Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2176}
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2176}
Converted From SACD[PS3] to Hi-Res Audio 2.0, 24bit/88.2khz
WavPack | WV (Img) + Cue ~ 958 Mb | Full Scans (JPG, 600 dpi) ~ 79 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Rock | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab #UDSACD 2176
Converted From SACD[PS3] to Hi-Res Audio 2.0, 24bit/88.2khz
WavPack | WV (Img) + Cue ~ 958 Mb | Full Scans (JPG, 600 dpi) ~ 79 Mb | RAR 5% Recovery
Rock | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab #UDSACD 2176
Controversial at the time, delayed because of fights with the record company over lyrical content and the original title (Volunteers of America), Volunteers was a powerful release that neatly closed out and wrapped up the '60s. Here, the Jefferson Airplane presents itself in full revolutionary rhetoric, issuing a call to "tear down the walls" and "get it on together." "We Can Be Together" and "Volunteers" bookend the album, offering musical variations on the same chord progression and lyrical variations on the same theme. Between these politically charged rock anthems, the band offers a mix of words and music that reflect the competing ideals of simplicity and getting "back to the earth," and overthrowing greed and exploitation through political activism, adding a healthy dollop of psychedelic sci-fi for texture. Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen's beautiful arrangement of the traditional "Good Shepherd" is a standout here, and Jerry Garcia's pedal steel guitar gives "The Farm" an appropriately rural feel. The band's version of "Wooden Ships" is much more eerie than that released earlier in the year by Crosby, Stills & Nash. Oblique psychedelia is offered here via Grace Slick's "Hey Frederick" and ecologically tinged "Eskimo Blue Day." Drummer Spencer Dryden gives an inside look at the state of the band in the country singalong "A Song for All Seasons."
The musical arrangements here are quite potent. Nicky Hopkins' distinctive piano highlights a number of tracks, and Kaukonen's razor-toned lead guitar is the recording's unifying force, blazing through the mix, giving the album its distinctive sound. Although the political bent of the lyrics may seem dated to some, listening to Volunteers is like opening a time capsule on the end of an era, a time when young people still believed music had the power to change the world.~ Jim Newsom, All Music
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Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2176}
Track List:
01. We Can Be Together [5:50]
02. Good Shepherd [4:23]
03. The Farm [3:14]
04. Hey Fredrick [8:34]
05. Turn My Life Down [2:57]
06. Wooden Ships [6:28]
07. Eskimo Blue Day [6:36]
08. A Song For All Seasons [3:30]
09. Meadowlands [1:04]
10. Volunteers [2:06]
Jefferson Airplane - [1969] Volunteers [2.0] (SACD[PS3] - 24bit88.2kHz)
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5
Track list
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01 We Can Be Together 05:50.47
02 Good Shepherd 04:22.89
03 The Farm 03:14.11
04 Hey Fredrick 08:34.11
05 Turn My Life Down 02:57.01
06 Wooden Ships 06:28.21
07 Eskimo Blue Day 06:36.39
08 A Song For All Seasons 03:30.27
09 Meadowlands 01:04.32
10 Volunteers 02:05.84
Technical Details
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01) ISO image created using sacd-ripper for PS3
02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract
03) Edited Master Dff file analysed using foobar + foo_input_sacd and DR Meter plugins to find peak track(s)
04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain
05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX
06) Final pass conversion using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with 6.18dB gain as calculated above
07) Final pass PCM file split into individual tracks (discarding first 41 samples) using track lengths calculated from cue file generated by SACD_Extract
08) Spikes at beginning of first/end of last tracks eliminated by deleting 24 samples and replacing with the adjacent 24 samples using SoX to give the correct track length
09) Finalised tracks converted to flac [level 8] and tagged using tag.exe
10) Dynamic Range measured using Foobar DR Meter plugin
foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-12-24 02:36:09
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Analyzed: Jefferson Airplane / Volunteers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.01 dB -12.98 dB 5:50 01-We Can Be Together
DR11 -0.01 dB -14.10 dB 4:23 02-Good Shepherd
DR9 -1.08 dB -12.94 dB 3:14 03-The Farm
DR9 -1.69 dB -13.43 dB 8:34 04-Hey Fredrick
DR9 -0.89 dB -13.30 dB 2:57 05-Turn My Life Down
DR9 -0.02 dB -12.42 dB 6:28 06-Wooden Ships
DR11 -0.07 dB -13.28 dB 6:36 07-Eskimo Blue Day
DR10 -0.07 dB -14.38 dB 3:30 08-A Song For All Seasons
DR11 -7.90 dB -21.58 dB 1:04 09-Meadowlands
DR9 -0.14 dB -11.05 dB 2:06 10-Volunteers
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2796 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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SACD[PS3]ISO to flac conversion using SACD_Conversion_script version 0.5
Track list
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01 We Can Be Together 05:50.47
02 Good Shepherd 04:22.89
03 The Farm 03:14.11
04 Hey Fredrick 08:34.11
05 Turn My Life Down 02:57.01
06 Wooden Ships 06:28.21
07 Eskimo Blue Day 06:36.39
08 A Song For All Seasons 03:30.27
09 Meadowlands 01:04.32
10 Volunteers 02:05.84
Technical Details
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01) ISO image created using sacd-ripper for PS3
02) Edited Master Dff file extracted using SACD_Extract
03) Edited Master Dff file analysed using foobar + foo_input_sacd and DR Meter plugins to find peak track(s)
04) Dff files for loudest tracks extracted from the ISO using SACD_Extract and converted using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with -6.00dB gain
05) Non-clipping gain calculated using SoX
06) Final pass conversion using Weiss Saracon 1.61-27 at 24bit/88.2kHz with 6.18dB gain as calculated above
07) Final pass PCM file split into individual tracks (discarding first 41 samples) using track lengths calculated from cue file generated by SACD_Extract
08) Spikes at beginning of first/end of last tracks eliminated by deleting 24 samples and replacing with the adjacent 24 samples using SoX to give the correct track length
09) Finalised tracks converted to flac [level 8] and tagged using tag.exe
10) Dynamic Range measured using Foobar DR Meter plugin
foobar2000 1.1.11 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-12-24 02:36:09
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Jefferson Airplane / Volunteers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.01 dB -12.98 dB 5:50 01-We Can Be Together
DR11 -0.01 dB -14.10 dB 4:23 02-Good Shepherd
DR9 -1.08 dB -12.94 dB 3:14 03-The Farm
DR9 -1.69 dB -13.43 dB 8:34 04-Hey Fredrick
DR9 -0.89 dB -13.30 dB 2:57 05-Turn My Life Down
DR9 -0.02 dB -12.42 dB 6:28 06-Wooden Ships
DR11 -0.07 dB -13.28 dB 6:36 07-Eskimo Blue Day
DR10 -0.07 dB -14.38 dB 3:30 08-A Song For All Seasons
DR11 -7.90 dB -21.58 dB 1:04 09-Meadowlands
DR9 -0.14 dB -11.05 dB 2:06 10-Volunteers
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2796 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2176}
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (1969) {2016, Special Limited Edition, MFSL UDSACD 2176}
