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Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973) [Japan 2021] MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: 7 Oct 2023 17:30:20

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire (1973) [Japan 2021] MCH SACD ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Birds of Fire is the second studio album by jazz fusion band the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was released in January 1973, by Columbia Records and is the last studio album released by the original band line-up before it dissolved. The album consists solely of compositions by John McLaughlin. These include the track "Miles Beyond (Miles Davis)", which McLaughlin dedicated to his friend and former bandleader. The back cover of the album features the poem "Revelation" by Sri Chinmoy. In addition to the standard two-channel stereo album there was also a four-channel quadraphonic version released during the 1970s.

Emboldened by the popularity of Inner Mounting Flame among rock audiences, the first Mahavishnu Orchestra set out to further define and refine its blistering jazz-rock direction in its second – and, no thanks to internal feuding, last – studio album. Although it has much of the screaming rock energy and sometimes exaggerated competitive frenzy of its predecessor, Birds of Fire is audibly more varied in texture, even more tightly organized, and thankfully more musical in content. A remarkable example of precisely choreographed, high-speed solo trading – with John McLaughlin, Jerry Goodman, and Jan Hammer all of one mind, supported by Billy Cobham's machine-gun drumming and Rick Laird's dancing bass – can be heard on the aptly named "One Word," and the title track is a defining moment of the group's nearly atonal fury. The band also takes time out for a brief bit of spaced-out electronic burbling and static called "Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love." Yet the most enticing pieces of music on the record are the gorgeous, almost pastoral opening and closing sections to "Open Country Joy," a relaxed, jocular bit of communal jamming that they ought to have pursued further. This album actually became a major crossover hit, rising to number 15 on the pop album charts, and it remains the key item in the first Mahavishnu Orchestra's slim discography.

Tracklist:

01. Birds of Fire
02. Miles Beyond
03. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
04. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
05. Thousand Island Park
06. Hope
07. One Word
08. Sanctuary
09. Open Country Joy
10. Resolution

Personnel
John McLaughlin - guitars
Jan Hammer - keyboards, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes
Jerry Goodman - violin
Rick Laird - bass
Billy Cobham - drums, percussion

Recorded in August 1972 at CBS Studios, New York & Trident Studios, London.
DSD Mastering.

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.0 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA / Birds of Fire
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -4.42 dB -21.19 dB 5:44 01-Birds of Fire(Multi)
DR10 -5.68 dB -24.15 dB 4:41 02-Miles Beyond(Miles Davis)(Multi)
DR9 -5.87 dB -21.20 dB 2:56 03-Celestial Terrestrial Commuters(Multi)
DR8 -10.67 dB -27.79 dB 0:23 04-Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love(Multi)
DR10 -7.80 dB -26.58 dB 3:22 05-Thousand Island Park(Multi)
DR9 -6.02 dB -22.18 dB 1:56 06-Hope(Multi)
DR10 -3.87 dB -22.22 dB 9:55 07-One Word(Multi)
DR10 -4.97 dB -24.54 dB 5:05 08-Sanctuary(Multi)
DR10 -3.88 dB -23.73 dB 3:54 09-Open Country Joy(Multi)
DR9 -4.28 dB -21.83 dB 2:12 10-Resolution(Multi)
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR9

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 5
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 14112 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA / Birds of Fire
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -5.95 dB -18.17 dB 5:44 01-Birds of Fire
DR11 -5.97 dB -20.33 dB 4:43 02-Miles Beyond(Miles Davis)
DR10 -6.11 dB -18.20 dB 2:54 03-Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
DR10 -8.62 dB -24.15 dB 0:22 04-Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
DR12 -8.29 dB -23.45 dB 3:21 05-Thousand Island Park
DR10 -6.02 dB -19.65 dB 1:57 06-Hope
DR11 -6.02 dB -20.72 dB 9:57 07-One Word
DR12 -6.15 dB -22.74 dB 5:03 08-Sanctuary
DR12 -6.10 dB -22.51 dB 3:55 09-Open Country Joy
DR11 -6.06 dB -19.12 dB 2:10 10-Resolution
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64

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