Whats on your turntable tonight?

"Building the Perfect Beast"

Neither of these had ever been US cleaned. I steamed them both, then listened. Will US clean later. "BTPB" is way more open at the same volume level now. It is recorded hotter as well.

Fleet Foxes "Helplessness Blues"

(I've US cleaned the Don Henley lps now. Upon closer inspection "TEOTI" lp/1989, surprisingly has no bar code, and happens to have 1A at the beginning of it's index #s in the dead wax on each side. "BTPB" lp/1984, my copy is a RCA Music Club pressing, with bard code. Given these findings, this comparison isn't a great one.)

With my copies.........
"BTPB", (the RCA Music Club copy)... it was night and day from side one to side two. Side two was less hot or in your face and actually enjoyable. Side one was way too hot.
"TEOTI" the (1A, no bar code copy)...has an analog type warmth that is most receptive and has easy to follow bass lines. It is consistent from one side to the other. Certainly more enjoyable and a keeper.

Both lps have some really good songs but my favorite, on a purely song biased consideration would be "TEOTI".

I have a record show in a couple of weeks. ?????

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