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Mono Recommendations

Since I own just one pair of Quad Electrostatic Speakers, I find myself with one speaker while the other one is with my repair technician. The antidote is to play a lot of mono recordings. Mainly classical and jazz but some rock, roots, western swing, etc...I also have a mono cartridge turntable and a hefty selection of mono vinyl to supplement my digital sources. Most of my mono is special and was never recorded in stereo. And I'm assuming that I'm not the only Audiogon poster who appreciates mono. So if you would, please recommend some of your favorite mono recordings on either vinyl, compact disc or internet download. Tidal is also an option though I prefer audiophile remasters. I'm always interested in further building up my collection.

Thanks!

goofyfoot

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I believe the mono Springfield albums were offered individually, though I haven't seen them in any of my record stores. I'l check next time I'm in one, and let you know.

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@goofyfoot: No, not Neil Young’s albums, the Buffalo Springfield boxset (you know he was a member, right?) he did of the three Springfield albums, as part of his ongoing Neil Young Archive Performance Series reissues. The boxset contains five LP’s: the first two albums in both mono and stereo, the third in stereo only. He also remixed from the multi-track master tapes, removing the bass-filtering and other sound quality-reducing compromises heard in the original Atco LP’s. Available for around $100.

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In the Buffalo Springfield boxset, Neil Young includes the first and second albums in both mono and stereo, the third in stereo only.

Procol Harum's debut album was released in mono only in the UK, reprocessed imitation-stereo in the U.S. The U.S. album sounds not good, the UK only okay.

The Byrds first five albums are available in mono. Great music, Tom Petty’s primary template.

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Early Dylan (pre-'69) is better in mono, as are The Beatles, Kinks, Yardbirds, and pre-Sunflower Beach Boys. For Jazz, the Prestige and Blue Note Rudy Van Gelder recordings.

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