Queen - Innuendo (1991/2015) [2LP,Limited Edition,Audiophile Quality,180 Gram,DSD128]
Arena Rock, Hard Rock | DSD128 (*.dsf, image+.cue), 1-bit/5.64 MHz
Run Time: 00:53:00 | 4.60 GB + 5% Recovery
Label: USM/Universal (UMGI) | Release Year: 2015
Arena Rock, Hard Rock | DSD128 (*.dsf, image+.cue), 1-bit/5.64 MHz
Run Time: 00:53:00 | 4.60 GB + 5% Recovery
Label: USM/Universal (UMGI) | Release Year: 2015
Sourced from the Original Master Tapes, Mastered By Bob Ludwig, Cut at Half-Speed at Abbey Road Studios, and Pressed at Optimal in Germany. Cut at Full Length as a Double LP for the First Time!
Queen's fourteenth studio album, and their first of the '90s, would prove to be the last album Freddie Mercury worked on, and yet also, despite his hugely deteriorating health, a work containing some of his most powerful and emotive vocal performances. Produced by Queen and David Richards, Innuendo contains several of the band's best known hits. Innuendo was released in February 1991 and a week later crashed the UK album charts at No. 1, ultimately achieving platinum status in their home country and going gold in America, the first Queen LP to do so since The Works in 1984. Sadly, however, though much of the material would have been perfect for the live show, none of it was ever destined to be heard in that context. Freddie lost his battle for life on Sunday November 24th 1991, nine months after the release of the album.
Freddie somehow found the strength to muster some truly breathtaking vocal performances for Innuendo, digging deep within himself and finding a depth and spirit like never before. He reached truly dazzling heights, seemed to find a new dimension to his voice, and poured his very soul into every note. As May would later recall, Freddie could barely stand up during the final sessions, every hour he was present at the Mountain studios required superhuman effort, and yet none of this is evident on the final album. It's impossible to believe that the extraordinary voice behind songs such as "Headlong," "All God's People," "Don't Try So Hard," "The Show Must Go On," and the album's title track, could have been recorded by someone as ill and physically weak as Freddie was.
When Innuendo finally emerged, with the cloak of secrecy around Freddie still tighter than ever, it was praised by fans as one of the strongest ever, and, most significantly, was universally acclaimed by the press too. The reviews were uncommonly flattering and with the title track song having already entered the UK charts at No. 1 a month earlier, Queen were very much back with a bang! In hindsight, many of the songs on Innuendo are extremely personal, and that was not necessarily evident at the time the LP first emerged. "The Show Must Go On," has to be singled out as probably the most poignant and emotive recording on the album, and the perfect Freddie Mercury swan song.
Queen's final two albums, Innuendo and Made In Heaven were actually formatted primarily with the CD in mind, with a longer running time, so the contents had to be edited down to fit them on to the two sides of a vinyl album. For the first time, these two albums have been cut at full length as double vinyl LPs!
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 Innuendo
Acoustic Guitar – Steve Howe
A2 I'm Going Slightly Mad
A3 Headlong
Side 2:
B1 These Are The Days Of Our Lives
B2 Don't Try So Hard
B3 Ride The Wild Wind
Side 3:
C1 All God's People
Keyboards – Mike Moran
C2 I Can't Live With You
C3 Delilah
Side 4:
D1 The Hitman
D2 Bijou
D3 The Show Must Go On
Musicians:
Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, drum machine
Brian May – electric guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, drum machine, acoustic guitar, lead vocals ("Lost Opportunity")
Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals, percussion, keyboards, drum machine, additional vocals
John Deacon – bass
Additional personnel:
Steve Howe – Spanish guitar
Michael Moran – keyboards
foobar2000 1.4 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2019-08-16 13:41:10
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Analyzed: Queen / Innuendo
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -10.19 dB -22.07 dB 6:33 01-A1 Innuendo
DR11 -9.94 dB -22.69 dB 4:24 02-A2 I'm Going Slightly Mad
DR9 -10.64 dB -22.35 dB 4:42 03-A3 Headlong
DR10 -11.98 dB -24.64 dB 4:15 04-B1 I Can't Live With You
DR9 -11.48 dB -25.13 dB 3:40 05-B2 Ride The Wild Wind
DR10 -11.70 dB -24.36 dB 4:45 06-B3 All God's People
DR10 -11.28 dB -24.70 dB 4:19 07-C1 These Are The Days Of Our Lives
DR10 -6.68 dB -23.39 dB 4:35 08-C2 Delilah
DR12 -10.38 dB -25.44 dB 3:40 09-C3 Don't Try So Hard
DR9 -7.77 dB -22.27 dB 4:57 10-D1 The Hitman
DR10 -11.59 dB -27.01 dB 3:37 11-D2 Bijou
DR10 -11.70 dB -24.98 dB 4:40 12-D3 The Show Must Go On
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 5644800 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 11290 kbps
Codec: DSD128
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log date: 2019-08-16 13:41:10
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Analyzed: Queen / Innuendo
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -10.19 dB -22.07 dB 6:33 01-A1 Innuendo
DR11 -9.94 dB -22.69 dB 4:24 02-A2 I'm Going Slightly Mad
DR9 -10.64 dB -22.35 dB 4:42 03-A3 Headlong
DR10 -11.98 dB -24.64 dB 4:15 04-B1 I Can't Live With You
DR9 -11.48 dB -25.13 dB 3:40 05-B2 Ride The Wild Wind
DR10 -11.70 dB -24.36 dB 4:45 06-B3 All God's People
DR10 -11.28 dB -24.70 dB 4:19 07-C1 These Are The Days Of Our Lives
DR10 -6.68 dB -23.39 dB 4:35 08-C2 Delilah
DR12 -10.38 dB -25.44 dB 3:40 09-C3 Don't Try So Hard
DR9 -7.77 dB -22.27 dB 4:57 10-D1 The Hitman
DR10 -11.59 dB -27.01 dB 3:37 11-D2 Bijou
DR10 -11.70 dB -24.98 dB 4:40 12-D3 The Show Must Go On
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 5644800 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 11290 kbps
Codec: DSD128
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Thanks to the original releaser!