1250 Albums for the time being

Just to overcome some downtime. I checked the links in my previous bulk post, deleted the dead links and added a few hundred. Be quick, once dead stays dead.

Another lot of albums

TAR - What the heck?

Why TAR?
Due to a systemcrash and a complete windows failure I was forced to install a new operatingsystem. I have done so but my WinAce, wich was so loyal for over 10 years, won't work the way I wanted anymore. So I've been searching for a replacement for .ace to archive files. I found Peazip and I'll be posting in .tar files from now on. Tar is an universal used, non-compressing, archive system.

There is no use to compress mp3 files because mp3 is already a sort of compression of its own so you don’t get much smaller files. In Tar the files are not being compressed at all but they are bundled for easy web-transportation.

As there is no compression the .tar files can be renamed .mp3 and they can be played with your mp3 player as an album in one go. Sometimes, if tracks are mixed into eachother, it sounds even more like a CD cause there are no stops between the tracks.
Another advantage is that Tar files will stay alive much longer than the popular Zip, 7z or Rar files. That was the main reason to use .ace files.

I understand that not everybody knows how to open .tar files. Peazip, 7Zip, WinAce, WinRar, IZarc, Alzip, Bitzipper, Squeez, ExtractNow and ZipX all have the abillity to extract .tar files. Still there can be someone out there who isn't able to extract them...

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WINDOWS 95 – WINDOWS 7

LINUX

info: http://peazip.sourceforge.net/peazip-free-archiver.html

download: http://peazip.sourceforge.net/index.html

You can use PeaZip on all Windows version and on Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application) with the same features and look and feel; moreover, for both platforms, PeaZip is also available as standalone, portable application not needing installation.

PeaZip is freeware, free of charge for any personal and corporate use, and is also free as in freedom since it's Open Source (LGPLv3). PeaZip contains exclusively Open Source components released under OSI approved licenses.

PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager: cross platform, available as portable and installable software for 32 and 64 bit Windows (9x, 2k, XP, Vista, 7) and Linux (PeaZip is a desktop neutral application).

Full support

7z, FreeArc's arc/wrc, sfx (7z and arc), bz2, gz, paq/lpaq, pea, quad/balz, split, tar, upx, zip

Read (browse, extract, test) 118 file extensions

7z, bz, bz2, bzip2, tbz2, tbz, gz, gzip, tgz, tpz, tar, zip, z01, smzip, arj, cab, chm, chi, chq, chw, hxs, hxi, hxr, hxq, hxw, lit, cpio, deb, lzh, lha, rar, r01, 00, rpm, z, taz, tz, iso, jar, ear, war, lha, pet, pup, pak, pk3, pk4, slp, [Content], xpi, wim, u3p, lzma86, lzma, udf, xar, dmg, hfs, part1, split, swm, tpz, kmz, xz, txz, vhd, mslz, apm, mbr, fat, ntfs, exe, dll, sys, msi, msp, ods, ots, odm, oth, oxt, odb, odf, odg, otg, odp, otp, odt, ott, gnm, doc, dot, xls, xlt, ppt, pps, pot, docx, dotx, xlsx, xltx, swf, flv, quad, balz, zpaq, paq8f, paq8jd, paq8l, paq8o, lpaq1, lpaq5, lpaq8, ace, arc, wrc, 001, pea, cbz, cbr, cba, cb7, cbt.

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LINUX

In the Linux, a .TAR file is the equivalent of a .ZIP file in Windows. It is an archived file containing multiple files and are meant primarily for ease of transport and storage. Many applications that you download will be available in .TAR archives. Luckily, just as it is as simple as a few clicks to extract a .ZIP file in Windows, it is equally as easy to extract a .TAR archive in Linux.

Step 1: Use your mouse and right-click on the .TAR file. This will bring up a menu of options from which you can choose.

Step 2: Click on "Open Archive Manager." This is the default option when working with .TAR files in Linux. Clicking on it opens the archive manager, which is the program that can read and extracts these files.

Step 3: Highlight the files from the archive that you want to extract. You can choose to extract all of them or just individual ones.

Step 4: Right click on the highlighted files and select the "Extract Here" option. This will extract it the to the same directory the archive is in.

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MAC

Springy 1.6.1

http://mac.majorgeeks.com/files/details/springy.html;

A simple to use, yet powerful archiving and compression utility for Mac OS X. Springy integrates seamlessly with the Finder and includes some very useful features. All archiving tasks can be done via Drag and Drop, system Services Menu or through Springy’s Finder contextual menu.

- Open and browse the contents of an archive or disk image without extracting any file from it.

- Quickly extract all files or only files of choice from an archive or disk image.

- Quickly extract the whole archive or disk image by double-clicking its file in a Finder.

- Modify the contents of an existing archive or disk image: add, overwrite, delete and rename files in an archive or disk image.

- Full Drag & Drop support for archiving and extracting from and into Finder.

