Vinyl Shipwreck

Heatwave - Central Heating (1977)

2011-09-02T02:50:00.000-07:00

GTO - GTLP 027
1977
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1. Put The Word Out
2. Send Out For Sunshine
3. Central Heating
4. Happiness Togetherness
5. The Groove Line
6. Mind Blowing Decisions
7. The Star Of The Story
8. Party Poops
9. Leavin’ For A Dream
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I keep sayin’ it – but I bloody love Heatwave and this is one of their strongest albums lovingly remastered for your audible pleasure. The engineering and sound design is something else – and I just CANNOT stop playing Party Poops or the title track! This is the second Heatwave album I’ve brought to the Shipwreck’s shores after CANDLES and I hope to bring Too Hot To Handle to you guys soon as well! Party party party! -
Party Poops

Mind Blowing Decisions

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Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Quality: A

https://rapidshare.com/files/2967002302/AtveNt3pm.rar
password: poops

Walter Wanderley - When It Was Done (1969)

2011-08-26T06:43:00.000-07:00

A&M - AMLS 950
1969
1. Open Your Arms (Let Me Walk Right In)
2. Surfboard
3. Baiao Da Garoa
4. Reach Out For Me
5. Ole, Ole, Ola
6. Ponteio
7. When It Was Done
8. On My Mind
9. Just My Love And I
10. Capoeira
11. Truth In Peace (Verdade Em Paz)
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Thank heavens Walter Wanderley came to prominence in such a forgiving time – because his lounge/samba/bossa-nova albums are a comforting delight to yours truly! Deliciously blending the occasional sultry vocal with his relaxed organ sounds this is definitely one for the beach! The front cover should give you a good idea of how you will feel after listening to the eleven cuts on offer here! But don’t take my word for it…tuck in!

Just My Love And I

Reach Out For Me

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Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Quality: A

https://rapidshare.com/files/975409864/LteNdeHeIt3pm.rar
password: rainforest

Marvin Hamlisch - The Spy Who Loved Me OST (1977)

2011-08-24T07:39:00.000-07:00

United Artists - UAG 30098
1977
1. Nobody Does It Better [Vocals - Carly Simon]
2. Bond '77
3. Ride To Atlantis
4. Mojave Club
5. Nobody Does It Better - Instrumental
6. Anya
7. The Tanker
8. The Pyramids
9. Eastern Lights
10. Conclusion
11. End Titles (Nobody Does It Better) [Vocals - Carly Simon]
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I’ve always been a Roger Moore Bond fan as opposed to Connery or Craig or whoever. The seventies pandered to all the aesthetic motifs that I value in a James Bond – and this soundtrack is no exception. Composed by the sprightly Marvin Hamlisch, fresh from his multiple Oscar success with The Sting and included the popular Carly Simon number Nobody Does It Better. This is funky, lounge James Bond trying to compete with the disco crazes of the day. Check out the two samplers below to get a sense of what I mean!
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Ride To Atlantis

Bond '77

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Quality: A
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https://rapidshare.com/files/764878593/rviLispyho3pm.rar
password: richardkiel

The Beatles - At The Hollywood Bowl (1977)

2011-08-09T16:44:00.000-07:00

MFP - MFP 41 5676 1
1977
1. Twist And Shout (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
2. She's A Woman (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
3. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
4. Ticket To Ride (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
5. Can't Buy Me Love (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
6. Things We Said Today (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 23rd 1964)
7. Roll Over Beethoven (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 23rd 1964)
8. Boys (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 23rd 1964)
9. A Hard Day's Night (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
10. Help! (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 30th 1965)
11. All My Loving (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 23rd 1964)
12. She Loves You (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 23rd 1964)
13. Long Tall Sally (Live Hollywood Bowl, August 23rd 1964)
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A perfect, if slightly studio-faked, snapshot of the Fab Four in their fan-screaming prime, here is a rock&roll audible treat soaked in mid-sixties hysteria. The album is over before you know it, and it's no wonder John, Paul, George & Ringo all decided to retreat to the studio after experiences like this. Personally, I love the abridged "Twist And Shout" at the beginning and Ringo's turn at "Boys". Delightful!
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Twist And Shout

Can't Buy Me Love

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Quality: A

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https://www.rapidshare.com/files/1582498112/tlesLly3pm.rar

password: apple

Liz Damon With The Orient Express - Me Japanese Boy (I Love You) (1973)

2011-08-09T08:49:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER, MORE AWESOME QUALITY*

Delilah - DS 1003
1973
1. Me Japanese Boy (I Love You)
2. Sugar
3. There'll Come A Time
4. Again
5. There's No Such Thing As Love
6. Little Song
7. I'm A Song
8. What Have They Done To The Moon
9. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
10. You Haven't Seen My Love
11. I Never Had It So Good
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Trust me when I say that this LP is rarer than rare, and it cost me the most I've paid on eBay that's for sure!! The brilliant soft-op lounge tones of Liz Damon, performing "Me Japanese Boy", one of my favourite Bacharach/David obscure hits as well as a host of others. The songbook of Neil Sedaka crops up a few times, and this is half-hour of pure smokey lounge gold. Enjoy! You won't find this on CD anywhere!
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Me Japanese Boy (I Love You)

What Have They Done To The Moon

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Remaster Quality: B

https://www.rapidshare.com/files/157095540/zDpan3pm.rar
password: orientexpress

Donovan - A Gift From A Flower To A Garden (Mono 1968) FLAC / 320kbps mp3

2011-08-09T06:37:00.000-07:00

Pye - NPL 20000
Mono
1968
1. Wear Your Love Like Heaven
2. Mad John's Escape
3. Skip-A-Long Sam
4. Sun
5. There Was A Time
6. Oh Gosh
7. Little Boy In Corduroy
8. Under The Greenwood Tree
9. The Land Of Doesn't Have To Be
10. Someone Singing
11. Song Of The Naturalist's Wife
12. The Enchanted Gypsy
13. Voyage Into The Golden Screen
14. Isle Of Islay
15. The Mandolin Man And His Secret
16. Lay Of The Last Tinker
17. The Tinker And The Crab
18. Widow With Shawl (A Portrait)
19. The Lullaby Of Spring
20. The Magpie
21. Starfish-On-The-Toast
22. Epistle To Derroll

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Ah Donovan! This was a double-album curiousity when it came out - but it's quickly become one of his most loved albums - balancing stark acoustic folk with delicious baroque/sunshine pop! 22 loving tracks here - available in remastered mono from the 1968 vinyl - the mono version is no longer available on CD! Enjoy!
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Oh Gosh

Sun

Wear Your Love Like Heaven

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: FLAC / LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Quality: A
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LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/917494928/NovFtFG3pm.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/91603464/NovFtFG3pm.part2.rar

FLAC
https://www.rapidshare.com/files/405629075/NovFtFGF.part1.rar
https://www.rapidshare.com/files/3681578479/NovFtFGF.part2.rar

password: mellow

Paul McCartney - Wings Greatest (1978)

2011-08-08T14:20:00.000-07:00

MPL - PCTC 256
1978
1. Another Day
2. Silly Love Songs
3. Live And Let Die
4. Junior’s Farm
5. With A Little Luck
6. Band On The Run
7. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
8. Hi, Hi, Hi
9. Let ‘Em In
10. My Love
11. Jet
12. Mull Of Kintyre
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This is not really required but I am having a big Macca kick at the moment - I was working in the States and managed to see him in concert at Wrigley Field in Chicago and so I dug this out!! Wings are SO UNDERRATED it hurts - they'll get their day again soon. This is an interesting selection - leaving out lots of quality numbers in favour of some obscure cuts - such as the BRILLIANT Junior's Farm.
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Junior's Farm

Hi, Hi, Hi

Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Remaster Quality: C

https://www.rapidshare.com/files/368072883/GsRea3pm.part1.rar

https://www.rapidshare.com/files/3664627369/GsRea3pm.part2.rar

Password: frogsong

Burt Bacharach - Lost Horizon OST (1973)

