Showing posts with label Dutch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dutch. Show all posts
Friday, January 30, 2026
Saturday, December 6, 2025
Michelle Davina Hoogendoorn. The Voice. Uit Holland.
©2025 Sub-Bass Music Group/ 8ball Music
℗2025 Hipper Than Hell Records
Turn Me Up!™
To preserve the excitement, emotion and dynamics of the original performances this music video is intentionally quieter than some. For full enjoyment simply Turn Me Up! (www.TurnMeUp.org)
Friday, September 12, 2025
The Gathering - 'Mandylion 30' (Live @ The Lowlands)
©1995/1996 theGathering.nl
℗2025 Hipper Than Hell Records
Recorded live at Lowlands, Dynamo Open Air & Pinkpop 1995/1996.
Transferred from a pristine DENON HD8 master musicassette on a Nakamichi tapedeck.
No overdubs whatsoever. Ofcourse not.
01 Strange Machines [00:00:00]
02 In Motion # 1 [00:07:01]
03 Fear The Sea [00:15:03]
04 Leaves [00:22:09]
05 Stonegarden [00:29:33]
06 In Motion #2 [00:34:58]
07 3rd Chance [00:42:17]
08 Sand And Mercury [00:49:01]
09 Strange Machines V2 [00:58:59]
Brabant jonguh!
Monday, December 7, 2015
Midnight Moves Compilatieteep 1 (20th Anniversary Edition) 2CD coming early 2016
Coming Soon...
DJ Eddy Lite & DJ Mi Jah @ Midnight Moves, The Birthday Battle,
recorded @00:00est on October 20th 1995 @ Noorderligt Tilburg, The Netherlands.
2CD 2015 High Definition FULL resolution Remaster
Digital Download FLAC /Apple AAC | 2CD | Musicassette C90 Teep (Limited Edition)
Includes performances by The Gathering / Natacha Atlas / The Young Gods / David Bowie / Therapy? / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Porcupine Tree / Voïvod / Laika / Ozric Tentacles / The Chemical Brothers / Moloko / Ultraviolence / Coroner / Tekton Motor Coöperation
Midnight Moves Compilatieteep Vol. 2 coming early 2016
Part 2 of the Noorderligt Afterparty with DJ Eddy Lite & DJ Mi Jah @1:30est on October 20th 1995 @ Noorderligt Tilburg, The Netherlands.
2CD 2015 High Definition FULL resolution Remaster
Digital Download FLAC /Apple AAC | 2CD | Musicassette C90 Teep (Limited Edition)
Including performances by Heather Nova / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Cardiacs / Beastie Boys / Whale / Monster Magnet / FRONT 242 / KONG / Primus / Boss Hog / Coptic Rain / Lucky People Center / The Osmonds vs. Utah Saints / NIN / Tom Wilson / POL / Einstürzende Neubauten / Fear Factory / The Del-Monas
How awesome would this all be if we could get this on [2 X 2] 12 inches of #Vinyl?
In order to make this possible we need funds. Yes, the shows WILL be available somewhere this December for FREE as a digital download but CD's, Musicassettes and vinyl releases ofcourse will cost you a small fee for production costs/ shipping etc. You pay for services here and NOT for products.
preordering physical products available from December 10th 2015 (planned official release date december 26th 2015), you may do so by sending 5 euro to our PayPal account* stating clearly your personal contact info. (Not publicly ofcourse ~ send an email to hipperthanhellrecords*gmail.com first before you paypal us. THX)
Donations always welcomed!
To do this all it sometimes takes a lot of money to keep it all running. If you consider donating we would be much grateful and determined to make your stay even more comfortable in the future!
THX!
Eddy Lite
Hipper Than Hell Records & Filmworks
*Hipper than Hell PayPal page
eddylite.blogspot.com | https://plus.google.com/+HipperthanHellRecs/auto | www.youtube.com/user/HipperthanHellRecs \ www.dynamicrange.de | www.turnmeup.org
(c)2015 Hipper Than Hell Records & Filmworks ~ Mi Jah Productions Inc., a Partnership.
(p)1995 Bat Cave, Noorderligt Tilburg, The Netherlands
Liner notes: "Alleen voor Promotionele Doeleinden, Niet te Koop, Vaak en Hard afspelen.
Thanks for technical support and bootcamping: Noorderligt Tilburg, Bat Cave Tilburg, MuziekKantenwinkel Tilburg (013) Kees Bril, Elpee Den Bosch,
& U!"
(p)1995 Bat Cave, Noorderligt Tilburg, The Netherlands
Liner notes: "Alleen voor Promotionele Doeleinden, Niet te Koop, Vaak en Hard afspelen.
Thanks for technical support and bootcamping: Noorderligt Tilburg, Bat Cave Tilburg, MuziekKantenwinkel Tilburg (013) Kees Bril, Elpee Den Bosch,
& U!"
