Specs Appeal: What a great title! To two generations of fans, the Shadows’ most instantly familiar trademark was Hank Marvin’s spectacles – long before Elton John elevated eye glasses to the height of sartorial chic, there was Hank, playing away and smiling behind a gentle pair of horn rims. So, when the band re-formed in 1975, relaunching their career on the back of their Eurovision entry “Let Me Be the One,” what better device could there have been to remind us all who they were? The album, unfortunately, is less inspired. “Let Me Be the One” was never going to be a Shadows classic, simply because they sang on it – the best of the band, a decade and more before, was purely instrumental. And while they did fall back on their greatest abilities elsewhere across Specs Appeal, it was all very polite, bordering on Muzak or, at best, trendy elevator rock. “Honourable Puff Puff,” “Colorado Sunshine,” “Spider Juice,” and “This House Runs on Sunshine” are all pleasant enough foot tappers, but nothing reaches out and grab you in true Shadows style, not even the beautifully crafted version of “God Only Knows” that opens the album. When news first broke of the Shadows’ reunion, most people agreed that it was great to have them back. But they’d have to do a lot better than this to make us remain grateful.
Tasty: 1977 probably wasn’t a good year for any returning heroes to be trying to make an impression, especially if they wanted anyone to remember what they’d done. In a year that was devoured by punk rock, and which history recalls only for that monster’s most fiery antics, a group like the Shadows wasn’t even an irrelevance. They weren’t noticed. And so Tasty came and went, the Shadows album that time forgot, and it was only if you really, really cared about the band that you hunted it down, dropped the needle on the vinyl, and wondered why you’d bothered. Firmly into easy listening territory now, the Shadows had so thoroughly perfected their signature sound that nothing could break through it. The sweetly chiming guitar lead, each note resonating in its own musical universe; the gentle rhythms percolating behind it; they could have recorded any song in the world, and it would have sounded just like you’d expect. So “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” bleeds into “Walk Don’t Run,” “Superstar” dances the “Cricket Bat Boogie,” and even “Honky Tonk Women,” a song that really shouldn’t have easily succumbed to their charms, becomes just another gentle drift. None of which is to say Tasty is not a tasty treat. Play it, and you can feel your body melting into the moods; you don’t even need to think about it, it just takes you over and does what it will. Which was a remarkable achievement in 1977, and is still a surprise today. Nobody would ever rate Tasty in their Top 20 Shadows albums. But it’s certainly one of the most archetypal of them all.
~ allmusic
Tracklist CD1. Specs Appeal `75:
01. God Only Knows (2:38)
02. Cool Clear Air (2:52)
03. Rose, Rose (3:12)
04. The House Runs On Sunshine (2:22)
05. Colorado Songbird (3:33)
06. No No Nina (2:53)
07. Honourable Puff-Puff (4:09)
08. Don’t Throw It All Away (3:00)
09. Spider Juice (2:30)
10. Let Me Be The One (2:49)
11. Like Strangers (3:51)
12. Stand Up Like A Man (2:57)
13. Run Billy Run (3:26)
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14. No,No Nina (Instrumental) (Bonus Track) (Previously Unreleased) (3:24)
