(Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock) [LP] [24/96] Kaleidoscope (3) - Incredible! Kaleidoscope - 1969 (1988 Edsel Records ED 292), FLAC (tracks), lossless

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Analyzed: Kaleidoscope / Incredible! Kaleidoscope
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR11      -2.77 dB   -16.27 dB      2:50 01-Lie To Me
DR10      -1.41 dB   -16.09 dB      2:15 02-Let The Good Love Flow
DR10      -2.15 dB   -14.78 dB      2:48 03-Killing Floor
DR11      -1.01 dB   -15.83 dB      3:33 04-Petite Fleur
DR9       -4.19 dB   -16.82 dB      3:35 05-Banjo
DR10      -2.40 dB   -14.36 dB      4:20 06-Cuckoo
DR10      -4.08 dB   -16.71 dB     11:32 07-Seven-Ate Sweet
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Number of tracks:  7
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2851 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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=Hardware=
Vacuum cleaned LP>
Shure M97xE>
Dual CS 505-3>
Handcrafted low capacitance custom cables, teflon® insulated & silver-plated coaxial conductors>
Kenwood C1 Custom Revision I>
- Phono Stage input and RIAA equalisation capacitors replaced by Styroflex and Polypropylen types resp.
- Electrolytic capacitors not mounted by manufacturer onto the RIAA stage power Supply refitted (Philips NOS types)
- All electrolytic capacitors in signal chain replaced by foil capacitors
- All old JRC OpAmps replaced by Burr Brown (Phono Stage) and Analog Devices OpAmps resp.>
Handcrafted low capacitance custom cables, polyethylene insulated twinaxial conductors>
Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 HiFi w/ AD712 OpAmps @ 24/96>
HDD
=Software=
Wavelab 6.11 (Algorithmix Pro)
Adobe Audition 3
ClickRepair 3/0
Traderґs Little Helper (FLAC)
+16Bit Version:
Izotope Rx Advanced 1.21
Resampled:
-Ultra Steep, linear phase
Dithered:
-MBIT+ Medium
-Noise shaping light
-Dither amount normal

Incredible! (1969) was the combo's third album and first to boast contributions from newest members Stuart Brotman (bass/vocals) and Paul Lagos (percussion), flanking David Lindley (guitar/banjo/violin/vocals), Solomon Feldthouse (guitar/oud/clarinet/saz/jumbas/vocals), and Chester Crill (harmonica/violin/organ/vocal). In the absence of Chris Darrow's commanding songwriting, each member projected himself into the material, which adopts a discernible country-rock lilt accompanying Kaleidoscope's established Eastern-informed psychedelia. Nowhere do the two seemingly disparate styles fuse as effortlessly as the upbeat opener, "Lie to Me." Similarly the rural feel of "Let the Good Love Flow" could be easily mistaken for the New Riders of the Purple Sage or Commander Cody, with Lindley pulling off a convincing faux steel guitar lead. On the other side of the spectrum is the funky workout on Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor," as it slithers and slides around Lagos' solid rhythm. The bayou-tinged "Petite Fleur" hearkens to a sound the band explored on the cover of Doug Kershaw's "Louisiana Man" from their previous long-player, A Beacon from Mars. The appropriately titled "Banjo" provides Lindley with a vehicle for his remarkable virtuosity, likewise adding stimulation from Feldthouse's strong East-meets-West vibe. The traditional "Cuckoo" is one of Kaleidoscope's heavier numbers, reinforcing Lagos' muscular interjections. The disc concludes with the lengthy and adeptly crafted "Seven-Ate Sweet," a reference to the time signature of the 11-plus-minute instrumental. It offers nothing short of a consistently inspired example of the power and prowess within this incarnation.

Bass, Vocals - Stuart A. Brotman
Drums, Vocals - Paul Lagos
Guitar [Lead], Violin, Banjo, Vocals - David Lindley
Guitar, Oud, Clarinet, Performer [Caz, Jumbus, Feet], Vocals - Soloman Feldthouse
Harmonica - Max Buda
Producer - Jackie Mills
Violin [Lead], Organ, Vocals - Templeton Parcely