![Blonde On Blonde - Reflections On A Life (1971) [Japan Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/e1/9e/003f9ee1_medium.jpg)
Blonde On Blonde - Reflections On A Life (1971) [Japan Edition]
![Blonde On Blonde - Reflections On A Life (1971) [Japan Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/e1/9e/003f9ee1.jpg)
Blonde On Blonde - Reflections On A Life (1971) [Japan Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 287 MB | Covers Included
Genre: Prog-Rock | Label: Air Mail Archive | Catalog Number: AIRAC-1319
EAC Rip | FLAC (Tracks) +CUE, LOG | 287 MB | Covers Included
Genre: Prog-Rock | Label: Air Mail Archive | Catalog Number: AIRAC-1319
Blonde on Blonde was a guitar-led psychedelic rock group from South Wales. The band was formed in Newport in 1967 by vocalist/guitarist Ralph Denyer, drummer Les Hicks, bassist/organist Richard Hopkins and guitarist/sitar player Gareth Johnson. The band was named after Bob Dylan's 1966 album of the same name.
Blonde on Blonde, taking their name from the then-new Bob Dylan album of that title, were spawned in 1967 out of a Welsh blues-rock band called the Cellar Set. Gareth Johnson played the guitar, sitar, and lute, while Richard Hopkins handled the bass, piano, harpsichord, cornet, celeste, and whistle, and Les Hicks played the drums. The addition of Ralph Denyer made them into a quartet with vocals; and Simon Lawrence, an alumnus of Roy Harper's and Al Stewart's early recordings, was with them briefly, as well, on 12-string guitar. The group took part in the Middle Earth Club's Magical Mystery Tour, which brought them an initial splash of press exposure. They were also fortunate enough to open for the Jefferson Airplane on the latter group's British tour. All of this activity led to an approach by Pye Records producer Barry Murray, who got them signed to the label, and through whom they released their debut single "All Day, All Night" b/w "Country Life." Though decidedly guitar-based in their sound, the band's music also used psychedelic pop arrangements that gave it an almost orchestral majesty which, when coupled with Johnson's sitar and lute embellishments and Hopkins' harpsichord and other unusual keyboards – with Hicks getting into the act on the tabla – gave them an appealingly exotic sound. Their live performances were frequently divided, à la Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, into acoustic and electric sets, in order to show off their full range.
The group issued their first album, Contrasts, in 1969, on the Janus label – that record showed more of the early but burgeoning influence of progressive rock, while retaining their early psychedelic coloration. That same year, the band played to the largest single audience of its entire history when they appeared at the first Isle of Wight Festival. They also issued their second single "Castles in the Sky" b/w "Circles'" and the LP Rebirth, both on the Ember label, which featured a new lineup – Denyer had exited the band to form Aquila, ceding his spot in Blonde on Blonde to singer-guitarist David Thomas. Richard Hopkins was replaced in mid-1971 by bassist-guitarist-banjo player Graham Davis, and it was this lineup that recorded their third LP, Reflections on a Life, at Rockfield Studios. It failed to sell any better than their prior releases, however, and the group broke up in 1972, shortly after that album's release. The group's albums are recognized as collector's items on vinyl, and their first album, in particular, is a beguiling mix of psychedelia and progressive rock. But their debut single, "All Day, All Night," is regarded in many quarters as their most significant release, a classic of late-'60s psychedelic pop/rock.
The group issued their first album, Contrasts, in 1969, on the Janus label – that record showed more of the early but burgeoning influence of progressive rock, while retaining their early psychedelic coloration. That same year, the band played to the largest single audience of its entire history when they appeared at the first Isle of Wight Festival. They also issued their second single "Castles in the Sky" b/w "Circles'" and the LP Rebirth, both on the Ember label, which featured a new lineup – Denyer had exited the band to form Aquila, ceding his spot in Blonde on Blonde to singer-guitarist David Thomas. Richard Hopkins was replaced in mid-1971 by bassist-guitarist-banjo player Graham Davis, and it was this lineup that recorded their third LP, Reflections on a Life, at Rockfield Studios. It failed to sell any better than their prior releases, however, and the group broke up in 1972, shortly after that album's release. The group's albums are recognized as collector's items on vinyl, and their first album, in particular, is a beguiling mix of psychedelia and progressive rock. But their debut single, "All Day, All Night," is regarded in many quarters as their most significant release, a classic of late-'60s psychedelic pop/rock.
