(Glam Rock)[LP] [24/96] Roxy Music - Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure, Stranded, Country Life, Avalon, - 1971-1982, FLAC (tracks+.cue)

Side One
1. “Re-Make/Re-Model” – 5:14
2. “Ladytron” – 4:26
3. “If There Is Something” – 6:34
4. “Virginia Plain” – 2:58 (not included on the original British release)
5. “2.H. B.” – 4:30

Side Two
1. “The Bob (Medley)” – 5:48
2. “Chance Meeting” – 3:08
3. “Would You Believe?” – 3:53
4. “Sea Breezes” – 7:03
5. “Bitters End” – 2:03

foobar2000 1.1.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-21 20:14:42

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Analyzed: Roxy Music / Roxy Music (180g From the Capitol Vaults)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.30 dB -15.55 dB 5:14 ?-Re-Make / Re-Model
DR11 -3.21 dB -17.22 dB 4:25 ?-Ladytron
DR11 -2.97 dB -17.08 dB 6:35 ?-If There Is Something
DR12 -1.96 dB -16.87 dB 2:59 ?-Virginia Plain
DR11 -2.20 dB -15.74 dB 4:29 ?-2.H. B.
DR12 -1.26 dB -17.62 dB 5:48 ?-The Bob (Medley)
DR12 -5.32 dB -20.73 dB 3:09 ?-Chance Meeting
DR13 -0.70 dB -15.93 dB 3:54 ?-Would You Believe
DR14 -1.44 dB -19.82 dB 7:03 ?-Sea Breezes
DR10 -3.29 dB -18.32 dB 2:05 ?-Bitters End
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2603 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Roxy Music – Roxy Music (1972) {Virgin Records “From the Capitol Vaults” 180g LP} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Posted by Dr. Robert @ July 17th, 2011

Roxy Music – Roxy Music
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC (5% Recovery) | m3u, no cue or log (vinyl) | Full LP Artwork
958 MB (24/96) + 284 MB redbook | FSc + HF + FF| Art Rock | 1972
Virgin Records ~ 509992-43033-16 (2008) “From the Capitol Vaults” 180g USA Pressing

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Roxy Music is the debut album by art rock band Roxy Music, released in June 1972. It was generally well-received by contemporary critics and made #10 in the UK charts.

Style and themes
The opening track, “Re-Make/Re-Model”, has been labelled a post-modernist pastiche, featuring solos by each member of the band echoing various touchstones of Western music, including The Beatles’ “Day Tripper”, Duane Eddy’s version of “Peter Gunn” and Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”; the esoteric chorus “CPL 593H” was supposedly the license number of a car, spotted by Bryan Ferry, driven by a beautiful woman. Eno produced some self-styled ‘lunacy’ when Ferry asked him for a sound “like the moon” for the track “Ladytron”. “If There Is Something” was covered by David Bowie’s Tin Machine, and was later featured, quite extensively, almost as a central figure, in the British film Flashbacks of a Fool.A number of songs were thematically linked to movies. “2HB”, with its punning title, was Ferry’s tribute to Humphrey Bogart and quoted the line “Here’s looking at you, kid” made famous by the film Casablanca (1942); “Chance Meeting” was inspired by David Lean’s Brief Encounter (1945). “The Bob” took its title from Battle of Britain (1968) and included a passage simulating the sound of gunfire. Discussing the music, Andy Mackay later said “we certainly didn’t invent eclecticism but we did say and prove that rock ‘n’ roll could accommodate – well, anything really”.

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Production
The band had been rehearsing and re-working the songs for a couple of months before they finally found a recording place, after which the entire album was recorded in the space of a single week. This was necessary because there was no record deal as yet, and their managers at EG were financing the sessions themselves. The album was produced by King Crimson’s lyricist, Peter Sinfield, who had recently left that band. In May 1972, a few weeks after the recording sessions, a contract was signed with Island Records and in June the album was released.The band’s penchant for glamour was showcased both in the lyrics and in the 1950-style album cover, with photography, hair dressing and art work credits detailed on the sleeve. Karl Stoecker photographed the cover image featuring model Kari-Ann Muller, who later married Chris Jagger, brother of Mick Jagger. The album was dedicated to Susie, a drummer who auditioned for Roxy Music in the early days.

