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12.6.09

Gold: The Eighties Greatest Hits (3 disc)

Album Notes

The "Gold: The Eighties Greatest Hits" it's a collection in metal box which include 3 cd with 50 songs (original masters) of the most famous singers of 80's.
Nena, King, Stray Cats, Toto, Men At Work, Cyndi Lauper, Europe, Kenny Loggins, Martika, Jennifer Rush, Thompson Twins, Bonnie Tyler, Hall & Oates, Rick Astley, Fiction Factory, Taylor Dayne and others, are the artists that sounds in this collection, released in 2008 by the Sony BMG label.
Truly amazing collection...

Track Listing:
Disc 1
1. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
2. E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite
3. 99 Red Balloons - Nena
4. Beat Dis - Bomb The Bass
5. Dr.Beat - Gloria Estefan
6. Loco In Acapulco - Four Tops
7. Love & Pride - King
8. When Will I Be Famous - Bros.
9. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
10. That's The Way (I Like It) - Dead Or Alive
11. Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli
12. Call Me - Spagna
13. Stand & Deliver - Adam & The Ants
14. So Macho - Sinitta
15. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
16. Sonic Boom Boy - Westworld
17. Africa - Toto
Total Time: 01:02:17
Disc 2
1. Let's Groove - Earth, Wind & Fire
2. Down Under - Men At Work
3. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
4. Poison - Alice Cooper
5. Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
6. Dead Ringer For Love - Meat Loaf
7. The Final Countdown - Europe
8. Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs
9. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
10. Walk This Way - Run DMC / Aerosmith
11. Satellite - Hooters
12. Can You Feel It - Jacksons
13. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton
14. Perfect - Fairground Attraction
15. Toy Soldiers - Martika
16. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
17. The Time Of My Life - Jennifer Warnes & Bill Medley
Total Time: 01:07:17
Disc 3
1. The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush
2. Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
3. Who's Zoomin' Who - Aretha Franklin
4. Waiting For A Star To Fall - Boy Meets Girl
5. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
6. Holding Out For A Hero - Bonnie Tyler
7. The Way It Is - Bruce Hornsby
8. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) Hall & Oates
9. Whenever You Need Somebody - Rick Astley
10. Never Too Much - Luther Vandross
11. Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
12. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
13. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) - Paul Young
14. Broken Wings - Mr.Mister
15. (Feels Like) Heaven - Fiction Factory
16. Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dayne
Total Time: 01:07:21
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10.6.09

VA - I Love Disco Diamonds Collection Vol. 04

Labels .Remastered, I Love Disco Diamonds Collection, Various Artist

VA - I Love Disco Diamonds Collection Vol. 04

Album Notes

"Solid Strangers - Music In The Night", "The Twins - Not the loving kind", "Max Him - No Escape" and more... are the songs which included on the fourth volume of "I Love Disco Diamonds", released in 2001 by Spain's Blanco y Negro label. This is part of one of the most extensive Euro-dance (Italo Disco) series available. Since the series is so extensive, you can bet there's plenty of filler, and that's definitely the case here.

Tracklisting:
01 - Klein & M.B.O. - Dirty Talk
02 - Jules Tropicana - Come On
03 - The Twins - Not The Loving Kind
04 - Max Him - No Escape
05 - 93rd Superbowl - Forever And One Day
06 - O'Ryan - She's My Queen
07 - Solid Strangers - Music In The Night
08 - Grant Miller - Colder Than Ice
09 - Michael Bedford - More Than A Kiss
10 - Monte - Kristo - Lady Valentine
11 - Green Ice - Gigolo
12 - De Blanc - Mon Amour
Total Time: 01:15:44
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Malcolm McLaren - Fans

Labels Malcolm McLaren

Biography:

