[78-L] Charlie Poole reissue

Fri Apr 26 07:03:52 PDT 2013

Since I was going from memory I had to rethink myself.  Here's the Amazon page for the set.  The banner is on the front of the box.

http://www.amazon.com/Gennett-Old-Time-Music-Classic/dp/B003BL0BF4

Confession and observation time....  I'm so used to listening to 78s played flat with no processing that I find myself unbelievably ANNOYED if I can detect ANY form of NR.  In my mind, the purpose of any form of clean up is to remove unwanted artifact....NOT INTRODUCE IT!  IMHO, a stable noise floor is much preferable to one that seems to be rolling on a ripply lake.  

Also, when listening by headphone, I find that my ears can better differentiate noise from program content by hearing both sides of a mono groove in stereo.  The brain sorts out what is not common to both channels and the performance comes through all the more solid with much more presence.  

Martin

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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Ryan Wolfe
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The Gennett 'Classic Country Recordings' box?   

I don't see his credit on there anywhere, but yes,  box sounds ousy. As does the 'Paramount Masters' set,  which was one I was especially interested in.

But JSP has a somewhat convoluted history anyway.     John R.T. Davies used to do transfers for them.

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 From: Martin Fisher <bethwillfish2 at att.net>
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I've got the Gennett and Paramount country box sets from JSP.  I believe the
Gennett box boasts TRANSFERS from Chris King.  I hope the transfers were all
he did cause the set has some pretty excessive use of noise reduction on
several cuts and I wouldn't want to be credited with it if I were him.  

The Paramount box has several cuts that sound as if they were recorded at
the end of a four foot sewer pipe.  The rose in all this is that the sets
were very affordable.

Martin

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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Steve Ramm
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Some of the records came from Chris King. Others from Kinney Rorrer (who
wrote the 4 page liner notes for the CD), David Freeman and John Coffee I
didn't notice a lot of flutter but I'll check out my CD again. Steve
> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:22:03 -0700
> From: nextset4 at yahoo.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Charlie Poole reissue
> 
> Christopher King does do really good work.  The best of what I've heard of
his stuff is in a league with Richard Nevins at Yazoo.
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> To: "78-l at klickitat.78online.com" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Charlie Poole reissue
>  
> 
> Response from Tompkins Square:
> Hi Cary, thanks. There is no better copy of that record according to
producer 
> Chris King. And if there was, you can be sure Chris would have gotten his
hands 
> on it.
> 
> TSQ
> > From: soundthink at live.com
> > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:18:01 -0700
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Charlie Poole reissue
> > 
> > Sounds at times like both. I've had some speed fluctuation problems with
my turntable, but I checked it against the other tracks, and this is the
only one that has a problem. Can't believe Tompkins' quality control would
miss this. They're usually a pretty good label.
> > 
> > CG
> > On Apr 23, 2013, at 1:54 PM, Doug Pomeroy <audiofixer at verizon.net>
wrote:
> > 
> > > The folks at Tompkins Square may not know there is now a digital
processor which
> > > can remove flutter and wow from most music recordings, especially
those which are
> > > rich in harmonics.  It's called Capstan, made by a German company
called Celemony.  
> > > It isn't inexpensive, of course.
> > > 
> > > Doug Pomeroy
> > > Audio Restoration and Mastering Services
> > > 193 Baltic St
> > > Brooklyn, NY  11201-6173
> > > (718) 855-2650
> > > audiofixer at verizon.net
> > > 
> > > 
> > >>>> From: Martin Fisher <Martin.Fisher at mtsu.edu>
> > >>>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
> > >>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 6:58 AM
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Charlie Poole reissue
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> Hey Cary,
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> Is it a once around wow caused by off center transfers or more like
a flutter??
> > >>>> 
> > >>>> Martin
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