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ABBA - Number Ones (2006) 2CD Special Edition + DVD9 Release

Posted By: Designol
ABBA - Number Ones (2006) 2CD Special Edition + DVD9 Release

ABBA - Number Ones (2006) 2CD Special Edition + DVD9
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 928 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 286 Mb
Label: Polar | # 1713536 | Time: 01:01:47 | Scans included
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC | 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2ch, 1536 kbps | ~ 7.67 Gb
Label: Polar/Universal | # B0008018-00 | 02:15:08
Genre: Dance Pop, AM Pop, Disco, Pop/Rock

Number Ones is a compilation album of recordings by Swedish pop group ABBA, released by Polar Music in 2006. Where as ABBA Gold pulls together 19 of the group's biggest hits and most familiar songs, Number Ones is a variation on this concept, collecting 18 tracks that were #1 hits in many of the countries where ABBA were successful. In the end, only three tracks from ABBA Gold do not make the cut: "Does Your Mother Know", "Lay All Your Love on Me", and "Thank You for the Music". A limited edition, also released in the UK, includes a bonus disc with 12 tracks from ABBA's #1 albums. Number Ones is a collection of all the international #1 hits on one DVD. Includes an interactive scrapbook with details of all the Abba #1's. Also includes footage from Live From Top Of The Pops, BBC 1974; from Hei Sveis!, Norway 1975 and from The Late Late Breakfast Show, BBC 1982.

Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)

Posted By: Vilboa
Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)

Renato Palumbo, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Rossini: Bianca e Falliero (2006)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.20+5.28 Gb (2xDVD9) | 183 min
Classical | Dynamic | Sub: Italiano, English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol

Composed for La Scala in Milan in 1819, Bianca e Falliero is an opera of extraordinary dramatic originality, rich in highly spectacular stage solutions, and a fundamental work for our understanding of the full significance of the authentic revolution that the composer from Pesaro brought about in opera; a revolution that was destined to have a decisive influence on the development of Italian opera in the nineteenth century. The singing cast features Maria Bayo, Daniela Barcellona, Francesco Meli and Carlo Lepore, conducted by Renato Palumbo and directed by Jean-Louis Martinoty.

Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce (2009)

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Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce (2009)

Jordi Savall, Le Concert des Nations - Haydn: Septem Verba Christi in Cruce (2009)
PAL 16:9 (720x576) | Latin (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.34 Gb (DVD9) | 68 min
Classical | AliaVox | Sub: Francais, Deutsch, English, Espanol, Catalan, Italiano, Portugues

“…this live 2006 performance… is given in its original orchestral form in the location for which it was intended - the chapel of Santa Cueva in Cádiz… Played on period instruments the performance… expertly motivated by Jordi Savall, achieving a fine blend of solemnity and austerity with intimacy of feeling. …this is the ultimate in authentic performance.” (BBC Music Magazine)

Ivor Bolton, Concerto Köln - Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante (2010)

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Ivor Bolton, Concerto Köln - Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante (2010)

Ivor Bolton, Concerto Köln - Francesco Cavalli: Ercole Amante (2010)
NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Italiano (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 5 ch) | 6.38+7.77 Gb (2xDVD9) | 198 min
Classical | Opus Arte | Sub: English, Francais, Deutsch, Espanol, Italiano, Nederlands

This hilarious contemporary version of Francesco Cavalli's baroque opera Hercules in Love was commissioned on occasion of the marriage of Louis XIV, the Sun King, to Maria Theresa of Spain. The original production took two years to complete and was at the time the greatest show ever performed in Europe. Directed by David Alden, this surreal production is a triumph of commedia buffa resplendent with decorative and symbolic elements, and complemented by Constance Hoffman's exceptional costumes. Led by Ivor Bolton, a master of baroque music, the chorus of De Nederlandse Opera and Concerto Köln give a sublime performance. With Luca Pisaroni's (Ercole) singing being heroic and melodious in turn, and Veronica Cangemi as a splendid Iole, this is an outstanding production by the DNO.

