HDTracks.com Debuts CD-Quality Music Download Service

New York -- HDtracks, founded by David and Norman Chesky of the audiophile record label Chesky Records, announced the launch of its audiophile-quality music download Web site (www.hdtracks.com) that offers music enthusiasts CD-Quality recordings from a distinguished and diverse stable of thousands of artists, including Smokey Robinson, Joe Jackson, Bob James, Buddy Guy, Nina Simone, Earl Wild, Zubin Mehta, The Kinks, Of Montreal, Yo La Tengo and Jerry Garcia, from 60 independent labels around the world. Music can be downloaded in uncompressed AIFF or lossless FLAC format files for playback on home audio systems, PCs, Macs or music servers, or as 320kbps mp3 files for playback on iPods and other portables. According to Norman Chesky, co-founder of the service, “HDtracks is like the cool Greenwich Village record store of yesteryear, where you can always discover something different and worthwhile that you’d never find anywhere else. And by focusing on the sale of complete albums and giving music enthusiasts the ability to download cover art and liner notes, we’re also restoring key components of the music experience not enjoyed since the days of vinyl, and not offered by any other music site.” Furthermore, in the coming months HDtracks will offer select titles in ultra-high resolution 96kHz/24-bit files that provide DVD-Audio sound quality for music enthusiasts who seek the very finest audio quality available.