01. Fantastic Voyage
02. Your Love Is on the One
03. I Need You
04. Stung Out
05. Say Yes
06. Eveready Man
07. I Love Everything You Do
08. Say Yes (Reprise)


<a href="http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfuxqe0ldfe">Review</a>
Lakeside had one of R&B's most exciting live shows of the late '70s and early to mid-'80s, but in the studio, the Dayton, OH band generally didn't go that extra mile. Most of Lakeside's Solar albums were generally decent and had a few gems, but a consistently excellent studio album was something the group never achieved. The closest Lakeside came to a great studio session was Fantastic Voyage, arguably the band's best album. Some of the songs are superb, including the sweaty title track (a major hit), the intoxicating "Your Love Is on the One" and the unapologetically romantic "I Love Everything You Do." Though best known for hard funk, that and "Say Yes" point to the fact that Lakeside also delivered some memorable soul ballads. Other material falls under the heading of "good but not great" -- a phrase that applied to so much of Lakeside's work. [Sequel reissued the album in 1996.] by Alex Henderson/allmusic.com

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Audiochecker says that tracks 4, 5, & 12 are mp3's. I have heard sometimes that mp3's are placed onto albums so does anyone know if that is the case?

[causemen]

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
BABYLON BY BUS
VINYL | WAV | CUE | SPECTROGRAM | SCANS | 513 MB
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01. Positive Vibration
02. Punky Reggae Party
03. Exodus
04. Stir It Up
05. Rat Race
06. Concrete Jungle
07. Kinky Reggae
08. Lively Up Yourself
09. Rebel Music
10. War / No More Trouble
11. Is This Love
12. Heathen
13. Jamming

In the mid 80s, my girlfriend's dad, a Ethiopian student in Minsk, brought a bunch of soul / funk / rock-n-roll / reggae records. This Bob Marley record traveled all the way up from Africa in his suitcase to Belarus. Such records in the Soviet Union, in mid 80s, were a real treasure and having them in your crates would make you a rich man (and a wanted one at the same time, hehehehe). That student fell in love with a local girl, my girlfriend was born, they had a family until he finished his studies and had to go back.. The records were left here to gather dust until I hit on them and became their owner. Unfortunately their state is not perfect. Therefore, I'm dropping two options: an unchanged rip and a declicked one. Tried that Kosta's ClickRepair software which proved to be really nice compared to all the similar plug-ins I tried. However, the output still sounds to miss some high freqs. Or it's just me, a too picky kinda fella )))

PS: there's been the same drop somewhere behind, but the links won't work anymore.

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Artist: George Clinton
Title: Extended Pleasures - 12" Extended Versions And Mixes
Year: 2004
Genre: funk


Cool, love "Loopzilla"!

[Kosta]

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - CSN (1977, Atlantic)
CD>EAC>FLAC

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A1 Shadow Captain 4:32
A2 See The Changes 2:56
A3 Carried Away 2:29
A4 Fair Game 3:30
A5 Anything At All 3:01
A6 Cathedral 5:15
B1 Dark Star 4:43
B2 Just A Song Before I Go 2:12
B3 Run From Tears 4:09
B4 Cold Rain 2:32
B5 In My Dreams 5:10
B6 I Give You Give Blind 3:21

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[whodshecoo]

Hey Kosta - this is nice! As far as I remember it is a pretty good album. Thank you for bringing back those memories. Tis sure gonna make me feel as I was 17 again LOL

[Kosta]

Hey Kosta - this is nice! As far as I remember it is a pretty good album. Thank you for bringing back those memories. Tis sure gonna make me feel as I was 17 again LOL
The biggest part of my records are country-rock-aor stuff,
but since this is a mostly black music oriented thread, i avoid to post...
the Hotel California posted by MaccaM gave me the push for this CSN that i consider a masterpiece of music over the styles...
i'm listening to it since 1977 and never get tired of it :553:

[sh3m2r3adii]

thanx

[zacki]

thanx

Thanx for what? I know one posting more.

[causemen]

MARGARET SINGANA
WHERE IS THE LOVE
VINYL | WAV | CUE | SPECTROGRAM | SCANS | 247 MB
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01. Where Is the Love
02. That's When the Music Takes Me / I Surrender
03. I Like It
04. At the Zoo
05. Love Will Find a Way
06. Stand by Your Man
07. Many Rivers to Cross
08. Tears on My Pillow
09. Open Your Mind

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Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage (1980)
CD-Rip|Flac|Log|Cue



sorry rtownsend, may I ask you if you happen to have an account on what.cd, under the nick funkyjamz?

