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Alexandre Bloch, Orchestre National de Lille - Bizet - Les Pecheurs de perles

Alexandre Bloch, Orchestre National de Lille - Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles / The Pearl Fishers - Les Cris de Paris (2018), SACD x2, PentaTone, France

PENTATONE |
https://www.amazon.com/Bertin-Hugault-Geoffroy-Jourdain-Orchestre-Alexandre/dp/B07BF25DT7/

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DR15 -4.80 dB -26.13 dB 2:11 01-Prélude
DR14 -2.49 dB -24.34 dB 3:48 02-Acte 1 - Choeur: Sur la grève en feu où dort le flot bleu
DR14 -3.70 dB -27.39 dB 4:03 03-Acte 1 - Scène et Choeur: Amis, interrompez vos danses et vos jeux !
DR13 -4.31 dB -22.78 dB 2:08 04-Acte 1 - Récit et Reprise du Choeur dansé: Demeure parmi nous, Nadir !
DR15 -10.04 dB -31.19 dB 2:27 05-Acte 1 - Récit et Duo: C'est toi qu'enfin je revois !
DR15 -6.05 dB -27.48 dB 7:27 06-Acte 1 - Duo : Au fond du temple saint
DR15 -9.54 dB -31.87 dB 3:50 07-Acte 1 - Récit, Choeur et Scène: Que vois-je ?
DR11 -12.32 dB -30.33 dB 2:12 08-Acte 1 - Sois la bienvenu
DR15 -2.77 dB -24.39 dB 7:26 09-Acte 1 - Scène et Choeur: Seule au milieu de nous
DR12 -7.88 dB -28.30 dB 1:20 10-Acte 1 - Récit: À cette voix quel trouble agitait tout mon être ?
DR12 -17.24 dB -33.74 dB 3:45 11-Acte 1 - Romance: Je crois entendre encore
DR15 -7.94 dB -29.33 dB 1:56 12-Acte 1 - Scène et Choeur: Le ciel est bleu !
DR14 -2.36 dB -25.40 dB 5:40 13-Acte 1 - Air et Choeur: Ô dieu Brahma !
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR14


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DR16 -8.26 dB -31.56 dB 7:28 01-Acte 2 - Entr'acte, Choeur et Scène: L'ombre descend des cieux !
DR14 -7.04 dB -27.94 dB 7:08 02-Acte 2 - Récitatif et Cavatine: Me voilà seule dans la nuit
DR14 -9.55 dB -32.11 dB 2:13 03-Acte 2 - Chanson: De mon amie, fleur endormie
DR14 -5.85 dB -27.23 dB 6:47 04-Acte 2 - Duo: Leïla ! Leïla !
DR14 -1.06 dB -19.99 dB 10:05 05-Acte 2 - Final: Ah ! Revenez à la raison
DR16 -6.89 dB -29.23 dB 6:24 06-Acte 3 - Entr'acte, Récit et Air: L'orage s'est calmé
DR10 -7.88 dB -31.20 dB 1:13 07-Acte 3 - Récit: Qu'ai-je vu?
DR14 -1.93 dB -23.47 dB 8:02 08-Acte 3 - Duo: Je frémis, je chancelle
DR12 -4.14 dB -22.72 dB 2:02 09-Acte 3 - Scène: Entends au loin ce bruit de fête !
DR12 -2.23 dB -20.02 dB 2:09 10-Acte 3 - Choeur et danse: Dès que le soleil dans le ciel vermeil
DR13 -7.04 dB -25.71 dB 1:23 11-Acte 3 - Scène: Sombres divinités
DR12 -1.89 dB -22.34 dB 3:00 12-Acte 3 - Duo: Ô lumière sainte, ô divine étreinte
DR14 -1.02 dB -22.22 dB 3:19 13-Acte 3 - Final: Le jour enfin perce la nue !
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR14
 
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Jean Morel, Royal Opera House - Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 and Chabrier

Jean Morel, Royal Opera House Orchestra - Bizet - L'Arlesienne Suites 1 & 2 and Chabrier - España (1959), SACD, Analogue Productions 2018, US