Malcolm McLaren (born on January 22nd, 1946 in London England) has had a varied career starting from Art School dropout to Kings Road merchant, moving into band manager, socio-political instigator, quasi-musician himself, wry social commentator & influential media manipulator. In the late 1960s he started designing clothes and by 1972 he opened a clothing boutique in London with his then girlfriend, Vivienne Westwood.
In 1975, after a failed stint at managing & relaunching the image of the notoriously hard living and chaotic band The New York Dolls, Malcolm nurtured the formation of one of the most infamous punk bands in history, The Sex Pistols. He became their manager, and controlled their contracts, as well as most importantly to him, their image in the media. The venture ended in a disastrous US tour, and a film called “The Great Rock And Roll Swindle” that featured McLaren, and glorified his untraditional Situationist PR approach and manipulative Svengali-esque role in the band’s career.
In the ’80s, after the Sex Pistols had long broken up, Malcolm became the manager of another band, Adam and the Ants which veered away from punk’s coarse format via new romantic pirate garb and poly rhythmic African style drumming. When Adam Ant rebelled and left the band, Malcolm repackaged the musicians with a 14 year old Anglo/Burmese girl named Annabella Lwin to form the band Bow Wow Wow. He soon used his headline making skills to propel the band and their underage lead singer to the top of the charts with a nude album cover scandal.
In the early 1980’s, Malcolm began producing his own records, beginning with the hits “PlayBuffalo Gals” and “Double Dutch” from the groundbreaking 1983 album “Duck Walk” which used NYC hip hoppers and scratch DJ’s The World Famous Supreme Team, as it’s foundation. He next turned to opera, masterminding a pop adaptation of “Madam Butterfly” on the album “Fans” using an assortment of female vocalists, and skilled musician Robby Kilgore on the tracks.
McLaren has released numerous other albums and tracks since, including contributions to the movie soundtracks of Carry On Columbus, and Kill Bill 2, but his musical career peaked with his 1980’s works. McLaren’s original “Double Dutch” era material has since been reappropriated and sampled by sucessful artists including Mariah Carey, Eminem, Amerie and De La Soul.
McLaren, now in is 60’s, has occasionally contributed to newspapers and magazines, directed and produced films and appeared on British reality television programmes.

Track Listing:
01. Madam Butterfly
02. Fans
03. Carmen
04. Boys' Chorus
05. Lauretta
06. Death Of Butterfly
Total Time: 00:30:05
Personnel
On Carmen:
* Soprano - Valerie Walters
* Carmen - Angie B.
* Jose - Malcolm McLaren
On Fans:
* Tenor - Michael Austin
* Lead Vocal - Angie B.
* Dresser - Malcolm McLaren
On Madam Butterfly:
* Soprano - Betty Ann White
* Cho Cho San - Debbie Cole
* Pinkerton - Malcolm McLaren
* Backing vocals - Diane Garisto, Sheila Pate
On Lauretta:
* Soprano - Betty Ann White
* Lauretta - Diane Garisto
* Ricky - Malcolm McLaren
On Death of Butterfly:
* Soprano - Betty Ann White
* Pinkerton - Malcolm McLaren
On Boy's Chorus:
* Lead vocal - Malcolm McLaren
All Instruments—Robby Kilgore
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL, or "MoFi") is a company that produces audiophile releases of classic CDs and vinyl records.
Many commercial CDs undergo dynamic range compression in order to sound "louder" when played on radio or low-end systems. Some consider this detrimental to the sound quality when reproduced on high-quality equipment. Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab releases are highly desirable due to their attention to detail concerning the audio mastering process. Some of the techniques used are half-speed mastering and pressing gold-plated CDs. MFSL also releases record albums meant to be played at 45 RPM instead of the standard 33? RPM, for better sound quality. These albums must be released on two or three discs, as less music can be held at increased speed.
MFSL only acquires the license to reproduce releases for a specific time period, and because of the limited quantities produced, they are highly sought after.
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's ongoing quest is to deliver the foremost sounding audio entertainment software that technological innovation can provide. From our first UHQR™ vinyl LP to our latest Ultradisc UHR™ SACD, we have been and will remain a steadfast innovator in the audiophile frontier. We further believe that technological development serves best when accompanied by a profound awareness and appreciation for the elusive magic and mystery that comprises music itself. Our greatest hope is that our products will serve as conduits for ears ands souls to experience premium, pure, natural sound reproduction of diverse, pre-eminent original master recordings across the entire musical spectrum.

