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Norman Brown - Better Days Ahead (1996) [Japanese Edition]
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Norman Brown - Better Days Ahead (1996) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 433 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 154 MB | Covers - 96 MB
Genre: Smooth Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor K.K. (POCT-5016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 433 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 154 MB | Covers - 96 MB
Genre: Smooth Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Polydor K.K. (POCT-5016)
Although it isn't as focused or direct as After the Storm, Better Days Ahead showcases Norman Brown's growth as a musician. Brown seamlessly fuses jazz, R&B, pop, and soul together, creating a distinctive hybrid that has the technique of an accomplished jazz musician and the accessibility of pop. The songs on Better Days Ahead aren't quite as memorable as those on After the Storm, but Brown's dazzling ability on the guitar makes it worthwhile listening.Tracklist:
01. This Time Around
02. Better Days Ahead
03. The Closer I Get To You (feat. Regine Velazquez) (Bonus track)
04. Places In The Heart
05. Third World
06. Come Closer To Me
07. After The Love Is Gone
08. N-Control
09. Serenade
10. Your Body's Callin'
11. Facts Of Love
12. Better Part Of Me (Bonus track)
Total time: 01:05:19
Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 9. August 2023, 17:32
Norman Brown / Better Days Ahead
Used drive : ATAPI iHAS122 F 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 : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\03. The Closer I Get To You (feat. Regine Velazquez).wav
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\08. N-Control.wav
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\09. Serenade.wav
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==== Log checksum 84BA2B6DFAFFB7F311D6626DB50B144D17C840D79942F96DC5C7FD84935C30FF ====
EAC extraction logfile from 9. August 2023, 17:32
Norman Brown / Better Days Ahead
Used drive : ATAPI iHAS122 F 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
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
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Quality : High
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Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:27.02 | 0 | 20026
2 | 4:27.02 | 5:45.08 | 20027 | 45909
3 | 10:12.10 | 4:51.72 | 45910 | 67806
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\03. The Closer I Get To You (feat. Regine Velazquez).wav
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\05. Third World.wav
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\06. Come Closer To Me.wav
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Filename F:\Torrents-seed\Norman Brown - 1996 - Better Days Ahead\07. After The Love Is Gone.wav
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==== Log checksum 84BA2B6DFAFFB7F311D6626DB50B144D17C840D79942F96DC5C7FD84935C30FF ====
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11 99,9 [FC0918CE] [6F63AFA0] CRC32
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