Focus - Hamburger Concerto {Original USA} vinyl rip 24/96
Focus - Hamburger Concerto (1974)
Vinyl rip in 24 bit/96 kHz | FLAC tracks |Tech Log | Artwork | 820 Mb | UL, RS, FF
ATCO Records – SD 36-100 (1974) (Original US Pressing) | Prog Rock
Focus had well proven their ability to write rocking instrumentals by the time of this release. Their catalog, although consisting of four albums, rarely had a dull moment between them. Hamburger Concerto is equally consistent, much of it being prime Focus material. The Akkerman-written "Birth" and "Early Birth" are examples of Focus fully flexing their muscles, featuring superb guitar work and amazing all-round musicianship, as well as sporting some superb riffs. The usual lengthy instrumentals are present also, as well as some manic vocals from the manic but genius Thijs Van Leer. Although Hamburger Concerto is not as unerring as Moving Waves or Focus III, anyone who enjoyed the previous releases would undoubtedly find great satisfaction from this album. (Allmusic)
Focus - Hamburger Concerto {Original USA} vinyl rip 24/96
Track listing
A1 Delitiae Musicae 1:12
A2 Harem Scarem 5:51
A3 La Cathedrale De Strasbourg 4:59
A4 Birth 7:46
B1 Hamburger Concerto 20:15
Personnel
Thijs van Leer – keyboards, organ, flute, piano, vocals
Jan Akkerman – guitar
Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
Colin Allen – drums
Focus - Hamburger Concerto {Original USA} vinyl rip 24/96
EQUIPMENT:
RCM –> Clearaudio Smart Matrix (Personal clean fluid + L’Art du Son Cleaning Fluid + Audio Desk Systeme fluid)
Turntable –> Clearaudio Champion Limited
Tonearm –> SME M2-9
Cartridge –> Dynavector XX2 MKII
Phono Preamplifier –> NAGRA BPS (battery driven pre amp; 1 Kohm load)
ADC System –> Mytek Stereo96 ADC Professional Converter
DAC System –> Roland UA-55 Quad-Capture USB (only bring Mytek digital signal to PC)
Cables: XLR-RCA (Mogami, Neutrix connectors)
Zerostat 3
SOFTWARE:
SoundForge Pro 10.0 (record 24/96)
ClickRepair.
dBpoweramp Music Converter (WAV–>FLAC)
RIPPING NOTE:
No Equalization, Minor ClickRepair (whenever possible) , No Noise Reduction and No Normalization.
VINYL CONDITION: NM (-)
CLICKREPAIR:
Pitch Protection (+)
Reverse (+)
Declick level 25
Wavelet x1
Manually