High Definition Compatible Digital [HDCD]

High Definition Compatible Digital, or HDCD (also known as High Definition Compact Disc) is a patented encode-decode process that endeavors to improve the sound quality of standard audio CDs. A HDCD-encoded CD usually, but not always, has the HDCD logo printed somewhere on the back cover. A relatively high-quality sound-system is required in order to take advantage of the subtle improvement that HDCD is intended to accomplish.
HDCD was an early attempt by audiophiles to improve the sound-quality of CDs, while retaining backward compatibility with existing players. Although new HDCD-encoded CDs are still occasionally added to various catalogs, the format has been largely superseded by newer and more sophisticated digital audio technologies such as Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Audio.
HDCD® stands for High Definition Compatible Digital. It is an enhancement to regular audio CDs to effectively increase the dynamic range, resulting in better and more natural reproduction of music (both vocals and instrumental timbre). The additional dynamic range allows more low-level details to be captured in the digital recording.
Regular audio CDs are based on 16-bit data word length, while those enhanced with HDCD have been encoded with effectively 20-bit data word length. Longer data word lengths provide more resolution in which to capture the nuances of intricate musical passages. The HDCD enhancement algorithm is invented and licensed by Pacific Microsonics.
HDCD enhanced CDs are identified by the HDCD logo on the front and/or back cover, and are backwards compatible with non-HDCD enhanced playback equipment (you simply hear the quality of regular audio CD). As of early 2001, there are over 5,000 CD titles available with HDCD enhancement. To take advantage of HDCD enhanced audio CDs, you need a HDCD compatible DVD player or CD player. These models are identified with the same HDCD logo on their faceplate.
PMI's High Definition Compatible Digital® (HDCD®) technology is a patented process used in top-end recording studios to correct the distortions found in current digital recording technology, delivering the full richness and detail of the original performance to compact disc and DVD audio. HDCD has been used in the recording of more than 5,000 CD titles, which include more than 225 Billboard Top 200 recordings and that account for more than 300 million CDs sold.
PMI also licenses the HDCD decoder and filter technology to most of the world's leading audio IC manufacturers. Major consumer electronics makers employing HDCD technology include A & R Cambridge (Arcam), Denon Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd., Harman Kardon Inc., Kenwood Corp., Linn Products Ltd., Madrigal Audio Laboratories Inc., Marantz Japan Inc., Rotel, Sansui Electric Co. Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. HDCD-mastered CDs offer improved sound in standard CD players, and audio quality is improved even more in CD players equipped with HDCD playback technology.

Super Audio CD (SACD) & Hybrid SACD

Super Audio CD (SACD)
The Super Audio CD (SACD) features two disc layers. One layer contains a standard version of the album that works on any CD player. The other layer includes high-resolution stereo and a 5.1 surround version of the recording that works on SACD-compatible DVD players and home theater systems. Both layers employ SACD's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) encoding process that samples the music 64 times faster than CD for unprecedented fidelity.

A Hybrid SA-CD is an SA-CD disc that can be played on regular CD players. The sound quality in that case will, in principle, not be better than that of a regular CD (though the CD-compatible layer is usually derived from the high resolution signal with SBM for better sound ... or similar words). The obvious benefit of a hybrid disc is that you don't need to replace all your CD players by SA-CD players at once. In fact you could even start collecting SA-CDs before you own an SA-CD player.
Hybrid SA-CD works in a different way. Both the CD layer and the high-density layer are 'read' from the same side. The other side has a printed label, so it is easy to recognize the disc and place it correctly in the tray of the CD player. How it works? The high-density layer is partly reflective, partly transparent. At the wavelength used by regular CD layers (780 nm) the SA-CD layer is invisible so a CD player will just 'see' the CD layer. At the wavelength used for DVD and SA-CD (650 nm), the SA-CD layer is reflective.

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Gold: The Eighties Greatest Hits (3 disc)

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VA - I Love Disco Diamonds Collection Vol. 04

Malcolm McLaren - Fans

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