2011-08-08T03:42:00.000-07:00

Bell - 1300
1973
1. Introduction / Lost Horizon (Vocals By Shawn Phillips)
2. Share The Joy (Vocals By Andrea Willis)
3. The World Is A Circle (Vocals By Diana Lee And Bobby Van)
4. Living Together, Growing Together (Vocals By James Shigeta & Gene Merlino)
5. I Might Frighten Her Away (Vocals By Diana Lee & Jerry Whitman)
6. The Things I Will Not Miss (Vocals By Sally Kellerman & Andrea Willis)
7. If I Could Go Back (Vocals By Jerry Whitman)
8. Where Knowledge Ends (Faith Begins) (Vocals By Diana Lee)
9. Question Me An Answer (Vocals By Bobby Van)
10. I Come To You (Vocals By Diana Lee & Jerry Whitman)
11. Reflections (Vocals By Sally Kellerman)
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The film was a massive flop when it came out in 1973; Bacharach was losing his vogue and the musical feeling in the air was changing. However, the soundtrack is still brilliant Bacharach - you want proof then check out "The Things I Will Not Miss", "Reflections" or the vibrant, life-affirming "Question Me An Answer". I have a copy of the film on DVD and have yet to watch it, but the soundtrack has been spun a dozen times or so since I acquired it! This has been released on CD from a vinyl master - but IMHO this rip is ten times better! Enjoy!
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The Things I Will Not Miss

Question Me An Answer

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp

Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
Remaster Quality: A
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https://rapidshare.com/files/4141928736/rtChHor3pm.rar
password: haldavid

Jack Jones - Bewitched MONO (1964)

2011-07-20T04:16:00.000-07:00

London - HA-R 8202
MONO
1964
1. Love With The Proper Stranger
2. The Mood I'm In
3. Bewitched
4. Right As The Rain
5. Luck Be A Lady
6. Far Away
7. Lollipops And Roses
8. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face
9. I'm Old Fashioned
10. Don't Rain On My Parade
11. From Russia With Love
12. Rosalie
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This is another classic Jack Jones album that has brilliant numbers such as "The Mood I'm In" and "Bewitched". This is in original mono and as far as I know the album hasn't been released on CD in any version - and if it has it's long-deleted now! Enjoy some lounge crooning from the master Jack Jones!
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The Mood I'm In

Bewitched

https://rapidshare.com/files/2901687741/cKNeWBe3pm.rar
password: moody

Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers MONO (1963)

2011-07-20T03:38:00.000-07:00

London - HA-R 8167
MONO
1963
1. Wives And Lovers
2. Toys In The Attic
3. Song About Love
4. I'm Moody
5. Angel Eyes
6. Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
7. Charade
8. I Wish You Love
9. Nina Never Knew
10. Summertime Promises
11. I See Your Face Before Me
12. Come Rain Or Come Shine
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Jack Jones never is discussed alongside Sinatra or Bennett but churned out classic album after classic album in the sixties and seventies. Bacharach's "Wives And Lovers" punchy number was the song that launched Jones, and hear is the album, in pristine original mono and never released on CD!!
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Wives And Lovers

I'm Moody

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Source: Vinyl

Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid

Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
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https://rapidshare.com/files/2709181574/cKJoVesL3pm.rar

password: nina

Wham! - Fantastic (1983)

2011-07-19T08:21:00.000-07:00

EPIC - EPC 25328
1983
1. Bad Boys
2. A Ray Of Sunshine
3. Love Machine
4. Wham Rap! (Enjoy What You Do)
5. Club Tropicana
6. Nothing Looks The Same In The Light
7. Come On!
8. Young Guns (Go For It!)
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There are so many George Michael and Wham! hits that you forget about this brilliant effort from 1983 that is slick, hooktastic and very, very poppy! I have been playing Love Machine all week and I feel that maybe it's time that Wham! were back in vogue. This album is nearly thirty years old already! Wow!
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Club Tropicana

Love Machine

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Source: Vinyl

Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid

Burt Bacharach - Living Together (1973)

2011-07-19T08:01:00.000-07:00

A&M - SP-3527 1973
1. Something Big
2. Monterey Peninsula
3. I Come To You
4. Walk The Way You Talk
5. The Balance Of Nature
6. Living Together, Growing Together
7. Reflections
8. Lost Horizon
9. Lost Ago Tomorrow
10. I Might Frighten Her Away
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This is such an obscure and yet very awesome album by Sir Burt of Bacharach! Some gorgeous arrangements to his standards at the time, consisting of many songs that featured (in different recordings) on the Lost Horizon soundtrack. The world started to turn away from Burt at this time, but that doesn't mean this should be overlooked! Let me know what you think!
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Something Big

Reflections

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
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https://rapidshare.com/files/3902577546/RtBacVTo3pm.rar
password: reflections

Heatwave - Candles (1980)

2011-07-13T03:33:00.000-07:00

GTO - GTLP 047
1980

1. Gangsters Of The Groove
2. Jitterbuggin'
3. Party Suite
4. Turn Around
5. Posin' Til Closin'
6. All I Am
7. Dreamin' You
8. Goin' Crazy
9. Where Did I Go Wrong
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Heatwave are such an underrated disco / pop / funk band that are mostly known for their biggest hit "Boogie Nights". I've been seeking out each of their albums for a while now and I can't stop sticking them on heavy rotation. This is a strong, well-engineered, slickly-penned album full of soulful disco awesomeness. Just listen to the previews below to see what I mean! Hopefully more Heatwave coming on VS soon! -
Party Suite

Gangsters Of The Groove

Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 6, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3
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https://rapidshare.com/files/179199258/AtVe3pm.rar

password: boogie

Burt Bacharach - Burt Bacharach (1971)

2011-07-13T03:17:00.000-07:00

A&M - SP 3501
1971
1. Mexican Divorce
2. (They Long to Be) Close to You
3. Nikki
4. Wives and Lovers
5. All Kinds of People
6. And the People Were With Her (Suite for Orchestra)
7. April Fools
8. Hasbrook Heights
9. Freefall
10. One Less Bell to Answer
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Sometimes you have to indulge yourself, and no website of mine is complete without a few choice Burt Bacharach albums. If there was one era I could jump back in time to it's the era in which Burt and his groovy-lounge chord sequences were at in the hearts of minds of many pop music lovers everywhere. Anyone who says Burt is "easy" hasn't listened to the six minute version of "Wives And Lovers" or the startling "Freefall". For nice songwriting, check out "Hasbrook Heights". This is one of my alltime favourite albums.
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Wives And Lovers

Freefall

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Source: Vinyl
Equipment Used: Pro-Ject Debut III turntable / Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge / Knosti Disco Antistat cleaning fluid
Remastered Using: Audacity / Sony Sound Forge 9, Waves X-Crackle / Waves X-Click Plugin / Click Repair / dBpoweramp
Format: LAME 320kbps CBR mp3-
https://rapidshare.com/files/3476313043/rtCh3pm.rar
password: haldavid

Get ready - speed of delivery for awesome Vinylness will increase!

2011-07-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

Thanks to a great tip by deGallo I decided to check out Click Repair as a tool for remastering last night and after some experimenting have found it to be amazing!

Last night I remastered these five albums using it:

Twiggy - Twiggy
Paul Williams - A Little Bit Of Love
Heatwave - Candles
Liz Damon - Me Japanese Boy I Love You
Jack Jones - A Song For Us

And I listened to all of them today and the results were brilliant! It means I can push out albums to you guys much quicker now!

All of the above albums will be released here this weekend!

The Mike Sammes Singers - Smooth (1964)

2011-07-07T12:25:00.000-07:00

Music For Pleasure - MFP Stereo 1372

1964

1. This Could Be The Start of Something Big

2. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

3. The Stolen Hours

4. Things Are Swingin'

5. There'll Always Be Another Spring

6. Something's Gotta Give

7. Guys And Dolls

8. The Girl From Ipanema

9. To Wait For Love (Is To Waste Your Life Away)

10. The Second Time Around

11. Lollipops And Roses

12. Limehouse Blues

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I'm pretty obsessed with the Mike Sammes Singers - a band who have backed everyone (even The Beatles!) and after spending hours playing Sounds Sensational I have been seeking out their other efforts. This is almost a good - with some cracking, quirky, doo-wappy babba-doobey numbers. Hope you enjoy it. Remastered to sparkling detail and never available on CD!
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The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

Guys And Dolls

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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: Lame 320kbps CBR mp3
Download link: Here
password: surrey

Liz Damon - Liz Damon's Orient Express Volume II (1971)

2011-07-07T12:03:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER, MORE AWESOME QUALITY*

Anthem - ANS 5900
1971
1. Just Another Morning
2. Walkin' Backwards Down the Road
3. Time and Love
4. Quiet Sound
5. Loneliness Remembers (What Happiness Forgets)
6. Don't Stop Now
7. Try a Little Tenderness
8. Where You Lead
9. (Where Do I Begin) Love Story [Theme from Love Story]
10. All in All
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Liz Damon's debut album Liz Damon's Orient Express was a big earner for the last efforts of the White Whale label, and here is Volume II, containing some strong numbers from the Hawaiian lounge singer. I could listen to this sort of soft-pop all day, and this is quite rare so snap it up!
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All In All

Don't Stop Now

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: Lame 320kbps CBR mp3
Download link: Here
password: train

I'm dispensing with FLAC / GrooveShark

2011-07-07T03:45:00.000-07:00

Sorry Lossless fans! Looking at the download numbers - it's clear that FLAC is too much overhead compared to return - so for now I will be distributing albums in Lame 320kbps CBR mp3 only. If you are desperate enough for an album in FLAC and write to me nicely - I'm sure I could be persuaded depending on my mood.

