You seem to be in great mood in this video. It’s contagious. I really enjoyed hearing how much you loved the Santana record and the joy it brought you. Have a great weekend MM!
Thank you. I do get very happy when I listen to an excellent sounding record. I love that you picked up on that. Lol. Thank you and I hope you have a fun weekend. ♥️🤗
To me this is the mark of a quality channel. My musical tastes are overall very different from Melinda´s, she is a vinyl collector while I continue to be a CD collector, and yet I watch every video that goes up. The joy of collecting transcends formats and musical preferences, and the thrill of getting new quality releases is common to us all. The new additions from Impex Records and Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs look spectacular!
Melinda, thank you so much for your wonderful review of the 1Step release of SING AND DANCE WITH FRANK SINATRA on Impex Records. On behalf of each of us involved with its production, we do appreciate it and happy that you love it. In case anyone is wondering, the regular 33 1/3 & 1Step 45 sets utilize the exact same mastering we (Andreas Meyer, Chuck Granata, and I) recorded to our finished 30ips 1/2" analog tape master in New York at Swan Studios (which included transfer work that we first did with Matt Cavaluzzo at Battery Studios in New York). That was then given over to Chris Bellman, Bob Donnelly, and Abey Fonn in California, where they did a tube cutting from it at Bernie Grundman Mastering, with a small bit of both low and top end adjustment to compensate for how its sound translated with the beautiful character of the vacuum tube cutting system utilized, for both the 33 1/3 and 45 versions. They did an incredible job cutting it which included dealing with the brass that was sometimes difficult to cut without compromising the sound, and they accomplished it wonderfully. Both versions were done to be the best they possibly could. The difference, therefore, you're hearing on these releases is purely due to format - the higher speed, the 1Step process, and the vinyl formulation. It's just a superior format and lets you hear something more like real music and less comparatively like a recording. -Martin Melucci (Associate Producer on the Impex releases of SING AND DANCE WITH FRANK SINATRA)
Thank you so much for the added information. When I listened to the 1Step, I could hear the difference the one step process made. The sound quality, packaging, and session takes are fantastic. Thanks again.
Thanks for shining a spotlight on Friday Night In San Francisco, the Sinatra Columbia vinyl and the Santana Abraxas vinyl. I especially was intrigued by the Sinatra LP. My Dad turned me on to the music of his youth which included the pop idol era of Sinatra’s career with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Sinatra virtually invented modern song phrasing for both the pop and jazz idioms. His Columbia work showcased the purity of that voice and what an instrument it was. On to Santana. Carlos Santana is one of my favorite guitarists. He conveys pop, jazz and spiritual elements through his music which make it extra special. Love the on camera look of your music room. The background nicely compliments your presentation. Thanks for the continued excellent content.
Thank you for your kind words about the music room. Sinatra had such a great voice. ♥️ This Santana record is unbelievably good. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda, A piece of advice to get the best out of your Sinatra mono record (and other mono records): You should consider getting a mono cartridge and use for these - among other things it adds better depth to the sound stage. Also if you collect first/original (jazz)releases from the 50's until the mid/late 60's, you'll often find that they sound best in mono via a mono cartridge (as is also the case w. the Beatles in Mono, Stones ', Dylan's ditto an others). Another advantage when you buy used records is that a mono cartridge is more tolerant to wear/noise and other damages to the record (within certain limits of course). My choice has been the Audio Technica AT33 MONO, which I can really recommend. I have mine on a separate turntable so it's easier to swop from stereo to mono and vice versa. Regarding Abraxas, David Bianco made a comparison between the one you have and the one-step. David finds that the new 33 rpm is very, very close to the one-step which in not on super vinyl (and breaks the listening up in 4 parts which I dislike and find is a technic-before-music choice when we are at the high quality level for both). Best regards Claus
Couldn’t agree more as to employing a decent mono cartridge on records from mono recordings, true mono mixes rather than stereo fold-downs, and cut by mono cutter heads. Miyajima is my go-to company for great true mono cartridges.
Quincy did it all with music. I still love his song, “Everything Must Change”, I believe from his “Body & Soul” album. He was well regarded and respected in the music industry. He’s greatly missed. RIP Quincy Jones. 🤜🏽🎶🤣🙏🏼🎼
That Sinatra record looks great. That book inside the gatefold is a nice touch. I'm looking forward to seeing your room improvements although it looked pretty sweet already! I always think of MJ when I hear the name Quincy Jones but reading up on him he has done so many things. Two that stood out for me was that he was in the band playing trumpet for Elvis on his first TV appearances and he conduced the last performance of Miles Davis before he died. What a career and a full life. Great video and take care!
Quincy Jones had a fantastic music career and also became a legendary producer. He will always be special to me. I hope to make a video about my room treatments soon. I did make some changes but the results are amazing. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
I love how you pass Musical History to all viewers with a shared enthusiasm for details - that is sadly lacking with most people nowadays - fiery passion for anything - be it music, your job, your loved one - Great video Melinda❤IMPEX Records have become contenders in the vast territory of vinyl
I agree. It's awesome to have another audiophile label with a strive for excellence. I look forward to other releases that they put out in the future. Thank you for the kind words. 🤗♥️ Take care.
Great video, this video is the first I heard of Q passing away! Sad, like I've told you in past videos, "thriller" was my very first LP! Not just first LP,but very first music album I had bought in ANY form at that point! I was 14 in march 1984 when I bought it, went back to the car while my mom still shopped! I remember taking the shrink off and was blown away by the whole presentation! I couldn't wait to get it home and put it on the family hi-fi, and it didn't disappoint! QJ was part of that work that gave me that great childhood adolescent experience! R.I.P. Quincy Jones!😢
He lived a long and accomplished life but I'm still sad that another legend is gone. I'm so grateful for his musical contributions, especially Thriller. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Hi Melinda! I totally share your enthousiasm about Abraxas!! I can only hope the improvements you are doing on your musical room is to have it acoustically treated 😊 THIS really makes a huge difference IMHO. Peace ❤
Yes. I have been playing with acoustic treatments and the MoFi Abraxas has been a record that I have been using to help with that. It's incredible. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda! the smile on your face said it all, you was buzzing. Sad news about Quincy Jones but he had a long and wonderful life and leaves a lasting legacy. I look forward to seeing how your music room turns out!
