(Rock) [LP] [24\96-192] Colin Blunstone - One Year - 1971, FLAC (tracks)

One Year [1971 UK - 24-96]
Vinyl rip by Euripides

Tech log:
Equipment: VPI HW-17F Vacuum Record Cleaner, Technics SL 1210 MKII T/T, Rega RB 250 Tonearm (Re-wired), Ortofon Rondo Blue M/C Cartridge, Cambridge Audio AZUR640P M/C Stage, M-Audio Profire 610 A/D, Adobe audition 3.0
Method:
Clean records on Vpi, rip (PCM@96/32), remove inaudible subsonic (0Hz to 17Hz ~ 0db, with sloped filter ‘Scientific’ from 17Hz to 20Hz). Manual and carefully targeted automatic de-clicking in Adobe Audition using custom scripts and presets. I make sure this doesn’t damage natural clicks. Occasional use of noise masking techniques such as ‘footprint’ sampling the groove noise and fading it to mono during track changes, etc. Normalize whole sides to 100% (After deciding if the sides are cut the same), Split tracks, FLAC, MD5, M3U, Discogs Tagging (where available), Create DR Log
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One Year [1971 UK - 24-192]
I was able to secure a copy of the 1st UK pressing, which arrived in the mail yesterday. This is my own rip; I would not presume to try and go toe to toe with the great Euripides needle drop that is here, but I wanted to share the additional 24 bit format with the community.

In my opinion, the vinyl sounds better than the 4 Men with Beards reissue. Despite the vintage of the album, it was in really great condition. I've also ordered a copy of the 1st US pressing and plan to post when it arrives. The 24-192 .flac dynamic range is better than the 4 Men with Beards vinyl, and on par with the Japanese CD release (DR12).

Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5033 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Lineage:

Vinyl - NM

Cleaning: Spin Clean and DIY vacuum rig

TT: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon
Cart: Ortofon 2M Blue MM Cartridge
Phono Stage: Cambridge Audio Azure 651p
Line Level Preamp: Schiit Asgard 2
Interface: ESI Juli@ XTe

Recording: Audacity (Custom ASIO build) - 192 kHz/24 Bit
Sides A and B recorded and joined
Exported to 24 bit WAV file via Audacity
Manual Cleanup: iZotope RX2
Track Splitting and -1.0 db Amplification/Normalization: Audacity v2.0.0 (Custom ASIO build)
Resampling to 96kHz: iZotope RX2
Conversion to 24 Bit FLAC (Level 8): dBpoweramp
Additional Tag Edits: MP3 Tag

No silence has been removed. You may distribute these files freely, under the condition that they are credited to the original ripper (Soumac) and are distributed with the ripping log.

Enjoy!
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One Year [2013 US - 24-192]
I found a 2013 4 Men With Beards reissue of one of my favorite albums.

The DR says it all - the Japanese CD .flac is DR12, and the original UK rip on this site is DR13.

Despite the shortcomings of the vinyl, there is no mistaking the power of the music on this album. The "chamber pieces" with their classical instrumentation are as dramatic as ever, and there is a great soundstage on both "Mary Won't You Warm My Bed" and "Caroline Goodbye".

The volume of the vinyl itself was "louder" than I'm accustomed to. Not sure if all 4 Men releases are like this, but it may suggest why the DR value is lower than I would normally expect in relation to the CD.

Anyway, here's an opportunity to compare differences among the formats.

Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5071 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Lineage:

Vinyl - Mint (1st play of Sealed Vinyl)

Cleaning: Spin Clean and DIY vacuum rig

TT: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon
Cart: Ortofon 2M Blue MM Cartridge
Phono Stage: Cambridge Audio Azure 651p
Line Level Preamp: Schiit Asgard 2
Interface: ESI Juli@ XTe

Recording: Audacity (Custom ASIO build) - 192 kHz/24 Bit
Sides A and B recorded and joined
Exported to 24 bit WAV file via Audacity
Manual Cleanup: iZotope RX2
Track Splitting and -1.0 db Amplification/Normalization: Audacity v2.0.0 (Custom ASIO build)
Resampling to 96kHz: iZotope RX2
Conversion to 24 Bit FLAC (Level 8): dBpoweramp
Additional Tag Edits: MP3 Tag

No silence has been removed. You may distribute these files freely, under the condition that they are credited to the original ripper (Soumac) and are distributed with the ripping log.

Enjoy!