SH Spotlight I'm asked stuff: Favorite mastering engineer, best BOSTON CD, best TRAVELING WILBURYS CD, etc..

Thanks, is this one identified anywhere on the tray card or cover as being OJC or is it the common Fantasy CD? I’ve searched OJC and Original Jazz Classics and haven’t had any luck.

 

The Charlie Brown Christmas CD—you recommended the “old OJC CD from the 80’s” as second best in sound to your half speed master (since it isn’t easily attainable).

 

I did, but couldn’t find anything listed in the description or item titles as OJC or Original Jazz Classics.

I did find a couple of what would appear to be 80s Fantasy CDs (just the standard white cover) but didn’t see anything on the packaging identifying it as OJC.

Wasn’t sure if the one you’re referring to would be specifically labeled.

 

Yes indeed, this is the one to have on a budget.

 

Thanks! I think I’ve found it then. Until I track down your 45 rpm...

 

No longer in print and there are copies on Amazon for over $50

https://www.amazon.com/Firebird-Igor-Stravinsky/dp/B0000DC15L

 

The regular stock CD of the Dorati Firebird is also out of print.

 

I suppose on some level Rhino fills that niche for WEA, with the AAA vinyl reissues cut by Gray, Grundman, Bellman, etc.

 

Any reflections on the DCC Badfinger CDs?

 

Is this the exact same just as DSD download?
Antal Dorati-Stravinsky The Firebird Complete Ballet-DSD Single Rate 28MHz64fs Download|Acoustic Sounds

 

I always have loved it also.

 

Yes

 

Steve, my father has about 100 home recorded 10" lacquer discs of late 1940's big band airchecks. He wants to transfer them into his hard drive but they are now so old that when he tried to play a few of them the nitrocellulose laminate cracked and totally separated from the aluminum disc in several spots essentially ruining them. He doesn't want to ruin any more discs so he stopped at that point.

Do you have any tips or suggestions on how to play these discs without destroying them? He uses a 1950s Garrard turntable with an Astatic 414 cartridge. No trouble playing any other vintage discs (78s, cardboard Hit Of The Week or 16" radio transcriptions) with this cartridge. He also tried to play one of these discs on a modern turntable (not sure which) and the same thing happened.

He's pretty depressed about this. I'm assuming that it's already too late and he should've done this years ago. Thanks in advance for your time.

 

Hey Steve,

I recently found an old MCA cassette tape of Three Dog Night's Greatest Hits compiled by you.
Did that ever make it to compact disc? Do you have any memories of doing that comp? Insight's on the session...?

 

Hey Steve, when you mastered Stadium Arcadium by the RHCP, did you deal with the band directly or their label? I seem to remember John Frusciante was the one that put your name forward.