The Stranglers - Aural Sculpture (Epic EPC 26220) (EU 1984) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)

The Stranglers - Aural Sculpture
(Epic EPC 26220) (EU 1984) (Vinyl 24-96 & 16-44.1)
1984 | FLAC | NO LOG & CUE | Artwork | 24Bit/96kHz: 836 MB | 16Bit/44.1kHz: 278 MB

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Info:

Stranglers, The - Aural Sculpture

Label: Epic
Catalog#: EPC 26220
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Europe
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave

Tracklist:

A1 Ice Queen
A2 Skin Deep
A3 Let Me Down Easy
A4 No Mercy
A5 North Winds
B1 Uptown
B2 Punch And Judy
B3 Spain
B4 Laughing
B5 Souls
B6 Mad Hatter


Notes:

Produced for LOL Productions.
All tracks recorded at I.C.P. Studios, Brussells.
Female voice on "Spain" taken from a speech by Carmen Franco.
Acoustic & Bass Guitars supplied by Kinkade Bros., Bristol.
Plugshaft Ltd./EMI Music Pub. Ltd.
? 1984 CBS Records © 1984 CBS Records
Made in Holland. Distribution CBS Records / CBS Disques S.A.
LC 0199
CB 291
01-026220-20

Discogs Url: http://www.discogs.com/Stranglers-Aural-Sculpture/release/371548
Wikipedia Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aural_Sculpture

Review by Alex Ogg

A massively underrated album by a band too quickly dismissed as relevant only to the '70s – fair enough, as the accompanying statement of intent (the title was meant to be descriptive) is pretentious rubbish. Yet there is a real majesty to some of these pop compositions, notably Burnel's devastating "North Winds." The hit single "Skin Deep" is excellent, if a little self-important. Other cuts, like the infectious "Uptown" and "Mad Hatter," reveal the eternally grim Stranglers to be in a playful mood. Not quite what everyone expected, but a great album nevertheless. allmusicguide


Technical Information:

=Hardware=
Washed LP>
AT120E>
Dual CS 505-3>
Kenwood C1>
Black & White NF11 cable>
Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 HiFi w/ AD712 OpAmps @ 24/96>
HDD
=Software=
Wavelab 6.11 (recording, tracksplit, manual click/pop removal)
ClickRepair 3/0 (manual mode)
Trader´s Little Helper (FLAC encoding, MD5)
+16Bit Version:
Izotope Rx Advanced 1.21
Resampled:
-Ultra Steep, linear phase
Dithered:
-MBIT+ Medium
-Noise shaping light
-Dither amount normal



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