Bob Dylan - Planet Waves (Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering)
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Bob Dylan – guitar, piano harmonica, vocals, cover artwork [click here to see more vinyl featuring Bob Dylan]
Rick Danko – bass guitar
Levon Helm – drums, mandolin
Garth Hudson – Hammond organ, accordion
Richard Manuel – piano, drums
Robbie Robertson – guitar
Ken Lauber – conga (B1)
1 LP, gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Asylum Records
Recorded November 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 14, 1973 at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles
Engineered by Rob Fraboni
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1974
Reissued in 2015
Tracks:
Side A :
- On a Night Like This
- Going, Going, Gone
- Tough Mama
- Hazel
- Something There Is About You
- Forever Young
Side B :
- Forever Young (Continued)
- Dirge
- You Angel You
- Never Say Goodbye
- Wedding Song
Reviews :
"Reteaming with the Band, Bob Dylan winds up with an album that recalls New Morning more than The Basement Tapes, since Planet Waves is given to a relaxed intimate tone -- all the more appropriate for a collection of modest songs about domestic life. As such, it may seem a little anticlimactic since it has none of the wildness of the best Dylan and Band music of the '60s -- just an approximation of the homespun rusticness. Considering that the record was knocked out in the course of three days, its unassuming nature shouldn't be a surprise, and sometimes it's as much a flaw as a virtue, since there are several cuts that float into the ether. Still, it is a virtue in places, as there are moments -- "On a Night Like This," "Something There Is About You," the lovely "Forever Young" -- where it just gels, almost making the diffuse nature of the rest of the record acceptable." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3,5 / 5 , Discogs : 3,95 / 5