Worst stereo mix in rock and roll history, worst mono mix....

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  1. Steve Hoffman

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    (Yes, I'm bored today).

    BAD STEREO MIXES:

    I just played SWLABR off of "The Very Best Of Cream" CD and man, does the mix suck. The intro when the drums come in has to be the most lackluster intro in history when it should have been the best. No top end, no nothing, weak, too low in volume, panned over to the left. Dreadful.

    SOMEBODY TO LOVE by the Airplane comes in second and of course GET OFF MY CLOUD and SATISFACTION by the Stones are right up there, crucial backing tracks too low in mix, all the way to the left, no top end, the usual RCA deal of that era.

    Of course for the Beatles it has to be I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND in stereo. This was four track, no excuse for a s*** mix. The mix on A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIES is so bad, Eq'd for some weird reason to have no top and no bottom, just midrange (unlike the mono hit mix which is fully balanced tone wise) and of course the backing track is way too low in the mix.

    Horrible versions!

    Revised 1/26/15.
     
    Steve Hoffman, Dec 31, 2013
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  2. Pizza

    Pizza With extra pepperoni

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    Fix them!
    ;)
     
    Pizza, Dec 31, 2013
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  3. svoegtlin

    svoegtlin Forum Resident

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    SWLABR on CD has never sounded quite right to me.. I've got an old beat up Atco 45 of it that just smokes.. A real kick in the pants.. Hearing it on the Best of Cream CD.. not so much..
     
    svoegtlin, Dec 31, 2013
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  4. Scope J

    Scope J Senior Member

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    there is no reason for any of those
    songs to even exist in stereo
     
    Scope J, Dec 31, 2013
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  5. Stunsworth

    Stunsworth Forum Resident

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    Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. He must have had long arms to play the guitar in the other channel. Not to mention everything zooming around when the harmonica comes in.
     
    Stunsworth, Dec 31, 2013
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  6. malcolm reynolds

    malcolm reynolds Handsome, Humble, Genius

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    Eleanore Rigby
     
    malcolm reynolds, Dec 31, 2013
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  7. C6H12O6

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    Fortunately we have the MFSL gold CD with the mono mix of "Swablr." Wasn't that long ago when so much of this was no longer available in mono, but there's a ton that still need to be done.

     
    C6H12O6, Dec 31, 2013
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  8. PMC7027

    PMC7027 Forum Hall Of Fame

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    What is SWLABR?

    :hide:
     
    PMC7027, Dec 31, 2013
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  9. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Seeker of Truth

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    "A Hard Day's Night" - any track, totally anemic in stereo; just sad.
     
    The Wanderer, Dec 31, 2013
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  10. Larry Geller

    Larry Geller Surround sound lunatic

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    First Pull Up, Yhen Pull Down-Electric Hot Tuna. There is exactly 1 moment of stereo separation on the entire LP--on Candy Man, when the cymbal hits start. The rest of the LP is dead center. I have always wondered if the quad 8 actually had any further separation, but I've never heard it.
     
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  11. Larry Geller

    Larry Geller Surround sound lunatic

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    She Walks Like A Bearded Rainbow.
     
    Larry Geller, Dec 31, 2013
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  12. Larry Geller

    Larry Geller Surround sound lunatic

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    Yer nuts.
     
    Larry Geller, Dec 31, 2013
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  13. aoxomoxoa

    aoxomoxoa I'm an ear sitting in the sky

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    Beat me to it!




    Now I am gonna have to pull out the MFSL CD!
     
    aoxomoxoa, Dec 31, 2013
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  14. ponkine

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    Which mix? 1963 or the 1966 (now standard) one?

    :wave:
     
    ponkine, Dec 31, 2013
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  15. Steve Hoffman

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    The only one we ever heard, on A COLLECTION OF BEATLE OLDIES Parlophone LP.
     
    Steve Hoffman, Dec 31, 2013
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  16. JohnstonR65

    JohnstonR65 Forum Resident

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    The entirety of Rubber Soul.
     
    JohnstonR65, Dec 31, 2013
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  17. Tommyboy

    Tommyboy Senior Member

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    Those Stones stereo mixes of Satisfaction and Get Off Of My Cloud that were issued on the London West German Hot Rocks CD.
     
    Tommyboy, Dec 31, 2013
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  18. reb

    reb Money Beats Soul

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    Not the worst but "The Weight" by - "The Band" is very lopsided favoring the right channel.
     
    reb, Dec 31, 2013
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  19. swedgin

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    I Feel Free by Cream completely sucks. You literally can't hear the rhythm section.
     
    swedgin, Dec 31, 2013
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  20. Sheik Yerbouti

    Sheik Yerbouti Senior Member

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    I guess you're referring to a Caucasian backyard pressing.
     
    Sheik Yerbouti, Dec 31, 2013
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  21. swedgin

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    The mono mix is quite anaemic as well. Best sounding version of that song for me is the demo, at least you cam hear the drums.
     
    swedgin, Dec 31, 2013
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  22. Evan L

    Evan L Beatologist

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    All the more reason to get the mono box.

    Evan
     
    Evan L, Dec 31, 2013
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  23. ShockControl

    ShockControl Bon Vivant and Raconteur!

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    If "Words" by the Bee Gees meets your definition of a "rock" song, it has to be among the worst stereo mixes in history. Barry is singing in your ear, and someone is playing piano down the street.
     
    ShockControl, Dec 31, 2013
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  24. action pact

    action pact Music Omnivore

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    What the heck does that mean? :confused:
     
    action pact, Dec 31, 2013
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  25. Larry Geller

    Larry Geller Surround sound lunatic

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    You beat me to it.
     
    Larry Geller, Dec 31, 2013
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