Spread The Anti-Virus

Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca [ROUGH 27 UK 1981 24-Bit FLAC]

A bad workman usually blames his tools, in the case of a vinyl ripper a dodgy pressing makes for plenty of excuses for shoddy workmanship. Original Rough Trade pressings were never of the best quality, that and the general condition of this record were the reasons I have never attempted a rip ...until now of course. I don't own any of the Cab's reissues so have no material for comparison, however I am pleased with the resultant rip of this thirty-nine year old record. My moving coil cartridge picks up much more depth and detail in the lower frequencies than moving magnets and allows space around the peripherals for all the electronic trickery employed by the band at Western Works, therefore I was happy to master this at 24-bit/88.2kHz.

Sheffield industrial pioneers were about to undergo a period of significant change with the pending departure of one third of the band, Red Mecca marks Chris Watson's last contributions to a full album, although some of his work can be heard on its follow-up, 2X45. Consequently, this album represents the end of the first stage of Cabaret Voltaire's evolution.

A1 A Touch Of Evil

A2 Sly Doubt

A3 Landslide

A4 A Thousand Ways

B1 Red Mask

B2 Split Second Feeling

B3 Black Mask

B4 Spread The Virus

B5 A Touch Of Evil (Reprise)