Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) {Park Records PRKCD132}
Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) {Park Records PRKCD132}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 464 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 150 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 36 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2013 Park Records | PRKCD132
Folk Rock / Folk / British Folk Rock
Steeleye Span’s latest offering is a collaboration with none other than Terry Pratchett, best known for his the Discworld series of novels. Terry is a self-declared Spanner and has been since his adolescence: “my mate Dave put me between two huge speakers and turned everything up to eleven. He played Boys of Bedlam until the chimney wobbled”. He’s been hooked ever since. Steeleye Span also played at Terry’s sixtieth birthday, it was after hearing that Maddy was a fan of his work that he proposed a collaboration to weave in some words of his own into their songs. The result is Wintersmith an album that is already topping the Amazon English folk album charts!
Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) {Park Records PRKCD132}
Wintersmith is a concept album based on Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching series so those of you that have read the novels will be familiar with the 13 years old Tiffany who in Wintersmith joins in the secret dark morris, the morris dance performed wearing black clothes and octiron bells that welcomes in the winter. She ends up coming face to face with the very face of winter himself. You can’t miss the cover which features Dark Morris on a backdrop of winter woods, the perfect eye-catching image for the tales of ancient rituals and secret folk dances that lie within.
Although the album can still be enjoyed without having read the novels, those that have will form an instant association with the songs. This comes as a bonus as you’ll understand the significance of songs through characters such as The Summer Lady with whom Tiffany shares some powers.
This is folk rock and in places, especially in the opening it is with a capital ‘R’. A quick grab for the sleeve notes reveals that production was handed to Chris Tsangarides who has names such as Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and Gary Moore under his belt…well, if you’re going to rock you may as well do it right.
Before you run for the hills there are folkier offerings such as ‘You‘ which features the Northumbrian Pipes of guest musician Kathryn Tickell. Band of Teachers also hikes up the folk offering still more with the help of Maddy’s fine vocals, lovely harmonies, a catchy rhythm and Peter Knight’s fine dancing fiddle solo. Besides Kathryn other guests feature including John Spiers on Melodeon and of course Terry Pratchett on vocals whose spoken words on ‘The Good Witch‘ will bring a smile to the face of many Pratchett fans as he talks of the loneliness and hard work involved in being a witch.
The album, despite the dark elements also has lighter moments which will be more obvious to those that know the characters such as the Nac Mac Feegle who are best described as Glaswegian fairy folk who like to drink and fight.
As a concept album it has that feel of being made for a stage production and I’m not suggesting it will become one but with sixteen tracks on offer it must have crossed peoples minds! Spanners will be pleased with the album and Pratchett fans will also be heading for it in droves. There will no doubt be some crossover along the way with CDs and novels exchanging hands…a perfectly matched offering!
Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) {Park Records PRKCD132}
Musicians
Maddy Prior – vocals
Peter Knight – violin, vocals
Rick Kemp – bass, vocals
Julian Littman – guitar, piano, vocals
Pete Zorn – acoustic guitar, sax, vocals
Liam Genockey – drums, percussion
Tracklisting
01 Overture
02 The Dark Morris Song
03 Wintersmith
04 You
05 The Good Witch
06 Band Of Teachers
07 The Wee Free Men
08 Hiver
09 Fire & Ice
10 The Making Of A Man
11 Crown Of Ice
12 First Dance
13 The Dark Morris Tune
14 The Summer Lady
15 Ancient Eyes
16 We Shall Wear Midnight
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 10. January 2014, 16:32
Steeleye Span / Wintersmith
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NSB0 Adapter: 0 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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMMENT=EAC Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FLAC -8" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 2:09.43 | 0 | 9717
2 | 2:09.43 | 4:01.26 | 9718 | 27818
3 | 6:10.69 | 4:37.56 | 27819 | 48649
4 | 10:48.50 | 3:24.22 | 48650 | 63971
5 | 14:12.72 | 3:49.64 | 63972 | 81210
6 | 18:02.61 | 3:46.09 | 81211 | 98169
7 | 21:48.70 | 2:17.49 | 98170 | 108493
8 | 24:06.44 | 3:25.20 | 108494 | 123888
9 | 27:31.64 | 5:13.68 | 123889 | 147431
10 | 32:45.57 | 4:03.61 | 147432 | 165717
11 | 36:49.43 | 4:04.73 | 165718 | 184090
12 | 40:54.41 | 4:44.09 | 184091 | 205399
13 | 45:38.50 | 5:29.74 | 205400 | 230148
14 | 51:08.49 | 3:54.36 | 230149 | 247734
15 | 55:03.10 | 4:38.08 | 247735 | 268592
16 | 59:41.18 | 4:09.04 | 268593 | 287271
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Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [B2466A3C], AccurateRip returned [BC705F5E] (AR v2)
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Track 2
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Extraction speed 1.0 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [14C96434], AccurateRip returned [ABB793F1] (AR v2)
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Track 3
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Peak level 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [FB090345], AccurateRip returned [A46F1B95] (AR v2)
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Track 4
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\04 - You.wav
Peak level 99.6 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [EE398ACF], AccurateRip returned [F05844E9] (AR v2)
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Track 5
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [83A3A0FE], AccurateRip returned [E4A949BD] (AR v2)
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Track 6
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\06 - Band of Teachers.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [F9152922], AccurateRip returned [B8A7D001] (AR v2)
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Track 7
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\07 - The Wee Free Men.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [B261C42C], AccurateRip returned [79F4D090] (AR v2)
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Track 8
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\08 - Hiver.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [95EE6F84], AccurateRip returned [0D85BE8C] (AR v2)
