Post by guitardude on Jul 31, 2017 10:07:05 GMT 12
Or not, as a quick search would suggest that the MFSL Abraxas is long gone.
Re Fleet Foxes: I've only got the downloaded version burnt onto a CD from a mate that I bought the vinyl for. There's a glassiness on the vocals that I'm finding objectionable: Is this the rip or as I'm suspecting the use of pro tools in the mastering and recording ?
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Post by michaelw on Jul 31, 2017 10:32:20 GMT 12
not too hard to find an early us pressing of abraxas ftw 
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Post by cooksferry on Jul 31, 2017 10:43:23 GMT 12
Or not, as a quick search would suggest that the MFSL Abraxas is long gone. Re Fleet Foxes: I've only got the downloaded version burnt onto a CD from a mate that I bought the vinyl for. There's a glassiness on the vocals that I'm finding objectionable: Is this the rip or as I'm suspecting the use of pro tools in the mastering and recording ? I snagged my copy from Relics in Dn. It sat in store for months, if not years, before I broke down and gave it a home.
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Post by michaelw on Jul 31, 2017 11:09:30 GMT 12
was that a regular mofi or one-step ?
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Post by cooksferry on Jul 31, 2017 11:26:28 GMT 12
was that a regular mofi or one-step ? Regular. My ears are golden enough to deserve the pleasures of the one step process.
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Post by sub on Jul 31, 2017 16:24:54 GMT 12
Bought a 2012 reissue of Abraxas, MOVLP595, new from JB Hifi about a month ago. On Columbia label, but says manufactured for Sony by Music on Vinyl. Made in EU.
Sounds great, flat, clean, silent surface. Cost $35.
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Post by michaelw on Jul 31, 2017 17:23:01 GMT 12
got a good nz pressing bought new and a superb used us 1st pressing in vg cond for $10  the stuff in the mail arrived today... blue note 75th anniversary cd box hateful eight ost cd ghost in the shell ost lp no tv tonight   
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Post by guitardude on Aug 1, 2017 8:36:35 GMT 12
Hi Sub,
MOV are digital transfers: might as well buy the CD and be done with it. Will keep an eye out for an early US pressing or mofi.
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Post by cooksferry on Aug 1, 2017 9:14:27 GMT 12
I've found MOV to be on a whole pretty good with their releases, whatever the source. To their credit they are completely transparent on that score. I've always found an email to them regarding
source gets a fairly prompt reply. I know that at least two releases that were digitally sourced get excellent reviews, Dylan's Time Out of Mind and Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.
From their site
Which masters do you use?
We use the best audio available to cut our records. We receive and use different kinds of masters: analogue tapes, original metal parts, lacquers cut from analogue tapes and high res digital files 192/96khz/24 bit. Music On Vinyl does not use CD's as masters.
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Post by guitardude on Aug 1, 2017 9:28:37 GMT 12
Havent got either of those LP's so cant really comment. MOV I've heard are pretty meh, pressings seem fine, but digital transfers seem to lack something. Only common reissue labels I generally bother with are 4MWB, Sundazed and back to black: most of which are digitally sourced as well but somehow they seem to do a better job of it. In general terms I try to find as nice an original copy as I can, which is sometimes easier said than done. No longer bother with MOV at all.
Just picked up a Gene Clark double LP on the Sierra label which has exceptional sound quality. Lost sessions 1964 to 1982 IIRC.
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 1, 2017 9:59:03 GMT 12
Geez, I love this woman, perfect for this morn....
