Definitive Audiophile pressings

If you thought my take on VM was hot, don’t get me started on golf.
 
Chilis makes a good burger.
giphy.gif
 
Tupelo is the big want for me. I have a copy but it's just in okay shape. And I rarely EVER see it in the wild. Think I actually got my copy in Notts if I remember correctly! I have a white label promo of St Dominicks that I grabbed at my local consignment shop but would also welcome a nice copy of that one. Maybe VMP or some other label will do a nice cut of one of them since they have a cozy relationship with Sony...
Good luck with that. Apparently Van hates the album and won't agree to a reissue.
 
Last edited:
I was just looking at my Moondance… um side one is cut by Hoffman and side 2 by Boom Book on my copy. Like what the hell guys? Any idea if that’s AAA? (Not that I really care, my copy sounds pretty damn good)
 
Last edited:
I was just looking at my Moondance… um side one is cut by Hoffman and side 2 by Boom Book on my copy. Like what thelo guys? Any idea if that’s AAA? (Not that I really care, my copy sounds pretty damn good)

That’s the AAA rhino press. In 2008 big Kev was still working with the tape slasher at ATM and they’re jointly credited on a few rhino masters around then. I think Astral Weeks and the 45 of Rumours are similar.
 
That’s the AAA rhino press. In 2008 big Kev was still working with the tape slasher at ATM and they’re jointly credited on a few rhino masters around then. I think Astral Weeks and the 45 of Rumours are similar.
I knew they worked together just not real sure why Hoffman would stop halfway through and be like “Hey Kevin you got this right?”
 
I knew they worked together just not real sure why Hoffman would stop halfway through and be like “Hey Kevin you got this right?”

I think hoff has pretty ropey, if any, engineering skills. Kev is doing the actual engineering part of the mastering in all of them. Hoff sort of made his name as a “golden ear” eq consultant. So kev is manning the desk on them all and the sides that have Hoff or both he was adding his eq thing to. That’s how I understand it anyway.
 
I think hoff has pretty ropey, if any, engineering skills. Kev is doing the actual engineering part of the mastering in all of them. Hoff sort of made his name as a “golden ear” eq consultant. So kev is manning the desk on them all and the sides that have Hoff or both he was adding his eq thing to. That’s how I understand it anyway.
Hoffman is like Joe Harley at BN
 
Back
Top