I had occasion the last few days to listen to the three Tamba 4 albums that were on A&M/CTi or at least supposed to be.
- We and The Sea
- Samba Blim
- California Soul
I'd placed them on a CD-R for in-car listening. I sourced WE AND THE SEA from the better-sounding Verve re-release on CD. SAMBA BLIM came from the only CD I had, a Japanese issue from the 90s, and CALIFORNIA SOUL came from the Record Store Day LP.
It was quite a shock when WE AND THE SEA finished and SAMBA BLIM started up. The volume dropped a good bit, and the sound went way down in the mud. I had to crank up the treble in the car player to even begin to approach the way WE AND THE SEA sounded.
Then came CALIFORNIA SOUL, blaring away brightly, both louder and brighter than either of the two that preceded it. And I also found CALIFORNIA SOUL to be much more listenable content-wise than the bland SAMBA BLIM.
Still, these three would make a nice little box set, if remastered properly and consistently.
- We and The Sea
- Samba Blim
- California Soul
I'd placed them on a CD-R for in-car listening. I sourced WE AND THE SEA from the better-sounding Verve re-release on CD. SAMBA BLIM came from the only CD I had, a Japanese issue from the 90s, and CALIFORNIA SOUL came from the Record Store Day LP.
It was quite a shock when WE AND THE SEA finished and SAMBA BLIM started up. The volume dropped a good bit, and the sound went way down in the mud. I had to crank up the treble in the car player to even begin to approach the way WE AND THE SEA sounded.
Then came CALIFORNIA SOUL, blaring away brightly, both louder and brighter than either of the two that preceded it. And I also found CALIFORNIA SOUL to be much more listenable content-wise than the bland SAMBA BLIM.
Still, these three would make a nice little box set, if remastered properly and consistently.