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Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978)

Posted By: v3122
Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978)

Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2004 | Sony BMG, 82876 844472 | ~ 393 or 146 Mb | Scans Included
New Wave / Glam | Remastered

Their second album to hit the shelves in 1978, Japan's sophomore effort, Obscure Alternatives, found the band dropping most of their debut's funk fringe in favor of guitar-oriented fuzz and quirk – scooping up the glitter left behind by all the scene's other nascent Siouxies and Adam Ants. Although the set isn't quite up to par with its predecessor, Obscure Alternatives is still a challenging listen. David Sylvian is snotty, snotty on "Automatic Gun" – a spit-shined punk shocker backed by bright pop guitar – and ironically playing into all the guises they eschewed. Both the wonderfully atmospheric and slightly menacing title track and "Love Is Infectious" put the band completely into discordant post-punk art house-dom, the latter including a twisted piano solo in the middle of the guitar crunch. "….Rhodesia," on the other hand, brought the funk back and infused it with a Caribbean essence. While there is no doubt that Obscure Alternatives paled in the shadow of Adolescent Sex, Japan had obviously, in their eyes, broken through to find their style, their groove. Still eons away musically from their more commercial Tin Drum heyday, the band were nevertheless cultivating a breathtaking crop of kernels.

by Amy Hanson, AMG
Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978)


Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978):

Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978)

Tracklist:

01 - Automatic Gun – 04:07
02 - …Rhodesia – 06:49
03 - Love Is Infectious – 04:10
04 - Sometimes I Feel So Low – 03:48
05 - Obscure Alternatives – 06:46
06 - Deviation – 03:23
07 - Suburban Berlin – 05:00
08 - The Tenant – 07:15

Bonus Tracks:
09 - Deviation (Live) - 03:20
10 - Obscure Alternatives (Live) - 06:05
11 - In Vogue (Live) - 06:12
12 - Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live) - 04:04

Convertet to Image (CUETools 2.1.4)

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 5. April 2010, 13:21

Japan / Obscure Alternatives (Remastered 2004)

Used drive : TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-S202J Adapter: 3 ID: 0

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

Read offset correction : 6
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 : Installed external ASPI interface
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
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TOC of the extracted CD

Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:07.00 | 0 | 18524
2 | 4:07.00 | 6:49.11 | 18525 | 49210
3 | 10:56.11 | 4:10.13 | 49211 | 67973
4 | 15:06.24 | 3:48.17 | 67974 | 85090
5 | 18:54.41 | 6:46.56 | 85091 | 115596
6 | 25:41.22 | 3:23.37 | 115597 | 130858
7 | 29:04.59 | 5:00.25 | 130859 | 153383
8 | 34:05.09 | 7:15.66 | 153384 | 186074
9 | 41:21.00 | 3:20.65 | 186075 | 201139
10 | 44:41.65 | 6:05.58 | 201140 | 228572
11 | 50:47.48 | 6:12.03 | 228573 | 256475
12 | 56:59.51 | 4:04.62 | 256476 | 274837


Track 1

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\01 - Automatic Gun.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.00

Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 2

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\02 - …Rhodesia.wav

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Peak level 97.7 %
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Track 3

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\03 - Love Is Infectious.wav

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Peak level 97.7 %
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Track 4

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\04 - Sometimes I Feel So Low.wav

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Peak level 97.7 %
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Track 5

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\05 - Obscure Alternatives.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:03.61

Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 99.9 %
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Track 6

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\06 - Deviation.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:04.28

Peak level 97.7 %
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Track 7

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\07 - Suburban Berlin.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.09

Peak level 97.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 8

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\08 - The Tenant.wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:02.17

Peak level 83.7 %
Track quality 100.0 %
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Track 9

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\09 - Deviation (Live).wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:05.25

Peak level 97.7 %
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Track 10

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\10 - Obscure Alternatives (Live).wav

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Track 11

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\11 - In Vogue (Live).wav

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Peak level 97.7 %
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Track 12

Filename E:\Musica\Japan - Obscure Alternatives (1978) [FLAC] (2004 Remastered)\12 - Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live).wav

Pre-gap length 0:00:01.40

Peak level 97.7 %
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1 track(s) could not be verified as accurate
11 track(s) not present in the AccurateRip database

No tracks could be verified as accurate
You may have a different pressing from the one(s) in the database

No errors occurred

End of status report

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-03-30 17:19:08

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Analyzed: Japan / Obscure Alternatives
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -0.20 dB -11.94 dB 4:07 01-Automatic Gun
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.31 dB 6:49 02-…Rhodesia
DR10 -0.20 dB -11.58 dB 4:10 03-Love Is Infectious
DR11 -0.20 dB -12.73 dB 3:48 04-Sometimes I Feel So Low
DR10 -0.20 dB -12.98 dB 6:47 05-Obscure Alternatives
DR12 -0.20 dB -13.15 dB 3:23 06-Deviation
DR11 -0.20 dB -13.58 dB 5:00 07-Suburban Berlin
DR11 -1.55 dB -16.46 dB 7:16 08-The Tenant
DR12 -0.20 dB -13.74 dB 3:21 09-Deviation (Live)
DR13 -0.20 dB -15.33 dB 6:06 10-Obscure Alternatives (Live)
DR12 -0.20 dB -13.93 dB 6:12 11-In Vogue (Live)
DR13 -0.20 dB -14.95 dB 4:05 12-Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live)
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 870 kbps
Codec: FLAC

[CUETools log; Date: 30.03.2016 17:05:21; Version: 2.1.4]
[AccurateRip ID: 001af93f-00fcd556-aa0e500c] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
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08 [dec97e45] (2/4) Accurately ripped
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Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
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02 97,7 [842DC5AC] [AE710C39] CRC32
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06 97,7 [F3A5CE76] [91BF1FE3] CRC32
07 97,7 [546F10FF] [1C54C926] CRC32
08 83,7 [9B65A839] [DE77B4F2] CRC32
09 97,7 [C5F41796] [4F3F820A] CRC32
10 97,7 [9807724A] [439E251A] CRC32
11 97,7 [60181A41] [E83E56C9] CRC32
12 97,7 [C0F86EE9] [F380B135] CRC32

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