Babe Ruth - Darker Than Blue: The Harvest Years 1972-1975 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) - 780 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 302 MB
2:10:46 | Classic Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Esoteric
FLAC (tracks) - 780 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 302 MB
2:10:46 | Classic Rock, Prog Rock | Label: Esoteric
Babe Ruth was formed in Hatfield in 1970 by guitarist Alan Shacklock and featured vocalist Janita “Jenny” Haan, bassist Dave Hewitt and drummer Jeff Allen. Their unique brand of soulful Progressive Rock soon gained many admirers and in 1972 they signed a contract with EMI Records’ Progressive imprint, Harvest. By this time Jeff Allen had departed and Dick Powell joined on drums. The band’s line-up was also expanded by the arrival of keyboard player Dave Punshon. Babe Ruth stood out from many of their labelmates, partly due to Haan’s vocals and through the band’s ability to generate a soulful edge to their music. Their debut album, ‘First Base’ was issued in 1972 and featured the classic tracks ‘Wells Fargo’ and ‘The Mexican’ (later covered by Jellybean Benitez in 1984), which gained considerable air play in Canada (where the album gained Gold Disc status) and the USA, but the record inexplicably failed to match this success in the UK.
The arrival of Chris Holmes on keyboards and new drummer Ed Spevock in 1974 saw them follow their debut with ‘Amar Caballero’, before the band’s final album for Harvest in 1975, the eponymous ‘Babe Ruth’ which was a hit in the USA and Canada and featured the band’s memorable cover of the theme from the film A Fistful Of Dollars and the Curtis Mayfield composition ‘We People Darker Than Blue’. Soon after the album’s release Alan Shacklock departed the band (to be replaced by Bernie Marsden) and Babe Ruth moved labels to Capitol Records.
Tracklist
1. Wells Fargo (2022 Remaster) (06:17)
2. The Runaways (2022 Remaster) (07:27)
3. King Kong (2022 Remaster) (06:45)
4. Black Dog (2022 Remaster) (08:05)
5. The Mexican (2022 Remaster) (05:46)
6. Joker (2022 Remaster) (07:45)
7. Wells Fargo (Single Version) [2022 Remaster] (03:40)
8. For a Few Dollars More (2022 Remaster) (02:21)
9. Ain't That Livin' (2022 Remaster) (03:15)
10. Lady (2022 Remaster) (03:37)
11. Broken Cloud (2022 Remaster) (03:56)
12. Gimme Some Leg (2022 Remaster) (06:02)
13. Baby Pride (2022 Remaster) (03:48)
14. Cool Jerk (2022 Remaster) (02:27)
15. We Are Holding On (2022 Remaster) (03:24)
16. Doctor Love (2022 Remaster) (03:01)
17. Amar Caballero (Sin Ton Ni Son) [2022 Remaster] (09:21)
18. If Heaven's On Beauty's Side (2022 Remaster) (04:39)
19. Dancer (2022 Remaster) (06:05)
20. Somebody's Nobody (2022 Remaster) (03:09)
21. A Fistful of Dollars (2022 Remaster) (02:41)
22. We People Darker Than Blue (2022 Remaster) (04:47)
23. Jack O'Lantern (2022 Remaster) (03:21)
24. Private Number (2022 Remaster) (03:45)
25. Turquoise (2022 Remaster) (03:13)
26. Sad but Rich (2022 Remaster) (03:54)
27. The Duchess of Orleans (2022 Remaster) (05:09)
28. Private Number (Single Version) [2022 Remaster] (03:06)
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FILE: 28 - Private Number (Single Version) [2022 Remaster].flac
Size: 21669410 Hash: 0A5906CA4A31E2730D15E2920DD7443C Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F54FB30D825E11EFC388CFC6F59B582B7981D193
FILE: 27 - The Duchess of Orleans (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 33711739 Hash: 0F65AA197DEF17A4CD9705A5B1B33D0F Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E483B7C2B94FAF08F3FEA40C9B5D3683566CFC32
FILE: 26 - Sad but Rich (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 23790100 Hash: C9B413FD36203D96DC2AF1E235DA5F4F Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F19735474258E13D7753272754EA5FDAD26ACB73
FILE: 25 - Turquoise (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 18214997 Hash: B67CDB28F40DB04F92BB8603E26202B2 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 55DEA5501494F24B942574C25CC5556A66C84D87
FILE: 24 - Private Number (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 24516230 Hash: EDF445B75A812DB453BB852830DD9F09 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 14FEA99DFDCEB0EE7DA83F786256FA400B26D350
FILE: 23 - Jack O'Lantern (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 22651817 Hash: 1DD014748C12331F1CE5F7BEAC053332 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 1C28AA2C877AF10140B93ED87D049A724202B7ED
FILE: 22 - We People Darker Than Blue (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 29855761 Hash: 47296C64C61E5603774D839E507E2CDB Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 25CD198E2411D8249BD86067E0696A93B763B9E4
FILE: 21 - A Fistful of Dollars (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 18323681 Hash: 0C463A6EDDA3DE1DC4FE56D460CD0770 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 344A54488E6728EAD4726CA8C973EF267EC4BAF1
FILE: 20 - Somebody's Nobody (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 19910764 Hash: 140A5675A26753BF653E06B6F380BEC9 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 511919D6C875BFA50047B46C611740887B72B515