Reinbert de Leeuw, Marianne Kweksilber - Erik Satie: Piano Music & Melodies (2006) 3CD + Bonus DVD 'Satie & Suzanne'

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Reinbert de Leeuw, Marianne Kweksilber - Erik Satie: Piano Music & Melodies (2006) 3CD + Bonus DVD 'Satie & Suzanne'

Erik Satie - Piano Music & Melodies (2006) 3CD + Bonus DVD 'Satie & Suzanne'
Reinbert de Leeuw, piano; Marianne Kweksilber, soprano

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 509 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 432 Mb | Time: 03:08:39
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 16:9 (720x480), VBR | LPCM 2.0, 1536 kbps | 00:52:48 | ~ 3.6 Gb
Genre: Classical | Label: Philips | # 475 7706 | Scans ~ 44 Mb

This box collects several recordings of Satie's piano music by Dutch pianist Reinbert de Leeuw, going back as far as 1977, with an English-language DVD (not reviewed, but the idea is attractive) including a fictionalized presentation of Satie's relationship with artist Suzanne Valadon (after they broke up, he hung in his window cataloging her faults, but the film apparently doesn't get to the fun stuff). The provenance of the music on the third CD, consisting mostly of songs and featuring soprano Marjanne Kweksilber, is unclear from the booklet, and it's a poor choice for the non-Francophone – no song texts are provided at all. The piano music from de Leeuw is another matter, however. It is immediately distinctive in its slow tempos and dreamy, rather lugubrious tone.

Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (2012) {CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition, Japan}

Posted By: popsakov
Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (2012) {CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition, Japan}

Diana Krall - Glad Rag Doll (2012) {CD+DVD, Deluxe Edition, Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 417 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 215 Mb | 01:08:31 | Full Scans
DVD5 | MPEG-2 Video, NTSC 720x480 (16:9), 29.970 fps, VBR ~ 7810 kb/s
LPCM 2.0, 48.0 kHz/16 bits, 1536 kb/s | 00:11:01 | ~ 811 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Vocal Jazz, Standards, Contemporary Jazz | Verve Records #UCCV-9445

For only the second time in her career, jazz pianist and vocalist Diana Krall deviates from her tried, true m.o. of covering easily identifiable jazz standards. On Glad Rag Doll she teams with producer T-Bone Burnett and his stable of studio aces. Here the two-time Grammy winner covers mostly vaudeville and jazz tunes written in the 1920s and '30s, some relatively obscure. Most of the music here is from her father's collection of 78-rpm records. Krall picked 35 tunes from that music library and gave sheet music to Burnett.

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker, Israel Philharmonic - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9&10; Das Lied von der Erde (2005/1972)

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Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker, Israel Philharmonic  - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9&10; Das Lied von der Erde (2005/1972)

Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philarmoniker, Israel Philharmonic, Christa Ludwig, René Kollo - Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10; Das Lied von der Erde (2005/1972)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Deutsch (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | (DTS, 6 ch) | 7.49 Gb+6.50 Gb (2xDVD9) | 176 min
Classical | Deutsche Grammophon | Sub: Deutsch, English, Francais, Espanol, Chinese

"Bernstein stamps his outsize personality on every bar and regularly has you convinced it is Mahler's own" (Gramophone). Filmed on tour at Berlin's Philharmonie, this account of the valedictory Ninth Symphony is an intense interpretation, expressing Bernstein's conviction that modern man had at last caught up with the message encoded in Mahler's last completed work. Having made his famous 1966 studio recording of "Das Lied vin der Erde" in Vienna, Bernstein re-recorded this in Israel with the same searing subjectivity. René Kollo draws on the voice of a great Wagner tenor, while Christa Ludwig, the greatest exponent of the contralto songs at the time, is unbearably poignant in the final movement's fusion of elation and sadness.