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 9. February 2010, 20:53
Blonde On Blonde / Reflections On A Life
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D Adapter: 4 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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 : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:04.37 | 0 | 9336
2 | 2:04.37 | 2:40.70 | 9337 | 21406
3 | 4:45.32 | 6:40.37 | 21407 | 51443
4 | 11:25.69 | 5:24.62 | 51444 | 75805
5 | 16:50.56 | 4:13.37 | 75806 | 94817
6 | 21:04.18 | 4:23.20 | 94818 | 114562
7 | 25:27.38 | 4:14.74 | 114563 | 133686
8 | 29:42.37 | 5:22.28 | 133687 | 157864
9 | 35:04.65 | 3:43.08 | 157865 | 174597
10 | 38:47.73 | 3:09.24 | 174598 | 188796
11 | 41:57.22 | 4:47.08 | 188797 | 210329
Track 1
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\01. Blonde On Blonde - Gene Machine.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 94.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3FC2F6CE
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\02. Blonde On Blonde - I Don't Care.wav
Peak level 96.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 9246FF80
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\03. Blonde On Blonde - Love Song.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 42E013D0
Copy CRC 42E013D0
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\04. Blonde On Blonde - Bar Room Blues.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 74FE9533
Copy CRC 74FE9533
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\05. Blonde On Blonde - Sad Song For An Easy Lady.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 36E8F8DF
Copy CRC 36E8F8DF
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\06. Blonde On Blonde - Ain't It Sad Too.wav
Peak level 94.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5F0065C1
Copy CRC 5F0065C1
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\07. Blonde On Blonde - The Bargain.wav
Peak level 95.4 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5A1E9B9E
Copy CRC 5A1E9B9E
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\08. Blonde On Blonde - The Rut.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 712EA973
Copy CRC 712EA973
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\09. Blonde On Blonde - Happy Families.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B414A250
Copy CRC B414A250
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\10. Blonde On Blonde - No. 2 Psychological Decontamination Unit.wav
Peak level 93.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8C5AF358
Copy CRC 8C5AF358
Copy OK
Track 11
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\11. Blonde On Blonde - Chorale (Forever).wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8ED7B949
Copy CRC 8ED7B949
Copy OK
No errors occurred
End of status report
EAC extraction logfile from 9. February 2010, 20:53
Blonde On Blonde / Reflections On A Life
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-215D Adapter: 4 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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 : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:04.37 | 0 | 9336
2 | 2:04.37 | 2:40.70 | 9337 | 21406
3 | 4:45.32 | 6:40.37 | 21407 | 51443
4 | 11:25.69 | 5:24.62 | 51444 | 75805
5 | 16:50.56 | 4:13.37 | 75806 | 94817
6 | 21:04.18 | 4:23.20 | 94818 | 114562
7 | 25:27.38 | 4:14.74 | 114563 | 133686
8 | 29:42.37 | 5:22.28 | 133687 | 157864
9 | 35:04.65 | 3:43.08 | 157865 | 174597
10 | 38:47.73 | 3:09.24 | 174598 | 188796
11 | 41:57.22 | 4:47.08 | 188797 | 210329
Track 1
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\01. Blonde On Blonde - Gene Machine.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00
Peak level 94.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 3FC2F6CE
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\02. Blonde On Blonde - I Don't Care.wav
Peak level 96.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 9246FF80
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\03. Blonde On Blonde - Love Song.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 42E013D0
Copy CRC 42E013D0
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\04. Blonde On Blonde - Bar Room Blues.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 74FE9533
Copy CRC 74FE9533
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\05. Blonde On Blonde - Sad Song For An Easy Lady.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 36E8F8DF
Copy CRC 36E8F8DF
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\06. Blonde On Blonde - Ain't It Sad Too.wav
Peak level 94.5 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5F0065C1
Copy CRC 5F0065C1
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\07. Blonde On Blonde - The Bargain.wav
Peak level 95.4 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 5A1E9B9E
Copy CRC 5A1E9B9E
Copy OK
Track 8
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\08. Blonde On Blonde - The Rut.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 712EA973
Copy CRC 712EA973
Copy OK
Track 9
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\09. Blonde On Blonde - Happy Families.wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC B414A250
Copy CRC B414A250
Copy OK
Track 10
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\10. Blonde On Blonde - No. 2 Psychological Decontamination Unit.wav
Peak level 93.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8C5AF358
Copy CRC 8C5AF358
Copy OK
Track 11
Filename D:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\11. Blonde On Blonde - Chorale (Forever).wav
Peak level 96.6 %
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 8ED7B949
Copy CRC 8ED7B949
Copy OK
No errors occurred
End of status report
Tracklist:
01. Gene Machine (Gareth Johnson) - 2:04
02. I Don't Care (Dave Thomas, Gareth Johnson) - 2:41
03. Love Song (Dave Thomas) - 6:41
04. Bar Room Blues (Dave Thomas) - 5:25
05. Sad Song For An Easy Lady (Dave Thomas) - 4:13
06. Ain't It Sad Too (Gareth Johnson) - 4:23
07. The Bargain (Dave Thomas) - 4:14
08. The Rut (Graham Davies) - 5:22
09. Happy Families (Gareth Johnson) - 3:44
10. No. 2 Psychological Decontamination Unit (Gareth Johnson) - 3:09
11. Chorale (Forever) (Gareth Johnson) - 4:41
Personnel:
Graham Davies - Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Gareth Johnson - Lead Guitar
Les Hicks - Percussion
Dave Thomas - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica