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You know the situation. You've been after a sound on vinyl for ages. You finally find it, buy, take it home and play it, only to find it sounds like it's been taped of Radio Luxumberg:

Examples include 'Exus Trek', 'How can I ever find a way', ,We've got togetherness' and a copy of the Flaming Emeralds that fades out too early

Anybody got any more ?

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    Agree sounds like it was recorded in a buscuit tin

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A thing came out a few years ago with Pat Lewis - Geni on one side. Can't remember the label or the other side, but it was absolute shite - sounded like it was turned on an industrial lathe.

  On 13/03/2012 at 12:45, Pete S said:

Once heard a rumour that these were recorded straight off the decks.

Then another one as to who did them.

But don't think it would be true as they'd have killed 2 of Richard's biggest sounds stone dead.

Both pressings had their original B-sides ("Are You Kidding" by Vickie Baines and "The Light Of Day" by the Group) in as equally bad quality, so I guess that probably answers the rumour of them being recorded straight off the decks.

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  On 13/03/2012 at 16:49, Gene-R said:

Both pressings had their original B-sides ("Are You Kidding" by Vickie Baines and "The Light Of Day" by the Group) in as equally bad quality, so I guess that probably answers the rumour of them being recorded straight off the decks.

Also may explain where they came from then as only a couple of people had the records at the time (Xmas 79 I think)

Eric pressings of Toby Legend use to say " I'm just a PubBub" on the beach ...

Purple Super K pressings of Christine Cooper HAMB wore out after a couple of dozen spins, and sounded absolute shite

  On 13/03/2012 at 18:32, ritchie said:

Eric pressings of Toby Legend use to say " I'm just a PubBub" on the beach ...

Purple Super K pressings of Christine Cooper HAMB wore out after a couple of dozen spins, and sounded absolute shite

Ritchie - funny you should say that because I mentioned it somewhere else recently, saying I can never hear it without expecting it to jump at that part!

The Ellusions - You didnt have to leave

what a tune, so full of soul its probably one of the finest tunes ever recorded......... apart from the recording. shocking!

  On 13/03/2012 at 21:13, diddy morgan said:

j c messina was, nay is an awful record ......but the boot was actually better cos you cant hear it !!!!!! :thumbsup::hatsoff2:

May well have been awful, but at least the original was recorded in true stereo!

The worse quality bootleg I ever heard in my life was Velvet-Satins Nothing Can Compare To You, I think it was made a blizzard.

Aid.

  On 13/03/2012 at 21:23, Gene-R said:

May well have been awful, but at least the original was recorded in true stereo!

Seem em going for buttons these days, sure one went for about $9 last month, wouldn't have minded a copy back in '79 aka Bob Segar would've fetched a fair few bob back then, not very soulful, but massive.

Aid.

  On 14/02/2012 at 20:58, Pete S said:

Yeah that was truly awful, done along with Barbara English - Sitting in the corner, equally bad quality. Other horrors are the orange label Exus Trek from the 80's (not the 70's orange one), Marsha Brody - Right Combination and Earl Harrison - Humphrey Stomp, neither of which have any bass on them at all.

Marsha Brody - Right Combination sounds like it was recorded inside a dust bin,it was that tinny.

Stu.

The blue vinyl bootleg of Hang On by Wall of Sound - it seems to have been pressed in a rush - the run-out groove starts before the music has faded out.

The Marketts - Bela Delana/Balboa Blue on the Magic label - Terrible sound and pressed very off-centre.

  • 3 weeks later...

The Musicor promo boot of Jimmy Radcliffe Long After Tonight is all Over

Off center with a permanent hiss !

  On 12/04/2012 at 09:27, allnightandy said:

The Musicor promo boot of Jimmy Radcliffe Long After Tonight is all Over

Off center with a permanent hiss !

You were unlucky Andy!

  On 12/04/2012 at 09:35, Pete S said:

You were unlucky Andy!

Really ? i thought they might all be the same ! is there anyway of telling boot from original by just looking at pictures as when i bought it years ago i assumed it was original Lol

  On 11/03/2012 at 14:32, westrex said:

What about the bootleg copies of Johnny (john) Hendley, "my baby came from out of nowhere" (on white mutt & jeff) with the

sunlovers "you'll never make the grade" on the 'b' side. it played at 50rpm and it sounded like SH*T.

tony warot.

