Earlier this week someone was asking about when picture discs were popular but I now can't find the thread.Having spent most of the week indoors I decided to go to the local antiques emporium to see what I could find. I found and bought: I chose this one because I quite like the group, thought it was quite well done compared to some where you end up with the spindle coming out of someone's nose, but mainly because the date is obvious. During a quick look I also saw picture discs of ABBA "Super Trouper" and Samantha Fox For those that don't know: 5 Star were marketed as Britain's answer to the Jacksons. Cadbury's Crunchie is a popular brand of Chocolate bar here. I guess this was "merchandise" sold on this tour. The recording itself seems to be a of a live performance.
I am on a Take Five journey this afternoon. Dave Brubeck - Take five Val Bennett & The Caribbeats - Take 5 King Tubby - Take 5 Dub Tito Puente - Take five XL Singleton - Take 5
Ain’t No Sunshine Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine Buddy Guy & Tracy Chapman - Ain’t No Sunshine DMX - No Sunshine Horace Andy - Ain’t No Sunshine
Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol.one I noticed I have it on Cassette and LP, was going to compare the 2 but then I could not be bothered and just played the LP.
Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down I’ve been comparing my original pressing with the new Analogue Productions One Step AAA release. Before listening, I level-matched both copies; the original is cut slightly quieter. I listened at an average of 74 dB, with peaks around 82 dB. As good as the original is, it comes across as somewhat veiled and a bit harsher on the ears compared to the One Step. It also has more noticeable sibilance. For example, near the beginning of All Night Long, there’s an instrument that produces a cracking-type sound on the One Step, this comes through much sharper and cleaner. Towards the end of the track, when the female vocals repeat “All Night,” there’s also a subtle male vocal underneath. On the original, that male voice is almost lost blurred into the mix and lacking definition. On the One Step, however, those deeper male vocals are clearly audible and much better separated. Overall, this is an excellent mastering of the album. If you’re a fan of Lionel Richie, I’d strongly recommend picking this up before it sells out. It’s limited to 3,000 copies I managed to get number 751. At $100, it’s not cheap, but in my opinion, it’s absolutely worth it. Honestly, I can’t see myself going back to the original pressing after hearing this. My only minor gripe with both versions is that Lionel Richie’s vocal sits slightly right of centre I do wish it had been placed dead centre in the mix.
Now I'm wondering if I have any Lionel back in my stash, I have to belive I have one or two of those big albums. That funkster swag was huge in the late 70's and I really liked the Commodores so much that Brick House was my first 45!
Mister X, I enjoyed the Commodores too still enjoy them now. If you can find the Analogue Productions of the Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down, I recommend getting it.
i'm playing a lot of shellacs those days. fantastic best-off-album from the 40'es, containing (electric) recordings from the 20'es. as there was no proper usable reel-to-reel recorder then, those records were most probably made from the original stamps (means: this was recorded "direct-to-disc"). the mono-sound of those old records is absolutely fantastic (anybody who wants to have a digital copy of mine: please send pn with email-adress)