Bizet - L'arlesienne Suites 1 and 2 - Morel - Royal Opera House Orchestra (Hybrid SACD) | Shop Music Direct

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DR11 -1.89 dB -17.86 dB 6:33 01-CHABRIER: Espana Rapsodie
DR13 -2.51 dB -20.90 dB 17:43 02-BIZET: L'Arlesienne Suite #1
DR12 -2.36 dB -19.75 dB 17:59 03-BIZET: L'Arlesienne Suite #2
DR12 -2.72 dB -18.90 dB 3:54 04-CHABRIER: Marche Joyeuse
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR12


CD ?
 
Dinah Washington - Dinah '62

Dinah Washington - Dinah '62 (1962), Vinyl, mono, Roulette, US

Dinah Washington - Dinah '62 (1962, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR11 -6.47 dB -21.10 dB 3:35 01-Drinking Again
DR11 -1.82 dB -16.02 dB 2:35 02-Destination Moon
DR13 -1.40 dB -16.70 dB 3:40 03-Miss You
DR12 -4.63 dB -18.69 dB 3:26 04-A Handful Of Stars
DR12 -3.17 dB -16.95 dB 3:23 05-Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
DR10 -6.01 dB -19.13 dB 2:50 06-You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You
DR11 -2.48 dB -16.97 dB 2:34 07-Red Sails In The Sunset
DR9 -5.88 dB -18.60 dB 2:17 08-Where Are You
DR11 -4.03 dB -16.62 dB 2:57 09-Coquette
DR12 -2.29 dB -16.04 dB 2:42 10-Take Your Shoes Off Baby
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR11


CD, Remastered 2008

https://www.amazon.com/Dinah-62-Washington/dp/B00009AHLO


PD: weeks ago, with mono recordings, 4 ms. Now only 1.5 ms :)
 
Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins

Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (1959), Vinyl, Original Jazz Classics 1983, US

Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins (2012, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR12 -1.41 dB -15.41 dB 5:14 01-The Way You Look Tonight
DR13 -0.66 dB -16.58 dB 7:43 02-I Want To Be Happy
DR13 -3.87 dB -18.94 dB 5:19 03-Work
DR13 -0.76 dB -16.31 dB 5:18 04-Nutty
DR11 -0.88 dB -14.06 dB 10:35 05-Friday The 13th
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR12


CD, 1991

https://www.amazon.com/Thelonious-Monk-Sonny-Rollins/dp/B000000Y3Q
 
Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), Vinyl, CBS Mastersound 1980, US

Simon And Garfunkel* - Bridge Over Troubled Water (1980, Half-Speed Mastered, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR12 -1.91 dB -18.56 dB 01 Bridge Over Troubled Water
DR12 -4.44 dB -20.39 dB 02 El Condor Pasa
DR14 -0.57 dB -16.27 dB 03 Cecilia
DR12 -0.62 dB -14.62 dB 04 Keep The Customer Satisfied
DR13 -4.95 dB -20.27 dB 05 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
DR12 -4.00 dB -21.01 dB 06 The Boxer
DR12 -3.39 dB -18.30 dB 07 Baby Driver
DR12 -4.04 dB -18.58 dB 08 The Only Living Boy In New York
DR13 -3.42 dB -17.92 dB 09 Why Don't You Write Me
DR12 -3.92 dB -17.71 dB 10 Bye Bye Love
DR12 -7.37 dB -22.89 dB 11 Song For The Asking
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Number of files: 11
Official DR value: DR12


CD, 2001

https://www.amazon.com/Bridge-Troubled-Water-Simon-Garfunkel/dp/B00005NKKZ
 
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Tete Montoliu Trio - Tete a Tete

Tete Montoliu Trio - Tête à Tete (1976), Vinyl, SteepleChase, US

Tete Montoliu Trio - Tete A Tete (1976, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR10 -1.26 dB -13.42 dB 11:08 01-What's New
DR10 -1.23 dB -13.36 dB 9:10 02-We'll Be Together Again
DR11 -0.96 dB -14.38 dB 20:01 03-Catalan suite
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Number of tracks: 3
Official DR value: DR10


Tete Montoliu Trio - Tete A Tete (1992, CD) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.64 dB -14.82 dB 11:09 01-What's New
DR11 -1.42 dB -15.51 dB 9:10 02-We'll Be Together Again
DR12 -2.36 dB -17.61 dB 4:13 03-Scandia Skies
DR12 -1.91 dB -18.13 dB 4:24 04-Lush Life
DR12 -0.35 dB -15.80 dB 19:59 05-Catalan Suite
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR12


The CD has not the magic of the vinyl recording.


