Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Fleetwood Mac Available Now
Many pressings are compressed, murky, veiled and recessed. To find one that is transparent, clear, present and punchy is no mean feat.
Proper cleaning is essential. The early Orange label CBS pressings (the only ones that have the potential to win shootouts) too often just sound like old records until they have been properly cleaned.
There are two tracks to play to hear how well the drums punch through the mix.
Mick Fleetwood is banging the hell out of his toms on Black Magic Woman. If it doesn’t sound like he’s really pounding away, you need a better copy.
Or a better stereo; one must always be open to the possibility that the system may not be up to reproducing the punchiness of the drums.