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ironbelly
So called 'old US ABKCO' CDs are full of out-of-phase mono tracks. I do not know if they make it on intent or that was just mastering/manufacturing error. Anyway, for many of those tracks channels do not cancel out if one will make subtraction. There will be a residual signal (in many cases quite big one). Thus, you can call all those tracks either 'poorly balanced mono' or 'out-of-phase mono' or 'fake stereo'.
As an example - Got Live If You Want It! It supposed to be in mono. But this is not 100% pure digital mono (at some places it is clearly electronically reproduced stereo) and the mix does not correspond to the original LP mono mix. To make things more funny, this old ABKCO mix was reproduced almost identically for 2002 remaster.
Electronically Reproduced Stereo on other CDs (these are easily to get) and very obvious
Flowers [ABKCO 75092]
02-Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
09-Mother's Little Helper
Through The Past Darkly US version [ABKCO 80032]
05-Mother's Little Helper
10-Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
Hot Rocks [ABKCO 66672]
07-Mother's Little Helper
More Hot Rocks [ABKCO 62672]
10-Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In the Shadow?
Little Red Rooster and Good Times, Bad Times on old ABKCO CDs are as good mono as you can get. The residual signal after channel subtraction is on the level ~ -45dB.
That is different mastering from different period and it is pure digital mono.Quote
exilestones
I think Little Red Rooster on Grrr! sounds great too!
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exilestones
Do you know of any more fake stereo on Old Abkco? I can't believe I'm buying these Old Abkco for fake stereo.
We discussed Paint It Black a year or so ago. At the moment there is nothing to add to that discussion.Quote
exilestones
Another great hunt would be to gather every version of Hot Rocks to find out which version of which song is on each. Paint It Black (long, short, stereo or mono?), Heart of Stone (stereo intro then mono? WTF?) explain that one?
Hot Rocks is always a treasure chest and we never know exactly what is in it.