Dmitry Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Curious - what was the procedure for issuing records from the US labels in Canada? Did the American headquarters send the original master tapes to the Canadian pressing plants or did they send copies of the original tapes? Consequently, are there sonic differences between the US and Canadian pressings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel1969 Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I like the canadian capitols i have (A Chaloff and a Rosolino) : they are deep groove (not the US) and sound quite good. The Epic are not as good as the US countreparts Regarding those two lables, the record plants are different, IMO. Same as Savoy (london). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I have a couple of Canadian Prestige LPs. "Big bad Jug" and something else. Good quality stuff, in my view. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Still would like to know - were these pressed from the original masters or dubs, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 All I can tell you about "Big bad Jug" is that it has a bilingual label and the catalogue number 9162-10070, which is also in the dead wax. So it can't have been taken from the original LP master. Further than that, it looks hard to go. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) In some cases, mono Canadian pressings of US masters used fold-downs of the stereo mixes rather than the original mono mixes, and as we know, fold-downs can be disastrous. If you're buying mono, try to get specific info first. Edited December 4, 2006 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I'm eyeing a particularly tasty 1969 Canadian RCA pressing of a Lenny Breau album. Why would they press it in Canada is beyond me. It's not like Lenny was a star. Maybe one for the home crowd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Canadian RCA is one of the labels that did the mono fold-downs of the stereo mixes. Based on the 1969 date, I'm guessing this is a stereo album, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Maybe one for the home crowd... Probably right. Quite a cult following on his home turf - particularly in Montreal and Toronto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Canadian RCA is one of the labels that did the mono fold-downs of the stereo mixes. Based on the 1969 date, I'm guessing this is a stereo album, right? Yep. Although the label is redish. US RCA labels of that type are of yellowish hue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) I've got a nice maroon and silver DG mono of Herbie Mann at the Village Gate. Label is comparable to the black or seafoam green of US Atlantic in style, not (obviously) in hue. Sounds very good, especially for $4! Edited December 4, 2006 by clifford_thornton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 im proud to say the only canadian pressing you're gonna find in my collection is THE GUESS WHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 im proud to say the only canadian pressing you're gonna find in my collection is THE GUESS WHO You're proud to have a record by the Guess Who? MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I have run across a lot of "Sparton" pressings of Contemporary and Impulse! releases. I actually founda SEALED Art Pepper "Intensity" pressed by Sparton--black label, deep groove. Sounded great--traded it for a Gerald Wiggins LP . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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