John Martyn - One World (1977) UK and US albums
Жанр: Folk-Rock
Год выпуска: 1977
Лейбл: Island Records
Страна-производитель: UK / US
Аудио кодек: FLAC
Тип рипа: tracks
Формат записи: 24-bit / 96kHz
Формат раздачи: 24-bit / 96kHz
Many thanks to the original ripper: 'Euripides'
Track listing
01 Dealer
Bass, Synthesizer [Moog] - Steve Winwood
Drums - Andy Newmark
02 One World
Bass - Hansford Rowe
Electric Piano - Steve Winwood
Flute - John Field
03 Smiling Stranger
Bass - Neil Murray
Drums - Jon Stevens
Saxophone - George Lee
Strings - Harry Robinson
Synthesizer [Moog] - Steve Winwood
Tabla - Kesh Sathie
04 Big Muff
Bass - Hansford Rowe
Drums - Jon Stevens
Percussion - Morris Pert
Written-By - Lee Perry
05 Couldn't Love You More
Bass - Danny Thompson
Organ [Yamaha] - Steve Winwood
06 Certain Surprise
Bass - Danny Thompson
Drums - Bruce Rowlands
Electric Piano - Steve Winwood
Strings - Harry Robinson
Trombone - Rico
07 Dancing
Bass - Dave Pegg
Drums - Bruce Rowlands
08 Small Hours
Percussion - Morris Pert
Synthesizer [Moog], Organ [Yamaha] - Steve Winwood
Bonus tracks:
Johnny Too Bad (12" Mix)
Dealer (Version) (UK 7" only track)
Dancing (UK 7" edit)
Vinyl Ripping Notes
Media:
UK LP 2nd pressing by EMI, mastered by Kevin Metcalfe.
US LP 1st pressing LP by Island, mastered by Sterling Sound.
UK 12" Single 1st pressing by Island, mastered by EG.
UK 7" Single 1st pressing by EMI (1978), mastered by John Dent.
Audio Equipment:
For the LP segments and the 12" Single (work carried out in summer 2007)
Vpi HW-17F Record Cleaning Machine,
Heybrook TT2 turntable,
Origin Live! Power supply and DC motor,
Origin Live! modified Rega RB300 Tone Arm,
Lyra Helikon M/C Cartridge,
Denon PMA 8500 Integrated Amplifier (Phono Section Only)
ESI Systems Juli@ Sound Card sampling at 96Khz/32bit.
Measured S/N ratio for this system was -86 dB
For the 7" Segment only: (Performed in December 2010)
Vpi HW-17F Record Cleaning Machine,
Mains voltage cleaner and spike protection.
Technics SL 1210 Mk II turntable,
Origin Live! modified Rega RB300 Tone Arm,
Denon DL 304 M/C Cartridge.,
NAD 3130 Amplifier (Phono Stage Only),
M-Audio Profire 610 Outboard A/D sampling at 96Khz/32bit.
Measured S/N ratio for this system is -87 dB
Audio processing:
I have applied zero noise reduction to the UK LP tracks and the UK singles.
A very slight footprint based N/R using Izotope plug-in was used on 'Small Hours' and on several of the fades on the US LP version only.
Very minimal treatments of the stereo modulation groove 'roar' at fades, comprising either a noise-centreing method with fades to and from silence where appropriate and/or I will occasionally use a sliding fade to frequencies below 50 Hz from and to mono, at fade-in and fade-out, which has the effect of masking low frequency groove noise, although I will only use this where it does not perceptibly harm the stereo mix. At no point are any actual frequencies removed.
I try only to apply a true manual spot declick and deglitch, however I do run the Younglove decrackling script on passages that are sure not to suffer from the accidental removal of natural clicks in the recording.
Because the A/D equipment is run in 'pure' mode during recording (i.e. with no attenuation), it records at a factory set level approximately 55% of maximum recording levels. I Normalize the resulting recordings across 'sides' (always the last step) to 100% maintaining zero clipping. (I note that several rippers make a point of not normalizing, but with 24 bit audio you need to change the volume of a track many times to cause any harm, and doing it once is never going to do any real damage!)
Hard limiting is for idiots. I never use it on audiophile rips. Tracks are split to individual WAV Files for burn to DVD-A.
The downloads:
The Winrar Archive 'jm-1-wrld':
Contains:
1 x john_martyn_1_world_uk_us_1_euripides.wld file: This is a Discwelder project file, although you'll need to rearrange either your file system or go into the project itself and point to your files... all the pointers are to MY system which is different from yours. Sorry it's complicated but if you do it, then you'll have a nice DVD-A disc with lyrics displayed.
1 x folder 'art' containing printable jewel case artwork derived from the original sleeve artwork and images of various items from the original pressings; jpg images designed to be used by those who wish to author their own DVD-A disc. I would ask that you include the logo 'A Euripdes Vinyl Rip' if you do this. Just my vanity
1 x folder 'info' which contains this text and some helpful information for those who wish to author their own DVD-A disc.
Synopsis:
The copies of the vinyl were all cut very well by their respective mastering engineers, although the US LP exhibited several small glitches in the pressing.
I deliberately used a UK second pressing by EMI, because although a previous cut exists (mastered by EG) the pressings never came without some problems. The EMI pressings are great.
