Asia - Asia (1982) [1995, MCA Victor, MVCG-18501]

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Asia - Asia (1982)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
1995 | MCA Victor, MVCG-18501 | ~ 297 or 300 or 104 Mb | Scans(jpg, 600dpi) -> 78 Mb
Progressive Rock

This marriage of four players with impressive pedigrees proved to be the success story of 1982 when Asia's debut lodged itself at the top of the U.S. album charts for two months. The album spawned a massive number four single in "Heat of the Moment," a follow-up Top 20 hit in the sweeping "Only Time Will Tell," and a handful of other tracks that received heavy radio play despite going against the grain of the new wave styling of the day. Produced by Mike Stone, Asia's strengths were the powerful vocals of John Wetton, the nimble, classically tinged guitar work of Steve Howe, Geoffrey Downes' majestic keyboard playing, and anchoring the band, Carl Palmer's propulsive drumming. The lyrics are overwrought at moments, but there's no denying the epic grandeur of the music, which provided some much-needed muscle to radio at the time, and did so with style.

by Tom Demalon, AMG
Asia - Asia (1982):


Tracklist:

01. Heat of the Moment (3:55)
02. Only Time Will Tell (4:48)
03. Sole Survivor (4:52)
04. One Step Closer (4:18)
05. Time Again (4:49)
06. Wildest Dreams (5:11)
07. Without You (5:08)
08. Cutting It Fine (5:41)
09. Here Comes the Feeling (5:43)

Musicians:

Geoffrey Downes – Keyboards and Vocals
Steve Howe – Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
Carl Palmer – Drums and Percussion
John Wetton – Lead Vocals and Bass Guitar


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 8. May 2014, 19:44

Asia / Asia

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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 : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%


TOC of the extracted CD

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1 | 0:00.37 | 3:55.07 | 37 | 17668
2 | 3:55.44 | 4:48.13 | 17669 | 39281
3 | 8:43.57 | 4:51.55 | 39282 | 61161
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6 | 22:42.04 | 5:11.15 | 102154 | 125493
7 | 27:53.19 | 5:07.40 | 125494 | 148558
8 | 33:00.59 | 5:40.38 | 148559 | 174096
9 | 38:41.22 | 5:43.20 | 174097 | 199841


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Filename D:\My Music\Asia - 1982 Asia (1995, MVCG-18501)\Asia - Asia.wav

Peak level 94.0 %
Extraction speed 2.7 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 6324804D
Copy CRC 6324804D
Copy OK

No errors occurred


AccurateRip summary

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All tracks accurately ripped

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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-06-04 14:08:29

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Analyzed: Asia / Asia
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.53 dB -16.05 dB 3:55 01-Heat of the Moment
DR12 -0.98 dB -15.31 dB 4:48 02-Only Time Will Tell
DR11 -1.17 dB -14.81 dB 4:52 03-Sole Survivor
DR12 -0.97 dB -15.24 dB 4:18 04-One Step Closer
DR12 -2.86 dB -16.92 dB 4:49 05-Time Again
DR12 -1.79 dB -15.28 dB 5:11 06-Wildest Dreams
DR12 -1.53 dB -15.68 dB 5:08 07-Without You
DR12 -1.74 dB -17.46 dB 5:41 08-Cutting It Fine
DR12 -1.70 dB -15.60 dB 5:43 09-Here Comes the Feeling
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 909 kbps
Codec: FLAC


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