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Track 9
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\09 - Fire & Ice.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [202E447F], AccurateRip returned [675CA354] (AR v2)
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Track 10
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\10 - The Making of a Man.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [7BE4B342], AccurateRip returned [B45F158E] (AR v2)
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Track 11
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\11 - Crown of Ice.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [DBB653B4], AccurateRip returned [B899E262] (AR v2)
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Track 12
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\12 - First Dance.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [CB25B051], AccurateRip returned [D9462C93] (AR v2)
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Track 13
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\13 - The Dark Morris Tune.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [EF769D29], AccurateRip returned [AC85F014] (AR v2)
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Track 14
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\14 - The Summer Lady.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [6A677A0C], AccurateRip returned [10DC0CFC] (AR v2)
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Track 15
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\15 - Ancient Eyes.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [40D38D76], AccurateRip returned [DDE01C97] (AR v2)
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Track 16
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\16 - We shall Wear Midnight.wav
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==== Log checksum D690A2178A51F114B610A3B8B62F05C776D71BA25CBF3A5A49EDAC03B2133AAE ====
EAC extraction logfile from 10. January 2014, 16:32
Steeleye Span / Wintersmith
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NSB0 Adapter: 0 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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 128 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%numtracks%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%albumartist%" -T "COMMENT=EAC Secure Mode, Test & Copy, AccurateRip, FLAC -8" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:09.43 | 0 | 9717
2 | 2:09.43 | 4:01.26 | 9718 | 27818
3 | 6:10.69 | 4:37.56 | 27819 | 48649
4 | 10:48.50 | 3:24.22 | 48650 | 63971
5 | 14:12.72 | 3:49.64 | 63972 | 81210
6 | 18:02.61 | 3:46.09 | 81211 | 98169
7 | 21:48.70 | 2:17.49 | 98170 | 108493
8 | 24:06.44 | 3:25.20 | 108494 | 123888
9 | 27:31.64 | 5:13.68 | 123889 | 147431
10 | 32:45.57 | 4:03.61 | 147432 | 165717
11 | 36:49.43 | 4:04.73 | 165718 | 184090
12 | 40:54.41 | 4:44.09 | 184091 | 205399
13 | 45:38.50 | 5:29.74 | 205400 | 230148
14 | 51:08.49 | 3:54.36 | 230149 | 247734
15 | 55:03.10 | 4:38.08 | 247735 | 268592
16 | 59:41.18 | 4:09.04 | 268593 | 287271
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Extraction speed 0.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [B2466A3C], AccurateRip returned [BC705F5E] (AR v2)
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Track 2
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Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.0 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [14C96434], AccurateRip returned [ABB793F1] (AR v2)
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Track 3
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Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [FB090345], AccurateRip returned [A46F1B95] (AR v2)
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Track 4
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\04 - You.wav
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Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [EE398ACF], AccurateRip returned [F05844E9] (AR v2)
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Track 5
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [83A3A0FE], AccurateRip returned [E4A949BD] (AR v2)
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Track 6
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Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [F9152922], AccurateRip returned [B8A7D001] (AR v2)
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Track 7
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\07 - The Wee Free Men.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [B261C42C], AccurateRip returned [79F4D090] (AR v2)
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Track 8
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\08 - Hiver.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [95EE6F84], AccurateRip returned [0D85BE8C] (AR v2)
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Track 9
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\09 - Fire & Ice.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
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Track quality 100.0 %
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [202E447F], AccurateRip returned [675CA354] (AR v2)
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Track 10
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [7BE4B342], AccurateRip returned [B45F158E] (AR v2)
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Track 11
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\11 - Crown of Ice.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [DBB653B4], AccurateRip returned [B899E262] (AR v2)
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Track 12
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\12 - First Dance.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [CB25B051], AccurateRip returned [D9462C93] (AR v2)
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Track 13
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [EF769D29], AccurateRip returned [AC85F014] (AR v2)
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Track 14
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Track 15
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\15 - Ancient Eyes.wav
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Cannot be verified as accurate (confidence 2) [40D38D76], AccurateRip returned [DDE01C97] (AR v2)
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Track 16
Filename D:\New Rips\Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) [FLAC]\16 - We shall Wear Midnight.wav
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End of status report
==== Log checksum D690A2178A51F114B610A3B8B62F05C776D71BA25CBF3A5A49EDAC03B2133AAE ====
Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) {Park Records PRKCD132}
Steeleye Span - Wintersmith (2013) {Park Records PRKCD132}
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