More of the music of Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)
More TAS Super Disc Recordings
This is a TAS list title that deserves its place on a list of Super Discs, as long as you are talking about one that sounds the way the best copies do.
The best sides are exceptionally transparent and full of energy, with the lush strings of the guitars sounding much more textured and real. The orchestra is rich and sweet, especially for a Mercury, yet the guitars are clear, present and appropriately placed relative to the surrounding ensemble.
But all the later label pressings we’ve bought over the years, mostly because we could afford to buy them, hoping for a miracle, have fallen well short of the mark. The notes below tell the story of their typical and obvious shortcomings.
Side One of the most recent late label pressing we played was crude, smeary and hot (bright).
Side Two was even worse, it was very hot (bright).
If you want to avoid records with these problems, click on any of the links below to see the titles we’ve found over the years with the same issues.