Dedicated MONO recordings made AFTER 1980

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  1. pablo fanques

    pablo fanques Somebody's Bad Handwroter In Memoriam Thread Starter

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    I'm curious to see what new material recorded after 1980 received a dedicated MONO mix. I'm not including fold downs, the recent barrage of re-releases from 60's artists, or live audience recordings taped on a mono source. I'm interested in situations where the artist made a conscious decision to mix a song to mono and release it that way. The only example off the top of my head would be Paul McCartney's "No Other Baby" single taken from Run Devil Run in 1999 but I'm sure there must be more. It sounds like the kind of thing Tom Petty or The Foo Fighters might have done for the sake of it so I'm just looking for examples. Thanks!
     
  2. First one that springs to my mind is John Mellencamp's No Better Than This (recorded 2009, released 2010).
     
  3. majorlance

    majorlance Forum Resident

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    I know that a Philly band called The Suggestions recorded several songs (8 tracks mixed to mono) around 1980-82. AFAIK, none of these were released.
     
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  4. pablo fanques

    pablo fanques Somebody's Bad Handwroter In Memoriam Thread Starter

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    Thanks Shawn. I'll look into that right away!
     
  5. arob71

    arob71 Capitol JAX

    A.J. Croce’s Just Like Medicine from last year was a mono release. It was produced by the great Dan Penn.
     
  6. Popmartijn

    Popmartijn Senior Member

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    Dutch band Beans & Fatback recorded their 2013 album With Skin Attached in mono. They wanted to go for that old R&B vibe.
    This was its lead single, Use Me.
     
  7. xios

    xios Senior Member

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    Most James Hunter releases.
     
  8. tim_neely

    tim_neely Forum Hall Of Fame

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    The vinyl version of the Smashing Pumpkins' album Adore was a dedicated mono mix.
     
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  9. pablo fanques

    pablo fanques Somebody's Bad Handwroter In Memoriam Thread Starter

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    Ooh...adding that one to the list!
     
  10. tlake6659

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    The White Stripes - Icky Thump
     
  11. tlake6659

    tlake6659 Senior Member

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    Also available digitally on the Super Deluxe edition.
     
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  12. BryanW

    BryanW Likes his pop sunny.

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  13. Spitfire

    Spitfire Senior Member

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    This Is The Sonics
     
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  14. Exit Flagger

    Exit Flagger Forum Resident

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    Wasn't Neil Young's A Letter Home a mono recording?

    Don't think that record booth recorded to stereo unless Jack White retrofit the thing.
     
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  15. Rupe33

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  16. Brian Barker

    Brian Barker "No matter where you go, there you are"

    Just a notice, the reissue of Adore on vinyl is the stereo mix.
     
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  17. Morton LaBongo

    Morton LaBongo Forum Resident

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    I think Michelle Shocked recorded a whole album in mono on a portable tape recorder in the mid or late 1980s. I can't say I know a lot about her music but I had a room mate who was really really a big fan of hers and he played me this album a bunch of times.
     
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  18. Stone Turntable

    Stone Turntable Independent Head

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    The Mavericks, Mono

    Much reviled for its sound quality. I love it, including the way the vinyl sounds on my system.
     
  19. ssmith3046

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    Love that album.
     
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  20. andrewskyDE

    andrewskyDE Island Owner

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    Was Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska completely in mono?
     
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  21. PretzelLogic

    PretzelLogic Feeling duped by MoFi? You probably deserve it.

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    I’m half-remembering that the Brian Jonestown Massacre made one of their albums entirely in mono. Haven’t heard it so I could be wrong but it sounds like something they’d do.
     
  22. The Reverent Payton's Big Damn Band - Payton on Patton. Pretty sure this is a dedicated mono mix ?
     
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  23. Doug Sulpy

    Doug Sulpy Forum Resident

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    Ben Vaughn - Mono
     
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  24. Mark Snowden

    Mark Snowden Forum Resident

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    Neil Young released a promo dj single of Opera Star in mono, I don't know if it's proper or a fold
     
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  25. Lilainjil

    Lilainjil Forum Resident

    Portishead - Dummy
     

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