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Eagles - Hotel California (1976) [Vinyl] [FLAC]


Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz | FLAC | 5% RAR Recovery | m3u, no cue or log | Full LP Artwork
833 MB (24/96) | Rock | 1976
Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs - MFSL 1-126 (1984)
Half-Speed Mastered ~ Pressed in Japan on JVC Super Vinyl


Vinyl Ripping Notes:

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 DD Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip
Ortofon 2M Black MM Cartridge
Pro-ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Mac Pro Dual Zeon 2.66 GHz
Bias Peak LE 6.2 recording software
Click Repair 3.4.1 for de-click
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction
XLD Version 20100904 (120.7) for FLAC conversion

RCM - TT - Ortofon 2M Blk - Tube Box preamp - ADC - Mac Pro - Peak LE @ 24/96 -
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side gain adjusted to -0.5 dB) - split into individual tracks -
Click Repair 3.4.1, 20~30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 -
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original track layout.



Track Listing:

Side One
1. Hotel California (Felder, Henley, Frey) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 6:30
2. New Kid in Town (J.D. Souther, Henley, Frey) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 5:03
3. Life in the Fast Lane (Walsh, Henley, Frey) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 4:46
4. Wasted Time (Henley, Frey) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 4:55

Side Two
1. Wasted Time (Reprise) (instrumental) (Henley, Frey, Jim Ed Norman) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 1:22
2. Victim of Love (Felder, Souther, Henley, Frey) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 4:11
3. Pretty Maids All in a Row (Walsh, Joe Vitale) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 3:58
4. Try and Love Again (Meisner) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 5:10
5. The Last Resort (Henley, Frey) ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ 7:28


Released: December 8, 1976
Recorded: March - October 1976 at Criteria Studios, Miami, FL and Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Rock
Length: 43:28
Label: Asylum
Producer: Bill Szymczyk

Professional reviews

* Allmusic 5/5 stars
* Robert Christgau (B)
* Rolling Stone (favorable) RS 233

Personel, Credits and Singles

Personnel
* Don Felder ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ guitars, vocals
* Glenn Frey ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ guitars, keyboards, vocals, piano
* Don Henley ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards
* Randy Meisner ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ bass guitar, guitar, guitarron, vocals
* Joe Walsh ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ guitar, slide guitar, keyboards, vocals,organ

Production
* Bill Szymczyk ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ producer
* Allan Blazek, Bruce Hensal, Ed Mashal, Bill Szymczyk ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ engineers
* Bill Szymczyk ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ mixing
* Jim Ed Norman ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ string arrangements, conductor
* Sid Sharp ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ concert master
* Don Henley, John Kosh ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ art direction
* John Kosh ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ design
* David Alexander ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ photography
* Kosh ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ artwork
* Norman Seeff ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ poster design
* Kevin Gray ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ CD preparation
* Ted Jensen ΓΓé¼ΓÇ£ mastering and remastering