Houckster said::As was noted above, headphones are definitely not the medium for listening to this album. And what's up with that anyway?
The Lonely Bull was recorded when "mono" was the norm. The "stereo craze" was still in its infancy and many mono recordings were given a "stereo treatment" to satisfy what was then viewed by many in the business as a fad. It was wrong (it was true for quad a decade later, though). Ther ewere different ways used by different companies or artists to satisfy this need. In the case of The Lonely Bull many trracks originally done mono Alpert simply recorded a second trumpent track for the other channel. Hence the odd separation on this recording.
No one says it's a technically superb album! It's just a major part of music history as the first TJB record AND the launch of the most successful independent record label in history.
--Mr Bill