O.W.L. - Of Wondrous Legends (1971) [Remastered 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks & cue & log) | 324 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 121 | Artwork (JPEG) | 50:21
Genre: Prog Folk Rock / Psychedelic Rock | Country: USA | Label: Locust Music | Locust 110
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks & cue & log) | 324 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 121 | Artwork (JPEG) | 50:21
Genre: Prog Folk Rock / Psychedelic Rock | Country: USA | Label: Locust Music | Locust 110
To the few who have heard it, it has earned comparisons to Tim Buckley, Pearls Before Swine, and '60s British prog-folk. O.W.L was founded in 1968 on Chicago's north side by Stephen Titra. A founding member of the beloved Midwestern hippie jam band Mountain Bus, Titra left that band just as their Dead-inspired, bluesy jams gained serious regional traction in order to fully devote himself to the inward-looking, singular vision of O.W.L. Of Wondrous Legends was recorded at Chicago's Universal Studios over a six month stretch in 1971 and a handful of test pressings were produced and circulated, but despite serious interest from a number of major labels, this gem went unreleased.The passage of time only further helped ensure the album's place in near total obscurity until a copy of one of the test pressings was unearthed in a Chicago junk shop in 2004. Following several years of collaborative efforts on this lost epic, Of Wondrous Legends now sees its first public release after some 35 years of obscurity. Mastered from the original source tapes. Features copious liner notes and vintage photos.
Tracklist:
1. Legends - 5:02
2. A Tale Of A Crimson Knight - 4:12
3. Be Alive - 3:53
4. Renaissance And Rococo - 4:21
5. Midnight Carnival - 8:27
6. Dawn Of Albion - 3:21
7. Upon The Wings Of Gabriel - 3:02
8. Breton Landscape - 2:52
9. Everyman And The Philosopher King - 5:37
10.Peace Of Mind - 3:49
11.Salvation Song - 3:49
12.Sunset Of Smiles - 1:56
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 23. September 2011, 10:22
O.W.L. / Of Wondrous Legends
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Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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11 | 44:40.35 | 3:49.46 | 201035 | 218255
12 | 48:30.06 | 1:56.30 | 218256 | 226985
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 7
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Filename C:\Torrent\FLAC\O.W.L. - Of Wondrous Legends (1971) [FLAC]\08 - Breton Landscape.wav
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Track 9
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==== Log checksum 3D80A67A9ACA7F57BB6088B675F5C81A553C24D65A72FF34EA22829D3E7E2C5C ====
EAC extraction logfile from 23. September 2011, 10:22
O.W.L. / Of Wondrous Legends
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-109 Adapter: 0 ID: 0
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 : 320 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 5:02.29 | 0 | 22678
2 | 5:02.29 | 4:12.61 | 22679 | 41639
3 | 9:15.15 | 3:53.56 | 41640 | 59170
4 | 13:08.71 | 4:21.13 | 59171 | 78758
5 | 17:30.09 | 8:27.28 | 78759 | 116811
6 | 25:57.37 | 3:21.07 | 116812 | 131893
7 | 29:18.44 | 3:02.22 | 131894 | 145565
8 | 32:20.66 | 2:52.17 | 145566 | 158482
9 | 35:13.08 | 5:37.33 | 158483 | 183790
10 | 40:50.41 | 3:49.69 | 183791 | 201034
11 | 44:40.35 | 3:49.46 | 201035 | 218255
12 | 48:30.06 | 1:56.30 | 218256 | 226985
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Filename C:\Torrent\FLAC\O.W.L. - Of Wondrous Legends (1971) [FLAC]\05 - Midnight Carnival.wav
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==== Log checksum 3D80A67A9ACA7F57BB6088B675F5C81A553C24D65A72FF34EA22829D3E7E2C5C ====
Personnel
*Stephen Titra - Percussion, Vocals
*Dick Boyell - String, Horn Arrangement
*Ellen Olsen - Piano
*Al Keeler - Marimba, Orchestra Bells, Percussion, Vibraphone
*Sam Larderuccio - Electric Piano
*John Knudson - Flutes
*Frank Schabold - Electric Bass
*Tommy Radke - Drums, Percussion
*Steve Kauffman - Drums, Percussion
All thanks go to the original releaser
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