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Styx - Cornerstone (1979) {2009, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered}

Posted By: popsakov

Date: 5 Jul 2025 18:03:52

Styx - Cornerstone (1979) {2009, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 250 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 94 Mb
Full Scans ~ 94 Mb | 00:38:41 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock, Pop Rock, Progressive Rock | A&M Records / Universal Music #UICY-93923

Presenting radio with one of the best rock ballads ever, Cornerstone gave Chicago's Styx their big break with the number one single "Babe," which held that spot for two weeks in October of 1979. "Babe" is a smooth, keyboard-pampered love song that finally credited Dennis De Young's textured vocals. While this single helped the album climb all the way to the number two spot on the charts, the rest of the tracks from Cornerstone weren't nearly half as strong. "Why Me" made it to number 26, and both "Lights" and "Boat on the River" implement silky harmonies and welcoming choruses, yet failed to get off the ground. De Young's keyboards are effective without overly dominating the music, and the band's gritty rock & roll acerbity has been slightly sanded down to compliment the commercial market. The songs aren't as tight or assertive as their last few albums, but Shaw's presence can be felt strongly on most of the tracks, especially where the writing is concerned. Outside of "Babe," Cornerstone tends to sound a tad weaker than one would expect.

~ Mike DeGagne, All Music

Discogs

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Track List:

01. Lights [4:42]
02. Why Me [3:57]
03. Babe [4:29]
04. Never Say Never [3:11]
05. Boat On The River [3:13]
06. Borrowed Time [5:02]
07. First Time [4:27]
08. Eddie [4:19]
09. Love In The Midnight [5:24]

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 25. March 2019, 19:54

STYX / «Cornerstone»

Used drive : ASUS DRW-24D5MT Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
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 : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\EAC(v.1.3)\WV\wavpack.exe
Additional command line options : -h -hh -m %source%

TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:41.55 | 0 | 21129
2 | 4:41.55 | 3:56.58 | 21130 | 38887
3 | 8:38.38 | 4:28.52 | 38888 | 59039
4 | 13:07.15 | 3:10.73 | 59040 | 73362
5 | 16:18.13 | 3:12.32 | 73363 | 87794
6 | 19:30.45 | 5:01.58 | 87795 | 110427
7 | 24:32.28 | 4:26.15 | 110428 | 130392
8 | 28:58.43 | 4:18.07 | 130393 | 149749
9 | 33:16.50 | 5:23.53 | 149750 | 174027

Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename E:\«Cornerstone».wav

Peak level 93.3 %
Extraction speed 4.4 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC A6B4B91E
Copy CRC A6B4B91E
Copy OK

No errors occurred

AccurateRip summary

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All tracks accurately ripped

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==== Log checksum A72012BDAB6EA605A1E78B90A507AD3BD482DAD2EEB3170F7C5873588E8525A6 ====

DR Log

foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-07-05 20:50:42

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Analyzed: STYX / «Cornerstone»
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -0.80 dB -17.45 dB 4:42 01-Lights
DR12 -0.80 dB -15.75 dB 3:57 02-Why Me
DR12 -1.71 dB -18.26 dB 4:29 03-Babe
DR12 -1.47 dB -15.83 dB 3:11 04-Never Say Never
DR13 -1.11 dB -16.40 dB 3:12 05-Boat On The River
DR13 -1.88 dB -17.60 dB 5:02 06-Borrowed Time
DR12 -0.60 dB -17.09 dB 4:26 07-First Time
DR13 -1.49 dB -16.49 dB 4:18 08-Eddie
DR12 -1.00 dB -16.65 dB 5:24 09-Love In The Midnight
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 860 kbps
Codec: WavPack
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CUETools Log

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