Hi Melinda, I was fortunate to buy Santana’s Abraxus when first issued as a 45rpm one step. I know those pressings are going for ridiculous prices! Great video!
Wow! That was a very smart purchase. This 33 rpm version sounds extraordinary. I can't imagine what the One Step must be like. You have a true treasure. Thank you and take care.
I preordered Abraxas and received it about a week ago. I also have a pressing from the early 1970’s. I totally agree that the Mobil Fidelity vinyl sounds amazing. The pressing from the 1970’s is a bit worn, but it still produces excellent sound. I have several Impex records, including Misty, and all are wonderful pressings.
I'm "bookending" my Electrical Radio Program radio show with Quincy Jones this weekend, starting with the theme from "Ironsides." That's supposedly the 1st TV theme using a Moog synth. Yes, many of the A&M pioneers are crossing over, including Sergio Mendes, but we still have Herb Alpert & he's still performing (I saw him & Loni about 6 years ago).
Hi Melinda, I have several LPs from Second Records. The sound quality is amazing with very quiet vinyl. I have Coltrane's My Favorite Things and it is just wonderful. Have a nice day.
Hi Melinda, When I heard Quincy Jones passed away, my heart sank. I thought about my Michael Jackson Off the Wall and Thriller. I watched his Netflix documentary a few years ago. He was in a wheelchair. The documentary shared so many moving experiences in his life. I enjoyed seeing the Frank Sinatra record. I am a fan of vintage music.
I need to watch that documentary. He had such a great life. It's nice to see Sinatra getting the royal treatment with this release. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Hello Ms Melinda, I've collected vinyl since the 70's and have amassed a decent collection. This is the first time I've heard of IMPEX Records and I WILL be making some purchases with them. Thank You for "Making Vinyl FUN Again !!" Luv your channel and your ENTHUSIASM !! G R O O V Y !!
Mono - mono cartridge will make it sound as it should. Even when using the mono selection on your pre or integrated, the sound stage, instrumentation, and voicing will be different. Find a friend with a mono setup and do a serious listen.
Sadly for me most of the bands I like just weren't originally recorded to my liking and no matter which version I buy across all platforms just do not sound that good to me as far as sound quality. There are exceptions but too few to mention. Glad you are happy with these artists.
Thanks for your review, your insight is exciting & fun, I just bought santana & haven't listen to it yet. But I did hear the santana 1 step & it was the best sounding record I have ever herd, it was like Imax in 3d, 🎉
I wish I could hear the One Step. ♥️ I would love to hear the difference in sound quality. Having said that, I am so happy to have this copy. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Melinda, your TH-cam Channel is great! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 I wish you and your family all the best. I also want to tell you that I'm retiring this year. As December 1st, I'll be officially retired, and on social security. I've been working since I was 22 years old. I'm going to be 63 on November 15th. 62 is the starting age to retire and on social security. I want retire now while I'm still in fairly good health so that I can enjoy retirement. I will of course, still be subscribed and watching your TH-cam Channel. Take care, Alan
Al Di Meola, one of the great Guitar players. You are an Elegant Gypsy. Anyway, three great Guitar players on Friday Night in San Francisco.....love it.
Hello, Melinda! I always enjoy your videos. Frank Sinatra was great. He was and still is, a Legend! However, I think that even though he was a great vocalist, Dean Martin actually had a better voice. Of course, Elvis is and always will be my favorite male vocalist, not only for his voice, which changed about four times during his 23-year career, but for his style! I am proud to say that I have every song that he recorded. 😊
Quincy Jones has so many highlights (beyond Thriller) that I can't get into them all here. But I could say off the cuff that The Dude, The Quintessence, Birth of a Band, You've Got It Bad Girl, Back on the Block (CD only, far as I know), The Pawnbroker (a soundtrack), and Walking in Space are all a good starting point, as is the George Benson album Give Me The Night (which has the sublime engineering of Bruce Swedien). It is interesting to hear the evolution of his career as a trumpet player and bandleader to an arranger, producer, film composer, and many other things he touched in the entertainment world.
Yes, he had an amazing career before becoming. MJ's producer. Thriller means so much to me so that's why that aspect of his life means so much to me. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
I played his album The Dude and his production of Patti Austin’s Every Home Should Have One. Two of my all time favorites produced by him. And of course Off The Wall and Thriller. I need Off The Wall on vinyl. I’m sure it’s available out there somewhere. ❤❤❤
RIP quincy jones a legend in all music. i stumbled upon a vinyl sale it was a garage sale . the guy was selling a miles davis album but it was in such bad shape. the sleeve almost torn up. i didnt even offer the guy anything. anyway great video as always beautiful Melinda 😍
Reading up on musicians' backgrounds is fun, adds to the experience and sometimes brings more music. For example, Mike Oldfield was a member of his sister Sally's band. Until he made Tubular Bells happen and the roles reversed. It pushed Sally Oldfield to the background, but not entirely: she too went on and came up with the album "Water Bearer." Curious, I bought it and it too is a masterpiece. But less well known. Highly recommended.
Absolutely a great vocalist and performer but Frank is Frank and when I`m wanting to hear a different assortment of tunes with a silky smooth voice I turn to his buddy Dean. Love them all.
It was certainly sad to lose Quincy Jones. He was a major figure in music for sure, and I also think of the MJ Thriller album when I think of Quincy Jones. The Frank Sinatra Impex release looks great. I don't own any Impex releases yet, but if something catches my eye, I will certainly buy one. Frank Sinatra was one of the truly towering artists of 20th Century music. Did you know that Jim Morrison of The Doors loved Frank Sinatra? That says a lot about Jim. 👍👍👍 Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra is one of his better albums, but there are some far better albums that were released by him between 1955 and 1958. It's arguably the best time of his musical career when his voice deepened and became very rich and smooth. If Impex would put out Sinatra albums like In The Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, A Swingin' Affair, Where Are You, Come Fly With Me, and Only the Lonely, I'd very seriously consider buying them. 😻 Regardless, it's really good to see that they're giving Sinatra a lot of love with this release. He definitely deserves it. 👏👏👏
Thriller was such an important record for me at that time. I will always have a place in my heart for Quincy Jones. I love most stages of Frank's career including this album. The packaging for this 1Step is really cool. This is great and I do love those early Capital records as well. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda! Great video! I agree, the 1-Step of Getz/Gilberto is absolute PERFECTION!! How do you top that?? I'm a massive Frank "tragic", so I'm definitely going to get "Sing and Dance" now, after your appraisal! I hope they one day put out a 1-Step of Frank & Quincy's wonderful "LA Is My Lady" album!
