Re: stones 60's stereo recordings!
Date: September 1, 2005 23:26
Hey Davido, I bought the London Hot Rocks 1 back in 86 as an import at Sam The Record Man in Vancouver. I paid $29.99 for it! I also paid that much for the second disc. Arm and a leg back then. I managed to buy all the import London Stones collection around that time, including Rolling Stones 1, 12x5, Out of Our Heads, Between The Buttons, Aftermath, Beggars and Let It Bleed. As you know, these were mastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound, so the quality was alot better than the domestic ABCKO remasters from 86.
The one good thing about Satisfaction on that disc is you can really hear Stu's piano playing, which is almost non existent on other CD's. Also, Play With Fire is in stereo, which I prefer even over the mono remasters.
The stereo tracks that really impress me on the 2002 remasters are on 12x5 like Around and Around and It's All Over Now. The songs they recorded at Chess sound so crisp, even compared to the LA RCA sessions.