Sonics on Cassandra Wilson New LP

That's bad news - I was just going to order the LP :(

Thanks for posting that she has a new album. I'll pick it up on CD(sold my turntable recently).

Usually her recordings are a bit bass heavy and have warm mids and soft treble.

When you say bad sonics on LP what do you mean?
In what way is it a bad recording?

Just read a couple of professional reviews, and the Amazon customer reviews on the CD.

No one complained about the sonics per se, but one of the professional reviews reported that the album was recorded during informal spontaneous sessions in a rented house in Mississippi. The BBC reviewer wrote "The Mississippi house feels so much a part of this recording that it deserves to be credited on the sleeve."

Maybe it's a matter of opinion whether the house contributes to or takes away from the overall sound of the recording. And maybe, for some technical reason, the recording environment adds to the CD but takes away from the LP.

Presently I have an all digital kit and will probably buy the CD. But I hope a good review of the LP comes along for your analogue folks.

Bad sonics meaning instruments are hard to hear and the overall band sound is lacking. Sounds like listening through a wall. I also have her album "Traveling Miles" on LP and put it on after listening to the new one and it sounded great.

I just picked up the CD. Briefly listened to 2 songs in the car and it does sound weird. Can't really point out what the problem is yet, but certainly not the best quality recording. Almost sounds like it was recorded in the bar or something. When I listen to it at home I'll know better.