KISS - Psycho Circus (1998)
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 969 MB & 283 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FSonic & FF | Full LP Artwork | UK Promotional Only Picture Disc
Genre: Rock | Mercury Records ~ PLP-P 31453 8137-2
vinyl rip in 24/96 & 16/44.1 | 969 MB & 283 MB | FLAC | no cue or log (vinyl)
DR Analysis | FSonic & FF | Full LP Artwork | UK Promotional Only Picture Disc
Genre: Rock | Mercury Records ~ PLP-P 31453 8137-2
Psycho Circus is the eighteenth studio album by KISS. The album features the original four members back together, and in full make-up. The track "You Wanted the Best" is the only KISS song in which lead vocals are shared by the entire lineup. The only vinyl pressing of "Psycho Circus" is this UK promo picture disc. Note that the "SS" in their logo is the censored "ZZ" version. On the heels of the wildly successful “Alive/Worldwide 1996-7” reunion tour KISS faced a new challenge by deciding to enter the studio and record a “reunion” album. The band members had not worked together in the studio since the recording of “Dynasty” in 1979, regardless of how “together” those sessions really were. Essentially, the last time the band had properly worked together in a studio, as a band, would have been during the recording of the “Love Gun” album in 1977. Simply, while Peter Criss had been absent from much of the recording of “Dynasty,” the other members were playing musical-chairs with their basic instruments. I have included scans of both sides.
Track Listing
Side 1
1. Psycho Circus
2. Within
3. I Pleadge Allegiance To The State Of Rock & Roll
4. Into The Void
5. We Are One
Side 2
1. You Wanted The Best
2. Raise Your Glasses
3. I Finally Found My Way
4. Dreamin'
5. Journey Of 1,000 Years
Side 1
1. Psycho Circus
2. Within
3. I Pleadge Allegiance To The State Of Rock & Roll
4. Into The Void
5. We Are One
Side 2
1. You Wanted The Best
2. Raise Your Glasses
3. I Finally Found My Way
4. Dreamin'
5. Journey Of 1,000 Years
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Shure V15VxMR Cartridge
LP Gear SHVN5xMR Super Analogue Stylus
Sonic Bliss Audiophile Turntable Mat
Custom built, all tube phono stage
Creative 0404 USB @ 24 bit / 96khz
Adobe Audition 3.0 for recording software
JBL LSR series studio monitors / subwoofer for playback listening
iZotope RX Advanced 2.02 for any cleaning needed (all done manually)
Adobe Photoshop for scans
mp3tag 2.49 for file tagging
Easy CD-DA Extractor Ultimate 10 v2011.3 for converting files
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Analyzed: KISS / Psycho Circus
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.05 dB -13.64 dB 5:30 01-Psycho Circus
DR12 -0.05 dB -15.43 dB 5:06 02-Within
DR11 -0.05 dB -13.29 dB 3:32 03-I Pledge Allegiance To The State Of Rock & Roll
DR11 -0.05 dB -12.27 dB 4:22 04-Into The Void
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.99 dB 4:39 05-We Are One
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.85 dB 4:11 06-You Wanted The Best
DR11 -0.05 dB -12.55 dB 4:06 07-Raise Your Glasses
DR12 -0.05 dB -15.13 dB 3:38 08-I Finally Found My Way
DR10 -0.05 dB -13.32 dB 4:04 09-Dreamin'
DR11 -0.05 dB -12.62 dB 4:44 10-Journey Of 1,000 Years
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3104 kbps
Codec: FLAC