Packaging
Roxy Music, particularly the album’s LP incarnation, has been released in different packages over the years. The album’s original cover, as issued in 1972 by Island Records (catalog no. ILPS 9200), featured a gatefold sleeve picturing the band (including original bassist Graham Simpson) in stage attire designed by Antony Price, and these issues did not include “Virginia Plain.” The album’s original U.S. release, in late 1972 on Warner Bros. Records’ Reprise subsidiary (catalog no. MS 2114), included “Virginia Plain,” which had since been issued as a single in the UK. The original U.S. release also featured a gatefold sleeve, but replaced Simpson’s photo with that of Rik Kenton, who played bass on “Virginia Plain” following Simpson’s departure from the group.

U.S. distribution of Roxy Music was transferred from Reprise to their affiliated company Atco Records in 1976, and back to Reprise in the mid-1980s. LP editions of the album pressed in these timeframes were without the gatefold sleeve and band photographs, instead providing liner notes on the rear album cover.

Singles
The original LP release did not contain any singles. In July 1972, a few weeks after the contract was signed, Roxy Music recorded two more songs, “Virginia Plain” and “The Numberer”, that were released as a single. It peaked at #4 in the UK charts and helped push sales of the album, which itself went to #10. In most later re-pressings of the album, including CD versions, the song “Virginia Plain” has been included.

In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came #31 in its list of “40 Cosmic Rock Albums”. Ferry was quoted around the time of their 3rd album, “Stranded” that he did not like the odd production of the first LP, and was re-recording many of the tracks.

Track Listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry

Side One
1. “Re-Make/Re-Model” – 5:14
2. “Ladytron” – 4:26
3. “If There Is Something” – 6:34
4. “Virginia Plain” – 2:58 (not included on the original British release)
5. “2.H. B.” – 4:30

Side Two
1. “The Bob (Medley)” – 5:48
2. “Chance Meeting” – 3:08
3. “Would You Believe?” – 3:53
4. “Sea Breezes” – 7:03
5. “Bitters End” – 2:03

Personnel

* Bryan Ferry – vocals, piano, Hohner Pianet, Mellotron
* Brian Eno – VCS3 synthesizer, tape effects, backing vocals
* Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone, backing vocals
* Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
* Graham Simpson – bass guitar
* Paul Thompson – drums
* Rik Kenton – bass on “Virginia Plain”

Production

* Arranged By Roxy Music
* Produced By Peter Sinfield
* Engineered & Mixed By Andy Hendriksen
* All Songs Published By Buggane Music Ltd. (1972)

Released 16 June 1972
Recorded 14 March 1972 – 29 March 1972 at Command Studios, London
Genre Glam rock, art rock
Length 45:37
Label Island, Polydor (UK), Reprise, Atco (U.S.)
Producer Peter Sinfield

Professional ratings

Allmusic 4/5 stars
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars
Robert Christgau (B+)
Piero Scaruffi 8/10 stars

Vinyl Ripping Notes

Roxy Music – Roxy Music
Virgin Records ~ 509992-43033-16 (2008)
“From the Capitol Vaults” 180g USA Pressing
24-bit / 96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert

July 2011

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Vinyl condition: New Sealed
As typical for Capitol Records reissues, side two was full of nasty noises in the left channel.

