Erasure - Nightbird (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 318 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 106 MB | Covers - 126 MB
Genre: Synth-pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mute Records (CDStumm 245)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 318 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 106 MB | Covers - 126 MB
Genre: Synth-pop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Mute Records (CDStumm 245)
Starting soft and staying there, Nightbird takes more than a couple listens to pay real dividends, but that Erasure are revitalized is evident first time through. Gone is the trying-too-hard surface-pop of Cowboy and Other People's Songs and back is the intimate, introspective, and great lyrical moments of the ballads scattered among the duo's best albums. Song after song displays that lead singer Andy Bell has grown remarkably as a writer. His vivid tales of isolation and painful regret don't have that Morrissey sting in the tail, but they're just as good for weepy evenings and are just as honest/cathartic as anything the Mozz has written. Bell's prerelease announcement that he's HIV positive explains the malaise that's here and there on Nightbird, but the man's been secretly dealing with the disease since 1998 and his "coming out" relief is reflected in the album's positive energy and extra helping of hope. It's Bell's album, and much like thumbing through his diary, but synth whizz Vince Clarke is up to the task, providing clean and tidy tunes in classic Erasure style. He must have dusted off all his old machinery, since the bleeps and beats of the album are familiar, plus the "woah-oh-oh!" of "No Doubt" brings reminders of the great "Love to Hate You," just at half-tempo. That's something to point out. With only two up-tempo numbers, Nightbird isn't made for the dancefloor. It's a "headphone album" or a "when you're alone" album, and considering the band's campy past, a surprisingly excellent one. Bell's dealings with HIV have obviously influenced Nightbird, but he rarely points right to it, making the album adaptable to any listener's own introspection. Smart, moving, approachable, and well constructed, Nightbird is Erasure's mature masterpiece.Tracklist:
01. No Doubt
02. Here I Go Impossible Again
03. Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon
04. Breathe
05. I'll Be There
06. Because Our Love Is Real
07. Don't Say You Love Me
08. All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love
09. I Broke It All In Two
10. Sweet Surrender
11. I Bet You're Mad At Me
Total time: 43:14
Exact Audio Copy V1.5 from 20. February 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 5. January 2021, 15:47
Erasure / Nightbird
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212D Adapter: 1 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 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 : -6 -V -T "COMMENT=Ripped by RRCLtd" -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%–tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%–picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 3:59.00 | 0 | 17924
2 | 3:59.00 | 3:41.71 | 17925 | 34570
3 | 7:40.71 | 4:45.25 | 34571 | 55970
4 | 12:26.21 | 3:49.08 | 55971 | 73153
5 | 16:15.29 | 3:20.52 | 73154 | 88205
6 | 19:36.06 | 3:39.73 | 88206 | 104703
7 | 23:16.04 | 4:01.11 | 104704 | 122789
8 | 27:17.15 | 4:16.12 | 122790 | 142001
9 | 31:33.27 | 3:39.61 | 142002 | 158487
10 | 35:13.13 | 3:59.23 | 158488 | 176435
11 | 39:12.36 | 4:01.42 | 176436 | 194552
12 | 45:46.03 | 0:06.02 | 205953 | 206404
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\02 - Here I Go Impossible Again.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\03 - Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\04 - Breathe.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\05 - I'll Be There.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\06 - Because Our Love Is Real.wav
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Track 7
Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\07 - Don't Say You Love Me.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\08 - All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\09 - I Broke It All In Two.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\10 - Sweet Surrender.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\11 - I Bet You're Mad At Me.wav
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==== Log checksum FB0F945DE1BC101F9070AC1565A76BAE52A0F9EC0F2CE5C2DEF6B4AEC9EBF504 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 5. January 2021, 15:47
Erasure / Nightbird
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212D Adapter: 1 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 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 : -6 -V -T "COMMENT=Ripped by RRCLtd" -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "BAND=%albuminterpret%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albuminterpret%" -T "COMPOSER=%composer%" %haslyrics%–tag-from-file=LYRICS="%lyricsfile%"%haslyrics% -T "DISCNUMBER=%cdnumber%" -T "TOTALDISCS=%totalcds%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" %hascover%–picture="%coverfile%"%hascover% %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 3:59.00 | 0 | 17924
2 | 3:59.00 | 3:41.71 | 17925 | 34570
3 | 7:40.71 | 4:45.25 | 34571 | 55970
4 | 12:26.21 | 3:49.08 | 55971 | 73153
5 | 16:15.29 | 3:20.52 | 73154 | 88205
6 | 19:36.06 | 3:39.73 | 88206 | 104703
7 | 23:16.04 | 4:01.11 | 104704 | 122789
8 | 27:17.15 | 4:16.12 | 122790 | 142001
9 | 31:33.27 | 3:39.61 | 142002 | 158487
10 | 35:13.13 | 3:59.23 | 158488 | 176435
11 | 39:12.36 | 4:01.42 | 176436 | 194552
12 | 45:46.03 | 0:06.02 | 205953 | 206404
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Track 2
Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\02 - Here I Go Impossible Again.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\03 - Let's Take One More Rocket To The Moon.wav
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Accurately ripped (confidence 99) [403194CD] (AR v2)
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\04 - Breathe.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\05 - I'll Be There.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\06 - Because Our Love Is Real.wav
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Track 7
Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\07 - Don't Say You Love Me.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\08 - All This Time Still Falling Out Of Love.wav
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Filename E:\RRCLtd Rip\09 - I Broke It All In Two.wav
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10 99,9 [A4F847E4] [CA53D212] CRC32
11 99,9 [E6C01211] [E9722C68] CRC32
CD-Extra data track length 00:06:02.
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[AccurateRip ID: 001203ec-009c77b0-bb0ac00c] found.
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Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 100,0 [ACEF1812] [20C20820]
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08 100,0 [06F604E3] [D409C065] CRC32
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10 99,9 [A4F847E4] [CA53D212] CRC32
11 99,9 [E6C01211] [E9722C68] CRC32
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