Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation (1968)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 215 Mb
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DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.36 Gb
1984 | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, MFSL 1-148 | Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 215 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 92 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 12 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.36 Gb
1984 | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, MFSL 1-148 | Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Crown of Creation appeared ten months after their last album, After Bathing at Baxter's, and it doesn't take the same kind of leap forward that Baxter's did from Surrealistic Pillow. Indeed, in many ways, Crown of Creation is a more conservative album stylistically, opening with "Lather," a Grace Slick original that was one of the group's very last forays (and certainly their last prominent one) into a folk idiom. Much of what follows is a lot more based in electric rock, as well as steeped in elements of science fiction (specifically author John Wyndham's book The Chrysalids) in several places, but Crown of Creation was still deliberately more accessible musically than its predecessor, even as the playing became more bold and daring within more traditional song structures. Jack Casady by this time had developed one of the most prominent and distinctive bass sounds in American rock, as identifiable (if not quite as bracing) as John Entwistle's was with the Who, as demonstrated on "In Time," "Star Track," "Share a Little Joke," "If You Feel" (where he's practically a second lead instrument), and the title song, and Jorma Kaukonen's slashing, angular guitar attack was continually surprising as his snaking lead guitar parts wended their way through "Star Track" and "Share a Little Joke." The album also reflected the shifting landscape of West Coast music with its inclusion of "Triad," a David Crosby song that Crosby's own group, the Byrds, had refused to release – its presence (the only extant version of the song for a number of years) was a forerunner of the sound that would later be heard on Crosby's own debut solo album, If I Could Only Remember My Name (on which Slick, Paul Kantner, and Casady would appear). The overall album captured the group's rapidly evolving, very heavy live sound within the confines of some fairly traditional song structures, and left ample room for Slick and Marty Balin to express themselves vocally, with Balin turning in one of his most heartfelt and moving performances on "If You Feel." "Ice Cream Phoenix" pulses with energy and "Greasy Heart" became a concert standard for the group – the studio original of the latter is notable for Slick's most powerful vocal performance since "Somebody to Love." And the album's big finish, "The House at Pooneil Corners," seemed to fire on all cylinders, their amps cranked up to ten (maybe 11 for Casady), and Balin, Slick, and Kantner stretching out on the disjointed yet oddly compelling tune and lyrics. It didn't work 100 percent of the time, but it made for a shattering finish to the album.by Bruce Eder, allmusic
Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation (1968):
Tracklist:
Side 1
A1 - Lather 2:55
Written-By - Slick
A2 - In Time 4:07
Written-By - Balin, Kantner
A3 - Triad 4:54
Written-By - Crosby
A4 - Star Track 3:09
Written-By - Kaukonen
A5 - Share A Little Joke 3:04
Written-By - Balin
A6 - Chushingura 1:17
Written-By - Dryden
Side 2
B1 - If You Feel 3:30
Written-By - Blackman, Balin
B2 - Crown Of Creation 2:52
Written-By - Kantner
B3 - Ice Cream Phoenix 2:59
Written-By - Cockey, Kaukonen
B4 - Greasy Heart 3:25
Written-By - Slick
B5 - The House At Pooneil Corners 5:46
Written-By - Balin, Kantner
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-08-10 14:58:00
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Analyzed: Jefferson Airplane / Crown Of Creation
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.09 dB -15.86 dB 2:56 01-Lather
DR13 -0.19 dB -16.04 dB 4:13 02-In Time
DR13 -3.64 dB -20.72 dB 4:55 03-Triad
DR12 -1.87 dB -15.24 dB 3:09 04-Star Track
DR11 -1.92 dB -18.05 dB 3:07 05-Share A Little Joke
DR15 -5.91 dB -25.17 dB 1:19 06-Chushingura
DR13 -0.24 dB -15.29 dB 3:20 07-If You Feel
DR12 -0.33 dB -15.25 dB 2:54 08-Crown Of Creation
DR13 -2.03 dB -16.37 dB 3:01 09-Ice Cream Phoenix
DR13 -0.47 dB -15.38 dB 3:26 10-Greasy Heart
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.99 dB 5:51 11-House Of Pooneil Corners
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 750 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2018-08-10 14:58:00
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Analyzed: Jefferson Airplane / Crown Of Creation
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.09 dB -15.86 dB 2:56 01-Lather
DR13 -0.19 dB -16.04 dB 4:13 02-In Time
DR13 -3.64 dB -20.72 dB 4:55 03-Triad
DR12 -1.87 dB -15.24 dB 3:09 04-Star Track
DR11 -1.92 dB -18.05 dB 3:07 05-Share A Little Joke
DR15 -5.91 dB -25.17 dB 1:19 06-Chushingura
DR13 -0.24 dB -15.29 dB 3:20 07-If You Feel
DR12 -0.33 dB -15.25 dB 2:54 08-Crown Of Creation
DR13 -2.03 dB -16.37 dB 3:01 09-Ice Cream Phoenix
DR13 -0.47 dB -15.38 dB 3:26 10-Greasy Heart
DR12 -0.05 dB -13.99 dB 5:51 11-House Of Pooneil Corners
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 750 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Title: Jefferson Airplane 1968 - Crown Of Creation - DVD
Size: 1.27 Gb ( 1 328 092,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:38:08
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
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Size: 1.27 Gb ( 1 328 092,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:38:08
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
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Original ripper: ?
Original format: 24/96
Vinyl Condition: Ex
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: Technics SL-1210MK2
Cartridge: Audio-Technica AT33EV MC
Amplifier: Custom built
ADC: Creative 0404 USB
Postprocessing: iZotope RX Advanced for any cleaning needed
Downsampled to 16/44