Pat Benatar - In The Heat Of The Night (Half Speed Mastering, Japanese edition)
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Vocals - Pat Benatar
Backing Vocals – Neil Geraldo
Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Slide Guitar, Back-up Vocals - Neil Giraldo
Drums – Glen Alexander Hamilton
Bass, Backing Vocals - Roger Capps
Drums - Glen Alexander Hamilton
Guitar - Scott St. Clair Sheets
Written by Geoff Gill, Cliff Wade (A1), John Cougar Mellencamp (A2), Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn (A3, A4, B3), Roger Capps & Pat Benatar (A5, B5), Neil Giraldo (B1), Gilder & James McCulloch (B2), Alan Parsons & Eric Woolfson (B3)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : unspecified
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Victor Company of Japan
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Chrysalis
Recorded at MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Produced by Mike Chapman (A2-4), Peter Coleman (A1, A5, B1-5)
Mastered by Steve Hall
Design by Ria Lewerke
Photography by Alex Chatelain
Originally released in May 1981
Tracks:
Side A:
1. Heartbreaker
2. I Need a Lover
3. If You Think You Know How to Love Me
4. In The Heat Of The Night
Side B:
1. My Clone Sleeps Alone
2. We Live for Love
3. Rated X
4. Don't Let It Show
5. No You Don't
6. So Sincere
Review:
“With her debut recording In the Heat of the Night, Pat Benatar wasted no time starting out of the gate with the furious leadoff track "Heartbreaker," which solidified her place in a class of women who were taking the rock world by storm in the late '70s. In the Heat of the Night was an album that obviously had its share of filler, but the one-two punch of "Heartbreaker" and the John Cougar Mellencamp tune "I Need a Lover" leading off the album made enough of a statement to put her on the pop charts. The deflated three tracks following are easily forgettable, especially the sci-fi '50s ballad "My Clone Sleeps Alone," but the remainder of the album packs enough grit and solid songwriting (especially the Blondie-esque "So Sincere") that it remains an impressive debut and foreshadows a glimpse of great things to come.” AllMusic Review by Rob Theakston
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.18 / 5