Waters, Roger - The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking - White Hot Stamper

Waters, Roger - The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking - White Hot StamperLet me tell you, it's no walk in the park to find a copy of The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking that sounds as good as this one and plays as quietly. Those of you who like Floyd's The Final Cut will probably get a lot out of this album. This is the first solo Roger Waters album, although apparently these songs date back to The Wall album. Waters was writing this material at the same time he was composing The Wall and even gave the band the choice of

to play the record

What We're Listening For On Straight Shooter

What The Best Sides Of Symphonic Dances Have To Offer Is Not Hard To Hear

Ray Brown and Joe Sample)

We've mentioned how much we like the sound of Londons with catalog numbers ranging from about 6400 to 6500 or so (which are simply Decca recordings from the mid-60s)

that's you

Instead the best copies show you a wonderfully full-bodied

Not to be too unkind

This vintage A&M pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records rarely even BEGIN to reproduce

and there's even an extra minute between the A side and the B side to allow you to flip the record

Not the good sounding pressings you happen to own -- those may or may not have Hot Stampers -- but the records you actually cleaned

accounts for my becoming a serious stereo enthusiast while still in my teens