Sparks - Angst In My Pants (1982) {2013 Repertoire Records Remaster}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (image)+CUE+LOG -> 385 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 121 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 68 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2013 Repertoire Records / Warner | REP 5311
Rock / Pop Rock / New Wave / Dance Rock / Glam Rock
Although mired in a rut of merely "good" albums, Sparks had offered occasional glimpses of their old greatness on each, fanning the dim hope that they might climb again to previous heights. The faithful were rewarded with Angst in My Pants, the first album in years (and, sadly, the last) that puts their pop genius to good use. The differences between this album and the inferior Whomp That Sucker are subtle but important. First, the material is much better (OK, that's not so subtle). Second, the band is brought up in the mix at the expense of the synthesizer, and the result feels more like their old power pop than the new wave/disco sound of recent efforts.
Lastly, Russell Mael's voice is lower; he still hits the high notes on occasion, but for the most part this is an album of pop songs you can actually sing along with (and the lyric sheet, while provided, isn't necessary this time). Still pegged as a novelty act, the colorless "I Predict" was selected as the album's single; "Eaten By the Monster of Love" didn't catch on with radio stations, but it's a much better representative of the album. Other highlights include the wonderfully silly "Moustache," a Beach Boys send-up in "Sextown U.S.A.," and the strange but sympathetic love song "Sherlock Holmes." Throughout the record, Sparks succeeds not by pushing a pipe full of music through a thin straw (as they did on classics like Propaganda) but by giving their ideas the space they need to succeed. As a result, it's not an overwhelming record, simply an ingratiating one. Unfortunately, the subsequent Sparks in Outer Space returned to the mechanical pace of their post-disco product, which makes Angst in My Pants a warm exception within Sparks' protracted creative cold spell.
Repertoire INFO
tracklist:
01. Angst In My Pants
02. I Predict
03. Sextown USA
04. Sherlock Holmes
05. Nicotina
06. Mickey Mouse
07. Moustache
08. Instant Weight Loss
09. Tarzan And Jane
10. The Decline And Fall Of Me
11. Eaten By The Monster Of Love
Bonus Tracks:
12. Modesty Plays (Short Version) Single A-Side, (France) Carrere / Underdog 13001, ℗ 1982
13. I Predict (Club Mix) Single A-side, (France) Underdog 8159, ℗ 1982
14. Modesty Plays (Extended Version) Single A-side (France), Underdog 8226, ℗ 1982
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 21. February 2015, 15:29
Sparks / Angst In My Pants (2013 Remastered)
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Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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EAC extraction logfile from 21. February 2015, 15:29
Sparks / Angst In My Pants (2013 Remastered)
Used drive : hp CDDVDW SH-216BB Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : Monkey's Audio Lossless Encoder
Selected bitrate : High Lossless Compression
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Monkey's Audio\MAC.exe
Additional command line options : -v
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 3:27.54 | 0 | 15578
2 | 3:27.54 | 2:53.48 | 15579 | 28601
3 | 6:21.27 | 2:59.68 | 28602 | 42094
4 | 9:21.20 | 3:36.61 | 42095 | 58355
5 | 12:58.06 | 3:29.36 | 58356 | 74066
6 | 16:27.42 | 3:18.28 | 74067 | 88944
7 | 19:45.70 | 3:31.41 | 88945 | 104810
8 | 23:17.36 | 3:29.30 | 104811 | 120515
9 | 26:46.66 | 3:20.72 | 120516 | 135587
10 | 30:07.63 | 2:56.48 | 135588 | 148835
11 | 33:04.36 | 3:00.20 | 148836 | 162355
12 | 36:04.56 | 3:07.18 | 162356 | 176398
13 | 39:11.74 | 6:19.54 | 176399 | 204877
14 | 45:31.53 | 5:16.22 | 204878 | 228599
Range status and errors
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Filename C:\Users\Arthur\Desktop\Sparks - Angst In My Pants (2013 Remastered).wav
Peak level 98.8 %
Range quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 3E167021
Copy CRC 3E167021
Copy OK
No errors occurred
AccurateRip summary
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All thanks goes to the original releaser!