I’m somewhat amazed that the server QA/QC Engineer, Ed Wilhelm missed the fact that the Chicago discography seemed to have not been restored after the huge hard drive crash back in Milford.  (Since then, I have put in place a Linux dar script to automate backups on the server.)  I realized this while talking with my colleague from work Dan about the band Chicago.  So, I sent to the server a Chicago discography from 1969 to 2015, totaling over 2200 files, including remastered albums, as well as a few box sets, and all of the cover art.  The server now has crossed the 60,000 mark, with over 57,000 in the playlist (over 3000 currently in ‘request only’)….  Here is a listing of the albums that I added:

Chicago – 1969 – Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago – 1969 – Chicago Transit Authority (2008 Rem. JP SHM-CD)

Chicago – 1969 – Chicago Transit Authority (2014 Rem. SACD Original Master Recording)

Chicago – 1970 – Chicago

Chicago – 1971 – Chicago At Carnegie Hall – 3CD

Chicago – 1971 – Chicago III

Chicago – 1972 – Chicago V

Chicago – 1972 – Live In Japan – 2CD

Chicago – 1973 – Chicago VI

Chicago – 1973 – Chicago VI (2013 Rem. SACD Original Master Recording)

Chicago – 1974 – Chicago VII

Chicago – 1975 – Chicago VIII

Chicago – 1975 – Greatest Hits Vol.I

Chicago – 1976 – Chicago X

Chicago – 1977 – Chicago XI

Chicago – 1978 – Hot Streets

Chicago – 1979 – Chicago 13

Chicago – 1980 – Chicago XIV

Chicago – 1981 – Greatest Hits Vol.II

Chicago – 1982 – Chicago 16

Chicago – 1983 – If You Leave Me Now

Chicago – 1984 – Chicago 17

Chicago – 1986 – Chicago 18

Chicago – 1988 – Chicago 19

Chicago – 1991 – Group Portrait Vol.1 – 2CD

Chicago – 1991 – Group Portrait Vol.2 – 2CD

Chicago – 1991 – Twenty 1

Chicago – 1992 – Live In Toronto 1969

Chicago – 1995 – 25 Years Of Gold

Chicago – 1995 – Night & Day (Big Band)

Chicago – 1996 – 25 Or 6 To 4 – Live In Concert. Toronto 1969 (Rem.)

Chicago – 1996 – I’m A Man – Live

Chicago – 1997 – The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1981 (Rem. 30th Anniversary)

Chicago – 1997 – The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1997 (Rem. 30th Anniversary)

Chicago – 1998 – Chicago XXV – The Christmas Album

Chicago – 1998 – The Heart Of Chicago 1967-1981 Vol.II (Rem. 30th Anniversary)

Chicago – 1998 – The Heart Of Chicago 1982-1998 Vol.II (Rem. 30th Anniversary)

Chicago – 1999 – Chicago XXVI – Live In Concert

Chicago – 2000 – Ultra Rare Tracks – 2CD

Chicago – 2000 – Ultra Rare Tracks Vol.2 – 2CD

Chicago – 2002 – The Chicago Story – Complete Greatest Hits

Chicago – 2003 – Chicago Christmas – What’s It Gonna Be, Santa

Chicago – 2003 – The Box – 5CD Box Set

Chicago – 2005 – Love Songs

Chicago – 2006 – Chicago XXX

Chicago – 2007 – The Best Of Chicago (40th Anniversary Edition) – 2CD

Chicago – 2008 – Chicago XXXII – Stone Of Sisyphus

Chicago – 2011 – Chicago XXXIII – O Christmas Three

Chicago – 2011 – The Ultimate Collection – 2CD

Chicago – 2011 – XXXIV – Live In ’75 – 2CD

Chicago – 2012 – The Studio Albums 1969-1978 (Rem. & Expanded) – 10CD Box Set

Chicago – 2014 – Chicago XXXVI – Now

Chicago – 2015 – The Studio Albums 1979-2008 (Rem. & Expanded) – 10CD Box Set

 

 

Well, once again, my Server QA/QC Engineer,  Ed Wilhelm seems to like keeping me busy.  Utilizing a few tools, he uncovered some minor errors in the Van Halen albums.  The tools he utilized were, MP3 Test, which can be found HERE as well as the Linux tool MP3Diags, which can be found HERE.  I have used MP3Diags in the past.  It is open source, compared to the other tool MP3 Test.  According to Ed, they both yielded similar results, showing the Van Halen albums had minor errors, but they couldn’t be detected audibly.  However, I decided to replace them.  I moved the original files into the mp3-replaced directory as in the past.  There were a couple albums that weren’t in the new discography, so I put them in the Van Halen OLD directory.  The Van Halen is now categorized into COMPILLATIONS, LIVE, ORIGINAL. and REMASTERED.  I also sent up four Gary Hoey albums.   Below is the listing of what was sent to the server today.  Hopefully, these will pass Ed’s exhaustive testing….  😉

Gary Hoey – 1994 – The Endless Summer II Soundtrack

Gary Hoey – 2008 – Fade To Blues

Gary Hoey – 2013 – Deja Blues

Gary Hoey – 2016 – Dust & Bones

Van Halen – 1978 – Van Halen (DCC Gold)

Van Halen – 1978 – Van Halen (HDCD, 2000)

Van Halen – 1978 – Van Halen (Warner Bros. 3075-2)

Van Halen – 1979 – Van Halen II (HDCD, 2000)

Van Halen – 1979 – Van Halen II (Warner Bros. 3312-2)

Van Halen – 1980 – Woman & Children First (Warner Bros. 3415-2)

Van Halen – 1980 – Women And Children First (HDCD, 2000)

Van Halen – 1981 – Fair Warning (HDCD, 2000)

Van Halen – 1981 – Fair Warning (Warner Bros. 3540-2)

Van Halen – 1982 – Diver Down (HDCD, 2000)

Van Halen – 1982 – Diver Down (Warner Bros. 3677-2)

Van Halen – 1984 – 1984 (HDCD, 2000)

Van Halen – 1984 – 1984 (Japan, Warner Bros. 32XD-313)

Van Halen – 1986 – 5150 (Warner Bros. 9 25394-2)

Van Halen – 1987 – Love Walks In

Van Halen – 1988 – OU812 (Warner Bros. 7599-25732-2)

Van Halen – 1991 – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (Warner Bros. 9 26594-2)

Van Halen – 1993 – Live – Right Here, Right Now, CD 1

Van Halen – 1993 – Live – Right Here, Right Now, CD 2

Van Halen – 1995 – Balance (WEA Int. WPCR-110, Japan)

Van Halen – 1995 – Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (Single)

Van Halen – 1996 – The Best Of, Vol. I (Japan, WPCR-14063)

Van Halen – 1998 – Van Halen III (Warner Bros. 9 46662-2)

Van Halen – 2002 – Zero (The Gene Simmons Demos, 1976)

Van Halen – 2004 – The Best Of Both Worlds, 2CD (Japan, WPCR-11887-8) CD 1

Van Halen – 2004 – The Best Of Both Worlds, 2CD (Japan, WPCR-11887-8) CD 2

Van Halen – 2012 – A Different Kind Of Truth (Deluxe Edition)