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    Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) {Steinar}

    Posted By: tiburon
    Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) {Steinar}

    Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) {Steinar}
    EAC 0.99pb4 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 217MB + 5% Recovery
    MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 90MB + 5% Recovery
    Genre: Jazz Funk, Fusion

    Until the arrival of the Sugarcubes, jazz fusion band Mezzoforte was Iceland’s best-known musical export. The group was formed in 1977 at a Reykjavik high school by Fridrik Karlsson (b. 24 April 1960; guitar), Eythór Gunnarsson (b. 9 September 1961; keyboards), Jóhann Ásmundsson (b. 30 March 1961; bass), and Gunnlaugur Briem (b. 8 September 1962; drums). They signed a recording contract with local label Steinar, and with the assistance of Stefán S. Stefánsson (saxophone) recorded their debut album. Bjorn Thorarensen (keyboards) joined in time for the recording of the band’s second long-player Octopus.
    Track List

    Originaly released in Iceland in 1980 under title "I Hakanum"

    01. Humoresque (Fridrik Karlsson,Eythor Gunnarsson) 3:41
    02. Midnight Express (Fridrik Karlsson) 3:35
    03. Danger High Voltage (Eythor Gunnarsson,Johann Asmundsson) 4:05
    04. Octopus (Eythor Gunnarsson) 5:31
    05. Shooting Star (Eythor Gunnarsson,Johann Asmundsson) 5:14
    06. Northern Winds (Fridrik Karlsson) 5:32
    07. Rendez-Vouz (Fridrik Karlsson) 5:57
    08. Finale (Mezzoforte) 2:29

    musicians
    Fridrik Karlsson - Yamaha electric, Martin acoustic, Eko classical guitars
    Eythor Gunnarsson - Rhodes, Mini-Moog,Yamaha and Roland synthesizers
    Johann Asmundsson - Yamaha electric, Kramer fretless bass guitars
    Gulli Briem - Premier drums, percussions
    Bjorn Thorarensen - Roland Jupiter, ARP Odyssey

    additional musicians

    Kristinn Svavarsson - saxes on tracks 2, 7
    Bobby Harrison - congas on track 5
    Ellen Kristjansdottir - vocals on tracks 2, 5
    Shandy Owens - vocals on tracks 2,5
    Ron Asprey - saxes on tracks 3, 5
    Louis Jardim - percussion
    Mezzoforte - claps and snaps

    Produced by Geoff Calver


    Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

    EAC extraction logfile from 13. December 2009, 14:02

    Mezzoforte / Octopus

    Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH20NS10 Adapter: 2 ID: 0

    Read mode : Secure
    Utilize accurate stream : Yes
    Defeat audio cache : Yes
    Make use of C2 pointers : No

    Read offset correction : 667
    Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
    Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
    Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
    Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
    Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
    Gap handling : Appended to previous track

    Used output format : User Defined Encoder
    Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
    Quality : High
    Add ID3 tag : No
    Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
    Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "TOTALTRACKS=%x" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "ALBUMARTIST=%v" -T "ALBUM ARTIST=%v" -T "COMMENT=EAC V0.99 prebeta 4, Secure Mode, Test & Copy, Accurat


    TOC of the extracted CD

    Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
    1 | 0:00.00 | 3:42.30 | 0 | 16679
    2 | 3:42.30 | 3:36.62 | 16680 | 32941
    3 | 7:19.17 | 4:07.30 | 32942 | 51496
    4 | 11:26.47 | 5:31.43 | 51497 | 76364
    5 | 16:58.15 | 5:13.10 | 76365 | 99849
    6 | 22:11.25 | 5:32.15 | 99850 | 124764
    7 | 27:43.40 | 5:59.25 | 124765 | 151714
    8 | 33:42.65 | 2:31.42 | 151715 | 163081


    Track 1

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\01 - Humoresque.wav

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    Peak level 90.9 %
    Track quality 100.0 %
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    Track 2

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\02 - Midnight Express.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:00.90

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    Track 3

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\03 - Danger High Voltage.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:01.73

    Peak level 91.5 %
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    Track 4

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\04 - Octopus.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:01.46

    Peak level 72.8 %
    Track quality 100.0 %
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    Track 5

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\05 - Shooting Star.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:00.86

    Peak level 79.0 %
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    Track 6

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\06 - Northern Winds.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:00.33

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    Track 7

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\07 - Rendez-Vouz.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:00.37

    Peak level 89.5 %
    Track quality 100.0 %
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    Track 8

    Filename D:\Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) [FLAC] {MEZZCD02}\08 - Finale.wav

    Pre-gap length 0:00:01.70

    Peak level 72.8 %
    Track quality 100.0 %
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    None of the tracks are present in the AccurateRip database

    No errors occurred

    End of status report


    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
    Analyzed: Mezzoforte / Octopus
    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    DR Peak RMS Duration Track
    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
    DR14 -0.82 dB -15.65 dB 3:42 01-Humoresque
    DR13 -0.84 dB -16.11 dB 3:37 02-Midnight Express
    DR14 -0.76 dB -15.80 dB 4:07 03-Danger High Voltage
    DR13 -2.75 dB -18.44 dB 5:32 04-Octopus
    DR13 -2.04 dB -17.11 dB 5:13 05-Shooting Star
    DR14 -0.81 dB -18.25 dB 5:32 06-Northern Winds
    DR14 -0.96 dB -17.98 dB 5:59 07-Rendez-Vouz
    DR13 -2.75 dB -19.95 dB 2:32 08-Finale
    ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

    Number of tracks: 8
    Official DR value: DR14

    Samplerate: 44100 Hz
    Channels: 2
    Bits per sample: 16
    Bitrate: 630 kbps
    Codec: FLAC
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    Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) {Steinar}
    Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) {Steinar}
    Mezzoforte - Octopus (1980) {Steinar}