(Symphonic Rock) [LP] [24/96] Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard - 1976, FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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Analyzed folder: /Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard (LP-DVD)
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DR13 -0.15 dB -15.70 dB 01 Triumvirat - LADO 1- I Believe.wav
DR13 -0.22 dB -17.52 dB 02 Triumvirat - A Day In A Life (3 Parts).wav
DR13 -0.39 dB -15.32 dB 03 Triumvirat - The History Of Mystery (Part I).wav
DR12 -1.61 dB -15.39 dB 04 Triumvirat - LADO 2- The History Of Mystery (Part II).wav
DR13 -2.44 dB -19.96 dB 05 Triumvirat - A Cold Old Worried Lady.wav
DR12 -2.28 dB -16.10 dB 06 Triumvirat - Panic On 5th Avenue.wav
DR12 -2.03 dB -17.60 dB 07 Triumvirat - Old Loves Die Hard.wav
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Number of files: 7
Official DR value: DR13

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Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Bass – Dick Frangenberg*
Engineer – Wolfgang Thierbach
Other [Assisted By] – Werner "Tallihoh" Kopal
Percussion – Hans Bathelt
Photography [Cover & Liner] – Don Peterson
Photography [Inner Sleeve] – H.J. Filz, Rainer Kosseda
Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Arranged By [Strings], Strings [String Ensemble] – Jurgen Fritz
Producer – Jurgen Fritz
Vocals – Barry Palmer

WOW! This record is just a bit less good than Spartacus: mostly, it sounds very similar to Spartacus. The weak point on this album is Barry Palmer's lead vocals, although bearable. "I believe", sounding a bit pop, has good rhythmic piano, Fender Rodes, choir parts and some floating keyboards. The first part of the marvelous "Day in a life" has Fender Rhodes and background floating keyboards sounding like the Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver" track; the second part has a very progressive & melodic piano a la Rick Wakeman: absolutely GRAND; finally, the third part sounds like on the Spartacus album: rhythmic piano, VERY spacy moog, fast drums and bass. The epic "History of mystery part 1" starts with another excellent piano part, followed by heroic & catchy keyboards like on the Spartacus album: Hammond organ and moog; so, this tracks sounds like the best ELP of the early 70's! The excellent "History of mystery part 2", containing a killer moog solo in the beginning, is a variation on the theme present on the "History of mystery part 1" track. The simple and not very progressive "A cold old worried lady" is a good but not catchy piano oriented song, with some background orchestral arrangements: no synthesizers, no drums and no bass. The next track "Panic on 5th Avenue", sounding again like on the Spartacus album, is a pompous keyboards exploration a la ELP: TONS of Hammond organ, ultra floating moogs a bit like the Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver" track again, police sirens emulation, hammering drums, elastic bass, the track is maybe a bit repetitive, but it is very well made; the killer long & melodic moog solo at the end is absolutely OUTSTANDING! The more ordinary last track, "Old loves die hard", has a bit the same style as "A cold old worried lady", except there are drums and bass plus some discrete organ notes.
Rating: 4.5 stars

Review by greenback, progarchives.com

Recorded At – EMI-Electrola Studios, Cologne, W. Germany
Mixed At – EMI-Electrola Studios, Cologne, W. Germany
Published By – Beechwood Music Corp.
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Between Jan. 5th and April 6th, 1976
Vocals on "The History Of Mystery" were recorded at Studio N, Cologne, W. Germany
All Selections Published by Beechwood Music Corporation/BMI
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): ST-1-11551-F2 ---< MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): ST-2-11551-F2 ---< MASTERED BY CAPITOL