Rainbow - Difficult To Cure (1981) [Japan LTD (mini LP) Platinum SHM-CD 2013]

Posted By: Andi_Deris

Date: July 6, 2014

Difficult to Cure is the fifth studio album by the British rock band, Rainbow, and was released in 1981. The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound, with Blackmore once describing at the time his like of the rock band, Foreigner.

The Rainbow Fanclan Legacy | Wikipedia | Allmusic | CDJapan

Track Listing

01. I Surrender (4:05)
02. Spotlight Kid (4:56)
03. No Release (5:37)
04. Magic (4:09)
05. Vielleicht Das Nachster Zeit (Maybe Next Time) (3:19)
06. Can't Happen Here (4:59)
07. Freedom Fighter (4:24)
08. Midtown Tunnel Vision (4:34)
09. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth) (5:58)

Produced by Roger Glover
Recorded & Engineered by Flemming Rasmussen

The Band

• Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
• Don Airey - keyboards
• Roger Glover - bass, percussion
• Bobby Rondinelli - drums

Notes

Cardboard sleeve reissue features Platinum SHM-CD format. Features a cardboard sleeve faithfully replicating UK first pressing LP artwork, an inner sleeve and includes an obi that replicates the one included in the Japanese first pressing LP. HR cutting from DSD master in 2013 based on the original analog tape made in UK. Comes with a description and lyrics. *Platinum SHM-CD is the ultimate compact disc utilizing the platinum in place of the aluminum to form the reflective coating in addition to the proven SHM-CD technology. Platinum SHM-CD is fully compatible with standard CD players. However, it will not play on CD players that are not compatible with CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) discs.

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 30. June 2014, 16:38

Rainbow / Difficult To Cure PT-SHM

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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

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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Peak level 98.3 %
Extraction speed 6.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 9A7778C6
Copy CRC 9A7778C6
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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All tracks accurately ripped

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