The Main Ingredient - Euphrates River (1974) [Reissue 2016]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 34:28 minutes | Scans included | 1,66 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 746 MB
Features Stereo and Quardrophonic Surround Sound | Label: Vocalion # CDSML 8524
Euphrates River is the sixth album by American singing group The Main Ingredient. Released in 1974, the album charted at number 8 on the Soul albums chart in the U.S. In addition to the standard 2 channel stereo version, the album was also released in a 4 channel quadraphonic version in 1976. The quad LP was encoded using the Compatible Discrete 4 system. This album was reissued in the UK on the Super Audio CD format in 2016 by Dutton Vocalion. The release contains both the stereo and quad mixes.
While nothing soared as high as “Everybody Plays a Fool” from the Bitter Sweet LP, Euphrates River is tighter and has more zap than the previous year’s beautiful but hitless Afrodisiac. They nailed Seals & Croft’s “Summer Breeze” — the New Yorkers almost surpassed the Isley Brothers’ soulful version. Cuba Gooding sings the upbeat and funky “California My Way” from the heart (the soul singer moved his family to L.A. — the only Main Ingredient to do so). The trio gives Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry About a Thing” all they can muster; this is an excellent rendition that should have done better on the charts. Their version of “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” helped sell this LP; it was previously done by Blue Magic and Ronnie Dyson, but the Main Ingredient’s version reigns supreme. Rolling, midtempo beaters make up the bulk of the tunes with “Euphrates” and “Happiness Is Just Around the Bend” as prime examples.
Tracklist:
01. Euphrates
02. Have You Ever Tried It
03. Summer Breeze
04. California My Way
05. Happiness is Just around the Bend
06. Looks Like Rain
07. Dont You Worry bout a Thing
08. Just Dont Want to Be Lonely
Remastered from original analog tapes by Michael J. Dutton.
foobar2000 1.5.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Main Ingredient / Euphrates River
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -6.23 dB -21.27 dB 4:46 01-Euphrates
DR8 -6.76 dB -22.91 dB 3:07 02-Have You Ever Tried It
DR7 -7.38 dB -22.44 dB 4:14 03-Summer Breeze
DR8 -7.26 dB -23.16 dB 4:38 04-California My Way
DR7 -7.44 dB -23.36 dB 6:26 05-Happiness is Just around the Bend
DR8 -7.95 dB -25.07 dB 3:19 06-Looks Like Rain
DR7 -7.08 dB -22.91 dB 4:10 07-Dont You Worry bout a Thing
DR7 -7.70 dB -23.49 dB 3:49 08-Just Dont Want to Be Lonely
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Main Ingredient / Euphrates River
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -7.22 dB -21.96 dB 4:46 01-Euphrates
DR13 -7.41 dB -22.73 dB 3:07 02-Have You Ever Tried It
DR12 -6.91 dB -22.12 dB 4:14 03-Summer Breeze
DR13 -6.52 dB -21.27 dB 4:38 04-California My Way
DR12 -7.70 dB -21.62 dB 6:26 05-Happiness is Just around the Bend
DR13 -7.25 dB -22.76 dB 3:19 06-Looks Like Rain
DR10 -11.22 dB -23.95 dB 4:10 07-Dont You Worry bout a Thing
DR11 -8.10 dB -22.57 dB 3:49 08-Just Dont Want to Be Lonely
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Main Ingredient / Euphrates River
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -6.23 dB -21.27 dB 4:46 01-Euphrates
DR8 -6.76 dB -22.91 dB 3:07 02-Have You Ever Tried It
DR7 -7.38 dB -22.44 dB 4:14 03-Summer Breeze
DR8 -7.26 dB -23.16 dB 4:38 04-California My Way
DR7 -7.44 dB -23.36 dB 6:26 05-Happiness is Just around the Bend
DR8 -7.95 dB -25.07 dB 3:19 06-Looks Like Rain
DR7 -7.08 dB -22.91 dB 4:10 07-Dont You Worry bout a Thing
DR7 -7.70 dB -23.49 dB 3:49 08-Just Dont Want to Be Lonely
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: Main Ingredient / Euphrates River
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -7.22 dB -21.96 dB 4:46 01-Euphrates
DR13 -7.41 dB -22.73 dB 3:07 02-Have You Ever Tried It
DR12 -6.91 dB -22.12 dB 4:14 03-Summer Breeze
DR13 -6.52 dB -21.27 dB 4:38 04-California My Way
DR12 -7.70 dB -21.62 dB 6:26 05-Happiness is Just around the Bend
DR13 -7.25 dB -22.76 dB 3:19 06-Looks Like Rain
DR10 -11.22 dB -23.95 dB 4:10 07-Dont You Worry bout a Thing
DR11 -8.10 dB -22.57 dB 3:49 08-Just Dont Want to Be Lonely
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64
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