I'll have to check mine, from what i can remember mine plays perfect?

  On 14/02/2012 at 19:41, allnightandy said:

Worst i ever came across was the White label Bobby Paris Night Owl

Booted by Selecta Disc of Nottingham !

You have to turn the volume up full just to hear it and it sounds like it was recorded in a cornflake factory !

Jeanette Harper on "Green BEE " Massive hiss all the way through !

Lenny Curtis (boot) on END His all the way through

mine plays perfect ... no hiss and great sound quality

  On 12/04/2012 at 11:42, mikecook said:

I'll have to check mine, from what i can remember mine plays perfect?

It is slightly faster than it should be (Johnny Hendley)

But like you say, the Lenny Curtis press on End, is perfect.

  On 18/03/2012 at 21:04, MrsWoodsrules said:

The worse quality bootleg I ever heard in my life was Velvet-Satins Nothing Can Compare To You, I think it was made a blizzard.

Aid.

and this one of mine is fine .... you guys must have been unlucky with the copies you picked up

  On 12/04/2012 at 21:22, mikecook said:

and this one of mine is fine .... you guys must have been unlucky with the copies you picked up

Again, agree with this. Though the VS has been done four or five times. The first one, on the white label with the swirl, is perfect. I think the red one is ok too. Maybe the one sided blue one is the bad one.

  On 12/04/2012 at 21:13, mikecook said:

mine plays perfect ... no hiss and great sound quality

Your what ? Which one ?

  On 12/04/2012 at 21:41, allnightandy said:

Your what ? Which one ?

the one highlighted in BIG BOLD letters

  On 12/04/2012 at 21:45, mikecook said:

the one highlighted in BIG BOLD letters

Got ya !

  On 13/04/2012 at 06:03, jimmy clitheroe said:

Feminine ingenuity - Ruby Sherry on Take 6 Aint great! sounds to tinny for me .. Paul

Yep there's barely any bass on it. Terrible recording.

  • 2 months later...

here is one recorded in a bake bean tin - how to make a sad man glad - capris - just sounds awful through my krells!!!!!!!

Some that I had that were pretty bad: all 70s pressings:

Phil Lowman - Rock Me - Palos

Pat Lewis - Warning c/w Debonairs Loving You..... Solid Hit

Carstairs - although at the time I didn't realise just how bad it was.

Jerry Fuller - Double Life

  On 14/02/2012 at 22:20, Paul Mooney said:

Three examples I can think of...

I've never had a good copy of 'At Last' by Jesse James on Zay. I've had quite a few unplayed copies over the years and they're all distorted so there's no point buying any more.

I've had similar problems (but not as bad) with 'I'd Rather Be A Blind Man' by Fugi on Checker.

'Rain In My Life' by Prophecy on All Platinum is another 45 which I've never found a good copy of. The problem was obviously in the mix or mastering.

It's annoying.

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Paul

Paul that's very strange I bought the Prophecy track of Tim Ashebende on a really bad looking acetate it was dirty bent and looked like it was once a fiberglass patch for a ford anguler and you won't beleive the sound quality is fantastic regards Simon.

  On 05/07/2012 at 19:38, maslar said:

Some that I had that were pretty bad: all 70s pressings:

Phil Lowman - Rock Me - Palos

Pat Lewis - Warning c/w Debonairs Loving You..... Solid Hit

Carstairs - although at the time I didn't realise just how bad it was.

Jerry Fuller - Double Life

Phil Lowman is shocking, my Jerry Fuller is fine but most copies I get now seem to hiss!

  On 05/07/2012 at 19:58, sharmo 1 said:

Paul that's very strange I bought the Prophecy track of Tim Ashebende on a really bad looking acetate it was dirty bent and looked like it was once a fiberglass patch for a ford anguler and you won't beleive the sound quality is fantastic regards Simon.

My Prophesy has got no bass. A bit like the old Maurice Williams - Being without you purple boot.

Jordi

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