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24FPS
Definitely a second-tier album. Not one I will listen to often, but I will put on the Virgin edition from time to time. Hard to say where it fits. Better than what came later, EmotionalUnderDirty, but less than Black and Blue, and, obviously, Some Girls, their last coherent album before Hackney Diamonds.
I remember the first time I heard the single coming out of a radio at a record store. I was disappointed because it seemed so obvious and commercial. Almost like they were disavowing their wonderful dark past in favor of being top forty friendly hitmakers. That being said, there are some good, memorable songs on the album besides the IORR single. It still seems beneath them when they play it in concert. Of course I'm not wild about the way they've played Tumblin' Dice since the 1972/73 tours.
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Rockman
Got hold of IORR 7" upon release ......
Spent days in a room with the curtains closed just listening to it
over and over at full volume....that thick murky guitar driven noise...
almost wore that A-side right out ..... still lurv it ....
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TheflyingDutchman
Time Waits for no one and Dance little Sister. One of Taylor's best work in the studio with the Stones.
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RollstoDRSC
I hope and I think there will be due out a special 2 CD edition ..I hope with the "original" first edition of Ronnie Woods version!
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Rockman
Got hold of IORR 7" upon release ......
Spent days in a room with the curtains closed just listening to it
over and over at full volume....that thick murky guitar driven noise...
almost wore that A-side right out ..... still lurv it ....
I often fancy the boys playing IORR the song live after the studio version instead of the all too familiar Chuck Berry-style rock ‘n roll
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ironbelly
I got IORR album in the USSR in the mid-70's from an illegal (from communist's point of view) trade on 270m reel-to-reel tape. The recording was done on 9.53 cm/sec speed. That was done to save the space and to record The Who - Who's Next on the other side .
It was high generation recording, far-far away from the LP that was the source of that record. So you can only imagine the sound quality . It was great album for me. I wear the tape out to the state that magnetic material was falling from the base. So CBS CD is a great sounding version for me. I do not need 'crystal clear' remix . The album might sound just a bit less muddy but that is not mandatory.
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TheflyingDutchman
I got the first release of the album back in the day and the album sounded crystal clear to me - it still does-. I don't know what people are talking about.
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TheflyingDutchman
I got the first release of the album back in the day and the album sounded crystal clear to me - it still does-. I don't know what people are talking about.
Merchandise?
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TheflyingDutchman
I got the first release of the album back in the day and the album sounded crystal clear to me - it still does-. I don't know what people are talking about.
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DandelionPowderman
The drums sound even worse on some tracks, imo.
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24FPS
Definitely a second-tier album. Not one I will listen to often, but I will put on the Virgin edition from time to time. Hard to say where it fits. Better than what came later, EmotionalUnderDirty, but less than Black and Blue, and, obviously, Some Girls, their last coherent album before Hackney Diamonds.
I remember the first time I heard the single coming out of a radio at a record store. I was disappointed because it seemed so obvious and commercial. Almost like they were disavowing their wonderful dark past in favor of being top forty friendly hitmakers. That being said, there are some good, memorable songs on the album besides the IORR single. It still seems beneath them when they play it in concert. Of course I'm not wild about the way they've played Tumblin' Dice since the 1972/73 tours.
And the way they’ve played Tumblin’ Dice since 1972/3 effects the IORR album how?
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24FPS
Definitely a second-tier album. Not one I will listen to often, but I will put on the Virgin edition from time to time. Hard to say where it fits. Better than what came later, EmotionalUnderDirty, but less than Black and Blue, and, obviously, Some Girls, their last coherent album before Hackney Diamonds.
I remember the first time I heard the single coming out of a radio at a record store. I was disappointed because it seemed so obvious and commercial. Almost like they were disavowing their wonderful dark past in favor of being top forty friendly hitmakers. That being said, there are some good, memorable songs on the album besides the IORR single. It still seems beneath them when they play it in concert. Of course I'm not wild about the way they've played Tumblin' Dice since the 1972/73 tours.
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TheflyingDutchman
I got the first release of the album back in the day and the album sounded crystal clear to me - it still does-. I don't know what people are talking about.
Merchandise?
I agree. I loved it when it was 1st released. Still one of my favorite albums. And IORR but I like it is my favorite track.
Time waits for no one is clear and fresh as the day it was released.
Amazing album.
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Rockman
Got hold of IORR 7" upon release ......
Spent days in a room with the curtains closed just listening to it
over and over at full volume....that thick murky guitar driven noise...
almost wore that A-side right out ..... still lurv it ....
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Spud
The original vinyl pressings of IORR did sound OK. The sound was fuller, more "colourful" and immediate.
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Spud
The original vinyl pressings of IORR did sound OK. The sound was fuller, more "colourful" and immediate.
I am not sure if I heard the very first pressing, but a copy of it has never shown up as a bootleg, something you would expect if it sounds so much better than what is available now. Also, Keith commented already in 1975 that they screwed up the mastering, and Andy Johns reviewed the album in 1975 and made comments on how terrible it sounded.
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Spud
The original vinyl pressings of IORR did sound OK. The sound was fuller, more "colourful" and immediate.
I am not sure if I heard the very first pressing, but a copy of it has never shown up as a bootleg, something you would expect if it sounds so much better than what is available now. Also, Keith commented already in 1975 that they screwed up the mastering, and Andy Johns reviewed the album in 1975 and made comments on how terrible it sounded.
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Spud
The original vinyl pressings of IORR did sound OK. The sound was fuller, more "colourful" and immediate.
I am not sure if I heard the very first pressing, but a copy of it has never shown up as a bootleg, something you would expect if it sounds so much better than what is available now. Also, Keith commented already in 1975 that they screwed up the mastering, and Andy Johns reviewed the album in 1975 and made comments on how terrible it sounded.
Mathijs
Also keep in mind that in the days of the first pressing, fans -at least me and my befriended stones fans- were not that obsessed with sound quality i.e these details spoken about here. We were glad that a new Stones vinyl was released and we just enjoyed it. It was a completely different time frame, a different perception.
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24FPS
Definitely a second-tier album. Not one I will listen to often, but I will put on the Virgin edition from time to time. Hard to say where it fits. Better than what came later, EmotionalUnderDirty, but less than Black and Blue, and, obviously, Some Girls, their last coherent album before Hackney Diamonds.
I remember the first time I heard the single coming out of a radio at a record store. I was disappointed because it seemed so obvious and commercial. Almost like they were disavowing their wonderful dark past in favor of being top forty friendly hitmakers. That being said, there are some good, memorable songs on the album besides the IORR single. It still seems beneath them when they play it in concert. Of course I'm not wild about the way they've played Tumblin' Dice since the 1972/73 tours.
Perhaps the Bee Gees are more of your liking?
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24FPS
I certainly wouldn't put the IORR album up against Hackney Diamonds, which I consider to be excellent, and IORR to be mediocre as a Stones album.