Eric Clapton covers Robert Johnson

just spent a small fortune on brand new DCC CD Queen's Day at the Races

Are you sure? The only Queen on DCC I know of is "A Night At the Opera" GZS-1144. I have all the Gold DCCs.

I like the Eric Clapton CD - but I'm not ecstatic about it.

Regards,

Aloha from Hawaii. For those of you interested in the album but who don't want to drop $30 or so, there is a 140 gram version pressed by Classic Records as well. Found it in my local shop for $18.00. Nice and flatpressing. The music is pretty good too.

Norah Jones 120/140 gram LP on BLue Note by comparison is poorer. The pressing isnt that flat and the glue has come undone on both top and bottom of the record jacket.

Haven't listened enough to the EC to comment on the highs, but for sure there was digital work done on this. Enjoy the music first though!

Terry

Terry:

I wonder if the album jacket's glue isn't more suseptible to the Hawaiian humidity?

BTW, I just ordered a stack of 140 grams from Mosaic's website (actually it's Trueblue.com, which is linked to Mosaic, which is itself linked to the Blue Note site). ANYWAY, these pressings are usually $10.95, which I think is a heckuva deal for some brand-new vinyl. We'll see how it goes.

Humid in Hawaii? Been there four times, never found it humid. Maybe you're thinking of the Caribbean.

I also never cared for ECs work after Derek and the Dominos. Sonewhat passionless and mundane compared to Cream.

I like my acoustic blues on the raw side and although I respect ECs ability, guitar more than vocal, he has a tendency to be smooooth. This tendency has the effect, at least for me, of homogenizing what should be a gritty experience. The devils music, down at the crossroads, meets champagne bubbly music out dere in Nort Dakota! I agree with Tomryan above, Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos. It's been a search since then.