[78-L] Fats Waller (10-CD Membran/Documents set)

[David Lennick]

Martin Fenton wrote:
> David Lennick wrote:
>> I wonder if this is the same German company that puts out ten-disc sets of just 
>> everybody, usually swiping from other CDs. I should send you my two Naxos 
>> transcription reissues and you can compare..I notice that they're recommended 
>> on the same site.
> 
> Wherever Membran swiped their masters from should keep quiet about it. 
> The Waller sets, which I bought before I knew better, are marred with 
> excessive noise reduction and a spurious stereo effect throughout. The 
> only things they have in their favour are that they are both cheap and 
> complete. (Of course it's possible that the NR and stereo spread were 
> added by Membran themselves.)
> 
> Fortunately I realised the error of my ways before disposing of my RCA 
> Black-and-White series LPs.
> 
> Mart.
> ________________________________________

Anything is possible..my two Naxos CDs have no such problems and were highly 
praised by Nat Hentoff when they were still available in the US. I've had a lot 
of my stuff swiped by Prison Leisure and the German purveyors but they didn't 
alter anything, to the point where I was able to pinpoint my transfers because 
of thumps or missed clicks in the original CDs.

dl