Grooveshark - is flaky as a website - it appears box.net is the solution!

Bobbie Gentry - Touch 'Em With Love (1969) [Mono]

2011-07-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

EMI / Capitol - E-T-155
Mono
1969

1. Touch 'Em With Love

2. Greyhound Goin' Somewhere

3. Natural To Be Gone

4. Seasons Come, Seasons Go

5. Glory Hallelujah, How They'll Sing

6. I Wouldn't Be Surprised

7. Son Of A Preacher Man

8. Where's The Playground, Johnny

9. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

10. You've Made Me So Very Happy

I think all of Bobbie Gentry's albums are first rate, but this is her best - available here in MONO (never released on CD!) - There is barely a filler song on the album; this is the peak of her country/folk/pop crossover and she really was at the top of her game. I also have the STEREO version of the record and might post it someday!

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / 320kbps Lame mp3
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You've Made Me So Very Happy

Greyhound Goin' Somewhere

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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/442346968/ienTF.rar
320kbps mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/1785566654/ienT3pm.rar

password: patchwork

Editorial blah blah

2011-07-01T06:53:00.000-07:00

Been busy later - sorry!
Was VIP at Glastonbury festival and work / real life shizzle to take care of.

Anyway - Just went to a record fair this lunchtime and bought a further 40 records! Loads of stellar Ray Conniff!!

I've recorded these and they are in the queue for remastering

Bobbie Gentry - Touch 'Em With Love (Mono)
Paul Williams - A Little Bit Of Love
Liz Damon - Liz Damon Orient Express II
Liz Damon - Me Japanese Boy
Alan Moorhouse - Beatles, Bach, Bacharach Go Bossa Nova

Plus lots more!!!! Keep the feedback coming!

Sade - Diamond Life (1984)

2011-06-29T02:47:00.000-07:00

Epic - EPC 26044
1984
1. Smooth Operator
2. Your Love Is King
3. Hang On To Your Love
4. Frankie's First Affair
5. When Am I Going To Make A Living
6. Cherry Pie
7. Sally
8. I Will Be Your Friend
9. Why Can't We Live Together

Sade's original debut album and in my opinion her best. This is eighties' soulful grooves drenched in blissful analogue. I saw her at the o2 the other day and it reinvigorated my interest in her. There isn't a weak track on the whole album. Check it out!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / 320kbps Lame mp3

Your Love Is King

Hang On To Your Love

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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/2719889586/DeMofeF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/533176259/DeMofeF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/910055733/DeMofeF.part3.rar
mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/3433412767/DeMofe3pm.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/3694404337/DeMofe3pm.part2.rar

password: loversrock

Cheryl Ladd - Dance Forever (1979)

2011-06-20T03:03:00.000-07:00

* RE-UPLOADED IN BETTER, MORE AWESOME QUALITY *

Capitol - ECS-81196
1979
1. Dance Forever
2. Better Days
3. Still Awake
4. On The Run
5. Teach Me Tonight
6. You're The Only One I Ever Needed
7. Thunder In The Distance
8. Missing You
9. Whatever Would I Do Without You
10. Rock And Roll Slave
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A just-as-good follow up to Cheryl's self-titled debut; although this one is a touch funkier and shows signs of a move towards more disco-pop! I think the second side is much stronger, and you should check out "You're The Only One I Ever Needed", "Missing You" and "Rock And Roll Slave".
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / 320kbps Lame mp3

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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/1321927740/ddYlceEvF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/2404066847/ddYlceEvF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/3622176990/ddYlceEvF.part3.rar

mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/677989377/ddYlceEv3pm.rar

password: charliesangels

These are all being remastered as we speak!

2011-06-16T07:23:00.000-07:00

Am working through a batch - these coming hopefully by end of weekend!

Sade - Diamond Life
Alphonse Mouzon - Poussez!
Cheryl Ladd - Dance Forever
Liz Damon - Orient Express II

Switching from Soundcloud...

2011-06-13T09:43:00.001-07:00

I think I will switch from Soundcloud - it doesn't let me preview copyrighted material - so will trial Grooveshark and see how that goes!

Barry Gibb - Now Voyager (1984)

2011-06-12T11:50:00.000-07:00

Polydor - POLH 14
1984

1. I Am Your Driver

2. Fine Line

3. Face To Face (With Olivia Newton-John)

4. Shatterproof

5. Shine Shine

6. Lesson In Love

7. One Night (For Lovers)

8. Stay Alone

9. Temptation

10. She Says

11. The Hunter

This Barry Gibb solo effort is quite rare considering how available most of the Bee Gees' output is usually. It's a patchy affair; Gibb strays into synth and non-falsetto on occasion but there are some amazing highlights - such as the duet with Olivia Newton-John called Face To Face or the gorgeous ballad One Night (For Lovers). As far as I know, this isn't available on CD - and this vinyl rip has been remastered for your Shipwreck pleasure!

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3

Barry Gibb - One Night (For Lovers) by vinyl-shipwreck

Barry Gibb - I Am Your Driver by vinyl-shipwreck

FLAC

https://rapidshare.com/files/102182491/GiRyYagF.part1.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/3596961511/GiRyYagF.part2.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/1919065184/GiRyYagF.part3.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/3846616622/GiRyYagF.part4.rar

mp3

https://rapidshare.com/files/636940410/GiRyYag3pm.part1.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/527979159/GiRyYag3pm.part2.rar

password: robin

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (1985)

2011-06-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

Virgin - V2345
1985

1. Sussudio

2. Only You Know And I Know

3. Long Long Way To Go

4. I Don't Wanna Know

5. One More Night

6. Don't Lose My Number

7. Who Said I Would

8. Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore

9. Inside Out

10. Take Me Home

Phil Collins gets a bad rap, but this album is pure high-drenaline eighties synth-pop WOW!! Trust me and download it. Aside from mega hit Sussudio, why not check out the brooding ballad (featuring Sting) Long Long Way To Go or the Hall and Oates-style Don't Lose My Number. This is Collin's best album - available here in pure eighties' analogue WONDERNESS.

Don't Lose My Number

Long, Long Way To Go

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3

FLAC

https://rapidshare.com/files/4161032423/iLNsJacF.part1.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/1327050963/iLNsJacF.part2.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/3625345800/iLNsJacF.part3.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/4153635678/iLNsJacF.part4.rar

mp3

https://rapidshare.com/files/490347996/iLNsJac3pm.part1.rar

https://rapidshare.com/files/3693878351/iLNsJac3pm.part2.rar

password: genesis

What's coming up....

2011-06-06T04:27:00.000-07:00

Hope you are enjoying the remastered titles.

I'm doing new rips of some of my more popular posts and reuploading them in FLAC / 320kbps. Here are some of the titles that you can expect soon (always subject to change depending on my mood)

Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
Barry Gibb - Now Voyager
Liz Damon - Liz Damon Volume II
Liz Damon - Me Japanese Boy
Twiggy - Twiggy
Cheryl Ladd - Dance Forever
Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Warm
Sade - Diamond Life
Sergio Mendes - Magic Lady
Yvonne Elliman - Love Me
Paul Williams - A Little Bit Of Love

Cheryl Ladd - Cheryl Ladd (1978)

2011-06-06T04:13:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER, MORE AWESOME QUALITY *

Capitol SW-11808
1978
1. Think It Over
2. Walking In The Rain
3. Skinnydippin'
4. I Know I'll Never Love This Way Again
5. Lady Gray
6. Good Good Lovin'
7. You Turn Me Around
8. I'll Come Runnin'
9. Here Is A Song
10. The Rose Nobody Knows

Another moonlighting singer here, Cheryl Ladd! Sure, Charlie's Angels was her claim for fame, but don't forget she used to star in Josie And The Pussycats if you needed further proof that she could sing. This album really is a forgotten masterpiece, for the opening "Think It Over", the equally-strong "Walking In The Rain" and the lush, beach-tinged "Skinnydippin'", included below as a sample track. Enjoy, and pick up Cheryl's second album "Dance Forever" here too! There are a couple of rips of this album floating around the internet, but in my opinion employs poor noise reduction and compression! Take your pick, but here is the album in what I feel to be optimal sound quality.

