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Ministry Of Sound - Men From The Ministry / Midsummer Nights Dreaming (2005) 2 CD

Posted By: hill0
Ministry Of Sound - Men From The Ministry / Midsummer Nights Dreaming (2005) 2 CD

Ministry Of Sound - Men From The Ministry / Midsummer Nights Dreaming (2005) 2 CD
EAC Rip | FLAC (image & cue & log) | 357 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 221 MB | Artwork (JPG 600 dpi) | 100 MB | 46:30 + 50:10
Genre: Pop Rock / Psychedelic Rock / British Invasion | Country: UK | Label: RPM Records | RPM D 297

At a glance, this 35-track, two-CD set looks like it's combining two 1960s albums by the Ministry of Sound with bonus tracks. It's not; the Ministry of Sound issued just one single, and this is a witty facsimile of how their discography might have played out if things had turned out differently, complete with mock artwork for two LPs, one from 1966 and one from 1968. So almost all of these 35 cuts, all recorded between 1966-1968, were previously unreleased; the only two that actually came out in the 1960s were on the 1966 single "White Collar Worker"/"Back Seat Driver." The group did deserve better than just one official single, but nor was its output particularly deserving of deluxe treatment.Fans of John Carter, who sang and helped write some of the tracks, will be familiar with the kind of idiosyncratic spin on late-'60s harmony pop the Ministry of Sound offered, combining elements of sunshine pop, the Beach Boys, the Beatles at their poppiest, pop-psychedelia, and maybe a bit of the early Bee Gees. This blend is particularly prevalent on the second and better of the CDs, which groups the more sophisticated and psychedelically inclined tracks into the mock album Midsummer Nights Dreaming, with its very British lyrical blend of everyday life and fairytale imagery. It's an attractive sound, and so well produced it's hard to believe these weren't actual releases. But it's just not as memorable, hooky, or penetrating as the best work in this general field, though the melancholy "Rain Rain Rain" comes close with its slight sub-Brian Wilson circa 1966-1967 vibe. It's odd to hear a riff that almost approximates the one heard in Cream's "Sunshine of Your Love," however, on the 1966 single "White Collar Worker." The earlier-sounding material on disc one is weaker, populated by some pale attempts to marry British Invasion pop with Motown-influenced production. There's also more straightforward passable sunshine poppiness with a strong California vocal harmony streak; "Three in the Morning," for instance, sounds very much like something the Turtles or the Association might have done. The packaging is superb, with comprehensive liner notes and excellent sound.
Review by Richie Unterberger
Ministry Of Sound - Men From The Ministry / Midsummer Nights Dreaming (2005) 2 CD




Tracklist :

CD1 - "Men From The Ministry" 1966
1. Mary Mary
2. Someone Like You
3. I'm Coming Home
4. Something Very Good
5. Goodbye To Rosalie
6. Sunday In The Park
7. Hey Girl (No Need To Push)
8. Something You've Got
9. Ooh La La
10. I Couldn't Spend Another Day
11. Three In The Morning
12. Angels Get Out Of Bed
bonus tracks
13. Big Top Heart
14. Get Outta My Way
15. Love Equals Love
16. Memory
17. Turn Around

CD2 - "Midsummer Nights Dreaming" 1968
1. White Collar Worker
2. Throw The Thing Away
3. Back Seat Driver
4. Rain Rain Rain
5. In The Sky
6. Sequin Sally
7. Laughing Man
8. Going Round And Round
9. Time And Motion Man
10. Little Ray Of Sunshine
11. Magic People
12. Midsummer Dreaming
bonus tracks
13. Life Is Living
14. Marjorie Morningstar
15. Roberto Billow
16. Mr. Light
17. When I Was Born
18. Rain Rain Rain (alternative version)

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 8. декабря 2012, 16:58

Ministry Of Sound / Men From The Ministry

Дисковод: TSSTcorpCDDVDW TS-L633C Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет

Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000

Выходной формат : Пользовательский кодировщик
Выбранный битрейт : 128 kBit/s
Качество : Высокий
Добавление ID3-тега : Нет
Утилита сжатия : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Дополнительные параметры : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%


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Выбранный диапазон

Имя файла C:\Ministry Of Sound\Ministry Of Sound - Men From The Ministry.wav

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CRC теста 8FF918EF
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Копирование… OK

Ошибок не произошло

Конец отчёта

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Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 8. декабря 2012, 19:36

Ministry Of Sound / Midsummer Nights Dreaming

Дисковод: TSSTcorpCDDVDW TS-L633C Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет

Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000

Выходной формат : Пользовательский кодировщик
Выбранный битрейт : 128 kBit/s
Качество : Высокий
Добавление ID3-тега : Нет
Утилита сжатия : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Дополнительные параметры : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%


TOC извлечённого CD

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17 | 44:30.74 | 2:53.56 | 200324 | 213354
18 | 47:24.55 | 2:43.71 | 213355 | 225650


Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках

Выбранный диапазон

Имя файла C:\Ministry Of Sound\Ministry Of Sound - Midsummer Nights Dreaming.wav

Пиковый уровень 96.6 %
Скорость извлечения 3.6 X
Качество диапазона 100.0 %
CRC теста BE05600B
CRC копии BE05600B
Копирование… OK

Ошибок не произошло

Конец отчёта

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Musicians

John Carter - acoustic guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals
Russ Alquist - lead vocals
Micky Keen - electric guitar, backing vocals
Robin Shaw - bass, lead vocals, backing vocals
Clem Cattini - drums

Ministry Of Sound - Men From The Ministry / Midsummer Nights Dreaming (2005) 2 CD

All thanks goes to polk237
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