The Lilac Time - Astronauts
The Lilac Time - Astronauts
EAC/Flac (img) + Cue + Log = 269 MB | MP3 320 kbps = 113 MB | Scans 300 dpi
Pop/Rock | Creation Records #CRECD098 | 1991
The Lilac Time are a British alternative rock band that was originally formed in Herefordshire, England by Stephen Duffy, his brother Nick Duffy and their friend Michael Weston in 1986. The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake song "River Man." Since their formation, the Lilac Time have gone through various line-up changes with the Duffy brothers as mainstays. The band's activity have intertwined with Stephen Duffy's solo and songwriting career.
Tracks
01. In Iverna Gardens [04:49]
02. Hats Off, Here Comes The Girl [03:32]
03. Fortunes [05:32]
04. A Taste Of Honey [04:17]
05. Grey Skies And Work Things [03:49]
06. Finistere [03:58]
07. Dreaming [03:53]
08. The Whisper Of Your Mind [04:36]
09. The Darkness Of Her Eyes [04:50]
10. Sunshine's Daughter [03:27]
11. North Kensington [03:50]
12. Madresfield [02:58]
Total time: 49m 31s
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 1. December 2009, 15:24
The Lilac Time / Astronauts
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212 Adapter: 2 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
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 : No
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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8 | 29:50.52 | 4:36.20 | 134302 | 155021
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11 | 42:43.35 | 3:49.70 | 192260 | 209504
12 | 46:33.30 | 2:58.27 | 209505 | 222881
Range status and errors
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Filename J:\extract\The Lilac Time - Astronauts [1991]\The Lilac Time - Astronauts.wav
Peak level 64.0 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC E5EF8DDB
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [DBAA9388]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [3CB8F097]
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Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [EAF87E9D]
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [8DB36AA0]
All tracks accurately ripped
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EAC extraction logfile from 1. December 2009, 15:24
The Lilac Time / Astronauts
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-212 Adapter: 2 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
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 : No
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
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 4:49.33 | 32 | 21739
2 | 4:49.65 | 3:32.25 | 21740 | 37664
3 | 8:22.15 | 5:31.07 | 37665 | 62496
4 | 13:53.22 | 4:19.13 | 62497 | 81934
5 | 18:12.35 | 3:46.70 | 81935 | 98954
6 | 21:59.30 | 3:58.60 | 98955 | 116864
7 | 25:58.15 | 3:52.37 | 116865 | 134301
8 | 29:50.52 | 4:36.20 | 134302 | 155021
9 | 34:26.72 | 4:49.20 | 155022 | 176716
10 | 39:16.17 | 3:27.18 | 176717 | 192259
11 | 42:43.35 | 3:49.70 | 192260 | 209504
12 | 46:33.30 | 2:58.27 | 209505 | 222881
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename J:\extract\The Lilac Time - Astronauts [1991]\The Lilac Time - Astronauts.wav
Peak level 64.0 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC E5EF8DDB
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [DBAA9388]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [3CB8F097]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [1132FF02]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [C7984E4C]
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [EB053D76]
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [CDF51201]
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [E41B61ED]
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [8E81E7A8]
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [B1914674]
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [A75338CD]
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [EAF87E9D]
Track 12 accurately ripped (confidence 1) [8DB36AA0]
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
AMG Biography by Steve Huey
Following a brief solo career under both his own name and the moniker Tin Tin, Stephen Duffy put together the Lilac Time, which traded in his former synth pop excursions for pastoral, folky English pop strongly recalling Skylarking-era XTC. Joined by Mickey Harris, Nick Duffy, and Michael Giri, Duffy crafted several eclectic albums making use of traditional instruments, beginning with a self-titled debut in 1988. 1989's Paradise Circus offered a bit of country & western influence, which was largely abandoned on 1990's …& Love for All, partially produced by XTC's Andy Partridge. The Lilac Time's final album, 1991's Astronauts, began to return to the sound of Duffy's earlier solo career, so it was no surprise when the band broke up and Duffy resumed work as a solo artist. He re-formed the group in 1999 to release Looking for a Day in the Night.
AMG Review by Robin Platts
The last album by Stephen Duffy's underrated pop combo is, in many ways, its strongest. The group's gorgeous acoustic-based sound had been perfected by this point, and Duffy offers up his strongest batch of songs to date. From the sensual opener, "In Iverna Gardens," to the exquisite closing ballad, "Madresfield," this is a consistently great album. "Grey Skies and Work Things" is typical of the album's mood — quiet, sensual, melancholy, and romantic. "Dreaming" is a slight return to the dance-oriented sound that typified Duffy's pre-Lilac Time solo work, but it still fits in well with the more subdued acoustic numbers. The Lilac Time's only release on Creation Records, Astronauts sold poorly and the group split shortly thereafter. However, it remains — along with the solo follow-up, Music in Colors — Duffy's strongest work and a great introduction to his talents.