[tpvmeffq]

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Artist: Various
Title: Soul Hits Of The '70 - Didn't It Blow Your Mind vol.16
Year: 1995
Genre: soul, r&b, funk

FLAC+LOG+CUE

Tracklist
1 Clarence Carter - Patches 3:11
2 Stylistics - Betcha By Golly, Wow 3:18
3 Tower Of Power - You're Still A Young Man 3:38
4 Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanor 2:40
5 Bobby Womack - Nobody Wants You When You're Down And Out 2:57
6 Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her 3:29
7 O'Jays - Put Your Hands Together 4:07
8 Lamont Dozier - Trying To Hold On To My Woman 4:25
9 Moments - Sexy Mama 3:10
10 Staple Singers - Touch A Hand, Make A Friend 3:29
11 Ohio Players - Skin Tight 2:54
12 Al Green - Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy) 3:01


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Artist: Various
Title: Soul Hits Of The '70 - Didn't It Blow Your Mind vol.17
Year: 1995
Genre: soul, r&b, funk

FLAC+LOG+CUE

Tracklist
1. So Very Hard to Go - Tower of Power
2. Higher Plane - Kool & the Gang
3. Rockin' Soul [CD Bonus] - Hues Corporation
4. Three Ring Circus - Blue Magic
5. Shoe Shine Boy - Eddie Kendricks
6. Bad Luck, Pt. 1 - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
7. Why Can't We Be Friends? - War
8. Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice
9. I Love Music, Pt. 1 - The O'Jays
10. Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players
11. Happy Music - The Blackbyrds
12. Movin' - Brass Construction

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[jacopass]

Eddie Henderson - Realization/Inside Out~The Anthology, Vol. 2 The Capricorns Years.
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Although the electric Herbie Hancock Sextet (and septet) left only a slim three-album discography on Warner Bros. and Columbia, you can expand it considerably by adding Anthology, Vol. 2: The Capricorn Years, a 2005 single-disc comp from the British Soul Brother label that combines two LPs Eddie Henderson made in the early '70s as a leader on Capricorn -- a Georgia rock label known mostly for recording the Allman Brothers. Henderson's band is, in fact, the Hancock Septet minus Julian Priester with a second drummer (Lenny White) added, and the group plays the same brand of fantastic, electronically charged, intergalactic jazz-rock. Henderson extends and develops the Hancock approach, sputtering and moving laconically about in a manner greatly affected by Miles Davis but more ebullient in tone. There are five compositions from Henderson's Capricorn debut, Realization, most of them penned by the trumpeter, with a contribution from Hancock (the subtly beautiful "Revelation") and the delicately textured "Anua" from Bennie Maupin. The drumming (from White and Billy Hart) is brilliantly propulsive; Hancock logs a lot of solo time and gets to play with his Echoplex, while Patrick Gleeson slips in mind-blowing streaks and whooshes of sound from his Moog and ARP synthesizers. Realization is one of the great lost treasures of the jazz-rock era; the music is a bit looser than that of the Hancock records yet every bit as invigorating and forward-thrusting. The remaining seven tracks on Anthology are from Henderson's second and final Capricorn release, Inside Out, with Maupin back on a variety of reeds, Hancock on electric keyboards, Gleeson on synthesizers, Buster Williams on bass, and Hart on drums. Henderson again had rounded up everyone in the group except Priester, adding second drummer Eric Gravatt (from Weather Report) and Bill Summers (from the Headhunters) on congas. One can feel the funky influence of the Headhunters entering the building, particularly in the basslines and Hancock's wah-wah keyboard work, but this is still very much the music of the Septet -- open-ended and almost free, heavily electronic, spiritual in intent, and enormously stimulating. Although Henderson and Maupin control the repertoire, the trumpeter continues to interact virtually as an equal among equals, sounding more haunting and free-floating now. Drier in texture and less frantically driven than the tracks from Realization, the seven Inside Out tracks nevertheless present the de facto swan song of one of the great bands of jazz-rock. [Richard S. Ginell - All Music Guide]
Tracks:
01. Scorpio-Libra
02. Mars in Libra
03. Anua
04. Spiritual awakening
05. Revelation Realization
06. Moussaka
07. Omnipresence
08. Discoveries
09. Fusion
10. Dreams
11. Inside out
12. Exit #1

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