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2.1.10

Madonna - True Blue

Album Notes

True Blue is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on June 30, 1986 by Sire Records. Madonna worked with Stephen Bray and Patrick Leonard on the album while co-writing all the songs. Deemed as Madonna's most girlish album, True Blue deals with her visions of love, work, dreams as well as disappointments and was inspired by her then husband Sean Penn, to whom Madonna dedicated the album. Musically, the songs on the album took a different direction from her previous endeavours, incorporating classical music in order to engage an older audience who had been skeptical of her music while featuring instrumentation including acoustic guitars, drums, synthesizers and Cuban musical instruments. The album features songs about love, freedom and in the case of "Papa Don't Preach", social issues like teenage pregnancy.

After its release, True Blue faced mixed reviews from contemporary critics. Some reviewers complimented the album, with one calling it a great dance-pop album while commending Madonna's skills as a singer, songwriter and entertainer. The album was also described as the archetype of the late '80s and early '90s pop albums. Some reviews expressed concern that the album lacked greatness and depth in the message of the songs. However, commercially True Blue became an international success, reaching the top of the charts in 28 countries, an achievement that the Guiness Book of World Records called "totally unprecedented". Worldwide sales of the album stand at twenty-four million, seven million of those being sold in United States, which earned it a seven times platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Five singles were released from the album: "Live to Tell", "Papa Don't Preach", "Open Your Heart", which went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as "True Blue" and "La Isla Bonita", which reached the top-five. With the singles and their accompanying music videos Madonna began to change her image from that of a "boy-toy" to a more sophisticated matured look. "Papa Don't Preach" generated media controversy with some critics condemning Madonna for encouraging teenage pregnancy while others complimented her for her seemingly pro-life stance. "Open Your Heart" faced criticism for its music video and its portrayal of a minor entering a strip club. During the 2006 Confessions Tour the live performance of "Live to Tell", which featured Madonna performing the song while hanging from a cross and wearing a crown of thorns, generated media uproar with religious groups condemning it as blasphemy. True Blue is credited as being the album which made Madonna into a superstar. It ensured Madonna's place among the musical artists of the '80s.

In 2001 Warner Bros. released a remastered version with two bonus remix tracks.

Track listing:
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01. Papa Don't Preach
02. Open Your Heart
03. White Heat
04. Live To Tell
05. Where's The Party
06. True Blue
07 - La Isla Bonita
08 - Jimmy Jimmy
09 - Love Makes The World Go Round
10 - True Blue (The Color Mix) (Bonus)
11 - La Isla Bonita (Extended Remix) (Bonus)
Total Time: 00:52:34
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VA - I Love Disco Diamonds Collection Vol. 13

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

VA - I Love Disco Diamonds Collection Vol. 13 [12'Inch]
Release: Apr, 2002 | Label: Blanco y Negro | Number: MXCD 1226
Genre: Italo Disco | Mono/Stereo: 2 Channel
EAC Rip | Included: EAC Log + AccurateRip Log + CUE + Flac + Covers
Size: 619 MB | RAR files | RS.com
Mastered by Quim Quer at Blanco y Negro Music Studios
Created & compiled by Rafael Carmona Perez
Special Limited Edition

Album Notes

"Costas Charitodiplomenos - Lost In The Night", "The Twins - Love System", "Swan - Don't Talk About It", "Roger Meno - I Find The Way" , "K.B. Caps - Do You Really Need Me" and more... are the songs which included on the 8th volume of "I Love Disco Diamonds", released in 2002 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.

Review by Andy MacLennan

Another excellent compilation, buy all off them, you will not be disapointed!!!!!!!!
This series is a million times better than any other compilation series available. Please keep making them this good Rafa!!!!!!!

Track Listing:
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01 - Swan - Don't Talk About It
02 - Roger Meno - I Find The Way
03 - Trillion - Belgian Girl
04 - Costas Charitodiplomenos - Lost In The Night
05 - The Twins - Love System
06 - Brian Ice - Over Again
07 - Flo Astaire - Monkey Monkey
08 - Paul Paul - Good Times
09 - Twilight - My Mind
10 - Cleo - Go Go Dynamo
11 - K.B. Caps - Do You Really Need Me
12 - Proxyon - Space Hopper
Total Time:01:18:03
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Soft Cell - The Very Best Of Soft Cell

Labels Soft Cell

Album Notes

The Very Best of Soft Cell is an official compilation album by Soft Cell. The album was released on April 16, 2002 and was approved by the band; it includes most of the hit singles and also some b-sides, such as Insecure Me (in a newly edited version) and It's A Mug's Game. The song Numbers was also considerably shortened for this release, but it's AA side Barriers is missing. Two new songs, Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime and Divided Soul, and two brand new remixes of Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye were also included. ~Wikipedia

Biography:

A synth-pop duo famed for its uniquely sleazy electronic sound, art students Marc Almond and Dave Ball formed Soft Cell in Leeds, England in 1980. Originally, vocalist Almond and synth player Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in drama and the visual arts. A self-financed EP titled Mutant Moments brought the duo to the attention of Some Bizzare label head Stevo, who enlisted Daniel Miller to produce their underground hit single "Memorabilia" the following year.

It was the next Soft Cell effort, 1981's "Tainted Love," that brought the duo to international prominence; written by the Four Preps' Ed Cobb and already a cult favorite thanks to Gloria Jones' soulful reading, the song was reinvented as a hypnotic electronic dirge which became the year's best-selling British single, as well as a major hit abroad. The group's debut LP, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, was also enormously successful, and was followed by the 1982 remix collection Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing.

While 1983's The Art of Falling Apart proved as popular as its predecessors, the LP's title broadly hinted at the internal problems plaguing the duo; prior to the release of 1984's This Last Night in Sodom, Soft Cell had already broken up. Almond immediately formed the electro-soul unit Marc and the Mambas; another group, Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners, followed before the singer finally embarked on a solo career in the late '80s. After a number of years of relative inactivity, Ball later resurfaced in the techno outfit the Grid. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Track Listing:
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01. Memorabilia
02. Tainted Love
03. Where Did Our Love Go?
04. Bedsitter
05. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
06. Sex Dwarf
07. Torch
08. Insecure Me
09. What?
10. Where The Heart Is
11. It's A Mugs Game
12. Numbers
13. Loving You Hating Me
14. Soul Inside
15. Down In The Subway
16. Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime
17. Divided Soul
18. Tainted Love (2XS Remix)
19. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye (Almighty Radio Edit)
Total Time: 01:19:29
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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.
The Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Philosophy
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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