Alt. Version Of Barbara Acklin "love Makes A Woman"?

[Sebastian]

I was just making a soundclip of what I thought was a spanish picture sleeved issue of the bog standard Barbara Acklin tune "Love Makes A Woman".

But it sounds quite different compared to the regular US Brunswick 45.

It is obviously the same recording/take, but it sounds very sparse and it seems like the "sweetening"/post-production (i.e. added reverbs etc.) is gone. Almost as if the sound went past the "effects console" when the master for this 45 was made.

Have a listen below and let me know what you think.

The picture sleeve has by the way got what must be the most un-flattering image of Barbara that you could ever imagine (why use that photo?).

Edited March 31, 2011 by Sebastian

[Benji]

Nice one Sebastian!

I just bought a german copy of her "Love makes a woman" album. Will check which version is on it.

And agree, picture not really flattering. She looks like she's off her t*ts

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Sounds no different to the two UK MCA copies that I own, other than that it fades a couple of seconds earlier. Might just be the way it''s mastered that's 'confusing' you, Sebastian.

Nice looking item, though....

[Sebastian]

Thanks for your comments, guys.

Might be the mastering, and I don't have a UK MCA issue myself to compare it to. But to my ears there's lots more reverb on the US Brunswick 45. Just listen to the brass, it's very "sparse" sounding in the soundclip above, hardly any reverb at all.

Oh well! Just thought it was an interesting oddity.