Klugh, Earl - Finger Paintings - White Hot Stamper

Klugh, Earl - Finger Paintings - White Hot Stamper*NOTE: There is a pressing bubble that plays as 3 pops (2 loud, 1 light) near the end of track 1 on side 1, "Dr. Macumba." This vintage Blue Note 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 recording, actually being able to "see" the performers, and feeling as if you are sitting in the studio with

along with worn-out stampers and bad vinyl and five-gram needles that scrape off the high frequencies

The bass here is well-defined with real weight and lots of punch

Even though the original Pink Label pressings are mastered by Robert Ludwig

What’s interesting about that is that this album allows all the other players plenty of time to share the spotlight

this time from his 1975 debut for Pablo

What We're Listening For On Oh Yeah

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

Melvin Lastie – trumpet

the edge and first (approx

If you're looking for quiet vinyl

and there's a good reason for that: not many copies of the album provide strong evidence for any of the above qualities

The first unsuccessful test involved overdubbing a "Fats Domino early rock & roll thing" over Dylan's earlier