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Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch! (1978) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Posted By: v3122

Date: 16 Feb 2021 13:31:32

Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch! (1978) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch! (1978)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 214 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 92 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 20 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.36 Gb
Charisma, CHC 48 | Art Rock, Prog Rock

Steve Hackett left Genesis in June 1977 (following the tour that would be documented on Seconds Out), and started his solo career in earnest with Please Don't Touch. Unlike Voyage of the Acolyte, which was a largely instrumental concept album steeped in the progressive rock idiom, this record is primarily a collection of songs featuring guest vocalists Richie Havens, Randy Crawford, and Kansas' Steve Walsh (their Phil Ehart also chips in here on drums). Although the sum effect is something of a patchwork, the individual pieces are often lovely. Over his career, Hackett has shown a propensity for extremes, in this case letting the jazzy and sentimental "Hoping Love Will Last" segue into the musical maelstrom of "Land of a Thousand Autumns" and "Please Don't Touch" (which will delight fans of Hackett's first record, although the Caroline CD inexplicably pauses too long between the two). In a nod to King Crimson (specifically Lizard), the title track is quickly cut off with the quirky carousel sounds of "The Voice of Necam," which itself dissolves into a mix of airy voices and acoustic guitar. The best tracks belong to Richie Havens: "How Can I?" ("Hackett"'s take on Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill") and the conclusive "Icarus Ascending." Hackett is no singer, so he wisely masks his voice in a "laughing gnome" effect on the delightful "Carry on Up the Vicarage" and hides behind Walsh's lead on "Narnia" and "Racing in A." Perhaps taking his cue from Gabriel (whose debut had appeared in 1977), Hackett seems eager to show his range as a songwriter. While he clearly has a closet full of good ideas and a genuine knack for interesting arrangements, Hackett is too much the eccentric Englishman to appeal to broad commercial tastes. Please Don't Touch remains a uniquely effective amalgam of progressive rock and pop; like his first album, he never made another one quite like it, perhaps because he again taps the concept's full potential here.

by Dave Connolly, allmusic

Steve Hackett - Please Don't Touch! (1978):

Tracklist:

Side 1

A1 - Narnia
A2 - Carry On Up The Vicarage
A3 - Racing In A
A4 - Kim
A5 - How Can I?

Side 2

B1 - Hoping Love Will Last
B2 - Land Of A Thousand Autumns
B3 - Please Don't Touch
B4 - The Voice Of Necam
B5 - Icarus Ascending

DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-08-28 17:08:20

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Analyzed: Steve Hackett / Please Don't Touch!
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -1.50 dB -18.88 dB 4:06 01-Narnia
DR12 -2.85 dB -18.00 dB 3:11 02-Carry On Up The Vicarage
DR12 -2.39 dB -18.12 dB 5:06 03-Racing In A
DR11 -10.65 dB -25.86 dB 2:13 04-Kim
DR12 -4.28 dB -19.41 dB 4:35 05-How Can I
DR12 -2.11 dB -18.03 dB 4:09 06-Hoping Love Will Last
DR9 -5.11 dB -25.13 dB 1:52 07-Land Of A Thousand Autumns
DR14 -1.65 dB -17.42 dB 3:40 08-Please Don't Touch
DR11 -6.82 dB -23.55 dB 3:10 09-The Voice Of Necam
DR13 -3.59 dB -20.06 dB 6:17 10-Icarus Ascending
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 745 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DVDinfo

Title: Steve Hackett 1978 - Please Don't Touch! [CHC 48] - DVD
Size: 1.27 Gb ( 1 332 776,00 KBytes ) - DVD-5
Enabled regions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

VTS_01 :
Play Length: 00:38:17
Video: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR
Audio:
Not specified (LinearPCM, 2 ch)

Equipment & processing

Original ripper: ?
Original format: 24/96
Vinyl Condition: Ex
Cleaning:
Direct Drive Turntable: Linn LP12
Cartridge: van den Hul - The DDT II Special
Amplifier: Linn Linto
ADC: Benchmark ADC1
Postprocessing: ?

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