Hurts - Happiness (2010) {EU & Japanese Editions}
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 881 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 339 Mb
Scans Included | 00:48:02 + 01:12:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Synth-Pop, New Wave, Alternative Rock, Electronic | Major Label / Sony Music
2CD | EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 881 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 339 Mb
Scans Included | 00:48:02 + 01:12:28 | RAR 5% Recovery
Synth-Pop, New Wave, Alternative Rock, Electronic | Major Label / Sony Music
Whereas the likes of La Roux, Ladyhawke, and Little Boots have found both commercial and critical success with their retro brand of '80s synth pop, their male counterparts have struggled to connect with audiences in the same way. Frankmusik's online buzz failed to translate into record sales while Dan Black and Ali Love's careers stuttered before they really started. However, Manchester duo Theo Hutchcraft and Adam Anderson, aka Hurts, could well be the act to buck the trend. With influences stretching far beyond the usual Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys, their debut album, Happiness, has reference points that also appear to include the gothic balladry of Sisters of Mercy ("Evelyn"), the polished electro of a-ha ("Better Than Love"), and even the glossy new wave of Johnny Hates Jazz ("Blood, Tears and Gold"). But what on paper could have been nothing more than a derivative homage turns out to be one of the most consistently inventive pop albums of the year. Opening track "Silver Lining" begins with robotic processed beats and ends in a gloriously overblown wave of Gregorian chanting, "Sunday" is an anthemic slice of Hi-NRG string-soaked Europop occupying the space between Coldplay and Cascada, and "Stay" is a dramatic gospel-fused love song that highlights Hutchcraft's delicate but powerful vocals. Best of all is breakthrough track "Wonderful Life," a heart-wrenching tale of bitter optimism set against a backdrop of clattering rhythms, shimmering atmospheric synths, and one of the signature sounds of the '80s, the saxophone solo. Unfortunately, its lyrics, full of banal and cliched metaphors, aren't as interesting as the music they accompany, while the final three tracks, including "Devotion," a disappointingly turgid duet with Kylie Minogue, don't quite live up to the rest of the album's high standards. But despite unashamedly wearing its influences on its sleeve, Happiness cleverly avoids being just a pastiche, with its sophisticated and grandiose production adding a modern twist to its authentic and affectionate '80s sound.~ Jon O'Brien, All Music
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Hurts - Happiness (2010) {EU}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 369 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 154 Mb
RCA / Major Label / Sony Music #MAJREC021 / 88697666682
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 369 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 154 Mb
RCA / Major Label / Sony Music #MAJREC021 / 88697666682
Track List:
01. Silver Lining [04:57]
02. Wonderful Life [04:15]
03. Blood, Tears & Gold [04:18]
04. Sunday [03:51]
05. Stay [03:57]
06. Illuminated [03:18]
07. Evelyn [03:55]
08. Better Than Love [03:33]
09. Devotion [04:12]
10. Unspoken [04:46]
11. The Water / Verona* [07:00]
* "Verona" is a hidden track that appears after 1:04 of silence
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 1 from 15. November 2010
EAC extraction logfile from 30. June 2011, 19:16
Hurts / Happiness (UK)
Used drive : OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
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Range status and errors
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Filename C:\Users\MacBook\Desktop\Hurts\Hurts - Happiness (UK)\Hurts - Happiness (UK).wav
Peak level 99.9 %
Extraction speed 0.6 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 969278F3
Copy CRC 969278F3
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 52) [54DC3C5E]
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Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [8808A71B]
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EAC extraction logfile from 30. June 2011, 19:16
Hurts / Happiness (UK)
Used drive : OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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6 | 21:18.04 | 3:18.56 | 95854 | 110759
7 | 24:36.60 | 3:54.61 | 110760 | 128370
8 | 28:31.46 | 3:33.10 | 128371 | 144355
9 | 32:04.56 | 4:12.42 | 144356 | 163297
10 | 36:17.23 | 4:46.61 | 163298 | 184808
11 | 41:04.09 | 6:58.19 | 184809 | 216177
Range status and errors
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Filename C:\Users\MacBook\Desktop\Hurts\Hurts - Happiness (UK)\Hurts - Happiness (UK).wav
Peak level 99.9 %
Extraction speed 0.6 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 969278F3
Copy CRC 969278F3
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 52) [22662CEF]
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 52) [54DC3C5E]
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [6ABE53AC]
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [F0117CF1]
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 50) [C8F39419]
Track 6 accurately ripped (confidence 50) [20F7FF28]
Track 7 accurately ripped (confidence 50) [3F293163]
Track 8 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [46991672]
Track 9 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [244ECFA7]
Track 10 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [48A52F3E]
Track 11 accurately ripped (confidence 51) [8808A71B]
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
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Hurts - Happiness (2010) {Japan}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 512 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 186 Mb
RCA / Major Label / Sony Music Japan #SICP 2889
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 512 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 186 Mb
RCA / Major Label / Sony Music Japan #SICP 2889
Track List:
01. Silver Lining [04:58]
02. Wonderful Life [04:16]
03. Blood, Tears & Gold [04:20]
04. Sunday [03:55]
05. Stay [03:57]
06. Illuminated [03:21]
07. Evelyn [03:57]
08. Better Than Love [03:35]
09. Devotion [04:14]
10. Unspoken [04:49]
11. The Water [03:46]
12. Happiness [03:29]
13. Affair [06:29]
14. Mother Nature [02:52]
15. Better Than Love (Jamaica Remix) [04:24]
16. Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker Remix, Kitsune Version) / Verona* [10:06]
* "Verona" is a hidden track that appears after 1:04 of silence
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 2. December 2011, 13:41
Hurts / Happiness (Japan)
Used drive : OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
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Range status and errors
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Filename C:\Users\MacBook\Desktop\EAC rips\Happiness (Japan)\Hurts - Happiness (Japan).wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 5.5 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E7C22EBC
Copy CRC E7C22EBC
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 16 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [40751E97] (AR v1)
All tracks accurately ripped
End of status report
EAC extraction logfile from 2. December 2011, 13:41
Hurts / Happiness (Japan)
Used drive : OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 4:59.72 | 0 | 22496
2 | 4:59.72 | 4:16.10 | 22497 | 41706
3 | 9:16.07 | 4:20.08 | 41707 | 61214
4 | 13:36.15 | 3:54.48 | 61215 | 78812
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6 | 21:28.03 | 3:20.56 | 96603 | 111658
7 | 24:48.59 | 3:56.61 | 111659 | 129419
8 | 28:45.45 | 3:35.10 | 129420 | 145554
9 | 32:20.55 | 4:14.43 | 145555 | 164647
10 | 36:35.23 | 4:48.58 | 164648 | 186305
11 | 41:24.06 | 3:46.40 | 186306 | 203295
12 | 45:10.46 | 3:28.49 | 203296 | 218944
13 | 48:39.20 | 6:28.63 | 218945 | 248107
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15 | 58:01.41 | 4:22.46 | 261116 | 280811
16 | 62:24.12 | 10:04.12 | 280812 | 326123
Range status and errors
Selected range
Filename C:\Users\MacBook\Desktop\EAC rips\Happiness (Japan)\Hurts - Happiness (Japan).wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 5.5 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC E7C22EBC
Copy CRC E7C22EBC
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [C5AE7A59] (AR v1)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [6E777322] (AR v1)
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Track 14 accurately ripped (confidence 2) [A60E0D86] (AR v1)
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End of status report