Deadwax info
Side 1: S-66840 RE-1 5099924303315-A G2 RM MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Side 2: S-66841 509992-43033-1-6-B DCM G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL

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Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1210 MK2 DD Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
AudioQuest G-Snake LGC interconnects
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak Pro 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.4.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction and redbook FLAC
XLD Version 20110703 (135.1) (135.0) for 24/96 FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > AT33EV > TubeBox preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak Pro @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, DC Bias offset correction, each side gain adjusted to -0.3 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.4.1 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 8 with XLD

No DeNoise was used on this rip.
All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.
No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.
No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

You are free to share this along with credit
“Rip by Dr. Robert”

Side One
1. “Do the Strand” – 4:04
2. “Beauty Queen” – 4:41
3. “Strictly Confidential” – 3:48
4. “Editions of You” – 3:51
5. “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” – 5:29

Side Two
1. “The Bogus Man” – 9:20
2. “Grey Lagoons” – 4:13
3. “For Your Pleasure” – 6:51

foobar2000 1.1.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-21 20:16:21

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Analyzed: Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure {180g From the Capitol Vaults}
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.30 dB -13.53 dB 4:04 ?-Do the Strand
DR11 -1.94 dB -15.68 dB 4:41 ?-Beauty Queen
DR11 -2.05 dB -15.97 dB 3:48 ?-Strictly Confidential
DR11 -1.51 dB -14.26 dB 3:51 ?-Editions of You
DR11 -2.41 dB -17.87 dB 5:30 ?-In Every Dream Home a Heartache
DR11 -0.30 dB -14.22 dB 9:21 ?-The Bogus Man
DR11 -0.30 dB -14.22 dB 9:21 ?-The Bogus Man-fixed
DR10 -1.02 dB -13.62 dB 4:13 ?-Grey Lagoons
DR11 -1.68 dB -14.91 dB 6:55 ?-For Your Pleasure
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2732 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure (1973) {Virgin Records “Capitol Vaults” 180g LP} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip plus CD Version

Posted by Dr. Robert @ April 17th, 2012

Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC (5% Recovery) | m3u, no cue or log (vinyl) | Full LP Artwork
958 MB (24/96) + 284 MB redbook | FSc + HF + FF| Art Rock | 1973
Virgin Records ~ 509992-43033-17 (2008) “From the Capitol Vaults” 180g USA Pressing

This is an older rip rescued from the Ghost Town

For Your Pleasure is a 1973 album by the British glam and art rock group Roxy Music, released by Island Records. The band’s second album, it was also their last to feature synthesizer and sound specialist Brian Eno, who would later gain acclaim as a solo artist and producer.

Production

The group was able to spend more studio time on this album than on their debut, combining strong song material by Bryan Ferry with more elaborate production treatments. For example, the song “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” (Ferry’s sinister ode to a blow-up doll) fades out in its closing section, only to fade back in again with all the instruments subjected to a pronounced phasing treatment. The title track fades out in an elaborate blend of tape loop effects. Eno remarked that the eerie “Bogus Man” displayed similarities with contemporary material by the krautrock group Can.

Of the more upbeat numbers on the album, “Do the Strand” and “Editions of You” were both based around insistent rhythms in the tradition of the band’s first single “Virginia Plain”. “Do the Strand” has been called the archetypal Roxy Music anthem, whilst “Editions of You” was notable for a series of ear-catching solos by Andy Mackay (sax), Eno (VCS3), and Phil Manzanera (guitar).Brian Eno is very present in the final song from the album, “For Your Pleasure” making it unlike any other song. The song ends with the voice of Judi Dench saying “You don’t ask. You don’t ask why” amid tapes of the opening vocals (‘Well, how are you?’) from “Chance Meeting” from the first Roxy Music album. A live recording of the song has been used in 1975 as a B-side to “Both Ends Burning”.

