This is the holy grail. Cut from the original analogue tapes by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road, the 24/192 FLAC rip of this edition captures the saturation of the tape. Tracks like "Candidate" reveal a low-level hum previously masked. Warning: This is the most frequently faked. A verified copy must be over 1.5GB for the entire album.
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