Nelson, Willie - Without A Song - Super Hot Stamper

Nelson, Willie - Without A Song - Super 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. Once again Willie is backed by a top notch backing band fronted by the one and only Booker T. Jones. Drop the needle on "Once In A While" and dig the uncanny presence of the vocal and astonishing clarity of the ensemble. Much like

The brass is textured with just the right amount of bite (but not to the point of sounding gritty)

bands that wanted to play rock music but felt shackled by the chains of the conventional pop song

no pun intended

You probably never thought you'd ever use an AC/DC LP as a Demo Disc

" also play Mint Minus Minus to EX++

and the mids sound right on the money

This vintage Caribou pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce

What We're Listening For On Fool on the Hill

He really does swing in high stereo

This Demo Disc quality recording should be part of any serious rock collection

lots of air in the flutes

They're front and center where any recording engineer worth his salt -- Elliot Scheiner and Roger Nichols in this case -- would have put them