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3
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Cheryl Ladd - Walking In The Rain by vinyl-shipwreck

Cheryl Ladd - Skinnydippin' by vinyl-shipwreck
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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/2144200980/LaChlLF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/903524387/LaChlLF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/707494103/LaChlLF.part3.rar

mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/2276731714/LaChlL3pm.rar

password: charliesangels

Maybe I overindulged...

2011-06-05T08:53:00.000-07:00

in buying some records today at a fair.
Oh well!

Am sure you'll see some of these on Vinyl Shipwreck soon!

Paul Williams - Ordinary Fool (1975)

2011-06-04T09:53:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER, MORE AWESOME QUALITY *

A&M - SP-4550

1975

1. Flash

2. Lifeboat

3. Lone Star

4. Time and Tide

5. Even Better Than I Know Myself

6. Don't Call It Love

7. Lonely Hearts

8. Old Souls

9. Ordinary Fool

10. Soul Rest

Another quality mid-seventies effort from the master of pop/rock singer-songwriter Paul Williams. In my opinion nothing is as good as the title track in these choices of cuts, but there are only gains to be had by downloading the full album!

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)

Format: FLAC / 320kbps Lame mp3

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Paul Williams - Flash by vinyl-shipwreck

Paul Williams - Don't Call It Love by vinyl-shipwreck
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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/482768250/UliLF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/2919359855/UliLF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/173170590/UliLF.part3.rar

320kbps Lame mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/1526483840/UliL3pm.rar

password: bugsymalone

Lynda Carter - Portrait (1978)

2011-05-23T03:08:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER, MORE AWESOME QUALITY WITH HQ SCANS *

CBS - Epic - JE 35308
1978
Side A
1. All Night Song
2. She's Always a Woman
3. Tumbledown Love
4. Just One Look
5. Fantasy Man

Side B
6. Lines
7. Want to Get Beside You
8. You're the Only One Who Understands
9. Put On a Show
10. Toto (Don't It Feel Like Paradise)
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The more seventies' actresses releasing albums the better in my book! Here's a truly wondrous album from TV's Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter! Very rare, and very good in the easy-listening pop/rock genre you know I love! Good sound quality too - so what ya waiting for!!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / mp3 320kbps

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Lynda Carter - Tumbledown Love by vinyl-shipwreck

Lynda Carter - Toto (Don't It Feel Like Paradise) by vinyl-shipwreck

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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/2569494688/WWcarPorF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/4050388849/WWcarPorF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/1107048729/WWcarPorF.part3.rar

mp3 320kbps
https://rapidshare.com/files/1397589579/WWcarPor3pm.rar

password: wonder

Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (1987)

2011-05-22T07:24:00.000-07:00

Epic 463125
1987

Side A
Betcha Say That
Let It Loose
Can't Stay Away From You
Give It Up
Surrender

Side B
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
Love Toy
I Want You So Bad
1-2-3
Anything For You

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This type of Eighties production is going out of fashion lately - I heard "1-2-3" in some club in London the other night and was immediately addicted - seeking out this Gloria Estefan album and remastering a good vinyl rip for you all to enjoy. There's lots of early Estefan / Miami Sound Machine gold here - such as "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "Betcha Say That"; ultimately this is the proof that Estefan could have been the Latino Madonna in the eighties.
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No soundcloud previews due to copy protection
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / 320 kbps Lame mp3
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FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/457051217/MiEs231F.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/1472986632/MiEs231F.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/1981462666/MiEs231F.part3.rar

320kbps mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/4102384267/MiEs2313pm.rar

Password: miami

Bee Gees - Children Of The World (1976)

2011-05-16T14:59:00.000-07:00

RSO SUPER 2394-169
1976

Side A
You Should Be Dancing
You Stepped Into My Life
Love So Right
Lovers
Can't Keep A Good Man Down

Side B
Boogie Child
Love Me
Subway
The Way It Is
Children Of The World
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I confess - I posted this because I love this probably more than anyone else. My favourite album other than Tusk and anything by the Beatles. The Bee Gees hit such a creative streak that most of this isn't famous enough to be on Greatest Hits or any compilation. Subway is my most played track on iTunes and the whole album proves they were kings of the dance floor. You Should Be Dancing is still a massive song even today - and famous for the classic Dance solo in Saturday Night Fever. Share my love for the Brothers Gibb with this album!
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Subway

You Should Be Dancing

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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / 320 kbps Lame mp3

FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/3876740121/gbchiF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/727142323/gbchiF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/295412184/gbchiF.part3.rar

mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/661600153/gbbchil3pm.rar

password: themorning

La Costa Tucker - Get On My Love Train (1974)

2011-05-16T14:47:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER MORE AWESOME QUALITY WITH FULL HQ SCANS *
Capitol - ST-11345
1974
1. Get On My Love Train
2. Take Control
3. He Took Me For A Ride
4. Rings And Circles
5. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
6. I Wanta Get To You
7. That's What Your Love Has Done
8. Country Girl
9. I Can Feel Love Growing
10. Sugarman
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A rare album from what started off as the famous Tucker sister until Tanya came along and stole her thunder! Get On My Love Train is a fine country/pop album that has all the motifs you love about lost seventies' gems! Check it out!
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LaCosta Tucker - I Wanta Get To You by vinyl-shipwreck

LaCosta Tucker - Get On My Love Train by vinyl-shipwreck

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / 320 kbps Lame mp3

FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/184538948/TLaCloTF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/3539545034/TLaCloTF.part2.rar

mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/296540214/TLaCloT3pm.rar

password: tanya

Next albums coming are...

2011-05-11T12:30:00.000-07:00

Next albums in FLAC / 320kbps are

La Costa Tucker - Get On My Love Train
Lynda Carter - Portait
Bee Gees - Children Of The World

Lots of Remastered titles!

2011-05-08T06:51:00.001-07:00

Keep checking back, as I'm updating lots of older uploads with new rips in glorious FLAC and 320kbps Lame mp3!!!

Don't forget to follow the Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/vinylshipwreck
Keep the feedback coming!

Meco - Ewok Celebration (1983)

2011-05-08T06:47:00.000-07:00

Arista - AL8-8098

1983

1. Ewok Celebration (From "Return Of The Jedi")

2. Lapti Nek (From "Return Of The Jedi")

3. Themes From "Star Wars"

4. Nights Are Forever (From "Twilight Zone - The Movie")

5. Theme From "Simon And Simon"

6. Maniac (From "Flashdance")

7. Love Theme (From "Superman III")

8. Themes (From "Wargames")

Quite a curious album here - Meco, clinging on to the last days of synthesizer pop and the last of the then Star Wars films releases Ewok Celebration, and it's better than you'd think! Aside from the quirky title track, there are great versions of "Maniac" and "Wargames". This is quite rare now, so snap it up fellow Vinyl castaways!

Meco - Lapti Nek (From Return Of The Jedi) by vinyl-shipwreck

Meco - Maniac (From Flashdance) by vinyl-shipwreck

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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)

Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3

FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/461300482/yubmecjedF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/461300479/yubmecjedF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/461301738/yubmecjedF.part3.rar

mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/461300474/yubmecjed3pm.rar

password: cantinaband

Jack Jones - Nobody Does It Better (1979)

2011-05-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER AWESOME QUALITY *

Polydor - 2383 547
1979
1. The Love Boat
2. Evergreen
3. Silver Lady
4. Nobody Does It Better
5. Quiet Please, There's A Lady On Stage
6. Wives And Lovers
7. I Could Have Been A Sailor
8. Just The Way You Are
9. My Eyes Adored You
10. Ready To Take A Chance Again
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This is one of my most-listened-to vinyl albums of the last few weeks, as it catches lounge crooner Jack Jones brilliant in a latter-seventies disco-pop moment in time, in which era-motifs of "The Love Boat" are suitably balanced by a splendid six-minute disco version of the classic Bacharach/David hit "Wives And Lovers" (which Jack himself made famous years earlier). Granted, this album is not for everyone's taste - but it appeals to me a great deal!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3

Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers (1979 Disco Version) by vinyl-shipwreck

Jack Jones - My Eyes Adored You by vinyl-shipwreck

Flac
https://rapidshare.com/files/460819414/disJonheyF.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/460819411/disJonheyF.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/460820016/disJonheyF.part3.rar

mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/460819410/disJonhey3pm.rar

password: heylittlegirl

Check out the new posts!

2011-05-03T05:33:00.001-07:00

Am gradually going through all of these beloved records and re-Remastering them - and will provide them in FLAC and 320kbps Lame mp3. Are there any in particular you guys would like me to make a priority!