Promotion

As with the debut Roxy Music album, no UK singles were lifted from For Your Pleasure upon its initial release. A single-only release, “Pyjamarama” b/w “The Pride and the Pain”, was issued in Britain, making #10. “Do the Strand” b/w “Editions of You” was released as a single in the US and Europe; it was finally issued as a UK single in 1978 to promote Roxy’s Greatest Hits album, released in December the previous year.The cover photo, taken by Karl Stoecker, featured Bryan Ferry’s girlfriend at the time, singer and model Amanda Lear. Original pressings of the album (by Island Records in the UK, and Warner Bros. Records in the U.S.), featured a gatefold sleeve picturing all five band members wearing their Antony Price-designed stage costumes and posing with guitars.

Reception

For Your Pleasure made #4 in UK charts in 1973. In 2000 Q magazine placed it at number 33 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever. In 2003, the album was ranked number 394 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was one of four by the group that made the list (Country Life, Siren and Avalon being the others). It placed at 87 on Pitchfork Media’s Top 100 Albums of the 1970s. The citation notes that Morrissey told the British press that “he could ‘only think of one truly great British album’: For Your Pleasure.”

Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry.

Side One
1. “Do the Strand” – 4:04
2. “Beauty Queen” – 4:41
3. “Strictly Confidential” – 3:48
4. “Editions of You” – 3:51
5. “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” – 5:29

Side Two
1. “The Bogus Man” – 9:20
2. “Grey Lagoons” – 4:13
3. “For Your Pleasure” – 6:51

Personnel

* Bryan Ferry – vocals, piano, Hohner Pianet, Mellotron, harmonica
* Brian Eno – VCS3 synthesiser, backing vocals
* Andrew Mackay – oboe, saxophone, Farfisa electronic organ
* Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
* John Porter – bass guitar
* Paul Thompson – drums

Production

* Chris Thomas, John Anthony, Roxy Music – record producers
* Roxy Music – musical arrangers
* John Middleton – sound engineer
* John Punter – sound engineer
* Jennings – crew
* Bryan Ferry – art direction, cover art concept
* Karl Stoecker – photography
* Nicholas Deville – art direction, photography
* CCS – artwork
* Antony Price – clothing/wardrobe, make-up, hair stylist
* Smile – hair stylist
* Amanda Lear – cover star

Released 23 March 1973
Recorded February 1973 at AIR Studios, London
Genre Glam rock, art rock
Length 42:16
Label Island, Polydor (UK), Warner Bros., Atco, Reprise (U.S.)
Producer Chris Thomas, John Anthony, Roxy Music

Professional ratings:
Allmusic 5/5 stars
Rolling Stone 5/5 stars
Robert Christgau (B)
Piero Scaruffi 7/10 stars
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Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Virgin Records ~ 509992-43033-17 (2008)
"From the Capitol Vaults" 180g USA Pressing
24-bit / 96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert
July 2011
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Vinyl condition: New Sealed
This was an extremely clean pressing. Deadwax info
Side 1: S-66858 50992-43032-1-7-A DCM G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Side 2: S-66859 50992-43032-1-7-B DCM G-1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1210 MK2 DD Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
AudioQuest G-Snake LGC interconnects
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak Pro 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.4.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction and redbook FLAC
XLD Version 20110703 (135.1) (135.0) for 24/96 FLAC conversion RCM > TT > AT33EV > TubeBox preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak Pro @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, DC Bias offset correction, each side gain adjusted to -0.3 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.4.1 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 8 with XLD Special Note about Track 6 "The Bogus Man":
There are three weird noises between 3:06 and 3:20.
I have provided a "fixed" version of this track with the noises removed along with the untouched version. The same noise is on the 1999 HDCD. No DeNoise was used on this rip.
All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.
No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.
No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout. You are free to share this along with credit
"Rip by Dr. Robert"
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These new Roxy Music reissues courtesy of Rohitbhalla. Many thanks for sharing