I don't know if you can top Getz/Gilberto but this Sinatra release is also great. The packaging and book are cool and this is as good as this record can sound. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Love Love Love your tribute to Quincey Jones... One you should get...one you can find for 5 bucks or less inyour country... is The Brothers Jonhson... (with a cheesy title...Lookin out for number one... or something like that) sky blue cover... is phenomenal... produced by Quincey in mid 70s... thanks again for your awesome tribute to the man.
Hi Melinda, new to your channel, love your enthusiasm ❤ You have so much knowledge to share. The audiophile pressings are so expensive. I do wonder what level of HiFi equipment is needed to hear the difference. I am rocking a Rega P3 with the new ND5 cart, with the Rega PSU, into the Rega MM phono. Amp being a Marantz, speakers Kef R3 with a SVS SB3000 sub. Need to try one and see. RIP Quincy Jones
Even when I had modest equipment, I could hear the difference between my regular records and audiophile records. A P3 is a very nice turntable. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
From Music Direct’s website regarding Mobile Fidelity’s Abraxas: “But just like 1969's equally essential Santana, Abraxas lays claim to one of the biggest (and unfortunate) production gaffes in music history. Until now, Abraxas has never been heard correctly. After securing the original analog master tapes, Mobile Fidelity engineers realized a colossal mistake had been made. For nearly four decades, copies were produced with the left and right channels reversed, meaning that everything was placed in a backwards manner. This even extended to compilations on which individual songs from Abraxas were included.”
I definitely need to get some Sinatra in my collection. The closest thing I can compare Sinatra too that's in my collection is Seth Macfarlane. He's definitely a modern day Sinatra, that is not only the creator of Family Guy, and a great voice actor. But really has a gem of a voice. I wanna get all his records but so.e go for a pretty penny. You definitely check him out if you haven't
That Abraxas is awaiting a repress on Music Direct and MOFI. So it’s not available… Usually they send promos out to people when there’s product to buy, to help promote sales. After watching your video, I wanted to buy it. Now, maybe I’ll just be happy with the Kevin Grey remaster anniversary release, which also has a digital step. Have you heard that one? Lots of people like that one as well. When it was released, Bob Bradley told everyone from his TH-cam channel that it was a AAA release. Columbia/SONY told Kevin he couldn’t talk about it. That only happens when there’s a digital step in the mix. Lots of games in the vinyl world…. I’m just a bottom feeder, trying to buy good sounding albums.
I have the Kevin Gray copy and it's good but the MoFi version will probably be back in stock soon. They now have their own pressing plants. I promise it's worth the wait. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
OMG, Melinda...you can still read spines? LOL! I lost that ability a long time ago, heh heh! I've never been into the really super high quality releases, mostly because of funding, but I might give them a try if one of the companies - Impex, MoFi, etc - ever came out with albums from Carpenters or Manhattan Transfer...I can imagine how incredible those would sound, but it seems like they never do artists that I would really engage and actually not feel terrible dropping beaucoups bux on...although I have to admit that Getz/Gilberto is tempting - I only recently got the CD of that marvelous album and even higher quality is very very tempting...have a great week!
The Getz/Gilberto 1Step is amazing. The sound is incredible and the packaging is very cool. I'm with you, A The Carpenters audiophile record would be pretty great. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Nice vid Melinda. I just ordered the Sinatra IMPEX release based on your recommendation! I have the IMPEX “Legrand Jazz” and the “Ellington Indigos” editions. They certainly produce a quality product! Do you have a mono switch or use a mono cartridge?
I wish I had a mono cartridge for this release. It sounds very good especially when you think of the year it was made and technology of that time. I hope you enjoy it. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
@ - I just received an Audio Technica “Anniversary” 33MONO cartridge. It’s an MC cart for $299. Check out the reviews by Kenny’s Audiophile Records and Poetry On Plastic
Hi Melinda I have some of his early stuff from the late 50's early 60's when he had a swing jazz band. Also isn't the weather just perfect right now i'm enjoying it.
I have been enjoying the weather. It's just beautiful. Those old records are so hard to find in great shape these days. I'm glad you have some. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy I have some of his stuff on albums and a lot on cds just as ol Dino himself and Nat King Cole and others. I sit and look at all the music i have and it's alot going back to the 20's and some even a bit earlier on records and cds. I guess I'm a happy camper lol. Have a good rest of your day and don't get wet some rain is coming.
sinatra swings was one my late dad listended to i found a nice copy at am estate sale 4 or 5 others this summer neighbors annual sale got 3 vinly set capitol years 3 different bands one is swing one side has scratch rest e.c. sleeve had some damage so i got for like 10 dollars also nat king cole longines symphonette 5 lp set found sealed thrift for ten deano ghits reprise and a indie label side 1 deano 2 sammy davis jr. dollar each dad listened to also lena horne johhny ray antonio benedetto was the singing waiter in his neighborhood queens got s.f. record thrift surprisingly all g.c. excepts deano ghits sleeve was pretty beat upso i.just replaced the inner sleeve put in the sinatra set
we have a photo of dad in hs with other kids one is tony bennets youngest sister antonio was the oldest of the familys siblings dad said and was a waiter at flushing golf club when dad was a teen caddy bit he didnt know him just his sister was quite a bit older than them
Many thanks for sharing your excitement for the Frank Sinatra 1step. Here in Europe that set costs abt. 250 USD, sometimes plus shipping. I seriously doubt that it is worth it and by probably feeding too many greedy mouths. Same thing with the Getz Gilberto whereas the AP 45 has the better value for money. Impex may have a hard time in Europe selling these ultra expensive editions, esp. in the current vinyl market situation. If at all the 33 Frank Sinatra may be worth considering.
