Hot Stamper Pressings of British Folk Rock Albums Available Now

Hi Tom,

I just wanted to thank you at BR for The Pentangle Super Hot Stamper.

Upon listening to it, I felt like I entered another world.

The sound is through the roof and the music blows my mind,

I’m not sure I actually have the words to describe just how beautiful this sound experience really is, so I will leave it at that.

So Many Thanks,
Michel

Michel, I couldn’t agree more. The sound of the Pentangle’s first album is so pure you feel like the barrier between you and the music has disolved and no longer exists.

When a record is so good it lets you lose yourself completely in the music, that is the sign of a very special pressing indeed, in this case of a very special recording.

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This is an honest-to-goodness Demo Disc.

The unprocessed folky sound found throughout the album has its audiophile credentials fully in order, especially in the area of guitar harmonics, as well as drums that sound like real drums actually sound. (How many of the 70s rock albums in our Top 100 have that natural drum sound? Not many when you stop to think about it.)

Notice how there is nothing — not one instrument or voice — that has a trace of hi-if-ishness. No grain, no sizzle, no zippy top, no bloated bottom, nothing that reminds you of the phony sound you hear on audiophile records at every turn. Silky sweet and Tubey Magical, this is the sound we love here at Better Records.

We bash the crap sound found on the recordings of Diana Krall, Patricia Barber and their ilk because we’ve heard records like this and know that this is how good a female vocal recording can be. There is a difference, and this record will make that difference clear to anyone who takes the time to play it.

Musicians and Instruments

Terry Cox – Drums, percussion
Bert Jansch – Guitar, vocals
Jacqui Mcshee – Vocals
John Renbourn – Guitar, vocals
Danny Thompson – Bass