15. It’ll Be Me Babe (Bonus Track) (3:19)
16. Love Is Falling In Love Again (Bonus Track) (Previously Unreleased) (3:14)
17. We’ll Believe In Loving (Bonus Track) (Previously Unreleased) (3:28)
18. Love Deluxe (Bonus Track) (3:53)
19. Please Mr. Please (Bonus Track) (3:18)
Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 28. января 2010, 19:41
The Shadows / Specs Appeal
Дисковод: ASUS DRW-1814BLT Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет
Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000
Выходной формат : Внутренние WAV-операции
Формат сэмплов : 44.100 Гц; 16 бит; стерео
TOC извлечённого CD
Трек | Старт | Длительность | Начальный сектор | Конечный сектор
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 2:38.38 | 0 | 11887
2 | 2:38.38 | 2:52.65 | 11888 | 24852
3 | 5:31.28 | 3:12.46 | 24853 | 39298
4 | 8:43.74 | 2:22.69 | 39299 | 50017
5 | 11:06.68 | 3:33.12 | 50018 | 66004
6 | 14:40.05 | 2:53.34 | 66005 | 79013
7 | 17:33.39 | 4:09.02 | 79014 | 97690
8 | 21:42.41 | 3:00.58 | 97691 | 111248
9 | 24:43.24 | 2:30.52 | 111249 | 122550
10 | 27:14.01 | 2:49.47 | 122551 | 135272
11 | 30:03.48 | 3:51.64 | 135273 | 152661
12 | 33:55.37 | 2:57.38 | 152662 | 165974
13 | 36:53.00 | 3:26.41 | 165975 | 181465
14 | 40:19.41 | 3:24.69 | 181466 | 196834
15 | 43:44.35 | 3:19.25 | 196835 | 211784
16 | 47:03.60 | 3:14.35 | 211785 | 226369
17 | 50:18.20 | 3:28.74 | 226370 | 242043
18 | 53:47.19 | 3:53.70 | 242044 | 259588
19 | 57:41.14 | 3:18.74 | 259589 | 274512
Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках
Выбранный диапазон
Имя файла K:The Shadows – Specs Appeal.wav
Пиковый уровень 98.1 %
Качество диапазона 100.0 %
CRC копии 935CB500
Копирование… OK
Ошибок не произошло
Конец отчёта
[AccurateRip ID: 00286bf8-023b7041-ec0e4c13] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [908476a0|2cf9d1ed] (0+0/3) No match
02 [e9171909|5c206014] (0+0/3) No match
03 [6bbe15e9|7371e4fb] (0+0/3) No match
04 [5a493185|e7a12cbb] (0+0/3) No match
05 [c195b7fc|673dcd8e] (0+0/3) No match
06 [facf72d0|18630884] (0+0/3) No match
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09 [f72bc64f|a056ae9a] (0+0/3) No match
10 [7bac3e1a|c18df69c] (0+0/3) No match
11 [ce61ccb7|02fedf67] (0+0/3) No match
12 [c3a5ed92|cd8a0424] (0+0/3) No match
13 [afde4564|cf12705a] (0+0/3) No match
14 [e12a2c46|9824e635] (0+0/3) No match
15 [ac2900a7|9db3f225] (0+0/3) No match
16 [ecb3d2a0|004969c0] (0+0/3) No match
17 [77c8f364|2791028e] (0+0/3) No match
18 [48f6beb2|b501e130] (0+0/3) No match
19 [63d5a304|3094258e] (0+0/3) No match
Offsetted by 86:
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17 [c7d09937] (0/3) No match (V2 was not tested)
18 [87f4ba33] (0/3) No match (V2 was not tested)
19 [165a8db5] (0/3) No match (V2 was not tested)
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 98,1 [935CB500] [293D4657] CRC32
01 97,5 [3549ECBA] [D528B477]
02 97,2 [C9805713] [AF392B04]
03 97,8 [E1C9B32F] [0A2B4C3D]
04 96,4 [EF41DC6D] [4D706898]
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07 96,9 [C13A8616] [F2119EB1]
08 97,2 [CFC7028F] [3BC526AF]
09 97,0 [D242649C] [7415EABF]
10 95,8 [5B3A2071] [FC0E37E9]
11 96,9 [A22C9BC2] [821C4495]
12 96,8 [5A92AB9B] [E11B6DEF]
13 96,0 [62ABA207] [116ED29D]
14 93,1 [67A1C259] [46E558F9]
15 95,3 [1B55C8E5] [85C32F39]
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17 97,2 [16ED40AD] [83EBF557]