Side One
Side one
1. “Street Life” – 3:29
2. “Just Like You” – 3:36
3. “Amazona” (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:16
4. “Psalm” – 8:04
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Side two
1. “Serenade” – 2:59
2. “A Song for Europe” (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 5:46
3. “Mother of Pearl” – 6:52
4. “Sunset” – 6:04

foobar2000 1.1.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-21 20:18:21

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Analyzed: Roxy Music / Stranded {180g From the Capitol Vaults}
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.84 dB -13.33 dB 3:28 ?-Street Life
DR11 -2.44 dB -16.07 dB 3:37 ?-Just Like You
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.90 dB 4:16 ?-Amazona
DR13 -0.70 dB -17.05 dB 8:06 ?-Psalm
DR11 -0.88 dB -13.40 dB 3:00 ?-Serenade
DR11 -0.31 dB -14.88 dB 5:47 ?-A Song for Europe
DR12 -1.42 dB -16.14 dB 6:53 ?-Mother of Pearl
DR12 -1.65 dB -18.57 dB 6:07 ?-Sunset
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2590 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Roxy Music – Stranded (1973) {Virgin Records “Capitol Vaults” 180g LP} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip plus CD Version

Posted by Dr. Robert @ August 3rd, 2011

Roxy Music – Stranded
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC (5% Recovery) | m3u, no cue or log (vinyl) | Full LP Artwork
958 MB (24/96) + 284 MB redbook | FSc + HF + FF| Art Rock | 1973
Virgin Records ~ 509992-43648-12 (2008) “From the Capitol Vaults” 180g USA Pressing

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Stranded is the third album by art rock band Roxy Music, and was released late 1973, reaching number one on the UK album charts. The cover features Ferry’s then girlfriend and 1973 Playmate of the Year, Marilyn Cole. It was the first Roxy Music album on which Bryan Ferry was not the sole songwriter as multi-instrumentalist Andy Mackay and guitarist Phil Manzanera also contributed to the album. Though it was also the first without Brian Eno, who had left the group after For Your Pleasure, he nonetheless later rated it as Roxy Music’s finest record.

The track “Street Life” was released as a single and reached number 9 on the UK charts.
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Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted
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Side one
1. “Street Life” – 3:29
2. “Just Like You” – 3:36
3. “Amazona” (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:16
4. “Psalm” – 8:04
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Side two
1. “Serenade” – 2:59
2. “A Song for Europe” (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 5:46
3. “Mother of Pearl” – 6:52
4. “Sunset” – 6:04
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Released 1 November 1973
Recorded September 1973 at AIR Studios, London
Genre Art rock, glam rock
Length 41:06
Label Island, Polydor (UK), Atco, Reprise (U.S.)
Producer Chris Thomas
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Professional reviews
* Allmusic 4.5/5 stars
* Rolling Stone 4/5 stars
* Robert Christgau (B+)
* Piero Scaruffi (7/10)
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Vinyl Ripping Notes

Roxy Music – Stranded
Capitol Records – “From The Vaults” 180g reissue (2008)
24-bit / 96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert ~ August 2011
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Vinyl condition: New Sealed
Deadwax info
Side 1: 5099924364812-A G2 RM S-67082-RE-I MASTERED BY CAPITOL
Side 2: 5099924364812-B G2 RM S-67083-RE-I MASTERED BY CAPITOL
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Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1210 MK2 DD Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
AudioQuest G-Snake LGC interconnects
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak Pro 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.4.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction and redbook FLAC
XLD Version 20110703 (135.1) (135.0) for 24/96 FLAC conversion
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RCM > TT > AT33EV > TubeBox preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak Pro @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, DC Bias offset correction, each side gain adjusted to -0.3 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.4.1 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 8 with XLD
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No DeNoise was used on this rip.
All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.
No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.
No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

Side One
1. “The Thrill of It All” – 6:24
2. “Three and Nine” (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 4:04
3. “All I Want Is You” – 2:53
4. “Out of the Blue” (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:46
5. “If It Takes All Night” – 3:12

