(Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Easy Listening) The Harry Roche Constellation - Spiral / Sometimes {Cherry Red / El Records ACMEM100CD, UK} - 2007, APE (image+.cue) lossless

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 27. August 2010, 22:01
Harry Roche Constellation / Spiral and Sometimes
Used drive  : TSSTcorpDVD+-RW TS-U633A   Adapter: 0  ID: 1
Read mode               : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache      : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction                      : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks   : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations       : Yes
Used interface                              : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format      : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
     Track |   Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector
    ---------------------------------------------------------
        1  |  0:00.00 |  4:15.62 |         0    |    19186
        2  |  4:15.62 |  3:38.55 |     19187    |    35591
        3  |  7:54.42 |  2:51.32 |     35592    |    48448
        4  | 10:45.74 |  2:52.73 |     48449    |    61421
        5  | 13:38.72 |  3:29.02 |     61422    |    77098
        6  | 17:07.74 |  3:26.27 |     77099    |    92575
        7  | 20:34.26 |  3:34.63 |     92576    |   108688
        8  | 24:09.14 |  4:03.73 |    108689    |   126986
        9  | 28:13.12 |  2:14.07 |    126987    |   137043
       10  | 30:27.19 | 10:40.48 |    137044    |   185091
       11  | 41:07.67 |  2:57.27 |    185092    |   198393
       12  | 44:05.19 |  3:19.26 |    198394    |   213344
       13  | 47:24.45 |  3:15.12 |    213345    |   227981
       14  | 50:39.57 |  3:18.33 |    227982    |   242864
       15  | 53:58.15 |  3:23.15 |    242865    |   258104
       16  | 57:21.30 |  3:13.74 |    258105    |   272653
       17  | 60:35.29 |  2:59.24 |    272654    |   286102
       18  | 63:34.53 |  3:04.45 |    286103    |   299947
       19  | 66:39.23 |  3:26.13 |    299948    |   315410
       20  | 70:05.36 |  4:28.14 |    315411    |   335524
       21  | 74:33.50 |  5:18.50 |    335525    |   359424
Range status and errors
Selected range
     Filename C:\_Arc\EAC_Out\Harry Roche Constellation - Spiral and Sometimes\Harry Roche Constellation - Spiral and Sometimes.wav
     Peak level 100.0 %
     Range quality 99.9 %
     Copy CRC DDBC287B
     Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track  1  not present in database
Track  2  not present in database
Track  3  not present in database
Track  4  not present in database
Track  5  not present in database
Track  6  not present in database
Track  7  not present in database
Track  8  not present in database
Track  9  not present in database
Track 10  not present in database
Track 11  not present in database
Track 12  not present in database
Track 13  not present in database
Track 14  not present in database
Track 15  not present in database
Track 16  not present in database
Track 17  not present in database
Track 18  not present in database
Track 19  not present in database
Track 20  not present in database
Track 21  not present in database
None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database
End of status report

REM GENRE "Easy Listening"
REM DATE 2007
REM DISCID 2F12B815
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb5"
PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
TITLE "Spiral and Sometimes"
FILE "Harry Roche Constellation - Spiral and Sometimes.ape" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Superwoman"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Tangerine"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 04:13:45
    INDEX 01 04:15:62
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "That's Living"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 07:52:25
    INDEX 01 07:54:42
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Rhapsody in Blue"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 10:43:57
    INDEX 01 10:45:74
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Good Morning Heartache"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 13:35:46
    INDEX 01 13:38:72
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Pinball Wizard"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 17:04:72
    INDEX 01 17:07:74
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Lay Lady Lay"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 20:31:24
    INDEX 01 20:34:26
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Nancy (with the Laughing Face)"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 24:06:72
    INDEX 01 24:09:14
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Ludmilla's Theme"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 28:10:70
    INDEX 01 28:13:12
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Spiral"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 30:25:02
    INDEX 01 30:27:19
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "You Are the Sunshine of my Life"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 41:04:27
    INDEX 01 41:07:67
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Watch What Happens"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 44:03:02
    INDEX 01 44:05:19
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    TITLE "Midnight Serenade"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 47:22:28
    INDEX 01 47:24:45
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    TITLE "You've Got Possibilities"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 50:37:40
    INDEX 01 50:39:57
  TRACK 15 AUDIO
    TITLE "Sometimes"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 53:55:73
    INDEX 01 53:58:15
  TRACK 16 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Prowler"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 57:19:13
    INDEX 01 57:21:30
  TRACK 17 AUDIO
    TITLE "The Mancini Generation"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 60:33:12
    INDEX 01 60:35:29
  TRACK 18 AUDIO
    TITLE "Marmalade Molasses and Honey"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 63:32:36
    INDEX 01 63:34:53
  TRACK 19 AUDIO
    TITLE "Carnaby Chick"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 66:37:06
    INDEX 01 66:39:23
  TRACK 20 AUDIO
    TITLE "My Romance"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 70:03:20
    INDEX 01 70:05:36
  TRACK 21 AUDIO
    TITLE "Better Late"
    PERFORMER "Harry Roche Constellation"
    FLAGS DCP
    INDEX 00 74:31:32
    INDEX 01 74:33:50