The prices in other countries are so high. I wish that wasn't the case. You can't go wrong with either version but the 1Step does sound better and the packaging is what makes it so special. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
I recently bought mofo version of The Doors: L.A. Woman. It was $125 but it was so worth it. I really understand what you mean when you listen to one of your done right. It was awesome.
Congrats on both acquisitions. While I'm not jealous, it does make me think about ordering the "Abraxas" LP. I have 2 copies, but I'm sure the MF version will blow them away.
This is the best sounding version of Abraxas I have ever heard. I don't have that $1k MoFi One Step but with the way this one sounds, I don't feel like I need it. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
frank had the krem dela krem of l.a. studio musicians that played on his capitol and later reprise recordings,some who were well known as jazz players.sinatra at the sands,a 2 lp set is a must have.on this 1966 record he is backed by none other than count basie and his orchestra.
You definitely pulled out great records like Michael jackson thriller the greatest album of all time Stan gets my favorite i got to get that album and legend frank Sinatra i got to get that album its crazy 2 weeks ago I buy a frank Sinatra album on cd the album is called Strangers in the night is a amazing classic release i can play his music right next to nat king cole Melinda your collections are awesome i be shopping for vinyl soon at the flea market take care and have a blessed Tuesday and definitely rest in peace to my favorite musician of all time that changed my life at the age of 4 years old the late great quincy jones he will definitely be missed
Melinda hello. Great albums and love to the albums. Santana that album Abraxas would have to hear the original master mobile fidelity.. I do have vinyls of Stereo and A Quadrophonic version of the album. The music room looking fine. TC friend.
It was such a well recorded album that every copy sounds good. There's just something extra special about this new MoFi version. It's one of the best sounding records in my collection. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
@MelindaMurphy originally these albums (vinyl) were called Quadrophonic. They came out in early to mid 1970s. They played in 4.0 four discreet channels. They had more information from the original master tapes, compared to the 2.0 stereo version. Rhino has released many Quadrophonic (Quadio) 4.0 recordings on Bluray-audio. I have Black Sabbath "Paranoid" and Alice Cooper "Billion dollar babies" Deep Purple "Machine Head" comes in a box set. The vinyl is in stereo. The Bluray-audio is in Quadio and Dolby Atmos sound.
Hi Melinda, another great video, thank you very much. If you like music from the Frank Sinatra era, you might want to give the Dean Martin, Dream With Dean.. The Intimate Dean Martin album a listen. It's a Quality Records at Acoustic Sounds pressing.. I think you will be very happy.. Jerry
I wanted to get that one but i keep forgetting about it lol. Maybe one day i might get it. I have quite a few of Franks stuff anyway have a good rest of your day.
Yes, I heard about Quincy Jones yesterday. He was a really good producer. While I can't stand Michael Jackson's music, the Thriller LP in particular is stellar in sound quality, really well done (No, I don't have it and won't, but I have heard it elsewhere). I have never heard an Impex, MoFi, Acoustic Sounds, RTI, etc. record. So I have no real world listening experience with them and likely never will, I only know the process they use and what others have told me of their listening experience. By consensus it seems that RTI and Impex get consistently high marks. Acoustic Sounds seems a mixed bag and MoFi is hard to know. With MoFi, they got high marks until the scandal and then everyone changed their minds. I can tell when digital files were used to cut a record and it is pretty bad, but again, I have not heard a MoFi record so I can't speak directly to them. I have heard a couple of "standard" records that were cut with digital files, U2's Joshua Tree was one and it was bad. I went through 4 copies and every one of them stunk. It's a good album, so I got it on CD, which sounds far better. The opposite can also be true, for example standard Jethro Tull CDs sound awful (thin, tinny, etc). JT is far better on vinyl. (I suspect they did not transfer to CD correctly). I have recorded my own CDs of The Moody Blues LPs, JT LPs and they sound quite good, but I go through a process and not just hitting "record" on a computer CD burner and calling it done. (I actually use a professional redbook CD recorder and put the recording through a software program such as Audacity and now Sound Forge Audio Lab, which is purpose built for this. I played a Moody Blues LP I recorded to CD the other day and was surprised how good it sounded actually (still needs a very slight tweak in the mix, but other than that). I'm still learning the new program. You are very fortunate to be able to receive such records gratis from time to time. That would be the only way I will ever hear one as I can't afford or justify the cost of them on the secondary or first market. However, receiving such records will never happen for me, YT channel or not because my channel is faceless and such faceless channels do not get such things or monetized or anything (faceless channels are poor marketing platforms for businesses, they are not interested. The best I could do is affiliate links, which get no traffic either anyway. I already have two non-music related companies who want me to contact them when I launch my channel). I do not want to nor can I monetize anyway, so no loss or sadness there. In fact, I have stopped working on my channel as of the second week of October due to the mess of the "election". Depending on what happens, there may not be TH-cam come January, so why waste time and energy (it takes a lot to create content, even crappy content like mine) for nothing? So I put it all on hold depending on outcome and I will either be throwing out the equipment I bought or not. (I would not mind NOT creating content at this point to be frank, but I'm a committed type person, so if we still have YT, I'll continue)
I wouldn't worry about TH-cam being taken away. I don't think any politician is going to do that. These audiophile records are very special. ♥️ Originals obviously are extremely cool but I really dig these new releases with great packaging and sound quality. We are losing some amazing legends this year. Very sad. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Unfortunately you are incorrect about YT. In 3 to 4 months time it will at least be restricted by the new government. It is on the agenda. As for my channel: CANCELLED. I am throwing out my equipment tonight (money wasted), it is not worth the work. I'm not even sure if I can listen to music right now anyway. I'm done with the whole vinyl/music community thing actually. It is pointless now at least for me personally.
@@TomTester-ey1rt It is true that music is therapy, no question about it, but sometimes it is not enough. I can't say that I have lost interest in music, that is almost impossible, but these days of late, I have to be in the mood to listen to music and now I have to force it and I only last about 3 minutes. What I have lost interest in is the community and all that goes with it, though I was never a part of it.
