What vinyl are you spinning right now??

[captainwrong]

Les Baxter - Que Mango - Alshire (stereo)

Great 1970 session done under the 101 Strings name. This album just exudes early 70s high life decadence.

Agreed. It is a good one.

[sidewinder]

Thelonious Monk 'Monk's Dream' and 'Straight, No Filter' (both Columbia 2-eye, stereo)

[kh1958]

Dave Brubeck--Jazz Goes to College (Columbia, six eyes, promo).

[Chalupa]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

Not that I know of. Have you tried playing the CD on another player?

[Chalupa]

Henry Threadgill Sextet - Rag, Brush, and All (Novus)

[porcy62]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

Not that I know of. Have you tried playing the CD on another player?

Did you read the post you quoted?

[Chalupa]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

Not that I know of. Have you tried playing the CD on another player?

Did you read the post you quoted?

Whoops I guess not. Ha ha.

[michel1969]

Thelonious Monk 'Monk's Dream' and 'Straight, No Filter' (both Columbia 2-eye, stereo)

You mean "Straight No Chaser" ? I have the same kind of "Hank Mobsession" these times.... :

[BillF]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

Not that I know of. Have you tried playing the CD on another player?

Did you read the post you quoted?

Whoops I guess not. Ha ha.

Just to take this off at another tangent (and I hope this is OK on the vinyl thread): what's the longest playing time you've come across on a CD?

[clifford_thornton]

Seriously? I had always heard that the max timing for one side of an LP was around 22-24 minutes give or take a few seconds. Any more time than that and the grooves would be too crammed together and the recording would sound like shit. Not sure where or when I heard that but obviously this is not the case. This album sounds fine to my ears. I'm guessing that the shorter timings had more to do w/ economic considerations than aural ones.

The vinyl of Stereolab's Emperor Tomato Ketchup is a single LP at over one hour. It sounds brilliant, and very dynamic.

Those BS/SN LPs I mentioned also sound fine, though the Dixon is within a very narrow sonic range both musically and balance-wise.

[sidewinder]

Thelonious Monk 'Monk's Dream' and 'Straight, No Filter' (both Columbia 2-eye, stereo)

You mean "Straight No Chaser" ? I have the same kind of "Hank Mobsession" these times.... :

Oh jeez - of course !

[Teasing the Korean]

It is worth noting that groove cramming was an issue for a long time. It was especially noticeable on the inner grooves of stereo LPs once you got to a side length of around 25 minutes or longer. I have some stereo LPs of classical symphonic works which have side lengths of around 30 minutes. The levels aren't as hot as they are on shorter sides, and overall they lack some depth and impact.

[clifford_thornton]

Cecil - Conquistador - (BN Liberty Stereo orig)

[sidewinder]

Peter Herboltzheimer 'Jazz Gala 77 - All Star Big Band' (Telefunken 2LPs). Johnny Griffin, Albert Mangelsdorff etc.

[porcy62]

It is worth noting that groove cramming was an issue for a long time. It was especially noticeable on the inner grooves of stereo LPs once you got to a side length of around 25 minutes or longer. I have some stereo LPs of classical symphonic works which have side lengths of around 30 minutes. The levels aren't as hot as they are on shorter sides, and overall they lack some depth and impact.

Yep. This is pretty true with my Mahler and Bruckner's symphonies, early pressings usually has splitted 'movement', later reissues tried to fit all in one side.

On Davis' Mosaic, they downsized the groove of 'Circle In The Round' in order to have the whole track on one side.

[clifford_thornton]

Shellac of North America - 1000 Hurts - (Touch & Go)

[Clunky]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

my copy of this disc does the same thing, returned it three times to shop before giving up, works ok on some cd players but not others, IIRC it's only some extra takes that are affected so I could live with it.

[BillF]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

my copy of this disc does the same thing, returned it three times to shop before giving up, works ok on some cd players but not others, IIRC it's only some extra takes that are affected so I could live with it.

Very interesting to hear that! Exactly my experience. Thanks for your response.

[porcy62]

Is there a recommended maximum length for a CD? I have one which runs to 79:34, but slips in the last couple of minutes. This doesn't happen with any other of my CDs and this one was OK when I tried it in another player. (It's from a Stan Getz 3CD set on Verve: East of the Sun/The West Coast Sessions.)

my copy of this disc does the same thing, returned it three times to shop before giving up, works ok on some cd players but not others, IIRC it's only some extra takes that are affected so I could live with it.

Very interesting to hear that! Exactly my experience. Thanks for your response.

A modest and obvious suggestion would be to split the cd in two cd-r.

[porcy62]

Music Matters 45 rpm reissue of 'Soul Station'.

Well, expensive? yes!

Does it worth the extra money? YESSS!

[Teasing the Korean]

The Great Les Baxter - Jungle Jazz - Capitol (rainbow mono)

With solos by Plas Johnson.

This and "African Jazz" need to be reissued as a twofer CD.

[clifford_thornton]

Marzette Watts - Marzette & Co. - (ESP orig)

[sidewinder]

Music Matters 45 rpm reissue of 'Soul Station'.

Well, expensive? yes!

Does it worth the extra money? YESSS!

Woopeee !

[sidewinder]

'The Atlantic Years - The Art Of Freddie Hubbard' (Atlantic 2LP set)

[porcy62]

Music Matters 45 rpm reissue of 'Soul Station'.

Well, expensive? yes!

Does it worth the extra money? YESSS!

Woopeee !

I spun Drew's 'Undercurrent' and Donaldson's 'LD+3' too.

Great sounding stuff, they did a great job on these old masters.

I was skeptical at first buying again and again the same records. Now I am very happy I did.

The covers are first class too.

I haven't got any flaws on my copies, (warped, off centered or scratches) anyway, like Mosaic, they should have a first class replacement service, if you weren't lucky.

Chapeau.

Edited April 29, 2008 by porcy62