Diunna Greenleaf (D2D)
Vocals – Diunna Greenleaf
Bass – Josh Preslar
Drums – Vernon Daniels
Guitar – John Richardson
1 LP, standard sleeve
Direct-to-Disc recording
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : APO Records
Original Label : APO Records
Recorded at Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, Kansas
Engineered by Katshuiko Sato
Produced by Chad Kassem
Remastered by Kevin Gray
Released in 2010
Tracks:
Side A :
- The Bachelor Man (You Want To Be)
- Resolutions
- Crazy
Side B :
- Love Treasure
- Double Dealing
Reviews :
"Texan songstress Greenleaf and her band Blue Mercy exhibit precisely the kind of fire and grit that exemplifies the great blues and (southern) soul belters of the 1960s and 1970s. Greenleaf acknowledges gospel inspiration and cites Koko Taylor and Aretha Franklin amongst her muses, so you can expect and do receive earthy, powerful interpretations of five tracks that suffer no sonic restraint. If the modernity of the recordings crystal clarity jars with what is a genre of elderly vintage, think of this as you would a b/w movie filmed in high-def. This is shake your booty stuff. I think Im in love." - Ken Kessler, Hi-Fi News
"...That this music is getting recorded and released is by itself a good thing, but the fact that it comes out on audiophile vinyl is a whole lot of icing on the cake. As for the sound, this was analog like I remembered it (minus the hiss, wow, and flutter), with a warm, in-the-room feel from the drums, bass, and acoustic piano and a rich, full sound from acoustic guitars." - Jeff Wilson, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2010
Direct-to-disc (D2D) recording refers to sound recording methods that record audio directly onto analog disc masters bypassing steps as master tapes, overdubs, and mix downs from multi-tracked masters. This approach avoids problems of analog recording tape such as tape hiss (high frequency noise).
Ratings :
HiFi News : Sound Quality: 88%