Styx - Pieces Of Eight (1978) - 1980

Nautilus NR-15, US dbx Audiophle LP on German Teldec Vinyl

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

Rip by Dr. Robert

Side 1

01. "Great White Hope" (Young) ΓÇô 4:22
 * Lead vocals and lead guitar: James Young

02. "I'm O.K." (DeYoung, Young) ΓÇô 5:41
 * Lead vocals, synthesizer solo and pipe organ: Dennis DeYoung * Lead Guitar: Tommy Shaw

03. "Sing for the Day" (Shaw) ΓÇô 4:57
 * Lead vocals, mandolin, all guitars: Tommy Shaw

04. "The Message" (DeYoung) ΓÇô 1:08
 * All synthesizers: Dennis

05. "Lords of the Ring" (DeYoung) ΓÇô 4:33
 * Lead vocals and middle guitar solo: JY * Ending guitar solo: Tommy * Synthesizer solos: Dennis

Side 2

06. "Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)" (Shaw) ΓÇô 4:05
 * Lead vocals and lead guitar: Tommy

07. "Queen of Spades" (DeYoung, Young) ΓÇô 5:38
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * Lead guitar: JY

08. "Renegade" (Shaw) ΓÇô 4:13
 * Lead vocals: Tommy * Lead guitar: JY

09. "Pieces of Eight" (DeYoung) ΓÇô 4:44
 * Lead vocals: Dennis * Lead guitar: Tommy

10. "Aku-Aku" (instrumental) (Shaw) ΓÇô 2:57
 * Lead guitar and whisper chant: Tommy

Vinyl Ripping Notes

 24-bit / 96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert

 Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
 Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
 Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
 Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
 dbx Model 224 dbx II decoder
 Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
 Bias Peak LE 6 recording software

 RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> Tube Box preamp> dbx decoder> 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.