℗ 1983 Uno Melodic Records
Released | March 22, 2019 |
Duration | 43m 55s |
Record Label | BBE Music |
Catalogue No. | BBE493 |
Genre | Jazz (Funk) |
1.1
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Chicago
Roy Ayers |
7:20 | |||
1.2
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Lots of Love
Roy Ayers |
7:58 | |||
1.3
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Keep on Movin'
Roy Ayers |
6:38 | |||
1.4
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Silver Vibrations
Roy Ayers |
5:37 | |||
1.5
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Smiling With Our Eyes
Roy Ayers |
4:48 | |||
1.6
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D.C. City
Roy Ayers |
5:43 | |||
1.7
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Good Good Music
Roy Ayers |
5:51 |
Originally released in the UK only on Uno Melodic Records, Silver Vibrations shares some of its musical DNA with Lots Of Love, Ayers’ US album from the same year. However, Silver Vibrations contains four unique cuts all of its own, plus extended takes of three songs, including the definitive version of iconic song ‘Chicago’. The rarity of the original pressing has led to eye-watering second-hand prices for this truly brilliant album.
Silver Vibrations was perhaps the last album to retain the sound of Ayers’ organic ‘classic’ period of the latter ’70s and manages to stand up well under its current re-evaluation. “Chicago”, the unedited version of which is exclusive to this album, received considerable airplay in its time and has barely faded from earshot ever since.
The woozy, mysterious vibe and cosmic ruminations from Roy in the second half have certainly endured. The strutting, funky “Good, Good Music” echoes Ayers at his pre-’80s, up- tempo disco peak, sporting a grittier edge and an old-school party atmosphere. Title track “Silver Vibrations” was only ever released in the U.K., both on this album and as a single, backed with “Fast Money”. Both “Lots Of Love” and “Keep On Movin'” hark back to previous times and are a pleasant listen without being at all taxing. “Smiling With Our Eyes” is mid- tempo, lilting and jazzy, with a vocal vaguely reminiscent of Stevie Wonder in places. The wistful “D.C. City”, a close companion of Ubiquity’s original recording of “The Third Eye” is, in many ways, quintessentially Roy Ayers.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – BBE Music Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -15.96 -16.57 to -15.25 | -12.91 -13.90 to -11.90 | 11 11 to 12 | ||
1 | Chicago | 0.00 | -15.54 | -12.7 | 11 |
2 | Lots of Love | 0.00 | -15.25 | -11.9 | 11 |
3 | Keep on Movin' | 0.00 | -16.46 | -13.2 | 12 |
4 | Silver Vibrations | 0.00 | -15.42 | -12.6 | 11 |
5 | Smiling With Our Eyes | 0.00 | -16.57 | -13.9 | 12 |
6 | D.C. City | 0.00 | -16.39 | -13.3 | 11 |
7 | Good Good Music | 0.00 | -16.05 | -12.8 | 12 |