Dusty Springfield "In Memphis" sound quality

Congratulations yall, you just talked me into getting my 6th copy of Dusty in Memphis, SACD this time...

 

If you love this album I would also recommend the Shelby Lynne album Just A Little Lovin'. Analogue Productions has it available on SACD or vinyl. It's a tribute album to Dusty and I enjoy it as much as the original.

 

Thanks but yeah, I bought Shelby's tribute when it came out, the CD + 2 song DVD version. A mighty fine album for sure. Haven't got the SACD yet though...

 

The Just a Little Lovin' LP is stunning.

 

It sure is. I bought the 33 rpm when it was released and then the 45 rpm when it was released. I love Shelby Lynne. What a talent!

 

When people refer to the "EU Mercury CD", do they mean the one with mono bonus tracks and the green-framed cover with a close-up of Dusty (not the surprised "hands on face" pose)? I nearly bought one yesterday but thought I'd better hold off until I was sure. It was claiming to be an SHM-CD.

Otherwise I'll go searching for the AP SACD. Don't have an SACD player, but I'm assuming it's still worth getting for the red book layer.

 

Has anybody here got the recent vinyl reissue of Dusty in Memphis? If they have, do they have any comments on the sound and pressing quality as well as the packaging? Thanks.

Dusty In Memphis [VINYL]:Amazon.co.uk:Music

 

The 1992 is definitely better than the 1999, sound-wise. And the 1999 bonuses are irrelevant.

 

Seems nobody here has it. I asked the same question a week or so back, with zero response.

 

My local HMV doesn't have it in, which surprises me because it's a classic album and they sell a lot of vinyl. I'm hoping it's a good one as I'm not happy with the CD I have and it's the only 60s Dusty album I've not managed to find a nice original of. I have had a couple of crackly ones through my hands but didn't keep them.

 

I, too, would like to know about the sound quality (and source, if this has been disclosed). I was ready to order it from Amazon US but shortly before the 20th of January it was designated as unavailable. I wonder, then, if there are plans to release it in the states—let's hope not for Record Store Day as a limited run!

 

I found an original Japanese pressing last year in superb condition and although I would say there is a little 'distance' between Dusty's voice and the musicians it by no means detracts from the music or the performances. Simply a piece of magic. Her voice comes through loud and very clear.

 

It's available from the Universal store for $22.99.

 

I don't have it but wonder if it's the vinyl equivalent of the much despised Mercury CD. The label is given as UMC. Stands for...?

 

Is that a recent release?

 

It's in all the shops at the moment. I paused to check it out.

 

Hmm. That could be a bad sign.

 

The picture on the Universal web site has it on the Philips label which I think is very unlikely

https://www.getmusic.com.au/store/dusty-springfield-dusty-in-memphis-vinyl-6583277

 

Well, morbid curiosity has compelled me to order this.

I haven't heard the Mercury CD, but I have a US original of this, so will compare to that and report back.

 

I have to be careful here, because I'm hypothesizing. A bit further up this thread I asked if the much despised Mercury CD was the same as the one I have recently seen in a shop which has a different cover - close-up of Dusty with green border, as opposed to the usual hands-on-face-in-surprise picture - and features mono versions of most of the tracks as bonuses. No one replied to this, so I'm already on shaky ground. Then I looked at the Amazon link for the vinyl release we are now discussing and I see it has the same close-up-with-green-border cover and some reference in the track listing to "stereo" versions. Based on that, I'm wondering if it is the vinyl equivalent of the CD I saw in the shop and which may or may not be the Mercury edition (which everyone says is awful).

Sorry to be so long-winded!

 

The green cover is what the UK had originally and the cover with her looking dead straight into the camera with a white top is the US/Australian cover.



Our weird US/UK hybrid

 

The no-noised Mercury cd is this one from 2002.
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis

 

I totally agree. I only have the AP 33 1/3 RPM and it's really stellar IMHO- I wonder if the 45 RPM version betters the former that much?

 

Only omission is that the UK bonus track is missing from all the premium priced 'audiophile' products.