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Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs [Friday Music 180g LP] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-compatible

Posted By : aksman | Date : 28 Aug 2010 07:41:50 | Comments : 27 |
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Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Friday Music 180g LP / FRM 10571
Mastered by Joe Reagoso & Ron McMaster @ Capitol Sudios
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (converted to 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | 780 / 230 mb incl, recovery | Rapidshare & FileFactory | Rock | 1974

Allmusic.com rating: 4.5 / 5

“ One of the few Robin Trower albums without a weak cut, Bridge of Sighs holds up to repeated listenings as a timeless work, as well as the crown jewel in Trower's extensive yet inconsistent catalog.
- Hal Horowitz/AMG
”



Bridge of Sighs is the second solo album by the English guitarist and songwriter Robin Trower. It was released in 1974.

The album was produced by organist Matthew Fisher, formerly Trower's bandmate in Procol Harum. Acclaimed Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick was this album's sound engineer.

The album was named after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy, and the title track was covered by Opeth for the special edition of their 2008 album Watershed

Bridge of Sighs, his second album after leaving Procol Harum, was a breakthrough album for Trower. Songs from this album, such as "Bridge of Sighs", "Too Rolling Stoned", "Day of the Eagle", and "Little Bit of Sympathy", have become live concert staples for Trower .

Bridge of Sighs (Chrysalis 1057) reached #7 in the United States during a chart stay of 31 weeks. It was certified Gold on 10 September 1974. Different printings of the original album cover had the front image inverted.



Track listing

All tracks composed by Robin Trower; except where indicated

    Side A
    "Day of the Eagle" – 4:59
    "Bridge of Sighs" – 5:05
    "In This Place" – 4:28
    "The Fool and Me" (Trower, James Dewar) – 3:57

    Side B
    "Too Rolling Stoned" – 7:29
    "About to Begin" – 3:43
    "Lady Love" (Trower, James Dewar) – 3:21
    "Little Bit of Sympathy" – 4:20


Personnel
    Robin Trower – guitar
    James Dewar – bass, vocals
    Reg Isidore – drums


Dynamic Range analyzis

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Analyzed folder: D:\Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs (1974] [flac] {FridayMusic 180g; 16-44}\
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR11 -1.99 dB -16.16 dB A1 - Day of the Eagle.wav
DR14 -0.71 dB -16.21 dB A2 - Bridge of Sighs.wav
DR13 -2.61 dB -19.20 dB A3 - In This Place.wav
DR13 -1.94 dB -16.44 dB A4 - The Fool and Me.wav
DR13 -0.74 dB -16.31 dB B1 - Too Rolling Stoned.wav
DR13 -2.21 dB -18.04 dB B2 - About to Begin.wav
DR12 -1.73 dB -14.84 dB B3 - Lady Love.wav
DR11 -2.36 dB -15.04 dB B4 - Little Bit of Sympathy.wav
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Number of files: 8
Official DR value: DR12

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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 1.21 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 1.21
> split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

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


Personal Note

With my vinyl transfers, I try to catch the whole beauty of vinyl records; therefore I don't use any post-processing or any sound improvement. What you get is a clear and flat transfer. For getting a clear sound, I'll do an extended washing of each record with my RCM, which can take up to 30 minutes brushing on each side. Resistant ticks and clicks I try to remove as good as possible, but the priority is not to lose any musical information in the process. Surface noises, as long they are not too high, are left in place. Only on bad pressings or on records recorded at extremely low levels do I use a fade in-/-out. As John Peel said, "Life is full of surface noises." In some cases this means that I have to make a compromise.... The result has to pass my personal quality criteria, which is IMO quite high.



Links: (24-bit/96kHz & Artwork) (File Factory) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Links: (24-bit/96kHz & Artwork) (RS.com) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Links: (16-bit/44.1kHz & Artwork) (File Factory) Part 1 | Part 2 -------- (RS.com) Part 1 | Part 2

The files are interchangeable!!!

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Posted By: Kirk534 Date: 28 Aug 2010 07:53:28
God saves to aksman. A million graces!!!
Posted By: Number_9 Date: 28 Aug 2010 08:49:31
Thanks, Assman....Hope you're having a nice weekend.
Posted By: rodgriz Date: 28 Aug 2010 08:53:17
This is freaking awesome! Thanks so much
Posted By: beebyte Date: 28 Aug 2010 09:19:03
Fantastic share...thanks a ton! Got any more RT to share?
Posted By: Planxty Date: 28 Aug 2010 09:19:59
Thanks for this classic.
Posted By: wersollsschonsein Date: 28 Aug 2010 09:20:28
Cheers from Ireland. I think this is his best Record.
aksman, you made my weekend!!!
Posted By: moonbaby Date: 28 Aug 2010 09:53:53
Great !!
Many Thanks.
Posted By: derBaker Date: 28 Aug 2010 11:42:43
Danke, Danke, Danke.
Posted By: nedjo Date: 28 Aug 2010 12:59:12
Thanks aksman,
Posted By: Miltiades Date: 28 Aug 2010 13:40:52
Great - many thanks!
Posted By: geoff29 Date: 28 Aug 2010 20:17:15
made my day. . . again.
Posted By: dickinhood Date: 28 Aug 2010 21:17:47
Thank you aksman :)
Posted By: blue note Date: 28 Aug 2010 21:20:38
awesome choice aksman. :)
Posted By: Woody469 Date: 29 Aug 2010 03:03:04
yes !!! TY
Posted By: ripcord Date: 29 Aug 2010 04:39:48
Thank you!
Posted By: jazzever Date: 30 Aug 2010 05:47:27
Great share AK,thanks for this privilege!
Posted By: rocknrollsteve Date: 30 Aug 2010 13:38:32
This is without a doubt the best this LP has ever sounded. Thanks for doing this one for us.
Posted By: papacrash Date: 30 Aug 2010 23:13:36
Thank you very much, dear aksman!!! Great rip as always.
Posted By: ANSAPA2009 Date: 03 Sep 2010 01:31:06
I have heard many times, now I can say great sound, great job.
Thank you very much aksman
Posted By: rgjoe Date: 03 Sep 2010 17:22:12
very nice, thanks.
Posted By: spikee Date: 15 Sep 2010 23:05:04
Thanks a lot Aksman!!!
Posted By: SwissCheese Date: 09 Oct 2010 19:42:22
Nice warm sound for a classic album. Thank you!
Posted By: cuddlywudly Date: 19 Dec 2010 13:52:09
thanks aksman! I downloaded the redbook version.
Posted By: joemamasan Date: 14 Feb 2011 23:47:09
i signed up for this website just to say...

Thanks! after 5 years looking i FINALLY have something that sounds close to the original LP :D
Posted By: BigBangPeng Date: 08 Dec 2011 20:51:13
Almost as good as sex...
A real treat!

Thanks a lot dear aksman.
As always I appreciate your fine work.
Vielen Dank!

Cheers from Berlin:-)

By the way:
I want all of you, who are vinyl ripper, call:
I admire the dedication,
the passions,
which makes all your work on something special!
Thank you for that:-)
Posted By: Purpleslon Date: 29 Feb 2012 09:22:18
Many thanks!!!
Posted By: hobodbag Date: 08 May 2012 02:54:34
awesome thanks!!
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