CD, 1994

https://www.amazon.com/Tete-Montoliu/dp/B000027ULN


Tete Montoliu - Viquipedia, l'enciclopedia lliure
Tete Montoliu - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tete_Montoliu
 
Solveig Slettahjell - Antologie

Solveig Slettahjell - Antologie (2011), CD, EmArcy, Norway

Solveig Slettahjell - Antologie (2011, CD) | Discogs

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DR11 -0.73 dB -17.12 dB 6:01 01-Wild Horses
DR9 -0.51 dB -13.35 dB 6:16 02-There There
DR9 -2.06 dB -14.55 dB 2:55 03-Fly
DR11 -0.09 dB -14.16 dB 5:32 04-Famous Blue Raincoat
DR11 -0.41 dB -14.94 dB 4:32 05-Okay
DR11 -1.89 dB -16.59 dB 3:51 06-Peeling Off The Layers
DR10 -0.40 dB -14.87 dB 4:40 07-The Winner Takes It All
DR10 -0.61 dB -13.47 dB 5:35 08-Saddest Song I`ve Got
DR10 -0.43 dB -14.14 dB 3:50 09-Jenny When
DR11 -0.18 dB -14.34 dB 4:04 10-True Colors
DR7 -0.51 dB -10.70 dB 5:17 11-Crazy
DR11 -0.61 dB -16.34 dB 6:07 12-Take It With Me
DR11 -0.90 dB -15.30 dB 1:54 13-After Hours
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR10


Antologie von Solveig Slettahjell bei Amazon Music - Amazon.de
Antologie by Solveig Slettahjell on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk


Solveig Slettahjell – Wikipedia
Solveig Slettahjell - Wikipedia
 
Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster - Monk, 1982

Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster - Monk (1956), Vinyl, Original Jazz Classics 1982, Remastered, US

Thelonious Monk with Sonny Rollins and Frank Foster - Monk (1982, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR15 -1.20 dB -17.71 dB 01 We See
DR14 -0.98 dB -20.02 dB 02 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
DR15 -0.23 dB -16.74 dB 03 Locomotive
DR15 -0.23 dB -17.92 dB 04 Hackensack
DR13 -2.37 dB -17.10 dB 05 Let's Call This
DR12 -1.98 dB -15.93 dB 06 Think Of One (Take Two)
DR12 -0.44 dB -15.88 dB 07 Think Of One (Take One)
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Number of Files: 7
Official DR Value: DR14


CD, 2009

Thelonious Monk Quintet - Monk - Amazon.com Music
 
José Iturbi - Granados / Albeniz - Oeuvres Pour Piano De Granados Et Albeniz

José Iturbi - Enrique Granados / Isaac Albéniz - Oeuvres Pour Piano De Granados Et Albéniz (1960), Vinyl, Plaisir Musical, France

Enrique Granados / Isaac Albeniz – Jose Iturbi - Oeuvres Pour Piano De Granados Et Albeniz Par Jose Iturbi (Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR13 -0.54 dB -17.58 dB A1 Granados - Allegro Di Concierto In C Sharp Minor
DR15 -0.96 dB -21.69 dB A2 Granados - Spanish Dance No. 5 In E Minor 'Andaluza'
DR13 -2.77 dB -21.20 dB A3 Granados - Spanish Dance No. 10 In G Major
DR13 -0.81 dB -18.97 dB A4 Granados - Spanish Dance No. 12 In A Minor
DR15 -0.55 dB -21.30 dB B1 Albeniz - Asturias (No. 5. Of 'Suite Espanola')
DR13 -0.70 dB -18.09 dB B2 Albeniz - Sevillanas (No. 3. Of 'Suite Espanola')
DR13 -3.00 dB -19.82 dB B3 Albeniz - Cadiz (No. 4. Of 'Suite Espanola')
DR13 -2.22 dB -19.75 dB B4 Tango In D Major, Op. 165 No. 2
DR14 -0.70 dB -21.28 dB B5 Cordoba (No. 4 Of 'Cantos De Espana', Op. 232)
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Number of files: 9
Official DR value: DR14


