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| From | R+K Sanchez <eldeluxe@mcn.net> |
| Subject | Re: Mono |
| Date | Thu, 03 Feb 2005 14:10:19 -0700 |
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That makes sense. I see I have UK mono Beggars and Village Green. On this
side, I have mono Byrds right up to Younger Than Yesterday....
Mike wrote:
> Strange Days and Waiting For The Sun by the Doors are also super hard
> to find in mono. Strange Days sounds particulary good in mono - by the
> way. Also, Notorious Byrds Brothers (by the Byrds) is also not easy to
> find in mono.
>
> In the U.S., mono was virtually done by the end of 1967 and over by
> 1968. The U.K. continued pressing mono into 1969 which is why you can
> get The White Album, Beggars Banquet and even Let It Bleed in mono. The
> White Album is a must have in mono.
>
> - Mike
>
> On Thursday, February 3, 2005, at 08:38 AM, R+K Sanchez wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Billy G. Spradlin" wrote:
> >
> >> "Birds" was released in mid 1968, when mono albums were being phased
> >> out by
> >> record companies. A few companies like Atlantic-Atco made promotional
> >> mono LP
> >> pressings for AM radio until around 1971, and they can go for big
> >> money.
> >>
> >> I remember reading (maybe goldmine?) that Jimi Hendrix's "Axis, Bold
> >> as Love"
> >> on Reprise and Elvis' "Spinout" soundtrack from 1968 are the most
> >> collectable
> >> mono albums, since so few were pressed.
> >
> > I think it was Disraeli Gears that was the first one I couldn't find a
> > mono
> > pressing of when it was released. I eventually did, but they were
> > pretty scarce.
> > I can't say I ever saw a mono Axis.
> > The good thing was, shortly after they cleared all the remaining mono
> > albums out
> > of the warehouses, and sold them off cheap. As a result I have lots of
> > important
> > stuff in mono, that is still in fine shape all these years later.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I thought about selling some harder to find 45's on E-bay. Now that I
> >> know
> >> more
> >> about "Northern Soul" and how much people in the UK will pay for
> >> American
> >> R&B-Soul records It makes me gag knowing that I proably passed up
> >> hundreds of
> >> rare goodies in thrift stores and used record stores just to find a
> >> good copy
> >> of a well known hit!
> >>
> >> Billy
> >> (who wants a mono pressing of "The Who Sells Out")
> >
> > You gotta find this. Back in 1975, I found two copies while in London!
> > A few
> > years ago, we were in Calgary for the Boat And Trailer show, and I had
> > mentioned
> > Who Sell Out to Scream, from Zumpano. We were all at some great vinyl
> > shop, and
> > he scored one cheap. I found a mono Are You Experienced.
> >
> > RS
> >
> > -- Ronald Sanchez
> > Director Of A&R
> > Career Records
> > www.CareerRecords.com
> >
> > The Donovan's Brain Web Site
> > www.Donovans-Brain.com
> >
> >
-- Ronald Sanchez
Director Of A&R
Career Records
www.CareerRecords.com
The Donovan's Brain Web Site
www.Donovans-Brain.com
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