Queen, always a concert disappointment, but you could say you were there. It was obvious that what Freddie did in the studio was impossible in concert. They always sounded much better on vinyl/recorded, regardless of quality. Freddie, what a voice.
Hollywood Records reissue of Queen "Jazz"
I bought this a couple of days ago with high hopes that it would sound better than my original purchased... well, a long time ago.
I cleaned it before playing with a VPI 17 using AI fluid. The first response was disgust with all the surface noise before track 1 started. I pulled the LP and used the deep cleaning fluid and pure water. Back to the TT. This time it sounded dull and lifeless, muted. I removed again and cleaned once more with regular fluid. The sound was better but the surface noise was still there.
I grabbed an old Amiga Queen LP to see if the recordings were really that bad. The Amiga has some surface noise but nothing like the Hollywood Records reissue, and sounds a lot better than HR lp.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
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