Masteringuru Steve Hoffmann sier at alle utgivelsene av denne plata er druknet i ekko-lyd. Master-originalene låter mye bedre.
SH:
"Too bad you guys can't hear the actual tape. The version that was released on LP, CD, etc. is so drenched in reverb that it ruins the experience. I doubt the "dry" version will ever get released. I tried to do it for the LP I cut but the brass said MORE COWBELL (echo) so it was a no-go."
"I'm saying the original tape has a nice room ambiance and the redub (marked "master") was drenched in chamber echo during the dubbing process. The thing is supposed to be intimate and the original work tape sounds that way. The released end result has the same intimacy as the sound of musicians that play in the London underground.
This is one Chess album that I can't listen to."
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=164170&page=3
Helt enig med Steve! Jo bedre mitt stereoanlegg er, jo mer uholdbar blir denne plata å høre på. Det var moro og "livaktig" den gangen i 1993 da jeg kjøpte den på Mobile Fidelity Gold CD. Moroa er over for lengs.
Det finnes to ulike "spesialbrytere" i alle lydstudioer, en hvis du ønsker dansebandsound og en annen hvis du ønsker deltablues-sound.
Er det 2 plater jeg ønsker å rive ned fra pidestallen som HiFi-lekkerbiskner, så er det Folk Singer og Amused to death.
SH:
"Too bad you guys can't hear the actual tape. The version that was released on LP, CD, etc. is so drenched in reverb that it ruins the experience. I doubt the "dry" version will ever get released. I tried to do it for the LP I cut but the brass said MORE COWBELL (echo) so it was a no-go."
"I'm saying the original tape has a nice room ambiance and the redub (marked "master") was drenched in chamber echo during the dubbing process. The thing is supposed to be intimate and the original work tape sounds that way. The released end result has the same intimacy as the sound of musicians that play in the London underground.
This is one Chess album that I can't listen to."
http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=164170&page=3
Helt enig med Steve! Jo bedre mitt stereoanlegg er, jo mer uholdbar blir denne plata å høre på. Det var moro og "livaktig" den gangen i 1993 da jeg kjøpte den på Mobile Fidelity Gold CD. Moroa er over for lengs.
Det finnes to ulike "spesialbrytere" i alle lydstudioer, en hvis du ønsker dansebandsound og en annen hvis du ønsker deltablues-sound.
Er det 2 plater jeg ønsker å rive ned fra pidestallen som HiFi-lekkerbiskner, så er det Folk Singer og Amused to death.