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
MOSH = BACK!
Have you heard?
MOSH = BACK!
MOSH = BACK!
Published on Nov 12, 2013
01 - Walker [00:00]
02 - Mosh is Back [02:16]
03 - Reprobate [06:33]
04 - Praise of Pain [10:13]
Running time: 13"34' (approx)
WALKER was a Dutch, Tilburg based outfit that was actually in fact Crustacean (http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/C...) with two members switching instruments. Just for fun, and I would be amazed if more than 100 people heard this excellent demotape back in the day. (sadly I must add, it's awesome in my book.)
Walker consisted of brutal Brabant Metal Heads Joris on drums, Tom on Bass, Mikk on Guitars and Norbert handling the verbal humiliation. (Y)
Recorded at the infamous but oh, so, excellent Double Noise Studio in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Chris de Cock engineered his ass off and Hans 'Buddha Building' Timmermans produced this massive glorious turd like no one ever could match.
(Personal addition, I think this sounds better than any of the last 3 ~ 3 and a half Holy Moses albums and I am a big fan of Sabina Classen and her Posse!)
References you ask?
How about #Holy Moses (DE), #Warpath (DE) and #Slayer (DUH!) yo?
#Carnivore? Hell yeahs!
Sound? Excellent!
This is taken from a pristine copy of the demotape. No dolby NR was used in production which is a pity but then again, lots of things can go wrong with that system too. Not a bad copy at all.
Transfer and Mastering was done by Eddy Lite @ hoerejong MultiMedia Design for Hipper than Hell Records on Movember 12th 2013.
HELL JAWEL! Now, blast that plaster off the ceiling dudes! (and dudettes!)
www.dynamicrange.de
www.turnmeup.org
www.myspace.com/hipperthanhellrecords
www.facebook.com/eddylite.54
MOSH IS BACK! \m/,
Enjoy!
Eddy Lite
02 - Mosh is Back [02:16]
03 - Reprobate [06:33]
04 - Praise of Pain [10:13]
Running time: 13"34' (approx)
WALKER was a Dutch, Tilburg based outfit that was actually in fact Crustacean (http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/C...) with two members switching instruments. Just for fun, and I would be amazed if more than 100 people heard this excellent demotape back in the day. (sadly I must add, it's awesome in my book.)
Walker consisted of brutal Brabant Metal Heads Joris on drums, Tom on Bass, Mikk on Guitars and Norbert handling the verbal humiliation. (Y)
Recorded at the infamous but oh, so, excellent Double Noise Studio in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Chris de Cock engineered his ass off and Hans 'Buddha Building' Timmermans produced this massive glorious turd like no one ever could match.
(Personal addition, I think this sounds better than any of the last 3 ~ 3 and a half Holy Moses albums and I am a big fan of Sabina Classen and her Posse!)
References you ask?
How about #Holy Moses (DE), #Warpath (DE) and #Slayer (DUH!) yo?
#Carnivore? Hell yeahs!
Sound? Excellent!
This is taken from a pristine copy of the demotape. No dolby NR was used in production which is a pity but then again, lots of things can go wrong with that system too. Not a bad copy at all.
Transfer and Mastering was done by Eddy Lite @ hoerejong MultiMedia Design for Hipper than Hell Records on Movember 12th 2013.
HELL JAWEL! Now, blast that plaster off the ceiling dudes! (and dudettes!)
www.dynamicrange.de
www.turnmeup.org
www.myspace.com/hipperthanhellrecords
www.facebook.com/eddylite.54
MOSH IS BACK! \m/,
Enjoy!
Eddy Lite
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Category
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License
Standard YouTube License/ support your local scene.If any of the members and / or Double Noise family want this removed or altered, shoot me an e-mail... #respect
Saturday, December 19, 2009
KISS - Alive!
(Dutch Phonogram Reissue 1980)(24 bit RX MBit Remaster 2009)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alive! Album Cover Art
Live album by Kiss
Released - September 10, 1975
Recorded - March – June 1975
Genre - Hard rock, heavy metal
Length - 74:50
Label - Casablanca Records and Filmworks
Producer - Eddie Kramer
Professional reviews
• Allmusic link
• Robert Christgau (B-) link
• Rolling Stone (unfavorable) link
Alive! is Kiss' fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a landmark for live albums. Released on September 10, 1975, the double-disc set contains live versions of selected tracks from their first three studio albums, Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, and Dressed to Kill.
Contents
• 1 Uncertainty and risk
• 2 Overdubbing controversy
• 3 Re-release
• 4 Legacy
Uncertainty and risk
Despite Kiss' reputation as a live act, which emphasized theatrics (such as explosions, smoking guitar solos, fire breathing, and blood spitting), as much as it did the music, their notoriety did not translate to increased record sales. Kiss was essentially surviving on then-manager Bill Aucoin's American Express card. Complicating matters was the fact that their label, Neil Bogart's Casablanca Records, was having financial difficulties of its own stemming from a major misstep: the label had released a double album of Johnny Carson monologues earlier in the year. However, the album was a flop, and Casablanca Records had pressed millions of copies in anticipation. The band and Aucoin were nevertheless able to convince Bogart that a memento of a Kiss show would boost their album sales.
