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If you acquire the album legitimately, tools like spek or Fakin’ The Funk? can verify spectral fidelity. A true FLAC from the 2022 remaster will show frequencies up to 48 kHz (for 96kHz files) without the sharp cutoffs of lossy encodes.
Given the confusion surrounding the update, here is how to check your audio files using apps like ffmpeg or MediaInfo: bob marley exodus 2022 deluxe edition flac upd
For the archivist, this release sits between two eras. It is not the gritty, vinyl-rip sound of the 70s, nor the hyper-compressed Spotify sound of the 2010s. It is the "Master Tape" sound. If you acquire the album legitimately, tools like
If you are building a Plex server, Roon core, or Audiophile USB stick for your car, this is the version you want. Replace your 1990 Tuff Gong CD rips immediately. If you have the 2022 FLACs dated prior
The upd in your search query indicates you are looking for the latest corrected digital release.
When the 2022 Deluxe Edition first dropped, there was a minor metadata issue on early digital storefronts (iTunes/7digital). Tracks 5-7 on Disc 2 had incorrect ISRC codes.
If you have the 2022 FLACs dated prior to January 2023, you do not have the "UPD." The updated version is the definitive master.
