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Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind (1983) [German LP ;1st pressing] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 04 Sep 2011 07:44:43 | Comments : 7 |
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Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind
Vinylrip in 24-bit/192kHz (presented in 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Analysis | 999 / 330 mb incl. recovery | FSonic, FF & WU | Metal | 1983
EMI LP (GER 1st pressing) / Cat,#: 038-746363 1

“In the end, even if Piece of Mind is the most obviously inconsistent of the classic Maiden trilogy, its many high points are no less awe-inspiring, and it's no less essential for anyone with even the most basic interest in heavy metal.
- Steve Huey/AMG (4.5/5 Stars)
”


Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust and has been Iron Maiden's drummer ever since.

The album ranked 21 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums.

In 1983, Kerrang! magazine published a poll of the greatest metal albums of all time, with Piece of Mind ranking number 1, and with The Number of the Beast at number 2.

In 1989, bassist Steve Harris said that Piece of Mind was his favourite studio album Iron Maiden had recorded.[6] Until 2000's Brave New World, this album was Bruce Dickinson's favourite Iron Maiden album as well.



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Track listing
    Side A
    1. "Where Eagles Dare" Steve Harris 6:10
    2. "Revelations" Bruce Dickinson 6:50
    3. "Flight of Icarus" Dickinson, Adrian Smith 3:51
    4. "Die with Your Boots On" Dickinson, Smith, Harris 5:28

    Side B

    5. "The Trooper" Harris 4:15
    6. "Still Life" Dave Murray, Harris 4:53
    7. "Quest for Fire" Harris 3:41
    8. "Sun and Steel" Dickinson, Smith 3:26
    9. "To Tame a Land" Harris 7:27

Personnel
    Bruce Dickinson – vocals
    Dave Murray – guitar
    Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
    Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
    Nicko McBrain – drums

Dynamic Range Analysis

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Analyzed: Iron Maiden / Piece of Mind [EMI LP (Ger 1st pressing)]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.41 dB -13.45 dB 6:11 01-Where Eagles Dare
DR12 -0.46 dB -15.16 dB 6:49 02-Revelations
DR11 -2.39 dB -14.14 dB 3:50 03-Flight of Icarus
DR11 -2.32 dB -14.88 dB 5:26 04-Die with Your Boots On
DR11 -1.48 dB -14.10 dB 4:12 05-The Trooper
DR11 -1.29 dB -15.40 dB 4:55 06-Still Life
DR12 -1.02 dB -14.82 dB 3:42 07-Quest for Fire
DR11 -2.36 dB -14.33 dB 3:27 08-Sun and Steel
DR12 -1.24 dB -15.27 dB 7:25 09-To Tame a Land
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2862 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Technical Log

RCM Hannl 'limited' with "Rotating Brush"
Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
Tonearm: Pro-Ject 9cc evo with Pure Silver Wires
Cartridge: Nagaoka MP-500
Brocksieper Phonomax (Tube Phono PreAmp)
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections : Silent Wire NF5
WaveLab 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 2.00 for resampling and dithering

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Brocksieper Phonomax > E-MU 0404 > WaveLab 6 (24/192) > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > converted to 24/96 (16/44.1) with iZotope RX Advanced 2.00
> split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.


Ripping Note

This record was a pleasure to rip. While the cover condition is mint- the record itself looks unplayed. However it get the usual washing process....
Only a few minor clicks needs to remove to make it a perfect needledrop..



All files are inside the folders.
High resoulution files are marked as "hr", CD-compatible files as "rb".

The files are interchangeable!!!

Hope you enjoy!!!

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Posted By: moonbaby Date: 04 Sep 2011 07:52:29
Many thanks.
Posted By: johhenrik Date: 04 Sep 2011 08:12:42
Excellent! I remember when this one came out. I thought it was too heavy then. :) Good memories :)
Posted By: pelle_viktor Date: 04 Sep 2011 11:27:25
Thank you!
Posted By: pelukessss Date: 04 Sep 2011 11:44:10
Many thanks aksman! Are you going to rip all Maiden's LPs?
Posted By: Narayan23 Date: 04 Sep 2011 11:45:20
Thanks a lot!!!
Posted By: docetrago Date: 04 Sep 2011 14:11:17
Kudos to Aksman !

Awesome album, outstanding rip.

Keep up the good job.
Posted By: jpics Date: 05 Sep 2011 09:25:58
Some good Iron Maiden Thanks aksman

First of all Thank you once more for this awesome music, also i would like to say this time something strange happened, i had another rip from a 'Ljubo Domanovic' that for my ears sound better than this and pbthal recent rip of the same album i share with you the first song so maybe someone can tell me what is it because this is unexpected.

Im sorry there is no tech info just artwork, i can see

on the back:
'Printed in Holland by EMI'

on the label:
'1A 064-07724
(064-07724-A)
BIEM/STEMRA
LC 0542'

https://rapidshare.com/files/2209763612/01_-_Where_Eagles_Dare.flac
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