Years later, both guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons recounted that in the weeks after the release, they saw a significant increase in concert attendance. In the documentary Kiss: X-treme Close Up, Stanley remembers that at one particular show in Dayton, Ohio, "the place was packed; I mean you couldn't have gotten another person in with a shoehorn."
Overdubbing controversy
There has been considerable debate as to how much use was made of studio overdubs. Gene Simmons states in his autobiography Kiss and Make-Up that very little corrective work was done in the studio and that most of the studio time was devoted strictly to mixing down the multi-track recordings. He also emphasized that Kiss could not have done extensive overdubbing even if they had wanted to; thanks in no small part to the Johnny Carson album fiasco, the extremely meager budget allotted to the band simply would not allow it.
According to Dale Sherman's book Black Diamond and Goldmine magazine, in the early 1990s, Eddie Kramer stated there were a few overdubs to correct the most obvious mistakes: strings breaking or off-key notes, for instance. However, in recent years, Kramer has stated that the only original live recording on the album is Ace Frehley's guitar. In a recent televised interview, he also stated the only original live recording on the album is Peter Criss' drums. In addition, on the recent VH1 special of the story of Kiss, the band members themselves make it more known that the album was severely doctored in the studio, and various musicians comment on the album in this special, revealing how disappointed they were to find out their heroes doctored the supposed "live" album in the studio.
Paul Stanley has noted that there's a bass mistake in the choruses of "C'mon and Love Me." He's also made comments that even though there have been live albums recorded later that make Alive! sound like it was recorded in a washroom, he has no qualms about it.
Re-release
Alive! was first issued as a 2CD set in what has now become known as a 'fatboy' 2CD case. When the Kiss back-catalogue was remastered it was housed in a slimline 2CD case and, in keeping with the rest of the reissue programme, had the artwork restored.
Most recently, Alive! was re-released in 2006 as part of the Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 box set (also featuring Alive II, Alive III and Alive! The Millennium Concert). The short running-time of Alive! allowed for a single, unedited CD edition in this latest release. This remastered CD edition eliminates the breaks between the four sides of the original LP release, resulting in this version of the album playing as one continuous performance. The 72-Page booklet that comes with the CD set erroneously credits songwriting for "Cold Gin" to Paul Stanley instead of Ace Frehley.
Legacy
• It peaked at #9 on the album charts. The album charted for 110 weeks, by far the longest in the band's history.
• In 2003, the album was ranked number 159 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1]
The following is courtesy of Kissfaq.com – The Ultimate KissWiki:
Contents
• 1 Release Details
• 2 Tracks
• 3 Album Details
• 4 Multimedia
• 5 Chart Action
• 6 RIAA/Sales
Release Details
Casablanca NBLP-7020 (US, 9/10/75)
Casablanca/PolyGram 822-780-1/4 (US, 7/85 - Reissue)
Casablanca/PolyGram 822-780-2 (US, 7/87 - CD Reissue)
Mercury 532-377-2/4 (US Remaster, 7/15/97, includes booklet reprint)
Tracks
A0. Introduction
A1. Deuce (3:32) - Simmons
A2. Strutter (3:12) - Simmons/Stanley
A3. Got To Choose (3:35) - Stanley
A4. Hotter Than Hell (3:11) - Stanley
A5. Firehouse (3:42) - Stanley
B1. Nothin' To Lose (3:23) - Simmons
B2. C'mon And Love Me (2:52) - Stanley
B3. Parasite (3:21) - Frehley
B4. She (6:42) - Simmons/Coronel
C1. Watchin' You (3:37) - Simmons
C2. 100,000 Years (11:52) - Simmons/Stanley
C3. Black Diamond (5:21) - Stanley
D1. Rock Bottom (3:08) - Frehley/Stanley
D2. Cold Gin (5:21) - Frehley
D3. Rock And Roll All Nite (3:37) - Simmons/Stanley
D4. Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll (5:09) - Simmons/Stanley
Album Details
Produced, engineered, and mixed by Eddie Kramer, assisted by Neal Teeman. Recorded live during the “Dressed To Kill” tour. Overdubbed and mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY, in late July / early August 1975.
The concerts recorded for use on the album included: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI on May 16; Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, on June 21; two nearly sold-out shows at the Orpheum Theatre in Davenport, IA, on July 20; and the sold-out Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ, on July 23 (Gooch, Suhs – KISS Alive Forever).
