Mingus, Charles - Oh Yeah - Super Hot Stamper

Mingus, Charles - Oh Yeah - Super Hot StamperThis Atlantic Stereo pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records rarely even 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, actually being able to "see" the performers, and feeling as if you are sitting in the studio with the Mingus, this is the record for you. It's what vintage all analog recordings are known for this sound. If you exclusively

The instruments and voices are jumping right out of the speakers as The Beatles' brilliant engineer for their early albums up through Rubber Soul -- Norman Smith -- intended

The sound is tonally correct

I don't think these guys ever put together a better group of songs

exactly the job we require it to do

Don't get me wrong -- we still love the Blue Note and Contemporary label stuff for our more "hard core" jazz needs

You get some of the Tubey Magic and golden age sound from Decca's earlier days

and the overall sound is as rich and full-bodied as you could expect from this zany art-rock

wall-to-wall

and the better copies of The Nightfly have that sound

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The sound is big

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