could someone explain to me the attraction of a mono pressing? isn't that a step down in terms of sonic experience?
Vinyl isn't dead yet...
hutch wrote:
CD Cellar could probably stand to give some freebies out to people who stood in line for hours but bottom line is they keep their prices low….I bet some stores charged double for the Dylan (am looking at you Blue Groove)
I got hooked with a couple freebies @ blue groove Saturday morning. Not sure if this was a common experience or if I lucked out.
It’s pretty standard for the first 30-50 in line at most places…Blue Groove prices notwithstanding does the best job in terms of getting everything and getting the most copies…the store of course is tiny which can make shopping there challenging …I live 5 blocks from there
Different stores will do different things…one year Som gave the first so many people in line like $50 gift certificates to the shop! I think Neal has soured a bit on RSD as have I….imagine the cash outlay the stores have to in advance…must be huge…
Did you get what you were after Schulz? I did not see the Aretha 45 set at CD Cellar but did see the Al Green
Different stores will do different things…one year Som gave the first so many people in line like $50 gift certificates to the shop! I think Neal has soured a bit on RSD as have I….imagine the cash outlay the stores have to in advance…must be huge…
Did you get what you were after Schulz? I did not see the Aretha 45 set at CD Cellar but did see the Al Green
hutch wrote:
Did you get what you were after Schulz? I did not see the Aretha 45 set at CD Cellar but did see the Al Green
Missed out on the final Aretha 45 @ blue groove. There were half a dozen or so Al Greens left there. The $200 sticker was too rich for my blood.
Decided to pick up a couple live records (Ramones NYE and Otis @ Monterey). Owner threw in Charlie Parker and Mark Ronson for free. Couldn't thank him enough.
Wow…that’s awesome
Have to admit that last week's convo regarding 45s has made me reevaluate this particular hobby.
All I am saying is there are plenty of copies of Aretha’s first Atlantic Record out there to be had for a buck or three….mono or stereo
When I find her original classic 45s for a buck or less I often get them…the sound on the original 45s is great…the best sound for those songs…but they don’t come with picture sleeves and they can be hard to find mint
Often new reissues of 45s from the glory days just aren’t of the same quality even if mint
When I find her original classic 45s for a buck or less I often get them…the sound on the original 45s is great…the best sound for those songs…but they don’t come with picture sleeves and they can be hard to find mint
Often new reissues of 45s from the glory days just aren’t of the same quality even if mint
sweetcell wrote:
could someone explain to me the attraction of a mono pressing? isn't that a step down in terms of sonic experience?
Well a mono mix and a stereo mix are just different mixes…so you have to look at it on a case by case basis but I will say this regarding Blue Notes….the stereo mixes tend to have one instrument coming out entirely through one speaker and another through the other which makes it weird and unnatural…although the Blue Bote mono mixes after stereo started coming out are just fold downs of the stereo they sound more natural to me
In the case of most rock records til about 67 the band and producers and engineers and mixers tended to spend a lot of time on the mono mix while the stereo mix was seen as an afterthought so for example with Dylan or Beatles or Stones the mono mix is the one…some stereo mixes like the early Stones are fake stereo outright…
But it’s pretty complicated and generalizations are foolish
hutch wrote:
But it’s pretty complicated and generalizations are foolish
sounds like a good description of Americans ;)
Was in Charleston, SC for the weekend. Did not go to RSD, but on Monday went to Record Stop in downtown Charleston. Saw a cool-looking Dream Syndicate reissue, and said something aloud about it and the owner of the store said "I saw Dream Syndicate open for REM a long time ago." I said "Me too, Where?" He said "Long Island." I said "good skates roller rink in Setauket" and he said "yes." Small world. Anyway, I bought a regular copy of Ziggy Stardust, because I don't have it on vinyl, and Dyecraig's constant Bowie Instagram posts made me feel [EDIT] that I needed to have this.
Also, Bagley bought me the REM at Purple Narwhal.
Also, Bagley bought me the REM at Purple Narwhal.
challanged wrote:
Anyway, I bought a regular copy of Ziggy Stardust, because I don't have it on vinyl, and Dyecraig's constant Bowie Instagram posts made me fell that I needed to have this.
Glad I could help you out.
dyecraig wrote:challanged wrote:
Anyway, I bought a regular copy of Ziggy Stardust, because I don't have it on vinyl, and Dyecraig's constant Bowie Instagram posts made me fell that I needed to have this.
Glad I could help you out.
Its teamwork that makes the dreamwork.
Vinyl reissue of the soundtrack for the musical episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer for the first time in 15 years drops in June.
Hutch…please tell me you have this…
challanged wrote:
Bagley bought me the REM at Purple Narwhal.
Impressive. I heard RSD was a disaster there. The record is a bit of a disaster as well.
I held it in my hands but passed it on to a friend…
Mr Rogers literately cuts a record!
this line was precious "I guess that's why they call it a turntable, because it looks like a little round table and turns"
this line was precious "I guess that's why they call it a turntable, because it looks like a little round table and turns"
they forgot to mention the hiss and pops:
