Peter Gabriel / Peter Gabriel (Scratch)
Artist Peter Gabriel
Album Title: Peter Gabriel (Scratch)
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Primary Genre Rock: General Rock
Format CD
Released 00/00/1978
Reissue Date 00/00/1990
Label Atlantic Recording Corporation
Catalog No 19181-2
Bar Code No 7567-81549-2
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. On The Air (5:32)
2. D.I.Y. (2:47)
3. Mother Of Violence (3:13)
4. A Wonderful Day In A One-Way World (3:35)
5. White Shadow (5:18)
6. Indigo (3:32)
7. Animal Magic (3:29)
8. Exposure (4:17)
9. Flotsam And Jetsam (2:22)
10. Perspective (3:29)
11. Home Sweet Home (4:39)
Date Acquired 05/14/1992
Personal Rating
Acquired from Roadrunner Records
Purchase Price 12.00

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Notes

Peter Gabriel  -  Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals (bckgr), Producer
Roy Bittan  -  Keyboards
Timmy Cappello  -  Saxophone
Larry Fast  -  Synthesizer
Robert Fripp  -  Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Producer
Michael Getlin  -  Engineer
Tony Levin  -  Bass, Vocals (bckgr), Chapman Stick, String Bass
George Marge  -  Recorder
Jerry Marotta  -  Drums, Vocals (bckgr)
Sid McGinnis  -  Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Slide Guitar
Bayete  -  Keyboards
Steve Shout  -  Engineer
Richard MacPhail  -  Production Coordination
Colin Elgie  -  Photography, Liner Design
Michael Ruffo  -  Assistant Engineer
Steve Taylor  -  Engineer
 
CD Atco 19181
CS Atco CS-19181-4
1978 LP Atco 19181
1977 CD Atco PGCD1
Atco 119181
1990 CS Atlantic 19181
1990 CD Atlantic 19181
1999 CD Import 68081

foobar2000 1.3.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Peter Gabriel / Peter Gabriel
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR13      -0.99 dB   -17.17 dB      5:33 01-On the Air
DR13      -0.03 dB   -16.07 dB      2:47 02-D.I.Y.
DR13      -6.60 dB   -24.23 dB      3:14 03-Mother of Violence
DR14      -0.17 dB   -17.90 dB      3:36 04-A Wonderful Day in a One‐Way World
DR13      -0.42 dB   -16.84 dB      5:19 05-White Shadow
DR15      -2.58 dB   -20.88 dB      3:33 06-Indigo
DR13      -0.04 dB   -15.63 dB      3:30 07-Animal Magic
DR12      -2.47 dB   -17.22 dB      4:17 08-Exposure
DR14      -4.08 dB   -21.92 dB      2:22 09-Flotsam and Jetsam
DR13      -0.02 dB   -15.84 dB      3:29 10-Perspective
DR14      -2.26 dB   -21.65 dB      4:39 11-Home Sweet Home
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Number of tracks:  11
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           708 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The pairing sounds ideal -- the former front man of Genesis, as produced by the leading light of King Crimson. Unfortunately, Peter Gabriel's second album (like his first, eponymous) fails to meet those grandiose expectations, even though it seems to at first. "On the Air" and "D.I.Y." are stunning slices of modern rock circa 1978, bubbling with synths, insistent rhythms, and polished processed guitars, all enclosed in a streamlined production that nevertheless sounds as large as a stadium. Then, things begin to drift, at first in a pleasant way ("A Wonderful Day in a One-Way World" is surprisingly nimble), but by the end, it all seems a little formless. It's not that the music is overly challenging -- it's that the record is unfocused. There are great moments scattered throughout the record, yet it never captivates, either through intoxicating, messy creativity (as he did on his debut) or through cohesion (the way the third Peter Gabriel album, two years later, would). Certain songs work well on their own -- not just the opening numbers, but the mini-epic "White Shadow," the tight "Animal Magic," the tense yet catchy "Perspective," the reflective closer "Home Sweet Home" -- yet for all the tracks that work, they never work well together. Ironically, it holds together a bit better than its predecessor, yet it never reaches the brilliant heights of that record. In short, it's a transitional effort that's well worth the time of serious listeners, even it's still somewhat unsatisfying.
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