Never heard of Impex recordings (until now) but I'm an OG pressing guy and don't collect many jazz records either - no room for them! I'd much rather have an overpriced OG copy than an overpriced re-do of a recording anyway! BTW, I do have a couple odd Mobile Fidelity records somewhere in my collection. . I'm not an audiophile in either records or players and I've been into music and collecting records for over 60 years.
So nice to see your smiling face on this sad day for the world. And that color blue really highlights your beautiful face and hair! Time for some soul healing music!
Might want to be careful showing that Santana cover art. When Abigail Devoe did a video on it recently, she covered part of the cover while showing it on camera, because she said she didn't want to get "smited" by the TH-cam "gods". ;-)
The early middle school years were brutal for me and yet I am very fond of the music from that time. I love 80's music up until 1985. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hey Melinda, Awesome video !!!! Friday night in San Francisco is a killer album. 😊 I have a question. Excuse my ignorance, I'm a cd guy. When you play a mono album, do you get a mono signal to both speakers or.....just one speaker producing sound ????? I don't have any mono recordings. Have a great week my dear !!!
I hear mono records out of both speakers. It's a very different listening experience than stereo but I can't imagine this record sounding any better than this. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
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You seem to be in great mood in this video. It’s contagious. I really enjoyed hearing how much you loved the Santana record and the joy it brought you. Have a great weekend MM!
Thank you. I do get very happy when I listen to an excellent sounding record. I love that you picked up on that. Lol. Thank you and I hope you have a fun weekend. ♥️🤗
To me this is the mark of a quality channel. My musical tastes are overall very different from Melinda´s, she is a vinyl collector while I continue to be a CD collector, and yet I watch every video that goes up. The joy of collecting transcends formats and musical preferences, and the thrill of getting new quality releases is common to us all. The new additions from Impex Records and Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs look spectacular!
I appreciate your kind words. 🤗♥️ Thank you. I do love these new releases. Impex and MoFi are doing a fantastic job. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Melinda, thank you so much for your wonderful review of the 1Step release of SING AND DANCE WITH FRANK SINATRA on Impex Records. On behalf of each of us involved with its production, we do appreciate it and happy that you love it.
In case anyone is wondering, the regular 33 1/3 & 1Step 45 sets utilize the exact same mastering we (Andreas Meyer, Chuck Granata, and I) recorded to our finished 30ips 1/2" analog tape master in New York at Swan Studios (which included transfer work that we first did with Matt Cavaluzzo at Battery Studios in New York). That was then given over to Chris Bellman, Bob Donnelly, and Abey Fonn in California, where they did a tube cutting from it at Bernie Grundman Mastering, with a small bit of both low and top end adjustment to compensate for how its sound translated with the beautiful character of the vacuum tube cutting system utilized, for both the 33 1/3 and 45 versions. They did an incredible job cutting it which included dealing with the brass that was sometimes difficult to cut without compromising the sound, and they accomplished it wonderfully. Both versions were done to be the best they possibly could. The difference, therefore, you're hearing on these releases is purely due to format - the higher speed, the 1Step process, and the vinyl formulation. It's just a superior format and lets you hear something more like real music and less comparatively like a recording.
-Martin Melucci (Associate Producer on the Impex releases of SING AND DANCE WITH FRANK SINATRA)
It sounds like a true labor of love for one of the greatest artists of the 20th Century. Thank you for your commitment to this quality release. 😻
@@audiophileman7047 It was. It truly is wonderful for all of us to feel the love back from you and every person who loves the album.
Thank you so much for the added information. When I listened to the 1Step, I could hear the difference the one step process made. The sound quality, packaging, and session takes are fantastic. Thanks again.
@@MelindaMurphy You are welcome, Melinda. You have a wonderful channel here, and I enjoy what you do.
Variations in quality are everywhere From cars, hifi equipment, people, restaurants etc etc. Good episode Melinda.
Thank you very much. ♥️🤗
Once again your passion shines through this video. I agree with the Santana assessment and I am a Frank fan and now want it. Thanks ❤
Hey Mike! These records make me happy. 🤗♥️ I love Frank too. I hope all is well with you. Take care.
Thanks for shining a spotlight on Friday Night In San Francisco, the Sinatra Columbia vinyl and the Santana Abraxas vinyl. I especially was intrigued by the Sinatra LP. My Dad turned me on to the music of his youth which included the pop idol era of Sinatra’s career with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Sinatra virtually invented modern song phrasing for both the pop and jazz idioms. His Columbia work showcased the purity of that voice and what an instrument it was. On to Santana. Carlos Santana is one of my favorite guitarists. He conveys pop, jazz and spiritual elements through his music which make it extra special. Love the on camera look of your music room. The background nicely compliments your presentation. Thanks for the continued excellent content.
Thank you for your kind words about the music room. Sinatra had such a great voice. ♥️ This Santana record is unbelievably good. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Thanks Melinda for another fun video! My Tuesday has been made again!
Awww! Thank you so much. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda,
A piece of advice to get the best out of your Sinatra mono record (and other mono records): You should consider getting a mono cartridge and use for these - among other things it adds better depth to the sound stage.
Also if you collect first/original (jazz)releases from the 50's until the mid/late 60's, you'll often find that they sound best in mono via a mono cartridge (as is also the case w. the Beatles in Mono, Stones ', Dylan's ditto an others).
Another advantage when you buy used records is that a mono cartridge is more tolerant to wear/noise and other damages to the record (within certain limits of course).
My choice has been the Audio Technica AT33 MONO, which I can really recommend. I have mine on a separate turntable so it's easier to swop from stereo to mono and vice versa.
Regarding Abraxas, David Bianco made a comparison between the one you have and the one-step. David finds that the new 33 rpm is very, very close to the one-step which in not on super vinyl (and breaks the listening up in 4 parts which I dislike and find is a technic-before-music choice when we are at the high quality level for both).
Best regards Claus
Couldn’t agree more as to employing a decent mono cartridge on records from mono recordings, true mono mixes rather than stereo fold-downs, and cut by mono cutter heads. Miyajima is my go-to company for great true mono cartridges.
Thank you very much for the suggestion. I would love to check out a mono cartridge and hear the difference. 🤗♥️ Take care.
Lovely upbeat reviews . Thanks for showing your love for great music . All good wishes Melinda. 😊😊😊
Thank you so much. 🤗♥️ Take care.
