Alfie – Alfie's Ball (1980)
XLD Flac 24Bit/44.1kHz = 366 MB | Mp3 VBR0 = 69 MB | Scans 400 dpi jpg = 16 MB | RAR
Vinyl LP | Polydor 2417 128 | Krautrock | Germany
Never released on CD
XLD Flac 24Bit/44.1kHz = 366 MB | Mp3 VBR0 = 69 MB | Scans 400 dpi jpg = 16 MB | RAR
Vinyl LP | Polydor 2417 128 | Krautrock | Germany
Never released on CD
Alfie is an alias of Joachim Heider. Joachim Heider was producer and songwriter for various german "Schlagerstars" or pop stars, like Marianne Rosenberg or Christian Anders. Here he tries out a more serious style, but he can't decide which direction to go. He's changing between rock, electronic, ambient and pop. Some songs remind me of Alan Parson, Kiss, or Deuter.
The length of the tracks does not correspond with the back cover info. Sadly there is some background noise although the record looked clean, either it was a bad pressing or it has been played with a damaged needle, but the rip is still listenable in my ears.
Tracks
01. Hommage à Björn Borg 03:06
02. Silence of the world 02:03
03. What is victory 00:54
04. Everybody's playing Tennis 04:07
05. The spirit of freedom 03:16
06. The bet 05:42
07. Day break 02:14
08. Another night 04:31
09. After the wind has gone 04:46
10. I'm a winner 07:21
Total time: 37:54
Musicians
No info
These rips are several years old, 24Bit/44.1kHz resolution was my limit in those days.
Record Player: Dual CS series, Ortofon pickup, or Thorens TD 160
Pre-/Amplifier: Kenwood KR 5030 Link
A-D converter: MiniDisc recorder Sony MDS-JB 920, 24 Bit S/PDIF output Link
Mac G4 with Audiowerk 8-channel PCI Audio Card, S/PDIF input
Sound editing: SonicWorx by ProSoniq
Record Player: Dual CS series, Ortofon pickup, or Thorens TD 160
Pre-/Amplifier: Kenwood KR 5030 Link
A-D converter: MiniDisc recorder Sony MDS-JB 920, 24 Bit S/PDIF output Link
Mac G4 with Audiowerk 8-channel PCI Audio Card, S/PDIF input
Sound editing: SonicWorx by ProSoniq