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Post by michaelw on Aug 5, 2017 19:13:16 GMT 12
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 5, 2017 20:31:33 GMT 12
Speaking of soundtracks, one of the nicest, on TV tonight.... We used to listen to this particular track often, in darkness in my pal's listening room, on multiple Sawafuji panel spkrs driven by an Ecofan EL34 amp, fed from a Theta DAC & Onkyo CDP as transport. Mostly dialogue, until Ry Cooder comes in quietly. Another favourite track:
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Post by michaelw on Aug 5, 2017 22:04:09 GMT 12
great film !
wim wenders is a fav.
checkout his photography work too
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 8, 2017 12:38:00 GMT 12
Still so much fun, after all these (37) years:
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Post by Citroen on Aug 8, 2017 16:54:59 GMT 12
Speaking of soundtracks, one of the nicest, on TV tonight.... We used to listen to this particular track often, in darkness in my pal's listening room, on multiple Sawafuji panel spkrs driven by an Ecofan EL34 amp, fed from a Theta DAC & Onkyo CDP as transport. Mostly dialogue, until Ry Cooder comes in quietly. One of my gotos for assessing changes to my gear.
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Post by Citroen on Aug 8, 2017 16:57:12 GMT 12
So much beauty and cruelty in Strange Fruit. Gets me everytime. 
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 8, 2017 17:15:05 GMT 12
Very nasty, dark chapter/s of American history.
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Post by Citroen on Aug 8, 2017 17:52:16 GMT 12
Unfortunately, with Trump, although not as life threatening, I think it is also heading towards another dark time...
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Post by sub on Aug 8, 2017 18:13:08 GMT 12
Cassandra Wilson performed a particularly haunting version of "Strange Fruit". - only have it on C D
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2017 19:41:19 GMT 12
Unfortunately, with Trump, although not as life threatening, I think it is also heading towards another dark time... Far too stupid and self serving to pose any real threat to anything much beyond the Neo liberal ideals he holds so dear... Cheer yourself up... Lissena dis... Possibly the best thing to come out of England since the Beatles and/or the 'squidgee' tapes...
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 8, 2017 20:10:45 GMT 12
I spotted this rather old school punk outfit, which JH might appreciate too.....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2017 19:42:58 GMT 12
Awesomeness.
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Post by cooksferry on Aug 12, 2017 21:21:45 GMT 12
the last couple of days
Richard Thompson-Rarities and Acoustic Classics Vol II 88.2 kHz/24 bit download while waiting on the physical signed 3xlp.
Richard Thompson- When the Spell is Broken, promo 12" vinyl. One of my fav Thompson tks, studio and live version.
Vic Chesnutt-Ghetto Bells 2xlp reissue and the last in the series. Glad I went for the complete set, nicely done. GBs tops my Chesnutt list with a nice little backing unit including Bill Frisell and Van Dyke Parks. Who else would do a track like Rambunctious Clouds.
Welch and Rawlings- The Harrow and the Harvest. Great sounding vinyl, grab it while its around . Everything about this release spells class.
Tim Buckley- Goodbye and Hello, mono reissue Rhino Summer of Love series. Not my favourite TB release and I think that I prefer the sound on my two stereo copies. Now if some one other than 4MWB would do Blue Afternoon and Happy Sad they'd have my money in a flash.
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Post by guitardude on Aug 14, 2017 16:07:51 GMT 12
Re Tim Buckley,
Only album of his early stuff I have is a live double LP from London in 1968. Cracking version of buzzin fly, but the rest of it is a bit ho hum IMO.
Good recording and pressing though.
Also have greetings from LA as a NZ pressing, which is an album I really like.
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Post by Owen Y on Aug 14, 2017 17:05:48 GMT 12
A real good pick-me-up, any time of day....
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Post by Citroen on Aug 14, 2017 18:31:38 GMT 12
Correction with Mats Gustafsson - SHIFT Mats Gustafsson - baritone sax Sebastian Bergström - piano Joacim Nyberg - bass Emil Åstrand-Melin - drums This has all the elements of free jazz that I adore. Attack, variation and poise. Love it! 
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Post by Citroen on Aug 16, 2017 16:45:33 GMT 12
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Post by michaelw on Aug 16, 2017 18:58:51 GMT 12
i approve of handel 
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Post by Citroen on Aug 18, 2017 15:42:00 GMT 12
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