The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors
The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors
Flac + Log - no Cue | Full Scans 300dpi | 309 MB
Rock/Punk | Lazy Dog Records | Catalog#: LZDCD 805 | 1995 (original release 1983)
Eternal long-haired losers who also have some of the best tunes, this semi-legendary band has only released 6 albums in its long existence but each of them is a bonafide classic. The ASTRONAUTS 2nd album ALL DONE BY MIRRORS judged by those who heard it as among the best albums of all time was a stunning collection of explosive pop songs and traditional folk ballads recorded at a time when all their gigs were with anarchist punk bands.
Tracks
01. Seagull Mama (3:05)
02. New Dixieland Blues (4:51)
03. Gold At The Top (5:09)
04. Blood (2:39)
05. Typically English Day (2:46)
06. Behave Yourself (3:27)
07. Fatigue (5:24)
08. Gothic Rooms (3:20)
09. Day To Day (6:39)
10. Latin and Greek (2:41)
11. It's All Done By Mirrors (3:03)
12. Big Ben (1:22) [bonus track]
13. Moderation Is Boring (4:21) [bonus track]
14. Getting Things Done (2:47) [bonus track]
Total time: 51m 34s
dBpoweramp Release 13 Digital Audio Extraction Log from Πέμπτη, 16 Απριλίου 2009 6:15 μμ
Drive & Settings
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Ripping with drive 'M: [HL-DT-ST - BD-RE GGW-H20L ]', Drive offset: 667, Overread Lead-in/out: No
AccurateRip: Active, Using C2: No, Cache: 1024 KB, FUA Cache Invalidate: No
Pass 1 Drive Speed: Max, Pass 2 Drive Speed: Max
Bad Sector Re-rip:: Drive Speed: Max, Maximum Re-reads: 34
Encoder: FLAC -compression-level-8 -verify
Extraction Log
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Track 1: Ripped LBA 32 to 13927 (3:05) in 0:20. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\01 The Astronauts - Seagull Mama.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 0FBDCD22 AccurateRip CRC: CF3B6C43 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-1]
Track 2: Ripped LBA 13927 to 35780 (4:51) in 0:28. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\02 The Astronauts - New Dixieland Blues.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 2F0B8E71 AccurateRip CRC: 6CCBC6F9 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-2]
Track 3: Ripped LBA 35780 to 59020 (5:09) in 0:27. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\03 The Astronauts - Gold At The Top.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 6F90C204 AccurateRip CRC: 90F0DA87 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-3]
Track 4: Ripped LBA 59020 to 70987 (2:39) in 0:12. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\04 The Astronauts - Blood.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: F3C6CB17 AccurateRip CRC: 0B16530C [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-4]
Track 5: Ripped LBA 70987 to 83505 (2:46) in 0:12. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\05 The Astronauts - Typically English Day.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: FF2C474F AccurateRip CRC: EADBBB51 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-5]
Track 6: Ripped LBA 83505 to 99067 (3:27) in 0:15. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\06 The Astronauts - Behave Yourself.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: FE2B7BB9 AccurateRip CRC: B89D6E23 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-6]
Track 7: Ripped LBA 99067 to 123380 (5:24) in 0:22. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\07 The Astronauts - Fatigue.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 49DB51E2 AccurateRip CRC: F912783B [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-7]
Track 8: Ripped LBA 123380 to 138390 (3:20) in 0:13. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\08 The Astronauts - Gothic Rooms.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: DBFA16F0 AccurateRip CRC: C462B40E [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-8]
Track 9: Ripped LBA 138390 to 168360 (6:39) in 0:25. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\09 The Astronauts - Day To Day.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 291BF0E4 AccurateRip CRC: 1B5C14D3 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-9]
Track 10: Ripped LBA 168360 to 180465 (2:41) in 0:09. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\10 The Astronauts - Latin and Greek.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: AE9E1046 AccurateRip CRC: 848E0947 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-10]
Track 11: Ripped LBA 180465 to 194245 (3:03) in 0:10. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\11 The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 6DB908E6 AccurateRip CRC: BF3346B5 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-11]
Track 12: Ripped LBA 194245 to 200450 (1:22) in 0:04. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\12 The Astronauts - Big Ben.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: E19C416E AccurateRip CRC: 8A0DE9EE [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-12]
Track 13: Ripped LBA 200450 to 220072 (4:21) in 0:14. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\13 The Astronauts - Moderation Is Boring.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 913C4341 AccurateRip CRC: 0E556E47 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-13]
Track 14: Ripped LBA 220072 to 232622 (2:47) in 0:09. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\14 The Astronauts - Getting Things Done.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: E5110DEE AccurateRip CRC: 4B3609D1 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-14]
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14 Tracks Ripped Securely
Drive & Settings
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Ripping with drive 'M: [HL-DT-ST - BD-RE GGW-H20L ]', Drive offset: 667, Overread Lead-in/out: No
AccurateRip: Active, Using C2: No, Cache: 1024 KB, FUA Cache Invalidate: No
Pass 1 Drive Speed: Max, Pass 2 Drive Speed: Max
Bad Sector Re-rip:: Drive Speed: Max, Maximum Re-reads: 34
Encoder: FLAC -compression-level-8 -verify
Extraction Log
