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Duster Bennett - Smiling Like I'm Happy (1968) [PurePleasureRecords 180g LP] "DM series" vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 27 Nov 2011 09:15:43 | Comments : 3 |
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Duster Bennett - Smiling Like I'm Happy
Definitive Master vinyl rip (presented in 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Analysis | 885 / 253 mb incl. recovery | FSonic & FileFactory | Blues | 1968
PurePleasureRecords 180g LP / Cat.#: Blue Horizon 7-63208 LPx1
Mastered by Ray Staff @ AIR-Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London



One of the unsung heroes of British blues, this one-man band was a fine harmonica player and singer, a decent guitarist, and a soulful enough singer to make one overlook his distinctly unbluesy high voice. The opening "Worried Mind" -- just Duster on harp, guitar, voice, high-hat and kick drum -- is a marvelously sloppy shuffle romp that holds its own with the Fabulous Thunderbirds' work ten years hence. On other tracks Bennett is backed by three-fourths of the original Fleetwood Mac, who provide simple, effective support without stealing any limelight; solos are kept to a minimum. Originals "My Lucky Day" (with chromatic harmonica) and "Jumping at Shadows" which Mac would later cover) are absolutely outstanding, and Duster does justice to Magic Sam's "My Love Is Your Love."
- Dan Forte/AMG (4.5/5 Stars)




Track listing
    A1 Worried Mind
    A2 Life Is A Dirty Deal
    A3 Country Jam
    A4 Trying To Paint It In The Sky
    A5 Times Like These
    A6 My Lucky Day

    B1 Got A Tongue In Your Head
    B2 Jumping At Shadows
    B3 40 Minutes FromTown
    B4 Shame, Shame, Shame
    B5 My Love Is Your Love
    B6 Shady Little Lady

Personnel:
    Duster Bennett – vocal, harmonica, guitar, bass-drum & high-hat cymbal
    Stella Sutton – vocal
    Peter Green – guitar
    John McVie – bass
    Mick Fleetwood – drums
    Ham Richmond - piano

    Recorded at CBS Studios, London 8th, 9th July & 9th September 1968
    Produced by Mike Vernon Recording
    Engineers: Mike Ross & Mike Fitzhenry

Dynamic Range Analysis

foobar2000 1.1.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2011-11-25 19:40:14

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Analyzed: Duster Bennett / Smiling Like I'm Happy [PurePleasureRecords 180g LP; DMR]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.84 dB -13.65 dB 3:08 01-Worried Mind
DR9 -1.68 dB -14.59 dB 4:07 02-Life Is A Dirty Deal
DR10 -1.29 dB -13.95 dB 2:37 03-Country Jam
DR11 -1.95 dB -15.04 dB 3:47 04-Trying To Paint It In The Sky
DR10 -0.94 dB -13.46 dB 3:47 05-Times Like These
DR10 -1.15 dB -14.05 dB 2:48 06-My Lucky Day
DR10 -1.13 dB -13.20 dB 3:25 07-Got A Tongue In Your Head
DR10 -2.84 dB -14.71 dB 3:35 08-Jumping At Shadows
DR11 -0.43 dB -14.72 dB 3:43 09-40 Minutes FromTown
DR11 -3.67 dB -18.47 dB 2:46 10-Shame, Shame, Shame
DR10 -1.77 dB -14.67 dB 4:25 11-My Love Is Your Love
DR10 -2.06 dB -13.94 dB 4:12 12-Shady Little Lady
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 764 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Technical Log

Hannl "limited" Record Cleaning Machine with Rotating Brush
TT: Bergmann Audio "Magne" (with air-bearing platter)
Tonearm: Bergmann Magne (tangential/linear air-bearing tonearm)
Cartridge: Ortofon MC A 90
Phono Amp: Nagra BPS (battery driven pre amp; 100 Ohm load)
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnects by Silent Wire (NF-7)
Wavelab 6.1 recording software (recording & manual click removal)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 (resampling & audio restoration)
Traders Little Helper (SBE fix on 16/44.1)


Vacuum Cleaning > Bergmann Magne > Nagra BPS > Laptop > Wavelab 6.1 (24/192) > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > resample to 24/96 (16/44.1) > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

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


Ripping Note

Excellent sound, excellent pressing... Yet another wonderful release by PurePleasureRecords.




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


The files are interchangeable!!!

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Posted By: ManWhoCan Date: 28 Nov 2011 03:53:13
Duster is a great bluesman.
Thanks for the upgrade on this title.
Previously done by Son-Of-Albion.

foobar2000 1.1.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2011-11-28 04:06:17
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Analyzed: A1 / Duster Bennett-Smiling Like I'm Happy [24-96]
**Son-Of-Albion vinyl on original Blue Horizon label
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.21 dB -13.81 dB 3:06 01-Worried Mind
DR10 -1.93 dB -14.55 dB 4:03 02-Life Is A Dirty Deal
DR11 -1.41 dB -13.63 dB 2:34 03-Country Jam
DR11 -3.02 dB -16.92 dB 3:42 04-Trying To Paint It In The Sky
DR10 -3.18 dB -15.94 dB 3:43 05-Times Like These
DR9 -0.68 dB -14.65 dB 2:48 06-My Lucky Day
DR9 -2.74 dB -15.90 dB 3:24 07-Got A Tongue In Your Head
DR10 -3.00 dB -15.79 dB 3:31 08-Jumping At Shadows
DR10 -1.82 dB -15.90 dB 3:38 09-40 Minutes From Town
DR11 -3.01 dB -18.97 dB 2:42 10-Shame Shame Shame
DR10 -2.89 dB -16.25 dB 4:20 11-My Love Is Your Love
DR10 -3.38 dB -15.84 dB 4:06 12-Shady Little Baby
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2935 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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***The new DR plugin gives more accurate (higher) readings for Hi Res recordings.***

foobar2000 1.1.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2011-11-28 04:20:28
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Analyzed: Duster Bennett / Smiling Like I'm Happy
**Aksman rip of Pure Pleasure version
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.90 dB -13.64 dB 3:08 01-Worried Mind
DR9 -1.68 dB -14.59 dB 4:07 02-Life Is A Dirty Deal
DR11 -1.27 dB -13.94 dB 2:37 03-Country Jam
DR11 -1.93 dB -15.03 dB 3:47 04-Trying To Paint It In The Sky
DR10 -0.94 dB -13.46 dB 3:47 05-Times Like These
DR10 -1.07 dB -14.05 dB 2:48 06-My Lucky Day
DR10 -0.96 dB -13.20 dB 3:25 07-Got A Tongue In Your Head
DR10 -2.86 dB -14.71 dB 3:35 08-Jumping At Shadows
DR11 -0.39 dB -14.72 dB 3:43 09-40 Minutes FromTown
DR12 -3.53 dB -18.47 dB 2:46 10-Shame, Shame, Shame
DR10 -1.75 dB -14.66 dB 4:25 11-My Love Is Your Love
DR10 -2.00 dB -13.94 dB 4:12 12-Shady Little Lady
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2737 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Posted By: jbl_bill Date: 10 Dec 2011 07:45:40
London Blues like the old times but good times.....
Many thank's Mr Aksman
Posted By: nedjo Date: 27 Dec 2011 09:01:39
Thanks Aksman,
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