"On their initial release,'Sometimes' and 'Spiral' must have appeared to the average early Seventies hipster like the kind of instantly disposable records hi-fi buffs bought just to show off their latest piece of kit. Too jazzy, funky and freaky to be easy listening but too tightly arranged and laid back for serious Jazz. They positively invited dismissal critics from all sides, and this was to exactly be their fate. Yet over the following three decades a growing number of voices have protested these albums' significance. Now with their first official release on CD, we can finally hear for ourselves that the extravagant claims made on both albums behalves, were in fact true!!
Take 'Spiral' for example, the ten minute epic of a title-track includes synthesiser, organ, fuzz bass, brass riffs, echo effects, and Clare 'Dark Side of The Moon' Torry supplying the vocal is when it becomes apparent that this is no singular work at all. No exaggeration to say that for sheer imagination and inventiveness, the music contained here rivals such a masterpiece of the British instrumental scene as Roy Budd score for 'Get Carter'. All the more remarkable was that the Harry Roche Constellation was not a jobbing band but a studio-only assemblage of some of the leading session players of the day. That was part of Roche's genius; he sought after and attracted top session players who could bring so much more tot the table than instrumental virtuosity — including heavyweights such as Don Lusher, Pete Moore and trombonist Harry Roche.
Perhaps the most striking thing about the Constellation was its bizarre an unprecedented brass and woodwind line up — with nine sonorous trombones augmented by only a few instruments in the upper register. Inevitably, both 'Spiral' and 'Sometimes' failed to sell in sufficient quantities and a third album was abandoned mid-session. However, these are richly textured-multi-faceted recordings that ultimately transcend genre by the sheer quality of both arrangements and musicians. Although Harry Roche passed away in 1987 at the age of 69, his Constellation shines on."

Easy instrumentals and jazzy genius from the early 70s Brit scene – groovy, moddish jazz takes on pop and soundtrack hits of the time from the Harry Roche Constellation – with a vibe that betters the grooviest of sound library discoveries! There's a loungey charm to many of the tunes, but trombonist Roche and his Constellation get down and dirty in spots, too – such as on the priceless, tripped out fuzzy funk version of "Pinball Wizard" – and that's just one highlight of this should-be classic! Blasting horns, easy keys, chiming strings, jazz funk bass and grooves galore! Players include the cream of the crop of period British session players. Tracks include "Superwoman", "Tangerine", "That's Living", "Rhapsody In Blue", "Good Morning Heartache", "Pinball Wizard", "Lay Lady Lay", "Ludmilla's Theme", "Spiral" and more. Tracks from Sometimes include "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "Watch What Happens", "Moonlight Serenade", "You've Got Possibilities", "Sometimes", "The Prowler", "Marmalade Molasses And Honey", "Carnaby Chick", "My Romance" and more. 21 tracks in all! © 1996-2011, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Originally released on Pye’s 4D quadraphonic imprint, these 1973 albums from The Harry Roche Constellation would have long sunk without trace, were they not considerably more than thinlydisguised demonstration vehicles for the glories of all things quadraphonic. Fronted by trombonist and musical director Harry Roche, with a little help from a posse of arrangers, including Pete Moore (the man responsible for the memorable Pearl & Dean jingle), Don Lusher and even Stan Tracey, the Constellation were never actually a working band, rather a collection of leading session men.
“Too jazzy, funky and freaky to be easy listening, but too tightly arranged and laidback to be taken for serious jazz”: the sleevenotes hit the nail on the head. Instrumental reworkings of Stevie Wonder, The Who and Bob Dylan stand shoulder-to-shoulder with explorations of standards from Johnny Mercer, George Gerswhin, Henry Mancini and Michel Legrand. However, nothing can prepare the unsuspecting listener for the for the extraordinary 10- minute odyssey that is Pete Moore’s Spiral, with its manifest debt to Isaac Hayes and Norman Whitfield. It might feel like you’re knee deep in a pseudo blaxploitation score, but this was actually laid down in Wembley in 1973.