Flag was a watershed album for the group. On one hand, it is a refinement of all the ideas the band had been following through the '80s, on the other, in the wake of their high-profile success with "Oh Yeah," Yello had reached the point where ideas turned into self-parody -- the cover art of Deiter Meier and Boris Blank pulled together into a human knot is horrifically appropriate. Nothing is a surprise here, apart from how "The Race" is a Xerox of their own 1981 song "Bostich." Tracks like "Of Course I'm Lying" are empty exercises in suave, like late-period Roxy Music without the pedigree.
01. Yello - Tied Up [6:11]
02. Yello - Of Course I'm Lying [5:59]
03. Yello - 3rd of June [4:56]
04. Yello - Blazing Saddles [3:59]
05. Yello - The Race [8:13]
06. Yello - Alhambra [3:41]
07. Yello - Otto di Catania [3:23]
08. Yello - Tied Up in Red [8:38]
09. Yello - Tied Up in Gear [3:58]
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Total time [00:48:59]
Exact Audio Copy V1.8 from 15. July 2024
EAC extraction logfile from 11. September 2025, 18:48
Yello / Flag
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Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 686
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Filename C:\rip-flacmusic.info\Yello - Flag.wav
Peak level 77.3 %
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log date: 2025-12-10 11:53:02
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Analyzed: Yello / Flag
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR17 -2.86 dB -21.58 dB 6:11 01-Tied Up
DR15 -2.41 dB -19.99 dB 5:59 02-Of Course I'm Lying
DR13 -2.24 dB -19.76 dB 4:56 03-3rd of June
DR11 -4.28 dB -18.08 dB 3:59 04-Blazing Saddles
DR14 -2.91 dB -20.07 dB 8:13 05-The Race
DR14 -3.01 dB -20.61 dB 3:41 06-Alhambra
DR16 -2.94 dB -22.08 dB 3:23 07-Otto di Catania
DR15 -2.53 dB -22.07 dB 8:38 08-Tied Up in Red
DR13 -4.44 dB -19.19 dB 3:58 09-Tied Up in Gear
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Number of tracks: 9
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 823 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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FILE: Yello - Flag.flac
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Conclusion: CDDA 100%
Signature: F55D561C52BB4FBD2C8F3DA89E18675B317CCD68
Yello-Flag[UA]2007HQ
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Performer: Yello