Quincy did it all with music. I still love his song, “Everything Must Change”, I believe from his “Body & Soul” album. He was well regarded and respected in the music industry. He’s greatly missed. RIP Quincy Jones. 🤜🏽🎶🤣🙏🏼🎼
I agree. He will be greatly missed. We are losing some important legends this year. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
That Sinatra record looks great. That book inside the gatefold is a nice touch. I'm looking forward to seeing your room improvements although it looked pretty sweet already! I always think of MJ when I hear the name Quincy Jones but reading up on him he has done so many things. Two that stood out for me was that he was in the band playing trumpet for Elvis on his first TV appearances and he conduced the last performance of Miles Davis before he died. What a career and a full life. Great video and take care!
Quincy Jones had a fantastic music career and also became a legendary producer. He will always be special to me.
I hope to make a video about my room treatments soon. I did make some changes but the results are amazing. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
I love how you pass Musical History to all viewers with a shared enthusiasm for details - that is sadly lacking with most people nowadays - fiery passion for anything - be it music, your job, your loved one - Great video Melinda❤IMPEX Records have become contenders in the vast territory of vinyl
I agree. It's awesome to have another audiophile label with a strive for excellence. I look forward to other releases that they put out in the future. Thank you for the kind words. 🤗♥️ Take care.
I just ordered that Abraxas, it hasn't shipped yet, but I'm really looking forward to it! Another great video!
I think you will be very happy with it. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Hey !
I am from Brazil. And I'm a big fan of João Gilberto. Congratulations, you have great taste in music.
Getz/Gilberto is one of my favorite records. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Hey!
I have a small collection of CDs and Vinyls, and I also have this beautiful album in my collection.
Great video, this video is the first I heard of Q passing away! Sad, like I've told you in past videos, "thriller" was my very first LP! Not just first LP,but very first music album I had bought in ANY form at that point! I was 14 in march 1984 when I bought it, went back to the car while my mom still shopped! I remember taking the shrink off and was blown away by the whole presentation! I couldn't wait to get it home and put it on the family hi-fi, and it didn't disappoint! QJ was part of that work that gave me that great childhood adolescent experience! R.I.P. Quincy Jones!😢
He lived a long and accomplished life but I'm still sad that another legend is gone. I'm so grateful for his musical contributions, especially Thriller. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Hi Melinda! I totally share your enthousiasm about Abraxas!! I can only hope the improvements you are doing on your musical room is to have it acoustically treated 😊 THIS really makes a huge difference IMHO. Peace ❤
Yes. I have been playing with acoustic treatments and the MoFi Abraxas has been a record that I have been using to help with that. It's incredible. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Thanks very much Melinda ✌️🤘 I always choose to celebrate the life of a loved one also
I'm glad he lived such a rich and full life. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda! the smile on your face said it all, you was buzzing.
Sad news about Quincy Jones but he had a long and wonderful life and leaves a lasting legacy.
I look forward to seeing how your music room turns out!
I'm glad Quincy loves such a long life and accomplished so much. Thank you for the kind words. Take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda, I was fortunate to buy Santana’s Abraxus when first issued as a 45rpm one step. I know those pressings are going for ridiculous prices! Great video!
Wow! That was a very smart purchase. This 33 rpm version sounds extraordinary. I can't imagine what the One Step must be like. You have a true treasure. Thank you and take care.
@@MelindaMurphy it was the first ever one step that mobile fidelity pressed. Yes you could say it’s a treasure. It’s been out of print for while now.
The Passion and Excitment is Awesome Thank You
Thank you. It was a lot of fun to talk about these releases. They are incredible. ♥️🔥 Take care.
I preordered Abraxas and received it about a week ago. I also have a pressing from the early 1970’s. I totally agree that the Mobil Fidelity vinyl sounds amazing. The pressing from the 1970’s is a bit worn, but it still produces excellent sound. I have several Impex records, including Misty, and all are wonderful pressings.
You have some great records. The original Abraxas is great but the MoFi is something very special. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
Yes, audiophile vinyl is the thing, I love it. Thanks for video.👍
I love it too. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
I'm "bookending" my Electrical Radio Program radio show with Quincy Jones this weekend, starting with the theme from "Ironsides." That's supposedly the 1st TV theme using a Moog synth. Yes, many of the A&M pioneers are crossing over, including Sergio Mendes, but we still have Herb Alpert & he's still performing (I saw him & Loni about 6 years ago).
We are losing so many of our legends. 💔 Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Hi Melinda you look to have your spark back good to see that smile again
Thank you! It's starting to feel like home here. And to be honest, these records make me really happy. Take care. ♥️🤗
Two of my favorite albums are IMPEX Earth, Wind & Fire "That's the Way of The World" and Getz Gilberto S1EP
I don't have the Earth, Wind & Fire release but I bet it is cool. The Getz/Gilberto is amazing. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda, I have several LPs from Second Records. The sound quality is amazing with very quiet vinyl. I have Coltrane's My Favorite Things and it is just wonderful. Have a nice day.
I love My Favorite Things. ♥️ I'm not familiar with Second Records so I had to look it up. Lol. Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda, When I heard Quincy Jones passed away, my heart sank. I thought about my Michael Jackson Off the Wall and Thriller.
I watched his Netflix documentary a few years ago. He was in a wheelchair. The documentary shared so many moving experiences in his life.
I enjoyed seeing the Frank Sinatra record. I am a fan of vintage music.
I need to watch that documentary. He had such a great life.
It's nice to see Sinatra getting the royal treatment with this release. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Great titels / records you show here!
Thank you! ♥️🤗
always interesting to hear a collector's viewpoint.
Thank you very much. 🤗♥️
Hello Ms Melinda, I've collected vinyl since the 70's and have amassed a decent collection. This is the first time I've heard of IMPEX Records and I WILL be making some purchases with them. Thank You for "Making Vinyl FUN Again !!"
Luv your channel and your ENTHUSIASM !!
G R O O V Y !!
Thank you so much for your kind words. ♥️🤗 I really appreciate it. Take care.
Mono - mono cartridge will make it sound as it should. Even when using the mono selection on your pre or integrated, the sound stage, instrumentation, and voicing will be different. Find a friend with a mono setup and do a serious listen.
