whart
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| Who's absorbing the cost? This is probably an incomplete answer since I was never involved in the distribution side, but in the old days, the major labels ate the cost of defects and returns and probably pushed back against the pressing plants if there were defective press... | |
| TheVinylPress.com I didn't know much about Josh White, who was playing a distinctive style of blues guitar as early as the '20s and later became a seminal figure in the popularity of the "Piedmont Blues," a mix of fingerpicking and old time string sounds and jazz. ... | |
| TheVinylPress.com I haven't updated this thread in a while. There is a book review of the new biography of Morris Levy, which makes for fascinating reading, several album reviews, including the first Lucifer's Friend album, and a comparison of various pressings of ... | |
| What in the world is going on..... Wolf- I tend to like your taste in guitarists, but the measure for me isn't even chops, it is the ability to convey something that is emotionally affecting- I'm not sure there is a metric for that and it may be personal taste. For example, I went ... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? ehtoo- That has been my experience re the EQ of Japanese pressings of rock music generally, but sometimes it is either not the case, or the EQ works in combination with the nature of the recording so the end result is not bad, e.g. LZ1 japanese pr... | |
| Kubala-Sosna Elation Speaker Cables I have had the K-S Emotion in my system for a long time- power, interconnect and speaker cables. The Elation had not been introduced when I bought them. I upgraded one interconnect to the Elation and could hear the difference. However, I think it ... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? I agree that the vinyl itself on Japanese pressings is usually far better than records made in most other countries. Quiet, typically well made. (That old JVC compound used by the 'old' MoFi was one of the best!) I'm not as sanguine about the son... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? ole- I feel bad, reading what happened to you, what a nightmare. Here's a thought, and don't take this the wrong way. I don't know how old you are, but trying to replace these things at this point may just be a bitter process- used record buying i... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? hdm- yep, the RE-1 is an Artisan, the RE-2 looks like a Winchester. The labels are a bit different too--no Warner in a bubble on the inner rim of the label circumference writing of the RE-1, which also has the words 'STEREO' in block print at 6 o'... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? dgarretson: I think you'll be hard-pressed to make any meaningful distinctions without very specific information about the particular copies involved. A "reissue" could mean a remaster, but leaving that aside, it also includes different lacquers, ... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? ghost- you can listen to the James Gang on 8 track player and it’s all good. Those albums with Joe W. were great- I play them as often as I play anything. They rock. | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? I tend toward original pressings --whatever that means re country, place of mastering, pressing, etc, at least as a reference point. But, some of these are extremely pricey, 4 figures sometimes. A good remaster serves a purpose. If you listen to p... | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? Norman- have you heard the old Horzu Die Beatles -2? It is a hoot, very spare, hard panned left and right, no additional effects. I don't have original Parlophones to compare, but I thought the mono box on vinyl was good. | |
| JBL Everest DD67000 vs. Avantgarde Duo Mezzo I think Ralph is being modest - he IS atmasphere. | |
| Why do I keep torturing myself with remasters? Ole- it is this one: https://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-The-Man-Who-Sold-The-World/release/5806133I have not compared all the notable pressings, but this one punches, is not murky or strident. It is crank-able. I don’t think the one listed for $6... |