Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) {Original US} 24 bit/96 khz
Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975)
Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 kHz | FLAC | Tech Log | Artwork HR | 990 Mb | UL, RS.
MCA Records – MCA 2142 (1975) (US Original) | Rock
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is the ninth studio album by British singer/musician Elton John, released in 1975. The first album ever to enter the US pop charts at number one, Captain Fantastic – an unabashedly autobiographical concept album – rarely receives due credit as John’s finest work by a distance. The last for many years to feature his heyday band line-up, it sees Bernie Taupin’s lyrics rattling through memories of his and John’s "years of struggle" as a frustrated songwriting duo before gargantuan success arrived. Any act essaying such indulgence would be laughed out of town nowadays: in May 1975, an era of glam peacocks and spectacular showboating, it made sense. While scarce on hits, it features, in Someone Saved My Life Tonight, the singer’s greatest moment. Both John and producer Gus Dudgeon have hailed this as the best Elton album. (BBC)
Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) {Original US} 24 bit/96 khz
Track listing
Side one
"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" – 5:46
"Tower of Babel" – 4:28
"Bitter Fingers" – 4:35
"Tell Me When the Whistle Blows" – 4:20
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" – 6:45
Side two
"(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket" – 4:01
"Better Off Dead" – 2:37
"Writing" – 3:40
"We All Fall in Love Sometimes" – 4:15
"Curtains" – 6:15
Musicians
Elton John - acoustic and electric pianos, clavinet, mellotron, ARP String Ensemble synthesizer, harpsichord
Davey Johnstone - acoustic, electric and Leslie guitars, mandolin, piano on "Writing," backing vocals
Dee Murray - bass, backing vocals
Nigel Olsson - drums, backing vocals
Ray Cooper - shaker, congas, gong, jawbone, tambourine, bells, bell tree, cymbals, triangle, bongos
Additional Musicians:
Dave Hentschel - ARP synthesizer on tracks 9 and 10
Gene Page - Orchestral arrangement on track 4
Elton John – Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) {Original US} 24 bit/96 khz
EQUIPMENT:
RCM –> Clearaudio Smart Matrix (Personal clean fluid + L’Art du Son Cleaning Fluid + Audio Desk Systeme fluid)
Turntable –> Clearaudio Champion Limited
SpeedNic Allnic Audio
Tonearm –> SME M2-9
Cartridge –> DYNAVECTOR DV-XX2 MKII low output MC
Phono Preamplifier –> NAGRA BPS (battery driven pre amp; 220 Ohm load)
ADC System –> Mytek Stereo96 ADC Professional Converter
DAC System –> Roland UA-55 Quad-Capture USB (only bring Mytek digital signal to PC)
Cables: XLR-RCA (Mogami, Neutrix connectors)
Zerostat 3
SOFTWARE:
SoundForge Pro 10.0 (record 24/96)
ClickRepair 3.4.1
dBpoweramp Music Converter (WAV–>FLAC (level 8))
RIPPING NOTE:
No Equalization, Minor ClickRepair (whenever possible), No Noise Reduction and No Normalization.
While anything is possible counterfeiting, a complete scan of your artwork helps confirm the authenticity of a pressing.
VINYL CONDITION: EX (+)
CLICKREPAIR:
Pitch Protection (+)
Reverse (+)
Declick level 20
Wavelet x2
Manually
NOTE:
I have a weakness for this vinyl, no doubt, is one of the LPs that would take me to a desert island. In my opinion this pressing US has a sweeter sound, natural and balanced than the original edition UK.
The original edition UK AVAX I have shared with two different cartridges rips:
http://avaxhome.ws/hraphile/vinyl/Elton-John-Captain-Fantastic.html