Whether you are upgrading your digital library, uploading a perfect rip to your Plex server, or simply chasing the ghost of early 80s studio magic, the FLAC version of The Dude is mandatory. Do not settle for YouTube compression. Do not stream the low-bitrate version.
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: Standard CD pressings (like the Japanese import with catalog ) offer 16-bit/44.1kHz resolution. Audiophile Editions : A specialized SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) Quincy Jones - The Dude -CD Album- -FLAC- - UP ...
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Released on A&M Records, The Dude arrived at a pivotal moment in music history. Jones was fresh off the success of Jackson’s Off the Wall and was beginning to bridge the gap between jazz fusion, sophisticated soul, and the emerging gloss of 80s pop. It looks like you’re referencing a search query
, whose soulful delivery on ballads like "Just Once" and "One Hundred Ways" earned him critical acclaim and a Grammy. Patti Austin