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30 May 2017

Bob Dylan - Two '70s Singles

Here are two Bob Dylan singles from the '70s, ripped from vinyl 45s. Each contains songs that are hard to find in digital format. Again, these are straight rips with no remastering, sound reduction, or audio tinkering.

The first, 1971's "George Jackson," features two different recordings/mixes of the same song. The A-side is the "Big Band Version" and the B-side is the "Acoustic Version."
The "Big Band Version" was later included on the 1978 LP compilation "Masterpieces," which was re-released on CD in 1991 but is now long out-of-print.
The "Acoustic Version" is available on the CD album "Side Tracks," included with "The Complete Album Collection Vol. 1."

1. George Jackson (Big Band Version)
2. George Jackson (Acoustic Version)
-> mp3 @ 320kbps

The second, "Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again" is a live recording from 1976 of a song first released in 1966. As far as I can tell, this recording has not been released on CD.
The B-Side, "Rita May," was re-released only on the "Masterpieces" compilation.

1. Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again (Live, 1976)
2. Rita May
-> mp3 @ 320kbps

20 May 2017

Ireen Sheer - Bye Bye I Love You (Eurovision 1974)

Today I bring you "Bye Bye I Love You" a French-language single performed by British-born Ireen Sheer. This song represented Luxembourg at the 1974 Eurovision song contest, where it was performed ninth and ultimately tied for fourth place. The winner that year was ABBA with their hit "Waterloo."
Sheer again competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1978, when she represented Germany with the German-language "Feuer," which placed sixth that year.

The A- and B-Sides of the single are rips from my vinyl 45RPM. The English version is included as a bonus track and is not my personal rip. I downloaded it from the internet several years ago and cannot locate the original source of the file, so I am afraid I cannot give credit where it is due.


1. Bye Bye I Love You (3:13)
2. Tous Les Grands Sentiments (3:27)
BONUS:
3. Bye Bye I Love You (English Version, 3:12)

Polydor D.R. 2041 539 (45RPM, France, 1974 @320kbps mp3)

19 February 2017

Brotherhood Of Man - B For Brotherhood (1978) & Higher Than High (1979)

Hi all,
For today's post I have LP rips of Brotherhood of Man's 1978 album 'B For Brotherhood' and 1979's 'Higher Than High'. Both are presented in Apple Lossless format with any vinyl cracks and surface noise present. I have done no mastering or noise reduction whatsoever. This is my first attempt at vinyl ripping and sounds fairly good to me. Neither album has been released on CD as far as I am aware.
Enjoy!

B FOR BROTHERHOOD (Pye LP NSPL 18567)




A-Side: ZIP
1. Figaro
2. Broken Hearted Avenue
3. Cinderella
4. When Summer's Gone
5. I'll Never Let You Down
6. In Love

B-Side: ZIP
1. Beautiful Lover
2. I'm In A Dancing Mood
3. Much Better Than You
4. Roulette
5. Greatest Love
6. People Over The World

HIGHER THAN HIGH (Pye LP N 105)




A-Side: ZIP
1. Papa Louis
2. Sleeping Beauty
3. Light From Your Window
4. Tell Me How
5. Taxi
6. Middle Of The Night

B-Side: ZIP
1. Olé Olé
2. Higher Than High
3. Part Of My Life
4. Lonely One
5. Gypsy
6. Goodbye Goodbye