Use software like Spek to view the spectrogram; you will see frequency content reaching 22.05kHz with no visible "brickwall" filtering found in lossy files.
Conclusion The 1997 Japanese Special Edition of Bilingual is prized for its packaging, possible bonus material and reputed mastering—qualities that make properly sourced FLAC rips especially appealing to collectors and audiophiles wanting a fuller, more detailed listen of this transitional Pet Shop Boys record. Use software like Spek to view the spectrogram;
The Japanese 1997 edition is famous for its comprehensive bonus disc. Somewhere: Their theatrical cover of the West Side Story Somewhere: Their theatrical cover of the West Side
He knew the release. As a teenager, he had coveted that disc: the obi strip with the kanji for “discourse,” the bonus track “Somewhere” that wasn’t on any other version, the translucent blue CD that looked like a frozen pane of a disco ball. But these FLACs weren’t ripped from that CD. They were ripped from something else . They were ripped from something else