John Martyn - Solid Air Abbey Road half speed remaster

Hi Richard

i have it and think it's fabulous, a super recording/mastering. I have nothing to compare to other than cd but I use it as a demo album when someone wants to hear vinyl when visiting. 

carruthers esq. posted:

Hi Richard

i have it and think it's fabulous, a super recording/mastering. I have nothing to compare to other than cd but I use it as a demo album when someone wants to hear vinyl when visiting. 

Thanks carruthers, there is a thread on Steve Hoffman forums which seems to generally approve of the Abbey Road Half Speed re-issues albeit with one or two posters complaining of some annoying clicks on their copies of Solid Air. I hope that's not a representative sample, any issues with your copy?
Anyway I have a sneaking suspicion that my Wife has ordered me a copy for my forthcoming Birthday

I have the new Abbey Road mastering and I think it sounds tremendous. Far better than an earlier pressing I used to own. No surface noise issues either on my copy.

Thanks John101

I too have a copy Richard and echo the comments of the previous posters, absolutely great sound and no problems with my pressing. Compared it with  J.N. 's original and it certainly equalled it if not bettered it. 

Thank you Michael, looking forward to seeing if her indoors has taken notice of my hints

Thanks for all your helpful comments. Her indoors has indeed noted my hints and a copy of Solid Air is sitting in the rack cruelly teasing me. Why? Because some numpty white van man who didn't have his eyes on the road drove in to me at speed, sending me into orbit from my bicycle and causing a compression fracture of a vertebrae. After a few painful days in hospital I am now at him with limited mobility in a body brace and cant operate my LP12!

hopefully my eagerness to hear this new Abbey Road remaster will help motivate a timely recovery.

Grrrrrrrrrr!

Sorry to hear about your accident - sounds very painful, but I hope there's no lasting effects. I too can vouch for that version of Solid Air - hope it's not too long before you can give it a spin.

Clive

Thanks Clive, I've been advised at least 8 weeks in an LPSO Brace. I cant bend low enough at the moment to operate my LP12 on a knee high Sound Organisation stand, it might make for good physiotherapy exercises in due course though! In the meantime its CD only as I can operate that without crouching
Even more annoying was the fact that I was cycling on my way to see Georgie Fame when the idiot ran me over. The ever so kindly management at The wonderful  Shoreham Ropetackle Arts Centre though have given me credit for the tickets towards any future event, now that's customer service!