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The Temptations - Cloud Nine [Speakers Corner 180g LP] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-compatible format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 09 Jan 2010 06:36:07 | Comments : 23 |
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The Temptations - Cloud Nine
Speakers Corner 180g LP / Gordy GS-939
Mastered by Maarten de Boer @ EBS, Hannover
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz & 16-bit/44.1kHz | FLAC (seperate Tracks) | m3u, cue & Log
Artwork | 750/230 mb incl. recovery | RS & FF | Soul, psychedelic Soul | 1969

Allmusic.com rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars Review!

“The resulting freakout became the first half of the stellar Cloud Nine, an album that would become one of the defining early funk sets, with songs that not only took Motown in a new direction, but helped to shape a genre as well. On one side and across three jams, Whitfield and the Temptations would give '70s-era funk musicians a broad palette from which to draw inspiration.
- Amy Hanson/AMG
”


Cloud Nine is a 1969 album by U.S. musical group The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. The album is a watershed for several reasons. It is the first regular Temptations studio LP to feature Dennis Edwards as the new lead singer, replacing David Ruffin, who was fired in June 1968. In addition, it marks the beginning of the Temptations' four-year delve into psychedelia, recording, at the behest of producer Norman Whitfield, in a fusion genre referred to as "psychedelic soul." The album went to #4 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart and the group received their first Grammy Award in 1969.


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Track listing

Superscripts denote lead singers for each track: (a) Dennis Edwards, (b) Eddie Kendricks, (c) Paul Williams, (d) Melvin Franklin, (e) Otis Williams.

All selections produced by Norman Whitfield.

Side one
    "Cloud Nine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong) – 3:27 a, b, c, d, e
    "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Whitfield, Strong) – 3:00 b, a
    "Runaway Child, Running Wild" (Whitfield, Strong) – 9:38 a, b, c, d, e

Side two
    "Love is a Hurtin' Thing" (Ben Raleigh, Dave Linden) – 2:28 a, b, d
    "Hey Girl" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:38 c
    "Why Did She Have to Leave Me (Why Did She Have to Go)" (Whitfield, Strong) – 2:56 a
    "I Need Your Lovin' (Whitfield, Strong) – 2:35 b
    "Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me" (Whitfield, Strong) – 2:31 c
    "I Gotta Find a Way (To Get You Back)" (Whitfield, Strong, Edward Holland, Jr., Cornelius Grant, Eddie Kendricks) – 3:00 a
    "Gonna Keep On Tryin' till I Win Your Love" – 2:32 (Whitfield, Strong) a

Personnel
    Dennis Edwards – vocals (tenor)
    Eddie Kendricks – vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Paul Williams – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams – vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Norman Whitfield – Producer


Technical Log

RCM Hannl 'limited' with "Rotating Brush"
Music Hall MMF 5.1 Turntable with Pro-Ject Speedbox
Goldring 1042GX reference Cartridge
Belari VP-129 Tube Phono PreAmp with Sylvania 12AX7WA
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections by "Goldkabel"
Wavelab 5 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for redbook convertion

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Belari > Laptop > Wavelab 5.01 (24/96) > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

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



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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Enjoy!!!


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Posted By: ruskaval Date: 09 Jan 2010 07:26:50
Thanks, bro!
Posted By: GatsbyGirl Date: 09 Jan 2010 08:08:01
Wonderful! Thanks a lot, aksman! :D
Posted By: Miltiades Date: 09 Jan 2010 08:11:52
Thank You very much!
Posted By: SteveJobs Date: 09 Jan 2010 09:10:22
It's always nice to discover great new music with your rips. Thank you very much!
Posted By: eadd Date: 09 Jan 2010 09:29:37
Love your rips!
Hope you can re-upload or even make a new rip of Neil Young - Greatest Hits [Classic Records 2*200g LPs & bonus 7"]
(http://avaxhome.ws/music/rock/classic_rock/neilyoung_greatesthits_vinyl_hires.html)

Thank you for all!!!
:)
Posted By: Dr. Robert Date: 09 Jan 2010 10:09:00
I will upload aksman's rip of "Neil Young - Greatest Hits". Check the original page tomorrow. If anyone has any other requests please send me a PM. Do not clog up this page.

Our Mister aksman is busy bringing us all these new releases. Thank You.
Posted By: nedjo Date: 09 Jan 2010 11:57:20
Thanks aksman,
Posted By: eisler444 Date: 09 Jan 2010 13:08:22
Спасибо!!!
Posted By: Oldsiamsir Date: 09 Jan 2010 15:59:38
You are a great soul Mr. Aksman. Many thanks for this one. I love the Speakers Corner issue of the Temp's "All Directions".....

Bravo!
Posted By: 4-F Date: 09 Jan 2010 18:21:17
I'm glad I didn't get here earlier or I would have missed Oldsiamsir's comment. Somehow I missed the All Directions post. If it wasn't for his comment above I would have never known. The Universe may not have come to an end but the Earth's rotation could have been affected a little. Those links are still good btw.

aksman, you have no idea how much I appreciate this album and the All Directions album. I have 3 copies of each album, all mp3s, trying to get a decent copy. It can't get any better than this. Speakers Corner ripped by a pro with real equipment. Today is a red letter day for sure. I would have loved to get a cd rip in a lossless format. And to think that I am getting an even better copy than that is just unbelievable. I like rock, psyche and lots of other genres but for me it doesn't get better than Motown. And Motown doesn't get better than the Temptations.
Posted By: sokos Date: 10 Jan 2010 00:35:20
Thank You Aksman.
Posted By: papacrash Date: 10 Jan 2010 04:02:08
THANKS, Mr. aksman!
Posted By: SuperFuzz Date: 10 Jan 2010 05:05:51
I grabbed All Directions a while back and enjoyed it. I played Papa Was a Rolling Stone at a party. Will gladly take this one too, thanks!
Posted By: 4-F Date: 10 Jan 2010 07:22:54
Well, aksman, I played Cloud Nine and All Directions albums start to finish uninterrupted and man I have to tell you that these rips of Speakers Corners issues are special. The sound quality is great. Great is an understatement. Thanks again. :)
Posted By: lindamar Date: 12 Jan 2010 21:45:38
fantastic !!!

thank you aksman, you are the one !

Linda
Posted By: GarColga Date: 17 Jan 2010 05:22:42
Thanks aksman this is awesome!
Posted By: kobaha Date: 17 Jan 2010 06:43:06
thanks you for share.
Posted By: pvlk1 Date: 04 Feb 2010 13:07:50
@aksman
Thank you for your great generosity
@Dr. Robert
Your attitude is deeply appreciated
Posted By: space22 Date: 14 Jul 2010 18:58:39
Thank you!!!
Posted By: cvrcmrc Date: 09 Dec 2010 19:44:58
Thank you!
Posted By: elmajico Date: 29 Jul 2011 19:30:00
thanks mate!!!!
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Posted By: danisum Date: 15 Jan 2012 20:57:33
nice!thx!
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