I would love to hear it with a mono cartridge. I bet it does make a difference. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Is it easy to find a mono cartridge? Because I have a lot of mono music 🎼 in my collection.
Sadly for me most of the bands I like just weren't originally recorded to my liking and no matter which version I buy across all platforms just do not sound that good to me as far as sound quality. There are exceptions but too few to mention. Glad you are happy with these artists.
I understand that. There are a few bands that I like with that same problem. It's such a shame. Thank you and have a great weekend. 🤗♥️
Impex is one of the very very very best reissue labels there has ever been
Agreed! ♥️🤗 They arrive for excellence. Thank you and take care.
Thanks for your review, your insight is exciting & fun, I just bought santana & haven't listen to it yet. But I did hear the santana 1 step & it was the best sounding record I have ever herd, it was like Imax in 3d, 🎉
I wish I could hear the One Step. ♥️ I would love to hear the difference in sound quality. Having said that, I am so happy to have this copy. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
I remember where I was when I first heard Black Magic Woman. Eating dinner at the college cafeteria. I think I ate once a day. Sounded great. Thanks!
What a great memory. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Tu canal es genial Melinda qué buenos vinilos en mí país argentina es difícil conseguirlos de esa calidad saludos
What a fantastic video have a great day melinda and also RIP to Quincy Jones ❤😢🙏😥
Thank you very much. ♥️🤗
Melinda, your TH-cam Channel is great! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 I wish you and your family all the best. I also want to tell you that I'm retiring this year. As December 1st, I'll be officially retired, and on social security. I've been working since I was 22 years old. I'm going to be 63 on November 15th. 62 is the starting age to retire and on social security. I want retire now while I'm still in fairly good health so that I can enjoy retirement. I will of course, still be subscribed and watching your TH-cam Channel. Take care, Alan
Congratulations, Alan! Enjoy your retirement! ♥️🤗 That must be so exciting. Thank you for the kind words. Take care.
Al Di Meola, one of the great Guitar players. You are an Elegant Gypsy.
Anyway, three great Guitar players on Friday Night in San Francisco.....love it.
Awww. Thank you! I love this concert. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
Great video. Don’t know if you have Patricia Barber “Cafe Blue” done by Impex but it is great.
Cos in life, nothing is perfect.
Perfection is in eye of the beholder or in this case, the ears of the listener!
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Very true! Thank you! ♥️🤗
Hello, Melinda! I always enjoy your videos. Frank Sinatra was great. He was and still is, a Legend! However, I think that even though he was a great vocalist, Dean Martin actually had a better voice. Of course, Elvis is and always will be my favorite male vocalist, not only for his voice, which changed about four times during his 23-year career, but for his style! I am proud to say that I have every song that he recorded. 😊
Dean was one of the greats. I completely understand. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Quincy Jones has so many highlights (beyond Thriller) that I can't get into them all here. But I could say off the cuff that The Dude, The Quintessence, Birth of a Band, You've Got It Bad Girl, Back on the Block (CD only, far as I know), The Pawnbroker (a soundtrack), and Walking in Space are all a good starting point, as is the George Benson album Give Me The Night (which has the sublime engineering of Bruce Swedien). It is interesting to hear the evolution of his career as a trumpet player and bandleader to an arranger, producer, film composer, and many other things he touched in the entertainment world.
Yes, he had an amazing career before becoming. MJ's producer. Thriller means so much to me so that's why that aspect of his life means so much to me. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
I played his album The Dude and his production of Patti Austin’s Every Home Should Have One. Two of my all time favorites produced by him. And of course Off The Wall and Thriller. I need Off The Wall on vinyl. I’m sure it’s available out there somewhere. ❤❤❤
It's such a great album. I love Off the Wall. ♥️
RIP quincy jones a legend in all music. i stumbled upon a vinyl sale it was a garage sale . the guy was selling a miles davis album but it was in such bad shape. the sleeve almost torn up. i didnt even offer the guy anything. anyway great video as always beautiful Melinda 😍
It's a shame that a Miles Davis album has to be in such terrible condition. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Reading up on musicians' backgrounds is fun, adds to the experience and sometimes brings more music. For example, Mike Oldfield was a member of his sister Sally's band. Until he made Tubular Bells happen and the roles reversed. It pushed Sally Oldfield to the background, but not entirely: she too went on and came up with the album "Water Bearer." Curious, I bought it and it too is a masterpiece. But less well known. Highly recommended.
Thank you for the suggestion. I didn't know that Mike's sister was the star first. He has a special talent. Take care. 🤗♥️
Absolutely a great vocalist and performer but Frank is Frank and when I`m wanting to hear a different assortment of tunes with a silky smooth voice I turn to his buddy Dean. Love them all.
I love Dean too. ♥️🤗 They were both terrific. Thank you and take care.
It was certainly sad to lose Quincy Jones. He was a major figure in music for sure, and I also think of the MJ Thriller album when I think of Quincy Jones. The Frank Sinatra Impex release looks great. I don't own any Impex releases yet, but if something catches my eye, I will certainly buy one. Frank Sinatra was one of the truly towering artists of 20th Century music. Did you know that Jim Morrison of The Doors loved Frank Sinatra? That says a lot about Jim. 👍👍👍 Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra is one of his better albums, but there are some far better albums that were released by him between 1955 and 1958. It's arguably the best time of his musical career when his voice deepened and became very rich and smooth. If Impex would put out Sinatra albums like In The Wee Small Hours, Songs for Swingin' Lovers, A Swingin' Affair, Where Are You, Come Fly With Me, and Only the Lonely, I'd very seriously consider buying them. 😻 Regardless, it's really good to see that they're giving Sinatra a lot of love with this release. He definitely deserves it. 👏👏👏
Thriller was such an important record for me at that time. I will always have a place in my heart for Quincy Jones.
I love most stages of Frank's career including this album. The packaging for this 1Step is really cool. This is great and I do love those early Capital records as well. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy You're welcome, and you take care as well. 👍👍👍
I have Duke Ellington's "Indigos" from Impex, amazing sound and great quality. I almost resist to open it, because of the Impex seal on the back. 🙂
That's such a great record. I bet the Impex version is excellent. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
Great Video. I love your channel Melinda. Take care Ingo from Cologne/Germany
Thank you very much. ♥️🤗
Sound quality of your vids has improved dynamically in two weeks. Could be the mic(s); sounds like the room tho. Next vid may reveal as you teased?
