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Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley (1970) [MFSL Silver Label LP] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 19 Aug 2011 09:22:15 | Comments : 17 |
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Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (presented inb 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork | DR Anylsyis | 932 / 277 mb incl. recovery | Fsonic & Ffactory | Rock | 1970
Mastered on "Gain2 Ultra Analog System" @ MFSL, Sebastopol
MFSL Silver Label LP / Cat.#: MOFI 1-016

“It's an album that celebrates tradition while moving it into the present and never once does it disown the past.
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine/AMG (5/5 Stars)
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Gasoline Alley was the second solo album by Rod Stewart. It was released in 1970. It is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

“Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Gasoline Alley follows the same formula of Rod Stewart's first album, intercutting contemporary covers with slightly older rock & roll and folk classics and originals written in the same vein. The difference is in execution. Stewart sounds more confident, claiming Elton John's "Country Comfort," the Small Faces' "My Way of Giving," and the Rolling Stones' version of "It's All Over Now" with a ragged, laddish charm. Like its predecessor, nearly all of Gasoline Alley is played on acoustic instruments -- Stewart treats rock & roll songs like folk songs, reinterpreting them in individual, unpredictable ways. For instance, "It's All Over Now" becomes a shambling, loose-limbed ramble instead of a tight R&B/blues groove, and "Cut Across Shorty" is based around a howling, Mideastern violin instead of a rockabilly riff. Of course, being a rocker at heart, Stewart doesn't let these songs become limp acoustic numbers -- these rock harder than any fuzz-guitar workout. The drums crash and bang, the acoustic guitars are pounded with a vengeance -- it's a wild, careening sound that is positively joyous with its abandon. And on the slow songs, Stewart is nuanced and affecting -- his interpretation of Bob Dylan's "Only a Hobo" is one of the finest Dylan covers, while the original title track is a vivid, loving tribute to his adolescence. And that spirit is carried throughout Gasoline Alley. It's an album that celebrates tradition while moving it into the present and never once does it disown the past.		”




Track listing
    Side One

    "Gasoline Alley" (Stewart, Ronnie Wood) – 4:02
    "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Jean Womack) – 6:22
    "Only a Hobo" (Bob Dylan) – 4:13
    "My Way of Giving" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) – 3:55

    Side Two

    "Country Comfort" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 4:42
    "Cut Across Shorty" (Wayne P. Walker, Marijohn Wilkin) – 6:28
    "Lady Day" (Stewart) – 3:57
    "Jo's Lament" (Stewart) – 3:24
    "You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)" (Dick Cooper, Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby) – 4:27

Personnel
    Rod Stewart – main performer, producer, vocals, guitar on "Jo's Lament"
    Martin Quittenton – acoustic guitar, guitar
    Ronnie Wood – guitar, acoustic guitar, bass
    Sam Mitchell — slide guitar
    Ronnie Lane – bass, vocals on "My Way Of Giving"
    Ian McLagan – piano, organ
    William Gaff – human whistle
    Dennis O'Flynn – violin bass
    Dick Powell – violin
    Stanley Matthews – mandolin
    Mick Waller – drums
    Kenney Jones – drums
    Pete Sears – piano, bass

Dynamic Range Analysis

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Analyzed: Rod Stewart / Gasoline Alley [MFSL Silver Label LP]
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -6.96 dB -20.90 dB 4:06 01-Gasoline Alley
DR11 -3.17 dB -17.38 dB 6:27 02-It's All Over Now
DR12 -1.56 dB -19.27 dB 4:21 03-Only a Hobo
DR11 -1.92 dB -16.70 dB 4:01 04-My Way of Giving
DR12 -3.49 dB -18.20 dB 4:48 05-Country Comfort
DR13 -2.10 dB -17.79 dB 6:35 06-Cut Across Shorty
DR10 -5.98 dB -19.80 dB 4:15 07-Lady Day
DR12 -4.28 dB -19.29 dB 3:33 08-Jo's Lament
DR13 -3.83 dB -18.79 dB 4:32 09-You're My Girl (I Don't Want to Discuss It)
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Number of tracks: 9
Maximum peak difference (-1.56 dB - -6.96 dB): 5.40 dB

Official DR value (Song Mode): 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 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) > resampling and dithering 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 Notes

This brand new release from the MFSL Silver Label provided a nearly perfect pressing. Flat, centered and with virtually no clicks...
The only thing that disappoint me was, that the record was cut at a very low level. I have no idea why MFSL choose to use such low level, running time of around 40 minutes couldn't been an issue. I discovered this on nearly all releases on the Silver Label to date. The bad thing on this is, that you have a high noise level which can be disturbing in quiter parts of the record....
For that reason I did fadeouts and -ins between the songs. The length of the gaps been not changed.



