[24/96] Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group - 1978, Vinyl Rip torrent

Pat Metheny Group - Pat Metheny Group - 1978

ECM-1-1114, US pressing

LP, Vinyl Rip, 24/96, FLAC (tracks+.cue)

Rip by nettz

Side 1

А1 - San Lorenzo (10:10)
А2 - Phase Dance (08:20)

Side 2

B1 - Jaco (05:38)
B2 - Aprilwind (02:08)
B3 - April Joy (08:14)
B4 - Lone Jack (06:42)

Written-By – L. Mays (tracks: A1, A2, B4), P. Metheny (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)

Musicians

Pat Metheny : 6- and 12-String Guitars
Lyle Mays : piano, synthesizer, autoharp
Mark Egan : bass
Dan Gottlieb : drums

Credits▼
Design [Cover] – B. Wojirsch*
Engineer – Jan Erik Kongshaug
Photography By – Roberto Masotti
Producer – Manfred Eicher

Notes▼
Recorded January 1978 at Talent Studios, Oslo
©℗ 1978 ECM Records GmbH

Barcode and Other Identifiers▼
Matrix / Runout (Side A run-out area [hand-etched]): JB 32948 ECM-1-1114 A RE-2 M05#
Matrix / Runout (Side B run-out area [hand-etched]): 32948 #3 ECM-1-1114 B RE-2 M07# JB

Remark:
I washed the vinyl three times, and re-align my cartridge & tone-arm, before re-rip it.
The previous rip has faint surface noise on the background (which can be heard if you play it loud enough).
This new rip is clean, dark background, and better sound.

Technical Info

Turntable: Roksan Radius III
Tonearm: Audioquest PT-9
Cartridge: Ortofon X5-MC (Moving Coil)
Phono Cable: Van den Hul D-502 Hybrid
Pre-amplifier: Counterpoint SA 5.1 (vacuum tube Sovtek 6922)
Interconnect: balanced, Belden 1813A cable with Neutrik XLR connectors
Analog to Digital Converter: EMU 1212M (configured for balanced input +4dBu, 0 dB Gain)
Capture software: Goldwave 5.22
Post processing: none.
Ripping policy: I always rip good condition vinyl so that the amount of click/pop will be almost none