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Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1980) [2014, Universal Music Japan, UICY-40061]

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Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1980) [2014, Universal Music Japan, UICY-40061]

Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1980)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & M4A(Tracks) & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Universal Music Japan, UICY-40061 | ~ 269 or 271 or 113 Mb | Scans(png) -> 158 Mb
Synthpop / New Wave

The fun, quirky single "Video Killed the Radio Star" garnered The Buggles international attention in 1980, but it was just one of The Age of Plastic's fascinating, futuristic visions. From the title track's opening strains, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes transform your living room into a world of Jetson-like proportions. It's a world, though, where technology is seen for what it is – full of both promise and frightening implications. On "I Love You Miss Robot," a metaphorical love affair with a robot explores modern man's relationship to, and dependence on, technology. "Kid Dynamo"'s spirited tempo, biting lyrics, and menacing vocal track questions the loss of imagination plaguing the mass media age. For the most part, The Age of Plastic is a fun record that doesn't need to be taken too seriously, though a subtle sense of loss is woven throughout. Variety is the constant and tracks vary from the giddy "Video," to the dark and pulsating "Johnny on the Monorail.." The vision here is so beautifully articulated that the superb musicianship and production wizardry is easily overlooked. Paradoxically, Horn and Downes employed electronic devices (which were considered new and cutting edge in the late seventies) to create an album which, at times, spoke eloquently about their drawbacks. With The Age of Plastic, Horn and Downes stamped an indelible image in the collective pop psyche. What is equally impressive is the sound of this disc given its analog origins and 1980-release date. While hiss can be heard in some of the quieter passages, it would be difficult to find a record from this era that sounds half as good. Pop rarely reaches these heights.

by Jeri Montesano, AMG
Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1980):

Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1980) [2014, Universal Music Japan, UICY-40061]

Tracklist:

01. Living In The Plastic Age 05:13
02. Video Killed The Radio Star 04:13
03. Kid Dynamo 03:30
04. I Love You (Miss Robot) 04:58
05. Clean Clean 03:54
06. Elstree 04:29
07. Astroboy (And The Proles On Parade) 04:48
08. Johnny On The Monorail 05:30

Bonus Tracks:

09. Island 03:34
10. Technopop 03:51
11. Johnny On The Monorail (A Very Different Version) 03:57

Music:

Geoff Downes – keyboards, drums, percussion
Trevor Horn – vocals, bass guitar, guitar

Bruce Woolley – guitar
Paul Robinson – drums
Richard James Burgess – drums
Debi Doss – background vocals, on "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Linda Jardim – background vocals on "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Tina Charles – background vocals
Dave Birch – guitars on "The Plastic Age" and "Video Killed the Radio Star"


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 9. November 2014, 17:39

The Buggles / The Age Of Plastic PT-SHM

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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 : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


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Peak level 96.8 %
Extraction speed 6.9 X
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC DDC029F1
Copy CRC DDC029F1
Copy OK

No errors occurred


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log date: 2014-11-23 00:59:31

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Analyzed: The Buggles / The Age Of Plastic PT-SHM
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.33 dB -18.38 dB 4:14 02-Video Killed The Radio Star
DR12 -1.84 dB -16.19 dB 3:31 03-Kid Dynamo
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DR13 -0.28 dB -15.51 dB 3:54 05-Clean, Clean
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DR12 -1.08 dB -16.77 dB 5:31 08-Johnny On The Monorail
DR16 -0.31 dB -18.53 dB 3:35 09-Island / Bonus Track
DR12 -1.38 dB -15.91 dB 3:51 10-Technopop / Bonus Track
DR10 -2.07 dB -15.16 dB 3:57 11-Johnny On The Monorail (A Very Different Version) / Bonus Track
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 760 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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Buggles - The Age Of Plastic (1980) [2014, Universal Music Japan, UICY-40061]

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