Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Summer Of Sorcery (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Summer Of Sorcery (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:56 minutes | 1,34 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

‘Summer Of Sorcery’, the follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘Soulfire’ is SVZ’s first album of original material in 20 years. It was written during the second half of the ‘Soulfire’ Tour and recorded at Stevie’s Renegade Studio September-November 2018. All 12 songs are original SVZ compositions, 1 recut from his Revolution Album, 1 outtake from the Lilyhammer Score, and 10 new songs. The album was recorded with the same members of The Disciples Of Soul that have been touring this past year. The album is a breakthrough artistically for Stevie in several ways, “My first five albums in the 80s were both very personal, and very political. I wanted the new material to be more fictionalized. The way records were when I grew up. Before it was an Artform. The concept (loosely) was capturing and communicating that first rush of Summer. The electricity of that feeling of unlimited possibilities. Of falling in love with the world for the first time. Obviously, there are occasional personal references, and a bit of what’s going on socially scattered throughout, but I achieved what I set out to do. I created a collection of fictional audio movie scenes that feel like Summer. I’m quite proud of it.”

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Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Men Without Women (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1982/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Men Without Women (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (1982/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:26:16 minutes | 1,96 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

Men Without Women, credited to Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul, is the debut solo album by Steven Van Zandt, a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and a songwriter / producer with the Jersey Shore band Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. The title track was inspired by the Ernest Hemingway collection of short stories of the same name.

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Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Macca To Mecca! (Live) (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven and The Disciples of Soul – Macca To Mecca! (Live) (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 36:57 minutes | 789 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

Macca To Mecca! Begins as a 12-song tribute to The Beatles that kicks off with a performance of “I Saw Her Standing There” recorded in London with a special appearance by Paul McCartney. It is followed by an extraordinary surprise set at the Cavern Club recorded during the band’s sold out European tour. The intimate gig is filled with renditions of “Magical Mystery Tour,” “Got To Get You Into My Life,” and “All You Need Is Love,” alongside iconic songs famously performed by the nascent Fab Four.

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Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul – Soulfire Live! (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul – Soulfire Live! (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:34:58 minutes | 3,35 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

If Steven Van Zandt hadn’t added anything to his discography since 1997’s Born Again Savage, he surely had good reason. The first was made clear by his role as Silvio Dante in the series The Sopranos (1999 – 2007) followed by his stint as Frank Tagliano / Giovanni “Johnny” Henriksen in Lilyhammer (2012 – 2014). The second reason was his numerous tours as part of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, for whose leader he remains a right-hand man as well as the go-to guitarist. This Soulfire, released in Spring 2017, is in fact an official album, but slightly different. The man in the head-wrap is having fun covering his own songs, some from his back catalogue, others having been recorded by various musicians. So we can find, nestling away in this cornucopia, a new version of Love On The Wrong Side Of Town that Little Steven co-wrote with the Boss for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Soulfire takes in other songs written by the Southside Johnny guitarist, alongside covers of Etta James (The Blues Is My Business) and James Brown (Down And Out In New York City). At the outset, Little Steven offers a grand fiesta of classic rock mixed with a muscular rhythm ‘n’ blues and a resonant soul: a cocktail that would not disgrace a certain Bruce S. of New Jersey…

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Little Steven – Voice Of America (Deluxe Edition) (1984/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Voice Of America (Deluxe Edition) (1984/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:24:48 minutes | 1,65 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

E-Street Band guitarist Steve Van Zandt left the band following the recording of Born In The U.S.A. and released his own album, Voice Of America. It was Van Zandt’s second album, after his prior release Men Without Women, and he was again backed by the Disciples Of Soul, including bassist Jean Beauvoir, and drummer Dino Danelli. Van Zandt himself handled vocals and guitars, as well as writing and producing the record’s ten songs (the 1991 reissue included two bonus cuts). Voice Of America is a straight-ahead rock record with punk underpinnings and strong percussive rhythms. Van Zandt is a bit thin and reedy as a singer, but manages to carry through on passion and bravado. The lyrics have political overtones and occasionally come off as preachy. There’s still some riveting stuff here including the rave-up rocking wake-up call of the title track, the propulsive, synth-driven anthem “Out Of The Darkness,” and “Los Desaparecidos,” a compelling, percussive-laden cut detailing the casualties of South American politics.

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Little Steven – The Early Work (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – The Early Work (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:07 minutes | 604 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

Little Steven has opened the doors on his personal archive of recordings to present an in-depth look at his solo career with a brand new boxed set. The Early Work collects the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s solo work from 1973-1999.

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Little Steven – Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:15:16 minutes | 4,20 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

Professionally filmed and recorded before a sold-out crowd at New York City’s historic Beacon Theatre on November 6, 2019, the live concert extravaganza, Summer Of Sorcery Live! At The Beacon Theatre, expertly captures Little Steven, aka Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Van Zandt, bringing the house down with his band the Disciples of Soul as they showcase their acclaimed 2019 album, Summer Of Sorcery, a 12-track record about the first rush of summer and the electric feeling of unlimited possibilities.

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Little Steven – Soulfire Live! (Deluxe) (2018/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Soulfire Live! (Deluxe) (2018/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 04:13:08 minutes | 5,46 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

Little Steven Van Zandt has released Macca to Mecca, a live album honoring the music of The Beatles recorded in front of The Cavern Club, the Liverpool dive where the Fab Four famously got their start.

