Supertramp - Breakfast In America (1LP, Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering, 33 RPM)
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Rick Davies – vocals and keyboards including clavinet on A2
Roger Hodgson – vocals, keyboards and guitars, including acoustic 12-string guitar on A2
John Helliwell – saxophones, vocals, woodwinds
Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums
Dougie Thomson – bass
Additional personnel
Slyde Hyde – tuba and trombone
Gary Mielke – Oberheim programming
1 LP, gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : A M Records
Recorded May–December 1978 at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Engineered by Peter Henderson
Produced by Supertramp
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1979
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A :
- Gone Hollywood
- The Logical Song
- Goodbye Stranger
- Breakfast In America
- Oh Darling
Side B :
- Take The Long Way Home
- Lord Is It Mine
- Just Another Nervous Wreck
- Casual Conversations
- Child Of Vision
Reviews :
"With Breakfast in America, Supertramp had a genuine blockbuster hit, topping the charts for four weeks in the U.S. and selling millions of copies worldwide; by the 1990s, the album had sold over 18 million units across the world. Although their previous records had some popular success, they never even hinted at the massive sales of Breakfast in America. Then again, Supertramp's earlier records weren't as pop-oriented as Breakfast. The majority of the album consisted of tightly written, catchy, well-constructed pop songs, like the hits "The Logical Song," "Take the Long Way Home," and "Goodbye Stranger." Supertramp still had a tendency to indulge themselves occasionally, but Breakfast in America had very few weak moments. It was clearly their high-water mark." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
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 / 5 , Discogs : 4,25 / 5