Aretha Franklin – ARETHA (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Aretha Franklin – ARETHA (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 05:09:30 minutes | 6,29 GB | Genre: Soul, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic

It’s not for nothing that this is the second four-disc box set devoted to Aretha Franklin’s career. 1992’s Queen of Soul collected 86 tracks (5 of which were non-album), culled solely from her world-beating era on Atlantic (1967-1976). There have also been multi-disc sets dedicated to her Columbia era and even her unreleased Atlantic material, as well as several compilations of her ’80s and ’90s hits on Arista. Aretha Franklin is not an artist whose career is lacking for retrospection. So what can yet another four-disc box set—released in this era of streaming—offer that previous compilations haven’t? Well, for one, it is notable that ARETHA is the first set to include work from all of the labels she recorded for (including her first single from JVB Records)
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Aretha Franklin – ARETHA (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Aretha Franklin – ARETHA (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 05:09:30 minutes | 6,29 GB | Genre: Soul, Funk
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic

It’s not for nothing that this is the second four-disc box set devoted to Aretha Franklin’s career. 1992’s Queen of Soul collected 86 tracks (5 of which were non-album), culled solely from her world-beating era on Atlantic (1967-1976). There have also been multi-disc sets dedicated to her Columbia era and even her unreleased Atlantic material, as well as several compilations of her ’80s and ’90s hits on Arista. Aretha Franklin is not an artist whose career is lacking for retrospection. So what can yet another four-disc box set—released in this era of streaming—offer that previous compilations haven’t? Well, for one, it is notable that ARETHA is the first set to include work from all of the labels she recorded for (including her first single from JVB Records)

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Aretha Franklin – Aretha (1980/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Aretha Franklin – Aretha (1980/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 39:18 minutes | 820 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Arista

Aretha is the twenty-ninth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, Released on September 30, 1980 by Arista Records. This was the second album with this title to be released by the artist, and her first ever for Arista after a 12-year tenure with Atlantic Records. Other Franklin albums titled “Aretha” were also released in 1961 and 1986.

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Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace (1972/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace (1972/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:26:22 minutes | 3,31 GB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic

For the First Time – Digitally Released As High Resolution Downloads 192kHz/24bit Classic Soul Titles from the Archives of Atlantic Records and Rhino Records.

Noted for its unbelievable sound quality, Amazing Grace was Franklin’s 1972 masterpiece. The multi-Platinum recording, one of her best, would win the GRAMMY® Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance and remains one of the bestselling Gospel albums of all time. Included are the stunning tunes, “How I Got Over,” “You’ve Got A Friend,” and the hit single, “Wholy Holy”.

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Aretha Franklin – A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Aretha Franklin – A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:42 minutes | 598 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic

This type of album brings on the eternal debate: why fix a masterpiece if it ain’t broke? This is definitely the kind of metaphysical interrogation that you could ask when listening to A Brand New Me: Aretha Franklin With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The idea is simple: take the vocals from the mythical recordings by the great soul singer for the label Atlantic in the ‘60s and ‘70s and place them on new arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Recorded in the Abbey Road studios in London, all the classics including Respect, Think, Don’t Play That Song (You Lied) and I Say A Little Prayer resonate here in a symphonic version. We find Nick Patrick and Don Reedman hiding behind the creation, the same producers who conceived If I Can Dream: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Some will find this scandalous. Others, rather futile. And others will enjoy this new staging of careful arrangements that at least has the merit of not damaging the heart of this nuclear powerhouse of groove: the voice of Aretha Franklin herself.

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Aretha Franklin – A Bit Of Soul (1965/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Aretha Franklin – A Bit Of Soul (1965/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 53:56 minutes | 900 MB | Genre: R&B, Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Okeh

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and musician. Franklin began her career singing gospel at her father, minister C. L. Franklin’s church as a child. In 1960, at age 18, Franklin embarked on a secular career, recording for Columbia Records only achieving modest success. Following her signing to Atlantic Records in 1967, Franklin achieved commercial acclaim and success with songs such as ‘Respect’, ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and ‘Think’. These hits and more helped her to gain the title The Queen of Soul by the end of the 1960s decade.

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Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Aretha Franklin – 30 Greatest Hits (1985/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:36:28 minutes | 1,97 GB | Genre: Soul, Jazz, Blues
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic

30 Greatest Hits zeroes in on Aretha Franklin’s prime recording period for Atlantic, from her breakout in 1967 with ‘I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)’ through the end of 1974, during which the Queen of Soul truly reigned over the charts she averaged over one pop hit every two months. This two-disc set delivers all of her classics (‘Respect,’ ‘Do Right Woman, Do Right Man,’ ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,’ ‘Chain of Fools,’ ‘Think,’ ‘Spanish Harlem,’ ‘Rock Steady’), plus much more excellent material for those who won’t recognize much more than the songs (and there are quite a few) that have entered the cultural consciousness (‘I Say a Little Prayer,’ ‘The Weight,’ ‘Spirit in the Dark,’ ‘Day Dreaming’). It’s a great foundation to any collection that has yet to be equaled by a pair of Rhino sets, the two-volume Very Best of Aretha Franklin from 1994 and Aretha’s Best from 2001.
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Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [MFSL 2014] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Aretha Franklin – Aretha’s Gold (1969) [MFSL 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 40:13 minutes | Scans included | 1,62 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 829 MB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2142

The first compilation based on Franklin’s successes of 1967-1968 on Atlantic. Included among the 14 selections here are all of the big bits (nine of which went Top 10) that established Franklin’s enduring reputation, from “I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)” to “I Say A Little Prayer.” It sometimes got as good as this afterwards, but it never got better.

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Aretha Franklin – Today I Sing The Blues: Selected Singles 1960-1962 (Remastered) (1962/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Aretha Franklin - Today I Sing The Blues: Selected Singles 1960-1962 (Remastered) (1962/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Aretha Franklin – Today I Sing The Blues: Selected Singles 1960-1962 (Remastered) (1962/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 40:07 minutes | 745 MB | Genre: Soul
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Aretha Louise Franklin (Eng. Aretha Louise Franklin; March 25 1942, Memphis, Tennessee — August 16 2018, Detroit, Michigan) is an American singer in styles of rhythm and blues, soul and gospel. She achieved the greatest success in the 2nd half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Due to her exceptionally flexible and strong vocals, she is often called the Queen of soul. The Queen Of Soul) or Lady Soul (Eng. Lady Soul). On January 3, 1987, she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In November 2008, Rolling Stone magazine declared her the greatest singer in history.
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