Agree w/ Santa Maria.
I’m confused. How do I tell the ab Santa Maria pressing? Are the ones that don’t have Aa1006 on the back of the cover the best?
That's an odd one. Columbia Santa Maria labels. A CSM etching in the deadwax would help confirm this was indeed pressed at that plant.
What matters is the deadwax matrix, it should be AB or AB̶ A, thats whats an original metalwork press.
Probably another lacquer.
Just checked: 7E 1087 A-3 CSM
Mine is identical to the one on top, AB1006 (RE-3)-A, Santa Maria pressing, except that the 1A on the right is crossed out and 1D added. Also...
...yet to hear a bad sounding record that was pressed by Columbia Santa Maria, Monarch, Allied, RCA, or Specialty. Occasionally there’s a...
I have a plain old Santa Maria, which is probably the most common pressing of it out there and it sounds excellent
I prefer the Santa Maria pressing: https://www.discogs.com/release/6821993-Neil-Young-On-The-Beach
...[IMG] The S on the far left identifies these as Columbia Santa Maria pressings. Other than the lightly scratched out B and the slightly...
I have all three of these, and the Santa Maria is my favorite, though the differences aren't compelling. I recall A/Bing these about a year ago...
...not even plant specific! It’s the same for the palm labels. Santa Maria usually has them, but not always (WLPs from SM never seem to have...
...best American copies. (HC with STERLING LH stampers, cut at Santa Maria with the CSM plates, is a real experience.) Now, will they have quieter...
...were built and assembled, there was coordination from the CBS Santa Maria, CA plant in "the States" (which also had a hand in putting up the...
Is a US 1974 Santa Maria press a good way to go for the debut?
...over to Capitol’s pressing plants, which unfortunately were not as good. The pressings from Columbia’s Santa Maria plant, are especially nice.
Yes, "Bookends" Mono, Santa Maria pressing... -1B / -1B I hate it when people leave vague descriptions on the forum -- guilty as charged :hide:
...to compare the Fleetwood Mac S/T with the OG Kendun 1A/1B Santa Maria. There's a Riot Going On will be interesting as well but I expect the...
Agreed. My original Santa Maria BB is absolutely mind bending. I find it totally bewildering that some folks prefer the MoFi, but different...
...indeed! I have what appears to be a very early original Santa Maria pressing of Katy Lied, which I bought in 1975 on release. Over the years...
Santa Maria are prized because they did not used recycled vinyl was my understanding.
...can tell a difference. I usually can't; I'm just a Monarch/Santa Maria groupie. I like my records LA style. Warners typically used the...
...I have a 1970 Pitman reissue/repress and a first pressing Santa Maria 2 Eye. The difference is that the Pitman sounds better than the 2 Eye. My...
From what I read, their vinyl supplier was Keysor-Century.
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