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Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog master tapes!

"This is the 50th anniversary of Ian’s eponymous debut, and while she’s only averaged an album every two years, when she does emerge after long silences the results are stunning. This aptly-named release from 1992 arrived after a 10-year hiatus. Ian compelled to issue it when she was outed as gay. It’s a sparse, sensitive, thought-provoking set, and you’d be forgiven for mistaking it in places as early Joni Mitchell. As her first success — 1965’s "Society’s Child" — was about a controversial topic, this set upheld her tradition in social commentary, yet it’s utterly unpreachy. Gorgeous sound, a tonic for those who are partial to singer-songwriter intimacy." — Sound Quality = 89% - Ken Kessler, HiFi News, July 2017

This album finds Janis’ voice in its purest, most vital form ever. The tracks were recorded as live as possible without sounding retro. This 1992 all-analogue recording, praised as much for the artist’s too infrequently heard talents as for it’s recorded dynamics.

Both audiophile LP and CD versions reflect what the two top bibles of high-end audio decree as an impeccable production that has come to be regarded as a high-fidelity reference. Matched with Ian’s very personal songs, delivered in a voice that draws you in close in confidence, Breaking Silence is one of the very few recordings of recent years that by reproducing a pure analogue sound, has attained true audiophile status.

Technical Data

Tracks were recorded at Nightingale Studio on a Studer 820, 16-track machine, 30 IPS, non-dolby, at the elevation of +6/250 nu using Ampex 499 tape.

Included among the mics used on the recording dates were: Neumann M-49, AKG C-12, Telefunken 251, Sheffield C-9 and a custom built tube direct box on the bass. Janis’ vocal was recorded using a Telefunken U-47 and a Mastering Lab mic preamp, linked with series-one Monster Cable direct to the back of the multi-track machine with no EQ or Limiting.

The album was mixed at Bill Schnee Studio to an Ampex ATR 1/2" machine, at 30 IPS, non-dolby, at the elevation of +3/250 nu on Ampex 499 tape. The reverb on the album was an EMT tube plate used along with natural room sounds captured in the recording. During the mixing of the album, "Some People’s Lives" was recorded direct to two-track using the same vocal chain as above and Telefunken 251’s on the piano. Take number two was used as the album cut. The album was mixed using Mastering Lab modified Tannoy SGM-10’s powered by Sherwood-Sax mono-block tube amps.

你有聽過如此的流行音樂錄音嗎？本專輯於Nightingale Studio錄音室中，使用真空管麥克風收錄各項樂器的聲音，造成腳踩大鼓的低頻效果無與倫比！吉他結像就像是在你面前彈奏般的真實！Janis 的歌聲密度驚人、 結像力真實，音場中的各種樂器位置的分明層次相當罕見，而且每項樂器皆維持著優異的厚度與飽滿度，偶爾出現的極低頻更是會令人興奮不已。不過這張音樂一點 也不暴力，Janis的歌聲清新可人、甜美無比！

新版唱片聖經劉漢盛榜單 <專測腳採大鼓與吉他>

入選原因：老實說，這張唱片無處不美，包括人聲以及所有伴奏樂器的音質都美極了！它絕對可以歸於測人聲類。可是，為了達到另外的測試目的，我特別凸顯腳採大鼓與吉他.....。這張腳採大鼓同時擁有衝擊性的噗噗聲以及低沈有彈性的尾音，而吉他的聲音更是清、脆、細、緻中還保有真實的彈奏質感。

曲目
1.All Roads To The River
2.Ride Me Like A Wave
3.Tattoo
4.Guess You Had To Be There
5.What About The Love
6.His Hands
7.Walking On Sacred Ground
8.This Train Still Runs
9.Through The Years
10.This House
11.Some People’s Lives
12.Breaking Silence