I cracked open my copy of figure 8 and to my dismay also found out that they used the.
Steve hoffman best vinyl 2016.
Pressing quality is just okay.
180 gram vinyl number of tracks.
Call me crazy and you wouldn t be the first but when i spend 25 or 50 on a 180 gram reissue i want to know the source used and who did the cutting plating and pressing.
Abkco which owned the group s british decca era catalog hired legendary mastering engineer bob ludwig to handle mastering of its catalog while universal which controlled the group s own label released a box set with no mastering credits.
The irony wasn t lost on stones fans when abkco and universal simultaneously issued rolling stones vinyl box sets back in 2010.
Steven wilson 2013 2016 stereo mixes.
With 2016 s best soundtracks and record sleeves complete we continue our end of year review with archival releases.
Thick vinyl with a good protective inner sleeve.
Today elliott smith s 2 major label albums xo and figure 8 were reissued on what seems to be ume.
Steve woolard box set engineers.
Howlin wolf how many more years steve hoffman remaster vinyl rip the blues hangout after hours.
Chris bellman lacquers cut at bernie grundman mastering.
For the next decade he was responsible for compiling.
Steve hoffman is an american mastering engineer.
But we don t get that vital information as often as we d like do we.
From the 1986 vinyl remaster.
25 on 6 lps producers.
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During the late 1970s hoffman joined mca records as catalog research and development coordinator.
2015 was the first year that catalogue sales overtook those of current releases and our rear view mirrors only seem to have widened in 2016.
Bb king called this his best live performance.
Eddie offord gary martin mike dunne guy bidmead genaro rippo original recordings and tapes.
Yes and eddie offord original recordings.
Sounds wonderful on wax.
In the early 1970s hoffman worked in radio and earned a degree in mass communications from california state university northridge.