torsdag 7 april 2016

THE KINKS/THE KINK KONTROVERSY NSPL 18131 (-65) UK EXPORT STEREO

Maybe a must for die-hard Kinks fans, obsessive completists or sixties aficionados with a weakness for rarities, but if you're in it for the music, audio and atmosphere - don't bother! This is fake stereo all the way and totally without any forgiving outcome as good compability, separation or clarity. To me it most of all sounds like a bad mono, which is sad because the true one-channel issue is absolutely beautiful - big and strong with amazing separation (see earlier post). Makes sense it originally was made in small quantities for export only, and at that point never sold in UK. US stereo on Reprise tri-color (RS 6197) and Canadian on Pye (NSPL 30083) as far as I know using the same tapes. First UK had label as shown here and laminated flip/back mono cover with stereo sticker. (KYX*) (ÖXÄP*) (PÖY*)

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