Cat Stevens - Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974) {Original Sterling US Promo} 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip & CD-compatible

thanks doc!

I was missing this, thanks Doc and garybx

OH DOC! Yes thank you! Was never my absolute favorite Cat, but a great album and one I dearly wanted to hear in vinyl glory. You rock!

EDIT just read the full description, thanks garybx too!

Excelent rip, Doc.
Thanks again.

Thanks, Doc & garybx! This brings back so many high school memories!

Small detail, but it is actually Buddha and not Buddah.
Anyway, thanks for sharing this one!

Dear DocRob:
----""DC Bias offset correction, each side gain adjusted to -0.3 dB"" Why?

----""Click Repair 3.4.1 used in manual mode, 20~30 Rev..."" He must be badly damaged vinyl, are very high for ClickRepair, right? Personally, for a vinyl in NM condition utlized CilcKRepair level 3, no more. This is what I made ​​for my upcoming release here: Stratosfear (Tangerine Dream)

@ yerbas07

Tell me what is wrong with DC bias correction and doing a minor gain adjustment. I like to have the volume in my rips consistent so I don't have to ride the volume on my stereo. Your friend with the Deja Vu test pressing clipped his rip in a couple of places. I gave him the courtesy of sending him a private message with my observations.

In regard to my ClickRepair settings it is obvious you know nothing about running ClickRepair in manual mode. I could crank the declick all the way to 100 and it would not make any difference to the final product. It would just take hours to skip over the false positives. A setting of 20-30 allows CR to pickup the louder clicks and scratches you have to remove by hand. When I get to such a large click I can, by hand, allow the software to re-interpolate the click so it leaves no noise or cause no damage to any music. In general it takes me five minutes to declick a five minute song.

For Auto mode that is a different story. An auto declick setting of 3 may leave clicks rendered as thumps. In manual mode I only remove real clicks. There were very few and only tiny clicks in this Buddah album. It needed less repair than many new 200G audiophile pressings.

I do know that you have a minimalist approach to your rips and only remove gross defects. If you knew how to remove vinyl defect artifacts without killing the music you could have a different philosophy.

I have a question for you. Why do you use a $40 Ortofon cartridge. I used to have a $700 Ortofon and it was prone to high frequency distortions.

Thanks for this rip Doc. I liked this album so much when it came out I made it a life long goal to model my body shape after the Buddha image on the cover. I'll be darned if I didn't succeed....I thank McDonalds for that...

Oh God, Doc! This is the most listened C.S. album by me and my friends, back in the seventies. Many thanks for the hi-res to you and 'garybx'.

@ DocRob


Puedo probar que abusa de ClickRepair, por mucho que afirme que solo lo hace de manera manual. Pero no sólo usted abusa de esa herramienta, sino hasta el 90% de los que aquí comparten sus vinilos. Yo también tardo más de una hora en quitar los grandes clicks en un fichero de unos 20 minutos, pero mi fichero resultante sigue sonando a vinilo. Eso sí, siempre me refiero a trabajos míos sobre vinilos a estrenar o nuevos.

Sus trabajos suenan muy bien, pero no suenan a auténticos vinilos, suenan a ficheros HD, fríos y refinados, impersonales, no hay armónicos, porque se han destruido. La rosa debe oler a rosa, nunca a jazmín. Una cosa es remasterizar, para eso están los ficheros HD y otra cosa es conseguir fichero Vinyl Rip Raw.

Soy partidario de grabar el sonido fuente, tal cual sale de la aguja. Mínimas ediciones para los grandes clicks. Con el fichero raw cada cual haga lo que le venga en gana.

¿Está seguro de que utilizo una aguja de 50 euros?
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I can prove that abuse ClickRepair, even asserting that it does so only manual. Not only you abuse this tool, but up to 90% of those who share your vinyl here. I also take more than an hour to remove the large clicks on a file about 20 minutes, but my resulting file is sounding vinyl. Of course, I always refer to my work on vinyl, brand new or new.

Their jobs sound great, but not authentic vinyl sound like, sound like HD files, cool and refined, impersonal, no harmonics, because they are destroyed. The rose should smell of rose, jasmine ever. One thing is remastering, that's what the HD files and another to get Rip Vinyl Raw file.

I am in favor of recording the sound source, as it leaves the needle. Issues for large minimum clicks. With the raw file everyone do what he pleases.

Are you sure you used a needle for 50 euros?

Thanks for this album buddy

@yerbas07

I was not aware that the exchange rate Euro - Dollar changed so drastically that $700 is now 50 euros?
With the current economical problems this could be the case ofcourse, but easily the other way around also.

