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The Manhattan Transfer - Mecca For Moderns (1981/1990)

Posted By: Domestos

Date: 4 Dec 2017 22:40:49

The Manhattan Transfer - Mecca For Moderns (1981/1990)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 201.68 Mb + 102.39 Mb (Scans) | 36:26
Contemporary Jazz, Vocal, Easy Listening | Country: USA | Label: Atlantic ‎– 16036-2

After the deserved artistic, critical and popular success of Extensions, the Manhattan Transfer went back to ace producer Jay Graydon for Mecca for Moderns, which almost matches its predecessor in its contemporary energy while drawing selectively from the past. Outstanding is the handclapping treatment of the 1965 rock tune "The Boy from New York City" (a number seven hit single) and the happily swinging vocalese of the Count Basie band's "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)," although their version of Charlie Parker's difficult "Confirmation" isn't nearly as assured. There is also an ample dose of the inventive weirdness that invaded Extensions: the African/Caribbean "(Wanted) Dead or Alive," with its checklist of dictators, that segues right into a tongue-in-cheek secret agent spoof, "Spies in the Night"; or the ambitious, wordless composition "Kafka." No longer a mere nostalgia act, the Manhattan Transfer had not only caught up with the times, they were now slightly ahead of them as well. ~ AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell

Track List:
1. On The Boulevard (4:08)
2. Boy From New York City (3:40)
3. (Wanted) Dead Or Alive (3:27)
4. Spies In The Night (3:59)
5. Smile Again (4:33)
6. Until I Met You (Corner Pocket) (5:17)
7. (The Word Of) Confirmation (3:14)
8. Kafka (4:08)
9. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (3:46)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 3 from 28. July 2007

EAC extraction logfile from 21. August 2008, 12:05

The Manhattan Transfer / Mecca For Moderns

Used drive : BENQ DVD DD DW1640 Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 618
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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
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
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 : -V -8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" %s

TOC of the extracted CD

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1 | 0:00.32 | 4:08.63 | 32 | 18694
2 | 4:09.20 | 3:40.32 | 18695 | 35226
3 | 7:49.52 | 3:25.73 | 35227 | 50674
4 | 11:15.50 | 4:03.45 | 50675 | 68944
5 | 15:19.20 | 4:34.30 | 68945 | 89524
6 | 19:53.50 | 5:17.70 | 89525 | 113369
7 | 25:11.45 | 3:14.45 | 113370 | 127964
8 | 28:26.15 | 4:12.70 | 127965 | 146934
9 | 32:39.10 | 3:47.50 | 146935 | 164009

Track 1

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Track 9

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