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A couple of Beardfish LPs arrived this week:

+4626 Comfortzone

The Void

I so wish they hadn't disbanded. They're one of my favourites.

Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen

David_D wrote:

New, hot purchase, Led Zepp IV, 1977 US, Presswell press, almost NM/NM (not on Discogs Approve

).

My first LP-version of this album, sounds f**king good. Tongue

All the Zepp LPs sound soooo much better than any CD. Bonzo's drums are so much bigger on LP. Plus you get huge slam effect that is totally missing on the CDs. The pricey ones are stamped RL in the run out groove, as those are considered the best sounding. The RL stamped of II can be hot cut though. The reissues from 2014 are pretty good, cut from 24bit files.

A couple of Gungfly LPs in the post today (the next best thing to Beardfish lol)

On Her Journey to the Sun

Alone Together

Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen

David_D wrote:

The music is quite great, but the production is quite a bit of digital plastic-fantastic sound, especially the drums. Unhappy

To be fair, I better tell here that I now have got some informations, which may indicate that the character of the production is intended.

quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond

Gentle and Giant wrote:

Catcher10 wrote:

Gungfly?? 'splain please....

Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly. Her also formed Beardfish Smile

https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=5341

The new Rhino High Fidelity release of The Cars, cut by Kevin Gray is amazing!! I have an OG version from '78 mastered by George Marino at Sterling which sounds excellent, but this new version is brilliant. And for $40, all analog from original master tapes....sweet!

Only 5,000 were pressed..

Edited by Catcher10 - June 06 2023 at 19:40

A couple cool videos on the new Rhino series.....And one of Elliot Easton talking about recording the album

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The last step of this process will shock you !!

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Catcher10 wrote:

The new Rhino High Fidelity release of The Cars, cut by Kevin Gray is amazing!! I have an OG version from '78 mastered by George Marino at Sterling which sounds excellent, but this new version is brilliant. And for $40, all analog from original master tapes....sweet!

Only 5,000 were pressed..

I've been spinning this album a lot, like every other day or so. I know it back and forth, inside out and upside down. I tend to like Candy-O better, but this one has a massive spot in my heart from '78, I think I was a freshman in HS.

This new version is simply stellar, the band is in my room, the 3D effects of depth of vocals is nutz. The music moves back and forth and has a huge soundstage, simply a joy to listen to.

The OG sounds excellent but this one is amazing.....

I also have CD versions, which are very good simply due to the fact it is an analog recording. This record is a perfect example of why analog recordings captured sound light years better than anything digital. I have a ton of digital, but it simply does not hold a candle to an analog to tape recording.

Kevin Gray took the original tapes and created an album that brings you into the studio in 1978. Everyone on music forums are calling this album the definitive version to own....and by the way it was only $40 bucks.

Mike from the In Groove........