King Biscuit Alive 75
"King Biscuit Alive" Radio Show Notes:
Originally broadcast in November 1975 on the King Biscuit Flower Hour in a split show with a set from the Average White Band. It’s always fun to compare this broadcast with the recordings used on the actual “Alive!” album. While the first three tracks are generally accepted to be from Wildwood, NJ, there are no specific references to that city with the final two tracks at least having Cleveland mentioned by name.
Tracks available somewhere in cyberspace:
Hotter Than Hell
Firehouse
Black Diamond
Let Me Know
Rock And Roll All Nite
Chart Action
RIAA/Sales
USA: "Alive!" was Kiss first RIAA certification, attain Gold on 12/4/1975. Even with the band being presented RIAA Platinum awards in January 1976, the album has never been recertified. It has sold over 258,000 (2/07) copies since the SoundScan era commenced in 1991.
________________________________________
Notes on this release:
New vinyltransfer using a near pristine 1980 reissue on the Dutch Phonogram label.
To the best of my knowledge they used the original US stampers for this one which makes it possibly the best version ever made. I can tell since I have had dozens of different one’s in my lifetime and well, the Dutch Phonogram (the company bought out Casablanca Records in this time) was known for it’s impeccable quality. Although it’s not the first pressing, this one is the one I kept because of that.
I don’t think any of the CD remasters are really bad sounding, but they all are compressed. In particular this album suffers from that because when you want to pump the level it’s impact is minimalized. With this transfer all that has been restored. Watch out for some heavy explosions when you do pump up the volume! Really, be careful, you could damage your speakers and/or amp! :D
Quality of record is near pristine. Played quite some times, but always with the greatest care. Only the drumsolo winded up with a little scratch in all those years.
All my releases are straight rips - unless otherwise noted - and I never use any EQ - NR - or level changes on my rips.)
Enjoy!
EddylitE - december 2009
* better is a personal related discription. It's not really better, it's got pros and cons compared to other pressings. It's just that I like it better because it has more headroom and more detail. Staging is also a notch better.
©2009 - Hipper than Hell Records * Eddy_litE appears courtesy of himself * You have been Aped
"The music in these files was originally recorded on analog equipment.
We have attempted to preserve, as closely as possible, the sound of the original recording.
Because of it's high resolution, however, these files can reveal limitations of the source."
________________________________________
Turn Me Up!™
To preserve the excitement, emotion and dynamics of the original performances this record is intentionally quieter than some. For full enjoyment simply Turn Me Up! (www.TurnMeUp.org)
________________________________________
Rapidshare Links:
*removed with blocked account
REPOST coming in 2016
Alive! Album Cover Art
Live album by Kiss
Released - September 10, 1975
Recorded - March – June 1975
Genre - Hard rock, heavy metal
Length - 74:50
Label - Casablanca Records and Filmworks
Producer - Eddie Kramer
Professional reviews
• Allmusic link
• Robert Christgau (B-) link
• Rolling Stone (unfavorable) link
Alive! is Kiss' fourth album and is considered their breakthrough, as well as a landmark for live albums. Released on September 10, 1975, the double-disc set contains live versions of selected tracks from their first three studio albums, Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, and Dressed to Kill.
Contents
• 1 Uncertainty and risk
• 2 Overdubbing controversy
• 3 Re-release
• 4 Legacy
Uncertainty and risk
Despite Kiss' reputation as a live act, which emphasized theatrics (such as explosions, smoking guitar solos, fire breathing, and blood spitting), as much as it did the music, their notoriety did not translate to increased record sales. Kiss was essentially surviving on then-manager Bill Aucoin's American Express card. Complicating matters was the fact that their label, Neil Bogart's Casablanca Records, was having financial difficulties of its own stemming from a major misstep: the label had released a double album of Johnny Carson monologues earlier in the year. However, the album was a flop, and Casablanca Records had pressed millions of copies in anticipation. The band and Aucoin were nevertheless able to convince Bogart that a memento of a Kiss show would boost their album sales.
Years later, both guitarist Paul Stanley and bassist Gene Simmons recounted that in the weeks after the release, they saw a significant increase in concert attendance. In the documentary Kiss: X-treme Close Up, Stanley remembers that at one particular show in Dayton, Ohio, "the place was packed; I mean you couldn't have gotten another person in with a shoehorn."
Overdubbing controversy
There has been considerable debate as to how much use was made of studio overdubs. Gene Simmons states in his autobiography Kiss and Make-Up that very little corrective work was done in the studio and that most of the studio time was devoted strictly to mixing down the multi-track recordings. He also emphasized that Kiss could not have done extensive overdubbing even if they had wanted to; thanks in no small part to the Johnny Carson album fiasco, the extremely meager budget allotted to the band simply would not allow it.
