Bad Company - Straight Shooter (UK Vinyl) - White Hot Stamper

Bad Company - Straight Shooter (UK Vinyl) - White Hot StamperThe sophomore jinx is nowhere to be found on this album. In fact, you could make a pretty good case that this is actually a better album than their debut. The best pressings of this Bad Company classic have rock energy that cannot be beat. This vintage UK Island pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records rarely even BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn't showing signs of coming back. If you love

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Not many vintage tube-mastered records manage to balance all the sonic elements as correctly as this copy does

The music is not so much about the details in the recording

I am pleased to report that the WHOMP factor on these sides was nothing short of massive

The louder you play it

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spitty sibilance

there is another mark that plays approx

The other giant on this record is John Coltrane

the acid-drenched soundscapes created by Jimi and producer Eddie Kramer are certainly going to be exciting to the kind of audiophile who still digs Classic Rock

there is a mark that plays 4 times at a moderate level about 1/8" into track 2

there’s a very good chance I would choose this one -- that’s of course assuming I could have a copy that sounds as good as this one does