Candyflip Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 Vinyl, CD or otherwise (?) I've got to say the vinyl I have of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Cosmo's Factory' is just perfect - dead quiet, flat, clean, sounds amazing, can't fault it in any way. Only $40 too. I don't have any of their CD's though.....
cheekyboy Posted June 13, 2013 Posted June 13, 2013 Just a handful on vinyl, candyflip, that are excellent in terms of SQ and the music is pretty good too..................... Dead Can Dance - Into The Labyrinth Billy Joel - Piano Man Roy Orbison - The All Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison. Beck - Sea Change Alison Krauss & Union Station - So Long, So Wrong. Marc Cohn - Marc Cohn Cheers, Keith 2
Candyflip Posted June 13, 2013 Author Posted June 13, 2013 I don't have any of their CD's though..... Actually, now I do! Just won Queen's 'The Game' gold ULTRADISC II overnight, which is generally considered, along with the vinyl version, the best source for this recording. Thanks cheekyboy - I have the Dead Can Dance disc as you know, and am thinking about maybe adding 'Spiritchaser' and 'Anastasis' eventually.
davewantsmoore Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Joshua Tree.... they still needed to be sent straight damn back to the studio, and not let out until they had done a better job of it IMHO ..... but this is the best we've got. Sea Change is great, but not totally my cuppa tea. 1
David.M Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Too hard to pick one. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the currently available titles, think they are all pretty much well regarded. A couple of favourites: Santana - Abraxas the already mentioned Sea Change & Marc Cohn Out of print, some that immediately come to mind: Blind Faith Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs Hot August Night Silk Degrees Hot Buttered Soul Bachelor No2 + Lost in Space Breakfast in America (+ Crime of the Century UD though the Speakers Corner LP is way better) Don't forget DCC/Audio Fidelity & some Analogue Productions, just about anything mastered by Steve Hoffman would be the best release of that title. Edited June 14, 2013 by David.M 1
Candyflip Posted June 14, 2013 Author Posted June 14, 2013 Silk Degrees Breakfast in America (+ Crime of the Century UD though the Speakers Corner LP is way better) Silk Degrees - best you've heard? Breakfast In America - I have the Simply Vinyl release... does the MOFI beat it? I'm a keen student of the Hoffman forums already, but keen to hear SNA member thoughts.
Candyflip Posted June 14, 2013 Author Posted June 14, 2013 Joshua Tree.... Best version you've heard?
ZEN MISTER Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 "Year of The Cat" and " Tea For The Tillerman" are definitive. Of the dozens I have collected, my personal favorite is Bernie Krauses' masterpiece, " Citadels of Mystery". ZM. 1
David.M Posted June 14, 2013 Posted June 14, 2013 Silk Degrees - best you've heard? Breakfast In America - I have the Simply Vinyl release... does the MOFI beat it? I'm a keen student of the Hoffman forums already, but keen to hear SNA member thoughts. I have Silk Degrees on AU 1st press vinyl, early & remastered CD, the MFSL UD imo is the best (& Hoffman has said he thinks the UD is the best version). I was going to try the new LP but read some indifferent reviews. Breakfast in America - the only vinyl I have is the MFSL, I have 3 versions on CD including the MFSL UD, the vinyl is easily the best I have. I've not heard the Simply Vinyl or Speakers Corner BIA's (though the latter is poorly reviewed). 1
Warren M. Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Let's see (vinyl only). Georg Solti conducting the Beethoven 9th Symphony - fine performance, beautifully mastered. I would imagine that the original Decca would be nearly as good, but I've never heard it. MFSL 2-516 Yuri Temirkanov conducting the Rachmaninoff 2nd Symphony - exhilarating performance and recording. MFSL 1-521 Andre Previn conducting "A Tchaikovsky Spectacular" - it is indeed spectacular, though the 1812 Overture is better elsewhere. MFSL 1-502 Hot August Night - my 2nd-hand copy was only recently acquired and is still quite noisy - much more cleaning required before it is back to where it should be - but the performance reproduction is excellent. Don Sebesky - Three Works for Jazz Soloists and Symphony Orchestra - amazing works, beautifully recorded and pressed. MFSL 2-503 I have a few others which are not particularly memorable. Cheers, Warren
Willco Posted June 30, 2013 Posted June 30, 2013 Folk Singer Muddy Waters UDCD #593 Mastered with Mike Moffats incredible "The Gain System" Analog to Digital Convertor Sadly they discarded it -last time I saw it, it was in Mikes garage in Thousand Oaks gathering dust! I could've bought it for $1k then--sad. Willco
Kensell21 Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Although I don't have all of MoFi releases, I have most of their LP's. They can be a hit and miss with their mastering. The best by far of my collection is Rickie Lee Jones' self titled. One of their early Japanese pressed albums. I remember it getting good reviews when it came out years ago as one of MoFi's better mastering jobs.. It used to go for a pretty penny dollar wise once. Although I noticed they have just reissued it not only as a normal lp but a soon to be released 2LP 45rpm version. Edited July 1, 2013 by Kensell21 1
Candyflip Posted July 1, 2013 Author Posted July 1, 2013 I'm really looking forward to Dylan's 'Blood On The Tracks' which is MOFI's newest release (last week). Vinyl reviews on this are pretty good (not great) - still expecting it to be better than any copy I own. 1
Shane Frencham Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 I just purchased Sticky Fingers by the Stones and it sounds beautiful.
