Premiata Forneria Marconi - Photos Of Ghosts (1973)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2014 | Victor, VICP-78004 | ~ 473 or 174 Mb | Scans(png) -> 276 Mb
Progressive Rock / RPI | Bonus Tracks
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2014 | Victor, VICP-78004 | ~ 473 or 174 Mb | Scans(png) -> 276 Mb
Progressive Rock / RPI | Bonus Tracks
PFM were already Italy's premiere progressive rock band when Emerson, Lake & Palmer signed them to the British trio's own Manticore label in 1972 and turned to King Crimson alumnus Peter Sinfield to write English-language words (sung phonetically) for this, the Italian group's debut international release. A phantasmagorical creation, Photos of Ghosts is filled with lush melodies and rich musical textures, all wrapped around Sinfield's frequently surreal lyrics, which seem an extension of some of his better work from King Crimson's Lizard and Islands albums. In contrast to ELP's music of the same period, PFM's music still retains some loud echoes of psychedelia, and the music has a refreshingly airy, open sound, free from the thick, heavy-handed Germanic textures generated by most of the rival U.K. classical rock bands of the period – this album can stand next to competing works by Genesis, Yes, et al. from the same period. Additionally, PFM were not only unafraid of doing songs that changed time signatures radically, but reveled and thrived in such unusual structures, as demonstrated by "Il Banchetto," the one song on the album transferred – at least in terms of lyrics – intact from the original Italian release. The phonetically sung English lyrics also take on a special eeriness on track such as "Promenade the Puzzle." Oddly enough, the group actually became a better rock band in the year following this release, with a shift in personnel and the addition of bassist Patrick Djivas, and subsequent releases rocked harder and better, but they never had a finer, more consistently rewarding body of music in one place to their credit than this album. The various CD editions have been a major improvement over the fuzzy, indistinct mastering (and accompanying poor pressings) of the original 1970s-era U.S. vinyl release. The 2010 CD re-release also features significant bonus tracks, consisting principally of early mixes and unaccompanied backing tracks from much of the album – all of which bring the running time up past 70 minutes – and reveal a wealth of inner detail and instrumental textures that were otherwise masked on the finished album, plus the single edit of "Celebration."by Bruce Eder, AMG
Premiata Forneria Marconi - Photos Of Ghosts (1973):
Tracklist:
01. River Of Life 06:59
02. Celebration 03:52
03. Photos Of Ghosts 05:21
04. Old Rain 03:41
05. Il Banchetto 08:34
06. Mr. 9 'Till 5 04:09
07. Promenade The Puzzle 07:30
Bonus Tracks:
08. Photos Of Ghosts (Instrumental Mix) 05:22
09. River Of Life (First Mix) 07:07
10. Old Rain (First Mix) 03:40
11. Il Banchetto (First Mix) 08:35
12. Mr. 9 'Till 5 (Instrumental Mix) 03:54
13. Celebration (Unreleased Single Edit) 02:13
14. Mr. 9 'Till 5 (Single Edit) 02:52
Musicians:
- Franz Di Cioccio / drums, vocal
- Franco Mussida / electric and acoustic guitar, vocal
- Mauro Pagani / flute, violin, Windwood, vocal
- Giorgio Piazza / bass
- Flavio Premoli / keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, Mellotron, Moog, Vocal
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 22. July 2014, 20:19
PFM / Photos Of Ghosts PT-SHM
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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
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
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EAC extraction logfile from 22. July 2014, 20:19
PFM / Photos Of Ghosts PT-SHM
Used drive : PLEXTOR BD-R PX-B950SA Adapter: 6 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
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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
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
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5 | 19:54.27 | 8:34.50 | 89577 | 128176
6 | 28:29.02 | 4:09.43 | 128177 | 146894
7 | 32:38.45 | 7:30.15 | 146895 | 180659
8 | 40:08.60 | 5:22.25 | 180660 | 204834
9 | 45:31.10 | 7:07.00 | 204835 | 236859
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12 | 64:54.05 | 3:54.55 | 292055 | 309659
13 | 68:48.60 | 2:13.10 | 309660 | 319644
14 | 71:01.70 | 2:52.65 | 319645 | 332609
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Extraction speed 8.9 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 83F44813
Copy CRC 83F44813
Copy OK
No errors occurred
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-07-31 20:52:31
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Analyzed: PFM / Photos Of Ghosts PT-SHM
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.10 dB -9.49 dB 3:52 02-Celebration
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DR11 -0.58 dB -15.02 dB 3:41 04-Old Rain
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DR12 -0.15 dB -15.32 dB 5:22 08-Photos Of Ghosts (Instrumental Mix) / Bonus Track
DR6 -0.10 dB -9.70 dB 7:07 09-River Of Life (First Mix) / Bonus Track
DR11 -0.31 dB -15.38 dB 3:41 10-Old Rain (First Mix) / Bonus Track
DR9 -0.13 dB -13.35 dB 8:35 11-Il Banchetto (First Mix) / Bonus Track
DR12 -0.14 dB -15.23 dB 3:55 12-Mr. 9 'Till 5 (Instrumental Mix) / Bonus Track
DR8 -0.02 dB -9.29 dB 2:13 13-Celebration (Unreleased Single Edit) / Bonus Track
DR7 -0.15 dB -9.46 dB 2:53 14-Mr. 9 'Till 5 (Single Edit) / Bonus Track
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 867 kbps
Codec: FLAC
log date: 2014-07-31 20:52:31
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Analyzed: PFM / Photos Of Ghosts PT-SHM
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DR11 -0.31 dB -15.38 dB 3:41 10-Old Rain (First Mix) / Bonus Track
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DR8 -0.02 dB -9.29 dB 2:13 13-Celebration (Unreleased Single Edit) / Bonus Track
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Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 867 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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