My next one will be

Jack Jones - Nobody Does It Better

Henry Mancini - 10 (1979)

2011-05-01T07:38:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER MORE AWESOME QUALITY *

Warner - BSK 3399
1979
1. Don't Call It Love (Main Title) (Instrumental)
2. He Pleases Me (Vocals Julie Andrews)
3. Keyboard Harmony
4. It's Easy To Say (With Chorus)
5. Something For Jenny
6. Don't Call It Love (With Chorus)
7. Get It On (With Chorus)
8. It's Easy To Say (Duet) (Vocals Julie Andrews And Dudley Moore)
9. The Hot Sand Mexican Band
10. I Have An Ear For Love (Vocals The Reverend - Max Showalter)
11. It's Easy To Say (Instrumental) (Piano Solo Dudley Moore)
12. Ravel's Bolero

Henry Mancini - Don't Call It Love (With Chorus) by vinyl-shipwreck

Henry Mancini - Keyboard Harmony by vinyl-shipwreck
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My favourite Henry Mancini album, and a blissful soundtrack to the mid-life-sex-comedy 10, starring Dudley Moore. All of the arrangements here are a delight, from Mancini's piano solos to his funkier "Keyboard Harmony". I personally go for the Mancini efforts with Chorus, in which he outdoes even Ray Conniff. The film has a lush aesthetic, and so does the soundtrack. I hope you enjoy it! This, in my opinion, is better sound quality than the out of print low fidelity CD you lucky peeps!
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Source: Vinyl
Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3

FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/460082486/manXclf.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/460082488/manXclf.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/460083359/manXclf.part3.rar

mp3 320kbps Lame
https://rapidshare.com/files/460082490/hmnX3pm.rar

password: boderek

Lana Cantrell - Lana! (1968)

2011-04-30T03:31:00.000-07:00

* REUPLOADED IN BETTER AWESOME QUALITY *

RCA - LSP-4026
1968
1. The Sound Of Silence
2. How Can I Be Sure
3. Baby, Now That I've Found You
4. Honey
5. The Fool On The Hill
6. Can't Take My Eyes Off You
7. Gentle On My Mind
8. For Me (Arrastao)
9. Workin' On A Groovy Thing
10. Mine (Is A Quiet Love)
11. The Music Played (Was Ich Dir Sagan Will)
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Lana Cantrell - For Me (Arrastao) by vinyl-shipwreck
Lana Cantrell - Workin' On A Groovy Thing by vinyl-shipwreck

Lana Cantrell delivers some stirring standards from the late sixties with suitable Lounge oomph and Shirley Bassey Pow! I particularly never tire of her version of "For Me" and her tender "Workin' On A Groovy Thing", but all songs point Lana! towards great album status.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: FLAC / 320kbps Lame mp3

FLAC
https://rapidshare.com/files/459778474/cnLFrm.part1.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/459778481/cnLFrm.part2.rar
https://rapidshare.com/files/459778477/cnLFrm.part3.rar
320kbps mp3
https://rapidshare.com/files/459778772/cnlp3m.rar

password: forme

The Mike Sammes Singers - Sounds Sensational (1965)

2011-04-10T03:23:00.000-07:00

EMI / Columbia - SMC 74 115
1965
1. The Mood I'm In
2. The Telephone Song
3. When The World Was Young
4. The Fortune Teller
5. Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips
6. Here's To The Losers
7. Something's Coming
8. How Much Of The Dream Comes True
9. Matchmaker Matchmaker
10. Soon It's Gonna Rain
11. I'm All Smiles
12. Wouldn't It Be Loverly

The Mood I'm In

The Telephone Song

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Format: FLAC / Lame 320kbps mp3
Original Source: Vinyl
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I heard an average rip of this album off the net years ago and fell in love with it. So much so I bought an original vinyl copy from abroad and did all my usual magic to make this rip IMHO the most sparkling of all. Here you'll find lush lounge singing from the Mike Sammes Singers covering a variety of standards from 1965. The whole album's a rare and forgotten gem never available on CD and here you can listen to it in CD quality. My faves are the two sample tracks I've previewed above alongside Soon It's Gonna Rain and Here's To The Losers. Let me know what you think!
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Links
FLAC
http://rapidshare.com/files/456731635/KeMeSS.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/456731640/KeMeSS.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/456731637/KeMeSS.part3.rar

mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/456731749/KeMeSS3pm.rar

P/W for both: buzzbuzz

The Beatles - Different Channels [A RaphPH Bootleg]

2011-02-08T14:35:00.000-08:00

Here's something a bit different - a new Beatles Bootleg revealed exclusively here on Vinyl Shipwreck!

I mixed these tracks myself from the original Beatles Rock Band multitracks! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do and for me (even if I did mix them myself) this is like having a new Beatles album!

Check out the samples

The Beatles - Dont Let Me Down [Different Channels Bootleg Mix] by vinyl-shipwreck

The Beatles - Getting Better [Different Channels Bootleg Mix] by vinyl-shipwreck

Album: Different Channels [A RaphPH Bootleg]

Artist: The Beatles

Year: 2011

Format: FLAC / 320 LAME mp3 CBR

Liner Notes

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All tracks mixed from original Rock Band multitrack masters.

Nothing from original songs have been altered except left/right panning and track volume

*Except "Don't Let Me Down" whereby I fixed an obvious Billy Preston keyboard mistake around 2"00

I've added an unfixed version of "Don't Let Me Down" for purists

LET ME KNOW YOUR FEEDBACK!!!

1. Don't Let me Down

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Really brought out Billy Preston's excellent keyboard skills in the mix

2. Get Back

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The most subtle of all the mixes in terms of change - just gave it a raw punch

3. Getting Better

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Brought out all of the instruments you wouldn't normally pick up on and faded the guitar out

4. Here Comes The Sun

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Made Synth more prominent and pushed the bass out more

5. I've Got A Feeling

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Already two mixes of this song released - so wanted to focus on Billy's keyboard playing again

6. Revolution

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A powerful stereo mix separating the excellent distorted Guitar parts for the first time.

7. Dig A Pony

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Separated to each channel the bass and guitar and left Billy's Keyboard in the centre.

8. She's Leaving Home

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This is a string mix - the vocals are less in front in favour of lush orchestration

9. Birthday

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Focused more on the bass and a more stereo version

10. With A Little Help From My Friends

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A stronger guitar mix and removed the "Billy Shears" cheer at the beginning

11. Helter Skelter

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Blistering bass mix and pushed Paul's vocals up more

12. When I'm 64

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Brought out the twee instrumentation and made it a cleaner channel mix

13. Hello Goodbye

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Just focused on all of the secondary insruments and buried the vocals slightly

14. Don't Let Me Down (Bonus)

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Same mix as above - but left the Billy Preston mistake unfixed

15. She's Leaving Home (Bonus)

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Same mix as above - but changed speed to match original Mono Version

16. Don't Let Me Down (Mono)

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Mono version of above mix

LINKS

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(FLAC)

http://hotfile.com/dl/103007594/8368b1a/Fb4DfCHAN.part1.rar.html

http://hotfile.com/dl/103009690/31e37f3/Fb4DfCHAN.part2.rar.html

http://hotfile.com/dl/103011712/3922d38/Fb4DfCHAN.part3.rar.html

http://hotfile.com/dl/103012351/085d135/Fb4DfCHAN.part4.rar.html

(mp3)

http://hotfile.com/dl/103023993/232dd66/fb4dfc3pm.part1.rar.html

http://hotfile.com/dl/103025142/00c8833/fb4dfc3pm.part2.rar.html

PW: rockband

Coming Soon...

2011-01-28T06:32:00.000-08:00

Some more things I'll dig out soon

Vinyl transfers in FLAC of

Mike Sammes Singers - Sounds Sensational
Bee Gees - Children Of The World (Best Non Beatles and Non Fleetwood Mac Tusk album of all time)
Cheryl Ladd - Cheryl Ladd

Samantha Sang - Emotion (1978)

2011-01-26T16:39:00.000-08:00

Samantha Sang - Emotion (1978)
Private Stock - PVLP 1039

Side A
You Keep Me Dancing
Charade
Emotion
Change Of Heart
Living Without Your Love

Side B
La La La - I Love You
But If She Moves You
When Love Is Gone
I Don't Wanna Go
The Love Of A Woman

Samantha Sang - Emotion by vinyl-shipwreck

Samantha Sang - But If She Moves You by vinyl-shipwreck

Format: FLAC
Original Source: Vinyl

The Bee Gees were so prolific as songwriters that some of their best songs were given to other artists in the seventies, and Samantha Sang is essentially a one-hit wonder with Emotion, a fantastic Gibb ballad that defines their latter-seventies work as much as anything from Saturday Night Fever. The whole album is a gem, and as the master tapes were destroyed this hasn't been released in remastered CD form ever - listen to my restoration of the above and tell me if you can find a better version anywhere!