Pet Shop Boys - Ultimate (2010) {CD/DVD, Deluxe Edition}

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Pet Shop Boys - Ultimate (2010) {CD/DVD, Deluxe Edition}

Pet Shop Boys - Ultimate (2010) {CD/DVD, Deluxe Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) + Cue + Log + m3u ~ 627 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 220 Mb | Scans | 01:19:02
DVD9 | MPEG 2, PAL 16:9 (720x576), VBR | DD 2.0, 48.0 Khz, 256 Kbps | 183 min | ~ 7,45 Gb | RAR 5% Recovery
Electronic, Synth-Pop | Parlophone #50999 919434 2 2

Ultimate is a greatest hits compilation album by UK electronic music band Pet Shop Boys. It is their third greatest hits album, released on 1 November 2010 by their long-time label Parlophone. The album contains 18 previously-released singles, in chronological order, and one new song ("Together"). Ultimate was released to celebrate 25 years since the band's first single release "West End Girls" in standard single-CD and expanded CD/DVD configurations. It charted at #27 on the UK Albums Chart on 7 November 2010 and at #50 on the European Hot 100 Albums on 20 November 2010. In addition to the hits, the deluxe package also includes a DVD with previously unreleased performances from the BBC as well as their 2010 headlining performance at Glastonbury.

Beastie Boys - Video Anthology (2000) [The Criterion Collection #100]

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Beastie Boys - Video Anthology (2000) [The Criterion Collection #100]

Beastie Boys - Video Anthology (2000) [The Criterion Collection #100]
2xDVD9 | NTSC | 4:3 (720x480) VBR | AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps or AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps
Label: Criterion/Capitol | Time: 01:04:52 | ~ 15 Gb
Old-School Hip Hop, Alternative Rap, Hardcore Punk, Alternative Rock

Beastie Boys fans should prepare for a feast with this two-DVD collection from the Criterion collection (Capitol Records had planned a regular collection, but seem to have abandoned it along the way.) The collection is not by any means completely comprehensive (there are 18 videos included), but it does manage to be exhaustive in terms of what it does cover (and offer.) Each disc includes nine videos, with each group presented twice – the first is a sequential presentation that offers a choice of Dolby 2.0, Dolby 5.1, band commentary track, or directors commentary track.

Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2004/1989,2002)

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Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2004/1989,2002)

Seiji Ozawa, Berliner Philharmoniker, Saito Kinen Orchestra - Orff: Carmina Burana; Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (2004/1989, 2002)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | Latin, Deutsch | LinearPCM, 2 ch | DTS, 6 ch | 7.64 Gb (DVD9) | 134 min
Classical | Philips

This DVD presents Seiji Ozawa conducting two great choral masterpieces, beloved by audiences around the world. Orff's Carmina Burana, boisterous and lyrical, sets medieval songs in a celebration of life's pleasures. Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony, concludes with the uplifting 'Ode to Joy', a timeless plea for universal brotherhood.

Phil Collins - Going Back (2010) {CD/DVD, Exclusive Limited Edition}

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Phil Collins - Going Back (2010) {CD/DVD, Exclusive Limited Edition}

Phil Collins - Going Back (2010) {CD/DVD, Exclusive Limited Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 534 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 188 Mb | 01:17:46
DVD9 | ISO | MPEG-2 NTSC 4:3/NTSC 16:9 (720x480), 29.970 fps, VBR ~ 6000 Kbps
Audio: AC3, 224 Kbps; LPCM, 1536 Kbps | 1 h 55 min | ~ 7,44 Gb
Subtitles: English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Portugues, Espanol
Full Scans ~ 120 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Pop Rock, Soul, Funk | Atlantic #075678905995

Going Back is the eighth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 13 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28 September 2010 in the United States, and features covers of '60s Motown and Soul standards. It also was his first full solo release in eight years, Collins having primarily concentrated on soundtracks, compilations, and his extensive touring as a solo artist and with Genesis. Collins has previously recorded and performed covers of Motown songs in his career. Most famously, his cover of "You Can't Hurry Love" reached number one on the UK charts in 1983. In addition, the Motown-esque "Two Hearts", written in collaboration with Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier appeared on the original soundtrack album from Collins' 1988 film Buster, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles' "Tears of a Clown" appeared as a B-side on the 2003 single "The Least You Can Do", and a live version of "My Girl" first appeared on the Japanese release Live from the Board in 1995 and later on the 2004 album Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New. There are two editions of the album; one with 18 tracks and a limited Going Back Ultimate Edition 25-track CD/29-song DVD set.

