For me its the first or very early LP's of: Allman Brothers - "Allman Joys" "Idyllwild South" Santana - "Santana" 200 g reissue Emerson Lake and Palmer - "Emerson Lake and Palmer" and, Beethoven - "Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major" Rudolph Serkin/Ozawa/BSO
Chris Rea "Deltics" I’ve always loved his voice. "Deltics" is a really nice pop lp with nice production and Ex SQ. A few of the songs sound like they could be on Dave Mason’s "Let It Flow" lp. The title song is the standout. Sometimes I hear a little Dave Mason and Bruce Cockburn in his voice/vocal style on this particular lp.
Dusty Springfield "Cameo" This is a lovely record. It has the Philly Sound that I'm a sucker for. Hal Blaine and Carole Kaye play on the record. This is an OP ABC/Dunhill (M) and it sounds excellent!
His early stuff was obviously more pop oriented compared to "The Road To Hell" (a great lp!). I mentioned "What Ever Happened to Benny Santini" the other week. CR's hit off that lp "Fool if you Think it's Over" is perfect. Do you remember hearing it?
I just walked outside and there is my Traffic box set "The Studio Albums . 1967 -1974 1/2 speed re-mastered from the original tapes @ Abbey Road. I pre-ordered it through Amazon uk. (much better price).
After playing side 1 of Traffic "S/T", I’m impressed. Having said that my only other copy is the Simply Vinyl that I haven’t heard in years. I never tried to search out OP Traffic lps because, as you all know, they are expensive. That’s the reason this box appealed to me, especially when I’ve had other/many positive experiences with Abbey Road 1/2 speed re-masters. It was a no-brainer for me. This one, so far sounds present an pretty natural without being hyped up or exaggerated. We’ll see......
The fact that, with this lp...the vinyl was perfectly flat, quiet and it just has that quality feel, really helps. .
"Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" now we have 6 band mates. More interesting for me is, I can compare at some point my MFSL to this version, both of which are 1/2 speed recordings.
Here is my ongoing thread from the Traffic Box........
So, from my musical memory.... the MFSL "Low Spark...." seems to bring the bass energy to the forefront. This is a theme throughout the lp. The same lp from the box....just gets it right all the way through.... But I will say, the sonics are getting to be more similar now at this point.
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