Like many of us, I don't mind slight, very soft, noises on the vinyl rips, but clicks, pops and crackle diminish my enjoyment for listening to the rips. I would say, why go through all the trouble ripping your vinyl and not improving the ripped file, without harming the music ofcourse, and just keep the track as it is? Maybe some people like noisy rips and want to run Clickrepair themselves (or not), but I for one, and there are many besides me, like to download a rip that is already pleasant to the ears and not annoying and needs no additional work.
You are completely free to upload your rips (even if they might be full of clicks and pops or not) ofcourse, and we are totally free to download them or not, and you are completely free to download any rips done by others, but PLEASE stop questioning the way these are ripped and post-processed. You don't have to download these if you have problems with them. I am confident that the majority of the people over here like the rips and post-processing done by the likes of Dr. Robert, Aksman, Kel Bazar, and others, and they way I do them. So, I would like to say to them: Thanks and keep up the good work!
That's my only and final word on this.

@ pymander

Strongly agree, in terms of money and HD files that you would like to hear. Personally, I have nothing against vinyl Doc, aksman, Kel..., are impressive. Henceforth, when you share a new vinyl here, I will indicate in advance whether Vinyl Rip RAW or HD files.

@ yerbas07

Again you have no comprehension of my de-clicking procedures. I have been doing this for over two years. I started the same way as you. Perhaps you can "prove" that ClickRepair destroys the music the way you have used it. But I can guarantee my procedures do not. Your $300 turntable and $50 cartridge is not capable of rendering the full sound of the vinyl. My system will have it's flaws and limitations but those are minimal. You get what you pay for. If you double the price you gain perhaps 10% sonic improvement.

The rips I present are made in a manner for MY enjoyment. If others like my rips they are free to download and enjoy. If someone does not like my choice of equipment and ripping methods they can look elsewhere.

If there was enough of a demand I could release untouched raw rips like pbthal did last year. He found the limited demand was not worth the troubles. If there are more than 20 people wanting raw rips I could do a trial upload to a single host. Send me a PM with requests.

Your initial question would have been best addressed in the form of a private message. Opening up such a uninformed query in public comments is unprofessional and almost always turns into a pissing contest.

At this point we can agree to disagree.

I like very much ClickRepair cause I don't like the vinyl noise when listen lp's rip on my headphone. I want the quietest as possible result.
ClickRepair save me a lot of time on 'not mint' LP to clean their surface noises. And I will not change my process.

Doc, Kel:

My philosophy is the same GlobalBee3 (not in the musical gear, lol). We must differentiate Vinyl Rip RAW (VRR) and HD files. I give a VRR file, without editing, then you want to apply the tools for you. I can not edit most files ClickRepair headdresses are worn to exhaustion. If a large team earns big bucks by 10%, this value is lost ClickRepair abuse. No more.

I'm not detract from the work of anyone, I'm making a choice on how to digitize vinyl. I do not want to discuss more about the subject. It's my last word about it.

@yerbas07

First I do those rip for me and then I share it. But I'm very open to learn from everyone to increase my knowledge of ripping, but I don't agree with you for the impact you give to ClickRepair.

I'll be short :), rip and scans are at the top quality as always.
Thank you very much to great Docent and great Student.
God bless all good people.

p.s.
You did great job with cleaning up the cover, will be very nice to learn how you do it.

@ yerbas07

I will agree with you, that if someone does not know how to use ClickRepair. Nor does not want to use such vinyl repair tools, then it is best to present the rip in a "pure" untouched format. It was very easy for me to repair the defects that remain in GlobalBee3's DejaVu. To my ears Deja Vu is now a beautiful polished diamond that sounds as close to the master tape as one can get.

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@ Doc

I agree 100% with you.

Ah, I must hear that diamond, I am very glad you posting it for the plebs. :))
By converting wv to flac without any los in sound color and beauty, took me a half day to find right tools, but the result was great.

Oh yeah, the vinyl repair defects, that is its clear vocation. Too bad Doc! Vinyl no noise, no roses without thorns, strange combinations.

You have to polish the rock to reveal to the diamond. I prefer to listen to diamonds, not thorny roses. "To each his own it's plain to see".

Mejor limpiar el diamante de pequeñas impurezas y que cada cual lo pula o modele a su gusto. Esta es mi idea sobre los vinilos: que suenen a vinilo.
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Best small clean diamond impurities and polish each one what your taste or model. This is my idea of ​​the vinyl, that sound like vinyl: Vinyl Rip RAW

Neal Young now sounds like Neal Diamond?! Uh-oh... Just kidding! :-D

Thank you very, very much, Doc. Sounds like a diamond shaped box of heart shaped chocolate to my ears and it's making my belly grow. :-)

Very cool,Doc. You are eloquent and "boss",dude.

