(Folk-Rock, Soft Rock, Alternative Rock) [LP] [24/192] Counting Crows - August and Everything After (2 LP) - 1993/2012 (Analogue), FLAC (tracks)

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Degritter RCM > Rega Naia Turntable with Rega Naia PSU > Virgin Vinyl > Rega Aphelion 2 Cartridge > Rega Aura Phono Stage > Rega Osiris Amplifier > RME ADI-2 Pro FS R BE ADC > AudioQuest Carbon USB Cable > USB-IN > Audition CC 2021 @ 24bit float, 192kHz capture.
Processing:
24bit wav > Run through Click Repair 3.9.9 at 10/0 on DeClick > Volume Boost +4 DB > Remove DC Bias > Saved as 24bit,192kHz WAV > FLAC > Tagged with Discogs tagger through Foobar.
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Epson Expression 11000XL -> 16bit 600 DPI with Unsharp Mask -> Color Correction in Photoshop CC 2021 x64 -> 8bit 600DPI PNG.

foobar2000 1.6.16 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2024-12-05 23:02:12
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Analyzed: Counting Crows / August and Everything After
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13      -1.68 dB   -17.91 dB      5:31 01-Round Here
DR15      -0.82 dB   -17.92 dB      3:39 02-Omaha
DR12      -0.98 dB   -15.56 dB      4:31 03-Mr. Jones
DR14      -0.88 dB   -18.61 dB      5:01 04-Perfect Blue Buildings
DR13      -0.89 dB   -17.44 dB      4:32 05-Anna Begins
DR11      -1.98 dB   -17.04 dB      5:12 06-Time and Time Again
DR11      -0.97 dB   -13.81 dB      4:16 07-Rain King
DR12      -0.86 dB   -17.03 dB      4:29 08-Sullivan Street
DR13      -1.25 dB   -17.57 dB      4:03 09-Ghost Train
DR13      -2.85 dB   -20.98 dB      4:42 10-Raining in Baltimore
DR12      -0.86 dB   -15.02 dB      5:43 11-A Murder of One
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Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate:        192000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           5437 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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As for many August And Everything After is my favourite Counting Crows album. It could be a generation thing and not only a "Mr. Jones" hit single impact. It's true, that this track spin brought the band glory and recognition to the stratosphere, but that's not merely it. The whole album is a celebration of refined producing and musicianship. T-Bone Burnett's feeling is unprecedented. He's got a feeling to bring the best out of people and produce albums of legendary status. After was released August And Everything it became an multi-platinum seller due, but not only to success of hit single "Mr. Jones." We might be accustomed to the CD sound of the album as it was mastered as such, but thanks God to Chad's persistence of seeking out the releases with analog session tapes what we have here is a new true analog jewel recording being pressed. “We were fortunate that this was recorded to analog in an age that had many digital recordings," says Acoustic Sounds founder and CEO Chad Kassem, who describes August and Everything After as "one of the better albums in the entire '90s," with a timeless vibe and classic pop sound. Although recorded to audio tape, the album was originally mastered for CD and featured a longer playing time than a standard LP. Thus Analogue Productions has reissued August and Everything After as a double LP set to maximize the dynamic range of this recording. This is the first time that the 'Crows multi-platinum smash has been released in the U.S. as an LP. Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound. This is how rock music should sound like and how you should experience it. With full impact and glory of the medium. Do not miss Counting Crows it sets a milestone that sets a bar so high for decades to come. Both musically and production wise.
-- Matej Isak, Mono and Stereo