(Progressive-Folk) [LP] [24/96] The Incredible String Band - U - 1970 (Original US 2LP), FLAC (tracks+.cue)

1) LP.- 2) Turntable.- 3) Receiver.- 4) ADC.- 5) iZotope RX4.- 6) Two WAV Files
Post-Process
Normalization and then splitting in tracks, finally manual declick in iZotope RX4.
Nothing more.

A1 - El Wool Suite.flac
A5 - Queen Of Love.flac
B1- Bridge Song.flac
B5 - Puppet Song.flac

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Analyzed folder: /The Incredible String Band - U (LP-1)
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR14 -0.19 dB -17.03 dB 01 The Incredible String Band - LADO 1- El Wool Suite.wav
DR13 -3.19 dB -17.99 dB 02 The Incredible String Band - The Juggler's Song.wav
DR13 -1.15 dB -19.21 dB 03 The Incredible String Band - Time.wav
DR12 -2.10 dB -17.66 dB 04 The Incredible String Band - Bad Sadie Lee.wav
DR14 -2.75 dB -20.36 dB 05 The Incredible String Band - Queen Of Love.wav
DR13 -1.03 dB -17.83 dB 06 The Incredible String Band - LADO 2- Partial Belated Ouverture.wav
DR14 -3.75 dB -22.34 dB 07 The Incredible String Band - Light In Time Of Darkness.wav
DR13 -4.46 dB -20.30 dB 08 The Incredible String Band - Walking Along With You.wav
DR13 -2.37 dB -17.72 dB 09 The Incredible String Band - Hirem Pawnitof - Fairies Hornpipe.wav
DR13 -2.66 dB -17.67 dB 10 The Incredible String Band - Bridge Theme.wav
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Number of files: 10
Official DR value: DR13
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Analyzed folder: /The Incredible String Band - U (LP-2)
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DR13 -3.56 dB -20.04 dB 01 The Incredible String Band - LADO 3- Bridge Song.wav
DR13 -1.97 dB -21.19 dB 02 The Incredible String Band - Astral Plane Theme.wav
DR14 -4.29 dB -21.93 dB 03 The Incredible String Band - Invocation.wav
DR13 -2.03 dB -18.73 dB 04 The Incredible String Band - Robot Blues.wav
DR12 -4.98 dB -19.91 dB 05 The Incredible String Band - Puppet Song.wav
DR13 -1.56 dB -17.49 dB 06 The Incredible String Band - LADO 4- Cutting The Strings.wav
DR14 -3.54 dB -25.10 dB 07 The Incredible String Band - I Know You.wav
DR14 -0.12 dB -19.21 dB 08 The Incredible String Band - Rainbow.wav
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Number of files: 8
Official DR value: DR13
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Design – Bob Heimall*
Engineer – John Wood
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Painting [Front cover] – Janet Shankman
Photography By – Francis Loney, Jon Bloom (2), Phil Franks (2)
Producer – Joe Boyd
Set Designer – Janet Shankman
Written-By – Janet Shankman (tracks: Shankman), McKechnie* (tracks: D2), Heron* (tracks: A1; B1; B2; B3; B4; B5; C1; D3), Williamson* (tracks: A2; A3; A5; C2; C3; C4; C5; D1)
Notes

Of the records that the Incredible String Band recorded for Elektra, U is easily the strangest -- even by the band's standards.
The sprawling double album was the musical element of a Robin Williamson theatrical presentation of the same name (with input from Mike Heron), that put the band on a stage with the Stone Monkey troupe, who did dances to these songs, complete with light projections. It played in London and at the Fillmore East in New York before it closed with disastrous financial results. Sans dancers, the group -- Williamson, Heron, Licorice McKechnie, and Rose Simpson -- went on and completed a limited tour of the West Coast before recording U. They recorded the double album in just two days. Along with their usual wacky and wonderful meld of psychedelic-cum-traditional folk, sitar, tabla, faux raga, and exotic world music aspirations, are songs that encompass blues, singer/songwriter fare, and more. Disc one features a shambolic, yodeling saloon song ("Bad Sadie Lee") offered by cover painting artist Janet Shankman, followed by the dreamy "Queen of Love," which was written by Tom Constanten (more famously a keyboard-playing guest of the Grateful Dead). There are plenty of other things, too, including the beautiful droning guitar and mandolin Baroqueness of "Time" and even rock -- check the psych instrumentals "Partial Belated Overtime" and "Bridge Theme." The second disc contains some wonderful vanguard moments in the solo guitar instrumental "Astral Plane Theme," the barrelhouse piano stride of "Robot Blues," and two long Heron pieces. The first is the gorgeous ballad "Light in Time of Darkness." "Rainbow," which closes the record, is a 15-plus-minute exercise in medieval minstrelsy. At the time and given its length, U was a stretch for all but the most adventurous of ISB fans. In the 21st century, it is still somewhat unfocused, but its best material rates with some of the best in the band's catalog.
Review by Thom Jurek, allmusic.com

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: 7E-2002 A-1 CTH
Matrix / Runout: 7E-2002 B-1 CTH
Matrix / Runout: 7E-2002 C-1 CTH
Matrix / Runout: 7E-2002 D-1 CTH

TITLE "U"
PERFORMER "The Incredible String Band"
REM GENRE "Progressive-Folk"
REM DATE "1970"
FILE "Lp-1/01 The Incredible String Band - LADO 1- El Wool Suite.flac" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "LADO 1- El Wool Suite"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/02 The Incredible String Band - The Juggler's Song.flac" WAVE
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "The Juggler's Song"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/03 The Incredible String Band - Time.flac" WAVE
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Time"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/04 The Incredible String Band - Bad Sadie Lee.flac" WAVE
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Bad Sadie Lee"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/05 The Incredible String Band - Queen Of Love.flac" WAVE
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Queen Of Love"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/06 The Incredible String Band - LADO 2- Partial Belated Ouverture.flac" WAVE
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "LADO 2- Partial Belated Ouverture"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/07 The Incredible String Band - Light In Time Of Darkness.flac" WAVE
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Light In Time Of Darkness"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/08 The Incredible String Band - Walking Along With You.flac" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Walking Along With You"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/09 The Incredible String Band - Hirem Pawnitof - Fairies Hornpipe.flac" WAVE
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "Hirem Pawnitof - Fairies Hornpipe"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-1/10 The Incredible String Band - Bridge Theme.flac" WAVE
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Bridge Theme"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/01 The Incredible String Band - LADO 3- Bridge Song.flac" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "LADO 3- Bridge Song"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/02 The Incredible String Band - Astral Plane Theme.flac" WAVE
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Astral Plane Theme"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/03 The Incredible String Band - Invocation.flac" WAVE
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Invocation"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/04 The Incredible String Band - Robot Blues.flac" WAVE
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Robot Blues"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/05 The Incredible String Band - Puppet Song.flac" WAVE
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Puppet Song"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/06 The Incredible String Band - LADO 4- Cutting The Strings.flac" WAVE
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "LADO 4- Cutting The Strings"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/07 The Incredible String Band - I Know You.flac" WAVE
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "I Know You"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Lp-2/08 The Incredible String Band - Rainbow.flac" WAVE
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Rainbow"
SONGWRITER "The Incredible String Band"
INDEX 01 00:00:00