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Lee Newman said:


Does anybody have a copy of this 2020 half speed that isn’t from MPO? Especially people stateside

except for the vocals being buried in the mix, I’m actually quite happy with this. It’s not undynamic as others have said. I’m also fairly certain it will sound better LOUD, which I can’t do right now. It certainly sounds better than the muddy cd I have. Need to compare it to the deluxe digital version I have which is probably what made me notice how muddy my damn cd is.

like I said on insta, this is my favorite, I fell in love with Dead Flowers during college, mostly due to a smoking student band that played the hell out of it at my residence hall’s weekly open mic night. I wasn’t aware that there was some kind of feud between Beatles and Stones fans. All I knew is I heard the Beatles growing up and not so much The Stones. I genuinely thought they were a greatest hits kind of band. Even after falling for this album. It wasn’t until I listened to Exile about 15 years ago that i really started to explore their discography.

it’s not a noisy pressing. It’s got a small dish, that the weight corrects. Coming on the end of side one no non-fill Or pops. Hell the solo on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is pretty damn mind blowing. It might be a tad bright but not offensively so.

on the second side now and once you get over Mick being buried a bit, it’s quite enjoyable.

This might be a nice case study to a-b with a clean og. @HiFi Guy do you have a pressing recommendation?
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I always liked the early ‘80s MoFi.
 
My collection #735-736

Tony Allen - Tribute to Art Blakey
Kenya Special

I'm embarrassed to say I listened to the Tony Allen all the way through the first time at 33rpm. Anyway, it sounds much better at 45rpm! Well worth checking out. And Kenya Special is a fabulous 3LP compilation of upbeat music from east Africa.

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My collection #737-738

Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
Bob Dylan - Rough and Rowdy Ways

The album that got me into Johnny Cash and still my favourite with the incredible I See A Darkness and Mercy Seat. Plus, another wonderful Dylan album - pretty sure this is going to be high up in my end of year list as it gets better with every listen.

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Lee Newman said:


Does anybody have a copy of this 2020 half speed that isn’t from MPO? Especially people stateside

except for the vocals being buried in the mix, I’m actually quite happy with this. It’s not undynamic as others have said. I’m also fairly certain it will sound better LOUD, which I can’t do right now. It certainly sounds better than the muddy cd I have. Need to compare it to the deluxe digital version I have which is probably what made me notice how muddy my damn cd is.

like I said on insta, this is my favorite, I fell in love with Dead Flowers during college, mostly due to a smoking student band that played the hell out of it at my residence hall’s weekly open mic night. I wasn’t aware that there was some kind of feud between Beatles and Stones fans. All I knew is I heard the Beatles growing up and not so much The Stones. I genuinely thought they were a greatest hits kind of band. Even after falling for this album. It wasn’t until I listened to Exile about 15 years ago that i really started to explore their discography.

it’s not a noisy pressing. It’s got a small dish, that the weight corrects. Coming on the end of side one no non-fill Or pops. Hell the solo on Can’t You Hear Me Knocking is pretty damn mind blowing. It might be a tad bright but not offensively so.

on the second side now and once you get over Mick being buried a bit, it’s quite enjoyable.

This might be a nice case study to a-b with a clean og. @HiFi Guy do you have a pressing recommendation?
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Sounds very similar to the 2015 one that I have then. Not hugely dynamic and a bit distant but not atrocious either. I’m at a point now with the stones where I’m beginning to accept that they weren’t audiophiles and that they’re recordings aren’t always going to sound fantastic but that I’m willing to let that pass to own them songs.
 
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My collection #739-742

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - E Wa Dagbe & Mefie Toi
African Brothers Band - Wiase Yu Mu Nsohwe
Adem - Everything You Need

Two more gems from Poly-Rythmo, the only single I have from the Ghanaian masters that I've got 20+ albums from, and the debut single of one of my favourite ever albums, Adem's Homesongs.

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agutierrezb said:
The agutierrezb 2019 record collection challenge

So I've decided to embark on my own personal challenge, which consists of listening every record in my collection before the end of the year. My record collection is not that big -only ~250-, but I still feel like there are a bunch of records I don't give enough attention to, while still adding more titles to my shelves.

For this reason I've set a couple of rules in order to play every record at least once before December 31st: I'll play at least one record a day, going from front to back in the way I have them sorted in my shelf. I can play a different record (i.e. Not the next one in alphabetical order) if I feel like listening to something else in any given moment, but at least one of the records I spin in the day has to be the LP in turn.

I didn't take pictures for the first two days, but I'll try to document the process from here on, so I'll be posting daily on this thread. Wish me luck!
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agutierrezb said:
#270: Cat Stevens - Buddha and the chocolate box
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#271: Rod Stewart - Out of order

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