(Rock)[LP][24/96] Styx - The Grand Illusion - 1977 (FLAC)

Personnel

* Dennis DeYoung - keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
* Chuck Panozzo - bass, vocals
* John Panozzo - drums, percussion, vocals
* Tommy Shaw - acoustic and electric guitars, vocals
* James Young - guitars, keyboards, vocals
* Barry Mraz - Production Assistance, Engineer
* Rob Kingsland - Engineer
* Mastered by Mike Reese at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California
* Derek Sutton - Management and Direction
* Jim Vose - Tour Manager
* Jeff Ravitz - Lighting Designer
* John "Tarkus" Schaefer - Stage Manager
* Bob "Yaz" Jastrzembski - Equipment and Motorcycle Stunts
* Judson Terry Phelps - Monitors
* Roland Young - Art Direction
* Jim McCrary - Photography
* Chuck Beeson - Album Design
* Kelly and Mouse - Album cover painting

Released July 7, 1977
Recorded 1977 at Paragon Recording Studios, Chicago
Genre Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock
Length 38:59
Label A&M
Producer Styx

Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ~ MFSL 1-026 (1980)
Half-Speed Mastered by Stan Ricker | Pressed in Japan on JVC "SuperVinyl

Vinyl Ripping Notes:

Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Ortofon 2M Black cartridge
Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp
Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Bias Peak LE 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion
xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE correction

RCM>TT > Ortofon 2M Blk> Tube Box preamp> ADC> Mac Pro Dual Xeon> Peak LE @ 24/96 >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset, each side maximized to -0.3 dB) >
split into individual Tracks > Click Repair 3.02 used in Manual Mode, 30 Rev, Pitch Protection, X2 >
FLAC encoded Level 5 with XLD Version 20100518 (120.3)