Whats on your turntable tonight?

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!Ray

Ray, sides 2-4 are definitely good. I'm still trying to figure out Side 1 ('Round Midnight). I think what I'm hearing is a constant accompaniment of brushes from the drummer -- sounds really strange in the left channel across Monk's piano and made me think the pressing was defective at first. I'm becoming convinced that it's just the sound that's on the tape and that this more highly resolving mastering is no longer masking it, but I don't have any other copy to compare it to. I need to listen to this side again. Other than this, all the virtues of Analogue Productions' 45rpm mastering are in place.
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Rushton, On the subject of the Cat Stevens, Teaser and the Firecat MoFi reissue (mine #0559) sounds splendid. I also have a first press of it on A&M SP4313 that sounds quite good yet isn't as quiet (surface wise) or timbre correct as the MoFi IMHO. So who is Tom Port and what is his issue with this beautiful record? Doesn't he like the MoFi?
Cheers!

Raytheprinter, Pardon me for interjecting. "The Mulligan meets Monk" performance is an unusual but cool east meets west (coast) juxtaposition. Thelonious is one bad cat as I'm sure you are aware.
Analogue Productions has not made one single dog or for that matter even a single So-so 45RPM pressing in this entire series including the Mulligan meets Monk title. I am receiving all of them as a member in the first 50 something numbered pressings from Chad and I can't say enough about how outstanding each and every one of these records is. They are some of the best pressings ever made IMHO.
Happy listening!

Gentleman, You sparked my curiosity, not being able to recall the sound in question. After listening to the side one ('Round Midnight) of "Mulligan meets Monk" I believe the sound you are referring to in the left channel is brush work "stirring" if you will, across a drum skin throughout the piece. It is subtle and falls behind both the piano and monk’s verbal antics almost leaving a vale of white noise but with somewhat more grain. If it were not for the holiday I am sure Chad Kassem would be handy for a reality check phone call.
Best wishes for the holiday!

An original brown label A&M pressing of "Teaser" is clearly superior to the MoFi. Not even close. I have both. The MoFi is a tad quieter but the A&M is simply much more dynamic.