Vinyl

^ Jose, I don't know how to post pics, I've tried once, but it failed......
I'm using my iPod so I may need to download an uploading app. (Or something like this??)

Need to further investigate but really sounds interesting, of course to fully appreciate mono recordings on vinyl its best to have a mono cartridge. I would not spend the money for mono a cartridge as I have so very few mono albums. Although they do sound glorious.

http://www.analogplanet.com/content/monochrome-recordings-takes-vinyl-exclusivity-new-extremes


MONOCHROME Recordings Takes Vinyl Exclusivity to New Extremes


By Michael Fremer • Posted: Aug 19, 2014


Monochrome Recordings is a new vinyl label with a seriously exclusive business model.
The live performances will be "...captured entirely with velocity microphones through Altec pre-amplification." The sessions will then be mixed to a Full-Track Ampex recorder with Westinghouse tube circuitry on Scotch Dynarange tape. Mastering will be ​via a Scully Lathe and Westrex cutter head with pressing done on a Finebilt hand loaded vinyl press.

While the first release originated as a 24 bit digital recording, future recordings will be done on a restored tubed Ampex full-track recorder. The producer also says that all sessions are recorded in stereo in the digital domain using a pair of Neumann SDC's through Grace pre-amplification.

Only 100 copies of each record will be sold at a price that has yet to be announced.

The label recently announced its first vinyl issue: a solo piano recording by jazz pianist Doug Carn whose 1970's albums on the Black Jazz Records label are now considered cult classics by jazz aficionados. Carn has worked with Shirley Horn, Stanley Turrentine, and Lou Donaldson among others.

In 1971 at age 23 Carn released Infant Eyes and a year later issued Spirit of the New Land a Lee Morgan tribute. In 1973 came Revelation. But the vital energy and creativity resulting from his partnership with Jean Carn quickly faded. Now Carn is back.

The solo piano recording was produced at Hamilton Stage Studios in the new Rahway Arts District.

To pre-order or to bitch and moan email: [email protected]

Well some jazz albums are pretty sweet in mono. Miles Davis Round About Midnight is pretty amazing.

But in general I am not a mono fan...

^ I guess they are OK for people who can only afford one speaker or who do not clean their ears 

Edited by Gerinski - August 22 2014 at 01:38

When stereo became popular in the 1960s many mono recordings were electronically enhanced to make a pseudo stereophonic image (called pseudo-stereo, quasi-stereo or rechanneled stereo) since they were recorded and mixed in monophonic, the result was never satisfactory.Just as a stereo recording for CD pressing will be different to that for an LP pressing, the balance and EQ of a mono mix is different to a stereo mix.

Edited by Dean - August 22 2014 at 06:20

Addicted.....yup!

Sheavy wrote: Isn't that a logo for a record company? Can't remember the name.

Hmmm...not sure, if it is one I have never seen don't think, now I gotta go look!

Nice article on Nashville as the "capitol of vinyl", just more reporting of what we already know is going on in music and recording.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/30/nashville-record-presses-vinyl-boom

^ Half my Facebook feed is about 180g vinyl reissues 

Tom Ozric wrote: I just received my Yes 'Heaven And Earth' 2LP Aqua colour. Shame I'm so lame I can't post pics, but let me tell you - it does look better than the quality of the music composed here. The sounds/production are pristine and do bring out a fine balance between all the performers, but after spinning this album twice in a row, I reached for Glass Hammer's only LP (so far) 'Perilous'. It was much better. I love Yes with all my heart, but this is sounding way too contrived. So far, I prefer the SQUACKETT album to H&E. I need to brainwash myself to like it more than I do......not even close, give me Fly From Here any day.

You are resonating what most people say about the new album. There is a post in the new Prog Magazine about the album, essentially saying it is just to bland, a few bright spots but bland.

I am happy with my digital download, if I see it in the used bins I would buy it...at a used price of course.