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Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily on LP...any good?

Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily was recently released by Mobile Fidelity as a 180 gram 45 rpm 3 lp set. I was wondering if anyone has listened to this pressing and how it compares to the CD or DVD A.
I'm a big Natalie Merchant fan and was just curious if this lp was worth buying.

calgarian
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jax2
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If you love Natalie Merchant, and you also enjoy Cowboy Junkies, run, don't walk, to the Junk Store and pick up a copy of "Trinity Revisited". She is one of several guest performers invited by the Junkies to go back to Trinity Church in Toronto to pay homage to the 20th anniversary of their second, and classic album, The Trinity Session. Though her contributions are not dominant, they are nonetheless very memorable: Natalie does a great duet with Margo Timmons on Misguided Angel, and a wonderful solo of To Love is to Bury. You can wait til Febuary for the CD to be released publicly, or buy it now at their website. This special edition comes with a beautifully photographed and produced video of the performance which makes it well worth the price of admission. Production values on both video and CD are outstanding. Acoustics remain, as in the original, astoundingly good, but distinct in some ways from the original (which was recorded with a single microphone). Unfortunately it is not available as an LP afaik. Great CD if you're a Cowboy Junkies fan, and especially if you liked the original - this version stands on its own merit.

Marco
jax2
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Fishboat - I think you've gone a killed a few too many brain cells, my friend. Here's the scoopon the original trinity session which was recorded in Toronto's Holy Church of the Trinity with a single microphone. The new version is also recorded in the same church which has amazing acoustic properties (the producer mentions it approaches the golden proportion at one point in the interview on the Revisited version). They use more than one mic in the new version. As I said, it stands on its own merits. Yes, the original is near-perfect, as you say.

Marco
jax2
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If NM & CJ works for you...have you had a listen to Bethany & Rufus 900 Miles? VERY nice.

There aren't any motel rooms or air conditioners involved in that recording, are there? I try to skip the recordings with "HVAC Technician" credited in the liner notes.

Marco

PS Seriously, thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.
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