Styx - Pieces Of Eight (1978) {2009, Japanese Limited Edition, Remastered}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 308 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 103 Mb
Full Scans ~ 107 Mb | 00:42:46 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Classic Rock | A&M Records / Universal Music #UICY-93922
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 308 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 103 Mb
Full Scans ~ 107 Mb | 00:42:46 | RAR 5% Recovery
Progressive Rock, Classic Rock | A&M Records / Universal Music #UICY-93922
Pieces of Eight is the eighth studio album by Styx, released on September 1, 1978. Like the band's previous album, The Grand Illusion (1977), it managed to achieve triple platinum certification, thanks to the hit singles "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" and "Renegade". The band members produced and recorded the album (like their previous three efforts) at Paragon Studios in Chicago with recording engineer Barry Mraz and mixing engineer Rob Kingsland. "I'm O.K." was recorded at Paragon and St. James Cathedral. This would be the last album to be produced at Paragon Studios. The album's cover was done by Hipgnosis. DeYoung stated in the 1991 interview with Redbeard on the "In the Studio" episode that he initially hated the cover but grew to like it as he got older.
Some consider the album to be Styx' second concept album (1973's The Serpent Is Rising arguably being the first) as well as the last Styx album with significant progressive rock leanings. The theme of the album, as Dennis DeYoung explained on In the Studio with Redbeard which devoted an entire episode to Pieces of Eight, was about "not giving up your dreams just for the pursuit of money and material possessions". The album peaked at #6 on the Billboard album chart.
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Track List:
01. Great White Hope [4:28]
02. I'm OK [5:46]
03. Sing For The Day [5:01]
04. The Message [1:09]
05. Lords Of The Ring [4:34]
06. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights) [4:08]
07. Queen Of Spades [5:41]
08. Renegade [4:18]
09. Pieces Of Eight [4:44]
10. Aku-Aku [3:01]
Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016
EAC extraction logfile from 25. March 2019, 19:26
STYX / «Pieces Of Eight»
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Read mode : Secure
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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
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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%
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9 | 35:00.37 | 4:43.58 | 157537 | 178819
10 | 39:44.20 | 3:00.61 | 178820 | 192380
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Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 4DE00118
Copy CRC 4DE00118
Copy OK
No errors occurred
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EAC extraction logfile from 25. March 2019, 19:26
STYX / «Pieces Of Eight»
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 | 4:27.28 | 0 | 20052
2 | 4:27.28 | 5:45.19 | 20053 | 45946
3 | 10:12.47 | 5:00.14 | 45947 | 68460
4 | 15:12.61 | 1:08.08 | 68461 | 73568
5 | 16:20.69 | 4:33.52 | 73569 | 94095
6 | 20:54.46 | 4:07.09 | 94096 | 112629
7 | 25:01.55 | 5:40.69 | 112630 | 138198
8 | 30:42.49 | 4:17.63 | 138199 | 157536
9 | 35:00.37 | 4:43.58 | 157537 | 178819
10 | 39:44.20 | 3:00.61 | 178820 | 192380
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename E:\«Pieces Of Eight».wav
Peak level 99.8 %
Extraction speed 4.6 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 4DE00118
Copy CRC 4DE00118
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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==== Log checksum 51DAC79DF9311643FDDAAFB4ED27F55D29573F8E96D2D89AB6FFC00C103E23E1 ====
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