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Grateful Dead: Mars Hotel LP recording

Was listening last night, starting with Graham Nash: Songs for beginners, Judy Collins S/T, and finished with MFSL Mars Hotel.  I have to confess, it was a late one, and I tweaked my VTA at the end of the Nash LP. But to my ears, it was better after the VTA change. The Nash LP was a pleasant surprise, hadn't heard it in years. Great listening session, but Mars Hotel was sonically underwhelming. A bit flat, and diffuse….Such great music, but had nothing going on. I hadn't listened to it in some time, but never remembered it was such a subpar sounding record.  A real shame, because it is a NM LP, the old MFSL too. (-:  
fjn04
raymonda
855 posts
 
Yes, Mars Hotel is the equivalent to Katy Lied, great music but a bit lacking in sound. 

It is flat sounding, and acking in frequency extremes. Too bad cause there's some good music on there. Unbroken Chain for one.
fjn04 OP
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Indeed- Steely Dan have such great sounding LP's, but something went wrong w/ KL. Scarlet Begonia's, China Doll, Unbroken Chain…. Mars Hotel is such great music. Oh well. Have to hand it to The Dead, they made some great sounding LP's. Oh- And that music (-: Cheers -Don
wrm57
1,040 posts
 
My MoFi Mars Hotel sounds just like yours, fjn04. I always thought I got a bad pressing, but apparently not.
garybx
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I don't have the MFSL Mars Hotel, but I do have an original pressing. I'll have to pull it off the shelf and see how that pressing sounds.
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snackeyp
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I own all of the MoFi issues of Dead LPs and have not been impressed by most of them.  MoFi in general has never blown me away.  Very hit or miss in my experience.
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