(Progressive-Rock) [LP] [24/96] Pink Floyd - More (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack From The Film "More") - 1969 (180 Gr Re 2016), FLAC (tracks+.cue)

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CARTRIDGE: Transfiguration Axia S
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ADC SYSTEM: Lavry Black AD11 external USB 2.0 ADC

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AudioQuest Cinnamon USB
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Onzow Zerodust stylus tip cleaner
FURUTECH Destat II, Static charge remover
Lyra SPT (stylus performance treatment)
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ALLNIC Speednic

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Izotope RX5 Advanced (manual clicks repair)
FLAC FRONTEND v.2.0 using FLAC 1.3.0 (WAV --> FLAC)

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RIPPING NOTE:
No Equalization, Minor Click repair (whenever possible an manual mode with Izotope RX), No Noise Reduction and No Normalization.
No silence been removed.
THE DYNAMIC RANGE OF THIS CAPTURE WAS NOT ALTERED IN ANY WAY DURING EDITING.
The two channels have been captured at the same volume level with my ADC system. The imbalance between channels, so you can appreciate, it's own vinyl or behavior of my phono preamp to valves. No two valves are identical. In addition, the azimuth of my tonearm-cartridge is perfectly checked by the device laser, being the difference between channels of ±0,2 db

Любой трек

foobar2000 1.3.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2016-06-09 20:35:52

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Analyzed: Pink Floyd / More {EU, 2016}
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -5.47 dB -22.58 dB 5:17 ?-01 Cirrus minor
DR12 -1.66 dB -15.63 dB 3:27 ?-02 The Nile Song
DR11 -5.65 dB -21.71 dB 3:33 ?-03 The cryng song
DR11 -3.30 dB -20.23 dB 2:14 ?-04 Up The Khyber
DR12 -7.83 dB -24.00 dB 2:59 ?-05 Green Is The Colour
DR13 -2.64 dB -20.70 dB 4:50 ?-06 Cymbaline
DR15 -7.97 dB -26.76 dB 1:08 ?-07 Party Sequence
DR12 -3.54 dB -20.80 dB 5:26 ?-08 Main Theme
DR12 -2.36 dB -16.78 dB 3:20 ?-09 Ibiza Bar
DR14 0.00 dB -25.29 dB 2:13 ?-10 More Blues
DR15 -6.42 dB -28.51 dB 7:14 ?-11 Quicksilver
DR15 -3.03 dB -22.79 dB 1:05 ?-12 A Spanish Piece
DR13 -5.83 dB -25.20 dB 2:15 ?-13 Dramatic Theme
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2744 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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More or less?
With the commercial pop side now eluding Floyd's attempts, French cineaste Shroeder's proposition to create the soundtrack for his first film must've fallen from the skies, a bit as Zeus' gift. This project is instrumental in Floyd's middle career, definitely turning its back from the pop single market. Some progheads have problems considering this album a real Floyd album (some even pointing the group did as well), mostly due to the OSF letters printed on the intriguing psychedelic artwork. But there are a lot of real gems on More, some are even classic Floyd songs. If some people are put off by this, the shorter song format and the word Soundtrack are the culprits. Do indulge as this is a real Floyd album, because it is quite instrumental and experimental and very representative of Floyd's then-actual soundscapes.

Most of the songwriting is handled by Waters (especially on the first side) and Wright and Gilmour only handle one "song" each, and if the flipside is more collegially credited to the whole band, there is little doubt that Roger was the main architect. However Gilmour is the sole singer on all tracks. Two of their heaviest Floyd songs ever, Nile Song and its alter-ego on the flipside Ibiza Bar, can even be considered as proto-heavy-metal. There are some delicious quiet and smooth gliding tracks like the introductory Cirrus Minor and the Main Theme; like there are other musical passages to illustrate story scenes and sequences (I'm thinking of The Party Sequence or Up The Khyber). Few of these tracks will find a spot in their live sets, apart from the superb Cymbaline (generally extended) and to a lesser extent Green Is The Colour (who will be fused with Eugene's Axe), but it is a bit of a shame, because most have the typical Floyd stamp in them, beit Mason's tape and noises or Wright's splendid dreamy Farsifa organ layers.

Actually it is a bit of a wonder how the film does not take a better advantage of those Floyd tracks, as they are mixed in way too low in the movie. The movie's plot is about the downfall of a German student falling for an American woman in Paris and a sordid plunge into the world of hard drugs in Ibiza, some soft-nudity scenes (but quite risque at the time) and a sordid ending - as accurate a statement the movie is, it does not fit the beautiful music of the soundtrack. Most tracks are unfortunately cut before their end or interrupted by dialogue. Better stick to the album as the movie does not bring much new elements for enjoyment, even if it definitely worth a screening or two. Three stars for the movie and four stars for the "soundtrack", More or less.
Review by Sean Trane, progarchives.com

Companies, etc.

Marketed By – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Distributed By – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Pink Floyd Music Ltd.
Made By – Optimal
Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BG24094
Printed By – Optimal
Published By – Lupus Music Co. Ltd.
Published By – TRO-Hampshire House Publishing Corp

Credits
Artwork [Album Cover] – Hipgnosis (2)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman, James Guthrie, Joel Plante
Performer [Played By], Composed By – Pink Floyd
Producer – Pink Floyd

Notes
The Stereo Remastered Album On Heavyweight 180g Vinyl
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0825646493173
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, etched): 0825646493173-A BG24094-01 A? BG
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, etched): 0825646493173-B BG24094-01 B? BG