According to Dale Sherman's book Black Diamond and Goldmine magazine, in the early 1990s, Eddie Kramer stated there were a few overdubs to correct the most obvious mistakes: strings breaking or off-key notes, for instance. However, in recent years, Kramer has stated that the only original live recording on the album is Ace Frehley's guitar. In a recent televised interview, he also stated the only original live recording on the album is Peter Criss' drums. In addition, on the recent VH1 special of the story of Kiss, the band members themselves make it more known that the album was severely doctored in the studio, and various musicians comment on the album in this special, revealing how disappointed they were to find out their heroes doctored the supposed "live" album in the studio.
Paul Stanley has noted that there's a bass mistake in the choruses of "C'mon and Love Me." He's also made comments that even though there have been live albums recorded later that make Alive! sound like it was recorded in a washroom, he has no qualms about it.
Re-release
Alive! was first issued as a 2CD set in what has now become known as a 'fatboy' 2CD case. When the Kiss back-catalogue was remastered it was housed in a slimline 2CD case and, in keeping with the rest of the reissue programme, had the artwork restored.
Most recently, Alive! was re-released in 2006 as part of the Kiss Alive! 1975–2000 box set (also featuring Alive II, Alive III and Alive! The Millennium Concert). The short running-time of Alive! allowed for a single, unedited CD edition in this latest release. This remastered CD edition eliminates the breaks between the four sides of the original LP release, resulting in this version of the album playing as one continuous performance. The 72-Page booklet that comes with the CD set erroneously credits songwriting for "Cold Gin" to Paul Stanley instead of Ace Frehley.
Legacy
• It peaked at #9 on the album charts. The album charted for 110 weeks, by far the longest in the band's history.
• In 2003, the album was ranked number 159 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[1]
The following is courtesy of Kissfaq.com – The Ultimate KissWiki:
Eddy_litE:
Kissfaq RULES! Every Kiss fan (or Rocker for that matter) should visit it some time! Read the Kiss Album Focus! here ->
Contents
• 1 Release Details
• 2 Tracks
• 3 Album Details
• 4 Multimedia
• 5 Chart Action
• 6 RIAA/Sales
Release Details
Casablanca NBLP-7020 (US, 9/10/75)
Casablanca/PolyGram 822-780-1/4 (US, 7/85 - Reissue)
Casablanca/PolyGram 822-780-2 (US, 7/87 - CD Reissue)
Mercury 532-377-2/4 (US Remaster, 7/15/97, includes booklet reprint)
Tracks
A0. Introduction
A1. Deuce (3:32) - Simmons
A2. Strutter (3:12) - Simmons/Stanley
A3. Got To Choose (3:35) - Stanley
A4. Hotter Than Hell (3:11) - Stanley
A5. Firehouse (3:42) - Stanley
B1. Nothin' To Lose (3:23) - Simmons
B2. C'mon And Love Me (2:52) - Stanley
B3. Parasite (3:21) - Frehley
B4. She (6:42) - Simmons/Coronel
C1. Watchin' You (3:37) - Simmons
C2. 100,000 Years (11:52) - Simmons/Stanley
C3. Black Diamond (5:21) - Stanley
D1. Rock Bottom (3:08) - Frehley/Stanley
D2. Cold Gin (5:21) - Frehley
D3. Rock And Roll All Nite (3:37) - Simmons/Stanley
D4. Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll (5:09) - Simmons/Stanley
Album Details
Produced, engineered, and mixed by Eddie Kramer, assisted by Neal Teeman. Recorded live during the “Dressed To Kill” tour. Overdubbed and mixed at Electric Lady Studios, New York City, NY, in late July / early August 1975.
The concerts recorded for use on the album included: Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI on May 16; Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, on June 21; two nearly sold-out shows at the Orpheum Theatre in Davenport, IA, on July 20; and the sold-out Convention Center in Wildwood, NJ, on July 23 (Gooch, Suhs – KISS Alive Forever).
King Biscuit Alive 75
"King Biscuit Alive" Radio Show Notes:
Originally broadcast in November 1975 on the King Biscuit Flower Hour in a split show with a set from the Average White Band. It’s always fun to compare this broadcast with the recordings used on the actual “Alive!” album. While the first three tracks are generally accepted to be from Wildwood, NJ, there are no specific references to that city with the final two tracks at least having Cleveland mentioned by name.
Tracks available somewhere in cyberspace:
Hotter Than Hell
Firehouse
Black Diamond
Let Me Know
Rock And Roll All Nite
Chart Action
RIAA/Sales
USA: "Alive!" was Kiss first RIAA certification, attain Gold on 12/4/1975. Even with the band being presented RIAA Platinum awards in January 1976, the album has never been recertified. It has sold over 258,000 (2/07) copies since the SoundScan era commenced in 1991.
________________________________________
Notes on this release:
New vinyltransfer using a near pristine 1980 reissue on the Dutch Phonogram label.
To the best of my knowledge they used the original US stampers for this one which makes it possibly the best version ever made. I can tell since I have had dozens of different one’s in my lifetime and well, the Dutch Phonogram (the company bought out Casablanca Records in this time) was known for it’s impeccable quality. Although it’s not the first pressing, this one is the one I kept because of that.
