(Hard rock) [LP][24/96] Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation - 1977, FLAC (tracks), Original 1st Pressing [UK]

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Bad Reputation is the eighth studio album by the Irish band Thin Lizzy, released in 1977. As the front cover suggests, most of the tracks feature only three-quarters of the band, with guitarist Brian Robertson only credited on three tracks. He had missed most of their previous tour, following an injury sustained in a brawl, and this album turned out to be his last studio effort with Thin Lizzy.

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Personnel

Phil Lynott – bass guitar, lead vocals, string machine, harmonica
Scott Gorham – lead guitar, guitars
Brian Robertson – lead guitar on tracks 3, 6 and 8, vox box, keyboards
Brian Downey – drums, percussion

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Mary Hopkin-Visconti – backing vocals on "Dear Lord"
John Helliwell – saxophone, clarinet

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Bad Reputation, originally issued in 1977, was Thin Lizzy's third studio release in a two-year time frame. The legendary Jailbreak, and Johnny The Fox, found the proud band hitting their stride. Bad Reputation continued the torrid pace, as Thin Lizzy delivered another diverse recording of solid rock 'n' roll tracks.

"Bad Reputation" features several subdued, emotional tracks, which includes "Soldier Of Fortune", "Southbound", "Downtown Sundown", "That Womans Gonna Break Your Heart" and "Dear Lord", that only a hard rock group of Thin Lizzy's stature is capable of pulling off. Philip Lynott's colorful songwriting is showcased throughout this album.

The title track is a rocker, as is "Killer Without A Cause". "Dancing In The Moonlight" carries an r 'n' b theme, which featured a hot sax solo. My personal favorite track from this entire effort is "Opium Trial", which features a fierce lead guitar break.

"Bad Reputation" is another classic recording from the legendary Thin Lizzy.

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foobar2000 1.1.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-23 23:22:53

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Analyzed: Thin Lizzy / Bad Reputation (UK)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.70 dB -15.98 dB 5:18 01-Soldier Of Fortune
DR12 -2.22 dB -16.72 dB 3:10 02-Bad Reputation
DR13 -2.36 dB -16.84 dB 4:01 03-Opium Trail
DR14 -2.88 dB -18.42 dB 4:28 04-Southbound
DR14 -0.70 dB -17.03 dB 3:29 05-Dancing In The Moonlight
DR13 -0.70 dB -16.18 dB 3:36 06-Killer Without A Cause
DR14 -0.70 dB -17.08 dB 4:10 07-Downtown Sundown
DR13 -0.70 dB -15.65 dB 3:26 08-That Woman's Gonna Break Your Heart
DR14 -0.70 dB -16.79 dB 4:25 09-Dear Lord
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2828 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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96kHz Final Master Vinyl Rip 19 April 2012

Vinyl Ripping Process/Equipment:

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Vinyl Cleaning Process

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- 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

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Turntable Equipment Profile

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- 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

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Phono Stage Profile

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- Musical Surroundings Phonomena Phono Preamplifier
- Musical Surroundings Battery Power Supply

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Analog/Digital Convertion

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- 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

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Post Processing Of Audio

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- 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

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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