Stevie Wonder – Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011 # UIGY-9072] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 15, 2016, 7:08 am

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Uses the 2011 DSD master based on US original analog tape. Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). DSD Transferred by Kevin Reeves.

After the righteous anger and occasional despair of the socially motivated Innervisions, Stevie Wonder returned with a relationship record: Fulfillingness’ First Finale. The cover pictures his life as an enormous wheel, part of which he’s looking ahead to and part of which he’s already completed (the latter with accompanying images of Little Stevie, JFK and MLK, the Motor Town Revue bus, a child with balloons, his familiar Taurus logo, and multiple Grammy awards). The songs and arrangements are the warmest since Talking Book, and Stevie positively caresses his vocals on this set, encompassing the vagaries of love, from dreaming of it (“Creepin’”) to being bashful of it (“Too Shy to Say”) to knowing when it’s over (“It Ain’t No Use”). The two big singles are “Boogie on Reggae Woman,” with a deep electronic groove balancing organic congas and gospel piano, and “You Haven’t Done Nothin’,” an acidic dismissal of President Nixon and the Watergate controversy (he’d already written “He’s Misstra Know-It-All” on the same topic). As before, Fulfillingness’ First Finale is mostly the work of a single man; Stevie invited over just a bare few musicians, and most of those were background vocalists (though of the finest caliber: Minnie Riperton, Paul Anka, Deniece Williams, and the Jackson 5). Also as before, the appearances are perfectly chosen; “Too Shy to Say” can only benefit from the acoustic bass of Motown institution James Jamerson and the heavenly steel guitar of Sneaky Pete Kleinow, while the Jackson 5 provide some righteous amens to Stevie’s preaching on “You Haven’t Done Nothin’.” It’s also very refreshing to hear more songs devoted to the many and varied stages of romance, among them “It Ain’t No Use,” “Too Shy to Say,” “Please Don’t Go.” The only element lacking here, in comparison to the rest of his string of brilliant early-’70s records, is a clear focus; Fulfillingness’ First Finale is more a collection of excellent songs than an excellent album.

Tracklist:
01 – Smile Please
02 – Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away
03 – Too Shy To Say
04 – Boogie On Reggae Woman
05 – Creepin’
06 – You Haven’t Done Nothin’
07 – It Ain’t No Use
08 – They Won’t Go When I Go
09 – Bird Of Beauty
10 – Please Don’t Go

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Stevie Wonder – Hotter Than July (1980) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011 # UIGY-9075] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 15, 2016, 7:27 am

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Features the 2011 DSD mastering based on the US master. Reissue features the high-fidelity SHM-SACD format (fully compatible with standard SACD player, but it does not play on standard CD players). DSD Transferred by Ellen Fitton.

Four years after the pinnacle of Stevie Wonder’s mid-’70s typhoon of classic albums, Hotter Than July was the proper follow-up to Songs in the Key of Life (his Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants concept record was actually a soundtrack to an obscure movie that fared miserably in theaters). It also found Wonder in a different musical climate than the one that savored his every move from 1972 to 1977. Disco and new wave had slowly crept their way into the mainstream record-buying public, and hindered the once-ample room for socially and politically charged lyrics. However, Wonder naysayed the trends and continues to do what he did best. Solid songwriting, musicianship, and production are evident in the majority of Hotter Than July. Wonder also carries on his tradition of penning songs normally not associated with his trademark sound, from the disco-tinged “All I Do” (originally planned to be released by Tammi Terrell almost ten years previously) to the reggae-influenced smash “Master Blaster (Jammin),” which went straight to the top of the R&B charts. While admittedly there are a few less-than-standard tracks, he closes the album on an amazing high note with one of the most aching ballads in his canon (“Lately”) and a touching anthem to civil rights pioneer Martin Luther King, Jr. (“Happy Birthday”). While most definitely not on the same tier as Innervisions or Songs in the Key of Life, Hotter Than July is the portrait of an artist who still had the Midas touch, but stood at the crossroads of an illustrious career.

