Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (Dutch 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24/96 + 16/44.1 Khz
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (1989)
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz + 16-bit/44kHz | FLAC (tracks) + Apple Lossless, artworks | Stereo | 5% RAR Recover | 820 Mb, 207 Mb
Styles: Folk-Rock, Rock | Mastered By Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York | Label: CBS # 465800-1
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz + 16-bit/44kHz | FLAC (tracks) + Apple Lossless, artworks | Stereo | 5% RAR Recover | 820 Mb, 207 Mb
Styles: Folk-Rock, Rock | Mastered By Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York | Label: CBS # 465800-1
Oh Mercy was hailed as a comeback, not just because it had songs noticeably more meaningful than anything Bob Dylan had recently released, but because Daniel Lanois’ production gave it cohesion. There was cohesion on Empire Burlesque, of course, but that cohesion was a little too slick, a little too commercial, whereas this record was filled with atmospheric, hazy production — a sound as arty as most assumed the songs to be. And Dylan followed suit, giving Lanois significant songs — palpably social works, love songs, and poems — that seemed to connect with his past. And, at the time, this production made it seem like the equivalent of his ’60s records, meaning that its artiness was cutting edge, not portentous. Over the years, Oh Mercy hasn’t aged particularly well, seeming as self-conscious as such other gauzy Lanois productions as So and The Joshua Tree, even though it makes more sense than the ersatz pizzazz of Burlesque. Still, the songs make Oh Mercy noteworthy; they find Dylan quietly raging against the materialism of President Reagan and accepting maturity, albeit with a slight reluctance. So, Oh Mercy is finally more interesting for what it tries to achieve than for what it actually does achieve. At its best, this is a collection of small, shining moments, with the best songs shining brighter than their production or the album’s overall effect.
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (Dutch 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24/96 + 16/44.1 Khz
Tracklist:
A1 Political World 3:43
A2 Where Teardrops Fall 2:30
A3 Everything Is Broken 3:12
A4 Ring Them Bells 3:00
A5 Man In The Long Black Coat 4:30
B1 Most Of The Time 5:02
B2 What Good Am I? 4:45
B3 Disease Of Conceit 3:41
B4 What Was It You Wanted 5:02
B5 Shooting Star 3:12
RCM: Okki Nokki + Okki Nokki & l’art du son fluid
TT: Kuzma Stabi S with Heed Orbit 2 PSU & Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm
Cartridge: Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC
Phono stage: A.N.T. Audio “Kora 3T” S.E. MC
Cables: QED Reference Audio Interconnects
ADC: Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Software: WaveLab 5.01, ClickRepair & iZotope RX2 for post-processing, Redbook Resampled And Dithered with iZotope RX2
TT: Kuzma Stabi S with Heed Orbit 2 PSU & Funk Firm FXR II Tonearm
Cartridge: Ortofon Cadenza Bronze MC
Phono stage: A.N.T. Audio “Kora 3T” S.E. MC
Cables: QED Reference Audio Interconnects
ADC: Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Software: WaveLab 5.01, ClickRepair & iZotope RX2 for post-processing, Redbook Resampled And Dithered with iZotope RX2
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (Dutch 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24/96 + 16/44.1 Khz
Bob Dylan – Oh Mercy (Dutch 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24/96 + 16/44.1 Khz
