More of the Music of Emerson, Lake and Palmer
More Hot Stamper Pressings Only Available on Import Vinyl
One of our good customers had this to say about some Hot Stampers he purchased recently:
Hey Tom,
One of my favorite albums growing up was pictures at an exhibition, but just for the music not the sound. I sold my domestic copy years ago but recall it was a muddy mess and always the worst sounding of all my ELP albums.
Fast forward decades later and I am totally blown away at what an amazing sounding album this really can be! Now the quality of the music matches the quality of the sound. The tonal balance is superb with just the right amount of weight down low. I never thought this record could sound this good. The wall of Organ sound as you put it when cranked to the lush acoustic guitar and tenderness of Greg’s vocals. It feels like you are at the concert.
That is why I am so impressed with all the hot stamper live albums I own. It shows a concert experience can be replicated with the right equipment but, most importantly, with the right pressing!
An amazing album and a great price to boot.
Thank you!!
Rob
Rob,
Fantastic to hear, thanks for your letter.
The “muddy mess” you refer to was no doubt the result of many things, but one of the main problems with your old copy was that it was the domestic pressing, which is made from second generation masters and therefore hopelessly outclassed by the right early Island pressings, which are of course the only ones we sell.
Even if you were lucky enough to have the right Island pressing, you would have had to know how to clean it using the right machines and fluids.
Not many audiophiles have either, and nobody had them back in the day, because they hadn’t been invented yet!
Your experience is what good records are all about, and we are gratified to have played a part in helping to bring that music to life in your very own listening room.
You can be at the concert as often as you want now. How could anyone put a price on that?