The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2174}
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2174}
Converted from SACD[PS3] to Hi-Res Audio 2.0, 24bit/88.2khz
WavPack | WV (Img) + Cue ~ 859 Mb | Full Scans (JPG, 300 dpi) ~ 61 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab #UDSACD 2174
Converted from SACD[PS3] to Hi-Res Audio 2.0, 24bit/88.2khz
WavPack | WV (Img) + Cue ~ 859 Mb | Full Scans (JPG, 300 dpi) ~ 61 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab #UDSACD 2174
Alan Parsons delivered a detailed blueprint for his Project on their 1975 debut, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, but it was on its 1977 follow-up, I Robot, that the outfit reached its true potential. Borrowing not just its title but concept from Isaac Asimov's classic sci-fi Robot trilogy, this album explores many of the philosophies regarding artificial intelligence – will it overtake man, what does it mean to be man, what responsibilities do mechanical beings have to their creators, and so on and so forth – with enough knotty intelligence to make it a seminal text of late-'70s geeks, and while it is also true that appreciating I Robot does require a love of either sci-fi or art rock, it is also true that sci-fi art rock never came any better than this. Compare it to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, released just a year after this and demonstrating some clear influence from Parsons: that flirts voraciously with camp, but this, for all of its pomp and circumstance, for all of its overblown arrangements, this is music that's played deadly serious. Even when the vocal choirs pile up at the end of "Breakdown" or when the Project delves into some tight, glossy white funk on "The Voice," complete with punctuations from robotic voices and whining slide guitars, there isn't much sense of fun, but there is a sense of mystery and a sense of drama that can be very absorbing if you're prepared to give yourself over to it. The most fascinating thing about the album is that the music is restless, shifting from mood to mood within the course of a song, but unlike some art pop there is attention paid to hooks – most notably, of course, on the hit "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You," a tense, paranoid neo-disco rocker that was the APP's breakthrough. It's also the closest thing to a concise pop song here – other tunes have plenty of hooks, but they change their tempo and feel quickly, which is what makes this an art rock album instead of a pop album. And while that may not snare in listeners who love the hit (they should turn to Eye in the Sky instead, the Project's one true pop album), that sense of melody when married to the artistic restlessness and geeky sensibility makes for a unique, compelling album and the one record that truly captures mind and spirit of the Alan Parsons Project.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music
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The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2174}
Track List:
01. I Robot [6:06]
02. I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You [3:23]
03. Some Other Time [4:06]
04. Breakdown [3:53]
05. Don't Let It Show [4:28]
06. The Voice [5:23]
07. Nucleus [3:22]
08. Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) [3:57]
09. Total Eclipse [3:12]
10. Genesis Ch.1. V.32 [3:33]
Personnel:
David Paton – bass, acoustic guitars
Stuart Tosh – drums, percussion
Ian Bairnson – electric and acoustic guitars
Eric Woolfson, Alan Parsons, Duncan Mackay – keyboards
B.J. Cole – steel guitar
John Leach – cimbalom and kantele
Lenny Zakatek, Allan Clarke, Steve Harley, Jack Harris, Peter Straker, Jaki Whitren, Steve Davies and Dave Townsend – vocals
The Alan Parsons Project - [1977] I Robot [2.0] (SACD[PS3] - 24bit88.2kHz)
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5
Track list
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01 I Robot 06:05.83
02 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You 03:23.37
03 Some Other Time 04:05.79
04 Breakdown 03:53.03
05 Don't Let It Show 04:28.33
06 The Voice 05:23.49
07 Nucleus 03:21.75
08 Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) 03:56.79
09 Total Eclipse 03:12.47
10 Genesis Ch.1. V.32 03:32.65
Technical Details
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01) ISO image created using sacd-ripper for PS3
02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract
03) Edited Master Dff file analysed using foobar + foo_input_sacd and DR Meter plugins to find peak track(s)
04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain
05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX
06) Final pass conversion using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with 6.35dB gain as calculated above
07) Final pass PCM file split into individual tracks (discarding first 41 samples) using track lengths calculated from cue file generated by SACD_Extract
08) Spikes at beginning of first/end of last tracks eliminated by deleting 24 samples and replacing with the adjacent 24 samples using SoX to give the correct track length
09) Finalised tracks converted to flac [level 8] and tagged using tag.exe
10) Dynamic Range measured using Foobar DR Meter plugin
foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-12-24 05:30:10
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Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / I Robot
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.34 dB -14.48 dB 6:06 01-I Robot
DR11 -0.63 dB -14.28 dB 3:23 02-I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
DR9 -0.82 dB -13.89 dB 4:06 03-Some Other Time
DR10 -0.75 dB -13.06 dB 3:53 04-Breakdown
DR10 -0.70 dB -14.40 dB 4:28 05-Don't Let It Show
DR11 -0.01 dB -14.94 dB 5:23 06-The Voice
DR11 -3.18 dB -19.40 dB 3:22 07-Nucleus
DR10 -0.84 dB -14.09 dB 3:57 08-Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
DR10 -2.36 dB -18.93 dB 3:12 09-Total Eclipse
DR9 -1.44 dB -14.21 dB 3:33 10-Genesis Ch.1. V.32
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2646 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5
Track list
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01 I Robot 06:05.83
02 I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You 03:23.37
03 Some Other Time 04:05.79
04 Breakdown 03:53.03
05 Don't Let It Show 04:28.33
06 The Voice 05:23.49
07 Nucleus 03:21.75
08 Day After Day (The Show Must Go On) 03:56.79
09 Total Eclipse 03:12.47
10 Genesis Ch.1. V.32 03:32.65
Technical Details
––––––––-
01) ISO image created using sacd-ripper for PS3
02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract
03) Edited Master Dff file analysed using foobar + foo_input_sacd and DR Meter plugins to find peak track(s)
04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain
05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX
06) Final pass conversion using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with 6.35dB gain as calculated above
07) Final pass PCM file split into individual tracks (discarding first 41 samples) using track lengths calculated from cue file generated by SACD_Extract
08) Spikes at beginning of first/end of last tracks eliminated by deleting 24 samples and replacing with the adjacent 24 samples using SoX to give the correct track length
09) Finalised tracks converted to flac [level 8] and tagged using tag.exe
10) Dynamic Range measured using Foobar DR Meter plugin
foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-12-24 05:30:10
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: The Alan Parsons Project / I Robot
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.34 dB -14.48 dB 6:06 01-I Robot
DR11 -0.63 dB -14.28 dB 3:23 02-I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
DR9 -0.82 dB -13.89 dB 4:06 03-Some Other Time
DR10 -0.75 dB -13.06 dB 3:53 04-Breakdown
DR10 -0.70 dB -14.40 dB 4:28 05-Don't Let It Show
DR11 -0.01 dB -14.94 dB 5:23 06-The Voice
DR11 -3.18 dB -19.40 dB 3:22 07-Nucleus
DR10 -0.84 dB -14.09 dB 3:57 08-Day After Day (The Show Must Go On)
DR10 -2.36 dB -18.93 dB 3:12 09-Total Eclipse
DR9 -1.44 dB -14.21 dB 3:33 10-Genesis Ch.1. V.32
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2646 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2174}
The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (1977) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2174}
