Van Morrison - Astral Weeks [WB/Rhino 180g LP; Mastered by Kevin Gray] requested Re-Post, new rip

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
WB/Rhino 180g LP / W R1 1768
Mastered by Kevin Gray @ AcousTech, Camarillo
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC | cue, m3u, Log | Cover
~950 mb incl recovery | Rock, Folk-Rock, Jazz | 1968

Allmusic.com rating 5 out of of 5 Stars

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"…it obsoletes the original in almost every way…When you hear the new reissue, even if you've heard the original 100 times since it first came out, which would easily be me, you will almost jump out of your seat when you hear these familiar elements move from the shadows to the foreground…Astral Weeks, one of the great records of the rock era, is destined to become one of the great reissues of the post-CD/analog revival era." - Michael Fremer, Musicangle.com

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1968's "Astral Weeks" remains not only Morrison's masterpiece, but one of the greatest records ever made. A haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic folk styled epics recorded by an all star jazz backing unit, its poetic complexity earned critical raves but made only a minimal commercial impact.

Pls check Michael Fremer's enthusiatic review of this great re-issue:

Music: 11/11 | Sound: 10/11

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Whether it's one of your favorite albums or you've never heard it, Astral Weeks belongs in any rock lover's record collection (even if it's not really a rock record) and this reissue is (or will be) the one to have!

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1968's "Astral Weeks" remains not only Morrison's masterpiece, but one of the greatest records ever made. A haunting, deeply personal collection of impressionistic folk styled epics recorded by an all star jazz backing unit, its poetic complexity earned critical raves but made only a minimal commercial impact.

Track listing:

Part One: In The Beginning

1. Astral Weeks 2. Beside You 3. Sweet Thing 4. Cyprus Avenue

Part Two: Afterwards

5. Young Lovers Do 6. Madame George 7. Ballerina 8. Slim Slow Slider

Personnel

* Van Morrison – rhythm guitar, vocals * Jay Berliner – guitar * Richard Davis – double bass * Larry Fallon – harpsichord on "Cyprus Avenue" * Connie Kay – drums * Barry Kornfeld – guitar on "The Way Young Lovers Do" * John Payne – flute, soprano saxophone on "Slim Slow Slider" * Warren Smith, Jr. – percussion, vibraphone

RCM Hannl 'limited'
Music Hall MMF 5.1 Turntable
Goldring 1042GX reference Cartridge
Belari VP-129 Tube Phono PreAmp with Sylvania 12AX7WA
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections by "Goldkabel"
Wavelab 5 recording software

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Belari > Laptop > Wavelab 5.01 (24/96) > manual click removal
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.

Links: (File Factory) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Links: (Rapidshare) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

The files are interchangeable!

Pass: aksman

Enjoy!!!