@big_greg were you playing your OP from high school? My brother has my copy. Along with a big stack of my other high school era treasures. ….need to retrieve those.
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@reubent Re: Patto - Eponymous
a second and close listen (requires significant restraining of the involuntary head banging…) confirm no background hiss. Just significant clipping and distortion of vocals and guitar notes. Major distorted sibilance on the vocals, low fidelity on vocal and guitar track’s especially in the second and third sections, but no generalized noise or hiss. Contrast that with the drums and vibes which sound spectacular. Cymbals especially. Maybe the guitar and vocal mikes they used on that track were broken ( tubes?). Rest of side one is fine. |
Brian, I strongly recommend "If I Could Only Remember My Name" 50th Anniversary Edition. Really good music, really well done remaster/reissue. My copy is exceptionally quiet vinyl. I hope that yours will be, too. Got back from Mammoth Mountain. Awesome skiing! We skied the storm all day on Thursday, I love doing that. Got rear-ended Thursday evening. Nobody hurt, low speed collision. Now I have to deal with the insurance, body shop, etc. Cr&p happens... My wife did not want my hi-fi on last night. Party pooper! I'll get back to spinning vinyl today or tomorrow. |
https://www.numbersband.com/shop Brian, you may wish to consider the 2 newest CDs along with the vinyl. “The Inward City” was produced by David Thomas (long time fan and supporter) and recorded/mixed at Suma by Paul Hamann. By the way, a bit delayed but glad your mother is doing better. I worry endlessly about mine because she’s 2500 miles away. daniel |
My wife is a good sport and rarely objects to my hi-fi escapades. What riles her is the buzz box regulator transformer for the hi-fi cleverly hidden behind a chair in the living room. It muffles the buzz so I don’t hear it in the hi-fi cave. If she wants to read in the living room, I’d imagine the 60hz buzz gets old pretty fast. Someday I’ll get off my lazy arse and move the buzz box under the house😁 |
Yea, went to the web site earlier, and saw that. Decisions decisions 🙂 Talked to mom yesterday, she is doing OK. 87 years old with arthritis and major back and spinal problems over the last many years, it just doesn’t get easy on her when she has other medical issues. Always hoping for the best. Thanks. |
@spiritofradio James, at some point all of my records from my youth disappeared. I think they were stolen from a storage unit I had. I really just started putting my vinyl collection back together (and then some!) in the last 10 years. I actually have two copies of that recording, one is in pretty good shape the other is vg. |
@big_greg Rock on Brother. 👍 |
we had our annual Christmastime dinner with my now 85 y/o Mom, her 89 y/o Brother and my 92 y/o Father. The last couple of years haven’t been easy on these loved ones. Their steady decline with intermittent crises of falls, surgeries, and hospitalizations has been really hard but yet we still count our blessings (they all three still have their wits about them) and store up the good time remaining. |
@spiritofradio That is awesome that you still have your Mom and Dad. God Bless and Merry Christmas. |
Your buddy is getting a great TT Jim. I hope he realizes the work you put into it. I’m sure he does 👍🏼 I guess @big_greg and I can still consider you a part of the SOTA posse regardless 😉 @spiritofradio You know, the sobering part is realizing we ain’t too far behind. But, that makes you even that much more grateful. |
@slaw Take care man, will miss ya around here. Merry Christmas 🎄 |
@spiritofradio - Thanks. I believe it is clipping of the vocal and guitar that I'm hearing now that I go back and listen. Thanks for confirming this... |
Fleetwood Mac - S/T (45 rpm) @slaw hope you have a great holiday! |
Safe travels, @slaw Been streaming holiday tunes and wrapping gifts today. A Christmas Gift from Phil Spector Holly Cole - Baby, It's Cold Outside Old 97s - Love The Holidays Hall & Oates - Home For Christmas Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong (a family fav, 2nd only to Guaraldi's Charlie Brown) |
Now here’s one we would have just loved to even know about back in Junior High days. Double lead guitars, Grand Funk intensity, Blood Sweat and Tears talent:
Bull Angus Mercury 1971
Inside the gatefold, below the credits read: “Producer’s Note: Riff-rock should be played loud. (Stereo Note: Larry’s the guitar on the left. Dino’s on the right.) A PRODUCT OF INFINITY” And you really should see the hair…
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@slaw It won’t be the same without you! Happy Holiday’s, stay safe, hurry back.
No kidding! Vinyl Rules! |
Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams(Are Made Of This) Side B William Ackerman- Childhood And Memory Side 1 Tony Bennett-Bennett/Berlin Side 2 SQ Audiophile The Moody Blues-The Other Side Of Life Side 1 Roxy Music-Manifesto-West Side SQ Audiophile* Arnold Bax-English String Quartet(Chandos ABRD 1113) Side 2 SQ Audiophile Earl Klugh-Heart String Side 1 SQ Audiophile The Mama’s And The Papa’s-If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears Side 2 All the recordings SQ were above average with the exception of Mama’s/Papa’s. The mono version might sound better? Manifesto* was the weakest of the Audiophile SQ group. Clarity and Resolution was there but it sounded a little "sleepy" not sure if mine is a 1st pressing(no barcode). The all digital Bennett/Berlin was the SQ champ with no edginess or a mechanical digital sound. White Christmas with Dexter Gordon is sublime, Ralph Sharon exclusively plays a Bosendorfer and Bennett/Berlin was mastered by Bob Ludwig. |