The original recording
First Wings
- Record
- Wings & Prayers
- Released
- 11 August 2026
- Length
- 3:00
Wings & PrayersThe albumTrack 01 of 12
First Wings
By The Little Blue Pilot. Recorded twice: on Wings & Prayers in August 2026, and again as the Second Flight version a month later. Both are here — 3:00 and 3:00.
Two recordings
The same song on two records. Each link opens the recording on that service.
The Second Flight version
First Wings (Second Flight Version)
- Record
- Wings & Prayers: Second Flight
- Released
- 11 September 2026
- Length
- 3:00
The words, as sung, are on the artist's own site: First Wings on littlebluepilot.com ↗.
What mastering measured
Both recordings were mastered by WPAudio Engine, each to a different brief. Before and after, per recording — integrated loudness, true peak, loudness range.
| Recording | Integrated | Δ | True peak | LRA | Δ LRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings & Prayers · original → reference master | -16.1 → -10.7 | +5.4 LU | -3.6 → -1.2 | 6.9 → 6.4 | −0.5 LU |
| Wings & Prayers: Second Flight · mix → released master | -14.0 → -14.0 | 0.0 LU | -2.1 → -1.9 | 7.0 → 7.0 | 0.0 LU |
LUFS, dBTP and LU respectively. The first record's true peak moved +2.4 dB; the Second Flight version was gain only, with no limiting and arrived with 0 samples at full scale. The reasoning behind each brief is in the case studies: mastering Wings & Prayers and mastering Second Flight.