FILE: 19 - Dancer (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 39748918 Hash: C801122362CB3E3EF72B7EB1A539EB3B Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: EFAB5A6F2F61DD23B0C28409B5174FC64AA5C2BA
FILE: 18 - If Heaven's On Beauty's Side (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 28298690 Hash: 5207600F6B79FD6D808FEA8E608ADF3A Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 54%
Signature: 53F9040043CB9F6AD6469E64884D08940F738415
FILE: 17 - Amar Caballero (Sin Ton Ni Son) [2022 Remaster].flac
Size: 48861657 Hash: 839A1B075D34789EB8BE8EF0588ADC37 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 96FD22872EDA231A75D64C4D54CD234763BBEB1F
FILE: 16 - Doctor Love (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 19096787 Hash: 8AC75C82C927666E2EF527FF31405369 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: C19F9955034AE96540CA2E78EDFB404A9174073D
FILE: 15 - We Are Holding On (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 17106210 Hash: DB0D3C02A446C4778B5F717EC75B2648 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 86%
Signature: CE7F78E6801B8723F190355656EAF788C67A6028
FILE: 14 - Cool Jerk (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 17259781 Hash: 795C97BC4E2DC07140E374B93F1021C8 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 90E7899EC5BE7440738E0853588C947CEB041279
FILE: 13 - Baby Pride (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 12932703 Hash: 44BE9998ACFE5494849FA049EA4D06FE Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: MPEG 93%
Signature: AF7254D02DDFB11EA673F4657C92C7FD8C2D7CF1
FILE: 12 - Gimme Some Leg (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 36489601 Hash: 36E57C9A7690CB71B4EC9EF43665D142 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F6786FE0A718A94A51218C4A6452CBFDC9204900
FILE: 11 - Broken Cloud (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 20651094 Hash: 54AB712026AD88EE9CC6F8C5D77A679E Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: MPEG 80%
Signature: 7C29F94CADAC12A871C33ED03E771DBF704B4582
FILE: 10 - Lady (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 22666743 Hash: E2E077D90E958FD395A76B7DD09D0F5F Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 4498901F2FA49CD69518BBCFB386A8D9F4AC65A6
FILE: 09 - Ain't That Livin' (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 22041759 Hash: DC8A8D0C9573C7F1B0F0DDE22544A96C Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: AB29321C043660B73C8E5B9D09A5A8559A6FABB9
FILE: 08 - For a Few Dollars More (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 17250405 Hash: 68904E716E72435387D77C0A9B7F68C9 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 09F64A54F18B2F3D00BEF56C64ABC44016B7D28F
FILE: 07 - Wells Fargo (Single Version) [2022 Remaster].flac
Size: 28955334 Hash: 91352AE79B82DC9D86E16A6E24077466 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: CF32369D93304A831545BDAF241CEA6049539A83
FILE: 06 - Joker (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 51564912 Hash: A9B383FECA722BF06C7357FCECA0F0AC Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 55206541FB39B86910260F135BC0AE8A46254C03
FILE: 05 - The Mexican (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 40656880 Hash: DB4BB5FF2A72A0262C34EF3410F28E0D Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 70670920A783CE350F80850CEED8208B3DB50B64
FILE: 04 - Black Dog (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 47167493 Hash: E684300766DA2944D0E807279531293D Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D4890D3A82596A78551C2ADC9BDBE4D7FE7751FD
FILE: 03 - King Kong (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 46336462 Hash: C7C2576700DDDCD7A41EAADD5213379D Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 4513DCF6BF5804AC85196D6C21B4E0156F314DCF
FILE: 02 - The Runaways (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 41396387 Hash: 16C3BF60D13CB1B06AFF844C5AD60C3B Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 43888C69B2B13801DFB5FCB3E3A0F74F0161B6F7
FILE: 01 - Wells Fargo (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 47269169 Hash: B5EBDB7D082EA76FC9385FB32CB906A7 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: C5B6CFBBA5519376C57AD06339D81BBF8327CC14
DON'T MODIFY THIS FILE
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FILE: 28 - Private Number (Single Version) [2022 Remaster].flac
Size: 21669410 Hash: 0A5906CA4A31E2730D15E2920DD7443C Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F54FB30D825E11EFC388CFC6F59B582B7981D193
FILE: 27 - The Duchess of Orleans (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 33711739 Hash: 0F65AA197DEF17A4CD9705A5B1B33D0F Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: E483B7C2B94FAF08F3FEA40C9B5D3683566CFC32
FILE: 26 - Sad but Rich (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 23790100 Hash: C9B413FD36203D96DC2AF1E235DA5F4F Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F19735474258E13D7753272754EA5FDAD26ACB73
FILE: 25 - Turquoise (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 18214997 Hash: B67CDB28F40DB04F92BB8603E26202B2 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 55DEA5501494F24B942574C25CC5556A66C84D87
FILE: 24 - Private Number (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 24516230 Hash: EDF445B75A812DB453BB852830DD9F09 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 14FEA99DFDCEB0EE7DA83F786256FA400B26D350
