(Country Blues, Delta Blues) [LP] [24/192] Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers - 1961/1981, FLAC (tracks)

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foobar2000 1.6.10 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2022-02-16 19:23:42
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Analyzed: Robert Johnson / King of the Delta Blues Singers
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -4.20 dB -16.10 dB 2:32 01-Crossroads Blues
DR11 -4.08 dB -16.95 dB 3:02 02-Terraplane Blues
DR14 -3.44 dB -20.18 dB 2:53 03-Come on in My Kitchen
DR11 -4.48 dB -17.75 dB 2:31 04-Walking Blues
DR12 -3.20 dB -18.22 dB 2:41 05-Last Fair Deal Gone Down
DR12 -3.25 dB -16.63 dB 2:53 06-32-20 Blues
DR12 -4.23 dB -18.46 dB 2:52 07-Kindhearted Woman Blues
DR14 -2.62 dB -18.50 dB 2:35 08-If I Had Possession over Judgement Day
DR11 -4.66 dB -17.55 dB 2:53 09-Preaching Blues
DR11 -4.78 dB -18.54 dB 2:39 10-When You Got a Good Friend
DR12 -4.65 dB -19.63 dB 2:53 11-Rambling on My Mind
DR12 -5.54 dB -19.84 dB 2:29 12-Stones in My Passway
DR12 -3.60 dB -20.27 dB 2:46 13-Traveling Riverside Blues
DR12 -5.91 dB -20.89 dB 2:18 14-Milkcow's Calf Blues
DR11 -5.04 dB -19.88 dB 2:34 15-Me and the Devil Blues
DR11 -4.50 dB -18.95 dB 2:37 16-Hellhound on My Trail
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 1
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2310 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Reading about the power inherent in Robert Johnson's music is one thing, but actually experiencing it is another matter entirely. The official 1998 edition of the original 1961 album was certainly worth the wait, remastered off the best quality original 78s available, of far superior quality to any of the source materials used on even the 1991 box set. Johnson's guitar takes on a fullness never heard on previous reissues, and except for a nagging hiss in spots on "Terraplane Blues" (the equalization on this disc is extreme, to even sport some minute turntable rumble in the low end), this really brings his music alive. If there is such a thing as a greatest-hits package available on Johnson, this landmark album, which jump-started the whole '60s blues revival, would certainly be the one. The majority of Johnson's best-known tunes, the ones that made the legend, are all aboard: "Crossroads," "Walkin' Blues," "Me & the Devil Blues," "Come On In My Kitchen," and the apocalyptic visions contained in "Hellhound On My Trail" are the blues at its finest, the lyrics sheer poetry. And making its first appearance anywhere is a newly discovered (in 1998) alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues" that's appended to the original 16-track lineup. If you are starting your blues collection from the ground up, be sure to make this your very first purchase.