Оцифровку и обработку выполнил: Fran Solo
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Название: Scheherazade And Other Stories
Исполнитель: Renaissance
Жанр: Art Rock, Prog Rock, Classic Rock, Symphonic Rock
Год выпуска: 1975 (First US Pressing)
Количество композиций: 12
Количество пластинок: 1
Фирма: Sire (Made in USA)
Номер по каталогу: SASD-7510
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Формат: mp3 + flac
Качество: cbr 320 kbps + lossless 24 bit/96 kHz
Размер файла: 119 + 960 Мб (3% на восстановление)
Предпрослушка: mp3 cbr 320 kbps
Список композиций:
Side 1
1. Trip To The Fair 10:51
2. The Vultures Fly High 3:04
3. Ocean Gypsy 7:05
Side 2
4. Song Of Scheherazade - Fanfare 2:37
5. The Betrayal 4:55
6. The Sultan 2:46
7. Love Theme 2:29
8. The Young Prince And The Princess As Told By Scheherazade 4:04
9. Festival Preparations 1:07
10. Fugue For The Sultan 2:12
11. The Festival 2:12
12. Finale 2:30
When somebody asks me about symphonic prog’ I always think of Renaissance and specially of this amazing release, the arrangements, chorus and Annie Hasslam’s operatic voice are unique in the musical world and represent by own right what the word symphonic should mean.
Renaissance is a piano and vocals dominated band with elaborated arrangements but sometimes a bit light compared to most of the prog’ bands from the 70?s, not weak but softer and warmer. Using a comparison with sports, if Genesis and ELP are heavyweights that can kill the opponent with the first chord, Renaissance is like a middleweight, who also needs style and elegance to win the fight.
“Song of Sheherezade” a 24 minutes epic based on the 1001 Nights, it’s so impressive that people use to forget the rest of the album, something unfair because this release is well balanced and all the tracks have their own merits.
The album begins with a strange song called “Trip to the Fair” that starts with an impressive 3 minutes piano intro with chorus and light percussion that mixes with talent elements of different musical eras, which is suddenly followed by the wonderful voice of Annie. Maybe the problem with this song is that after the strong opening you expect something more powerful, but the band changes the direction of the song towards a softer and dreamy tune with some jazz chords that create a traveling fair atmosphere, but with the sacrifice of the power that the introduction make the listener expect, a good song but a bit uneven.
The second track (“The Vultures Fly High”) has a better balance, starts strong and ends stronger, less symphonic and more rock oriented than the rest of the album but powerful and fast, the band members show they are capable of making good short songs.
Side A (in LP format) ends with “Ocean Gypsy” a softer song where again Annie’s vocals are the highlight, with evident participation of the rest of the members, this song is more predictable than all the other tracks but stronger than the previous because makes clear that Renaissance is a complete band, not only a piano and vocals duet.
Side B is what makes Renaissance a transcendental band, “Song of Sheherezade”, without doubt their most elaborate work, an epic that has everything, solid piano, good orchestra and chorus plus excellent work of all the band, the Arabic atmosphere is perfect and the vocals not exclusively by Annie Hasslam are amazing, if you add the spectacular changes and sudden musical explosions you get an unforgettable masterpiece that must be listened before reading any review.
No progressive collection is complete without this album and “Live in the Carnegie Hall” where you can listen a more solid version of “Song of Sheherezade” (if this is possible).
5 Stars
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Vinyl rip, mastered and audio correction: Fran Solo
Direct Drive Turntable: Marantz 6170
Cartridge: SHURE M97xE (audiophile)
Edition: Adobe Audition CS 5.5 & Amadeus PRO - xACT & XLD (lossless)
Redbook Conversion: Izotope RX Advanced
Clickrepair with Izotope RX Advanced: Yes
Password: WITHOUT PASSWORD
Scans Full & Corrected LP Cover, 1:1
(All included in 300dpi: front/back - gatefold outside/inside - booklet - insert - envelope - labels, etc.): Fran Solo
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Analyzed folder: Renaissance – Scheherazade And Other Stories (LP)
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR14 -2.04 dB -20.12 dB 01 Renaissance – LADO 1- Trip To The Fair.wav
DR12 -1.10 dB -16.98 dB 02 Renaissance – The Vultures Fly High.wav
DR13 -1.75 dB -19.56 dB 03 Renaissance – Ocean Gypsy.wav
DR12 -3.39 dB -18.82 dB 04 Renaissance – LADO 2- Song Of Scheherazade – I) Fanfare.wav
DR14 -1.99 dB -20.81 dB 05 Renaissance – II) The Betrayal.wav
DR14 -6.92 dB -25.61 dB 06 Renaissance – III) The Sultan.wav
DR12 -6.05 dB -22.77 dB 07 Renaissance – IV) Love Theme.wav
DR13 -2.39 dB -20.37 dB 08 Renaissance – V) The Young Prince And The Princess As Told By Scheherazade.wav
DR14 -14.75 dB -32.92 dB 09 Renaissance – VI) Festival Preparations.wav
DR12 -4.36 dB -20.91 dB 10 Renaissance – VII) Fugue For The Sultan.wav
DR13 -5.69 dB -23.35 dB 11 Renaissance – VIII) The Festival.wav
DR12 -3.90 dB -19.34 dB 12 Renaissance – XI) Finale.wav
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Number of files: 12
Official DR value: DR13
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