@slaw Surrealistic Pillow is one of several great classic rock recordings that is missing in my collection. Do you recommend this mono version over any stereo version? Without getting overly personal do you use a mono cartridge?
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"VIVA KENTON" 1959 LP and "Charles Mingus "The Clown" stereo re-issue of the 1957 recording. These early stereo LPs sound much better to me than many of today's recordings. Perhaps that's because the record labels engaged their best engineers to record the music and they often used a minimalist microphone setup and didn't "mike" every section or individual solo instruments. The result is more spatial and accurate reproduction of what it must have sounded like sitting in the studio or live arena rather than "re-engineering" it for what a musician or producer thinks an audience should hear. Just my two cents. Anyone agree? |
@dayglow I never bought a copy before this MFSL. I have had enough listening experience at the time I bought it to know I prefer music originally recorded in mono....in mono. So no, I’m just sharing my impressions on this version. Although I have a mono cartridge, my impressions are through my Soundsmith Sussuro MkII, phono stage switched to mono. It could /will be even better with a mono cartridge 🎵 |
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