(Hard Rock) [LP] [24/96] Dio - The Last In Line - 1984, FLAC (tracks)

Vinyl Ripping Process/Equipment:

Vinyl Cleaning Process
- 3 Liter Ultrasonic Cleaner (Tap water with Sporicidin) on custom rotating assembly at 1 RPM for one hour
- Vacuum off with Nitty Gritty
- AIVS Premium Record Cleaner Formula No. 15 applied with Mofi Brush while rotating on VPI 16.5
- McCulloch MC-1275 Heavy-Duty Steam Cleaner applied with Mofi Brush while rotating on VPI 16.5
- Vacuum off with VPI 16.5
- L'Art du Son Record Cleaning Fluid applied with VPI Bristle brush
- Vacuum off with VPI 16.5
- Whole Foods Deionized Water applied with Mofi Brush (Separate from AIVS Mofi Brush)
- Vacuum off with VPI 16.5
- Flip record and repeat
- Place record on Plate Demgnetizer
Turntable Equipment Profile
- VPI Scoutmaster with inverted bearing and 300 RPM motor
- VPI Center Record Weight
- VPI Periphery Ring Clam
- Gingko Cloud 11 Vibration Control Platform
- VPI Synchronous Drive System turntable motor speed controller and line isolator
- Trans-Fi Audio Terminator T3Pro tangential tracking air bearing tonearm
- Zyx Airy 3X-SB cartridge
Phono Stage Profile
- Musical Surroundings Phonomena Phono Preamplifier
- Musical Surroundings Battery Power Supply
Analog/Digital Convertion
- E-MU 1212M (the 1212M contains the same A/D converters used in Digidesign's ProTools HD 192 I/O interface)
- Adobe Audition 3.01 running on Windows XP in a Shuttle PC form factor
Post Processing Of Audio
- Run thru ClickRepair(if necessary) at level 7 with
- Pitch Protection | off
- Reverse | on
- Simple
- Resample to 96khz in Izotope Rx2 using the default preset
- Manually listen to album in Adobe Audition cleaning any clicks/anomalies
- Flac with Xrecode II for hi-rez files

What is this Final Master stuff

After years of trying to improve both my ripping/cleaning process and upgrading my equipment to a level I feel comfortable sticking with I am proud to present these final versions of the best sources I can find.So I am happy to say that more than likely this is the last mother fucking copy you are ever going to need...or your money back

Dio

Ronnie James Dio – Vocals
Vivian Campbell – Guitar
Jimmy Bain – Bass
Claude Schnell - Keyboards
Vinny Appice – Drums

Production

Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Colorado, USA
Produced by Ronnie James Dio
Engineered by Angelo Arcuri
Assistant engineered by Rich Markowitz
Mixed on Westlake Audio BBSM6 monitors
Originally mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
Remastered by Andy Pearce (2012 Universal Deluxe Edition)
Illustration by Barry Jackson

Little Ronnie James Dio, the man with the super-sized heavy metal pipes, quickly chased the successful Holy Diver LP, with his second studio album, The Last in Line. Released in 1984, the sophomore effort, from the bringer of the devil horns, builds on the singer's debut effort with a heavier and vibrant production, while borrowing liberally from Dio's proud days in Rainbow and Black Sabbath.

Adding keyboards to the mix, thanks to newest Dio member Claude Schnell, the hard hitting performance once again adds a generous dose of mystical and mythical lyrics. Guitarist Vivian Campbell displays his fretboard prowess throughout the entire album, while the thick bottom end is held down by bassist Jimmy Bain, and drummer Vinnie Appice.

The inspired nine song recording of demons and dragons metal boasts the arena shaking anthem "We Rock", plus "Breathless", the blazing "I Speed at Night", "Mystery", "One Night in the City", the title track, and the epic seven-minute album closer "Egypt (The Chains Are On)". In addition, the LP includes the previously previewed "Evil Eyes", which Dio showcased during live dates on the Holy Diver tour.

Dio's The Last in Line rocks behind more songs about fire, brimstone and rainbows, as the diminutive front man confidently flashes his king size vocal power