18 98,1 [98024283] [84ECED04]
19 96,3 [371013D6] [879FD73A]
Tracklist CD2. Tasty `77:
01. Chricket Bat Boogie (3:20)
02. Return To The Alamo (4:05)
03. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (3:08)
04. Another Night (3:25)
05. Honky Tonk Woman (2:58)
06. Montezuma´s Revenge (4:05)
07. Walk Don’t Run (2:49)
08. Superstar (4:10)
09. Bermuda Triangle (5:19)
10. The Most Beautiful Girl (2:44)
11. Creole Nights (4:27)
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12. Black Is Black (Bonus Track) (3:55)
13. The Air That I Breathe (Bonus Track) (3:55)
14. Sweet Saturday Night (Bonus Track) (4:19)
15. Rusk (Bonus Track) (3:52)
16. God Only Knows (Alternative Version) (Bonus Track) (Previously Unreleased) (2:50)
17. Song Of Yesterday (Bonus Track) (3:59)
Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 28. января 2010, 19:53
The Shadows / Tasty
Дисковод: ASUS DRW-1814BLT Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Режим чтения : Достоверность
Использование точного потока : Да
Отключение кэша аудио : Да
Использование указателей C2 : Нет
Коррекция смещения при чтении : 6
Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000
Выходной формат : Внутренние WAV-операции
Формат сэмплов : 44.100 Гц; 16 бит; стерео
TOC извлечённого CD
Трек | Старт | Длительность | Начальный сектор | Конечный сектор
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:20.57 | 0 | 15056
2 | 3:20.57 | 4:05.68 | 15057 | 33499
3 | 7:26.50 | 3:08.67 | 33500 | 47666
4 | 10:35.42 | 3:25.28 | 47667 | 63069
5 | 14:00.70 | 2:58.51 | 63070 | 76470
6 | 16:59.46 | 4:05.50 | 76471 | 94895
7 | 21:05.21 | 2:49.64 | 94896 | 107634
8 | 23:55.10 | 4:10.06 | 107635 | 126390
9 | 28:05.16 | 5:19.47 | 126391 | 150362
10 | 33:24.63 | 2:44.56 | 150363 | 162718
11 | 36:09.44 | 4:27.02 | 162719 | 182745
12 | 40:36.46 | 3:55.34 | 182746 | 200404
13 | 44:32.05 | 3:55.42 | 200405 | 218071
14 | 48:27.47 | 4:19.28 | 218072 | 237524
15 | 52:47.00 | 3:52.58 | 237525 | 254982
16 | 56:39.58 | 2:50.33 | 254983 | 267765
17 | 59:30.16 | 3:59.28 | 267766 | 285718
Характеристики диапазона извлечения и сообщения об ошибках
Выбранный диапазон
Имя файла K:The Shadows – Tasty.wav
Пиковый уровень 98.0 %
Качество диапазона 100.0 %
CRC копии D8323F62
Копирование… OK
Ошибок не произошло
Конец отчёта
[AccurateRip ID: 00268739-01ebf415-e40ee111] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [fc4a6a36|b113d586] (0+0/3) No match
02 [0e990fcd|d7a3f6b0] (0+0/3) No match
03 [1d04bda5|fc3f1ff5] (0+0/3) No match
04 [3745605a|d83b16ec] (0+0/3) No match
05 [2478ed62|cab4f669] (0+0/3) No match
06 [143f07d6|0b5103b3] (0+0/3) No match
07 [29f30da6|724b88a3] (0+0/3) No match
08 [da30d946|4d76202d] (0+0/3) No match
09 [6b9aa6a2|8a00fd85] (0+0/3) No match
10 [9704f7b8|105f087a] (0+0/3) No match
11 [7598a69d|3a72a2e8] (0+0/3) No match
12 [832687e8|ce295231] (0+0/3) No match
13 [10ae489f|c3e3b7d8] (0+0/3) No match
14 [a0a720b3|050f5cdf] (0+0/3) No match
15 [ea80fcb0|730ad93e] (0+0/3) No match
16 [4914dd73|78f8f239] (0+0/3) No match
17 [41d9e7de|1c3f7a97] (0+0/3) No match
Offsetted by 664:
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Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 98,0 [D8323F62] [6934046F] CRC32
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02 97,0 [C7C962D9] [5EB27E90]
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