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Albums Collection 1985-1993 (7CD + 2DVD)

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The Jesus And Mary Chain - Albums Collection 1985-1993 (7CD + 2DVD)

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Albums Collection 1985-1993 (7CD + 2DVD)
EAC | FLAC | Image/Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 3 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1 Gb | Scans ~ 282 Mb
2 x DVD5 | NTSC | 4:3 (720x480) | AC3 2.0, 224kbps | Time: 00:30:43 / 00:29:18 | 3.1 Gb
Genre: Post-Punk, Shoegaze, Noise Pop, Alternative Rock

Like the Velvet Underground, their most obvious influence, the chart success of the Jesus and Mary Chain was virtually nonexistent, but their artistic impact was incalculable; quite simply, the Scottish group made the world safe for white noise, orchestrating a sound dense in squalling feedback that served as an inspiration to everyone from My Bloody Valentine to Dinosaur Jr. Though the supporting players drifted in and out of focus, the heart of the Mary Chain remained vocalists and guitarists William and Jim Reid, Scottish-born brothers heavily influenced not only by underground legends like the Velvets and the Stooges but also by the sonic grandeur and pop savvy of Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. Collection includes: Psychocandy (1985) Deluxe Edition 2011; Darklands (1987) Deluxe Edition 2011; Barbed Wire Kisses: B-Sides And More (1988); Automatic (1989); The Sound Of Speed (1993).

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time With Feeling (2016) 2 Disc Set

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time With Feeling (2016) 2 Disc Set

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: One More Time With Feeling (2016) 2 Disc Set
A Film by Andrew Dominik

DVD9 + DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC, 16:9 (720x480) VBR | 01:52:32 + 00:10:21 | 5.3 Gb
Audio: (Disc 1) English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps; (Disc 2) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: Français, Español
Genre: Documentary, Music (Experimental Rock)

This music documentary weaves together performances from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' 2016 album Skeleton Tree with candid footage of Cave opening up about the death of his 15-year-old son. Directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford).

Kitaro - Daylight, Moonlight: Live in Yakushiji (2004) DVD9

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Kitaro - Daylight, Moonlight: Live in Yakushiji (2004) DVD9

Kitaro - Daylight, Moonlight: Live in Yakushiji (2004)
DVD9 | NTSC | 16:9 (720x480) VBR | AC3 2.0 192 kbps / 6ch, 384 kbps / DTS | ~ 4.9 Gb
World Fusion, New Age, Ambient | Label: Domo | # 73015-2 | 01:33:36 | Scans ~ 32 Mb

New age music and ancient shrines seem to work well together, as evidenced by top-selling concert CDs and videos (now DVDs) by Keiko Matsui and Yanni over the years. Kitaro's idea for a greatest-hits collection performed at the sacred Yakushiji Temple in Nara, the ancient Japanese capitol, is more about beauty and intimacy than sheer spectacle, although it would be fun to imagine this dramatic presentation in its native setting. The music on this double disc was taken from three live concerts in the summer of 2001, the first concerts ever presented in the temple proper. Not that you need the background to be swept away into the dreamy mysticism that defines Kitaro's twist on the universe, but this temple is the resting place of the ashes of Genjo Sanzo, the seventh century monk who walked the Silk Road from Japan to India, returning from India with the sacred texts that introduced Buddhism into China and Japan.

The Byrds - There Is A Season (2006) 4 CD Box Set + Bonus DVD

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The Byrds - There Is A Season (2006) 4 CD Box Set + Bonus DVD

The Byrds - There Is A Season (2006) 4 CD Box Set + Bonus DVD
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 1.72 Gb | Time: 04:41:14
DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 720x576 (4:3) VBR | Audio: LPCM 2.0, 1536 Kbps | ~ 1.6 Gb | 00:25:39
Rock, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Country-Rock | Columbia/Legacy | # 82876877002 | Scans ~ 325 Mb

There Is a Season is a four-CD box set by the American rock band The Byrds that was released on September 26, 2006 by Columbia/Legacy. It comprises 99 tracks and includes material from every one of the band's twelve studio albums, presented in roughly chronological order. In addition to the four CDs, the set also includes a bonus DVD featuring ten previously unissued television performances.