Holy crap man. Sorry for your misfortune. All this is nonesense in comparison. Even my bitterest enemies here I would join forces with and I am sure they would also, if you need anything. Damn. Im sorry. None if this matters in light of health issues. I get it. None if my business but covid related? I have longhaulers post covid sequalae is why I ask. Nothing like you are going through but I do know the suffering somewhat.
Whoa my friend. I work in healthcare and run across such unfortunate people regularly. That’s a tough year. I’m sorry all this fell on you. Anyway, glad you’re home. Enjoy the 33s and don’t look back.
The double lung transplant was due to genetic pulmonary fibrosis and the amputation was the result of medications used to stop the septic shock. It was hard on my wife as she was told that I had 48 hours to live. I don't type as lengthy posts anymore due to being one handed. I have to make less say more. Learning to walk again was a major challenge after 6 months in a bed.
Much love and respect to you, my man. We're all glad you're here to share your love of music with the rest of us
Massive respect for your endurance after all that! Stay strong and all the best to you and your family!
While recovering, don't forget your spiritual health. I survived Leukemia in my 40s, and my Christian faith gave me a lot of comfort. I don't want to break the rules of the site, but if you have not thought about it and would like to talk, I would be happy to send you my personal e-mail address. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. Stay tough, if you look for a blessing every day, it will help.
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Much respect to you and hopes for a full recovery. I cannot imagine what you have been through but its a triumph that you are still here and posting with the rest of us! BTW, I grew up in Richardson so its good to hear from a fellow North Texan.
I see Court and Spark is getting the One Step treatment. Not sure if I'll pull the trigger as I'm very happy with my new Asylum boxset version on vinyl.
I don't think I am really into this catalog treatment as One Steps. I understand Pearl, What's Going On, Blood on the Tracks and Hotel California type releases. But to do 6 Eagles, 6 Joni Mitchell and 6 Van Halen seems to dilute the One Step uniqueness. I suppose if they stick with the thinner "Thriller" box style it changes things (helps) from a space and extravagance, but the cost side of things still needs work. $125 a pop is a lot of dough for catalog titles not quite at the reissue caliber of UHQRs. Anyone else struggling with the "get them all" mentality with the latest batch of Joni Mitchell, Springsteen releases? It has me reevaluating the VH titles as well.
Now here’s a reaction I didn’t expect. I just gave my Thriller One Step a first spin, and it gave me the giggles! I’d better (try) to explain. It’s…different. And it’s definitely audiophile-ish. But it’s so much different that I thought at first it‘s sort of weird and comical. The giggles have settled in, and I decided it’s a keeper, it sounds amazing, but I’ll also keep my Dutch original which despite its audio flaws has a lot more groove. Oh, and please let this new box be the future standard for One Steps!
I'm not buying them all any more, but will still buy some select titles. I look around at all the 1-Step boxes piling up in my office and have to ask how much will it improve my life to have 20 more of these boxes? Sure I want to hear Thriller or Hejira on a 1-Step, but I certainly don't need to fork over thousands more for all these titles...
While many of them sound good, I will have to respectfully disagree. The Greatest Hits 1st US press has more life, breadth, and depth. I never owned Greatest Hits until the MoFi, and I thought it couldn’t be topped. I found a beat-up OG Greatest Hits in the wild that I snagged solely because it had the original poster. I was stunned how much livelier the music sounded from start to finish. A few crackles were totally worth it. And this is a 50+ year-old LP that lived a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle versus a brand-new 45-rpm. MoFi scandal or no MoFi scandal, the OG is the winner. And you don’t have to flip it after two songs. Cheers, Bill
KW@MoFi right in the deadwax with the RTI numbers. Even at 45 rpm, the OG’s got it beat. And it’s got the freaking poster!
I thought the MoFi mono sounds good, but never heard the stereo version. Have you compared both? At least I saw several said mono for earlier albums with Dylan and single guitar makes more sense. Just curious.
Honestly I haven't heard the MOFI's of Another Side. I am on the lookout for the stereo though. I have hear the box set mono, various original mono's, various original stereos, and the legacy reissue. My go to copy is a US stereo repress from about 1965 just because it's nearly a mint copy. I also think the "mono for earlier albums" is overblown anyway. Both stereo and mono sound good for the most part. It's not like the stereos are hard panned or anything
Oh they’re hard panned for the first few albums alright! Have you heard the panning on Freewheelin’ in stereo? It’s absurd. Mono is the way. By Another Side it was a better, right?
I just listened to my early Freewheelin' vocals, guitar, harmonica are centered. When there's percussion like on Corrina then it's off to one side. Not what i'd call panned at all. Times They Are a Changin' is the same deal. The only one I'd call hard panned is the debut.
The Alan Parsons Project One-Step 33RPM available at MoFi.com Alan Parsons Project - I Robot (33RPM) 1/4" / 15 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
