Kansas - Masque (1975) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Kansas - Masque
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Mastered By Denny Purcell
Label: Kirshner/PZ 33806 | Released: 1975 | Genre: Symphonic-Rock
A1 It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man)
A2 Two Cents Worth
A3 Icarus • Borne On Wings Of Steel
A4 All The World
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B1 Child Of Innocence
B2 It's You
B3 Mysteries And Mayhem
B4 The Pinnacle
Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Published By – Don Kirshner Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Studio In The Country
Mixed At – Studio In The Country
Mastered At – Woodland Studios
Credits
Arranged By – Kansas (2)
Artwork [Cover] – Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Bass Guitar – Dave Hope
Design – Flournoy Holmes, Wonder Graphics Inc.; Atlanta; Nashville*
Drums, Drums [Moog Drum], Percussion – Phil Ehart
Engineer – Lee Peterzell
Engineer [Assistant] – Jimmy Stroud*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Rich Williams
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Moog & Arp] – Kerry Livgren
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Organ, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Moog], Congas, Vocals – Steve Walsh
Photography By [Back Cover] – David Gahr, Mark Lawhon
Producer – Jeff Glixman
Violin, Vocals – Robbie Steinhardt*
Notes
This version DOES NOT have a barcode on the back cover.
Bottom of record labels are printed "Distributed by Columbia Records / CBS, Inc., 51 West 52 Street, New York City"
All songs published by Don Kirshner Music, Inc. (BMI).
Recorded and Mixed at Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, La.
Mastered at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville.
Cover art: "Water," courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
© 1975 CBS Inc. / ℗ 1975 CBS Inc. / Distributed by CBS Records/CBS Inc. / 51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): PZ-33806 AL-33806-1B
Matrix / Runout (Side B): PZ-33806 BL-33806-1A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, both sides): DNP1WSS
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Mastered By Denny Purcell
Label: Kirshner/PZ 33806 | Released: 1975 | Genre: Symphonic-Rock
A1 It Takes A Woman's Love (To Make A Man)
A2 Two Cents Worth
A3 Icarus • Borne On Wings Of Steel
A4 All The World
-
B1 Child Of Innocence
B2 It's You
B3 Mysteries And Mayhem
B4 The Pinnacle
Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Inc.
Copyright © – CBS Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Published By – Don Kirshner Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Studio In The Country
Mixed At – Studio In The Country
Mastered At – Woodland Studios
Credits
Arranged By – Kansas (2)
Artwork [Cover] – Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Bass Guitar – Dave Hope
Design – Flournoy Holmes, Wonder Graphics Inc.; Atlanta; Nashville*
Drums, Drums [Moog Drum], Percussion – Phil Ehart
Engineer – Lee Peterzell
Engineer [Assistant] – Jimmy Stroud*
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Rich Williams
Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Moog & Arp] – Kerry Livgren
Mastered By – Denny Purcell
Organ, Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer [Moog], Congas, Vocals – Steve Walsh
Photography By [Back Cover] – David Gahr, Mark Lawhon
Producer – Jeff Glixman
Violin, Vocals – Robbie Steinhardt*
Notes
This version DOES NOT have a barcode on the back cover.
Bottom of record labels are printed "Distributed by Columbia Records / CBS, Inc., 51 West 52 Street, New York City"
All songs published by Don Kirshner Music, Inc. (BMI).
Recorded and Mixed at Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, La.
Mastered at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville.
Cover art: "Water," courtesy of Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
© 1975 CBS Inc. / ℗ 1975 CBS Inc. / Distributed by CBS Records/CBS Inc. / 51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): PZ-33806 AL-33806-1B
Matrix / Runout (Side B): PZ-33806 BL-33806-1A
Matrix / Runout (Runout, both sides): DNP1WSS
Kansas - Masque (1975) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Kansas - Masque (1975) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Kansas - Masque (1975) Original US Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
This Rip: 2014
Cleaning: RCM Moth MkII Pro Vinyl
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Amplifier: Sansui 9090DB
ADC: E-MU 0404
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This LP: From my personal collection
Vinyl Condition: EX
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I really don't like the opening bar-room boogie tune It Takes A Woman's Love To Make A Man, but aside from that this album is a near flawless example of Kansas' particular brand of art-rock. Full of tight playing, creative lyrics, incisive solos, and impassioned vocals, Masque is brimful of nuggets. While's it true that the group already started off with a bang and then recycled most of its ideas, the songwriting got better and better, and there are a few peaks on this album.
Masque has its moments of sheer prog brilliance in Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) which has a chorus that still gives me chills and the suitably-named epic The Pinnacle, which is a multi-dimensional piece which pulls out all the stops. The shorter hard-rocking songs like the awesome Child Of Innocence, Two Cents Worth and the thrill a minute Mysteries And Mayhem also see the guys in top form. It's You and All The World which moves seamless from a violin/piano intro to a major heavy rock part also contain great moments although I don't rate them as highly as I do the others.
If I do have a complaint, it's that the Moog and ARP synth leads that characterized some of Kansas' earlier work is not present often enough here (a brief section during an excellent instrumental interlude in the middle of The Pinnacle is about all we get.) Ironically despite not containing any of my three favourite Kansas songs (and those are Dust In The Wind, Carry On Wayward Son and Song For America) Masque is the Kansas album I turn to the most. The bonus tracks include a rehearsal version of Child Of Innocence that shows just what a strong live band Kansas was at the time. … 80% on the MPV scale.Review byTrotsky, progarchives.com
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