Side Two
6. “Bitter-Sweet” (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 4:50
7. “Triptych” – 3:09
8. “Casanova” – 3:27
9. “A Really Good Time” – 3:45
10. “Prairie Rose” (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 5:12

foobar2000 1.1.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-21 20:20:24

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Analyzed: Roxy Music / Country Life (Capitol Vaults 180g)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.30 dB -14.48 dB 6:25 ?-The Thrill of It All
DR12 -0.30 dB -14.49 dB 6:25 ?-The Thrill of It All (no clicks)
DR12 -1.49 dB -14.97 dB 4:05 ?-Three and Nine
DR11 -0.67 dB -13.23 dB 2:56 ?-All I Want Is You
DR11 -0.57 dB -13.44 dB 4:44 ?-Out of the Blue
DR11 -1.45 dB -14.31 dB 3:12 ?-If It Takes All Night
DR12 -0.30 dB -17.28 dB 4:51 ?-Bitter-Sweet
DR12 -3.45 dB -17.05 dB 3:09 ?-Triptych
DR12 -1.72 dB -15.00 dB 3:27 ?-Casanova
DR12 -0.54 dB -16.13 dB 3:46 ?-A Really Good Time
DR12 -1.77 dB -15.18 dB 5:11 ?-Prairie Rose
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2895 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Roxy Music – Country Life (1974) {Virgin Records “Capitol Vaults” 180g LP} 24/96 + 16/44.1

Posted by Dr. Robert @ April 17th, 2012

Roxy Music – Country Life
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC (5% Recovery) | m3u, no cue or log (vinyl) | Full LP Artwork
1.4 GB (24/96) + 350 MB redbook | RS + FF| Art Rock | 1974
Virgin Records ~ 509992-43033-17 (2009) “From the Capitol Vaults” 180g USA Pressing

Country Life is the fourth album by British rock band Roxy Music, released in 1974 and reaching #3 in the UK charts. It also made #37 in the United States, their first record to crack the Top 40 there. The album is considered by many critics to be among the band’s most sophisticated and consistent. Band leader Bryan Ferry took the album’s title from the British rural lifestyle magazine Country Life.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 387 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It was one of four Roxy Music albums that made the list (For Your Pleasure, Siren and Avalon being the others).

Style and themes

The opening track, “The Thrill of it All”, was an up-tempo rocker that further developed the style of songs like “Virginia Plain” (1972) and “Do the Strand” (1973); it included a quote from Dorothy Parker’s poem “Resume”: “You might as well live”. Edwin Jobson’s violin dominated the heavily-flanged production of “Out of the Blue”, which became a live favourite. Esoteric musical influences were betrayed by the German oom-pah band passages in “Bitter-Sweet”, the Elizabethan flavour of “Triptych” and the lighthearted, boogie-blues, Southern rock edge to “If It Takes All Night”.

“Casanova” was singled out for praise by a number of critics as a more cynical and hard-rocking number than the usual Roxy Music fare. Like the earlier “In Every Dream Home a Heartache” (1973), it was seen as a critique of the hollowness of the contemporary jet set, and contained further instances of Bryan Ferry’s idiosyncratic word association (“Now you’re nothing but / Second hand in glove / With second rate”). A re-recorded version, more mellow than the original, appeared on Ferry’s 1976 solo album Let’s Stick Together.

The final track, “Prairie Rose”, was an ode to Texas and one of its daughters, Jerry Hall, Ferry’s new girlfriend, who was soon to appear on the cover of Roxy Music’s fifth album, Siren (1975), and later in the video to Ferry’s hit single “Let’s Stick Together”.

Country Life included Roxy Music’s fourth single, “All I Want Is You” b/w “Your Application’s Failed”, which reached #12 in the UK charts. An edited version of “The Thrill of It All”, with the same B-side, was released in the United States. The album was released on Atco Records, a division of Atlantic Records.
Cover art

Shot by Eric Boman, the cover features two scantily-clad models, Constanze Karoli (reportedly either the sister or the cousin of Can’s Michael Karoli) and Eveline Grunwald. Bryan Ferry met them in Portugal and persuaded them to do the photo shoot as well as to help him with the words to the song “Bitter-Sweet”. Although not credited for their photos they are credited on the lyric sheet for their German translation work.

