Chuck Nessa Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 NP: Michel Legrand - Ice Station Zebra OST - MGM (blue and gold label, stereo) Always hated MGM pressings. Very shrill, no middle or bottom. That would be the mastering, not the pressings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) That would be the mastering, not the pressings. No, it can be a combination of mastering AND pressings. Bad pressings can create distortion on high-end frequencies, including cymbals, strings, and the "S" consonant. The same mastering can sound acceptable on a CD because you don't get that groove distortion. MGM stereo albums from the late 60s - and maybe before and/or after - are pressed badly. The mastering may suck too but the pressings are bad. Edited November 23, 2009 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Gee, I guess I don't know what I was talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Gee, I guess I don't know what I was talking about. You were indeed correct. The mastering does suck. But so do the pressings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Karl Berger - Tune In (Milestone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Gee, I guess I don't know what I was talking about. You were indeed correct. The mastering does suck. But so do the pressings. Anybody have this experience with some of the Toshiba/EMI pressings from the 1990s? I've got a couple that distort heavily in the bright spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Ahmed Abdul-Malik 'East Meets West' (RCA, Living Stereo) with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 This evening, a few crummy Blue Notes for the 'ard bop luvvers Bobby Hutcherson - At Montreux - UA orig Sonny Clark - Cool struttin' - DMM (I hear it) Lee Morgan - The rumproller - DMM (I hear it again) MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Ahmed Abdul-Malik 'East Meets West' (RCA, Living Stereo) with Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, etc... My fave of the 4 albums I have by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Thanks to a loan from a good friend Dave Brubeck and Jay and Kai at Newport. Columbia. Never heard any of this music before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Booker Ervin - The In Between (Blue Note). A fine album, and Bobby Few's recording debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Booker Ervin - The In Between (Blue Note). A fine album, and Bobby Few's recording debut. Haven't listened to that one in years, Jeff. Time to take it off the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Sun Ra - The Soul Vibrations of Man (Saturn) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 John Pfeiffer - Electronomusic - 9 Images (RCA Victrola) and The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys (Fiction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Red Garland 'Manteca' (Prestige, yellow label) with Paul Chambers, Art Taylor plus Ray Barreto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hal McKusick 'Jazz Workshop' (RCA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hal McKusick 'Jazz Workshop' (RCA) Great record! Essential for all George Russell and Gil Evans fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Hal McKusick 'Jazz Workshop' (RCA) Great record! Essential for all George Russell and Gil Evans fans. Oh my! Yes! Yes! also for Hal McKusick fans... Now spinning: Hal McKusick Quintet (Coral) with Art Farmer, Eddie Costa, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Chicago in the 30's (Tax) - Sessions by Reuben Reeves, Charles LeVere, Richard M. Jones, and Earl Hines. I got it a while back mostly because Boyce Brown plays on the Charles LeVere tracks, but his only real exposure is playing a straight lead melody on one tune. Otherwise not earth-shattering, but not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Les Baxter - Space Escapade - Captiol (turquoise, mono). This album has that optimistic, sparkly bustling metropolis sound. A nice segue into the holidays without hearing Christmas music. The mono contains overdubs not on the stereo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Roscoe Mitchell - Old/Quartets (Nessa) Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (Grand Royal) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Teddy Edwards; Feelin's. Muse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 J. S. Bach - Brandenburgische Konzerte - T. Pinnock/The English Concert, Archiv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Grachan Moncur 'Evolution' (BN, mono) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Simon And Garfunkel - Bridge Over Trouble Water - Columbia, 360 label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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