Hot Stamper Pressings of the Music of Stephen Stills Available Now
This listing for the White Hot Stamper pressing we put up years ago was written around 2007. A few points have been added since then.
When all the elements are working together as they do here, the music on Steve Stills’ first album is positively AMAZING. Until I hear something better, I’m going to have to call this Bill Halverson‘s engineering masterpiece.* Yes, on the best copies it’s that good.
UPDATE 2024
We have now discovered something even better, an album from earlier in the same year in fact, Deja Vu.
What to Listen For
Both sides can be rich and full-bodied, as well as transparent, with lots of separation between the parts. Most copies tend to be murky, thick, and veiled. The overall sound here is airy, open, and spacious, with TONS of ambience.
Check out the sound of Booker T’s big organ solo on Love The One You’re With — you can really hear the air moving through the instrument. That’s what a Hot Stamper pressing is all about.