Overall sound quality of the original is dense but pretty easy to acquire a sound-stage, especially on the 12" cut of 'Big Muff'. It's important to remember this recording was made in a very unorthodox manner, with several tracks being produced as virtual 'field' recordings outdoors. See the album history notes for more on this.
Condition of the vinyl throughout was NM so restoration work needed was minimal, although it was a long, tricky job to get a clean result on 'Small Hours' due to it's very quiet nature.
I am very happy with the results of this rip, and have no plans on improving it. The difference in sound quality to the 'Deluxe Edition' CD remaster is still quite noticeable.
I think the quality of John's voice, especially on the UK LP is simply stunning, and several of the US mixes are sufficiently diverting to be of interest although they do have a lot higher background master tape noise.
Big thanks must go to Son-of-Albion for going to the trouble of posting this for me. If you like this rip, please let him know and I will hopefully do many more in the future. If I can ever register on Avaxhome myself, I will... I hope it can happen, I have 100's of similar quality rips already prepared!
Euripides Jan 2011
Спектры частот и ачх
Side One
Side Two
Доп. информация
'One World' was recorded in one of the most unique methods ever committed to tape. To begin with, all the basic tracks and several weeks’ worth of overdubs, happened in a remote location owned by Island Records' boss Chris Blackwell, Woolwich Green Farm. A large proportion of the recordings are actually made 'outdoors' and borrowed freely from techniques devised from Neil Young's sessions for 'Harvest'. Specifically the track 'Small Hours' was actually recorded 'in the small hours' of the late night, and was miked up to record the output of several PA speakers across 50 yards of rippling water. This is not the kind of recording that can be achieved in a normal studio.
Musically this album represents a slight departure for Martyn, in that he had not previously employed any 'guest' musicians as such, yet on 'One World' we see Steve Winwood contributing some absolutely pure and stunning analogue synthesizer parts; Rico Rodriguez appears on 'certain Surprise' to great effect; Morris Pert from jazz-fusion supergroup 'Brand X' shows his subtler side on 'Small Hours'. As ever, old buddy Danny Thompson makes an appearance but is not the only bass player on this album.
The sessions were liberally scattered with guests of Blackwell's, random arrivals might find their input suddenly cherished for one take, and as an example 'Big Muff' was co-opted by the great Lee 'Scratch' Perry and he assumed production role for that track, and probably never asked! No-one dared argue with him on that point. The result? A beautiful hazy languid album, with an edge. For all the idiosyncrasies of the line-ups, this is a remarkably consistent album which maintains its mood throughout.
It's become a classic and is well recognized as marking a high-water point in Martyn's career but, there is still something to uncover: despite the lavish attention to detail in the 2004 'Deluxe Edition' CD release, there is still a glaring omission to the official story of this album...
The final mixdown was presented in two very different styles, one for the UK and European market, one for the North American market. The better known mix to most Martyn fans would be the UK and European mix which is presented in a very organic almost 'lo-fi' manner. Whereas the second mix, which appeared in North America (the USA and Canada), is very much more 'FM radio' friendly, brighter and with more percussive elements, arguably less laid-back in several ways.
The differences are sometimes subtle, like a slight different phasing or channel assignments but on 'Small Hours' for instance, the guitar parts are actually different in places, and it has an entirely different vocal take! Morris Pert's percussion is very much more forward in the mix and even the drum-machine gets a look-in. There are several other obvious differences throughout the tracks. Where the UK version of 'Big Muff' has a shimmering jazz-style ride cymbal running pretty much throughout, this is entirely missing in the US version, replaced by thundering toms and harsh snare with a staccato hi-hat rhythm. The result is almost a different song.
The tracks are all mixed from the same multi-track masters but the net results are very different indeed. The US mixes have only ever been acknowledged, almost in passing, on the compilation album 'The Electric John Martyn' but even then they failed to explain why... and only a few of the mixes were on that album, packed into a long and not very well mastered compilation that suffered from low signal to noise ratio.
I guarantee you, if you know this album, from either mix, you will be fascinated at the comparison.
Notes on the other vinyl tracks:
The UK 7" edit of 'Dancing' is mostly identical to the US LP mix, but includes several seconds more instrumental fade-in at the beginning.
The UK 12" cut of 'Big Muff' is included here in place of the US LP cut only due to its superior dynamic range being identical in every other way.
The UK 7" only track 'Dealer (Version)' is similar to the US LP vocal mix but has more in the way of effects and treatments (and tape noise!).
The track 'Johnny Too Bad' (12" Mix), although not strictly speaking part of the 'One World' project, is included here because it was the flip-side to the 'Big Muff' 12" cut and the only other presentation of this track was on 'The Electric...' which had nowhere near the sound quality.
In keeping with the generally laid-back production methods, an issue with the original track sequencing has emerged. Several early pressings of 'One World' were issued with an incorrect track sequence: The first track should have been 'Dealer' but the first runs of both the US and the UK LP versions started with 'A' and 'B' sides reversed and so began with 'Couldn't Love You More'. This error has since been corrected on both subsequent vinyl releases and the CD editions including the 'Deluxe' edition.
I can't stress how much I love this album, it remains one of my favourites even after all these years, and I heartily commend it to the community! Enjoy the music. Euripides Dec 2010.
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