(Rock) [LP][24/96] U2 - Achtung Baby - 1991, FLAC (tracks+.cue), [Original German LP] “DM series”(aksman 2012)

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Achtung Baby is the seventh studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and was released on 19 November 1991 on Island Records. Stung by the criticism of their 1988 release Rattle and Hum, U2 shifted their musical direction to incorporate alternative rock, industrial, and electronic dance music influences into their sound. Thematically, the album is darker, more introspective, and at times more flippant than their previous work. Achtung Baby and the subsequent multimedia-intensive Zoo TV Tour were central to the group's 1990s reinvention, which replaced their earnest public image with a more lighthearted and self-deprecating one.

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Personnel
U2
Bono – vocals, guitar
The Edge – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Adam Clayton – bass guitar
Larry Mullen, Jr. – drums, percussion
Additional performers
Brian Eno – additional keyboards (tracks 3, 9, 12)
Daniel Lanois – additional guitar (tracks 1, 3, 9), additional percussion (tracks 4, 8 )
Duchess Nell Catchpole – violin, viola (track 6)
Technical
Production – Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite (tracks 2, 5)
Engineering – Robbie Adams, Paul Barrett, Flood, Joe O’Herlihy
Mixing – Flood, Daniel Lanois, Steve Lillywhite, Robbie Adams, Brian Eno, The Edge
Engineering and mixing assistance – Robbie Adams, Shannon Strong, Sean Leonard
Digital editing – Stewart Whitmore
Mastering – Arnie Acost

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foobar2000 1.1.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-04-23 16:36:56
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Analyzed: U2 / Achtung Baby
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.37 dB -15.05 dB 4:33 01-Zoo Station
DR10 -1.26 dB -13.47 dB 3:39 02-Even Better Than the Real Thing
DR12 -1.06 dB -15.47 dB 4:34 03-One
DR11 -1.91 dB -15.52 dB 4:36 04-Until the End of the World
DR12 -0.80 dB -15.23 dB 5:14 05-Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
DR13 -0.68 dB -15.89 dB 5:45 06-So Cruel
DR11 -0.62 dB -13.92 dB 4:28 07-The Fly
DR10 -1.70 dB -14.03 dB 4:02 08-Mysterious Ways
DR11 -1.35 dB -14.18 dB 3:51 09-Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
DR13 -0.81 dB -15.74 dB 5:29 10-Ultraviolet (Light My Way)
DR11 -1.47 dB -15.17 dB 4:28 11-Acrobat
DR11 -2.26 dB -15.29 dB 4:21 12-Love Is Blindness
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2637 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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Technical Log
Hannl "limited" Record Cleaning Machine with Rotating Brush
TT: Bergmann Audio "Magne" (with air-bearing platter)
Tonearm: Bergmann Magne (tangential/linear air-bearing tonearm)
Cartridge: Ortofon MC A 90
Phono Amp: Nagra BPS (battery driven pre amp; 100 Ohm load)
Interconnects by Silent Wire (NF-7)
Benchmark ADC 1 USB
Interconnects by ViaBlue
AC connects by Goldkabel
Wavelab 6.1 recording software (recording & manual click removal)
iZotope RX Advanced 2.0 (resampling & audio restoration)
Traders Little Helper

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Vacuum Cleaning > Bergmann Magne > Nagra BPS > Laptop > Wavelab 6.1 (24/96) > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > resample to 16/44.1 > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

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

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Ripping Note
Another nice find in near mint condition. A spin on my RCM made it a pleasure to listen to.

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Posted by aksman @ February 15th, 2012