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Time to really dive into Taj Mahal’s early/middle years. Already have TM, Natch’l Blues & Real Thing but the rest is uncharted territory, starting tonight with:
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Listening now to this stereo/mono CD.
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Time to really dive into Taj Mahal’s early/middle years. Already have TM, Natch’l Blues & Real Thing but the rest is uncharted territory, starting tonight with:
I was listening to Sirius XM BB King Blues Channel in the car and this Sonny Landreth song came on called Congo Square and I loved it.
I looked it up and bought the CD, which the whole CD is great, this now makes two Sonny Landreth CD's I have, the other Bound By The Blues.
Sonny Landreth-Grant Street (Live) 2005.
16bit/44.1Khz. DR's are 7's, 8's, 9.
I looked it up and bought the CD, which the whole CD is great, this now makes two Sonny Landreth CD's I have, the other Bound By The Blues.
Sonny Landreth-Grant Street (Live) 2005.
16bit/44.1Khz. DR's are 7's, 8's, 9.
New Thin Lizzy Box Set
(CD 3 Live, Rarities, Demos & Outtakes, Radio One Concert)
Vagabonds Of The Western World
16bit/44.1Khz DR's are 10's, 11's, 12's.
(CD 3 Live, Rarities, Demos & Outtakes, Radio One Concert)
Vagabonds Of The Western World
16bit/44.1Khz DR's are 10's, 11's, 12's.
Interesting I have never seen that brand, Master Sound, Have they done a series?Sly and the Family Stone Stand! Gold
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Columbia started their Mastersound series in 1980 to compete with MoFi. I have a few but looking over the discogs list below .... hardly a dent in what was released......Vinyl and Chromium Dioxide cassettes are listed but there were quite a few released as Gold CDs in premium packaging:
https://www.discogs.com/label/367701-CBS-Mastersound
And a few comments from SHF regarding the sound quality of a number of their releases:
https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/sony-mastersound-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.1526/
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And just dug this one out of my pile
![Bruce Springsteen Collection: Born To Run [Mastersound issue, version 2]](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0b6/0b61ea17bd09b752f7436b686d0ad605 "Bruce Springsteen Collection: Born To Run [Mastersound issue, version 2]")
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there were 2 distinct releases of these titles. The first version had the big longbox with the second re-release being cd size with a outer dust cover. see pics
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Are they all made in Japan?
Wow , you old timers have left me in the dust on this subject, Master Sound.
Are they good? Are they inexpensive?
Are they good? Are they inexpensive?
The Rang
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Taj Mahal
First solo album from 1968.
One of the greatest debuts ever?
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IMHO, Taj's best!!
Bought several of the Gold Mastersound CD's:
long box:
Kind of Blue
CTA
Stand
slipcases:
Child is Father - BS&T BONUS: 10 MONO AUDITION TRACKS
JT
Blowin Your Mind $85 EBay
I believe that CTA & Stand were not repressed in slipcases
Many later titles like Child & Blowin; were only pressed as CD-size slipcases.
Bought several of the Gold Mastersound CD's:
long box:
Kind of Blue
CTA
Stand
slipcases:
Child is Father - BS&T BONUS: 10 MONO AUDITION TRACKS
JT
Blowin Your Mind $85 EBay
I believe that CTA & Stand were not repressed in slipcases
Many later titles like Child & Blowin; were only pressed as CD-size slipcases.
I have two bought in Buffalo for less than $20 each when just released.
Janis Joplin / Pearl - mastered by Vic Anesini
Sly & the Family Stone / Stand! - mastered by Kevin Boutote
they are good. Some just good. some exceptional good. Discogs is your friend on the subject and search. And Ebay is yer bud to purchase as deals can be had on them. Good deals = 20 to 25 bucks per disc. Be patient to find those deals. BTW - they sound awesome in a Luxie spinner
Here is the one to get if you want to test the waters -
https://www.discogs.com/release/7032164-Chicago-Transit-Authority-Chicago-Transit-Authority
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And dug this one out of the pile and played it all the way through ...Stereo Review offered this back in the 80's at a special price for subscribers and it sounds fantastic with cuts from West Sde Story [original Cast], Miles Davis [Kind of Blue], Dave Brubeck, Springsteen, Boston, et alia ...... very audiophile sounding utilizing Columbia's proprietary Super Bit Mapping which promised 20 bit resolution from a 16/44.1 CD!
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And dug this one out of the pile and played it all the way through ...Stereo Review offered this back in the 80's at a special price for subscribers and it sounds fantastic with cuts from West Sde Story [original Cast], Miles Davis [Kind of Blue], Dave Brubeck, Springsteen, Boston, et alia ...... very audiophile sounding utilizing Columbia's proprietary Super Bit Mapping which promised 20 bit resolution from a 16/44.1 CD!
I was an avid subscriber to Stereo Review (actually still subscribe) and LOVED those opportunities to get those audiophile recordings.
Kind of Blue Mastersound was the first issue ever that was speed corrected on the side A tracks
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