Definitive Audiophile pressings

Hemotep said:
There's some weirdo walking around naked in traffic!
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That is pretty normal for Etobicoke
 
Hey, I just noticed there was a repress of the MOFI of Billy Joel's 52'd Street.

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Billy Joel - 52nd Street

A key piece of Mobile Fidelity's Billy Joel catalog restoration series, 52nd Street is here sourced from the original master tapes and pressed on 45RPM 180g LP at RTI. The wider and deeper grooves – as well as the meticulous mastering – yield resplendent dynamics, broad soundstages...
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Turbo said:
Hey, I just noticed there was a repress of the MOFI of Billy Joel's 52'd Street.

mofi.com

Billy Joel - 52nd Street

A key piece of Mobile Fidelity's Billy Joel catalog restoration series, 52nd Street is here sourced from the original master tapes and pressed on 45RPM 180g LP at RTI. The wider and deeper grooves – as well as the meticulous mastering – yield resplendent dynamics, broad soundstages...
mofi.com
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Awesome! Can’t believe I missed this!
 
MikeH said:
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This one’s delightful. Arc hasn’t had a miss for me yet.
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Did you buy that rack or make it? My wife wants to make a record accent wall on the empty wall in the listening room but for some reason, she wants a bunch of things like this instead of long rows of rail. I’m thinking this will be an excuse for a router unless there is an easier way (that doesn’t involve a table saw)
 
Lee Newman said:
Did you buy that rack or make it? My wife wants to make a record accent wall on the empty wall in the listening room but for some reason, she wants a bunch of things like this instead of long rows of rail. I’m thinking this will be an excuse for a router unless there is an easier way (that doesn’t involve a table saw)
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Think my wife bought this for me as a present awhile back. Pretty sure it’s from Etsy. But don’t think it would be too hard to make and I could probably make them now that I have a bit of a workshop in my basement
 
MikeH said:
Think my wife bought this for me as a present awhile back. Pretty sure it’s from Etsy. But don’t think it would be too hard to make and I could probably make them now that I have a bit of a workshop in my basement
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With all tools stored safely stored beyond arms reach of the radiators…
 
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Hi team: Does anyone know how this sounds? I'm questionable on any Third Man pressing and I don't know the mastering work:
  • Transferred By [Tape Transfers], Mastered By [Mastering], Lacquer Cut By [Cut By] – Warren Defever

Recorded live on January 6 & 7, 1971 at Club Mozambique, Detroit, MI

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Note: The original multi-track masters for this session have not survived.
This record was produced from the mono reference mixes made on location.
 
HuddieLedbetter said:
Hi team: Does anyone know how this sounds? I'm questionable on any Third Man pressing and I don't know the mastering work:
  • Transferred By [Tape Transfers], Mastered By [Mastering], Lacquer Cut By [Cut By] – Warren Defever

Recorded live on January 6 & 7, 1971 at Club Mozambique, Detroit, MI

Comments
Note: The original multi-track masters for this session have not survived.
This record was produced from the mono reference mixes made on location.
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The music is awesome. The pressing and mastering was disappointing to me.
 
I haven't picked that one up yet but that was explicitly advertised as "all analog" and Blue Note gave them the tapes.
Really would be more interested if they got a top guy like Kevin Gray/Bernie Grundman/Ryan Smith/Chris Bellman/etc to master it
 
keylime_5 said:
I haven't picked that one up yet but that was explicitly advertised as "all analog" and Blue Note gave them the tapes.
Really would be more interested if they got a top guy like Kevin Gray/Bernie Grundman/Ryan Smith/Chris Bellman/etc to master it
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Yes I was pretty disappointed in the quality control and mastering of the ones I got in that series.
 
Thanks. It really is a disappointment how little they seem to actually care about the quality vs. the marketing.
MikeH said:
Yes I was pretty disappointed in the quality control and mastering of the ones I got in that series.
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Separately: I heard that MoFi did a pressing of Billy Joel's 52nd Street but it was back in 2013/2014? Do we know if those are hard to find?

(asking for a friend....)
 
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