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John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]

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John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]

John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]
Rock, Art Rock, Proto-Punk | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 42:43 | 282,16 Mb
Label: Island Records (France) | Cat.# IMCD 177 (522 116-2) | Released: 1994-04-18 (1975)
John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]
"Helen of Troy" is the sixth solo studio album by Welsh musician John Cale, released in November 1975 by Island Records, his last of three albums for the label. Even though the other Island albums were issued in the US (June 1, 1974, Fear, Slow Dazzle, Guts), Helen of Troy was not. It was commonly sold as a UK import all over the US. No singles were released from the album.
~Wikipedia
John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]

The supporting crew on Cale's final Island album makes for a lineup that could never have happened again at least, in terms of future results, imagining, among others, Cale, Chris Spedding, Brian Eno, and Phil Collins once more in the same room together seems totally unlikely. Regardless of the oddity, Cale once again led a great ensemble band (Spedding now having fully taken over from Manzanera on guitar) through another set of great, inspiring songs. Whoever is putting in the guitar solos, Spedding or Cale, sometimes misfires, sometimes succeeds brilliantly consider opening song "My Maria," where the earlier efforts are intrusive but the concluding parts a perfect addition to the building smack of the song. Cale's songs generally tend towards the uneasy throughout, his sometimes strained but never forced singing, high volume at points, making the most of the material. The atmosphere of the album as a whole is perhaps the most band-oriented of the three Island records, with further arrangements sounding like additions more than intrinsic parts of the songs. It's not a criticism, though, more an interesting experiment with often strong results, like the strident horns and heavily treated noise on the title track. "I Keep a Close Watch" is the secret emotional sucker punch on Helen of Troy Cale long harbored a sadly unfulfilled dream that Frank Sinatra might cover it, and there's little doubt why. Taking the opening line from Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" as inspiration, with a much different thematic intent, it's an unabashedly romantic number with a great string and horn arrangement. There are, again, gentler moments that call to mind earlier tributes to the Beach Boys here and there, such as "China Sea," along with a great rendition of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso." Overall, Helen of Troy finds Cale at his edgiest, with fascinating results.
~Review by Alex Henderson

John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]

John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [1994, Reissue]




Release of the album: 1975, November [LP Island Records, Cat.# ILPS 9350, UK]
Release of this CD: 1994, April, 18 [CD Island Records (France), Cat.# IMCD 177 (522 116-2) / UPC: 731452211620]
℗ 1975 Island Records Ltd. except track 12 ℗ 1977 Island Records Ltd.
© 1975 Island Records Ltd.
Made in France by PMDC

Credits:

Bass – Pat Donaldson
Co-producer – John Wood
Drums – Phil Collins, Timmy Donald
Engineer [Mixing] – Vic Gamm
Executive Producer – John Wood
Guitar – Chris Spedding
Keyboards, Guitar, Producer, Vocals – John Cale
Strings, Arranged By [Choir] – Robert Kirby
Synthesizer – Brian Eno
Written By – John Cale (tracks: 1 to 7, 9, 11, 12)


Tracklist:

01. My Maria (03:53)
02. Helen Of Troy (04:21)
03. China Sea (02:32)
04. Engine (02:47)
05. Save Us (02:23)
06. Cable Hogue (03:32)
07. I Keep A Close Watch (03:29)
08. Pablo Picasso (03:23)
09. Coral Moon (02:18)
10. Baby, What You Want Me To Do? (04:51)
11. Sudden Death (04:39)
12. Leaving It Up To You (04:34)

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 26. March 2014, 13:57

John Cale / Helen Of Troy

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1 | 0:00.00 | 3:52.47 | 0 | 17446
2 | 3:52.47 | 4:20.58 | 17447 | 37004
3 | 8:13.30 | 2:32.37 | 37005 | 48441
4 | 10:45.67 | 2:47.10 | 48442 | 60976
5 | 13:33.02 | 2:22.48 | 60977 | 71674
6 | 15:55.50 | 3:32.35 | 71675 | 87609
7 | 19:28.10 | 3:29.07 | 87610 | 103291
8 | 22:57.17 | 3:23.33 | 103292 | 118549
9 | 26:20.50 | 2:18.15 | 118550 | 128914
10 | 28:38.65 | 4:51.20 | 128915 | 150759
11 | 33:30.10 | 4:39.27 | 150760 | 171711
12 | 38:09.37 | 4:34.28 | 171712 | 192289


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Track 2

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Track 3

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Track 4

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Track 5

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Track 6

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Track 7

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\07 - I Keep A Close Watch.wav

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Track 8

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\08 - Pablo Picasso.wav

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Track 9

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\09 - Coral Moon.wav

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Track 10

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\10 - Baby What You Want Me To Do.wav

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Track 11

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\11 - Sudden Death.wav

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Track 12

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\12 - Leaving It Up To You.wav

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Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 26. March 2014, 13:58

John Cale / Helen Of Troy

Used drive : TSSTcorpCDDVDW SH-224DB Adapter: 1 ID: 0

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

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Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track

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Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
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Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 3:52.47 | 0 | 17446
2 | 3:52.47 | 4:20.58 | 17447 | 37004
3 | 8:13.30 | 2:32.37 | 37005 | 48441
4 | 10:45.67 | 2:47.10 | 48442 | 60976
5 | 13:33.02 | 2:22.48 | 60977 | 71674
6 | 15:55.50 | 3:32.35 | 71675 | 87609
7 | 19:28.10 | 3:29.07 | 87610 | 103291
8 | 22:57.17 | 3:23.33 | 103292 | 118549
9 | 26:20.50 | 2:18.15 | 118550 | 128914
10 | 28:38.65 | 4:51.20 | 128915 | 150759
11 | 33:30.10 | 4:39.27 | 150760 | 171711
12 | 38:09.37 | 4:34.28 | 171712 | 192289


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Track 3

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Track 4

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\04 - Engine.wav

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Track 5

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\05 - Save Us.wav

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Track 6

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\06 - Cable Hogue.wav

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Track 7

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\07 - I Keep A Close Watch.wav

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Track 8

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\08 - Pablo Picasso.wav

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Track 9

Filename C:\Users\Public\Music\John Cale - Helen Of Troy (1975) [FLAC]\09 - Coral Moon.wav

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Track 10

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Track 11

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Track 12

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==== Log checksum B654FCF93B8E6C67C6CA57F1A4AB69125C65E6F4E6455A28029587E8BCDACC12 ====

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Analyzed: John Cale / Helen Of Troy
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.74 dB -11.82 dB 3:53 01-My Maria
DR10 -0.43 dB -12.41 dB 4:21 02-Helen Of Troy
DR10 -0.76 dB -13.21 dB 2:32 03-China Sea
DR9 -0.47 dB -12.38 dB 2:47 04-Engine
DR12 -0.30 dB -14.05 dB 2:23 05-Save Us
DR11 -0.30 dB -14.26 dB 3:32 06-Cable Hogue
DR10 -0.34 dB -12.32 dB 3:29 07-I Keep A Close Watch
DR10 -0.30 dB -11.51 dB 3:23 08-Pablo Picasso
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.08 dB 2:18 09-Coral Moon
DR9 -0.64 dB -10.91 dB 4:51 10-Baby What You Want Me To Do
DR11 -0.41 dB -13.64 dB 4:39 11-Sudden Death
DR10 -0.30 dB -11.62 dB 4:34 12-Leaving It Up To You
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 797 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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