Ed Bishop
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Although covered a bit over at SH.tv, not sure we ever did this here.
There were mono and stereo mix/editions of the TJB Lp's from THE LONELY BULL through HERB ALPERT'S NINTH, and these have significant difference beyond one being mono, the other stereophonic, of course. I don't know if anyone's ever cataloged ALL the differences, so thought I'd start this thread and see what hits the wall, as it were... And a few single mixes are different than anything heard on the albums they appeared on.
Of course there's "The Lonely Bull": original mono(&45)version in one channel of the stereo Lp, while Herb recorded new trumpet for the other. Not unheard of--a James Brown stereo single from 1959 used the same idea--but, unusual, all the same.
And of course there is that extra or missing horn that's on or off of two mono mixes and one stereo mix of "Tijuana Taxi."
According to SH(if memory serves), Larry Levine mixed the mono material, while Herb himself supervised the stereo mixing. Regardless, over the years I've found both equally enjoyable, although lamenting that all those extra overdubs added to the "Zorba The Greek" 45 didn't at least make their way onto the mono Lp mix.
If there IS a comprehensive collection of such mix differences(and we should include edits & fades), well...this thread will be short!
There were mono and stereo mix/editions of the TJB Lp's from THE LONELY BULL through HERB ALPERT'S NINTH, and these have significant difference beyond one being mono, the other stereophonic, of course. I don't know if anyone's ever cataloged ALL the differences, so thought I'd start this thread and see what hits the wall, as it were... And a few single mixes are different than anything heard on the albums they appeared on.
Of course there's "The Lonely Bull": original mono(&45)version in one channel of the stereo Lp, while Herb recorded new trumpet for the other. Not unheard of--a James Brown stereo single from 1959 used the same idea--but, unusual, all the same.
And of course there is that extra or missing horn that's on or off of two mono mixes and one stereo mix of "Tijuana Taxi."
According to SH(if memory serves), Larry Levine mixed the mono material, while Herb himself supervised the stereo mixing. Regardless, over the years I've found both equally enjoyable, although lamenting that all those extra overdubs added to the "Zorba The Greek" 45 didn't at least make their way onto the mono Lp mix.
If there IS a comprehensive collection of such mix differences(and we should include edits & fades), well...this thread will be short!