The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves (UK 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD-format
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves (1984)
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz & 16-bit/44.1kHz | FLAC (Tracks), artworks | Stereo | 855 Mb, 258 Mb | 5% RAR Recovery
Styles: Rock, Pop/Rock | Filesonic + Wupload
UK CBS Records | Mastered by George Marino @ Sterling Sound NYC
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/96kHz & 16-bit/44.1kHz | FLAC (Tracks), artworks | Stereo | 855 Mb, 258 Mb | 5% RAR Recovery
Styles: Rock, Pop/Rock | Filesonic + Wupload
UK CBS Records | Mastered by George Marino @ Sterling Sound NYC
Having made tentative inroads toward a wider American audience with Forever Now, the Psychedelic Furs' profile-raising and partial transformation continued with Mirror Moves. Very much a product of its mid-'80s time – Keith Forsey produced, his drum machine providing the beats while synths played an even more prominent role than before – it may not be the classic sound of the band but it is an often rewarding and inspiring listen. It didn't hurt that some of the band's best songs made an appearance here, either. Both "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven" balanced off a warm sound that managed to be radio-friendly on the one hand – John Ashton's guitar mixed in surprisingly well with the fine if often conventional keyboard arrangements – and surprisingly barbed on the other. Richard Butler's lyrics were some of his slyest and sharpest, a tone maintained throughout the album, while his one of a kind speak/sing clipped rasp kept things from being too lost even at the album's least inspired. Unlike the following Midnight to Midnight album, however – where everything the Furs had going for them turned into a screeching halt – Mirror Moves holds up fairly consistently. "Here Come Cowboys," with its combination guitar/string chug (or so it sounds!) and a brilliant slow descending chorus, and the driving, nervous piano and massed vocals on "Alice's House" are two particular winners. The secret highlight of the album is also its closer – "Highwire Days," as brilliant a meditation on '80s-era political paranoia and fears as was done at the time. Butler's imagery is to the point without moralizing or dumbing down, while the tense arrangement suggests a more synth-based equivalent to the Chameleons, at once scaled for epic heights and almost uncomfortably close. –Allmusic
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves (UK 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD-format
Tracklist:
1. Ghost In You, The
2. Here Come Cowboys
3. Heaven
4. Heartbeat
5. My Time
6. Like A Stranger
7. Alice's House
8. Only A Game
9. Highwire Days
Personnel:
Richard Butler – vocals
John Ashton – guitar
Tim Butler – bass
Keith Forsey – drum machine, drums, percussion
Additional personnel:
Tommy Price – drums on 2 3
Mars Williams – saxophone
TT: Technics SP 15 with SME 3009 tonearm & customized plinth
Cartridge: Ortofon Concorde 30 + OM 30 stylus
Phono amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box II with 2X JAN 12AX 7WA (General Electric)
Cables: Wire World Solstice 5.2
Computer: Sony Vaio VPCJ1
ADC: Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Software: WaveLab 5.01, ClickRepair, Redbook Resampled And Dithered with iZotope RX
Cartridge: Ortofon Concorde 30 + OM 30 stylus
Phono amp: Pro-Ject Tube Box II with 2X JAN 12AX 7WA (General Electric)
Cables: Wire World Solstice 5.2
Computer: Sony Vaio VPCJ1
ADC: Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Software: WaveLab 5.01, ClickRepair, Redbook Resampled And Dithered with iZotope RX
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves (UK 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD-format
The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves (UK 1st pressing) Vinyl rip in 24 Bit/96 Khz + CD-format