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Little Steven – Soulfire (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Soulfire (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:15 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

If Steven Van Zandt hadn’t added anything to his discography since 1997’s Born Again Savage, he surely had good reason. The first was made clear by his role as Silvio Dante in the series The Sopranos (1999 – 2007) followed by his stint as Frank Tagliano / Giovanni “Johnny” Henriksen in Lilyhammer (2012 – 2014). The second reason was his numerous tours as part of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, for whose leader he remains a right-hand man as well as the go-to guitarist. This Soulfire, released in Spring 2017, is in fact an official album, but slightly different. The man in the head-wrap is having fun covering his own songs, some from his back catalogue, others having been recorded by various musicians. So we can find, nestling away in this cornucopia, a new version of Love On The Wrong Side Of Town that Little Steven co-wrote with the Boss for Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Soulfire takes in other songs written by the Southside Johnny guitarist, alongside covers of Etta James (The Blues Is My Business) and James Brown (Down And Out In New York City). At the outset, Little Steven offers a grand fiesta of classic rock mixed with a muscular rhythm ‘n’ blues and a resonant soul: a cocktail that would not disgrace a certain Bruce S. of New Jersey…

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Little Steven – Revolution (1989/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Little Steven – Revolution (1989/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:19 minutes | 596 MB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Music CG

Little Steven has opened the doors on his personal archive of recordings to present an in-depth look at his solo career with a brand new boxed set. This deluxe re-release of Little Steven’s fourth album, Revolution, features two new versions of the title track, alongside the original album material.

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Little Steven – Lilyhammer The Score Vol.2: Folk, Rock, Rio, Bits And Pieces (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Lilyhammer The Score Vol.2: Folk, Rock, Rio, Bits And Pieces (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:04:26 minutes | 1,26 GB | Genre: Folk, Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

For his starring role in Netflix’s groundbreaking first original series, “Lilyhammer,” actor/musician Steven Van Zandt explored uncharted waters as a New York mobster who flees to Norway under the witness protection program. In addition to acting in, co-writing and co-producing the acclaimed show, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer also scored the music for most of the three seasons, where just like his character, the musician best known as Little Steven of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and an accomplished solo artist who helped pioneer the rock-meets-soul sound, also delved into some terrain foreign to him: the worlds of New York jazz and Norwegian folk music. For the first time, the music from the show, which ended in 2014, has been collected together and will be released as two separate albums – Lilyhammer The Score – Volume 1: Jazz and Volume 2: Folk, Rock, Rio, Bits And Pieces – on CD, digital and 180-gram black vinyl on July 12 via Wicked Cool/UMe. Starting today, “My Kind Of Town, Van Zandt’s spin on the Frank Sinatra standard featured on Volume 1, and his Tito Puente-inspired mambo tune “Mojito” on Volume 2.

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Little Steven – Lilyhammer The Score Vol.1: Jazz (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Little Steven – Lilyhammer The Score Vol.1: Jazz (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:09 minutes | 536 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

For his starring role in Netflix’s groundbreaking first original series, “Lilyhammer,” actor/musician Steven Van Zandt explored uncharted waters as a New York mobster who flees to Norway under the witness protection program. In addition to acting in, co-writing and co-producing the acclaimed show, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer also scored the music for most of the three seasons, where just like his character, the musician best known as Little Steven of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and an accomplished solo artist who helped pioneer the rock-meets-soul sound, also delved into some terrain foreign to him: the worlds of New York jazz and Norwegian folk music. For the first time, the music from the show, which ended in 2014, has been collected together and will be released as two separate albums – Lilyhammer The Score – Volume 1: Jazz and Volume 2: Folk, Rock, Rio, Bits And Pieces – on CD, digital and 180-gram black vinyl on July 12 via Wicked Cool/UMe. Starting today, “My Kind Of Town, Van Zandt’s spin on the Frank Sinatra standard featured on Volume 1, and his Tito Puente-inspired mambo tune “Mojito” on Volume 2, are available for streaming and immediate download with the corresponding preorder.

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Little Steven – Freedom – No Compromise (Deluxe Edition) (1987/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Freedom – No Compromise (Deluxe Edition) (1987/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:07 minutes | 1,62 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

Freedom – No Compromise is the third solo album by Little Steven released in 1987.

Following on the moderate success of Artists United Against Apartheid’s “Sun City”, Steven Van Zandt’s next record was a full-on dance-rock record, verging in places on world music. Bruce Springsteen and Rubén Blades join Van Zandt on lead vocals on “Native American” and “Bitter Fruit”, respectively. Politics were even more at the forefront than before, centering on U.S. transgressions in Central America, South Africa, and against Native Americans. By this time, the old Disciples of Soul band had almost completely disappeared.

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Little Steven – Born Again Savage (Deluxe Edition) (1999/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Little Steven – Born Again Savage (Deluxe Edition) (1999/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:05:15 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Steven Van Zandt P&D

A classic second-in-command rocker in the tradition of Keith Richards and Johnny Thunders, Little Steven has also made a mark apart from his erstwhile boss, the Boss. The man also known as Miami Steve Van Zandt had a major hand in Southside Johnny’s bar-band masterwork Hearts of Stone, was the linchpin in 1985’s Artists United Against Apartheid project, and lead his own group, the Disciples of Soul, for a time after his 1984 departure from the E Street Band. Largely out of the picture through the 1990s, Little Steven returns with a solo outing that rocks harder and is more inflamed lyrically than one might have expected from this long-AWOL warrior. Van Zandt’s liner notes lay out his mission–to doff his bandana in the direction of the ’60s rockers who helped shape his consciousness, from Cream to the Kinks to Jefferson Airplane. At the same time, he maintains the confrontational political stance that’s been in evidence since the days of Sun City. Hence there’s the title track (“Look around at the volunteered slavery”) and “The Camouflage of Righteousness” (“We give you politicians and you call it a choice / We let you do the voting and you think you have a voice”). With this Savage attack, Little Steven fights the good fight and remains standing. (Steven Stolder)

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