I don’t think any of the CD remasters are really bad sounding, but they all are compressed. In particular this album suffers from that because when you want to pump the level it’s impact is minimalized. With this transfer all that has been restored. Watch out for some heavy explosions when you do pump up the volume! Really, be careful, you could damage your speakers and/or amp! :D
Quality of record is near pristine. Played quite some times, but always with the greatest care. Only the drumsolo winded up with a little scratch in all those years.
All my releases are straight rips - unless otherwise noted - and I never use any EQ - NR - or level changes on my rips.)
Enjoy!
EddylitE - december 2009
* better is a personal related discription. It's not really better, it's got pros and cons compared to other pressings. It's just that I like it better because it has more headroom and more detail. Staging is also a notch better.
©2009 - Hipper than Hell Records * Eddy_litE appears courtesy of himself * You have been Aped
"The music in these files was originally recorded on analog equipment.
We have attempted to preserve, as closely as possible, the sound of the original recording.
Because of it's high resolution, however, these files can reveal limitations of the source."
________________________________________
Turn Me Up!™
To preserve the excitement, emotion and dynamics of the original performances this record is intentionally quieter than some. For full enjoyment simply Turn Me Up! (www.TurnMeUp.org)
________________________________________
Rapidshare Links:
*removed with blocked account
REPOST coming in 2016
Thursday, December 17, 2009
IRON MAIDEN - Piece Of Mind
(Dutch first pressing)(24bit MBit RX Remaster 2009)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piece of Mind cover art
Studio album by Iron Maiden
Released - May 16, 1983
Recorded - Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, January - March 1983
Genre - Heavy metal
Length - 45:50
Label - EMI
Producer - Martin Birch
Professional reviews
• Allmusic link
Singles from Piece of Mind
1. "Flight of Icarus"
Released: 11 April 1983
2. "The Trooper"
Released: 20 June 1983
Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust.
The album ranked 21 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums.[1]
Contents
• 1 Background
• 2 Hidden message
• 3 Track listing
o 3.1 1995 reissue bonus CD
• 4 Cover versions
//
• 7 Personnel
(for more info visit Wikipedia)
Background
Lyrically, the album reflected the group's interest in books and film. For example, "To Tame a Land" is based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune. "The Trooper" is inspired by Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade. "Still Life" is inspired by fantasy/horror writer Clark Ashton Smith's pre-World War II short story Genius Loci. Other inspirations include "Where Eagles Dare", a film, a novel by Alistair MacLean; "Quest for Fire", based on the film by Jean-Jacques Annaud; the writer G. K. Chesterton who is quoted at the beginning of "Revelations", and "Sun and Steel", based on Japanese writer Mishima's eponymous essay about samurai legend Miyamoto Musashi. More exotic influences include Greek mythology, albeit slightly altered for "Flight of Icarus". Aleister Crowley influenced a good piece of the remaining lyrics of "Revelations," which was written by Dickinson.
This is the first of four Iron Maiden albums that were not named after a song featured on the album itself (though the words "peace of mind" appear prominently in the album's sixth song, "Still Life"). In its earliest phase the album was named Food for Thought but was changed so it would suit the artwork more. The name of the last track was meant to be titled "Dune," but Frank Herbert, who disliked heavy rock bands, denied permission to use his book's name and thus a new name had to be chosen.
Included in the liner notes is a slightly altered version of a passage from the Book of Revelation. As printed in the liner notes, it reads:
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more Death. Neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be any more brain; for the former things are passed away."
The actual text (from Chapter 21, Verse 4) is nearly identical, except that it says "neither shall there be any more pain..." . This change can be seen either as a reference to the album's name, or the removal of Eddie's brain on the cover, or to drummer Nicko McBrain's inception into the band for this album.
World Piece Tour was the tour supporting the album.
Hidden message
At the beginning of the sixth track, Still Life, the band included a hidden message which could only be understood by playing the album backwards. This was a joke and an intended swing back at the critics who had accused Maiden of being satanic. The backwards-message features Nicko McBrain mimicking Idi Amin (or rather mimicking John Bird mimicking Idi Amin) uttering the following phrase "What ho said the t'ing with the three "bonce", do not meddle with things you don't understand...", followed by a belch. The phrase itself is taken from the satirical album The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin by Bird and Alan Coren. "What ho" and "What ho said the t'ing" are phrases that also crop up regularly on McBrain's "Listen With Nicko!" tracks from the First Ten Years collection.
