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No Vocals from Grateful Dead RSD LP

Hello -- this problem has me perplexed. I purchased the Grateful Dead LP on RSD and when I played it, I didn't get any vocal output. So I emailed the distributor (Rhino), which sent me another copy. I put it on last night and ... no vocals! All my other vinyl plays perfectly. My system is a Thorens 165 turntable w/Grado Sonata cartridge, Dynaco ST70 power amp, Dynaco PAS 2 preamp, Budgie phono preamp, and Dahlquist D-10 speakers. I plan on going to a record store here and they have turntables and I hope they will allow me to play the album to see if I get any vocals from another system. However, any idea/troubleshooting to find out why I"m having this the problem with this LP? Thanks!.
theeditor
boxer12
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bdp24, You never miss an opportunity (gotta hand it to you for that)... Made me laugh though
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bdp24
9,457 posts
 
Aw, I was kiddin’ (sorta). I’d much rather listen to the slightly flat, stiff singing of Jerry and Bob (they are rather awkward singers, not sounding like it comes naturally to them, and not good at phrasing) than the perfect intonation of "entertainer"-type singers, with their overly-emotive, cynically-calculated, phony performances, with forced, excessive vibrato (to show how "good" a singer he or she is). At Jerry and Bob are honestly inept. Oops, there I go again.
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fsonicsmith
934 posts
 
Now if you can just get rid of the endless guitar noodling you might end up with a decent record! 
theeditor OP
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I went to a record store and played the album on its system and the vocals were clear. I changed the phono cartridge on my system to see if that was the problem and I heard vocals for one song, then nothing but instrumental...
theeditor OP
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so I just disconnected my phono preamp and now I'm getting vocals? ...
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