Reviews
Hugo Montenegro And His Orchestra - Music From "A Fistful Of Dollars" & "For A Few Dollars More" & "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly" as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 30, 2026
This one could sound better, but the vinyl quality is bad. This is also a tough on to track. Those bright trumpets make some real noise when you're playing a 60 year old record that hasn't been cared for.
Starland Vocal Band - Starland Vocal Band as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 30, 2026
This is such a corny album. Not in a fun, let's get together and make fun of it kind of way. There's that one song on it we all like, then there's the rest. It's abysmal. It's tough to not turn off. No wonder they hid the hit on track 8.
This pressing is noisy and off center and the cut isn't very good. Lots of playback distortion. Meh...
Save your money for pot and get to that happy place you're looking for that way...
This pressing is noisy and off center and the cut isn't very good. Lots of playback distortion. Meh...
Save your money for pot and get to that happy place you're looking for that way...
Starland Vocal Band - Starland Vocal Band as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 30, 2026
edited 11 days ago
I'm listening to the Indianapolis pressing right now. It's not harsh. There is an extra bit of 3-5kHz added to the vocals in the mix, but it's nothing that doesn't sound like either records of the time. It's well within normal ranges of engineering.
This was recorded by Phil Ramone at A&R Studios. A year later Billy Joel would record The Stranger there as well as Paul Simon and others. There is a house sound to these records.
Not the best vinyl quality.
This was recorded by Phil Ramone at A&R Studios. A year later Billy Joel would record The Stranger there as well as Paul Simon and others. There is a house sound to these records.
Not the best vinyl quality.
Joe Walsh - Barnstorm as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 29, 2026
Does not sounds as good as th White Label Promo. This cut sounds like it's from a copy tape. 3dB lower. Slightly muffled top end. More compressed. It's still a nice sounding record.
James Gang - Thirds as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 29, 2026
Slightly off center pressing. Quiet vinyl though. Nice cut, too.
Joe Walsh - You Can't Argue With A Sick Mind as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 29, 2026
It was mixed blandly. The mix engineer didn't push anything to have impact. This is a really conservative and lame mix for amazing performances!
Michael Stanley - Michael Stanley as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 29, 2026
Good record. Nice pressing. Some vinyl playback distortion but it sounds like the era this artifact comes from
Joe Walsh - Barnstorm as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 27, 2026
edited 12 days ago
Nice pressing. Side 2 was slight off center. Quie vinyl. Really great sonics.
This sounds like a better cut and mastering than the 1st run Santa Maria pressing. That sounds like it was from a copy tape with compression added.
This album is a masterpiece not many people know about.
Don’t know where this kind of inspiration is hiding.
Wish I could play this for everyone attempting to create music in a world trying to compete with Ai and feed an algorithm.
This sounds like a better cut and mastering than the 1st run Santa Maria pressing. That sounds like it was from a copy tape with compression added.
This album is a masterpiece not many people know about.
Don’t know where this kind of inspiration is hiding.
Wish I could play this for everyone attempting to create music in a world trying to compete with Ai and feed an algorithm.
Phil Collins - ...But Seriously as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 27, 2026
Album running order was rearranged to make it work better within the limitations of vinyl.
This is a great cut and great pressing. Slightly off center pressing, but the vinyl is clean and quiet. The music sounds great and you don't hear all the compromises they had to make to fit this amount of music onto a single pressing.
This is a great cut and great pressing. Slightly off center pressing, but the vinyl is clean and quiet. The music sounds great and you don't hear all the compromises they had to make to fit this amount of music onto a single pressing.
The Turtles - Present The Battle Of The Bands as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 9, 2026
It's the sound of the recording. This wasn't recorded by Bruce Botnick so it won't have that great Hi-Fi sound of Happy Together. 1st pressings of that album are an audiophile's dream (except the fake stereo title track).
Listen to the Deluxe CD version of Battle of the Bands. It's the master tapers and it has the same dull sound, so it was in the recordings, not a flawed pressing.
Listen to the Deluxe CD version of Battle of the Bands. It's the master tapers and it has the same dull sound, so it was in the recordings, not a flawed pressing.
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 9, 2026
Side sounds perfect. Side 2 on both copes are off center and overdriven.
Quiet vinyl surfaces though.
Quiet vinyl surfaces though.
Phil Collins - Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 8, 2026
I checked mine with a microscope before playing it today. Perfectly on center. Sorry yours was pressed poorly
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 1, 2026
The last time the original master tape of Pet Sounds was used... or seen... Hmm...
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
June 1, 2026
The last time the original master tape was used... Was Sticky-Finger Hoffman again?
The Turtles - The Best Of The Turtles as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 30, 2026
Out the billion times Rhino put out Happy Together, for some reason this comp has the best sounding version.
1492 - Mr. Wilson as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 21, 2026
Pre-Self Matt Mahaffey during his 1990's stint at MTSU.
10 words....
10 words....
Webb Wilder - Acres Of Suede as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 21, 2026
I love how the credits on this Discogs page include the fkn lawyers but not the musicians, nor all the enigneers, and creative people. Who made this listing? Corporatization of music has invaded Discogs. GAH!!!
Billy Joel - The Stranger as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 15, 2026
First copy was literally folded in half by the mailman and stuffed into my mail box. LOL!
Not the worst cut. Not the best cut. Sounds fine.
Not the worst cut. Not the best cut. Sounds fine.
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos - Carnegie Hall Concert as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 13, 2026
Remixed with lots of added 3kHz to make it sound like it's coming from a 1966 Public Address system. Full show with a different mix than on the original album.
The Turtles - Happy Together as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 11, 2026
How does this beauty .99 cent dust dive find sound so good? Ultrasonic cleaned and now it's nearly noiseless. Dead-centered pressing, too.
Amazing how good they were at cutting and manufacturing vinyl back then. Some sibilant S's but I'm probably the third or sixth owner and who knows what kind of Fisher Price kids record player this thing was thrown onto...
Amazing how good they were at cutting and manufacturing vinyl back then. Some sibilant S's but I'm probably the third or sixth owner and who knows what kind of Fisher Price kids record player this thing was thrown onto...
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
May 11, 2026
Has 'Your Eyes (Special Mix)' ever been on CD? kljlsacjvlxz ten words TEN WORDS!!
Nilsson* - The RCA Albums Collection as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
April 16, 2026
Definitive versions, IMHO. They finally got Harry's catalog in good shape. Those old CDs were hit and mostly miss. This box gets it right.
Emitt Rhodes - The American Dream as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
April 16, 2026
What's the story on this? Is it a bootleg or a licensed release?
Thick vinyl. GZ pressing though. Mine is kinda noisy. Go find an original.
Thick vinyl. GZ pressing though. Mine is kinda noisy. Go find an original.
Emitt Rhodes - The American Dream as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
April 16, 2026
This is a reissue? There was a second pressing the same year as release? Does that count as a reissue?
Dave & Sugar* - Dave & Sugar as reviewed by JamieTateJamieTate
July 4, 2026At least the music is awful