Exile On Main St. 2010 vs the 2020 1/2 Speed Mastering from Abbey Road. My Deserted Island Pick!

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Күн бұрын

The Rolling Stones 1972 Exile On Main St is one of my "Deserted Island" album picks. Please join me as we discuss the differences between the 2010 release vs the 2020 Half Speed Mastering release from Abbey Road Studios and which one I'll be taking with me to the island.
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@michaelrogers8126 Ай бұрын

Great review. I also have to half speed master of Exile and think it sounds good. I’ve been picking up these half speed along the way. Have about 4-5 of them so far, I know a lot of people have been.crapping all over the Miles master but I like them and they are affordable. My system is Sony STR DH 190 receiver; Sony PSLX 310 BT Turntable and the Sony SSCS 5 Speakers ( and a Onkyo DX C390 6 CD changer) I know it’s not a top shelf system but but I think it works well and have had no problems

@MarkM72069 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Michael! I'm with you on the 1/2 speed stuff. I've got about 4-5 myself. My first experience was with The Who's Tommy. Which sounds fantastic. McCartney's first solo album is great too. As long as the music gets your toes tapp'n and puts a smile on your face, the system is secondary. Thanks for watching!

@johnosullivan2017 Ай бұрын

I loved the half speed too, until recently. I thought this was a terribly snobby take: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a814abKFrbrOlYE.html And then I went to all tube amplification, and got myself a HumminGuru. A road to damascus moment! My vinyl copies of Exile include a UK 79, an NL 87, two UK 72 early presses, and a US 78 Monarch repress. As well as the 2010 CD reissue, and an 80s CD. The UK 72 presses are cut from the same Artisan Sound lacquer as the much vaunted US 72 Monarch presses. All three of my Artisan Exiles beat the pants off any other version I've ever heard. More life, more detail, more bass. It's like night and day. But yes, you do need to spend both time and money to access this sound quality, and the half speeds are a good compromise if you're not going that way....

@mmmbbq 29 күн бұрын

@@johnosullivan2017 Yeah man, Artisan all the way! I do think the stuff they did off the DSD files are pretty great too (Mono Box, excellent).

@TheModestAudiophile-oq2hy 20 күн бұрын

Some day... After the kids are done with college I'll go on the hunt. (Having just paid for this years tuition.....ugh....)

@johnosullivan2017 Ай бұрын

Shine a light: the church vibe comes from Mick'n'Keef being at the gospel service Aretha recorded for Amazing Grace as they were in LA early 72 for the dubs and mix.

@TheModestAudiophile-oq2hy Ай бұрын

No kidding! I did not know that. Thanks for the info as always!

@johnosullivan2017 29 күн бұрын

@TheModestAudiophile-oq2hy here's Mick in the congregation in Jan 72, just when LA work on Exile was starting: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sJOinsJ9rc3Qaac.htmlsi=a5vpRGjGNRHcRIzI

@johnosullivan2017 Ай бұрын

I suspect both 2010 vinyl and the half speed were taken from the digital masters created by Stephen "Masher" Marcussen when he did the 2010 reissue. Apparently he had to bake the tapes to get them to play. That's why Miles Showell had to work off digital masters at Abbey Road. And those masters were not DSD256 or PCM, but much lower resolution. So, alas, the original analog source Mick'n'Keef heard in the LA studio is gone...

@TheModestAudiophile-oq2hy Ай бұрын

Great info John. Miles did do a fine job with this.

@johnosullivan2017 29 күн бұрын

Thanks @@TheModestAudiophile-oq2hy I freely admit to being obsessed by Exile

@johnosullivan2017 Ай бұрын

Loving Cup: from Olympic studios,not Nellcote.