Regards yerbas07,respectfully.. brings to mind the Pixies..

"Oh My Golly!"

Entro las Pinones y la ola es pequena,
Oh my Golly!

Vamos para la luna caribe,
Oh my golly!
Besando chichando con surfer rosa,
Oh my golly!,
Se fue su madera
Oh my golly!

Rosa oh oh oh Rosa,

Yo soy playero pero no hay playa,
Oh my golly!
Bien perdida la surfer rosa,
Oh my golly!

La vida total es un porqueria porqueria,
Oh my golly!
Esto no es mas, que vida!
Oh my golly!
Rosa oh oh oh Rosa

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I enter Pinones and the wave is small,
Oh my golly!

Let's go to the caribbean moon,
Oh my golly!
Kissing and f*cking with surfer rosa,
Oh my golly!
His wood is gone,

Oh my golly!
Rosa oh oh oh Rosa
I'm a beach goer but there's no beach,
Oh my golly!
Very lost the surfer rosa,
Oh my golly!

Total life is $hitty $hitty.
Oh my golly!
This ain't more,what a life!
Oh my golly!
Rosa oh oh oh Rosa

AhhhhhhhhHhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah,there's the music again. Swooooshhhh.. Cat Stevens,nice! Señor,I love your taste in music as much as in your philosophy.
One nice cold bottle of Hacker-Pschorr,or two. Oh my golly!! ;)

Thank you Dr. Robert for sharing your fantastic work. :-)

@yerbas07,

Do you think vinyl was used to press the music or the music was made to use vinyl?
What I'd like to say, it is what's on the vinyl (i.e. the music), the vinyl is just a way to have it encoded in a very high resolution.
If digital audio would have existed over 100 years ago, we wouldn't have had vinyl with its many flaws and probably would have had HD-digital tracks.
It is the music that counts, so any thing distracting from the music is not how it was intended by artist. And so why not remove the clicks, pops , crackle caused by slightly bad pressings, scratches, dust, grease, etc and come up with an audiofile that sounds as close as possible to the original recordings (which are unduobtfully also without the noises) and the way the artist intended it.

@pymander

I agree totally with your POV, we listening to the music on the vinyl, not the vinyl...

Let yourself stories, Pymander and Kel. You do not want the sound of vinyl, you love SACD and HD files. For that Babasm is a teacher. Do you know what is the vinyl and have no other means or media? Harmonics, that sweetness you hear on the vinyl (this is a way to explain it). Inform yourself, please. Also, I give them a rough diamond, polished minimally, then they can spend clickrepair leave at 100 and polished to your liking. It is an aberration clickrepair systematic use on vinyl or brand new.

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Déjense de historias, pymander y Kel. Ustedes no quieren el sonido del vinilo, ustedes aman el SACD y los HD files. Para eso Babasm es un maestro. ¿Sabe qué tiene el vinilo y no tienen los demás medios o soportes? Los armónicos, esa dulzura que escucha en los vinilos (es una manera de explicarlo). Infórmense, por favor. Además, yo les entrego un diamante en bruto, mínimamente pulido, luego les pueden pasar el clickrepair a nivel 100 y dejarlo pulido a su gusto. Es una aberración utilizar sistemáticamente clickrepair en vinilos nuevos o a estrenar.

@yerbas07

Who use ClickRepair @ 100? If you use ClickRepair at 30 on a clean brand new vinyl, ClickRepair never make any change on the file. You can try by yourself.

@ yerbas - You have become a troll with your nonsense. You are beating a dead horse. Please visit elsewhere.

Dear Doc, I do not say drivels. They must try to edit to the minimum your vinyls, are spoiling his work. Use clickrepair only for vinyls very secondhand or damaged.

Yes, I go away to going to another site, maybe to his, enclosed I will do a donation to him in order that it extends his equipment and his discotheque. Do not be intransigent, please. Respect the opinions of the others.

Estimated Kel, we do not understand each other in any language. I have never said that you use clickrepir to the level 100. Do not be what I am going to do with you. Does not ClickRepair do changes in the original sound? The one who does believe himself it?

@yerbas07:

I'm pretty sure that all of these guys (Doc, Kel, Aksman, and other rippers...) would like to write the words I'm about to write, and/or at least, they have already wrote them in their thoughts!

Of course, they have a name and reputation to take care and it's obvious that you'll never read anything like this written by them.

Since I don't have a name or reputation to take care...: "FUCK YOU very very much!!!"


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@Doc, excellent job, as usual! ...and sorry about the bad words, it was hard to control myself...!