The Walmart edition uses the KG mastering?? That’s good to know, might have to pick that one up even though I have an older pressing.
I would presume the Craft cuts are boom boom with the foil jacket and red sparkle vinyl.The Walmart edition uses the KG mastering?? That’s good to know, might have to pick that one up even though I have an older pressing.
Ok, this one intrigued me. I'm just bouncing around songs, but this album is awesome. I've never heard of him before.
Yeah it’s a great album - one of the signature Fania albums for sure. Probably not a wild as the cover art makes it look though .Ok, this one intrigued me. I'm just bouncing around songs, but this album is awesome. I've never heard of him before.
Is his sig in the dead wax? I thought I read that the other new foil versions - specifically the VMP - were using the older mastering (which is still good IMO, but same as what I have). I think thus far the only version that’s been KG has been the now OOP Analogue Productions.I would presume the Craft cuts are boom boom with the foil jacket and red sparkle vinyl.
Thanks for sharing this story.. i love hearing about the memories music conjures for different people. Sounds like he was a great guy and it was a night to remember!When I was a junior in high school, I snagged a couple tickets to see Willie Nelson & Family on their 1978 tour. The openers were Johnny Paycheck & Emmylou Harris.
I had a "yes" from a friend to take the second ticket. He was notorious for bailing at the last minute because his girlfriend didn't want him to do things and that's exactly what happened. Found a taker for the ticket as well as a driver for the show - my history teacher. He was a pretty free thinking dude for a southern high school teacher in 1978.
We hit town, grabbed a pizza and a couple pitchers of beer and proceeded to the show. Tix were directly in front of the soundboard. I got a glimpse at Willie's setlist. I rubbed my eyes, shook my head and looked again. I saw the same thing - there were 53 songs on the setlist. Some were done as a medley, but he played every damn one. Got 'Whiskey River' three times - show opener, main set closer, show closer. What a concert.
Our neighbors at the show had some very fine weed. My history teacher got royally fucked up. So much so that I learned to drive a stick that night and piloted a Volkswagen Karmann Ghia the two hour drive back to the house. On Monday morning at school, he pulled me aside and basically said "I did some stuff that could really get me in a lot of trouble if certain folks found out. You cool?". Yep - I was cool.
Even before the Willie trip, Mr. Deal was a great teacher and an even better human being. He ran the yearbook staff and a few years after I graduated he suffered a fatal heart attack on the sideline while taking photos at a football game.
I always think of him when I play this LP recorded on the 1978 tour...
Willie Nelson - Willie And Family Live
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Is his sig in the dead wax? I thought I read that the other new foil versions - specifically the VMP - were using the older mastering (which is still good IMO, but same as what I have). I think thus far the only version that’s been KG has been the now OOP Analogue Productions.
I can recommend the recent Mr Bongo reissue of Belladonna, too!My first Nucleus album!
I don't know what the original sounds like but Be With records knocked it out of the park with this pressing
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Dang -oh well, at least I don’t have to venture to Walmart nowEdit: I'm confusing it with The Peanuts Lp DJ, my bad. Still sounds nice, the black Craft is quieter (I have both).
A silver foil may come up on pging, just sayin
Happen to get Places and Spaces as well by any chance @Andy ? Mine's coming next week.
Happen to to get Places and Spaces as well by any chance @Andy ? Mine's coming next week.