U-matic tape question for Steve

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  1. Claus

    Claus Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Umatic question for Steve

    I have heard Sheffield's audiophile CD "I've Got The Music In Me" by Thema Houston & Pressure Cooker.

    Doug Sax wrote the new liner notes... and explained the umatic digital tapes are lost and the analog 2-track master have also become unplayable. Now they recently have found a perfect umatic tape again!

    How it works, when he explained... the umatic tapes are lost or damaged? How many tapes existed from this record???

    Crazy... anyway Doug Sax did a new remastering last year and Sheffield released a Gold Cd a couple weeks ago.
     
    Claus, Jul 11, 2002
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  2. Steve Hoffman

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    Well, if the Umatic was the tape that was unplayable, I would understand, those things can really get screwed up. The analog tape just needs baking. Simple to do...

    As for the Umatic, (God I hate those things), it probably was a clone from the "split" mix, like Linda Ronstadt's "Mad Love". In other words, mixed to a digital and analog source at the same time for "protection", and then cloned for further protection.

    I would have baked the analog tape and used it myself, but....
     
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  3. Claus

    Claus Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Well, I only can give back the words from Doug Sax in the booklet. The new remaster sounds good... but I still prefer my good old vinyl. :agree:
     
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  4. Steve Hoffman

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    I'm sure your vinyl was cut from the analog version.
     
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  5. MMM

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    Wasn't the original vinyl sourced from the direct to disc (no tape involved) masters?

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    MMM, Jul 11, 2002
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  6. Steve Hoffman

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    Only until the original metal wore out....
     
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  7. John Oteri

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    Was every Sheffield Lab LP a "direct to disc"?
     
    John Oteri, Jul 11, 2002
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  8. Steve Hoffman

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    No, Buddy boy!

    An example. My ex-girlfriend Clair Marlo had a GREAT LP on Sheffield Labs called "Let It Go". That was indeed "live", but direct to two-track 30 ips 1/2" tape.



    Hey John OT, remember when Clair and I double dated with you and Sharon? Disneyland, eh? Seems like a trillion years ago. All I remember is Clair and I making out on the train and the skyway while you and Sharon argued all night. Heh heh..:laugh:
     
    Steve Hoffman, Jul 11, 2002
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    MMM, Jul 11, 2002
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  10. Claus

    Claus Senior Member Thread Starter

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    oops... I didn't know your ex-girlfriend was Clair Marlo. I still have the Sheffield Gold CD in my rack. By the way... my ex-girlfriend was ... you know Steve :shh:
     
    Claus, Jul 11, 2002
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  11. indy mike

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    Wow - somebaody else has this??? I wore out the press from the direct to disc version (all maroon colored cover); then Sheffield pressed a batch from the tape that ran at the same time, which still sounded pretty darned good. Thelma sings the hell outta "I Got the Music in Me" on that set...
     
    indy mike, Jul 11, 2002
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