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Why, she's beautiful Jim. I hope we can hear it on yer next record.

I'm cheating here... Now spinning my needledrop of: Dobie Gray - Drift Away - Decca What a soulful voice...this music moves me...and great, warm sound.

That's fine, Lon. But it would be an opportunity to get an opinion of someone "who's actually heard/handled" the master. The rest of us don't have that luxury...

Perhaps I'll start a thread on the SH forum, and see if Steve will respond about the condition of this master tape...

Oh, you're right Lon. I definitely believe it to be a "tape problem." But I just wonder if better results could have been achieved with greater care taken... A telling comparison would be to have someone check out the 45rpm set by Analogue Productions, mastered by Steve Hoffman. I wonder if his set has these problems? Perhaps the tape needed baking? I don't know, but am curious.

Haters!

I don't believe MP3 encoding would cause all these image shifts though, Lon...

I'm so glad I finally stumbled into this thread... ROTFLMAO!!!

Borders, hell...it's totally distorted...

Okay, I owe Ed Rhodes a big apology. You're most certainly correct! I just scanned through nearly the entire set and that's some of the most narrow stereo I've ever heard. It's not until the sixth session (3/14/61) that I hear any seperation and then, it's only on the track, "Those Who Sit and Wait." Then on the next track, it goes back to that narrow stereo. Hell, it might even be mono...a listen on headphones might reveal this even better. The live session at Birdland that closes this set is definitely wide stereo, but borders on distortion... Please forgive my impulsive decision to be flip. You are so right...

Wow, MG...that's certainly better than seeing 3 McDuffs! Definitely a "come hither" look. Thanks.

Perhaps the mastering engineer was not privvy to whatever secret-formula RVG had to use to make these sound better on the original Lps... -_-

Just finally did my needledrop of the "now much-maligned" new Dylan record "Modern Times." Ignorance is bliss... Now spinnin': Folk Songs - Charlie Haden/Jan Garbarek/Egberto Gismonti - ECM 1170 - promo copy. I'm really diggin' Garbarek on this one as his tone seems to be much softer on this one, not as sharp and biting as I'm accustomed to hearing him play.

MG, I can only find this pic online...care to show us this other cover?

Sorry Ed...perhaps I was in a flippant mood when I posted that. This set has always had plenty of stereo spread for me. But it has been a while since I've played it. I shall try to relisten today... Some of these sessions are recorded too hot...it's that way on the masters, as noted in the booklet. Can't really be fixed too much.

Have you listened to it?

I haven't bought any of the new Prestige RVGs, but have downloaded a few from emusic. The MJQ Django RVG is riddled with the image shifts like Claude describes above. Probably 10 or more throughout the album... Geez...

Heh, I thought you'd appreciate my ribbin', Lon...heh... Hey! I see a Greg M. posted on the Prestive RVG thread yesterday... Is that really him? I really only ever had a problem with him when he'd get snotty...otherwise, no big deal.

Okay...I tried it. (on both speakers) I do believe it was somewhat improved. Too bad about the narrowed soundstage...can someone please tell me if the new domestic one is narrowed as well, or is it nice n' wide? Thanks Greg M...heh...I mean Lon. You too, Claude.

She is possibly the most beautiful creature on Earth... Classic beauty...I'm smitten.

I'm scared to try that...unless someone gives me specific instruction...

Robert Mondavi's Woodbridge Pinot Noir. We love pinots at our house...

That's the one on the Japanese cd whose cover is shown above. Too bad they don't have the other show...

I'm waiting to hear if the new Demon Dance is better than the JRVG, which sounds like AM radio...