Tracklist:
01 – Did I Hear You Say You Love Me
02 – All I Do
03 – Rocket Love
04 – I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It
05 – As If You Read My Mind
06 – Master Blaster (Jammin’)
07 – Do Like You
08 – Cash In Your Face
09 – Lately
10 – Happy Birthday

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Stevie Wonder – Innervisions (1973) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011 # UIGY-9068] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 15, 2016, 7:32 am

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When Stevie Wonder applied his tremendous songwriting talents to the unsettled social morass that was the early ’70s, he produced one of his greatest, most important works, a rich panoply of songs addressing drugs, spirituality, political ethics, the unnecessary perils of urban life, and what looked to be the failure of the ’60s dream — all set within a collection of charts as funky and catchy as any he’d written before. Two of the highlights, “Living for the City” and “Too High,” make an especially deep impression thanks to Stevie’s narrative talents; on the first, an eight-minute mini-epic, he brings a hard-scrabble Mississippi black youth to the city and illustrates, via a brilliant dramatic interlude, what lies in wait for innocents. (He also uses his variety of voice impersonations to stunning effect.) “Too High” is just as stunning, a cautionary tale about drugs driven by a dizzying chorus of scat vocals and a springing bassline. “Higher Ground,” a funky follow-up to the previous album’s big hit (“Superstition”), and “Jesus Children of America” both introduced Wonder’s interest in Eastern religion. It’s a tribute to his genius that he could broach topics like reincarnation and transcendental meditation in a pop context with minimal interference to the rest of the album. Wonder also made no secret of the fact that “He’s Misstra Know-It-All” was directed at Tricky Dick, aka Richard Milhouse Nixon, then making headlines (and destroying America’s faith in the highest office) with the biggest political scandal of the century. Putting all these differing themes and topics into perspective was the front cover, a striking piece by Efram Wolff portraying Stevie Wonder as the blind visionary, an artist seeing far better than those around him what was going on in the early ’70s, and using his astonishing musical gifts to make this commentary one of the most effective and entertaining ever heard.

Tracklist:
01 – Too High
02 – Visions
03 – Living For The City
04 – Golden Lady
05 – Higher Ground
06 – Jesus Children Of America
07 – All In Love Is Fair
08 – Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
09 – He’s Misstra Know-It-All

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Stevie Wonder – Talking Book (1972) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011 # UIGY-9064] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 15, 2016, 7:36 am

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After releasing two “head” records during 1970-71, Stevie Wonder expanded his compositional palate with 1972’s Talking Book to include societal ills as well as tender love songs, and so recorded the first smash album of his career. What had been hinted at on the intriguing project Music of My Mind was here focused into a laser beam of tight songwriting, warm electronic arrangements, and ebullient performances — altogether the most realistic vision of musical personality ever put to wax, beginning with a disarmingly simple love song, “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” (but of course, it’s only the composition that’s simple). Stevie’s not always singing a tender ballad here — in fact, he flits from contentment to mistrust to promise to heartbreak within the course of the first four songs — but he never fails to render each song in the most vivid colors. In stark contrast to his early songs, which were clever but often relied on the Motown template of romantic metaphor, with Talking Book it became clear Stevie Wonder was beginning to speak his mind and use personal history for material (just as Marvin Gaye had with the social protest of 1971’s What’s Going On). The lyrics became less convoluted, while the emotional power gained in intensity. “You and I” and the glorious closer “I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)” subtly illustrate that the conception of love can be stronger than the reality, while “Tuesday Heartbreak” speaks simply but powerfully: “I wanna be with you when the nighttime comes / I wanna be with you till the daytime comes.” Ironically, the biggest hit from Talking Book wasn’t a love song at all; the funk landmark “Superstition” urges empowerment instead of hopelessness, set to a grooving beat that made it one of the biggest hits of his career. It’s followed by “Big Brother,” the first of his directly critical songs, excoriating politicians who posture to the underclass in order to gain the only thing they really need: votes. With Talking Book, Stevie also found a proper balance between making an album entirely by himself and benefiting from the talents of others. His wife Syreeta and her sister Yvonne Wright contributed three great lyrics, and Ray Parker, Jr. came by to record a guitar solo that brings together the lengthy jam “Maybe Your Baby.” Two more guitar heroes, Jeff Beck and Buzzy Feton, appeared on “Lookin’ for Another Pure Love,” Beck’s solo especially giving voice to the excruciating process of moving on from a broken relationship. Like no other Stevie Wonder LP before it, Talking Book is all of a piece, the first unified statement of his career. It’s certainly an exercise in indulgence but, imitating life, it veers breathtakingly from love to heartbreak and back with barely a pause.

