Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card (1979) DVD-A {Classic Records 24-192 iso}

This is the DVD-A side of Classic Records "HDAD" re-issue. It's 192 kHz and 24 bit. Can't be mo' bettah.

Ripped with DVD Decrypter to iso. Log is included in the torrent. Use ImgBurn, DVD Decryptor or even Nero (just to name a few) to burn to disk. Hi rez artwork included too.

I had a "request" to rip the files with DVDA Explorer. However, very little if any size is saved by doing so. The files are already MLP'ed on the disk, so ripping them to wav, then FLAC'ing is like going from rar to zip. It would be a lot of running around but no forward motion. And you would lose the menus. I did a test rip of 1/2 the tracks, and yup, I'm right!

From the Classic Records website:
With two of the Alan Parsons Project's best songs, the lovely ballad "Time" and the wavy-sounding "Games People Play," The Turn of a Friendly Card remains one of this group's most enjoyable albums. Parsons' idea, the subject of the album's six tracks, centers around the age-old temptation of gambling and its stranglehold on the human psyche. On "Games People Play," vocalist Lenny Zakatek sounds compelling and focused, giving the song a seriousness that aids in realization of the album's concept. With "Time," it is Eric Woolfson who carries this luxurious-sounding ode to life's passing to a place above and beyond any of this band's other slower material. The breakdown of human willpower and our greedy tendencies are highlighted in the last track, entitled "The Turn of a Friendly Card," which is broken into five separate parts. "Snake Eyes," sung by Chris Rainbow, is the most compelling of the five pieces, and ties together the whole of the recording As in every Parsons album, an instrumental is included, in this case an interesting number aptly titled "The Gold Bug." Like most of the band's instrumentals, its flow and rhythm simulate the overall tempo and concept of the album, acting as a welcome interlude. Although short, The Turn of a Friendly Card is to the point and doesn't let down when it comes to carrying out its idea. Mike DeGagne. This 24/194 HDAD was made from a transfer of the original flat analog master tape obtained directly from Alan Parsons and offers a level of detail and clarity never before heard from the great recording and musical composition. Not to be missed!