RARE ORIGINAL BBC TRANSCIPTION RECORD: FACES/RORY GALLAGHER #11
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I have a number of different BBC albums. They have been sitting in my basement for years. Came form a former FM station that changed format here.
This is the system I used for listening. Please understand that when referencing my comments. This is a very audiophile set-up.
I chose my friend that had this for a reason. I do not have access to this system so please do not ask me to listen to this or that. It took me a month to schedule this listening session.
Thorens 160 Turntable with Pickering XV-15 cartridge/stylus
Audio Mirror PP1 Preamp
Mark Levinson 532 Amplifier
KEF 1042 Reference Monitors
All Monster Gold Cables
With that I heard everything that you may or may not. I am going to give my best impression and honesty in my comments. I have been doing live and studio work for over 40 years so I feel I do have a bit of reference when I talk about these recordings. I really want everyone to be happy with their purchase. I am not a record appraiser nor is there one in our town. There some used record dealers that I consulted with on these.
In taking these around to the local record shops most seem to be in agreement that they are in excellent condition. No one is actually an appraiser so whether they are mint, near mint, vg++ everyone seemed to say they were all quite nice. Some even referred to "rainbow sheen" they have. I guess that is a good thing. In talking with them we all seem to be in agreement that it is difficult to see if there is tracking wear or just the way they were made when pressed. I will comment as needed. I took notes when we played them and we went over spots more than once to double check our ears.
Some general comments as I listened to them again.
They do vary in sound. What I mean is I do not think they were all done in the same room. I could be wrong thou.
Natural ambiance and room tone seem to vary. It is not good or bad just my hearing observation. That could be due to choice of microphones,
placement and engineer. You have noise but I believe most room and tape. They are live. The drum mixes vary from band to band. On some what I thought was a scatch was actually the sound of the kick drum pedal itself as it was being played.
Tried to photograph as well as possible. Records are actually quite hard to photograph.
FACES/RORY GALLAGHER
This album seems very clean. A little spindle wear on the hole. On the Faces side around cut 2 there appears some "tracking wear'? when played it was barely audible but detectable. Rory Gallagher side their is similar wear. No skip just a hair of audible noise increase. I try to show them in last 2 photos.
Again take into account what I am listening thru.
There were less than 100 of these made.
Original cut sheets and cover look pretty good.
From Popsike: Last one on ebay sold January 2013 for $428 and a sticker across the Rory Gallagher side and listed overall play as "M" medium?? whatever that means. I would put this as quite good other than what I mentioned.
I will wrap these very well and use record shipping cases.
NOTE: These are live recordings made over 40 years ago. Please understand that when bidding.
I have recently had a couple buyers who purchased gear that they did not understand what it did and then gave me a negative without any communication.
That is not what I want to happen here.
If you are overseas please have your Global Shipping set up. I will only ship within the US.
Please email me if you have any questions.
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