In article , Nick Gorham
wrote:
Keith G wrote:


Listen to some of the small sounds at the back of the mix in something
like Electric Ladyland,


Hmmm, you'd need valve amplification and a decent vinyl rig to be able
to do that for a start!


In fact thats a example of the damage that can be done by looking at
scopes. When the first masters were made of Electric Ladyland, the
engineers looked at the tape, and found all sorts of odd out of phase
signals on it, so they decided to fix it. When the resultant pressing
was heard by Hendrix, he was less than impressed, they had spent a lot
of time creating all the out of phase effects in the first place. Thats
why its the second pressing is the one to have, not the first.

I enjoy Hendrix a lot. Didn't know about EL being altered as you describe.
Interesting. These days I listen to his work on CD-A, though. (Or DVD-V).
Some of the phase effects, etc, seem to come over well using ESL's. :-)

Slainte,

Jim

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