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Track 1: Ripped LBA 32 to 13927 (3:05) in 0:20. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\01 The Astronauts - Seagull Mama.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 0FBDCD22 AccurateRip CRC: CF3B6C43 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-1]
Track 2: Ripped LBA 13927 to 35780 (4:51) in 0:28. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\02 The Astronauts - New Dixieland Blues.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 2F0B8E71 AccurateRip CRC: 6CCBC6F9 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-2]
Track 3: Ripped LBA 35780 to 59020 (5:09) in 0:27. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\03 The Astronauts - Gold At The Top.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 6F90C204 AccurateRip CRC: 90F0DA87 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-3]
Track 4: Ripped LBA 59020 to 70987 (2:39) in 0:12. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\04 The Astronauts - Blood.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: F3C6CB17 AccurateRip CRC: 0B16530C [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-4]
Track 5: Ripped LBA 70987 to 83505 (2:46) in 0:12. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\05 The Astronauts - Typically English Day.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: FF2C474F AccurateRip CRC: EADBBB51 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-5]
Track 6: Ripped LBA 83505 to 99067 (3:27) in 0:15. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\06 The Astronauts - Behave Yourself.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: FE2B7BB9 AccurateRip CRC: B89D6E23 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-6]
Track 7: Ripped LBA 99067 to 123380 (5:24) in 0:22. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\07 The Astronauts - Fatigue.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 49DB51E2 AccurateRip CRC: F912783B [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-7]
Track 8: Ripped LBA 123380 to 138390 (3:20) in 0:13. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\08 The Astronauts - Gothic Rooms.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: DBFA16F0 AccurateRip CRC: C462B40E [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-8]
Track 9: Ripped LBA 138390 to 168360 (6:39) in 0:25. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\09 The Astronauts - Day To Day.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 291BF0E4 AccurateRip CRC: 1B5C14D3 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-9]
Track 10: Ripped LBA 168360 to 180465 (2:41) in 0:09. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\10 The Astronauts - Latin and Greek.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: AE9E1046 AccurateRip CRC: 848E0947 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-10]
Track 11: Ripped LBA 180465 to 194245 (3:03) in 0:10. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\11 The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 6DB908E6 AccurateRip CRC: BF3346B5 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-11]
Track 12: Ripped LBA 194245 to 200450 (1:22) in 0:04. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\12 The Astronauts - Big Ben.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: E19C416E AccurateRip CRC: 8A0DE9EE [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-12]
Track 13: Ripped LBA 200450 to 220072 (4:21) in 0:14. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\13 The Astronauts - Moderation Is Boring.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: 913C4341 AccurateRip CRC: 0E556E47 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-13]
Track 14: Ripped LBA 220072 to 232622 (2:47) in 0:09. Filename: J:\extract\The Astronauts - It's All Done By Mirrors [1995]\14 The Astronauts - Getting Things Done.flac
Secure [Pass 1 & 2]
CRC32: E5110DEE AccurateRip CRC: 4B3609D1 [DiscID: 014-001bc68e-0126f06d-dc0c1d0e-14]
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14 Tracks Ripped Securely
Personnel
Mark Astronaut (vocals)
Alan Cowley (guitar+bass)
Gordon Walker (home made synth)
Music & Lyrics: Mark Astronaut
Recorded: The Crypt, Stevenage
Produced by: The Astronauts
Engineer: George Peckham
Artwork: Simon Jacobs & Brian McDermott
The second LP, re-released on CD by Lazy Dog Records (1995), with extra tracks taken from the early singles.
A review
Where do I begin with this record…seriously?
First off, if you looking to get into this band, start with "Peter Pan" and go from there (besides when getting into a band, you should always start at the beginning :) ).
Secondly this particular album is very folky, violon, keyboard, sax, yet punk at the same time, so it an acquired taste in my opinion, but then again this band is an acquire taste.
To the album, in the short time I recieved the original Vinyl, it has become one of my all-time favorites for the complete originality of it (and it did recieve a 5-star when released, almost impossible for a anarcho-punk band to get) and the lyrical content.
The lyrics are well-crafted and timeless, nothing really dates this album. If and when you listen to this album the first thing you hear is the violin on "Seagull Mania" which either will set you off or intrigue you, hopefully the latter effect will occur to you. The whole first side is strong, not a single song is out of place or weaker than the other. The second side is more somber sounder (A side is called Extrovert side, and B side is called Introvert side, pretty clever). "Gothic Rooms" is a great song, just fantastic and well as "Latin and Greek" the only purely "upbeat" songs on that side. Not to say the others are not, but they are a bit more folky and slower in tempo. The only thing about it, is the last song "It's All Done By Mirrors" is on a different volume and is softer than the other tracks, whether on purpose I can't tell, its a great song, but it just softer than the rest.
Even today, this one of the best albums I've heard for the complete audicity to produce a punk ablum with a folk sound, violon and sax, it truly sets itself apart from the whole scene back then in Britian, which is probably why they are not remembered and are tagged as the "best kept secret in the past 30 years".
Trust me they are.
See also "The Astronauts - Peter Pan Hits The Suburbs"