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Артист: Al Stewart Альбом: Year Of The Cat, 1976 Издатель: MFSL / MFCD 803 Жанр: Rock Формат файла: NL+0802 Ссылка 1: CD 1 106 clicks Ссылка 2: CD 2 Нахождение: eDonkey/Torrent Примечание: excellent recording!

TRACKLIST

1. Lord Grenville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:07 2. On The Border. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:24 3. Midas Shadow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:13 4. Sand In Your Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . .3:05 5. If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It . .4:31 6. Flying Sorcery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:23 7. Broadway Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:59 8. One Stage Before . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:42 9. Year Of The Cat. . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:38

SPOILER (EAC Log)

EAC extraction logfile from 28. November 2006, 14:24 for CD Al Stewart / The Year Of The Cat (MFSL Aluminum) Used drive : PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W4012S Adapter: 0 ID: 4 Read mode : Secure with NO C2, accurate stream, disable cache Read offset correction : 98 Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes Used output format : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe (User Defined Encoder) 320 kBit/s Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T "comment=EAC 0.95 b4 secure / FLAC 1.1.2 q8 / Gap Detection Method A (Secure)" %s Other options : Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000 Track 1 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\01 - Lord Grenville.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00 Peak level 62.2 % Track quality 99.9 % Test CRC A99A43D0 Copy CRC A99A43D0 Copy OK Track 2 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\02 - On The Border.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:08.00 Peak level 60.9 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC B374B9DB Copy CRC B374B9DB Copy OK Track 3 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\03 - Midas Shadow.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:04.42 Peak level 53.3 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC F0B52CB8 Copy CRC F0B52CB8 Copy OK Track 4 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\04 - Sand In Your Shoes.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:03.22 Peak level 55.4 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 7CEE2A2D Copy CRC 7CEE2A2D Copy OK Track 5 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\05 - If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:03.73 Peak level 55.6 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 208DE8A3 Copy CRC 208DE8A3 Copy OK Track 6 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\06 - Flying Sorcery.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:04.20 Peak level 66.7 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC D47CAEA7 Copy CRC D47CAEA7 Copy OK Track 7 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\07 - Broadway Hotel.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.45 Peak level 54.4 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC F9B9BA9B Copy CRC F9B9BA9B Copy OK Track 8 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\08 - One Stage Before.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:02.62 Peak level 57.6 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC FA1F9EDD Copy CRC FA1F9EDD Copy OK Track 9 Filename C:\Documents and Settings\daedalus\Desktop\scratch\Al Stewart - The Year of the Cat (1976) {FLAC} {MFSL Aluminum}\09 - Year Of The Cat.wav Pre-gap length 0:00:03.15 Peak level 47.9 % Track quality 100.0 % Test CRC 9B233B38 Copy CRC 9B233B38 Copy OK No errors occured End of status report

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Review (AMG)
Al Stewart had found his voice on Past, Present & Future and found his sound on Modern Times. He then perfected it all on 1976's Year of the Cat, arguably his masterpiece. There is no overarching theme here, as there was on its two immediate predecessors, but the impossible lushness of Alan Parsons' production and Stewart's evocative Continental narratives give the record a welcome feeling of cohesion that keeps the record enchanting as it moves from "Lord Grenville" to "Midas Shadow" to "Broadway Hotel," before it ends with the haunting title track. Along the way, Stewart doesn't dwell too deeply in any area, preferring to trace out mysteries with his evocative lyrical imagery and a spinning array of self-consciously sophisticated music, songs that evoke American and European folk and pop with a deliberate grace. This could be unbearably precious if it didn't work so well. Stewart is detached from his music, but only in the sense that he gives this album a stylish elegance, and Parsons is his perfect foil, giving the music a rich, panoramic sweep that mimics Stewart's globe-trotting songs. The result is a tremendous example of how good self-conscious progressive pop can be, given the right producer and songwriter and if you're a fan of either prog or pop and haven't given Al Stewart much thought, prepare to be enchanted.