(R&B, Soul) The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals - 1986, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals
Жанр: R&B, Soul
Страна-производитель диска: США
Год издания: 1986
Издатель (лейбл): Warner Special Products
Номер по каталогу: 9-27605-2
Страна: США
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 61:19
Источник (релизер): MidnightRocker (what)
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
01. I Ain't Gonna Eat out My Heart Anymore (2:47)
02. Good Lovin' (2:30)
03. Mustang Sally (4:00)
04. You Better Run (2:28)
05. Come on Up (2:45)
06. Love Is a Beautiful Thing (2:32)
07. What Is the Reason (2:23)
08. Lonely Too Long (3:02)
09. Groovin' (2:31)
10. A Girl Like You (2:51)
11. How Can I Be Sure (2:54)
12. It's Wonderful (3:13)
13. A Beautiful Morning (2:35)
14. People Got to Be Free (3:01)
15. Heaven (3:24)
16. See (5:05)
17. Carry Me Back (2:52)
18. Find Somebody (3:48)
19. Easy Rollin' (2:56)
20. A Ray of Hope (3:42)
Жанр: R&B, Soul
Страна-производитель диска: США
Год издания: 1986
Издатель (лейбл): Warner Special Products
Номер по каталогу: 9-27605-2
Страна: США
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: lossless
Продолжительность: 61:19
Источник (релизер): MidnightRocker (what)
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
Треклист:
01. I Ain't Gonna Eat out My Heart Anymore (2:47)
02. Good Lovin' (2:30)
03. Mustang Sally (4:00)
04. You Better Run (2:28)
05. Come on Up (2:45)
06. Love Is a Beautiful Thing (2:32)
07. What Is the Reason (2:23)
08. Lonely Too Long (3:02)
09. Groovin' (2:31)
10. A Girl Like You (2:51)
11. How Can I Be Sure (2:54)
12. It's Wonderful (3:13)
13. A Beautiful Morning (2:35)
14. People Got to Be Free (3:01)
15. Heaven (3:24)
16. See (5:05)
17. Carry Me Back (2:52)
18. Find Somebody (3:48)
19. Easy Rollin' (2:56)
20. A Ray of Hope (3:42)
Лог создания рипа
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 1. February 2012, 21:24
The Rascals / The Ultimate Rascals
Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-760A Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 30
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
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
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%artist%" -T "TITLE=%title%" -T "ALBUM=%albumtitle%" -T "DATE=%year%" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%tracknr%" -T "GENRE=%genre%" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
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1 | 0:00.32 | 2:47.08 | 32 | 12564
2 | 2:47.40 | 2:29.72 | 12565 | 23811
3 | 5:17.37 | 3:59.48 | 23812 | 41784
4 | 9:17.10 | 2:28.20 | 41785 | 52904
5 | 11:45.30 | 2:45.35 | 52905 | 65314
6 | 14:30.65 | 2:31.70 | 65315 | 76709
7 | 17:02.60 | 2:23.35 | 76710 | 87469
8 | 19:26.20 | 3:02.02 | 87470 | 101121
9 | 22:28.22 | 2:31.15 | 101122 | 112461
10 | 24:59.37 | 2:51.00 | 112462 | 125286
11 | 27:50.37 | 2:53.55 | 125287 | 138316
12 | 30:44.17 | 3:12.60 | 138317 | 152776
13 | 33:57.02 | 2:34.40 | 152777 | 164366
14 | 36:31.42 | 3:01.20 | 164367 | 177961
15 | 39:32.62 | 3:24.18 | 177962 | 193279
16 | 42:57.05 | 5:05.15 | 193280 | 216169
17 | 48:02.20 | 2:52.22 | 216170 | 229091
18 | 50:54.42 | 3:47.65 | 229092 | 246181
19 | 54:42.32 | 2:55.55 | 246182 | 259361
20 | 57:38.12 | 3:42.15 | 259362 | 276026
Track 1
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Track 2
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\02 - Good Lovin'.wav
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Track 3
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\03 - Mustang Sally.wav
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Track 4
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\04 - You Better Run.wav
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Track 5
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\05 - Come On Up.wav
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Track 6
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\06 - Love Is a Beautiful Thing.wav
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Track 7
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\07 - What Is the Reason.wav
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Track 8
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\08 - Lonely Too Long.wav
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Track 9
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\09 - Groovin'.wav
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Track 10
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\10 - A Girl Like You.wav
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Track 11
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\11 - How Can I Be Sure.wav
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Track 12
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\12 - It's Wonderful.wav
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Track 13
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\13 - A Beautiful Morning.wav
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Track 14
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\14 - People Got To Be Free.wav
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Track 15
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\15 - Heaven.wav
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Track 16
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\16 - See.wav
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Track 17
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Track 18
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\18 - Find Somebody.wav
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Track 19
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\19 - Easy Rollin'.wav
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Track 20
Filename L:\Torrents\The Rascals - The Ultimate Rascals (1986) [FLAC]\20 - A Ray of Hope.wav
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Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)
REM GENRE Rock
REM DATE 1986
REM DISCID 220E6014
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v1.0b3"
PERFORMER "The Rascals"
TITLE "The Ultimate Rascals"
FILE "01 - I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore.wav" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore"
PERFORMER "The Rascals"
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TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Good Lovin'"
PERFORMER "The Rascals"
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FILE "02 - Good Lovin'.wav" WAVE
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TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Mustang Sally"
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FILE "03 - Mustang Sally.wav" WAVE
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TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "You Better Run"
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Отчет CUETools
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20 99,8 [37D76F6F] [0AB58325] CRC32
Review by Jim Newsom
A wonderful collection of songs, most of which were major hits for this quartet, The Ultimate Rascals was one of the early compilations released when compact discs were still fairly young. As such, the tapes from which this recording was mastered were obviously not first generation, with the resulting subpar sound the disc's only weakness. But, oh, the music: a cornucopia for any baby boomer weaned on AM radio in the mid- to late '60s. The Rascals' development is traced here from the early rock & roll sides, like "Good Lovin'" and "You Better Run," through the blue-eyed soul era of "Groovin'" and "A Girl Like You," to the band's social relevance period, exemplified by "People Got to Be Free" and "A Ray of Hope." During their peak period, from 1966-1969, The Rascals cranked out a batch of popular hit singles, and all are here, along with some of their better album cuts. This is the disc that many fans rushed out to buy when they first acquired CD players, and it's still a good place to start for the uninitiated. For the true fan, however, the two-disc Anthology (1965-1972), released in the early '90s, is much better.
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