Various Artists - Ritual Fire Dance / Entremont - Hot Stamper

Various Artists - Ritual Fire Dance / Entremont - Hot Stamper*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. If you're looking for quiet vinyl, this is probably not the best copy for you. This vintage Columbia 360 Stereo pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn't showing signs of coming back. If you love hearing INTO a

but what makes the sound of these recordings so special is the weight and power of the brass and the timbral accuracy of the instruments in every section

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on the better copies you can actually pick out the musicians in the studio and make sense of their individual contributions

Audiophiles are supposed to be the ones who can appreciate the wide range of colors Herrmann created

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"With Our Love" turned out to be one of the better tests for side one

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) It should be part of any serious popular music collection

Achieving just the right balance of "Moody Blues Sound" and transparency is no mean feat

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What The Best Sides Of Thursday Night at the Village Vanguard Have To Offer Is Not Hard To Hear