CD ?


Jose Iturbi - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

Jose Iturbi - Wikipedia
 
The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream, SACD 2014

The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream (1962), SACD 2014, Original Recordings Group, Remastered, US

The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream (2014, SACD) | Discogs

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DR13 -5.24 dB -21.12 dB 5:47 01-Monk's Dream
DR12 -7.67 dB -22.86 dB 4:34 02-Body and Soul
DR13 -5.91 dB -20.65 dB 7:59 03-Bright Mississippi
DR13 -6.41 dB -22.03 dB 3:21 04-Five Spot Blues
DR14 -5.77 dB -22.65 dB 6:30 05-Bolivar Blues
DR13 -7.71 dB -25.59 dB 2:34 06-Just a Gigolo
DR13 -6.05 dB -21.29 dB 5:28 07-Bye-Ya
DR14 -5.83 dB -22.27 dB 7:51 08-Sweet and Lovely
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR13


CD, 1987

https://www.amazon.com/Monks-Dream-Thelonious-Monk-Quartet/dp/B0000026BE
 
Bohuslav Matousek & Libor Hlavacek, Prague Chamber Orch - Haydn - Violin Concertos

Bohuslav Matoušek & Libor Hlaváček, Prague Chamber Orchestra - Haydn - Violin Concertos (1971), Vinyl, Supraphon 1978, Czechoslovakia

Haydn*, Bohuslav Matoušek, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Libor Hlavaček - Violin Concertos (1978, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR12 -0.08 dB -15.31 dB 9:46 01-Concerto In C Major For Violin And Orchestra - I. Allegro Moderato
DR14 -3.55 dB -22.19 dB 4:46 02-Concerto In C Major For Violin And Orchestra - II. Adagio
DR13 -0.07 dB -17.61 dB 4:19 03-Concerto In C Major For Violin And Orchestra - III. Finale
DR14 -0.07 dB -18.12 dB 8:42 04-Concerto In G Major For Violin And Orchestra - I. Allegro Moderato
DR14 -2.16 dB -20.85 dB 7:05 05-Concerto In G Major For Violin And Orchestra - II. Adagio
DR13 -0.90 dB -18.21 dB 4:02 06-Concerto In G Major For Violin And Orchestra - III. Allegro
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13


CD ?


Bohuslav Matoušek – Wikipedie

Bohuslav Matoušek - Wikipedia
 
The Lionel Hampton Quartet - The Lionel Hampton Quartet

The Lionel Hampton Quartet - The Lionel Hampton Quartet (1956), Vinyl, mono, Speakers Corner Records 2011, Germany

The Lionel Hampton Quartet* - The Lionel Hampton Quartet (180 gram, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR12 -0.09 dB -15.35 dB 7:47 01-Just One Of Those Things
DR13 -1.04 dB -16.86 dB 10:50 02-Stompin' At The Savoy
DR15 -0.08 dB -16.52 dB 7:30 03-How High The Moon
DR14 -3.22 dB -20.56 dB 10:47 04-The Nearness Of You
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR13


CD ?


