Finally received my copy from Eric Records and played it through the [discrete] SUPER mode of my pre/pro and I was startled to hear an extremely immersive discrete mix from these vintage recordings. The first cut, Herb Alpert's Lonely Bull was a bit shrill but once the rest of the album progressed it was sheer nirvana.
Glad you liked it, I was pretty sure you would. I probably own about 90% of their catalog and have never been disappointed. I look forward to the new releases, usually around every three months and if there's any of my favorite tunes on them (and there usually is) I get them without hesitation. As is stated on the artwork, "remastered for collector's by collector's" and you can hear the love.
Nilsson is an all time favorite of mine. The mono version is a thing of beauty, too. I came upon the promo (radio only) box that RCA issued to promote the release of PSS. I wish I still had that baby!
For 10 bonus points, name three artists that were part of the RCA Group Quake! Lol
After RCA somewhat successfully launched Nilsson, they tried to cultivate more acts to round out their rock roster in order to better compete with Columbia/WEA, etc. In 1968, RCA issued a promo only album for radio to introduce some of these new acts and they were marketed under the umbrella title of THE GROUPQUAKE. Aside from The Youngbloods, none of the other acts gained much traction. However, one of the inaugural groupquake releases is now regarded by its devotees as a certified pop masterpiece. The Family Tree's one and only LP is an overly ambitious, stunning debut (and a concept album to boot,) with the somewhat perplexing title of Miss Butters. Here's a front/back pic of The Groupquake vinyl.
GREAT looking cover, BTW, Ricko and a definite candidate for the RHINO QUADIO treatment!
