℗ 2020 Cherry Red Records Ltd, Crooked Beat Records
| Released | August 14, 2020 |
| Duration | 37m 09s |
| Record Label | Cherry Red Records |
| Genre | Pop |
The Tragedy of Dirk Munro
Gilbert-Williamson
Available in MQA and 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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All The Nice Girls Like A Sailor
Gilbert-Williamson |
0:45 | |||
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1.2
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Portsmouth
Gilbert-Williamson |
3:03 | |||
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1.3
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Dirk Munro
Gilbert-Williamson |
2:55 | |||
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1.4
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Going Back To Washington
Gilbert-Williamson |
3:44 | |||
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1.5
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The Lone Ranger
Gilbert-Williamson |
2:45 | |||
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1.6
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A Voice On The Radio
Gilbert-Williamson |
3:54 | |||
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1.7
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If I Were To Be Honest...
Gilbert-Williamson |
0:41 | |||
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1.8
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Let's Be Good To One Another
Gilbert-Williamson |
2:41 | |||
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1.9
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The People Have Spoken
Gilbert-Williamson |
4:01 | |||
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1.10
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Cinematique
Gilbert-Williamson |
5:39 | |||
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1.11
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Why Do The Mornings Come So Soon?
Gilbert-Williamson |
3:00 | |||
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1.12
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The Garden Of The Angel
Gilbert-Williamson |
4:01 |
“A concept album of folk rock, psych, orchestral pop, chanson, loungecore and spoken-word – it’s screaming out to be taken to the West End stage.”
- Planet Rock Magazine
The Tragedy Of Dirk Munro is the first album by Gilbert-Williamson – a collective formed by writer Pat Gilbert and producer/arranger Mike Williamson – and tells the story of an English actor who achieved success in Hollywood in the 1960s and ’70s, before falling foul of drugs, alcohol, sexual uncertainties, the pain of losing loved ones and, inevitably, the changing tides of public taste and fashion.
Orchestral pop, easy listening, spoken-word, LSD party music, chanson, wonky waltzes and folk-rock all play a part in unravelling Dirk’s cautionary and often tantalisingly misty tale. You’ll find hints of ’70s theatrical Kinks albums, Lou Reed, Curt Boettcher, David Bowie, Arthur Lee, Mel Henke, Edwyn Collins, Roddy Frame, John Barry, Serge Gainsbourg and Damon Albarn on the record (many of Dirk’s own favourites, in fact), though the overall flavour is all the album’s own – classic-sounding rather than retro, modern but with an vintage, peppery twist.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cherry Red Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.50 -3.34 to -0.20 | -16.89 -25.35 to -12.94 | -13.88 -20.90 to -10.30 | 11 9 to 16 | |
| 1 | All The Nice Girls Like A Sailor | -3.34 | -24.88 | -20.9 | 15 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | -0.20 | -14.24 | -11.0 | 10 |
| 3 | Dirk Munro | -0.68 | -15.82 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 4 | Going Back To Washington | -0.20 | -15.96 | -12.6 | 11 |
| 5 | The Lone Ranger | -0.20 | -14.36 | -10.7 | 10 |
| 6 | A Voice On The Radio | -0.20 | -18.11 | -15.7 | 12 |
| 7 | If I Were To Be Honest... | -0.20 | -25.35 | -20.9 | 16 |
| 8 | Let's Be Good To One Another | -0.20 | -15.12 | -12.0 | 11 |
| 9 | The People Have Spoken | -0.20 | -15.43 | -12.6 | 11 |
| 10 | Cinematique | -0.20 | -12.94 | -10.3 | 9 |
| 11 | Why Do The Mornings Come So Soon? | -0.20 | -16.01 | -14.2 | 11 |
| 12 | The Garden Of The Angel | -0.20 | -14.52 | -11.3 | 10 |