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This jazzy, swinging track features piano, brushed drums, and double bass. The 1988 pressing offers a "three-dimensional" soundstage. The piano is left, the bass is center-right, and the cymbal decay hangs in the air. A "Top" rip ensures that no phase cancellation occurred during the digital conversion. pink floyd meddle 1971 1988 eac flacoa top
If you love Pink Floyd, you owe it to yourself to hear Meddle the way engineers John Leckie and Peter Bown intended in 1971. The bypassed digital conversion. The 1988 CD captured that master with honest, flat transfer. The EAC secure rip ensured no data loss. The FLAC preserved it losslessly. And the OA TOP tag confirms community trust. To help you get the most out of
– Could mean Original Album (i.e., no bonus tracks) or, in some private tracker shorthand, Own Account or Original Artwork included. The 1988 pressing offers a "three-dimensional" soundstage
Pink Floyd’s , released in October 1971 , stands as the definitive bridge between the band’s psychedelic beginnings and the era of the "Big Four" concept albums. For audiophiles and collectors today, the 1988 West German pressing remains a highly sought-after target for those chasing the perfect digital representation of this sonic journey. The 1971 Paradigm Shift
– This likely refers to a specific CD release used as the source for the rip. In 1988, Pink Floyd’s catalog was reissued on CD by EMI/Harvest (UK) and Columbia (US). These early CDs are often sought after by audiophiles because they used flat transfers from the master tapes, with minimal noise reduction or dynamic range compression — unlike many later remasters.