tisdag 31 december 2013

THE BEST OF THE PRETTY THINGS SWL 1164 (-67) UK EXPORT STEREO

UK stereo version of their 1965 album "Get The Picture", released two years later on Philips budget label Wing for export only. It's rather unknown and I can't find any hard facts about it so this is just what I get from my own copy. As far as I can hear non of the tracks have separate mixes. Some of them appears wider with slightly different balance compared to the mono original, but there's no distinctive signs of true stereo like items appearing in one channel only or drifting between the speakers. On the positive side - as a fake it's not all bad. It retains some of the dense atmosphere of the original mono and also works as a good compatible with the mono button pushed. The audio is just fine and if you don't listen very closely it's totally acceptable. Some copies had a stereo sticker on front, but apart from that there's no "stereo" print on cover or label. It came in a matt flip/back E.J.Day cover. (ÖXÄP*)

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