Lionel Hampton - Wikipedia
 
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel, MFSL 2017

Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel (1974), Vinyl, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 2017, Remastered, US

Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel (2017, Gatefold, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR12 -0.05 dB -15.18 dB 3:39 01-You’re No Good
DR13 -0.21 dB -15.60 dB 3:25 02-It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
DR14 -1.48 dB -17.47 dB 3:11 03-Faithless Love
DR11 -1.72 dB -14.94 dB 3:50 04-Dark End Of The Street
DR12 -3.57 dB -20.64 dB 3:07 05-Heart Like A Wheel
DR11 -1.52 dB -14.23 dB 2:04 06-When Will I Be Loved
DR12 -0.12 dB -15.70 dB 2:59 07-Willing
DR13 -0.05 dB -15.53 dB 2:43 08-I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)
DR11 -3.49 dB -17.35 dB 3:07 09-Keep Me From Blowing Away
DR13 -0.05 dB -15.73 dB 3:06 10-You Can Close Your Eyes
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12


CD, 2012

https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Like-Wheel-Linda-Ronstadt/dp/B008DL472K :)


Album list - Dynamic Range Database


Too much bass, like modern tastes :guilty:
 
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The original pressing: Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel (1974, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR12 -0.12 dB -15.29 dB 01 You're No Good
DR12 -0.77 dB -14.93 dB 02 It Doesn't Matter Anymore
DR12 -0.65 dB -15.97 dB 03 Faithless Love
DR11 -1.74 dB -14.96 dB 04 Dark End Of The Street
DR11 -3.43 dB -18.88 dB 05 Heart Like A Wheel
DR11 -1.18 dB -14.05 dB 06 When Will I Be Loved
DR13 -0.57 dB -15.43 dB 07 Willing
DR12 -1.32 dB -15.27 dB 08 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
DR11 -2.30 dB -16.24 dB 09 Keep Me From Blowing Away
DR12 -0.40 dB -15.24 dB 10 You Can Close Your Eyes
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Number of files: 10
Official DR value: DR12


Less bass but less soundstage too.
 
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Blues Brothers - Made In America

Blues Brothers - Made In America (1980), Vinyl, Atlantic Records, US

Blues Brothers* - Made In America (1980, SP, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR13 -0.93 dB -16.12 dB 2:04 01-Soul Finger / Funky Broadway
DR13 -0.26 dB -15.81 dB 3:34 02-Who's Making Love
DR13 -0.74 dB -15.99 dB 2:55 03-Do You Love Me / Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me)
DR16 -2.27 dB -23.38 dB 3:41 04-Guilty
DR13 -1.80 dB -16.97 dB 2:10 05-Perry Mason Theme
DR15 -0.05 dB -17.54 dB 3:24 06-Riot In Cell Block Number Nine
DR14 -0.17 dB -16.67 dB 5:45 07-Green Onions
DR14 -0.05 dB -16.22 dB 2:45 08-I Ain't Got You
DR13 -0.18 dB -16.37 dB 3:25 09-From The Bottom
DR13 -0.40 dB -15.58 dB 4:01 10-Going Back To Miami
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR14


CD, Remastered 2009

https://www.amazon.com/-/Made-America-BLUES-BROTHERS/dp/B000002J5O/
 
Queen - A Night At The Opera, MFSL

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1975), Vinyl, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Japan

Queen - A Night At The Opera (1982, Vinyl) | Discogs

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DR10 -0.05 dB -13.20 dB 3:44 01-Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To....)
DR11 -1.41 dB -16.83 dB 1:08 02-Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
DR11 -1.08 dB -14.71 dB 3:06 03-I'm In Love With My Car
DR11 -0.45 dB -13.44 dB 2:51 04-You're My Best Friend
DR10 -0.95 dB -13.67 dB 3:32 05-'39
DR11 -0.05 dB -14.46 dB 4:02 06-Sweet Lady
DR11 -1.16 dB -14.37 dB 2:14 07-Seaside Rendezvous
DR11 -0.05 dB -15.83 dB 8:23 08-The Prophet's Song
DR10 -4.33 dB -17.57 dB 3:36 09-Love Of My Life
DR11 -0.83 dB -15.15 dB 3:25 10-Good Company
DR11 -0.06 dB -15.49 dB 5:57 11-Bohemian Rhapsody
DR12 -4.62 dB -20.77 dB 1:12 12-God Save The Queen
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11


CD, 2011

https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Queen/dp/B001ZM2EQU
 

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