Styx - Paradise Theater - 1981

A&M Audiophile Series SPJ-3719 / Half-Speed Mastered

Pressed in Japan on JVC "Super Vinyl" (same as MFSL)

LP, Vinyl Rip, 24/96, FLAC (tracks), .m3u

Rip by Dr. Robert

Side 1:

01. "A.D. 1928" (1:08)
 * Lead vocals: Dennis

02. "Rockin' the Paradise" (3:35)
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * Lead guitar: Tommy

03. "Too Much Time on My Hands" (4:31)
 * Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy

04. "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" (4:48)
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * Intro guitar solo: JY * Middle guitar solo: Tommy * Alto Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen

05. "The Best of Times" (4:19)
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * Lead guitar: Tommy

 Side 2:

01. "Lonely People" (5:28)
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * First guitar solo: Tommy * Second guitar solo: JY * Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen

02. "She Cares" (4:17)
 * Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy * Tenor Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen

03. "Snowblind" (5:00)
 * Lead vocals: JY and Tommy * Lead guitar: JY

04. "Half-Penny, Two-Penny" (4:33)
 * Lead vocals: JY * Lead guitar: Tommy

05. "A.D. 1958" (2:27)
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * Lead guitar: JY * Saxophone solo: Steve Eisen

06. "State Street Sadie" (0:28)

Vinyl Ripping Notes

 Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
 Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
 Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
 Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
 Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
 Bias Peak LE 6 recording software

RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> Tube Box preamp> ADC> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 >
 analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side maximized to -0.3 dB) >
 split into individual Tracks > Click Repair 3.02 used in Manual Mode, 30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
 FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

 All de-clicking software used in full manual mode to preserve musical transients.
 No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.
 No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.