Shelby Lynne

"identity crisis" is one of my favorites by Shelby Lynne. along with the voice (which is incredible), her writing is just great, and her good taste is really evident in all of her recordings.

"I Am Shelby Lynne" is absolutely essential, but the more I listen to her the more I think everything she does is.

I have the record and like it quite a bit. The vinyl is a bit noisy but listenable. I understand it was recorded analog. Does anyone know if it was mixed and/or mastered in digital for the vinyl (was the same master used for both CD and LP?)? I year a bit of flatness that I normally associate with digital.

I second CMO's suggestion of Loretta Lynns "Van Lear rose" It's the biggest surprises I've encountered in a while! Sounds like some Grateful Dead,Ryan Adams combo. Killer record! Almost puts Mick Jagger to shame! Never thought the queen of Country could sound like this! A must listen!

I'm a big Shelby Lynne (and Allison Moorer) fan, but the jury's still out for me on this one. Perhaps its because the sparse arrangements are such a departure from her prior works. The CD sounds very good and I still listening, but as of now i believe her two prior albums (Idenity Crisis and Suit Yourself) are better.

As to the earlier comments about Lynne not living up to her potential, I believe you can place Shelby Lynne's and Alison Moorer's lack of commercial success directly on the execs in Nashville who decided its easier to market meaningless drivel (generally speaking, of course).

I received a response from Doug Sax. The vinyl was sourced from a 96/24 digital cutting master that was made from the original analog tapes. It is NOT a pure analog LP.