Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Charles Mingus Available Now
Although this album is fairly common in mono, we found the sound of the mono pressing we played seriously wanting. It’s dramatically smaller and more compressed than even the worst of the other pressings we played in our shootout.
We will never buy another, and of course we would never sell a record that sounds as bad as this mono pressing does.
For those looking for the best sound, the mono pressing is hard to take seriously, and for that reason, we say skip it.
For records reviewed on the blog that sound their worst in mono, click here.
Are You a Jazz Collector or an Audiophile?
If you’re a jazz collector, of course you want the mono. If you’re an audiophile who likes jazz, you should want the stereo.
And if you are a very serious audiophile who has a great deal of time and money tied up in his equipment and room, someone whose motto might best be summarized as “nothing but the best,” then you need one of our killer Hot Stamper pressings of the album.