They Shall Not Pass - Longer version of Body Electric

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davedecay wrote:I've got the CNT BE and a turntable. Need a FLAC rip? :)
yes please.....actually the pressing question is the exact length as debated above. however a flac rip means we can all compare it ourselves and would be much appreciated.:notworthy: :D
thank you in advance :von:
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A good needledrop would be the final piece of the puzzle.
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This thread is evolving. :)
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robertzombie wrote:A good needledrop would be the final piece of the puzzle.
I can provide the tsnp vinyl version if anyone is interested, it will take a few days although
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Looks like 4:20 to me. :von:

starting with lossy, here's 320 kbps LAME MP3
https://app.box.com/s/7szdy0yqbi8ypq6gp2ogsg967v20t8a4

now here's the FLAC version
https://app.box.com/s/vybyac10gw1grf8g43655a675ve1w7nd

these both have very light ClickRepair filters run on the source WAV.

if wanted I can share the unfiltered version in a 96/24 FLAC for you purists.
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Thankee Dave; same fade as on SGWBM then. Rob can do the sonic analysis. ;D

TSNP vinyl rip for completeness sake would probably be useful.
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Thanks Dave, I'm looking forward to listening to your needledrop. So, the 7" has the same fade as SGWBM? I guess that adds further evidence to my claim that SGWBM uses a needledrop, and makes the CNT compilation even more special for including the unique ending. It also means that CNT probably used the master tape in order to get that ending.

24/96 would be great. What equipment did you use, Dave?
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Denon quartz dp-23f turntable
Pioneer vsx-3900s receiver
RCA cables to 1/8" stereo
Macbook Pro Core Duo under 10.6.8
Audacity 2.0.6
Caputured as 32-bit float at 96,000 Hz
Exported as custom WAV 24 bit file

also exported as standard 44/16 WAV for ClickRepair filtering
reopened in Audacity then exported as LAME CBR 320 Kbps MPEG-2 layer 3 file
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davedecay wrote:Denon quartz dp-23f turntable
Pioneer vsx-3900s receiver
RCA cables to 1/8" stereo
Macbook Pro Core Duo under 10.6.8
Audacity 2.0.6
Caputured as 32-bit float at 96,000 Hz
Exported as custom WAV 24 bit file

also exported as standard 44/16 WAV for ClickRepair filtering
reopened in Audacity then exported as LAME CBR 320 Kbps MPEG-2 layer 3 file
Nice.
FYI: Clickrepair can handle high resolution files and it should be those files that you run through, not the dithered 16/44 ones. Once you dither you should make no alterations to the audio as you risk running into audible quantisation artefacts :)
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Thanks Dave.

Aha, so my cassette of the single must be sourced from the CNT compilation then as it has the full ending.
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Here are the relevant tracks from the CNT CD, alac: https://www.sendspace.com/file/9drtof
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robertzombie wrote:Here are the relevant tracks from the CNT CD
Thanks. Top Man. :notworthy:
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Thanks indeed, for the very interesting thread and for the treats!
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@robertzombie has very kindly posted the TSNP CD version of BE on YouTube :notworthy: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=05neDjjWEKA
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There are some other Sisters bits on my YouTube channel too :) Not entirely sure if we can youtube links here but do feel free to peruse :D

More to come!
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Still can't get over how much of an improvement there is on these CNT tracks. I wish someone would locate all the masters and do a proper Sisters reissue project, 80-85!
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robertzombie wrote:There are some other Sisters bits on my YouTube channel too :) Not entirely sure if we can youtube links here but do feel free to peruse :D

More to come!
Thanks again ! :notworthy: Your high quality needle drops of the WEA 12" singles on YT are great. It's fantastic to hear those tracks not yet digitally released more like how :von: intended them to sound.
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
robertzombie wrote:There are some other Sisters bits on my YouTube channel too :) Not entirely sure if we can youtube links here but do feel free to peruse :D

More to come!
Thanks again ! :notworthy: Your high quality needle drops of the WEA 12" singles on YT are great. It's fantastic to hear those tracks not yet digitally released more like how :von: intended them to sound.
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Has anyone else noticed the tape drop-out on Body Electric before? Much more pronounced on the TSNP upload.

Check 3:54
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Gaijin wrote:Has anyone else noticed the tape drop-out on Body Electric before? Much more pronounced on the TSNP upload.

Check 3:54
Oh wow. That's new to me but it certainly is there and quite noticeable now that you mention it.
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