The cover image was considered controversial in some countries such as the United States, Spain, and the Netherlands, where it was censored for release. As a result, a later American LP release of Country Life (available during the years 1975-80) featured a different cover shot. Instead of Karoli and Grunwald posed in front of some trees, the reissue used a photo from the album’s back cover that featured only the trees. Author Michael Ochs has described the result as the “most complete cover-up in rock history”.

The cover art has been mimicked by:

Electronic band Ladytron with the cover of the mix compilation Softcore Jukebox.
Electro girl band Robots in Disguise with the cover for their 2002 singles “Boys” featuring comedian Noel Fielding and musician Chris Corner.
Indie rock band Sweet Apple for the cover of their 2010 album Love & Desperation.
American baseball/music-themed magazine ChinMusic!, featuring Parisian singer Cecilia Meneau (No-Talents, Operation S, Cecilia et Ses Ennuis).

Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except where noted.

Side One
1. “The Thrill of It All” – 6:24
2. “Three and Nine” (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 4:04
3. “All I Want Is You” – 2:53
4. “Out of the Blue” (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 4:46
5. “If It Takes All Night” – 3:12

Side Two
6. “Bitter-Sweet” (Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay) – 4:50
7. “Triptych” – 3:09
8. “Casanova” – 3:27
9. “A Really Good Time” – 3:45
10. “Prairie Rose” (Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera) – 5:12

Personnel

Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards
John Gustafson – bass
Edwin Jobson – strings, synthesiser, keyboards
Andrew Mackay – oboe, saxophone
Phil Manzanera – guitar
Paul Thompson – drums

Released 15 November 1974
Recorded July 1974–August 1974 at AIR Studios, London
Genre Art rock, glam rock
Length 41:42
Label Island, Polydor (UK), Atco, Reprise (U.S.)
Producer Roxy Music, John Punter

Professional ratings
Allmusic
Rolling Stone
Robert Christgau B+
Piero Scaruffi
Roxy Music – Country Life
Capitol Records – “From The Vaults” 180g reissue (2009)
24-bit / 96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert ~ July 2011

Vinyl condition: New Sealed
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 84413 1A 2436491
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 84413 1B 2436491

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1210 MK2 DD Turntable
Origin Live OL1 fully modified tone arm (Rega RB250)
Audio-Technica AT33EV MC Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
AudioQuest G-Snake LGC interconnects
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak Pro 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.4.1 for de-click (manual mode only)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction and redbook FLAC
XLD Version 20110703 (135.1) (135.0) for 24/96 FLAC conversion

RCM > TT > AT33EV > TubeBox preamp > ADC > Mac Pro > Peak Pro @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, DC Bias offset correction, each side gain adjusted to -0.3 dB) > split into individual tracks >
Click Repair 3.4.1 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 8 with XLD

No DeNoise was used on this rip.
All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.
No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.
No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.

Note: Track 1 "The Thrill of It All" has random clicks that are part of the original master.
I found them annoying and sounding very much like vinyl defect clicks.
I have also provided an alternate version with those annoying clicks removed.
See "01 - The Thrill of It All_no clicks.flac"
These new Roxy Music reissues courtesy of Rohitbhalla. Many thanks for sharing

This LP was recorded last summer and completed just now. I no longer have the LP.

