Eagles - Eagles - 1972

Atlantic, Asylum Records, SD-5054, Original 1-st US Pressing

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

Rip by PBTHAL VINYL RIPS

Side one

 01. "Take It Easy" Jackson Browne, Glenn Frey 3:34
 02. "Witchy Woman" Don Henley, Bernie Leadon 4:14
 03. "Chug All Night" Glenn Frey 3:18
 04. "Most of Us Are Sad" Glenn Frey 3:38
 05. "Nightingale" Jackson Browne 4:08

Side two

 01. "Train Leaves Here This Morning" Gene Clark, Bernie Leadon 4:13
 02. "Take the Devil" Randy Meisner 4:04
 03. "Earlybird" Bernie Leadon, Randy Meisner 3:03
 04. "Peaceful Easy Feeling" Jack Tempchin 4:20
 05. "Tryin'" Randy Meisner 2:54 

 CreditsΓû╝

 Vocals, Bass ΓÇô Randy Meisner
 Vocals, Drums ΓÇô Don Henley
 Vocals, Guitar, Banjo ΓÇô Bernie Leadon
 Vocals, Guitar, Slide Guitar ΓÇô Glenn Frey

 Art Direction, Design ΓÇô Gary Burden
 Photography By ΓÇô Henry Diltz
 Producer, Engineer ΓÇô Glyn Johns

NotesΓû╝

(P) 1972 Asylum Records

First issue white Asylum labels, non-gatefold jacket.

Custom inner sleeve.

Also labeled as SD 5054.

Produced and engineered at Olympic Sound Studios (London, England).

Mastering: The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA, USA).

Vinyl Ripping Process/Equipment

 VPI 16.5 RCM
 Turntable: VPI Scoutmaster
 Tonearm: Trans-Fi Termninator
 Cartridge: Audio-Technica AT33PTG/II loaded at 121 ohms
 Phono Stage: Musical Surroundings Phonomena
 Digital Interface: E-MU 1212
 Recording Software: Adobe Audition 3.01
 Recording Bitrate/Sample Rate: 192/24

Post Processing
 Run thru ClickRepair at level 10 with
 Pitch Protection | off
 Reverse | on
 Simple
 Resample to 96khz in Izotope Rx2 using the default preset
 Manually listen to album in Adobe Audition cleaning any clicks/anomalies
 Flac with Xrecode II

What Exactly Is An "Ultimate Master"

 It is more or less a catchphrase originally used to designate something was a hi-res rip. But since there seems to be a lot "similarly" <cough> named rips now I guess I should explain.

 I try to present the "ultimate mastering" of a particular LP, the "mastering" is not my equipment or process but the source material, it has always been about finding the best source. Now my opinion of the best source is subject to change as I experience more variations. Whether or not folks think my rip is "definitive" is irrelevant to me, I just try to find the best pressing and don't mind doing the extra clean up that comes with not just ripping new reissues or japanese issues. I understand the appeal of these pressings but I don't subscribe to the notion that they represent the best source 95% of the time.