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Post by julesd68 on Nov 2, 2017 18:45:57 GMT
What is the worst recording you have ever bought?
Mine is the record I played today for the first time - a re-issue of Use Your Illusion 2 by Guns n Roses.
I played about 20 seconds and put it away. It sounded like it was ripped from a low quality cd transfer. Horribly shrill at any volume. I had an original to compare it to which is superb. What a waste of money!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2017 18:49:47 GMT
A hell of a lot of albums i cannot listen to , the reason i am always buying different issues all the time..Cymbals is the problem most the time with me..
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Post by ChrisB on Nov 2, 2017 19:06:38 GMT
Horribly shrill at any volume. That'll be Axl Rose, I expect. |
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Post by Tim on Nov 2, 2017 19:16:22 GMT
Oooo, there's so much I can say here about the worst recording ever, but fortunately I haven't bought any of them  Joking apart though, I've been wracking my brain over the question and I'm struggling to answer it, even flicked through my library, but then I don't have any Guns n Roses albums |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 2, 2017 21:23:31 GMT
I have an album by Elkie Brooks on LP called No More The Fool. It sounds utterly horrible - shrill and her voice is so processed that she's hardly recognisable. Why do that to someone who can actually sing?
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Post by Slinger on Nov 3, 2017 1:21:33 GMT
I've got some bootlegs that sound like they were recorded on hand-held cassette machines. Oh! Wait! They probably were recorded on hand-held cassette machines.  |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2017 6:02:09 GMT
The sonics on Hawkwind's Space Ritual are not great, but it remains a great live album.
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Post by SteveC on Nov 3, 2017 11:18:51 GMT
I have an album by Elkie Brooks on LP called No More The Fool. It sounds utterly horrible - shrill and her voice is so processed that she's hardly recognisable. Why do that to someone who can actually sing? Bloody Elaine Bookbinder! That cost us the pub quiz in the "Wipeout" round, when the question was, "Which English female singer was born, Elaine Bookbinder?" Our guess was Elaine Page! WRONG - Elkie Brooks! Obvious really! |
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 3, 2017 15:14:26 GMT
Well having discovered the worst recording ever yesterday, today I have a candidate for one of the best ever!
Supertramp - Crime of the Century. Wonderful separation of instruments, perfect tonal balance, deep and punchy bass ... amazing.
If only all vinyl was made to the same standard ...
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2017 16:14:12 GMT
COTC is really well suited to vinyl, which brings out the best in it. I have a 180g copy and it's simply superb.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 3, 2017 16:38:09 GMT
Which version of 'Breakfast ..' do you have on vinyl?
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Post by MartinT on Nov 3, 2017 17:03:55 GMT
I have the standard vinyl (better) and the awful A&M half speed master (shrill and tinny).
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