The Band - Northern Lights – Southern Cross (1975) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 41:05 minutes | Scans included | 1,43 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,41 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 924 MB
Northern Lights – Southern Cross is the sixth studio album by Canadian-American rock group the Band, released in 1975. It was the first album to be recorded at their new California studio, Shangri-La, and the first album of all new material since 1971's Cahoots. All eight songs are credited as compositions of guitarist Robbie Robertson. The album was well-received critically: Rolling Stone declared that The Band had kicked "a field goal", and, while he was put off by the sentimentality of the lyrics, Robert Christgau wrote "the pure comeliness of every melody on this album led to an immediate infatuation".
The first studio album of Band originals in four years, in many respects Northern Lights-Southern Cross was viewed as a comeback. It also can be seen as a swan song. The album was the Band's finest since their self-titled sophomore effort. Totaling eight songs in all, on this album the Band explores new timbres, utilizing for the first time 24 tracks and what was (then) new synthesizer technology. "Acadian Driftwood" stands out as one of Robertson's finest compositions, the equal to anything else the Band ever recorded.
Tracklist:
01. Forbidden Fruit
02. Hobo Jungle
03. Ophelia
04. Acadian Driftwood
05. Ring Your Bell
06. It Makes No Difference
07. Jupiter Hollow
08. Rags And Bones
DSD flat transferred from U.S. Original analogue master tapes.
foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: The Band / Northern Lights - Southern Cross
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -8.24 dB -24.05 dB 5:59 01-Forbidden Fruit
DR14 -7.07 dB -24.61 dB 4:15 02-Hobo Jungle
DR15 -5.71 dB -23.30 dB 3:32 03-Ophelia
DR14 -7.85 dB -24.77 dB 6:43 04-Acadian Driftwood
DR15 -5.96 dB -23.21 dB 3:55 05-Ring Your Bell
DR14 -6.95 dB -24.16 dB 6:34 06-It Makes No Difference
DR14 -8.33 dB -24.33 dB 5:21 07-Jupiter Hollow
DR14 -6.26 dB -22.91 dB 4:45 08-Rags And Bones
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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Analyzed: The Band / Northern Lights - Southern Cross
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -8.24 dB -24.05 dB 5:59 01-Forbidden Fruit
DR14 -7.07 dB -24.61 dB 4:15 02-Hobo Jungle
DR15 -5.71 dB -23.30 dB 3:32 03-Ophelia
DR14 -7.85 dB -24.77 dB 6:43 04-Acadian Driftwood
DR15 -5.96 dB -23.21 dB 3:55 05-Ring Your Bell
DR14 -6.95 dB -24.16 dB 6:34 06-It Makes No Difference
DR14 -8.33 dB -24.33 dB 5:21 07-Jupiter Hollow
DR14 -6.26 dB -22.91 dB 4:45 08-Rags And Bones
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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