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Mono recordings and my new respect for them

At 61 I owned plenty of recordings with a mono version when young.  Until recently, thanks to streaming, I have a new respect for mono.  I mean why own a STEREO to listen an antiquated version of music? (My young self would have scoffed...)

So for the last few years I have been learning online about the advantages. And of course the initial fact that most people had mono reproduction so music was mixed to that standard.   Makes sense.

Thanks to streaming I get to hear plenty of mono.  It has its appeal for sure!  Just listened to "I can see for miles" by The Who.  It had great stage and sound and was not just one narrow beam of sound.

So hurray for Mono and the streaming revolution in general!  I get to relearn so much music from my past that I thought I had nailed!

 

Happy Listening!

guscreek

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The box set version of Cream’ “I Feel Free” in mono off Fresh Cream (‘66) sounds amazingly better than the stereo mix, which has some weird instrument placement going on….all the drums out of one channel, etc.

It’s well known that musicians (Beatles, etc.) in the 60’s would personally be there when the mono mixes were being done and then go home, leaving the stereo mix to whoever was left in the studio.

AM radio, mono only, ruled the airwaves then.

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