T.Rex - Electric Warrior (1971) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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T.Rex - Electric Warrior (1971) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2011] PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

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T. Rex - Electric Warrior (1971) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2011]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 39:32 minutes | Scans included | 1,21 GB
or DSD64 2.0 (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | Full Scans included | 1,13 GB
or FLAC (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Full Scans included | 860 MB
Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Studio Lab

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