Rockin'_Art_Lewis
Joined: 23 Apr 2007
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Location: Gallup, NM.
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 Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:32 pm Post subject: Bet'cha didn't know these were audiophile pressings! |
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Rummaging through the vaults for some of the best sounding vinyl to dazzle digital loving friends with, I'm now finding almost enough for a decent list.
In no particular order:
"Waiting For The Sun"-Doors. Electra EKS-74024 (First Pressing Gold Label) I spun this one for a friend who had never seen, much less heard this on vinyl. The second the vocals started up on "Hello. I Love You", his eyes lit up like it was the first time he had ever listened to this track.
Elektra had a rep for good pressings and this one doesn't dissappoint.
"Bridge Of Sighs"-Robin Trower. Chrysalis CHR 1057 (Island U.S.A. Green Label. First Pressing) I'm not sure how subsequent Capitol distributed copies of this sounded, but not only does this sucker sound great, it's mastered LOUD!
The inner-grooves suffer from some unwanted distortion as a result, but it's not so bad that it makes you cringe.
"Beatles '65" Capitol ST-2228 (First Pressing-Original rim print) Sonic hash on the re-channeled mono tracks ("I Feel Fine". Live from the Holland Tunnel.  ) The true stereo songs on the album sound better than "Beatles For Sale" on Parlophone (PCS 3062) More bass and crisper highs on Capitol. The EQ was obviously tweaked, but it sounds a lot more lively than the flat-as-a- Shrove Tuesday-pancake versions on the Brit LP.
"Cellophane Symphony"-Tommy James and the Shondells" (Roulette RS 42030 First Pressing???) Mo Levy must have had connections, in getting 180 gram vinyl pressed up as late as 1969.  The sound on these massively weighty musical super-slabs was just as heavy.
"Let It Be"-Ricky and the Red Streaks...Apple AR 34001 (Bell Sound mark in dead wax) There were a lot of crappy counterfeit copies of this record floating about, as the original press run of these was exhausted, circa 1975. It actually went out of print for several years(!) Yep. Every record store in the country had them in stock, but most of them were fakes, until the Capitol re-issues.
Original U.S. pressings of the album were shockingly good. United Artists always contracted out their manufacturing and the fonts on the label really don't look anything like any other companies'. It could have been Monarch on the west coast and Southern Plastics, for the east. Could have been neither. Anyhoo, did I mention that the Bell Sound mastered plastic sounds really good?
More to follow, unless everybody thinks this topic is $#12
Peace!
R.A.L.
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