Richard Thompson 'Rumor and Sigh' Mo-Fi double LP
Posted by: J.N. on 05 November 2017
Worth a dedicated post I think. I've long loved the 1991 album by our Richard. Mitchell Froom unfortunately killed it in mastering with heavy application of the 'dull' knob - or that's what it sounds like on the CD.
Enter this Mo-Fi remaster by Krieg Wunderlich on double 33 rpm vinyl. Aha! - life - at last.
Not cheap; and allegedly limited to a print run of 3,000, but grande grande!
John.
Nick from Suffolk posted:Thanks for the heads up, but I am not convinced enough to pay £50 for a slightly fruitier bottom end. Now if could do that for my bottom end at that price......
“Sigh...” If only you had a better record deck...
Yours affectionally, etc.
Nick from Suffolk posted:Thanks for the heads up, but I am not convinced enough to pay £50 for a slightly fruitier bottom end. Now if could do that for my bottom end at that price......
He's right Tony. Nick's original vinyl beat the overpriced Mo-Fi reissue for me on my Skottish spinner. Copy duly ordered. It's a bit of a rarity, so decent examples ain't cheap but it cost considerably less than the Mo-Fi version, which will be easily saleable (probably at a profit) in the future.
Why the (presumably) same mix/mastering on original vinyl should sound so much better than the CD remains the eternal mystery, but it does - sounding as though Mitchell Froom has been dragged away from the mastering suite to wreak havoc with the 'Thick/Fat/Flat/Dead/Dull' knob.
John.
Let's hope then that Mitchell Froom doesn't get together with Steven Wilson!
G. Warminger posted:Nick from S, where in my home city (Norwich) did you get the King Crimson? Sailors’ Tail boxed set I suppose?
Burning Shed and yes S's T, all 23 or more (?) CDs
tonym posted:Nick from Suffolk posted:Thanks for the heads up, but I am not convinced enough to pay £50 for a slightly fruitier bottom end. Now if could do that for my bottom end at that price......
“Sigh...” If only you had a better record deck...
Yours affectionally, etc.
Ah indeedy, or perhaps phono stage, but in terms of my system the speakers lack a certain je ne sais quoi?
It was more my (physical) bottom end I am concerned by.
J.N. posted:Nick from Suffolk posted:Thanks for the heads up, but I am not convinced enough to pay £50 for a slightly fruitier bottom end. Now if could do that for my bottom end at that price......
He's right Tony. Nick's original vinyl beat the overpriced Mo-Fi reissue for me on my Skottish spinner. Copy duly ordered. It's a bit of a rarity, so decent examples ain't cheap but it cost considerably less than the Mo-Fi version, which will be easily saleable (probably at a profit) in the future.
Why the (presumably) same mix/mastering on original vinyl should sound so much better than the CD remains the eternal mystery, but it does - sounding as though Mitchell Froom has been dragged away from the mastering suite to wreak havoc with the 'Thick/Fat/Flat/Dead/Dull' knob.
John.
That's quite a tempting course of action John. The MoFi album's so much nicer than my CD version, but I do so dislike having to jump up to change sides so often. My only doubt is whether a good enough S/H copy can be sourced - the MoFi's a lovely bit of noisless vinyl.
Yeah; that's my concern with an old original copy Tony. One pays to some extent for a high quality/flat/quiet pressing with Mo-Fi. Can't fault them in that regard, and the Mo-Fi vinyl sounds hugely better than the CD.
Buying an original LP via Discogs (as I am) is relatively risk-free in my experience because vendors will generally issue an immediate refund if one is not happy.
John.