48.11 min

SIDE ONE

1. More Than This
2. The Space Between
3. Avalon
4. India
5. While My Heart Is Still Beating

SIDE TWO

6. The Main Thing
7. Take A Chance With Me
8. To Turn You On
9. True To Life
10. Tara

foobar2000 1.1.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-21 20:22:14

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Analyzed: Roxy Music / Avalon [Simply Vinyl 180g]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -2.09 dB -14.03 dB 4:30 ?-More Than This
DR12 -1.94 dB -16.16 dB 4:30 ?-The Space Between
DR11 -1.32 dB -14.80 dB 4:17 ?-Avalon
DR11 -3.05 dB -17.52 dB 1:45 ?-India
DR12 -2.44 dB -16.45 dB 3:31 ?-While My Heart Is Still Beating
DR11 -2.00 dB -14.78 dB 3:54 ?-The Main Thing
DR10 -2.46 dB -15.25 dB 4:43 ?-Take A Chance With Me
DR10 -1.27 dB -14.66 dB 4:17 ?-To Turn You On
DR10 -2.14 dB -14.03 dB 4:27 ?-True To Life
DR10 -7.07 dB -20.00 dB 1:42 ?-Tara
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2528 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Roxy Music – Avalon [Simply Vinyl 180g Reissue] 24/96

Posted by Darkivist @ April 2nd, 2012

Roxy Music – Avalon (1982)
24-bit/96kHz vinyl transfer | FLAC

Flesh + Blood suggested that Roxy Music were at the end of the line, but they regrouped and recorded the lovely Avalon, one of their finest albums.

Certainly, the lush, elegant soundscapes of Avalon are far removed from the edgy avant-pop of their early records, yet it represents another landmark in their career. With its stylish, romantic washes of synthesizers and Bryan Ferry’s elegant, seductive croon, Avalon simultaneously functioned as sophisticated make-out music for yuppies and as the maturation of synth pop. Ferry was never this romantic or seductive, either with Roxy or as a solo artist, and Avalon shimmers with elegance in both its music and its lyrics. “More Than This,” “Take a Chance with Me,” “While My Heart Is Still Beating,” and the title track are immaculately crafted and subtle songs, where the shifting synthesizers and murmured vocals gradually reveal the melodies. It’s a rich, textured album and a graceful way to end the band’s career. – allmusic.com

Track Listing

SIDE ONE

1. More Than This
2. The Space Between
3. Avalon
4. India
5. While My Heart Is Still Beating

SIDE TWO

6. The Main Thing
7. Take A Chance With Me
8. To Turn You On
9. True To Life
10. Tara

Transfer Notes:

Lovingly transferred from vinyl to 24/96 by Darkivist 2012-04-01

Rip info:

- Spin Clean
- VPI 16.5 RCM with Audio Intelligent Solutions 3-step cleaning fluids
- Milty Zerostat 3
- Technics SL1600 with Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge and KAB Electro-Acoustics record clamp
- Musical Fidelity V-LPS phono preamp
- TASCAM FW-1884 DAW
- MacBook Pro
- Adobe Audition 3.7
- FLAC encoded with XLD
A very very nice Simply Vinyl 180 gram pressing. Then again, the pristine production on this record would probably sound good if it were pressed on an old Frisbee. No ClickRepair necessary here – the few stray clicks were tracked down by deep listening and manual spot cleaning in Adobe Audition. Enjoy!

Dynamic Range
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR10 -2.25 dB -14.02 dB 01 More Than This.m4a
DR12 -2.23 dB -16.16 dB 02 The Space Between.m4a
DR11 -1.83 dB -14.80 dB 03 Avalon.m4a
DR11 -3.19 dB -17.65 dB 04 India.m4a
DR12 -2.62 dB -16.45 dB 05 While My Heart Is Still Beating.m4a
DR11 -2.34 dB -14.78 dB 06 The Main Thing.m4a
DR10 -2.66 dB -15.25 dB 07 Take A Chance With Me.m4a
DR10 -2.08 dB -14.66 dB 08 To Turn You On.m4a
DR10 -2.37 dB -14.02 dB 09 True To Life.m4a
DR10 -7.17 dB -20.04 dB 10 Tara.m4a
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Number of files: 10
Official DR value: DR11
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