Links
http://hotfile.com/dl/99484293/b1d58ea/SaChaEmo.part1.rar.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/99486701/325b733/SaChaEmo.part2.rar.html
http://hotfile.com/dl/99487791/0cf6e2c/SaChaEmo.part3.rar.html
Password: beegees

Never Say Never Again

2011-01-26T03:52:00.000-08:00

So I'm back - slightly - I'm going to post some rare records in pristine FLAC format all lovingly remastered and restored by me - you lucky people!

Liza Minnelli - The Singer (1973)

2010-04-28T02:19:00.000-07:00

CBS - 65555
1973
1. I Believe In Music
2. Use Me
3. I'd Love You To Want Me
4. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?
5. You're So Vain
6. Where Is The Love
7. The Singer
8. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
9. Dancing In The Moonlight
10. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
11. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
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Fresh from the Oscar-winning success of Cabaret, our Liza shows she can really cut it with the funkiest pop/rock hits of the day. It's surprising how fresh, and just how great this sounds. There's a great rendition of "Dancing In The Moonlight" and Stevie's "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life". Biggest factor however, is how down-to-earth and great Ms. Minnelli looks on the cover! Enjoy!
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LINK REMOVED DUE TO REQUEST

Sparks - No. 1 In Heaven (1979)

2008-05-27T14:08:00.000-07:00

Virgin - V2115
1979
1. Tryouts For The Human Race
2. Academy Award Performance
3. La Dolce Vita
4. Beat The Clock
5. My Other Voice
6. Number One Song In Heaven
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I've seen Sparks twice in concert in the last week, so it's only right to add them to Vinyl Shipwreck! This is their interesting Synth/Pop phase, in which they changed musical direction brilliantly through the aid of Giorgio Moroder. The title track is now legendary, but you'll also love "Tryouts For The Human Race" and "Beat The Clock", as well as the Blade Runner-esque "My Other Voice". Enjoy! Like always!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: amateurhour

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '88 - Magic Lady (1979)

2008-05-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

Elektra - 6E-214
1979
1. I'll Tell You
2. Lonely Woman
3. You Get Your Love From Me
4. Magic Lady
5. Yes I Love You
6. A Dream Come True (Can't Hardly Wait)
7. Let It Go
8. Summer Dream
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Another Sergio Mendes album I hear you cry? Well, this is my favourite, primarily because it sounds like Sergio Mendes have taken residency aboard a disco-besieged Love Boat of the late seventies! The album is split into half forgettable rubbish and half killer! The latter being "Lonely Woman", "You Get Your Love From Me", "Yes I Love You" and "Summer Dream". Check out the Buck Rogers style synths too! Some of you will hate this! Some of you will love it! Let me know...
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: eightyeight

Bob Crewe - Motivation (1977)

2008-05-26T09:44:00.000-07:00

Elektra - 7E-1103
1977
1. Motivation
2. Give It Hell
3. Lady Love Song
4. It Took A Long Time
5. Marriage Made In Heaven
6. Somethin' Like Nothin' Before
7. In Another Life
8. Baby Whatcha Doin' A Me?
9. Merci Beaucoup
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Bob Crewe, songwriter, arranger, producer, label owner and here a brilliant late-seventies Lounge singer! Motivation is a lovely little rarity, featuring a warm title track and the semi-hit "Marriage Made In Heaven". If you love Bob Crewe arrangements and songs for other artists, then you should be snapping this up!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: barbarella

Tommy Roe - Dizzy (1969)

2008-05-26T09:39:00.000-07:00

ABC/Paramount - ABCS-683
1969
1. Heather Honey
2. Raining In My Heart
3. Cinnamon
4. A Dollar's Worth Of Pennies
5. Stormy
6. Makin' Music
7. Money Is My Pay
8. Proud Mary
9. Gotta Keep Rolling Along
10. Look Out Girl
11. Dizzy
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One-hit wonder Tommy Roe would never reach the heights of "Dizzy" again, but that doesn't mean his same-titled album should be overlooked. I particularly like "Stormy", which sounds like a "Spooky" rip-off, and Roe's cover of "Proud Mary". Either way, this album's here if you want it!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: myheadisspinning

The Mamas And The Papas - People Like Us (1971)

2008-05-26T09:33:00.000-07:00

Dunhill - DSX-50106
1971
1. People Like Us
2. Pacific Coast Highway
3. Snowqueen Of Texas
4. Shooting Star
5. Step Out
6. Lady Genevieve
7. No Dough
8. European Blueboy
9. Pearl
10. I Wanna Be A Star
11. Grasshopper
12. Blueberries For Breakfast
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Virtually ignored in the seventies, The Mamas & The Papas churned out, in my opinion, their strongest effort with People Like Us. More relaxed, taken musical notes from The 5th Dimension and even Sergio Mendes, the foursome deliver a cool, soulful but stirring album. For standard cuts, I can tell you "People Like Us", "Snowqueen Of Texas" and "Step Out" have been in constant rotation on my iPod.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: californiadreamin

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Pais Tropical (1971)

2008-05-26T09:28:00.000-07:00

A&M - SP 4315
1971
1. País Tropical
2. So Many People
3. Morro Velho
4. Zanzibar
5. Tonga
6. Gone Forever
7. Asa Branca
8. I Know You
9. After Midnight
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Another sterling collection of contemporary hits from Sergio Mendes and his rejigged outfit Brasil '77. Pais Tropical came out of the back-end of the soft-pop latin-tinged efforts from the sixties with Mendes broadening his horizons, like "So Many People" and Paul Williams "Gone Forever". There are better Mendes albums, but this is interesting as a mid-discography event.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: seventyseven

Shirley Bassey - Something (1970)

2008-05-26T09:22:00.001-07:00

United Artists - UAS 29100
1970
1. Something
2. Spinning Wheel
3. Yesterday I Heard The Rain
4. The Sea And Sand
5. My Way
6. What About Today?
7. You And I (From The Mgm Film 'Goodbye Mr. Chips')
8. Light My Fire
9. Easy To Be Hard (From The Musical 'Hair')
10. Life Goes On (From The Film 'Z')
11. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? (From The Mgm Film 'Happy Endings')
12. Yesterday When I Was Young
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A powerpack of dynamite from Miss Bassey here - I'd argue this is her finest album! Why? Because each song appears to have been processed through the James Bond Genre Sound funnel and all amount to a belter collection! How about the ending of "Something" or "What About Today?" Even the slower numbers like "Easy To Be Hard" have that lush stringed early-seventies gold taste. Pow!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: goldfinger

10,000 hits already!!!

2008-05-20T16:56:00.001-07:00

Wow! I started this blog as a bit of fun a couple of months ago! 10,000 hits already!! I only started collecting records at the start of the year, and I've now amassed around 400! I'm enjoying this hopefully as much as you all are downloading the rips, so please keep the warm comments coming!

Thanks especially to Lemoncat, Vinyl Room and reayx5 for their supportive words!

Goldie Hawn - Goldie (1972)

2008-05-20T16:50:00.000-07:00

Warner - MS 2061

1972

1. My Blue Tears

2. Wynken, Blynken And Nod

3. Butterfly

4. Uncle Pen

5. The House Song

6. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

7. Carey

8. Cloudy Summer Afternoon

9. Ring Bell

10. I Wanna Roo You

11. Pasadena

Goldie Hawn! Oscar winning Actress! Lush beauty! Dizzyingly attractive persona! And now...to add to all of that...brilliant singer too! This 1972 effort is from a forgotten era - whereby famous celebrities could effortlessly switch genres and just cover a few standards from the day. Check out Goldie's bouncy cover of Joni Mitchell's "Carey" amongst others, but on the whole there's enough to enjoy throughout!

