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Rory Gallagher - Top Priority (1979) [UK original LP] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 16 Sep 2011 07:00:05 | Comments : 12 |
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Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (presented in 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Analysis | 823 / 256 mb incl. recovery | FSonic, FF & WU | Blues-Rock | 1979
UK original LP / Cat.#: Chrysalis CHR-1235

Except for the lack of diversity, this remains a strong set from the Irishman, and is highly recommended, especially to his less blues-oriented fans.
- Hal Horowitz/AMG



Gallagher's fourth and final studio set for Chrysalis finds the Irish blues-rocker in prime form. Arriving only a year after Photo-Finish, when he spent much of his time on the road, it's remarkable that Gallagher could continue to churn out the hook-heavy high-quality tunes he wrote for this album. Playing larger arenas toughened his songs and attack, almost all of which here are high-octane sweaty rockers. While that makes for some thrilling, intense music, the nonstop vibrant energy rush is never balanced out with a ballad or even the rootsy, swampy blues that Gallagher always performed with such authority. So even though the opening charging riff of "Follow Me"; the slower, urging groove of "Keychain"; and the melodic, relatively subtle hard rock of "Bad Penny" were notable inclusions to the Gallagher catalog and his concerts, the lack of acoustic tunes or less aggressive music gives the album a one-note feel. This isn't helped by the two additional tracks added for the 1999 reissue, both of which stay locked in the same basic hard-edged format. That said, Gallagher and his backing duo are in top form, churning through the songs with remarkably crisp energy. Rory is starting to shout more than sing, but his voice was still powerfully expressive, and when he gets excited on the double-time, cranked up "Just Hit Town" as he overdubs his patented guitar lines, the blues-rocker's guttural screams make it sound like he's on fire. Gallagher also blows some snarling, overdriven harp for the first time in a while on "Off the Handle," one of the album's moodier tracks, and sounds enthusiastic throughout. Except for the lack of diversity, this remains a strong set from the Irishman, and is highly recommended, especially to his less blues-oriented fans.
- Hal Horowitz/AMG




Track listing

All titles composed by Rory Gallagher.
    Side A

    "Follow Me" – 4:40
    "Philby" – 3:51
    "Wayward Child" – 3:31
    "Key Chain" – 4:09
    "At the Depot" – 2:56

    Side B

    "Bad Penny" – 4:03
    "Just Hit Town" – 3:37
    "Off the Handle" – 5:36
    "Public Enemy No. 1" – 3:46

Credits
    Rory Gallagher – vocals, guitars, dulcimer, harmonica
    Gerry McAvoy – bass guitar
    Ted McKenna – drums
    Tom Brock – mandolin

    Produced by Rory Gallagher

This record is a present from an anonymous firend from the UK. Thx a lot for sharing and support!


Dynamic Range

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Analyzed: Rory Gallagher / Top Priority
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -2.25 dB -13.96 dB 4:40 01-Follow Me
DR11 -1.97 dB -14.24 dB 3:49 02-Philby
DR12 -2.66 dB -16.18 dB 3:30 03-Wayward Child
DR12 -2.73 dB -16.83 dB 4:09 04-Keychain
DR12 -3.34 dB -16.91 dB 2:55 05-At The Depot
DR13 -1.56 dB -16.24 dB 4:03 06-Bad Penny
DR12 -1.34 dB -15.68 dB 3:37 07-Just Hit Town
DR11 -2.42 dB -16.70 dB 5:35 08-Off The Handle
DR12 -1.81 dB -16.22 dB 3:45 09-Public Enemy No 1
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 846 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

Same here as on "Jinx"; presented from afriend form UK who like to stay anonymous. This record been also full of dust and therefore not playable. I gave it a long spin on my RCM with the result to get a near mint record which plays very nice. Manual click renoval, mainly from the gaps, finished this rip.


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: 16 Sep 2011 11:18:21
Thanks for another Rory
Posted By: terra6 Date: 16 Sep 2011 11:21:25
Gruss & Dank aus Eierland. Cheers
Posted By: FruitPoodle Date: 16 Sep 2011 11:30:41
Always welcome a bit of Rory, many thanks.
Posted By: Miltiades Date: 16 Sep 2011 12:25:55
Thank You!
Posted By: 86ed Date: 16 Sep 2011 15:28:21
Thanks for more Rory!!!
Posted By: Hippy Hoppy Date: 16 Sep 2011 18:46:49
Glad to see all this Original Vs. Reissue stuff is paying dividends on us, being able to grab such priceless wax slices is a dream come true everyday...
Thanks a lot for the Rorys!!
Posted By: Narayan23 Date: 16 Sep 2011 18:53:44
thanks a lot!!
Posted By: Keychain Date: 17 Sep 2011 07:34:55
Thank you very much for this fine LP rip :-)

It's Greatly appreciated. THX

KC
Posted By: mondo cane Date: 17 Sep 2011 22:55:11
Hope you post "Defender" and "Fresh Evidence" here. Rory's own label, Capo Records, released both of those on LP (as well as CD) back in the late-80s.
Posted By: James Zep Date: 19 Sep 2011 04:02:50
Hi,

Can anyone tell how to burn a true DVD-Audio on Mac OSX? I’ve been looking for a soft to do so, but it appears that Toast for example doesn’t burn true DVD-A, it just burns a kind of movie without images.
Discwelber could be an option even if I haven’t tried it yet.
Is there anything free or a trick I should know?

Of course my aim is to enjoy the marvellous rips we can find here, like ones from Aksman, Pbthal, Dr. Robert, Son of Albio, and co.

Thank you and sorry if you read that message on a couple of publications here on avax, I’m just trying to get an answer.

PD: Thank for Rory!
Posted By: Nuc Doc Date: 19 Sep 2011 10:15:08
Thanks a lot!
Posted By: nedjo Date: 29 Sep 2011 16:22:34
Thanks Aksman,
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