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Aera - Mechelwind [Recorded 1973] (2009)

Posted By: gribovar
Aera - Mechelwind [Recorded 1973] (2009)

Aera - Mechelwind [Recorded 1973] (2009)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 526 MB | Covers - 93 MB
Genre: Progressive/Jazz Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Long Hair (LHC 00083/84)

This double CD unites absolute rarities of famous German band Aera. Aera founded in 1972 by 'Ihre Kinder' guitarist Muck Groh and 2066 & Then keyboard player Steve Robinson were in their very beginnings, when they recorded their special extended version (26 minutes) 'Mechelwind Suite' of their later classic title 'Mechelwind' (on album 'Hand und Fuss', LHC 44, vinyl-edition). The Mechelwind Suite is divided into 5 parts and is rather different from the later album-version, not only because of Steve Robinson's excellent keyboard playing but also because of Muck Groh's fine guitar playing and Klaus Kreuzeder's pleasant sax tunes. CD 1 finishes with two SWF-recordings 'Hodibbel' and 'Mechelwind' from Oktober 1973 again with 2066 & Then keyboarder Steve Robinson. CD 2 contains a live performance of Aera from 23.12.1973 with the same line up as on CD 1. Highlights are the 15-minutes-version of 'Hodibbel' and 12-minutes-version of 'Papa Doing'. The recordings show Aera at their very best during their first decade. Both CDs are digital remastered from the original tapes. Double CD comes with comprehensive booklet with a lot of unseen photos and band history told by founder-member Steve Robinson.

CD 1 Tracklist:
01-05. Mechelwind Suite
06. Hodibbel
07. Mechelwind

Total time: 44:13

CD 2 Tracklist:
01. Mechelwind
02. Hodibbel
03. Papa Doing
04. Klaus With The Birds

Total time: 41:39

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 2. September 2010, 16:14

Aera / Mechelwind (CD1)

Used drive : ASUS DRW-2014S1 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d


TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 2:48.64 | 0 | 12663
2 | 2:48.64 | 5:06.59 | 12664 | 35672
3 | 7:55.48 | 6:09.63 | 35673 | 63410
4 | 14:05.36 | 5:20.36 | 63411 | 87446
5 | 19:25.72 | 6:10.00 | 87447 | 115196
6 | 25:35.72 | 7:52.30 | 115197 | 150626
7 | 33:28.27 | 10:44.70 | 150627 | 198996


Track 1

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Peak level 93.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 2

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Track 3

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Track 4

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Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 5

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Aera - Mechelwind (2009, LongHair) 2CD, live 1973 [FLAC]\CD1\05. Mechelwind Suite 5.wav

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Track 6

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Aera - Mechelwind (2009, LongHair) 2CD, live 1973 [FLAC]\CD1\06. Hodibbel.wav

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Peak level 93.0 %
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Track 7

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Aera - Mechelwind (2009, LongHair) 2CD, live 1973 [FLAC]\CD1\07. Mechelwind.wav

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Peak level 93.3 %
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End of status report

[CUETools log; Date: 13.08.2020 10:33:18; Version: 2.1.4]
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07 93,3 [87BD52EC] [61911014] CRC32

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 2. September 2010, 16:32

Aera / Mechelwind (CD2)

Used drive : ASUS DRW-2014S1 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -6 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=%e" %s -o %d


TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 7:47.64 | 0 | 35088
2 | 7:47.64 | 15:16.32 | 35089 | 103820
3 | 23:04.21 | 12:04.37 | 103821 | 158157
4 | 35:08.58 | 6:30.65 | 158158 | 187472


Track 1

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Peak level 94.0 %
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Track 2

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Aera - Mechelwind (2009, LongHair) 2CD, live 1973 [FLAC]\CD2\02. Hodibbel.wav

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Track 3

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Aera - Mechelwind (2009, LongHair) 2CD, live 1973 [FLAC]\CD2\03. Papa Doing.wav

Peak level 94.0 %
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Track 4

Filename C:\byPr0gger\Aera - Mechelwind (2009, LongHair) 2CD, live 1973 [FLAC]\CD2\04. Klaus With The Birds.wav

Peak level 94.0 %
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End of status report

[CUETools log; Date: 13.08.2020 10:33:33; Version: 2.1.4]
[CTDB TOCID: U0XaYJmg86NwOO3aAk0qDVcEheg-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
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2 | (9/9) Accurately ripped
3 | (9/9) Accurately ripped
4 | (9/9) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 000764bd-001dc797-2b09c304] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [31fc1af2|2552c2e0] (2+0/2) Accurately ripped
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Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 94,0 [A60BE5C9] [105FAC48]
01 94,0 [EC124500] [628C1515] CRC32
02 94,0 [13AC9806] [34230E7A] CRC32
03 94,0 [4B1DEDCB] [2DA25280] CRC32
04 94,0 [8B600C62] [08FFC892] CRC32

Thanks to pr0gger