(Rock) [LP] [24/96] U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (1984) - Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 1995, FLAC (tracks+.cue) [Aksman 2012]

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1. “A Sort of Homecoming“ 5:28
2. “Pride (In the Name of Love)“ 3:48
3. “Wire” 4:19
4. “The Unforgettable Fire“ 4:55
5. “Promenade” 2:35
6. “4th of July” 2:12
7. “Bad“ 6:09
8. “Indian Summer Sky” 4:17
9. “Elvis Presley and America” 6:23
10. “MLK“ 2:31

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U2 – The Unforgettable Fire (1984) [MFSL 200g LP] “DM series” vinyl rip in 24/96
Posted by aksman @ March 8th, 2012

Half-speed mastered by Stan Ricker @ Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
MFSL 200g LP / Cat.#: MFSL 1-207 @ Released: Jun 1995

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The Unforgettable Fire is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was released in October 1984. The band wanted a different musical direction following the harder-hitting rock of their 1983 album War. They employed Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois to produce and assist them experiment with a more ambient and abstract sound. The resulting change in direction was at the time the band’s most dramatic.

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U2

Bono – lead vocals
The Edge – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen Jr. – drums

Additional personnel

Steve Averill – sleeve design
Paul Barret – Fairlight CMI
Anton Corbijn – sleeve design, photography
Brian Eno – additional vocals, instruments, treatments, production, engineering
Randy Ezratty – assistant engineering
Noel Kelehan – string arrangements
Kevin Killen – additional engineering
Daniel Lanois – additional vocals, instruments, treatments, production, engineering
Peter Gabriel – vocals on “A Sort Homecoming” (Daniel Lanois Remix)

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Analyzed: U2 / The Unforgettable Fire
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.71 dB -15.84 dB 5:29 01-A Sort Of Homecoming
DR12 -0.55 dB -14.76 dB 3:50 02-Pride (In The Name Of Love)
DR12 -2.66 dB -17.02 dB 4:20 03-Wire
DR11 -0.98 dB -15.62 dB 4:56 04-The Unforgettable Fire
DR13 -4.97 dB -22.26 dB 2:30 05-Promenade
DR10 -5.66 dB -20.17 dB 2:36 06-4th Of July
DR13 -2.34 dB -18.47 dB 6:11 07-Bad
DR12 -0.75 dB -14.97 dB 4:18 08-Indian Summer Sky
DR11 -1.03 dB -17.06 dB 6:25 09-Elvis Presley And America
DR10 -7.90 dB -22.07 dB 2:32 10-MLK
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 96000 Hz

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Technical Log

Hannl "limited" Record Cleaning Machine with Rotating Brush
TT: Bergmann Audio "Magne" (with air-bearing platter)
Tonearm: Bergmann Magne (tangential/linear air-bearing tonearm)
Cartridge: Ortofon MC A 90
Phono Amp: Nagra BPS (battery driven pre amp; 100 Ohm load)
Interconnects by Silent Wire (NF-7)
Benchmark ADC 1 USB
Interconnects by ViaBlue
AC connects by Goldkabel
Wavelab 6.1 recording software (recording & manual click removal)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 (resampling & audio restoration)
Traders Little Helper (SBE fix on 16/44.1)

Vacuum Cleaning > Bergmann Magne > Nagra BPS > Laptop > Wavelab 6.1 (24/96) > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > resample to 16/44.1 > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)
No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.

Ripping Note
A lucky found in near mint condition....

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