Franck - Symphony in D Minor / Paray - Super Hot Stamper

Franck - Symphony in D Minor / Paray - Super Hot Stamper*NOTE: This record was not noisy enough to rate our M to EX++ grade, but it's not quite up to our standards for Mint Minus Minus either. If you're looking for quiet vinyl, this is probably not the best copy for you. This vintage Mercury pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn't showing signs of coming back. If you love hearing INTO a recording,

the copies that earned the better grades were big and rich

Armed Forces sets a standard few records can meet

More To Listen For

Many copies are not

Wes Montgomery – guitar

What The Best Sides Of Double Fantasy Have To Offer Is Not Hard To Hear

What We're Listening For On Fillmore East - June 1971

Simply put

If you're on this site you probably already know that

Basie Big Band is a difficult record to reproduce

They're front and center where any recording engineer worth his salt -- Chris Kimsey in this case -- would have put them

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