Track listing
1. "Where Eagles Dare" (Steve Harris) – 6:10
2. "Revelations" (Bruce Dickinson) – 6:48
3. "Flight of Icarus" (Dickinson, Adrian Smith) – 3:51
4. "Die With Your Boots On" (Dickinson, Smith, Harris) – 5:28
5. "The Trooper" (Harris) – 4:15
6. "Still Life" (Dave Murray, Harris) – 4:53
7. "Quest for Fire" (Harris) – 3:41
8. "Sun and Steel" (Dickinson, Smith) – 3:26
9. "To Tame a Land" (Harris) – 7:27
1995 reissue bonus CD
10. "I Got the Fire" (Montrose cover)
11. "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)
Cover versions
Two songs were covered for the 2008 tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden; "The Trooper" by Coheed and Cambria and "To Tame a Land" by Dream Theater.
Personnel
• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nicko McBrain – drums
________________________________________
Notes on this release:
New vinyltransfer using the original first Dutch pressing (EMI - Uden catalognumber: 1A 064-07724 - stampers: 07724-A1 JC + 07724-B1 JC). If my mind serves me right, I believe the pressing of vinyl already had stopped at the Dutch plant in Uden by the time this one came out. Though the cover states it was manufactured in the Netherlands it’s more likely it was made in West Germany.
Quality of record is reasonably good – same as with ‘The Number Of The Beast’, there's a very faint notion of crackle throughout this one, best noticeable on the quiet parts, though nothing too distracting. The image itself seems not affected, nothing I can detect of damaged grooves. It's just been played a lot when I was a D.J., though always with great care.
All my releases are straight rips - unless otherwise noted - and I never use any EQ - NR - or level changes on my rips.)
I think this sounds two hairs better* than the japanese 'Black Triangle' CD pressing (and probably all other CD pressings) though I must admit it's a bit hot on the high frequencies and Martin Birch could have used some more oomph. But that’s his signature sound I guess. In comparison to both my earlier rip as well as the Japanese Black Triangle CD release (considered to be the best digital source by many) this now does sound the most faithful or linear to my ears. (Again, no effects EQ or whatever was used anywhere on this transfer! The only sound shaping tool I used is the amazing ‘trainable’ Noise Reduction in iZotope’s RX. Whenever the vinyl is humming (or murmuring as I can best describe it) because of the friction between the stylus and the vinyl, I ‘learn’ this program what to remove and use that on the spots where it’s noticeable the most. In this case I used it on the reversed message before ‘Still Life’. With the right settings you barely can hear it was ever there! Oh, joy! :^D)
Enjoy!
EddylitE - december 2009
* better is a personal related discription. It's not really better, it's got pros and cons compared to other pressings. It's just that I like it better because it has more headroom and more detail. Staging is also a notch better. All in all I can conclude that this version, although a very faint notion of crackling is present, beats all CD versions that exsist. But don’t take my word for it, listen for yourselves!
©2009 - Hipper than Hell Records * Eddy_litE appears courtesy of himself * You have been Aped
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Because of it's high resolution, however, these files can reveal limitations of the source."
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Piece of Mind cover art
Studio album by Iron Maiden
Released - May 16, 1983
Recorded - Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, January - March 1983
Genre - Heavy metal
Length - 45:50
Label - EMI
Producer - Martin Birch
Professional reviews
• Allmusic link
Singles from Piece of Mind
1. "Flight of Icarus"
Released: 11 April 1983
2. "The Trooper"
Released: 20 June 1983
Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 (see 1983 in music) on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records. It was the first album to feature drummer Nicko McBrain, who had recently left the Paris-based band Trust.
The album ranked 21 on IGN's list of the top 25 metal albums.[1]
Contents
• 1 Background
• 2 Hidden message
• 3 Track listing
o 3.1 1995 reissue bonus CD
• 4 Cover versions
//
• 7 Personnel
(for more info visit Wikipedia)
Background
Lyrically, the album reflected the group's interest in books and film. For example, "To Tame a Land" is based on Frank Herbert's novel Dune. "The Trooper" is inspired by Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade. "Still Life" is inspired by fantasy/horror writer Clark Ashton Smith's pre-World War II short story Genius Loci. Other inspirations include "Where Eagles Dare", a film, a novel by Alistair MacLean; "Quest for Fire", based on the film by Jean-Jacques Annaud; the writer G. K. Chesterton who is quoted at the beginning of "Revelations", and "Sun and Steel", based on Japanese writer Mishima's eponymous essay about samurai legend Miyamoto Musashi. More exotic influences include Greek mythology, albeit slightly altered for "Flight of Icarus". Aleister Crowley influenced a good piece of the remaining lyrics of "Revelations," which was written by Dickinson.
This is the first of four Iron Maiden albums that were not named after a song featured on the album itself (though the words "peace of mind" appear prominently in the album's sixth song, "Still Life"). In its earliest phase the album was named Food for Thought but was changed so it would suit the artwork more. The name of the last track was meant to be titled "Dune," but Frank Herbert, who disliked heavy rock bands, denied permission to use his book's name and thus a new name had to be chosen.
