(Rock, Blues Rock) [LP] [24/96] Steve Miller Band - Book Of Dreams - 1977, FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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DR10 -5.85 dB -20.50 dB 01 Steve Miller Band - LADO 1- Threshold.wav
DR13 -0.07 dB -14.59 dB 02 Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner.wav
DR14 -3.80 dB -19.96 dB 03 Steve Miller Band - Winter Time.wav
DR14 -1.29 dB -18.24 dB 04 Steve Miller Band - Swingtown.wav
DR14 -2.12 dB -17.36 dB 05 Steve Miller Band - True Fine Love.wav
DR14 -4.58 dB -20.83 dB 06 Steve Miller Band - Wish Upon A Star.wav
DR13 -1.28 dB -15.50 dB 07 Steve Miller Band - LADO 2- Jungle Love.wav
DR12 -7.19 dB -21.93 dB 08 Steve Miller Band - Electro Lux Imbroglio.wav
DR16 -0.41 dB -18.29 dB 09 Steve Miller Band - Sacrifice.wav
DR12 -0.17 dB -15.05 dB 10 Steve Miller Band - The Stake.wav
DR12 -3.64 dB -17.36 dB 11 Steve Miller Band - My Own Space.wav
DR13 -3.57 dB -18.84 dB 12 Steve Miller Band - Babes In The Wood.wav
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Number of files: 12
Official DR value: DR13

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Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Bass – Lonnie Turner
Drums, Percussion – Gary Mallaber
Executive-Producer – John Palladino
Illustration – Kelly And Mouse*
Mastered By – Ken Perry
Mixed By – Jim Gaines
Mixed By [Assistant] – Win Kutz
Piano, Synthesizer – Byron Allred
Producer – Steve Miller
Recorded By – Mike Fusaro
Rhythm Guitar – David Denny
Slide Guitar – Greg Douglass
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Sitar [Sitar Guitar] – Steve Miller

Manufactured By – Sailor Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sailor Productions
Copyright (c) – Sailor Productions
Published By – Sailor Music
Published By – No Thought Music
Published By – Dudzak Music
Published By – Morning Life Music
Published By – R.P. Winkelman Tunes
Recorded At – CBS Studios, San Francisco
Mixed At – Kaye-Smith Studios
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Pressed By – North American Music Industries

Notes
Manufactured by Sailor Productions.
Copyright ©1977 by Sailor Music (ASCAP),
except B3 copyright ©1976 by Dudzak Music / Morning Life Music / Sailor Music (ASCAP),
and B5 copyright ©1972 by R.P. Winkleman Tunes (ASCAP).

Produced for Sailor Productions.
Recorded at C.B.S, San Francisco.
Mixed at Kaye Smith Studios, Seattle.
Mastered at Capitol Records, Hollywood.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SO 1-11630
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SO 2-11630
Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side A): SO-1-11630 F24
Matrix / Runout (Etchings Side B): SO-2-11630 F21
Matrix / Runout (Stamped Side A & B): ? MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Rights Society: ASCAP

It is here, on this 1977 blockbuster, that Steve Miller shored up his "Space Cowboy" moniker and cosmic persona: from the winged horse on the album cover to a judicious smattering of synthesizers in the music, Book of Dreams bridged the gap between blues-rock and the indulgences of prog rock. Things do go awry when Renaissance Faire whimsy takes over clunkers like "Wish Upon a Star" and "Babes in the Wood," but luckily the balance of the record offers a satisfying blend of meaty blues and country riffs and tasteful atmospherics. The well-known suspects include "Swingtown," "Winter Time," and "Threshold," with relatively straightforward rock & boogie highlights coming by way of "True Fine Love," "Jet Airliner," and "Jungle Love." The non-hit cuts, "Sacrifice" and "My Own Space," do stand up to these FM favorites but fall short of making the album something the casual fan should consider with Miller's Greatest Hits 1974-1978 in hand (that collection includes seven tracks off of Book of Dreams, plus all the hits from The Joker and Fly Like an Eagle). Still, this is a highlight of the '70s classic rock era and one of Miller's finest releases.

Review by Stephen Cook, allmusic.com