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Waves X-Crackle plugin)

Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)

Album Link: Here

password: kurtrussell

Carpenters - Lovelines (1989)

2008-05-09T09:17:00.000-07:00

A&M - AMA 3931
1989
1. Lovelines
2. Where Do I Go From Here
3. The Uninvited Guest
4. If We Try
5. When I Fall In Love
6. Kiss Me The Way You Did Last Night
7. Remember When Lovin' Took All Night
8. You're The One
9. Honolulu City Lights
10. Slow Dance
11. If I Had You
12. Little Girl Blue
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Ok, you know this one came out after Karen Carpenter died and is made up of outtakes and remixes; yet trust me when I say the songs are BRILLIANT! One of my favourite Carpenters albums, you'll love "Lovelines" or "Slow Dance" or even "Honolulu City Lights". This has lush eighties production with strong seventies Karen. Don't say you weren't informed!
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Source: Vinyl
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: karen

Art Garfunkel - Fate For Breakfast (1979)

2008-05-08T02:37:00.001-07:00

CBS - 86082
1979
1. In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way)
2. Since I Don't Have You
3. And I Know
4. Sail On A Rainbow
5. Miss You Nights
6. Bright Eyes
7. Finally Found A Reason
8. Beyond The Tears
9. Oh How Happy
10. When Someone Doesn't Want You
11. Take Me Away
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The lovely Art Garfunkel, everyone knew he was the voice and Paul Simon was the songwriting genius, and yet I'd take Art's solo output over Paul's anytime!! This is my fave Art album; sun-drenched beach-house-pop/rock that really caught everything at the tail-end of the seventies. "And I Know" and "Sail On A Rainbow" are lush gems - think of this album as a more saccharine companion to Dennis Wilson's "Pacific Ocean Blue".
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Source: Vinyl
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: paulsimon

George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (1974)

2008-04-30T13:58:00.000-07:00

Jay Boy - JSL 3
1974
1. Rock Your Baby
2. I Can't Leave You Alone (I Keep Holdin' On)
3. You Got My Heart
4. You Can Have It All
5. Look At You
6. Make It Right
7. I Need Somebody Like You
8. I Get Lifted
9. Rock Your Baby (Reprise)
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One-hit wonder George McCrae is probably responsible for one of the earliest entries of Disco in Rock Your Baby; no wonder considering all of the songs were penned by Casey & Finch of KC & The Sunshine Band. It sounds like a demo album, often with guitar and beat box backing tracks, but with strong cuts as the full-length "Rock Your Baby" and "Make It Right" it certainly proves to be an interesting snapshot into the birth of pre-synth Disco.
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Source: Vinyl
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: sunshineband

Lou Rawls - When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All (1977)

2008-04-29T13:57:00.000-07:00

PIR - PIR 82402
1977
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1. Lady Love
2. I Wish It Were Yesterday
3. One Life to Live
4. Dollar Green
5. Trade Winds
6. There Will Be Love
7. Unforgettable
8. That Would Do It for Me
9. I Coulda', Woulda', Shoulda'
10. Not the Staying Kind
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Another sterling Lou Rawls effort, a singer whose best period for me was his Philly Soul phase! Nothing will beat All Things In Time but here's a worthy follow up. For stand-out cuts, check out the first two tracks, but the whole album is gold! Ah Lou, I wish you were still here....
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Source: Vinyl
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: philly

David Gates - First (1973)

2008-04-28T15:36:00.000-07:00

EMI - K 42150
1973
1. Sail Around The World
2. Sunday Rider
3. Soap (I Use The)
4. Suite: Clouds, Rain
5. Help Is On The Way
6. Ann
7. Do You Believe He's Comin'
8. Sight And Sound
9. Lorilee
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Many write off Bread purely because most of their hits were ballads, but front man David Gates was easily one of the strongest songwriters of the seventies. Here's his debut solo album, entitled First, and it's a good effort, particularly the long "Suite: Clouds, Rain" and the "Ghetto" sounding finale "Lorilee". Clearly, this was an opportunity for Gates to flex his musical muscles and gravitate slightly further from the Bread sound.
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Source: Vinyl
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: bread

America - America (1971)

2008-04-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

Warner - K 46093
1971
1. Riverside
2. Sandman
3. Three Roses
4. Children
5. Here
6. I Need You
7. Rainy Day
8. Never Found The Time
9. Clarice
10. Donkey Jaw
11. Pigeon Song
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People often write off America as CSN wannabes, but in my opinion both bands are in a class of their own, and not many albums are better than America's debut self-titled effort. Kick-starting right in with "Riverside", easily the rockiest acoustic number you'll ever find, the quality stays throughout both sides, with classics like "Sandman", "Children" and "Never Found The Time". I saw America in concert last year and they rocked! More albums to come at a later date, but for now, here's the opener!
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Source: Vinyl
Format: 256kbps mp3 (Volume increased by +6dB using MP3Gain)
Album Link: Here
password: noname

Sorry for the delay....

2008-04-15T16:25:00.000-07:00

I ordered a new AT440mla cartridge and it was a bloody pain to install....Think I've cracked it now after severing wires, fudging the install and aligning the cartridge!!! Cannot wait to get back to plain old recording again!! BIG SIGH

My realisation....

2008-04-11T08:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, I've loved "ripping" vinyl and sharing it for all fellow muso's. However, it's occurred to me that I've been trying too hard to make my rips sound like CDs, cleaning them up and flattening out the sound, when actually I like the sound of hiss and crackle, and feel that I'm closer to the original time-capsule that is the vinyl record, rather than removing the sound of all of its antique heritage.

So, from now I'll be physically cleaning my records like always, but I won't be adding any plug-in digital effects afterwards, except raising the volume by 6dB. I like the original dynamic range of analogue records, I don't want to try and churn out sub-CD mp3s instead. Sorry if you object to this - I've listened to lots of rips this week without any digital clean-up and most sound better, and lack that Dalek-voice sound that some of my digitally-cleaned vinyl rips sound. I might even go back and re-upload some of my albums.

Thanks for all of your comments - keep 'em coming!!

Anyhoo, normal sharing album service resumes this weekend I promise, and here's a taste of what I'm bringing:

Jackson 5ive - Skywriter
John Williams - E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Liz Damon - Me Japanese Boy (I Love You)
America - America
Wings - Venus And Mars

Vinyl-Shipwreck

PS - Was a big, big fan of Charlton Heston and very sad to see him go. You owe it to yourself to watch these films:

Planet Of The Apes (1968)
The Omega Man (1971)
Soylent Green (1973)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Touch Of Evil (1958)

Charlton Heston RIP
1924 - 2008

Cher - Half-Breed (1973)

2008-04-07T15:44:00.000-07:00

MCA - MCF 2501
1973
01. My Love
02. Two People Clinging To A Thread
03. Half-Breed
04. Greatest Song I Ever Heard
05. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?
06. Carousel Man
07. David's Song
08. Melody
09. The Long and Winding Road
10. This God-Forsaken Day
11. Chastity Sun
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Another strong album from Cher in her fantastic early-seventies period. Spawning the US Billboard number one title track and a nice little pair of McCartney numbers; not to mention the brilliant album cover art. This is a real must for fellow genre enthusiasts.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: bono

Lindsey Buckingham - Law And Order (1981)

2008-04-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Mercury - 6302 167
1981
1. Bwana
2. Trouble
3. Mary Lee Jones
4. I'll Tell You Now
5. It Was I
6. September Song
7. Shadow Of The West
8. That's How We Do It In LA
9. Johnny Stew
10. Love From Here Love From There
11. A Satisfied Mind
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If Tusk is my favourite album of all time then it is no surprise that I love Lindsey Buckingham too. Aside from the 2007 Under The Skin album, this is Buckingham's best effort - nicely combining the new-wave sensibilities of Talking Heads with Beach Boys harmonies. It's a jaunty little selection of tracks - I love the sped-up "That's How We Do It In LA" and punchy "Mary Lee Jones". Not for everyone, but everything for me at least!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: biglove

Carly Simon - Come Upstairs (1980)

2008-04-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

Warner - K56828
1980
1. Come Upstairs
2. Stardust
3. Them
4. Jesse
5. James
6. In Pain
7. Three Of Us In The Dark
8. Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)
9. Dessert
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I love albums where the original artists dramatically switches style, and here Carly Simon, fresh from singing bond themes and singer-songwriter material trades all of it in for hard-robotic-rock-and-pop! The sound of the tracks don't always work, but "Them" and "Come Upstairs" are strong efforts, and I this is one record whereby the analogue synth effects are helped by not being digital. Check it out!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: spywholovedme

Astrud Gilberto - I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do (1969 Mono)

2008-04-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

Verve - MONO VLP 9242
1969
1. I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do
2. Didn't We?
3. Wailing Of The Willow
4. Where's The Love?
5. The Sea Is My Soil (I Remember When)
6. Trains And Boats And Planes
7. World Stop Turning
8. Without Him
9. Wee Small Hours
10. If (The Biggest Little Word)
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Not the most famous Astrud Gilberto album but one of the poppiest, most consistent lounge efforts she produced certainly. Full of warm cuts, presented here in MONO, such as "Didn't We", Nilsson's "Wailing Of The Willow" and "Without Him". My favourite is "The Sea Is My Soil" which rivals the efforts on Herb Alpert's Warm album. There are stereo rips around of this release, but this MONO version is immaculate.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: tallandtan

Lou Rawls - All Things In Time (1976)

2008-03-29T03:32:00.000-07:00

PIR - 33957
1976
1. You're The One
2. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine
3. Time
4. Groovy People
5. Need You Forever
6. From Now On
7. Pure Imagination
8. This Song Will Last Forever
9. Let's Fall In Love All Over Again
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I've listened to Lou's smooth vocal tone many times over the years, but this is my fave album of his - a nice hybrid of Philly soul and lounge, with some good choice cuts such as "Pure Imagination" from Willy Wonka and "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine". One of the best albums from 1976. Enjoy!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: philly

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Live At The Expo '70 (1970)

2008-03-25T08:28:00.000-07:00

A&M - AMLS 989

1970
1. What the World Needs Now / Pretty World (Sa Marina)

2. Sergio Talks To Audience

3. Going out of My Head

4. Pra Dizer Adeus [To Say Goodbye]

5. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

6. Day Tripper

7. Fool on the Hill

8. Scarborough Fair

9. Norwegian Wood

10. Mas Que Nada

A lovely live album this, capturing Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 in their prime, performing at the Expo '70 world's fair. There are only nine songs featured but each are expanded and reworked, and there is a real audible sense that you are there watching a beautifully intimate show. I hope you enjoy it.

