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Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – Striking It Rich

  • Here is an original copy of Striking It Rich (only the second to hit the site in years) that was doing just about everything right, earning solid Double Plus (A++) grades or BETTER from top to bottom – fairly quiet vinyl too
  • Side one was sonically very close to our Shootout Winner – you will be shocked at how big and powerful the sound is
  • It’s the rare copy that’s this lively, solid and rich… drop the needle on any track and you’ll see what we mean
  • 4 stars: “Striking It Rich features 14 more sides of hipster acoustic swing from Hicks and his helpmates, including the fan favorites ‘I Scare Myself’ and ‘Canned Music.'”

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Striking It Rich Is a Tough One

Hot Stamper Pressings of Folk Rock Albums Available Now

We just did out first shootout for this album in more than five years. Our last one was 2019.

When albums are hard to find with good sound and audiophile quality surfaces, we often go five or more years between shootouts.

Our commentary from 2019 follows:

Normally this record sounds thick and dead. It’s very rare to find a copy like this that has any real transparency. The vocals are sweet and silky and the string instruments are more clear in the mix.

There’s nothing more frustrating than a record that defies every effort to hear into it, typically the feeling I get when listening to Dan Hicks’ recordings.

But on this pressing I could actually appreciate the music without having to fight the sound.

The tracks with violin accompaniment tend to sound the best for some reason. Some tracks are recorded a bit dry for my taste, but others are just right.

This is probably the band’s masterpiece, all things considered. It’s the most consistent album of theirs overall and has wonderful high points in I Scare Myself and Canned Music.

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