ROBIN TROWER - MFSL UNRELEASED LACQUER

$

158

Robin Trower –UNRELEASED LACQUER!

This is a ONE-OF-KIND ITEM!!

Robin Trower – Bridge of Sighs MFSL 1 - 267  (NEVER RELEASED!!)

“Too Rolling Stoned” and “About to Begin”

A lacquer can be played on any turntable but note that it is 16" 

One Sided -

1. Too Rolling Stoned
2. About to Begin (~ 1.5 minutes) 

LACQUER

The vinyl manufacturing should take no longer than 10 working days. If a master needs to be EQ'd (levels set for maximum sound) this is done by the mastering engineer prior to cutting lacquers.

The process for vinyl manufacturing begins with the cutting of lacquers which appear to be thick records. Lacquers are made in the mastering studio by playing the mastered source which causes a needle resting on a acetate disc to vibrate. This needle cuts a groove in the acetate and those grooves correspond to the sound vibrations of the source. Two lacquers are needed for a single record, side A and side B. 

These lacquers are then electroplated using nickel or silver. When separated from the lacquers these metal "negatives" become the metal stampers which are installed on a press. A 2500 lb. press compresses softened vinyl between two labels to form a record. Initially, vinyl tests are made by the 4th or 5th day after receipt of the masters to verify the stampers are flawless. During this time label printing is completed. Once test approval is received, finished product will be ready to ship within 4 or 5 days, sometimes sooner. 

NOTE:  Lacquers are 16” in diameter.

Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Guitarist Robin Trower's watershed sophomore solo disc remains his most stunning, representative, and consistent collection of tunes. Mixing obvious Hendrix influences with blues and psychedelia, then adding the immensely soulful vocals of James Dewar, Trower pushed the often limited boundaries of the power trio concept into refreshing new waters. The concept gels best in the first track, "Day of the Eagle," where the opening riff rockingly morphs into the dreamy washes of gooey guitar chords that characterize the album's distinctive title track that follows. At his best, Trower's gauzy sheets of oozing, wistful sound and subtle use of wah-wah combine with Dewar's whisky-soaked soul-drenched vocals to take a song like the wistful ballad "In This Place" into orbit. "Too Rolling Stoned," another highlight and one of the most covered tracks from this album, adds throbbing, subtle funk to the mix, changing tempos midway to a slow, forceful amble on top of which Trower lays his quicksilver guitar. One of the few Robin Trower albums without a weak cut, Bridge of Sighs holds up to repeated listenings as a timeless work, as well as the crown jewel in Trower's extensive yet inconsistent catalog.

Tracks:

1. Too Rolling Stoned
2. About to Begin (~ 1.5 minutes)