trickyseven
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I gotta pick one of these up.
Definitive Audiophile pressings
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trickyseven
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Mather
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Hahaha in terms of hoping it's actually good?
trickyseven
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Yes but more importantly that you get the answers you seek
Mather
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Hahaha thank you friend..I bought it and I'll spin it on Saturday. So we shall see. I suspect it will be good but there will likely be a lot of noise on the masters as a result of it being recorded in 1936. So I'm not expecting miracles but hopefully it's decent.
Portland Sheriff
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This is must-watch for this board. Behind the scenes with RKS @ Sterling Sound. Fantastic! I wish it was longer.
trickyseven
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Let us know how it sounds. I'm sure there's lots of noise. Every version I've ever heard had some. Still that's one record I need to pick up.
MikeH
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Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Turquoise Singers.
MikeH
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Mentioned this a week or so ago, but just got this one last night and it's pretty awesome.
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The studio it was recorded at is located directly above Record Industry in the netherlands. They have done a whole series now of recording single-take albums directly to acetate. Then they walk it downstairs to RI and press it up. It's a pretty great sounding record. OOS it seems in a lot of places but I'd recommend it if you see it! They have done a few other artists in this series too.
Seu Jorge & Rogê - Night Dreamer
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The studio it was recorded at is located directly above Record Industry in the netherlands. They have done a whole series now of recording single-take albums directly to acetate. Then they walk it downstairs to RI and press it up. It's a pretty great sounding record. OOS it seems in a lot of places but I'd recommend it if you see it! They have done a few other artists in this series too.
Poly-Rythmo
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Sound on this one is amazing - and then I saw the prices it's going for now. Must be the best Robert Johnson has ever sounded though
Robert Johnson - The Centennial Collection
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POGunter
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Sound on this one is amazing - and then I saw the prices it's going for now. Must be the best Robert Johnson has ever sounded though
Robert Johnson - The Centennial Collection
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I’ve got the RSD version of this. Really like it. Sounds great and nice overall package/design. Looked it up after Mather posted. I was shocked at the price also.
POGunter
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Sound on this one is amazing - and then I saw the prices it's going for now. Must be the best Robert Johnson has ever sounded though
Robert Johnson - The Centennial Collection
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "The Centennial Collection" on Discogs.
I’ve got the AP33 and didn’t really feel the need to get 45rpm version. Sounds great. I did breakdown and preordered OneStep MoFi.
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zdkaiser
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I have both the 33 and 45. Truth be told, I will probably never spin the 45 again. I cant really tell a huge difference in sound quality between the two on my setup and the 45 literally has about 6 to 7 minutes of music per side. SOOOO much unused vinyl. Might as well listen while standing next to your turntable because by the time you sit down, you'll be up again to flip the record.
Edit: I'll add, the first copy of the 45 I received was quite noisy. AS ended up sending me a replacement of both discs because I couldn't get them to clean up no matter how many baths I gave the records. Didn't have noise issues with the 33.
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Mather
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This is all I needed. I have the 33 and it's up there with the best sounding albums in my collection and I honestly wasn't sure how much better it could really be. If the takeaway is "slightly but it's 7 minutes a side" I'll stick with the 33. I found the 45 of Brubeck Time Out beat out the 33 by enough that it was worth it. But I'll give this one a miss.
zdkaiser
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Your setup is definitely better than mine, so you may notice more of an audible difference.
But I do recall when I first opened the 45 rpm version and I was inspecting the discs, I was kind of shocked at how little was pressed to each record. My immediate reaction was, "ugh...I should have bought the 33."
I ended up purchasing the 33 rpm version months later (once it was repressed) because I love the album but I just didn't find myself listening to the 45 because I didn't want to be bothered flipping it so frequently. Totally kills the vibe for me. I don't mind other 45 rpm records I own, but this Muddy seemed like too much of a "workout" to simply enjoy the music. Granted most of the 45 rpm albums I own have at least 12 - 15 minutes per side.
Mather
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Okay yes and played at 45 speed that's gotta be like 6 minutes of music.
EDIT Just checked... seven minutes and forty seconds. That's insane hahahaha
trickyseven
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holy shit