davewantsmoore Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Joshua Tree MFSL CD Best version you've heard? Yep. I've heard the original UK, MFSL, and remaster. All on CD.
ochremoon Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Best I've heard are the two Dead Can Dance titles: Spiritchaser and Into the Labyrinth on vinyl. Some of their records I find a bit hard and bright, compared to original pressings, even if they are more detailed. 2
metal beat Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Vinyl, CD or otherwise (?) I've got to say the vinyl I have of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Cosmo's Factory' is just perfect - dead quiet, flat, clean, sounds amazing, can't fault it in any way. Only $40 too. I don't have any of their CD's though..... If you get the chance, try to pick up the Analogue Productions/AcousTech CCR reissue series Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman. Just superb and were cheap, but might be hard to get now. Personally, I could not imagine any reissue sounding better.
Guest Y B Posted July 5, 2013 Posted July 5, 2013 (edited) I have only 3 MoFi releases on vinyl, Bob Dylan's The Freewheeling' on 45rpm sounds the best and very quiet. I later read Hi-Fi News rated the sound quality 95/100. Beck's Sea Change also has top SQ and Tears For Fears' Songs From The Big Chair is just ok. Edited July 5, 2013 by Y B
soundfan Posted July 6, 2013 Posted July 6, 2013 I have only 3 MoFi releases on vinyl, Bob Dylan's The Freewheeling' on 45rpm sounds the best and very quiet. I later read Hi-Fi News rated the sound quality 95/100. Beck's Sea Change also has top SQ and Tears For Fears' Songs From The Big Chair is just ok. I have the "pink coloured" MFSL vinyl edition of Sea Change, and it has outstanding SQ. Haven't heard the black vinyl edition, but all reports suggest the pink vinyl edition is the best version available.
Guest Y B Posted July 10, 2013 Posted July 10, 2013 My copy of Beck's Sea Change is black vinyl. The SQ is very very good, if the pink vinyl is even better, it must be something very special. Love to hear it one day; )
David.M Posted July 10, 2013 Posted July 10, 2013 Think you'll find the pink vinyl pressings are the same master as the black vinyl which had then ended it's 'Limited Edition' run. The ordinary black vinyl has since been given a 2nd 'Limited Edition' run (possibly motivated by the successful sell of the pink vinyl).
Art Vandelay Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 A friend dropped in a bunch of MFSL LP's that he wants converted to wav. They're all in excellent condition, so it will be interesting to hear them after a spin on the Nitty Gritty. Al Stewart - YOTC Al Stewart - Time Passages Alan Parsons Proj. - I Robot LRB - First under the wire Gerry Rafferty - City to City My favourite MFSL UD's are Steely Dan Gaucho and Pink Floyd DSOTM. I have a few others too, including... Sting - Dream of the Blue Turtles Steely Dan - Aja Blood Sweat Tears - BST John Lennon - Mind Games John Lennon - Double Fantasy John Lennon - Imagine Steve Winwood - Talking back to the night Steve Winwood - Back in the high life Don Henley - Building the perfect beast James Taylor - Dad Loves his work Peter Frampton - Frampton comes alive Robert Cray - Strong persuader
Candyflip Posted March 9, 2014 Author Posted March 9, 2014 If you get the chance, try to pick up the Analogue Productions/AcousTech CCR reissue series Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman. Just superb and were cheap, but might be hard to get now. Personally, I could not imagine any reissue sounding better. Just got it recently (AUS$70) - sold the MOFI ($110). Thanks for the tip... and you were right!
blackangus Posted March 9, 2014 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Self titled LPs by The Band and The Cars The Cars - first bought this album when I was 14, was second hand then, so it was well played. The mofi version is cleaner, but my original is fatter and has more slam The Band - mofi is better. Great pressing of a wonderful album I own others, but these are two of my favourite albums of all time and I know the sound of 'my' original pressings well Edited March 9, 2014 by blackangus
metal beat Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) Have a read of this guys on how Mofi managed to reverse the channels on the re-pressing of Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth Quality control at its best - too funny Anybody have number range 2500 and above? http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/dead-can-dance-into-the-labyrinth-mofi-what-the-heck.387949/ Edited October 22, 2014 by metal beat
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