℗ 1978 Elektra Records
| Released | December 11, 2015 |
| Duration | 31m 46s |
| Record Label | Rhino/Elektra |
| Genre | Rock (Classic Rock) |
Excitable Boy
Warren Zevon
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Johnny Strikes up the Band
Warren Zevon |
2:51 | |||
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1.2
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Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
Warren Zevon |
3:47 | |||
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1.3
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Excitable Boy
Warren Zevon |
2:42 | |||
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1.4
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Werewolves of London
Warren Zevon |
3:29 | |||
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1.5
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Accidentally Like a Martyr
Warren Zevon |
3:41 | |||
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1.6
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Night Time in the Switching Yard
Warren Zevon |
4:17 | |||
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1.7
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Veracruz
Warren Zevon |
3:32 | |||
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1.8
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Tenderness on the Block
Warren Zevon |
3:58 | |||
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1.9
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
Warren Zevon |
3:29 |
With this 1978 LP, Warren Zevon stepped forward as something of the dark prince of California. Like fellow Southern California outcast Randy Newman, Zevon achieved some fame, albeit not what his talent would have earned him had he written songs more like his mellower pal Jackson Browne and a little less like Jack the Ripper in a convertible. Fascinated with bloodthirsty antiheroes, Zevon wrote with the flair of a desperately bright pulp writer and summoned images of mutilated mercenaries ("Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner"), pampered bad boys ("Lawyers, Guns and Money"), helpless sickos (the title track), and, of course, feral Chinese-food fiends ("Werewolves of London"). Excitable Boy is the album that put Zevon in the public consciousness as someone to keep an eye on.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Rhino/Elektra Studio Masters
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.34 -1.06 to -0.04 | -15.16 -16.20 to -13.93 | -12.53 -13.70 to -11.40 | 10 9 to 11 | |
| 1 | Johnny Strikes up the Band | -1.03 | -15.32 | -12.5 | 9 |
| 2 | Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner | -1.06 | -15.91 | -13.4 | 9 |
| 3 | Excitable Boy | -0.08 | -13.96 | -11.4 | 9 |
| 4 | Werewolves of London | -0.10 | -15.08 | -12.9 | 10 |
| 5 | Accidentally Like a Martyr | -0.10 | -15.01 | -12.6 | 10 |
| 6 | Night Time in the Switching Yard | -0.07 | -14.98 | -12.2 | 9 |
| 7 | Veracruz | -0.04 | -16.20 | -13.7 | 11 |
| 8 | Tenderness on the Block | -0.04 | -13.93 | -11.4 | 9 |
| 9 | Lawyers, Guns and Money | -0.55 | -16.02 | -12.7 | 10 |