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Pseudo Echo - Race (1989)

Posted By: Designol
Pseudo Echo - Race (1989)

Pseudo Echo - Race (1989)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 315 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 133 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included
Genre: Pop Rock, AOR, Pop | Label: BMG/RCA | # 8503-2-R | Time: 00:40:35

Race is the third studio album released by Australian new wave band, Pseudo Echo. It was released via EMI Australia in 1988 and RCA Records internationally in 1989. Race resulted in a musical change for the group as it mirrored the music landscape at the time; dominated by big hair, big guitars and rock. While the album no doubt alienated the majority of the bands fan base, it equally attracted a new breed of rock loving fans.

Apparently Pseudo Echo's 1988 album Race was something of a disappointment to the band's fans, who didn't care for the "rock" direction the Australian pop act took. I have a different perspective on the album. I had never heard of the band, but took a chance on Race based entirely on the year and band photo (and the fact that it was in a dollar bin) hoping it would be a decent 80's AOR album. As far as I'm concerned, Race is everything I was hoping for.

Race is a totally solid 80's melodic pop/rock album. I'm a fan of bands like the Outfield, Orion the Hunter, the Hooters, and Asia, and Pseudo Echo - at least on this album - fits right in with those bands. This is a very melodic, synth-heavy album with catchy pop elements and just enough rock guitar to give it a little power.

I suppose I can understand why Pseudo Echo fans expecting another synth-pop album would be disappointed by Race, but if you take the album on its own merits I think it holds up pretty well. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone who enjoys 80's AOR and melodic rock on the lighter end of the spectrum.

Review by Justin G., Amazon.com
Pseudo Echo - Race (1989)



Tracklist:

01. Fooled Again (04:39)
02. Over Tomorrow (05:05)
03. Caught (04:33)
04. Imagination (04:05)
05. Don't You Forget (04:15)
06. Runaways (03:16)
07. Searching For A Glory (05:10)
08. Take On The World (03:45)
09. Metropolis (01:50)
10. Eye Of The Storm (03:52)


Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010

EAC extraction logfile from 4. June 2011, 18:05

Pseudo Echo / Race

Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-716A Adapter: 0 ID: 0

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

Read offset correction : 30
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : Yes
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 : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\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 "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s


TOC of the extracted CD

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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:39.40 | 0 | 20964
2 | 4:39.40 | 5:05.63 | 20965 | 43902
3 | 9:45.28 | 4:33.20 | 43903 | 64397
4 | 14:18.48 | 4:05.70 | 64398 | 82842
5 | 18:24.43 | 4:15.20 | 82843 | 101987
6 | 22:39.63 | 3:16.07 | 101988 | 116694
7 | 25:55.70 | 5:10.38 | 116695 | 139982
8 | 31:06.33 | 3:45.20 | 139983 | 156877
9 | 34:51.53 | 1:50.70 | 156878 | 165197
10 | 36:42.48 | 3:52.35 | 165198 | 182632


Range status and errors

Selected range

Filename E:\mtorrent_flac\Pseudo Echo - Race\Pseudo Echo - Race.wav

Peak level 93.3 %
Extraction speed 0.1 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 0668EBB7
Copy CRC 0668EBB7
Copy OK

No errors occurred


AccurateRip summary

Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [C4C9FF89]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [4E007952]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [3B5CE6D3]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [8C4FEFEC]
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [A3D36429]
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [8EB1EC87]
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [C9A0DF9C]
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 7) [49865363]
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [5F18AEFF]
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 8) [6CB39023]

All tracks accurately ripped

End of status report

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2015-04-07 14:25:33

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Analyzed: Pseudo Echo / Race
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
DR13 -1.32 dB -15.69 dB 4:40 01-Fooled Again
DR12 -2.39 dB -16.63 dB 5:06 02-Over Tomorrow
DR14 -0.60 dB -17.05 dB 4:33 03-Caught
DR13 -0.60 dB -14.67 dB 4:06 04-Imagination
DR14 -0.63 dB -15.60 dB 4:15 05-Don't You Forget
DR13 -0.91 dB -16.22 dB 3:16 06-Runaways
DR14 -0.61 dB -16.77 dB 5:11 07-Searching For A Glory
DR13 -0.60 dB -15.35 dB 3:45 08-Take On The World
DR11 -1.39 dB -16.26 dB 1:51 09-Metropolis
DR12 -0.60 dB -14.50 dB 3:52 10-Eye Of The Storm
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 917 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Pseudo Echo - Race (1989)

Pseudo Echo - Race (1989)