I Start Counting / My Translucent Hands
Artist I Start Counting
Album Title: My Translucent Hands
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Rock: New Wave
Format CD
Released 00/00/1986
Label Mute Records Ltd.
Catalog No CD STUMM 30
Bar Code No none
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Introduction (3:06)
2. My Translucent Hands (4:38)
3. Catch That Look (4:16)
4. You And I (3:39)
5. Lose Him (3:40)
6. Keep The Sun Away (3:03)
7. Cranley Gardens (5:54)
8. Which Way Is Home? (3:20)
9. Letters To A Friend (3:46)
10. Still Smiling (7:46)
11. Small Consolation (5:03)
12. (There Is Always The) Unexpected (7:44)
Date Acquired 07/20/1991
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amy Myrbo
Purchase Price 14.00

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Notes

Artwork [Art By] – I S C, Mark, T+CP
Engineer – Paul Kendall
Producer – I Start Counting, Paul Kendall
Songwriter [All Titles By] – Baker, Leonard
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
Published By – Dying Art Ltd.
Published By – Sonet Publishing
Engineered At – Worldwide International
Made By – MPO

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Analyzed: I Start Counting / My Translucent Hands
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR12      -4.40 dB   -19.57 dB      3:06 01-Introduction
DR16      -1.60 dB   -19.98 dB      4:38 02-My Translucent Hands
DR15      -1.65 dB   -19.65 dB      4:17 03-Catch That Look
DR14      -0.64 dB   -17.20 dB      3:40 04-You and I
DR17       0.00 dB   -19.27 dB      3:40 05-Lose Him
DR15      -0.68 dB   -20.29 dB      3:04 06-Keep The Sun Away
DR15      -0.98 dB   -19.91 dB      5:54 07-Cranley Gardens
DR15       0.00 dB   -17.51 dB      3:21 08-Which Way Is Home?
DR12      -1.56 dB   -16.12 dB      3:46 09-Letters To A Friend
DR16      -0.90 dB   -18.53 dB      7:47 10-Still Smiling
DR11      -1.77 dB   -16.17 dB      5:04 11-Small Consolation
DR14      -1.16 dB   -19.99 dB      7:44 12-(There is Always The) Unexpected
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate:          44100 Hz
Channels:              2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:                  729 kbps
Codec:                   FLAC
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Reviews
AMG Artist Biography by Michael Sutton:

Pop experimentalists I Start Counting favored English artiness with a sense of fun. Unlike many other electronic groups from the '80s, I Start Counting never settled into a single formula; the band continued to tinker with its sound, shifting effortlessly from light to dark, accessible to avant-garde. I Start Counting was formed in the early '80s by David Baker and Simon Leonard. In 1984, the duo was signed by Mute and released its debut single, the quirky "Letters to a Friend." "Letters to a Friend" easily distinguished itself from the glut of synthesizer-laden records from the mid-'80s with Baker's distinctly British talk-sing style and the psychedelic feel of the keyboards. The follow-up, 1985's "Still Smiling," was hailed as another instant classic from the band. Writing and recording songs from their basement, Baker and Leonard finally released an LP, My Translucent Hands, a year later. I Start Counting gained a significant cult following in the U.K. and the U.S., especially among American suburban teens who were discovering Depeche Mode and Kraftwerk in dance clubs. 1989's Fused, heavily influenced by house music, was the last album Baker and Leonard made under the I Start Counting name. Switching their appellation to Fortran 5, the duo ventured further into their bizarre imaginations, sampling the most unlikely of sources and challenging listeners with their unpredictable adventures in electronics.
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