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Russ I said:
I see a fair amount of discussion on N&G about music-related books, so thought I'd post that I received an email from Rough Trade (US) about a 25% off sale they're having on 331/3 books. Went to their website and there's no indication of said sale, but I have to assume it will be happening. Here's a partial screenshot from the email:
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Check the reviews there is a wide chasm when it comes to quality with these. The ones that are good are really good. One of the best is supposedly the Celine Dion one (though I have yet to read it). I wouldn’t mind picking a few more up depending on the price they are not super expensive to begin with.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Check the reviews there is a wide chasm when it comes to quality with these. The ones that are good are really good. One of the best is supposedly the Celine Dion one (though I have yet to read it). I wouldn’t mind picking a few more up depending on the price they are not super expensive to begin with.
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I have noticed in the past that some bad reviews are just people mad that it isn't a historical account of the album, like the one John Darnielle wrote.

Edit:Oh yeah, that's Master of Reality. Looks like there's a lot more 5 star reviews now on Amazon than the last time I looked. Those 1 star reviews are still funny to me.
 
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Lee Newman said:
They didn’t have any of the first three. I’m seriously considering starting with the Dusty Springfield book and treating it like a new record club after this month’s n&g ROTM. Hell if I do, I’ll probably start a thread.
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You definitely should as I have the Dusty book, and haven't read it yet!
 
dansomeone said:
Thin Mind by Wolf Parade down to $11.64 at amazon:

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Wolf Parade - Thin Mind - Amazon.com Music
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This album is an absolute jam. The positive reviews are pouring in:
"Definitely digging the new Wolf Parade," writes @wooha
@kvetcha "Liked but didn't quite love" it
"Might as well wrap up AOTY in January!!!" according to @4080
"Wolf Parade are still really good at being good," notes @LeSamourai astutely
"It's pretty darn good!" says @sjaygray

High praise indeed.
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Thin Mind by Wolf Parade is now down to $9.32 $8.58 $8.30 at amazon...
 
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Russ I said:
I see a fair amount of discussion on N&G about music-related books, so thought I'd post that I received an email from Rough Trade (US) about a 25% off sale they're having on 331/3 books. Went to their website and there's no indication of said sale, but I have to assume it will be happening. Here's a partial screenshot from the email:
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I have a few of these and they are generally very good. Theres a secondary series by them called '33 1/3 Brazil', and the Tim Maia Racional Vol 1 & 2 book is very good.
 
Russ I said:
I spun my Sticky Fingers for the first time yesterday and it didn't sound bad, so maybe I got lucky. I probably should do an A-B comparison with a '71 zipper-cover pressing I've got, but I was pleased overall, and was especially impressed by the separation of all the instruments.
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Yesterday I did a comparison of this new, half-speed master of Sticky Fingers with a 1971 zipper pressing that's a solid VG+. I'm basing this on only one song, Brown Sugar, but I think that gave me plenty to work with. I was a bit surprised that the half-speed master was the better sounding vinyl. Jagger's voice sounds like it's wrapped in a fog on both records, but this was less so on the half-speed pressing. Beyond that, all of the instrumentation was more crisp and clear on the newer record, and there's a plucked, rather subtle mandolin part in the left channel that was much easier to pick up and follow, which sort of epitomized the difference between the two records, to my ears. Of course I have no idea how the '71 pressing would sound if it were new, and the half-speed pressing pushes at being a bit bright (though not to any degree I minded), that's my assessment. At its current price (under $20 at both Amazon, and uDiscover with the stacked coupon), this seems like a worthwhile purchase for anyone looking to own this Stones title.

EDIT: Wild Horses was the song I listened to for comparison, not Brown Sugar. Sorry about that mistake in my initial post. Now my mention of a mandolin part should make more sense! :)
 
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MikeH said:
Tim Maia was crazy hah. I bet that’s a good read.
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Really good. The story behind those albums specifically is insane. He joined a cult (the racional), painted his instruments white, only wore white clothes, and would perform songs (the lyrics being extracted straight from their religious texts) in fields at night to attract aliens. Believe it or not, he wasn't even on drugs at this point....
 
Russ I said:
Yesterday I did a comparison of this new, half-speed master of Sticky Fingers with a 1971 zipper pressing that's a solid VG+. I'm basing this on only one song, Brown Sugar, but I think that gave me plenty to work with. I was a bit surprised that the half-speed master was the better sounding vinyl. Jagger's voice sounds like it's wrapped in a fog on both records, but this was less so on the half-speed pressing. Beyond that, all of the instrumentation was more crisp and clear on the newer record, and there's a plucked, rather subtle mandolin part in the left channel that was much easier to pick up and follow, which sort of epitomized the difference between the two records, to my ears. Of course I have no idea how the '71 pressing would sound if it were new, and the half-speed pressing pushes at being a bit bright (though not to any degree I minded), that's my assessment. At its current price (under $20 at both Amazon, and uDiscover with the stacked coupon), this seems like a worthwhile purchase for anyone looking to own this Stones title.
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I have noticed the vocals problem on a lot of the Rolling Stones presses. I think they are just bad masters. The new half speed mastering helps clear them up a little bit.
 
Russ I said:
Yesterday I did a comparison of this new, half-speed master of Sticky Fingers with a 1971 zipper pressing that's a solid VG+. I'm basing this on only one song, Brown Sugar, but I think that gave me plenty to work with. I was a bit surprised that the half-speed master was the better sounding vinyl. Jagger's voice sounds like it's wrapped in a fog on both records, but this was less so on the half-speed pressing. Beyond that, all of the instrumentation was more crisp and clear on the newer record, and there's a plucked, rather subtle mandolin part in the left channel that was much easier to pick up and follow, which sort of epitomized the difference between the two records, to my ears. Of course I have no idea how the '71 pressing would sound if it were new, and the half-speed pressing pushes at being a bit bright (though not to any degree I minded), that's my assessment. At its current price (under $20 at both Amazon, and uDiscover with the stacked coupon), this seems like a worthwhile purchase for anyone looking to own this Stones title.
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I was a bit anxious to spin Sticky Fingers after reading some middling reviews and maybe the lowered expectations lead to me being very satisfied with the remasters. I agree, they sound great.
 
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