Nazareth 2XS (1982) Vinyl Rip 24-96 torrent

my own rip from original LP using Samplitude Pro X (Suite) 12.4.1.246 (64 bit) with Dr. dac Prime Audiotrak soundcard by ESI (analog-analog) and a Rega Performance pack RP1 Phonograph

Nazareth (2) ‎– 2XS
Label:
A&M Records ‎– SP 4901
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:
US
Released:
1982
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock, Pop Rock



Tracklist .


A1 Love Leads To Madness 4:05
A2 Boys In The Band 3:05
A3 You Love Another 3:58
A4 Gatecrash 3:14
A5 Games 4:47
B1 Back To The Trenches 3:59
B2 Dream On 3:26
B3 Lonely In The Night 4:21
B4 Preservation 4:01
B5 Take The Rap 2:41
B6 Mexico 2:51


Companies etc

Recorded At – AIR Studios, Montserrat
Mixed At – AIR Studios, Montserrat
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Pressed By – Electrosound Group Midwest, Inc.
Manufactured By – A&M Records, Inc.
Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.
Published By – Fool Circle Limited
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fool Circle Limited
Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Fool Circle Music Limited


Credits

Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Haggarty*
Bass, Backing Vocals – Pete Agnew
Design – Haggarty*, Eames*
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Darrell Sweet
Engineer [Assistants] – Nigel Barker, Steve Crane
Keyboards – John Locke
Lead Guitar – Manny Charlton
Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals – Billy Rankin
Mastered By – Frank DeLuna, Marv Bornstein
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport
Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Hugh Brown (3)
Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – John Punter
Vocals – Dan McCafferty
Written-By – Nazareth (2)


Notes

℗ 1982 Fool Circle Limited © A&M Records, Inc.
All songs © 1982 Fool Circle Music Limited

allmusic.com:
Review by Donald A. Guarisco [-]


After spending much of 1981 involved in a successful tour, Nazareth returned to the studio with a newfound sense of vigor the next year. The album they produced was 2XS, an outing that stands alongside Malice in Wonderland as one of their finest achievements during the 1980s. Although its sound goes for the sonic sleekness of AOR, it does not skimp on the hard rock elements. For instance, "Love Leads to Madness" boasts the kind of sumptuous power ballad melody that helped it become a radio favorite but is also layered with plenty of surprisingly heavy power chords. 2XS also finds the group cranking out some of their most furious rockers since the days of Expect No Mercy and No Mean City: "Boys in the Band" is guitar-fuelled declaration of intent that moves at a head-spinning double-time tempo, and "Gatecrash" is a party rocker that swings with the raucous verve of early hits like "Bad Bad Boy." Another surprising element of 2XS is the way it works a surprising new wave element into the group's style: "You Love Another" is a creepy, synthesizer-drenched breakup ballad that would have fit in fine on one of the Cars' early albums, and "Preservation" infuses the Nazareth rock sound with a churning bassline and burbling electronic sounds. The end result of all these elements is an album that creates an effective and personalized fusion of hard rock and AOR elements. It may not contain enough of either style for purist fans of those genres, but Nazareth fans and adventurous rock fans will find plenty to enjoy on 2XS.