Tracklist:
01 – You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
02 – Maybe Your Baby
03 – You And I
04 – Tuesday Heartbreak
05 – You’ve Got It Bad Girl
06 – Superstition
07 – Big Brother
08 – Blame It On The Sun
09 – Lookin’ For Another Pure Love
10 – I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)

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The Beach Boys – Little Deuce Coupe (1963) [APO Remaster 2015] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 16, 2016, 9:40 am

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Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth studio album by the Beach Boys, and third overall LP release within 1963. Despite the potential for over-saturating the record market, Little Deuce Coupe was a success, reaching number four in the United States during a 46-week chart stay, and eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. Because it largely deals with cars as a subject matter, some observers have retroactively cited Little Deuce Coupe as an early example of what would become known as a concept album.

Tracklist:
01. Little Deuce Coupe
02. Ballad of Ole’ Betsy
03. Be True To Your School
04. Car Crazy Cutie
05. Cherry, Cherry Coupe
06. 409
07. Shut Down
08. Spirit of America
09. Our Car Club
10. No-Go Showboat
11. A Young Man Is Gone
12. Custom Machine

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The Beach Boys – Shut Down Volume 2 (1964) [APO Remaster 2015] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 16, 2016, 9:43 am

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Shut Down Volume 2 is the fifth studio album by the Beach Boys, and the first of three they would release in 1964. Shut Down Volume 2 reached number 13 in the US charts during a chart stay of 38 weeks. The “Volume 2” in the album title refers to a multi-artist album featuring and named for the Beach Boys’ song “Shut Down”, released eight months earlier by the band’s label.

Tracklist:
01. Fun, Fun, Fun
02. Don’t Worry Baby
03. In the Parkin’ Lot
04. “Cassius” Love vs. “Sonny” Wilson
05. The Warmth Of The Sun
06. This Car of Mine
07. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
08. Pom, Pom Play Girl
09. Keep an Eye on Summer
10. Shut Down, Part II
11. Louie, Louie
12. Denny’s Drums

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The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (1963) [APO Remaster 2015] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 16, 2016, 9:46 am

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Surfer Girl is the third studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys and their second longplayer in 1963. Surfer Girl reached number 7 in the US during a chart stay of 56 weeks. In the UK, the album was released in spring 1967 and reached number 13. This was the first album by the Beach Boys for which Brian Wilson was given full production credit, a position Wilson would maintain for the next few years.

Tracklist:
01. Surfer Girl
02. Catch A Wave
03. The Surfer Moon
04. South Bay Surfer (The Old Folks at Home)
05. The Rocking Surfer
06. Little Deuce Coupe
07. In My Room
08. Hawaii
09. Surfer’s Rule
10. Our Car Club
11. Your Summer Dream
12. Boogie Woodie

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The Beach Boys – Surfin’ Safari (1962) MONO [APO Remaster 2015] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 16, 2016, 9:48 am

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The Beach Boys’ debut album, recorded in an era in which little was expected of rock groups in the way of strong LP-length statements, is mostly thin and awkward in both the songwriting and production departments. The title track, their first true smash, is great, as is its flip side (“409”), which was not only a hit in its own right, but was the first vocal hot rod classic. “Surfin’,” their debut single (and small national hit), is also good, and one of the few Beach Boys tracks that could be said to have a garage-like quality. Unfortunately, most of the other cuts (most of which are group originals) are substandard ditties, as Brian Wilson had a way to go before honing his compositional genius. It does, however, afford a glimpse of the group as they sounded when they were a true band in the studio, before most of their parts were played by session musicians.

