Homefromtheforest Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 After just listening to my second(!) visually NM stereo NY USA copy of this fantastic album I am again annoyed at the soft audible crackling in the quiet spots...particularly noticeable during "love and hate" which is the first track on side one. Both my copies of this record have a deep groove on one side and the "ear" in dead wax. Before I go insane and/or broke trying to find a quiet original pressing I wanted to ask the people on this forum who may have his album as an original pressing if they have the same issues with their copy? The vinyl has no visible marks whatsoever but a distinct soft crackle is audible! Just curious...if anyone has an absolute dead-silent original pressing I'd love to know..at least it would give me hope such a thing exists! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Don't recall such an issue on my copy (which is a mono NY USA with DG on one side) but I'll see if I can find it this weekend and check. I also have a King pressing which I'm pretty sure is super-silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted August 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thanks sidewinder...so a King pressing exists? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'll check my copy too. (NY mono), my recollection is that it's pretty quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thanks sidewinder...so a King pressing exists? Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Quite a gamble with this unanticipated surface noise. What would you pay for an original or King pressing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Have you cleaned the lp? I mean, really deep cleaned it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted August 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'm bringing it to a friend's place to clean it this weekend. He has a nitty gritty machine and all types of cleaning fluid. Fingers crossed! It's one of my favorite blue notes of all time...I'd happily pay $50 for a King copy and not sure what I'd pay for an original. I paid $150 for my first copy and $95 for my second. Both looked NM but sadly both play more VG+!! Would appreciate hearing back on those mono copies..maybe I need a mono issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) Home - My copy turns out to be NY USA stereo with the 'ear', no deep groove. I'm playing 'Love and Hate' at the moment. Just a few soft crackles towards the beginning and end of this track but nothing significant. The sonics on this pressing sound pretty nice on the whole. I'll see if I can find/dig out my King pressing later on. Have a 'Music Matters' 45rpm copy to check against as well. Edited August 23, 2014 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thanks for the report...the crackling is soft on my two copies as well but it sort of drives me nuts as the music on this track is so dynamic that I find the crackling quite distracting even though it is well below music level. I'm too lazy for the 45 rpm set; an audiophile friend of mine has the complete set of these and he has made me some CD recordings of some select titles including this one. I'm now trying to find a King pressing - I think this is the way to go for me. I have the Connoisseur CD of this session too. My hope is that Music Matters will issue this in their 33rpm series eventually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepak Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) I have a Liberty stereo (Van Gelder in dead wax) and it plays quiet through out Love And Hate. There is a whooshing sound in the lead in groove, but that goes away when the music starts. IMO the Music Matters 45 rpm sounds better; less compression and sounds more open. I would think that a Plasylite pressing without surface noise should exist? I have many that play reissue quiet. Edited August 23, 2014 by Deepak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 After some searching found my NY mono ( non DG either side , ear positive ) sounds just fine . The faintest of light crackle on Love and Hate but I can only hear this with headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Jealous!It seems the King pressing is quite hard to find too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Still can't find my King pressing so maybe it has vapourised ! I know I have one because it was purchased from a store in Switzerland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homefromtheforest Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 You must have too many records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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