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Posted By: durant35 Date: 19 Aug 2011 10:29:11
Why some MFSL labels are silver? Is there any difference between normal MFSL and silver label?
Posted By: moonbaby Date: 19 Aug 2011 10:50:53
Many thanks.
Posted By: aksman Date: 19 Aug 2011 10:57:47
@ durant35

Maybe this infos from MoFi explains the differnces:

“About Silver Series: New from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, the MoFi Silver Label Vinyl Series will feature an eclectic mix of recordings. This series is mastered and cut on the famous Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab state-of-the-art Tim de Paravacini-designed mastering system. Vinyl will be pressed at RTI on audiophile-grade standard vinyl and will be numbered limited-editions. Future releases will continue to stretch stylistic boundaries, as the MoFi Silver Label continues to explore music from many different genres. Expand your musical horizons with the Silver Label!”

In short: Pressed as standard vinyl (140g) and not neccessarily from the master tapes. In some cases also first generation copies are used.
Posted By: durant35 Date: 19 Aug 2011 11:19:31
@ aksman

Thanks for the information. :)
Posted By: stevemtno Date: 19 Aug 2011 12:46:50
@moonbaby...

DJ - is that you?
Posted By: rangerjohn Date: 19 Aug 2011 13:40:33
Fantastic album! Thanks so much for this version!
Posted By: jazzever Date: 19 Aug 2011 14:28:42
Amazing post,thank you for your share!
Posted By: 86ed Date: 19 Aug 2011 14:32:42
From Michael Fremer reviews recently (Dead can dance and Bette Midler):

When Mobile Fidelity issues a record on the Silver Series it usually means the original tape wasn’t available and a copy was used (understand that many of the reissues you’ve bought from some other labels are also from tape copies and there’s nothing wrong with that since the originals you know and love were more likely than not cut from production masters and not original masters).

An auspicious start for Mobile Fidelity's new lower cost silver series of LPs. Even if you've never heard this group or this record, if you're going to step out and try something new, this would be the place to do it. Highly, highly recommended for both music and sound. Turn the lights out and you'll be transported to another place.

As great as this is, I can't wait for:

* COMING SOON * Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story Silver Label™ LP (Shipping TBD)

Posted By: redpop350 Date: 19 Aug 2011 17:13:55
Between this and the Hiatt disc below, I am sure to be disturbing my neighbors now and then this weekend :>)

Thanks for both of them!
Posted By: FruitPoodle Date: 19 Aug 2011 18:02:37
Many thanks for sharing
Posted By: archibaldjleach Date: 19 Aug 2011 18:21:01
Alternate editions are always appreciated. I'm comparing this to the 24/88.2 OPPO SHM SACD rip that was recently posted, and I think the SHM sounds noticeably better than this, especially in the top end. If you have both, check out the difference in the first 15 seconds of track 9, You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It).

Usually these 24/96 vinyl transfers have a much better bottom end than any digital source, but in this case I don't hear a difference. Maybe this is a good example of how the MOFI Silver series falls short.

Thanks very much Aksman for posting this, one of my all time favorite albums.
Posted By: elevation Date: 19 Aug 2011 20:24:33
A fantastic album! Ongoing thanks for your generosity and sharing spirit.
Posted By: appreciative Date: 20 Aug 2011 00:00:22
I too have given a brief comparison listen with the SACD rip recently posted. My impressions are that the upper-midrange is tipped up more on the SACD copy, which does make it sound hotter. But I wouldn't go so far as to say the SACD sounds better up top OR better in the bass.

My impressions are that LP here spreads the music wider and deeper, more relaxed. Country Comfort on the SACD has a shitload of tape hiss at the beginning that interferes with the music, whereas the LP's presentation of the same hiss less so.

Stewart's voice in particular throughout sounds more guttural to me but somewhat recessed more on the LP. But listen again to You're My Girl (I Don't Want To Discuss It). Stewart's voice is panned hard right in the mix, but on the SACD that's all you get. On the LP his voice is "mostly" over there without being as obvious and has more left-channel blend. If that's merely crosstalk distortion or bleed-over happening on the analog ecosystem so be it, but I rather doubt it.

My only practical gripe with the LP here is that many of aksman's rips of hotter-cut rock exhibit an objectionable amount of sibilance distortion on the inner-groove tracks. I'll keep listening to both but I suspect it's this version I'll keep.
Posted By: archibaldjleach Date: 20 Aug 2011 01:40:05
There's a lot of analog hiss on these masters, not uncommon for the day. But it's interesting to compare. It does all come down to personal preference in the end. I think some of the 24 bit vinyl transfers being posted are awesome, others less so, but that's what makes horse races. Now if only I can get my Squeezbox to stream 24 bit smoothly via WiFi, I'll be happy.
Posted By: ProgWizard Date: 23 Aug 2011 13:49:15
Thank you very much, sounds superb, really good job.
Posted By: nedjo Date: 29 Sep 2011 08:33:02
Thanks Aksman,
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