Teasing the Korean

It didn't work. I unplugged the antenna from the TV; unplugged the video from the DVD; turned off the tv; turned off the overhead light. The only things on were the DVD player and CD burner, with the cable going from the audio out to audio in jacks. What gives???

Never heard this in mono. Do you know the stereo? How do they compare?

Thanks all! I'll try these suggestions!

I have a freestanding CD burner hooked up to my stereo, which I use to burn vinyl onto CD via analog RCA inputs. In another room, I have a DVD player, with analog RCA audio outputs that hook up to my TV. I was attempting, for the first time, to burn audio from a DVD onto a CD. I lugged my CD burner out to where the DVD player was, used the same RCA cables that went into the TV, and plugged them into the analog inputs on the CD burner. When I previewed the sound in record mode, there was a substantial buzz that was nearly as loud as the audio signal on the DVD. I was using the very same cord I’d used to plug into the TV, so I doubt a faulty cord was the issue. I’ve grounded turntables, of course, but never had to ground any other audio equipment. Is this likely the issue? If not, where might the buzz be coming from? It seems like a pretty straightforward setup. Any suggestions?

Several Indian LPs on Indian HMV/EMI, including "Folk Songs from Bengal" and "12 Gems from Tagore."

I'm dying to do a Dizzy Gillespie/Pee Wee Herman mashup.

A Arte de Jorge Ben - Double LP comp of his 60s early 70s stuff on Brazilian Philips

No wonder I only thought there were two: I never picked up on the difference between SQ and QS. Kind of like the "Star Trek" episode with the two aliens who were at war with each other. They were both half black (literally) and half white (literally), with the dividing line straight down the middle. Kirk couldn't figure out why they were at war. But they were mirror images of each other, like SQ and QS.

I did not know that!

I admire the fact that Lalo re-recorded this album a few years back when he couldn't license the LP masters, but this LP blows away the newer version, trust me.

Not long. And the fact that there were two competing, non-compatible quad formats didn't help matters.

When you play a stereo LP back in mono, it can either improve it, make no appreciable difference, or ruin the sound entirely. I imagine the same thing could occur playing a quad LP in stereo - or mono, for that matter.

I heard the SACD used the quad mix, but I haven't actually heard that release.

I don't have the time to compare either, but usually with rock/pop records, the mono differences are readily apparent, as they usually sound louder and punchier.

Apparently, quad styli are still being manufactured, and there is a loyal group of quad enthusiasts. There are also people who collect 8 tracks, and I don't get that either, though I have a few. That being said, some quad mixes are radically different, especially for albums that had lots of production and effects. For example, the quad mix of Pink Floyd's DSOTM is supposedly very different. There are completists who collect these for the differences, just as there are people who want to own a particular album in both stereo and mono. I'm just curious about how "Headhunters" sounds. BTW, I still haven't completely embraced stereo, and prefer most albums in mono.

Anyone ever heard this? I'm wondering if the mix is significantly different from the stereo, and how hard it is to find relative to other quad LPs.

Well, it may not be to your taste, but it creates a distinctive vibe with its use of baroque harmonies, flute, wordless female vocals and jazz backings. If you still have a copy, you may want to give it a spin just to see how it hits you several decades later. But if you don't like it, I'm sure you have no shortage of great stuff to listen to, and I respect your opinion.

Thanks for this; never knew it existed. Williams' own album of Checkmate is worth tracking down. Really superb arrangements.

Have not heard this soundtrack album but I'm happy with this Shelly Manne Contemporary: (with Conte Candoli, Richie Kamuca, Russ Freeman and Chuck Berghofer) Can't read the title. Is it Shelly's take on the "Checkmate" music? I have some of his "Peter Gunn" albums.

Forget Star Wars. This is the stuff you need to hear, right up there with "Peter Gunn" and the other memorable private eye jazz. Original 6-eye mono copy.

I'm right there witcha! I'm happy to have found the ones that I have...

Stravinsky, again, "Le Sacre du Printemps," this time by Antal Dorati & Minneapolis Symphony, Mercury Living Presence mono. Great cover art, too!

Too bad. "Playboy", as we all know, was a very jazz-friendly publication back then.