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Gary, Mono versions have more punch and clarity than their stereo counterparts. Try listening to your stereo version as a mono if you can and let me know what you think. It should sound clearer like your 45.Searching for some clarity:
My recently acquired Mono-45 Single of
I Believe You
sounds clearer than its LP counterpart.
(And, I actually begin to like the song.)
Is there a reason for this difference--outside of psychology ?
Gary, my fondness for this album has increased over the years as well. I think Touch Me... is one of their best produced and performed songs. I have the 45 and picture sleeve. Larrie London's drumming is so identifiable and solid. Larrie's drums can be heard on most of England Dan & JFC records and so many others. Like Hal, he was one of the best.Joeyesterday, sorry for my lapse in responding to your post regarding my Mono-45 of
I Believe You.
My mono-45 is the only single I have of that song. But, with such clarity as I have found in listening
to it, I am unlikely to seek out another (stereo) copy.
I am glad that the one I have sounds so beautiful. Now, at last, all these years later, I can enjoy the song
as it was in 1978 ! (Well, not really, the record player is of more recent vintage !).
On another note, I now possess copies of each 45-Single from
LP Made In America (Along with a promo-copy of the LP):
Beechwood 4-5789 and Want You Back In My Life Again
are promotional 45-s (The first sounds great, the other sounds terrible).
Those Good Old Dreams, on a Test Pressing, sounds fantastic. (As does every other iteration I've listened to.)
Touch Me When We're Dancing --on an ordinary consumer 45- single--sounds great, also.
All in All, I am becoming more fond of the entire Album.
My, oh my, how my attitude has changed regarding this album !
On the other hand, Grein is not too keen on
Strength of A Woman,
and, I felt that song would have made a stronger single !
Wasn't Kiss Me the Way.... recorded during the MIA sessions? That would have been SO much better to include in the place of Beechwood.. IMO.
JOnathan
I do! And I really don't care for either one. Bombastic and unappealing in my opinion. But I like Someday slightly more.
Quite frankly, I don't think Make Believe It's Your First Time was one of the better tracks from the solo album. It was probably the worst.
What does strike me the most about this album, however, is the oddness (dare I say, hypocrisy?) of Richard's song choice and vocal arrangements. Having criticised her solo album for seeing KC singing "too high" and out of her usual rich lower register, why then did he include so many songs that take Karen into the upper octaves of her (sublime) range? A good example is the chorus of "Strength.." - when she sings (with the backing of the Carpettes, of course): "the weakness of her ma-a-a-a-a-a-AAA-n". It just seems very odd indeed - but, with all we've learnt in hindsight about that period, I guess we shouldn't be surprised at the tensions and strange musical choices of Richard against the better judgment of KC. Anyway, thanks for reading - a rare post here, though I'm a regular fan of all your views!
Personally, I feel the same way about MIA. I personally enjoy it, especially Beechwood 4-5789, Strength Of A Woman, and These Good Old Dreams. Love hearing everyones opinions, though!Gee. I kinda really like MIA. It's one of my favorites in their catalogue (in the top 5). Kinda sad so many of you hate it.
I think that would be interesting to hear how different it would be if it were mixed that way. Though personally, I'm not too sure if I'd like it more, but it would be fascinating to hear it mixed in a different wayI think I would have enjoyed MIA more if it had been mixed as "Horizon" was- with Karen's vocals at the forefront (and not the arrangements).