- More info: http://www.springyarchiver.com/

System requirements: http://www.springyarchiver.com/download/Springy.dmg

George Michael - The Complete Outtakes, Duets & Collaboration

©2008 Musicology.ipbfree.com

Vinyl/CD rip VBR 192-320 Kb/s

CD I (1984 - 1989)

00:55:06

01 . 1984 - Careless Whisper - Wham! Feat. George Michael - 05:05

02 . 1984 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid (Feat. George Michael) - 03:53

03 . 1984 - Turn To Gold - David Austin (Feat. George Michael) - 03:42

04 . 1985 - The Last Kiss - David Cassidy (Feat. George Michael) - 04:37

05 . 1985 - Nikita - Elton John (background vocals by George Michael) - 05:42

06 . 1985 - Wrap Her Up - Elton John & George Michael - 06:20

07 . 1986 - A Different Corner - Wham Feat. George Michael - 04:03

08 . 1987 - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael - 04:00

09 . 1987 - Learn To Say No - Jody Watley & George Michael - 03:37

10 . 1987 - Jive Talkin' - George Michael & Boogie Box High - 04:40

11 . 1987 - Love's In Need Of Love Today - George Michael - 04:45

12 . 1989 - Heaven Help Me - Deon Estus (Feat. George Michael) - 04:42

CD II (1990 - 1992)

01:01:11

01 . 1990 - Red Dress - Andrew Ridgeley (background vocals by George Michael) - 04:09

02 . 1991 - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John - 05:51

03 . 1991 - I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) - George Michael - 07:01

04 . 1991 - If You Where My Woman - George Michael - 04:05

05 . 1991 - Fantasy - George Michael - 05:01

06 . 1991 - Ain't No Stopping Us Now - George Michael - 04:34

07 . 1991 - Tonight - George Michael - 05:56

08 . 1992 - Too Funky - George Michael - 05:28

09 . 1992 - Do You Really Want To Know? - George Michael - 04:48

10 . 1992 - Happy - George Michael - 04:05

11 . 1992 - Crazyman Dance - George Michael - 05:52

12 . 1992 - Thank You - George Michael - 04:21

CD III (1993 - 1997)

01:10:20

01 . 1993 - Somebody To Love - George Michael & Queen - 05:16

02 . 1993 - Killer - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - George Michael - 11:20

03 . 1993 - These Are The Days Of Our Lives - George Michael With Lisa Stansfield & Queen - 04:42

04 . 1993 - Calling You - George Michael - 05:13

05 . 1995 - I'm Your Man '95 - George Michael & Lisa Moorish - 07:00

06 . 1995 - You Spin Me Round - Infamy (Feat. George Michael) - 03:49

07 . 1996 - You Know That I Want To - George Michael - 04:32

08 . 1996 - Safe - George Michael - 04:25

09 . 1997 - I Can't Make You Love Me - George Michael - 05:21

10 . 1997 - Desafinado - George Michael & Astrud Gilberto - 03:20

11 . 1997 - Waltz Away Dreaming - George Michael & Toby Bourke - 04:41

12 . 1997 - Everything She Wants (Unplugged) - George Michael - 04:56

13 . 1997 - Chameleon (Shed Your Skin) - Trigger (Feat. George Michael) - 05:45

CD IV (1998 - 2008)

01:07:49

01 . 1998 - Outside - George Michael - 04:45

02 . 1998 - As - George Michael & Mary J. Blige - 04:44

03 . 1998 - A Moment With You - George Michael - 05:41

04 . 2000 - If I Told You That - Whitney Houston & George Michael - 04:33

05 . 2002 - The Long And Winding Road - George Michael - 04:18

06 . 2003 - The Grave - George Michael - 03:32

07 . 2004 - Edith & Kingpin - George Michael - 03:40

08 . 2004 - For The Love Of You - George Michael - 03:21

09 . 2005 - Blame It On The Sun - Ray Charles & George Michael - 04:45

10 . 2006 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing? - Tony Bennett & George Michael - 05:23

11 . 2006 - An Easier Affair - George Michael - 04:39

12 . 2006 - Heal The Pain - George Michael & Paul Mccartney - 04:44

13 . 2006 - This Is Not Real Love - George Michael & Mutya - 04:57

14 . 2006 - Understand - George Michael - 05:56

15 . 2008 - Feeling Good - George Michael - 02:51

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Various Artists - Listen to these new albums.

For all the Klaatu, Kayak, Barclay James Harvest fans out there. I found a beautiful album for you.

Chris - A Glimpse Inside. Chris is Christiaan Bruin, a Dutch multi talented musician.

Just to listen, no download.

Blackmore's Night is a British-American traditional folk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly of Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night.

On 27 June 2008, they released "Secret Voyage". Some traditional folk music like the 14th century “Locked Within the Crystal Ball" and some originals. They also performed a cover of the Rainbow song “Rainbow Eyes” and an Elvis Presley cover "Can't Help Falling in Love".

Carbon Leaf is a quintet from Richmond, Virginia, known for their alt-country, Celtic, and folk-infused indie rock.

Nothing Rhymes with Woman is the seventh studio album by the Virginia band Carbon Leaf and their last album on the Vanguard Records label.

Circa is Yes or no, they sound like Yes but no it isn't Yes. It's Billy Sherwood (Yes from Yes), Tony Kay (Yes, also from Yes), Jimmy Haun (Proud for his contribution to the Yes album "Union") and Jay Schellen (Played on albums of Billy Sherwood and Chris Squire). Circa is Yes diluted. Still nice.