Hank Crawford and The Marty Paich Orchestra – Soul Of The Ballad (ANADISQ 200™, Half-speed Mastering, 200g)
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Hank Crawford - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
The Marty Paich Orchestra
Conductor – Marty Paich
1 LP, heavy duty Gatefold jacket
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
ANADISQ 200™
Heavy Press : 200g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded February 16 & 20, 1963 in Los Angeles
Engineered by Bill Putnam
Produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in May 1995
Tracks:
Side A:
- Blueberry Hill
- I Left My Heart In San Fransisco
- Stormy Weather
- Sweet Slumber
- If I Didn't Care
- Stardust
Side B:
- Any Time
- Whispering Grass
- Time Out For Tears
- I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
- There Goes My Heart
- Have A Good Time
Reviews :
“This Atlantic LP has been repackaged in a classy audiophile reissue LP by Mobile Fidelity. The soulful altoist Hank Crawford plays a dozen ballads while backed by the Marty Paich Orchestra and the sound reproduction is flawless. Unfortunately the quality of the music itself is not high at all. The repertoire includes more than its share of losers (including "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," "Whispering Grass" and "Time Out For Tears"), the arrangements are quite dull and Crawford does little more than caress the melodies. Definitely a lesser effort.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
ANADISQ 200™ is a special audiophile LP series by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, which features half-speed mastering with the GAIN System technology, numbered limited editions, 200 gram super quality virgin vinyl and special heavy-duty jackets with rice paper inner sleeves. The series was started in 1994 and suspended in 1996. During this period Mobile Fidelity Sound Labhas released only 64 records.
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 : 2 / 5 , Discogs : 4,07 / 5