Tracklist:
01. Surfin’ Safari
02. County Fair
03. Ten Little Indians
04. Chug-A-Lug
05. Little Girl (You’re My Miss America)
06. 409
07. Surfin’
08. Heads You Win – Tails I Lose
09. Summertime Blues
10. Cuckoo Clock
11. Moon Dawg
12. The Shift

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The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (1963) [APO Remaster 2015] {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 16, 2016, 9:49 am

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The real breakthrough, as Brian Wilson asserts himself in the studio as both songwriter and arranger on a set of material that was much stronger than Surfin’ Safari. Besides the hit title track and its popular drag-racing flip side (“Shut Down”), this has a lovely, heartbreaking ballad (“Lonely Sea”) and a couple of strong Brian Wilson originals (“The Noble Surfer” and “Farmer’s Daughter”). There are also a surprisingly high quotient of instrumentals (five) that demonstrate that, before session musicians took over most of the parts, the Beach Boys could play respectably gutsy surf rock as a self-contained unit. Indeed, the album as a whole is the best they would make, prior to the late ’60s, as a band that played most of their instruments, rather than as a vehicle for Brian Wilson’s ideas. The LP was a huge hit, vital to launching surf music as a national craze, and one of the few truly strong records to be recorded by a self-contained American rock band prior to the British Invasion.

Tracklist:
01. Surfin’ USA
02. Farmer’s Daughter
03. Misirlou
04. Stoked
05. Lonely Sea
06. Shut Down
07. Noble Surfer
08. Honky Tonk
09. Lana
10. Surf Jam
11. Let’s Go Trippin
12. Finders Keepers

Mastered fo this SACD by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.

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The Carpenters – Carpenters Singles 1969-1981 (2004) {SACD-R + FLAC 24-88.2}

March 16, 2016, 9:51 am

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There’s a certain inherent sadness listening to this concise 12-song collection of the Carpenters’ early hits, especially as it opens with “We’ve Only Just Begun,” with its hopeful, dreamy lyrics — for it was never supposed to be definitive, just the first of at least two such collections. But changes in the public’s taste and a slackening (though never a disappearance) of hits for the duo, and Karen Carpenter’s death in 1983, made this the first and only real mass choice for a Carpenters collection. Ten of the duo’s dozen Top Ten hits are present, from “Close to You” to “Top of the World,” with their gorgeous and original slow ballad interpretation of “Ticket to Ride” and their cover of Carole King’s “It’s Going to Take Some Time” thrown in to offer a slightly wider perspective. Listening to this material, it’s easy to accuse the Carpenters of being hopelessly retro even in their own time — bear in mind that “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Superstar” being contemporaneous with the Allman Brothers’ At Fillmore East and Eat a Peach and you get the idea. But the lush melodies brought out in Richard Carpenter’s arrangements and Karen’s singing are justification in themselves.

Tracklist:
01. Yesterday Once More
02. We’ve Only Just Begun
03. Superstar
04. Rainy Days And Mondays
05. Goodbye To Love
06. I Believe You
07. It’s Going To Take Some Time
08. This Masquerade
09. Ticket To Ride
10. Top Of The World
11. Only Yesterday
12. Hurting Each Other
13. Please Mr. Postman
14. Merry Christmas Darling
15. Sing
16. Bless The Beasts And Children
17. I Won’t Last A Day Without You
18. Touch Me When We’re Dancing
19. For All We Know
20. (They Long To Be) Close To You
21. Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Conatact Day)

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