Bad Company - Self-Titled - Hot Stamper

Bad Company - Self-Titled - Hot StamperPractically every side two of this album has some surface noise in the left channel. Since it occurs on so many copies, we suspect an acetate issue as opposed to a vinyl issue, which means it was probably there on the copy you might have cracked open yourself in 1974. This vintage UK Island 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

If you don't think a Hot Stamper pressing sounds as good as we've described

surrounded by the natural space and cool air of his New Jersey studio

and Charlie Rouse's sax sounds just right -- totally free of the "RVG squawk" we often hear on old Blue Notes

(We criticize The Beatles on CD in a number of our Hot Stamper commentaries

But three better sounding records by one artist -- assuming you have good copies to work with -- would be hard to find

Learning the Record

In fact their pressing is just plain awful

" It has the Tubey Magical sound we love here at Better Records

Believe us when we tell you

60 seconds about 1/2 way into track 1 on side 2

Get all the top end you can from whatever turntable adjustment

If you're looking to demonstrate just how good 1966 All Tube Analog sound can be