Boston 24 Bit 192 kHz Vinyl Pack

  Genre: Pop/Rock
  Styles: Arena Rock, Hard Rock, Blues-Rock
  Source: vinyl
  Codec: FLAC
  Bitrate: ~ 5,000 kbps
  Bit Depth: 24
  Sample Rate: 192 kHz

  1976 Boston
  Epic / CBS (Holland, original LP EPC 32038 / EPC 81611)

  1978 Don't Look Back 
  Epic / CBS (England, original LP EPC 86057)

  1986 Third Stage
  MCA Records (Canada, original LP MCA-6188)

  Rip Info (not my rips)

  Turntable: Marantz TT 15S1 + GRADO Prestige Gold1 
  Preamplifier: Marantz PM 66 Special Edition 
  ADC: E-MU 1212m PCIe digitizer 
  Software: Adobe Audition 3.0 
  Processing: Manual removal of clicks. 
  Format: 24bit / 192kHz  

  The arena rock group behind one of the fastest-selling debut albums in history, Boston was essentially the vehicle of studio wizard Tom Scholz, born March 10, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio. A rock fan throughout his teen years, he began writing songs while earning a Master's degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation, he began work for Polaroid, and set about constructing his own 12-track recording studio in the basement of his home, where Scholz and vocalist Brad Delp recorded demos that earned them a contract with Epic in 1975. Although some recording and overdubs were later done in Los Angeles, the 1976 release of Boston consisted largely of tapes recorded in Scholz's basement. (By then, the lineup had coalesced around Scholz, Delp, guitarist Barry Goudreau, bassist Fran Sheehan, and drummer John "Sib" Hashian.) Boston spawned three hit singles ("More Than a Feeling," "Long Time," and "Peace of Mind"), and shot immediately to the top of the charts, remaining the best-selling pop debut effort in history before it was supplanted by Whitney Houston's first album in 1986.