The very best sound: Direct to Disc

Geez guys, I said many d-2-d’s are tepid, not all of them! That’s why I was willing to pay $75 for a Mint copy of For Duke, the most I've ever spent on an LP. In the not tepid column I would include many of the Classical titles. Classical musicians are used to playing entire sides with no overdubs to correct mistakes. Jazz guys too. Have you heard the old joke about mistakes? If you repeat a "wrong" note next time around in the song, it’s no longer a mistake.

Eric - you and I have spent enough time in recording studio to realize what a feat a d2d side represents - nobody nails it perfectly. Yes the Thelma is bright , hot, saturated on spots but in the right parts her voice is monumental:-) 

happy 70th dude - will send you a disc or two - ))) Brother 

Eric - do you have that Crystal Clear Charlie Musselwhite?????

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Hey @tomic601, good one! That I filed Musselwhite's d-2-d LP (Times Are Gettin' Tougher Than Tough) not in my "audiophile" section, but rather in with the "normal" LP's, proves that I value it not just for sound but for music as well. I found a copy up here in Vancouver for ten bucks, but it's not the cleanest copy. I guess the previous owner wasn't an audiophile. ;-)

One of my favorite records to listen to is: Les Brown and his band of renown Goes Direct To Disc. It was manufactured in West Germany and the label is Century Records. It says limited edition.

I was also wondering if anybody else finds 45 RPM albums to be too noisy?