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Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018) [2LP, Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Posted By: v3122
Date: 27 Mar 2021 09:23:01
Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018) [2LP, Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 359 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 132 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 271 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.97 Gb
Capitol Records / MPL, B002873701 | Classic Rock

Teaming with Greg Kurstin – a producer best-known for helming Adele's Grammy-winning 25, but also a musician in his own right, collaborating with Inara George in the savvy retro duo the Bird and the Bee – is a signal from Paul McCartney that he intends Egypt Station, his 18th solo album, to be a thoroughly modern affair. It is, but not in the way that the glitzy 2013 album New, with its fair share of Mark Ronson productions, was. Kurstin doesn't specialize in gaudiness, he coaxes his collaborators to act like a bright, colorful version of their best selves, which is what he achieves with McCartney here. Apart from "Fuh You" – a vulgar throwaway novelty recorded with Ryan Tedder – Egypt Station is a handsome and clever collection where McCartney hits many familiar marks but the difference is, he gets there in a different fashion than before. Perhaps the mini-suites, pleas for peace, rocking boogie, and romantic ballads are the very definition of McCartney's wheelhouse, but he takes some subtle chances here, both in the arrangement and, especially, the lyrics. All the slower songs are peppered with haunting images of darkness creeping at the edges, while McCartney revives the carnality that marked "Press" – not just on the straightforward "Fuh You" but on "Come on to Me," a considerably better song than the Tedder exercise. Such twists are welcome but what's satisfying about Egypt Station is what's always satisfying about a McCartney record: the hooks and imagination that are so rampant seem effortless. The thing that Kurstin brings to the table is a refinement, letting McCartney's ideas shine incandescently while also revealing that a record this clever isn't tossed off, it's crafted in every respect.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic
Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018):

Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018) [2LP, Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Tracklist:

Side 1

A1 - Opening Station - 0:42
A2 - I Don't Know - 4:27
A3 - Come On To Me - 4:11
A4 - Happy With You - 3:34

Side 2

B1 - Who Cares - 3:13
B2 - Fuh You - 3:24
B3 - Confidante - 3:05
B4 - People Want Peace - 2:59
B5 - Hand In Hand - 2:35

Side 3

C1 - Dominoes - 5:02
C2 - Back In Brazil - 3:21
C3 - Do It Now - 3:17
C4 - Caesar Rock - 3:29

Side 4

D1 - Despite Repeated Warnings - 6:58
D2 - Station II - 0:47
D3 - Hunt You Down / Naked / C-Link - 6:23

foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-09-30 14:58:17

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Analyzed: Paul McCartney / Egypt Station
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -13.52 dB -28.01 dB 0:41 01-Opening Station
DR9 -1.35 dB -13.13 dB 4:19 02-I Don't Know
DR9 -0.26 dB -11.13 dB 4:03 03-Come On To Me
DR11 -1.00 dB -14.34 dB 3:29 04-Happy With You
DR11 -0.70 dB -13.95 dB 3:08 05-Who Cares
DR10 -0.89 dB -12.59 dB 3:18 06-Fuh You
DR10 -3.22 dB -16.05 dB 2:59 07-Confidante
DR10 -0.99 dB -13.75 dB 2:54 08-People Want Peace
DR10 -3.92 dB -16.16 dB 2:31 09-Hand In Hand
DR9 -1.26 dB -12.38 dB 4:53 10-Dominoes
DR10 -1.12 dB -13.74 dB 3:15 11-Back In Brazil
DR9 -0.92 dB -14.71 dB 3:12 12-Do It Now
DR11 -1.16 dB -13.63 dB 3:28 13-Caesar Rock
DR11 -0.30 dB -12.87 dB 6:46 14-Despite Repeated Warnings
DR10 -7.35 dB -23.98 dB 0:45 15-Station II
DR10 -0.98 dB -13.81 dB 6:13 16-Hunt You Down / Naked / C-Link
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 872 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Title: Paul McCartney 2018 - Egypt Station - DVD
Size: 1.85 Gb ( 1 944 872,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:55:51
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (LinearPCM, 2 ch)



Original ripper: ?
Original format: 24/96
Vinyl Condition: Mint
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: VPI TNT Mark IV
Cartridge: Audio-Technica AT33PTG/II Dual Moving Coil
Amplifier: Musical Surroundings Nova Phonomena
ADC: Lavry AD11 external USB 2.0
Postprocessing: Click Repair for de-click prewash (Manual mode)

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Paul McCartney - Egypt Station (2018) [2LP, Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

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