Included in the liner notes is a slightly altered version of a passage from the Book of Revelation. As printed in the liner notes, it reads:
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more Death. Neither sorrow, nor crying. Neither shall there be any more brain; for the former things are passed away."
The actual text (from Chapter 21, Verse 4) is nearly identical, except that it says "neither shall there be any more pain..." . This change can be seen either as a reference to the album's name, or the removal of Eddie's brain on the cover, or to drummer Nicko McBrain's inception into the band for this album.
World Piece Tour was the tour supporting the album.
Hidden message
At the beginning of the sixth track, Still Life, the band included a hidden message which could only be understood by playing the album backwards. This was a joke and an intended swing back at the critics who had accused Maiden of being satanic. The backwards-message features Nicko McBrain mimicking Idi Amin (or rather mimicking John Bird mimicking Idi Amin) uttering the following phrase "What ho said the t'ing with the three "bonce", do not meddle with things you don't understand...", followed by a belch. The phrase itself is taken from the satirical album The Collected Broadcasts of Idi Amin by Bird and Alan Coren. "What ho" and "What ho said the t'ing" are phrases that also crop up regularly on McBrain's "Listen With Nicko!" tracks from the First Ten Years collection.
Track listing
1. "Where Eagles Dare" (Steve Harris) – 6:10
2. "Revelations" (Bruce Dickinson) – 6:48
3. "Flight of Icarus" (Dickinson, Adrian Smith) – 3:51
4. "Die With Your Boots On" (Dickinson, Smith, Harris) – 5:28
5. "The Trooper" (Harris) – 4:15
6. "Still Life" (Dave Murray, Harris) – 4:53
7. "Quest for Fire" (Harris) – 3:41
8. "Sun and Steel" (Dickinson, Smith) – 3:26
9. "To Tame a Land" (Harris) – 7:27
1995 reissue bonus CD
10. "I Got the Fire" (Montrose cover)
11. "Cross-Eyed Mary" (Jethro Tull cover)
Cover versions
Two songs were covered for the 2008 tribute album Maiden Heaven: A Tribute to Iron Maiden; "The Trooper" by Coheed and Cambria and "To Tame a Land" by Dream Theater.
Personnel
• Bruce Dickinson – vocals
• Dave Murray – guitar
• Adrian Smith – guitar, backing vocals
• Steve Harris – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Nicko McBrain – drums
________________________________________
Notes on this release:
New vinyltransfer using the original first Dutch pressing (EMI - Uden catalognumber: 1A 064-07724 - stampers: 07724-A1 JC + 07724-B1 JC). If my mind serves me right, I believe the pressing of vinyl already had stopped at the Dutch plant in Uden by the time this one came out. Though the cover states it was manufactured in the Netherlands it’s more likely it was made in West Germany.
Quality of record is reasonably good – same as with ‘The Number Of The Beast’, there's a very faint notion of crackle throughout this one, best noticeable on the quiet parts, though nothing too distracting. The image itself seems not affected, nothing I can detect of damaged grooves. It's just been played a lot when I was a D.J., though always with great care.
All my releases are straight rips - unless otherwise noted - and I never use any EQ - NR - or level changes on my rips.)
I think this sounds two hairs better* than the japanese 'Black Triangle' CD pressing (and probably all other CD pressings) though I must admit it's a bit hot on the high frequencies and Martin Birch could have used some more oomph. But that’s his signature sound I guess. In comparison to both my earlier rip as well as the Japanese Black Triangle CD release (considered to be the best digital source by many) this now does sound the most faithful or linear to my ears. (Again, no effects EQ or whatever was used anywhere on this transfer! The only sound shaping tool I used is the amazing ‘trainable’ Noise Reduction in iZotope’s RX. Whenever the vinyl is humming (or murmuring as I can best describe it) because of the friction between the stylus and the vinyl, I ‘learn’ this program what to remove and use that on the spots where it’s noticeable the most. In this case I used it on the reversed message before ‘Still Life’. With the right settings you barely can hear it was ever there! Oh, joy! :^D)
Enjoy!
EddylitE - december 2009
* better is a personal related discription. It's not really better, it's got pros and cons compared to other pressings. It's just that I like it better because it has more headroom and more detail. Staging is also a notch better. All in all I can conclude that this version, although a very faint notion of crackling is present, beats all CD versions that exsist. But don’t take my word for it, listen for yourselves!
©2009 - Hipper than Hell Records * Eddy_litE appears courtesy of himself * You have been Aped
"The music in these files was originally recorded on analog equipment.
We have attempted to preserve, as closely as possible, the sound of the original recording.
Because of it's high resolution, however, these files can reveal limitations of the source."
________________________________________
Turn Me Up!™
To preserve the excitement, emotion and dynamics of the original performances this record is intentionally quieter than some. For full enjoyment simply Turn Me Up! (www.TurnMeUp.org)
________________________________________
Rapidshare Links:
TextSnip
pw: Eddy_litE
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