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The Miracles - Love Crazy & Miracles (1977 & 1978) [Reissue 2020] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: 24 Jun 2024 17:40:44

The Miracles - Love Crazy & Miracles (1977 & 1978) [Reissue 2020] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Through a long and prolific period, the Miracles released 24 albums from 1961 to 1976 on the Motown record label, 11 of which were billed as "Smokey Robinson and the Miracles". When Motown packed their bags and left Detroit, Smokey Robinson left to work with the label, and a few years later when their contract was up, the band ended up on Columbia Records. It was at this point in 1977 when Love Crazy and their 1978 self-titled were released. Vocallion Records has now returned to the CBS vaults and remastered the quad and stereo masters from their original analog mixes and spun them out on a new hybrid multi-channel SACD. The first album Love Crazy is available in both Quadrophonic and Stereo DSD, while the second album The Miracles is only available as Stereo DSD.

Looking for a slightly new voice the band tried to become closer to the Isley Brothers, but that change didn’t yield any chart topping tunes. The five Miracles, Pete Moore, Ron White, Bobby Rogers, Billy Griffin, and his brother Donald wrote and produced everything giving fans a turn in the road from their past sound.

Depending on your preference for channel layout, quad enthusiasts may or may not find this mix which features bass in the back left and drums in the back right speakers to work for you. Those looking for surround activity the price of entry makes this disc worth it just for “Spy for Brotherhood” alone, exuding grand use of panning of instrument and sound effect around the quadscape. Throughout the album the quad mix fills the room with audio bits popping up all around the sweet spot, continually engaging the aural senses. Generally, the sound quality is high, as fans and collectors have come to appreciate from the albums Michael J. Dutton has remastered and released on Hybrid SACD. This SACD also contains the couple of additional minutes of “Love Crazy Reprise” that wasn’t found on the original SQ Quad vinyl released back in the day, although found on the Q8 Quad 8-track. It is awesome that Vocallion has paid attention to this level of detail with the inclusion of this track. The 1978 album “The Miracles” albeit in stereo only was never officially released in the United States.

Tracklist:

01. Love Crazy Introductory
02. Love Crazy Overture
03. Too Young
04. Spy For Brotherhood
05. A Better Way to Live
06. Women (Make the World Go 'Round)
07. The Bird Must Fly Away
08. I Can Touch the Sky
*09. Love Crazy Overture (Reprise) [MCH only]
09. I Can't Stand It
10. Love Doctor
11. The Magic of Your Eyes (Laura's Eyes)
12. Freeway
13. Hot Dance
14. Mean Machine
15. Sad Rain
16. Reach For the Sky

Tracks "01-08" is "Crazy Love" (LP '1977) - available in Stereo & Quadrophonic Sound
Tracks "09-16" is "Miracles" (LP '1978) - available in Stereo Sound only.
Additional Track "Crazy Love Overtures (Reprise)" - available in MCH only - taken from Q8 Quad 8-track
Both albums were recorded at Crystal Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA. Remastered from the Original Master tapes by Michael J. Dutton.

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: The Miracles / Love Crazy & Miracles
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -9.54 dB -30.14 dB 1:18 01-Love Crazy Introductory
DR8 -6.79 dB -24.75 dB 5:39 02-Love Crazy Overture
DR8 -8.73 dB -26.27 dB 7:42 03-Too Young
DR9 -6.52 dB -24.27 dB 6:08 04-Spy For Brotherhood
DR8 -6.90 dB -24.64 dB 5:49 05-A Better Way to Live
DR9 -6.83 dB -24.61 dB 4:45 06-Women Make the World Go
DR8 -8.36 dB -24.51 dB 4:28 07-The Bird Must Fly Away
DR8 -7.22 dB -25.21 dB 3:28 08-I Can Touch the Sky
DR8 -7.02 dB -24.15 dB 2:17 09-Love Crazy Reprise
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR8

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: The Miracles / Love Crazy & Miracles
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -12.12 dB -31.94 dB 1:18 01-Love Crazy Introductory
DR15 -6.26 dB -23.20 dB 5:33 02-Love Crazy/ Love Crazy Overture
DR16 -7.70 dB -27.55 dB 7:39 03-Too Young
DR15 -4.99 dB -23.38 dB 6:05 04-Spy For Brotherhood
DR15 -5.73 dB -24.06 dB 5:42 05-A Better Way to Live
DR15 -5.70 dB -23.80 dB 4:48 06-Women Make the World Go Round
DR13 -7.19 dB -23.74 dB 4:31 07-The Bird Must Fly Away
DR15 -7.57 dB -24.88 dB 3:26 08-I Can Touch the Sky
DR13 -6.65 dB -22.20 dB 3:17 09-I Cant Stand It
DR14 -6.68 dB -23.19 dB 3:54 10-Love Doctor
DR14 -6.75 dB -25.50 dB 4:09 11-The Magic of Your Eyes Lauras Eyes
DR14 -6.25 dB -23.52 dB 4:21 12-Freeway
DR13 -6.18 dB -21.51 dB 3:00 13-Hot Dance
DR13 -6.84 dB -21.78 dB 3:08 14-Mean Machine
DR13 -6.48 dB -23.85 dB 4:18 15-Sad Rain
DR13 -6.15 dB -22.16 dB 3:45 16-Reach For the Sky
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Number of tracks: 16
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

Thanks to KingCrim!
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