Tags
Language
Tags
<<
January 2025
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
  1. Home
  2. Vinyl & HR
  3. Asia - Alpha (1983) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Asia - Alpha (1983) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall
Date: 26 Jun 2021 15:25:20
Asia - Alpha (1983) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2014] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Asia - Alpha (1983) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2014]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 50:05 minutes | Scans included | 1,44 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,29 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96 kHz | Full Scans included | 1,16 GB

Alpha is the second studio album by British rock band Asia. Recorded at Le Studio in Morin-Heights, Quebec, and Manta Sound in Toronto from February to May 1983, the album was produced, like its multi-platinum predecessor, by Mike Stone. Guitarist Steve Howe left the band in 1984. Thus, Alpha was the last album to feature the band's original line-up. The album has been re-issued numerous times, especially in Japan. Platinum SHM-CD with a DSD flat transfer from original master tapes was released by Universal Japan in 2014 and included "Daylight" and "Lying to Yourself" as bonus tracks.

The eagerly awaited follow-up to the supergroup's debut, Alpha landed with a resounding thud a year later. The album still managed to be a platinum-selling Top Ten hit, as did the leadoff single "Don't Cry," but where Asia managed to make old sounds fresh, Alpha fails miserably. Nothing on Alpha packs the sheer sonic force of the band's debut. Instead, much of the record is lightweight both lyrically and musically, leaning heavier on keyboard-laden ballads like "The Smile Has Left Your Eyes," which managed to scrape into the Top 40, and "My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)." The only real meat on the record comes during the last cut, "Open Your Eyes" (and only at the end of the song). Rumored creative differences, the album's lukewarm reception, and flagging ticket sales for the ensuing tour led to lead singer John Wetton leaving the band before the year was out. Alpha is sorely disappointing, especially coming on the heels of a promising debut.

Tracklist:

01. Don't Cry
02. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
03. Never In A Million Years
04. My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)
05. The Heat Goes On
06. Eye To Eye
07. The Last To Know
08. True Colors
09. Midnight Sun
10. Open Your Eyes
11. Daylight [Bonus Track]
12. Lying To Yourself [Bonus Track]

DSD flat transferred from the original master tapes by Kevin Reeves at Republic Studios, in 2014.
Edited in DSD by Masaru Takagi at Sunrise Studio, Tokyo, in 2014.
Universal Japan # UIGY-9551

foobar2000 1.6.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Asia / Alpha
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR12 -4.86 dB -18.45 dB 3:38 01-Don't Cry
DR11 -5.51 dB -19.35 dB 3:12 02-The Smile Has Left Your Eyes
DR11 -5.90 dB -19.29 dB 3:46 03-Never In A Million Years
DR11 -5.23 dB -19.66 dB 4:48 04-My Own Time (I'll Do What I Want)
DR12 -5.94 dB -20.24 dB 4:55 05-The Heat Goes On
DR12 -4.47 dB -18.10 dB 3:13 06-Eye To Eye
DR12 -4.67 dB -19.75 dB 4:40 07-The Last To Know
DR12 -5.27 dB -20.29 dB 3:52 08-True Colors
DR11 -4.96 dB -18.90 dB 3:48 09-Midnight Sun
DR11 -4.46 dB -20.35 dB 6:26 10-Open Your Eyes
DR9 -10.40 dB -20.30 dB 3:33 11-Daylight
DR9 -10.24 dB -20.78 dB 4:13 12-Lying To Yourself
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64


Thanks to PS³SACD!
Uncompressed SACD ISO size > 2,01 GB
>
UPWARDS