FILE: 23 - Jack O'Lantern (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 22651817 Hash: 1DD014748C12331F1CE5F7BEAC053332 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 1C28AA2C877AF10140B93ED87D049A724202B7ED
FILE: 22 - We People Darker Than Blue (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 29855761 Hash: 47296C64C61E5603774D839E507E2CDB Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 25CD198E2411D8249BD86067E0696A93B763B9E4
FILE: 21 - A Fistful of Dollars (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 18323681 Hash: 0C463A6EDDA3DE1DC4FE56D460CD0770 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 344A54488E6728EAD4726CA8C973EF267EC4BAF1
FILE: 20 - Somebody's Nobody (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 19910764 Hash: 140A5675A26753BF653E06B6F380BEC9 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 511919D6C875BFA50047B46C611740887B72B515
FILE: 19 - Dancer (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 39748918 Hash: C801122362CB3E3EF72B7EB1A539EB3B Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: EFAB5A6F2F61DD23B0C28409B5174FC64AA5C2BA
FILE: 18 - If Heaven's On Beauty's Side (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 28298690 Hash: 5207600F6B79FD6D808FEA8E608ADF3A Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 54%
Signature: 53F9040043CB9F6AD6469E64884D08940F738415
FILE: 17 - Amar Caballero (Sin Ton Ni Son) [2022 Remaster].flac
Size: 48861657 Hash: 839A1B075D34789EB8BE8EF0588ADC37 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 96FD22872EDA231A75D64C4D54CD234763BBEB1F
FILE: 16 - Doctor Love (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 19096787 Hash: 8AC75C82C927666E2EF527FF31405369 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: C19F9955034AE96540CA2E78EDFB404A9174073D
FILE: 15 - We Are Holding On (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 17106210 Hash: DB0D3C02A446C4778B5F717EC75B2648 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 86%
Signature: CE7F78E6801B8723F190355656EAF788C67A6028
FILE: 14 - Cool Jerk (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 17259781 Hash: 795C97BC4E2DC07140E374B93F1021C8 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 90E7899EC5BE7440738E0853588C947CEB041279
FILE: 13 - Baby Pride (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 12932703 Hash: 44BE9998ACFE5494849FA049EA4D06FE Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: MPEG 93%
Signature: AF7254D02DDFB11EA673F4657C92C7FD8C2D7CF1
FILE: 12 - Gimme Some Leg (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 36489601 Hash: 36E57C9A7690CB71B4EC9EF43665D142 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F6786FE0A718A94A51218C4A6452CBFDC9204900
FILE: 11 - Broken Cloud (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 20651094 Hash: 54AB712026AD88EE9CC6F8C5D77A679E Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: MPEG 80%
Signature: 7C29F94CADAC12A871C33ED03E771DBF704B4582
FILE: 10 - Lady (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 22666743 Hash: E2E077D90E958FD395A76B7DD09D0F5F Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 4498901F2FA49CD69518BBCFB386A8D9F4AC65A6
FILE: 09 - Ain't That Livin' (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 22041759 Hash: DC8A8D0C9573C7F1B0F0DDE22544A96C Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: AB29321C043660B73C8E5B9D09A5A8559A6FABB9
FILE: 08 - For a Few Dollars More (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 17250405 Hash: 68904E716E72435387D77C0A9B7F68C9 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 09F64A54F18B2F3D00BEF56C64ABC44016B7D28F
FILE: 07 - Wells Fargo (Single Version) [2022 Remaster].flac
Size: 28955334 Hash: 91352AE79B82DC9D86E16A6E24077466 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: CF32369D93304A831545BDAF241CEA6049539A83
FILE: 06 - Joker (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 51564912 Hash: A9B383FECA722BF06C7357FCECA0F0AC Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 55206541FB39B86910260F135BC0AE8A46254C03
FILE: 05 - The Mexican (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 40656880 Hash: DB4BB5FF2A72A0262C34EF3410F28E0D Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 70670920A783CE350F80850CEED8208B3DB50B64
FILE: 04 - Black Dog (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 47167493 Hash: E684300766DA2944D0E807279531293D Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: D4890D3A82596A78551C2ADC9BDBE4D7FE7751FD
FILE: 03 - King Kong (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 46336462 Hash: C7C2576700DDDCD7A41EAADD5213379D Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 4513DCF6BF5804AC85196D6C21B4E0156F314DCF
FILE: 02 - The Runaways (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 41396387 Hash: 16C3BF60D13CB1B06AFF844C5AD60C3B Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: 43888C69B2B13801DFB5FCB3E3A0F74F0161B6F7
FILE: 01 - Wells Fargo (2022 Remaster).flac
Size: 47269169 Hash: B5EBDB7D082EA76FC9385FB32CB906A7 Accuracy: -m40
Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: C5B6CFBBA5519376C57AD06339D81BBF8327CC14