(Heavy Metal) [LP][24/96] Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind 1983 1st US Press, FLAC (tracks)

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foobar2000 1.1.8 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-14 13:23:39

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Analyzed: Iron Maiden / Piece Of Mind
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.70 dB -14.95 dB 6:12 01-Where Eagles Dare
DR13 -0.80 dB -16.01 dB 6:51 02-Revelations
DR12 -0.74 dB -14.40 dB 3:51 03-Flight Of Icarus
DR12 -1.20 dB -14.79 dB 5:27 04-Die With Your Boots On
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.00 dB 4:14 05-The Trooper
DR13 -0.70 dB -15.57 dB 4:56 06-Still Life
DR13 -0.70 dB -15.34 dB 3:43 07-Quest For Fire
DR12 -0.70 dB -14.50 dB 3:28 08-Sun And Steel
DR13 -0.70 dB -15.43 dB 7:28 09-To Tame A Land
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3090 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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My Current Setup And Process

Clean the living shit out the LP

Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster
Tonearm: Trans-Fi Termninator
Cartridge: Audio-Technica AT33PTG/II
Phone Stage: Cinemag SUT feeding a Marantz 2220B
Digital Interface: E-MU 1212
Recording Software: Adobe Audition 3.01
Recording Bitrate/Sample Rate: 192/24

Post Processing
Run thru ClickRepair at level 10 with

Pitch Protection | on
Reverse | on
Wavelet | x2

Resample to 96khz in Izotope Rx2 using the default preset
Manually listen to album in Adobe Audition cleaning any clicks/anomalies
Resample/Dither redbook files using Izotope Rx2 default presets.
Flac hi-rez files with Xrecode II
Flac redbook files with Trader's Little Helper

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Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust and has been Iron Maiden's drummer ever since.

The album ranked 21 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums.

In 1983, Kerrang! magazine published a poll of the greatest metal albums of all time, with Piece of Mind ranking number 1, and with The Number of the Beast at number 2.

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There is no denying it, Iron Maiden peaked during the early and mid-80's. Coming off the lengthy The Number of the Beast world tour, Steve Harris and company, including newest member, drummer Nicko McBrain, wasted little time preparing songs for the follow-up to 1982's ...Beast album. Armed with ideas from months on the road, Maiden hit the studio with confidence and aggression, laying down another set of Euro metal monsters for their fourth full length LP, Piece of Mind.

With an insane Eddie locked away in a padded cell, the boys let loose with trademark galloping riffs, thumping bass runs and a thundering backbeat, all laced together by the killer pipes of Bruce "The Human Air Raid Siren" Dickinson. This disc rode the momentum of previous releases and took Maiden to new heights internationally. Behind the production work of studio guru Martin Birch, Maiden ripped throughout Piece of Mind, with the inspired opener "Where Eagles Dare", plus "The Trooper", "Die With Your Boots On" and "To Tame a Land" leading the way.

In 1998, an enhanced compact disc of Piece of Mind was issued. The CD features the popular non-LP Maiden single, "Flight of Icarus", plus a special multimedia section.

UP THE IRONS!

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Personnel

Bruce Dickinson – vocals
Dave Murray – guitar
Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
Nicko McBrain – drums

Producer Martin Birch