Mahavishnu Orchestra, The - Birds of Fire (Red Label) - Hot Stamper

Mahavishnu Orchestra, The - Birds of Fire (Red Label) - Hot Stamper*NOTE: On side 1, the edge and first (approx.) 90 seconds of track 1, "Birds of Fire," play Mint Minus Minus to EX++. On side 2, the edge and first (approx.) 90 seconds of track 1, "One Word," also play Mint Minus Minus to EX++. *NOTE: This record was not noisy enough to rate our M to EX++ grade, but it's not quite up to our standards for Mint Minus Minus either. This is the band at the peak of their powers and, no pun intended, on fire. This may be

especially if you’ve been playing the kind of dry

they can’t tell you what it sounds like

What We're Listening For On Nursery Cryme

Some of them are aggressive

Lots of things

We are of course here referring to the good modern mastering of 50+ years ago

there are only three in our opinion that actually support their reputation as studio wizards and recording geniuses

These two rocked FM radio in the 70s as good as any band of their time and far better than most

from the miking to the final mix and every step in between

What We're Listening For On For The Roses

It was quickly discarded

It robs the music of some essential energy