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)

Format: 256kbps mp3

Album Link: Here

password: sixtysix

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Warm (1969)

2008-03-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

A&M - SP 4190

1969

1. The Sea Is My Soil
2. WIthout Her
3. Marjorine (Sol Lake)
4. Girl Talk
5. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
6. Zazueira
7. The Continental
8. Pretty World
9. Warm
10. To Wait For Love
11. Sandbox
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I appreciate that there are a few rips of this album floating about, particularly as this is (for now) currently unavailable on CD. Anyway, this is my favourite HA&TTB album primarily for the brilliant opening track "The Sea Is My Soil". You'll also find some singing on some of the tracks, most notably Nilsson's "Withour Her". This album came out in 1969 just as the sound of the time was changing.

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: whippedcream

Twiggy - Please Get My Name Right (1977)

2008-03-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

Mercury - 9102 601
1977
1. Rings
2. I Hope We Get To Love In Time
3. Cooking School
4. I'll Be Doggone
5. I Lie Awake And Dream Of You
6. Fish In The Sea
7. My Town
8. Brown Shoes
9. You've Got Me To Hold On To
10. I Love Us
11. Everything Falls Into Place
12. 20/20 Hindsight
13. Please Get My Name Right
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Twiggy's brilliant follow-up to her debut self-titled album (also available on Vinyl Shipwreck) continues the fine country/pop sound with thirteen numbers. She went on to make a shelved disco album with Donna Summers, but anyone who doubted she could sing needs to check this out.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: model

Carole Bayer Sager - ...Too (1978)

2008-03-23T13:14:00.000-07:00

Elektra - K52093
1978
1. To Make You Smile Again
2. It's The Falling In Love
3. Peace In My Heart
4. Shadows
5. You're Interesting
6. There's Something About You
7. It Doesn't Add Up
8. I Don't Wanna Dance No More
9. One Star Shining
10. I'm Coming Home Again
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More famous for his songs than her albums, Carole Bayer Sager went for the Carole King market in the late seventies and almost succeeded. This is her sophemore effort, and there are many fine songs on display - my faves are "It's The Falling In Love" and "I Don't Wanna Dance No More". Carole was married to Burt Bacharach for a time, and they shared an Oscar for writing "Best That You Can Do" from Arthur. Enjoy!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: bacharach

Any requests?

2008-03-23T05:35:00.000-07:00

Post a comment here for requests - you never know....

Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (1979)

2008-03-23T05:16:00.000-07:00

Warner - K 66088
1979
1. Over and Over
2. The Ledge
3. Think About Me
4. Save Me a Place
5. Sara
6. What Makes You Think You're the One
7. Storms
8. That's All for Everyone
9. Not That Funny
10. Sisters of the Moon
11. Angel
12. That's Enough for Me
13. Brown Eyes
14. Never Make Me Cry
15. I Know I'm Not Wrong
16. Honey Hi
17. Beautiful Child
18. Walk a Thin Line
19. Tusk
20. Never Forget
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In my opinion, the greatest Non-Beatles album of all time, and certainly better than the White Album which it is often compared to, Tusk is a Fleetwood Mac masterpiece. Brutally slated in its post Rumours wake, the album lives in nearly thirty years later thanks to some brilliant new-wave Lindsey Buckingham songs and a fantastic breadth of songwriting across Buckingham, Nicks and McVie. The vinyl version has different mixes of some songs, in particular Buckingham's masterpiece "I Know I'm Not Wrong". I'd take this to a desert island if I were to be shipwrecked....
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Sides A/B: Here Sides C/D: Here
password: buckingham

Tavares - Love Storm (1977)

2008-03-21T10:35:00.000-07:00

Capitol - E-ST 11628
1977
1. Whodunit
2. Keep In Touch
3. I Wanna See You Soon
4. Fool Of The Year
5. Watchin' The Woman's Movement
6. One Step Away
7. Out Of The Picture
8. The Going Ups & The Coming Downs
9. Goodnight My Love
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Although Love Storm doesn't contain either of the two biggest Tavares hits, it's certainly no lesser in songwriting quality. "Keep In Touch" and "I Wanna See You Soon" are two lovely soulful ballads that evoke strong late-seventies sound vibes, and there isn't a weak track alongside them.
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: nightfever

Peter Sarstedt - Peter Sarstedt (1969)

2008-03-19T17:00:00.000-07:00

United Artists - SULP 1219
1969
1. I Am A Cathedral
2. Sons Of Cane Are Abel
3. No More Lollipops
4. Stay Within Myself
5. You Are My Life
6. Sayonara
7. Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)
8. Blagged
9. My Daddy Is A Millionaire
10. Once Upon An Everyday
11. Mary Jane
12. Time Was Leading Us Home
13. Many Covered Semi Precious Plastic Easter Egg
14. Time, Love, Hope, Life
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Now back in vogue thanks to movie director Wes Anderson, Peter Sarstedt captured a moment in time in the late sixties with his startling number one single "Where Do You Go To (My Lovely". Here's his debut album, containing that song and a host of others in the folk/pop genre. Donovan probably was worried for a brief moment....
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: darjeeling

Billy Paul - When Love Is New (1975)

2008-03-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

Philadelphia International Records - PIR 69207
1975
1. People Power
2. America (We Need The Light)
3. Let The Dollar Circulate
4. Malorie
5. When Love Is New
6. I Want 'Cha Baby
7. Let's Make A Baby
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My favourite Billy Paul album, seven cuts but all deliver that expert blend of Philly Soul-meets-Funk. "People Power" and "Malorie" are very good, but my personal favourite is album closer "Let's Make A Baby", which despite the cheesy intentions is one of the better late-seventies soul numbers. The shores of Vinyl Shipwreck aren't biased - we display whatever washes up!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: mrsjones

B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (1970)

2008-03-19T04:02:00.000-07:00

Scepter - SPS 580
1970

1. Little Green Apples

2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

3. This Guy's In Love With You

4. If You Ever Leave Me

5. Guess I'll Pack My Things

6. If You Must Leave My Life

7. The Greatest Love

8. Do What You Gotta Do

9. Mr. Mailman

10. Suspicious Minds

Fresh from B.J. Thomas' new found fame over singing "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", a song which won an Oscar for appearing in Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, Scepter cashed in an quickly released an album featuring "Raindrops" soon after. Here you have a good choice of cuts, variable quality, from a singer who never quite emerged from the Butch Cassidy shadow.

Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)

Format: 256kbps mp3

Album Link: Here

password: builtforjoy

Sample track: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

Maureen McGovern - Nice To Be Around (1974)

2008-03-18T11:45:00.000-07:00

20th Century - T-439
1974
1. Nice to Be Around [From The Motion Picture "Cinderella Liberty"]
2. Give Me a Reason to be Gone
3. Where Did We Go Wrong?
4. All I Want (All I Need)
5. Like a Sunday Morning
6. Love Knots
7. Everybody Wants to Call You Sweetheart
8. Little Boys & Men
9. Memory
10. Put a Little Love Away
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Most famous (at the time) for chart-topping with the song "The Morning After" from The Poseidon Adventure, Maureen McGovern turns in a stirring album in Nice To Be Around, full of stirring little numbers! "Everybody Wants To Call You Sweetheart" hasn't stopped rotation on my ...er..iPod so do check it out! Chances are if you like some or most of the albums available at Vinyl Shipwreck, you will like all that is on offer!
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Source: Vinyl (Remastered using Sony Sound Forge and Waves X-Crackle)
Format: 256kbps mp3
Album Link: Here
password: morningafter
Sample track: Everybody Wants To Call You Sweetheart