flash56
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| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete I totally get what you are saying about Mona Bone Jakon. But since you are obviously a huge Cat Steven's fan. I would encourage you to give it another listen. After being near death from tuberculosis when he was admitted to the hospit... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete Interesting! So this problem was widespread throughout the world! So we seem to know this much. 1) The original Pink Label UK releases were done correctly. Which would explain why Cat Stevens and the producer, Paul Samwell-Smith didn't... | |
| Can anyone verify that the Integra DRX 5.4 "Direct Mode" is indeed "Direct? @soix This is not my main vinyl listening setup. In the past year I purchased a brand new system top to bottom. The TV got kicked out of its space. So I am putting a home theater in the basement for the TV. I totally agree with you that the separ... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete Thank you for letting me know about the pink label copy. That is good to hear! So here are my findings. I ordered a 1st pressing A&M copy. It has the same issues. So, at least, with the A&M USA releases. I believe that @bdp24 i... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete I would assume the reason for splitting the album up into two vinyl disks with only two or three songs per side would be to avoid using the inner grooves of the record. The sound deteriorates as the circumference becomes smaller. The li... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete Please let me know if you can hear a big difference with the pink label. I would like to get the Analog Productions 45 rpm remaster. The 45 rpm albums that I own have remarkable frequency extension and a much wider image than their 33-1... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete @cleeds is correct. The album is dbx encoded. You must have a dbx decoder in order to listen to the album correctly. It works on the same principle as Dolby A, B, and C. Dolby A was created for professional studios. When cassettes overt... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete I would be interested to know what you think of the dbx copy when you get around to listening to it. dbx is another form of noise reduction different than Dolby A. If Dolby A had been used already. Why would you apply noise reduction a... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete I covet your Cat Steven's collection :) I managed to snag a NM 1970 A&M first pressing of TFTT for a decent price last night. It is on its way. I hope that it actually is in NM condition. I will just have to live with that for the ... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete The RD might be someone who was etching it. Who knows? The dead wax matrix catalog is far from complete. There are many variations that have not been recorded. Many times you just have to combine all of the information along with the cl... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete I believe that you said that it came with a blue inner sleeve. I know how difficult it is to read dead wax. Is there a chance that RD could be LH? The Sterling LH should be stamped not etched. Or can you find LH somewhere? In either cas... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @bassbuyer I don't think that many people saw the early Steely Dan concerts since they quit touring very early in their career. I also saw the first tour after they released Two Against Nature in 2000. I saw them at "George at the Gorge" in Wash... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete You definitely have a 1971 or 1972 reissue. Does it say anywhere who it was printed by? Possibly on the inner sleeve. But I am not sure. If it says who it was printed by that will narrow it down. Also does the ILPS9135 on the labels no... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @dogberry What you have is a 1976 reissue. They switched to the blue rim orange palm tree label for that reissue. | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete I found it! It is not a remaster. It is a 2004 reissue on 180g vinyl. It may have included an insert advertising other Universal albums. Some did and some didn't. It was released in the UK and Europe. Is your regular Island copy of TF... |