It might have something to do with the room. I have been playing with acoustic treatments. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda! Great video! I agree, the 1-Step of Getz/Gilberto is absolute PERFECTION!! How do you top that??
I'm a massive Frank "tragic", so I'm definitely going to get "Sing and Dance" now, after your appraisal!
I hope they one day put out a 1-Step of Frank & Quincy's wonderful "LA Is My Lady" album!
I don't know if you can top Getz/Gilberto but this Sinatra release is also great. The packaging and book are cool and this is as good as this record can sound. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Love Love Love your tribute to Quincey Jones... One you should get...one you can find for 5 bucks or less inyour country... is The Brothers Jonhson... (with a cheesy title...Lookin out for number one... or something like that) sky blue cover... is phenomenal... produced by Quincey in mid 70s... thanks again for your awesome tribute to the man.
Thank you for the suggestion and for the kind words. He had an amazing career. Take care. ♥️🤗
Hi Melinda, new to your channel, love your enthusiasm ❤ You have so much knowledge to share. The audiophile pressings are so expensive. I do wonder what level of HiFi equipment is needed to hear the difference. I am rocking a Rega P3 with the new ND5 cart, with the Rega PSU, into the Rega MM phono. Amp being a Marantz, speakers Kef R3 with a SVS SB3000 sub. Need to try one and see. RIP Quincy Jones
Even when I had modest equipment, I could hear the difference between my regular records and audiophile records. A P3 is a very nice turntable. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
From Music Direct’s website regarding Mobile Fidelity’s Abraxas: “But just like 1969's equally essential Santana, Abraxas lays claim to one of the biggest (and unfortunate) production gaffes in music history. Until now, Abraxas has never been heard correctly. After securing the original analog master tapes, Mobile Fidelity engineers realized a colossal mistake had been made. For nearly four decades, copies were produced with the left and right channels reversed, meaning that everything was placed in a backwards manner. This even extended to compilations on which individual songs from Abraxas were included.”
Thank you for the information. I wasn't aware of the error. Take care. ♥️🤗
Melinda Melinda Melinda! 😎👍
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@@MelindaMurphy 🖐😃
I don't have many, but EVERY IMPEX pressing I have is GREAT.
Mine too. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
I definitely need to get some Sinatra in my collection. The closest thing I can compare Sinatra too that's in my collection is Seth Macfarlane. He's definitely a modern day Sinatra, that is not only the creator of Family Guy, and a great voice actor. But really has a gem of a voice. I wanna get all his records but so.e go for a pretty penny. You definitely check him out if you haven't
I don't have any MacFarlane albums but I agree that he is good. ♥️ Sinatra was one of the very best. Thank you and take care.
My teenage years had some of the best music ever! From 1954 up!
That was an incredible time to grow up. Life was simpler then. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
That Abraxas is awaiting a repress on Music Direct and MOFI. So it’s not available… Usually they send promos out to people when there’s product to buy, to help promote sales. After watching your video, I wanted to buy it. Now, maybe I’ll just be happy with the Kevin Grey remaster anniversary release, which also has a digital step. Have you heard that one? Lots of people like that one as well. When it was released, Bob Bradley told everyone from his TH-cam channel that it was a AAA release. Columbia/SONY told Kevin he couldn’t talk about it. That only happens when there’s a digital step in the mix. Lots of games in the vinyl world…. I’m just a bottom feeder, trying to buy good sounding albums.
I just had a MoFi Supervinyl delivered this week, still around in retailers
I have the Kevin Gray copy and it's good but the MoFi version will probably be back in stock soon. They now have their own pressing plants. I promise it's worth the wait. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
@ thank you! I’ll wait for it!
Book: Arcitectural Digest, Hollywood at Home. Great picts of Frank and his home for 20+ years in Palm Springs & incidental insights
I bet his home was beautiful. ♥️ Thank you and take care.
If you are a Sinatra fan, listen to Angel Eyes from Main Event Live. Pure magic.
Will do! Thank you very much. 🤗♥️
OMG, Melinda...you can still read spines? LOL! I lost that ability a long time ago, heh heh! I've never been into the really super high quality releases, mostly because of funding, but I might give them a try if one of the companies - Impex, MoFi, etc - ever came out with albums from Carpenters or Manhattan Transfer...I can imagine how incredible those would sound, but it seems like they never do artists that I would really engage and actually not feel terrible dropping beaucoups bux on...although I have to admit that Getz/Gilberto is tempting - I only recently got the CD of that marvelous album and even higher quality is very very tempting...have a great week!
The Getz/Gilberto 1Step is amazing. The sound is incredible and the packaging is very cool. I'm with you, A The Carpenters audiophile record would be pretty great. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Nice vid Melinda. I just ordered the Sinatra IMPEX release based on your recommendation!
I have the IMPEX “Legrand Jazz” and the “Ellington Indigos” editions. They certainly produce a quality product!
Do you have a mono switch or use a mono cartridge?
I wish I had a mono cartridge for this release. It sounds very good especially when you think of the year it was made and technology of that time. I hope you enjoy it. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
@ - I just received an Audio Technica “Anniversary” 33MONO cartridge. It’s an MC cart for $299. Check out the reviews by Kenny’s Audiophile Records and Poetry On Plastic
Hi Melinda I have some of his early stuff from the late 50's early 60's when he had a swing jazz band. Also isn't the weather just perfect right now i'm enjoying it.
I have been enjoying the weather. It's just beautiful. Those old records are so hard to find in great shape these days. I'm glad you have some. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy I have some of his stuff on albums and a lot on cds just as ol Dino himself and Nat King Cole and others. I sit and look at all the music i have and it's alot going back to the 20's and some even a bit earlier on records and cds. I guess I'm a happy camper lol. Have a good rest of your day and don't get wet some rain is coming.
sinatra swings was one my late dad listended to i found a nice copy at am estate sale 4 or 5 others this summer neighbors annual sale got 3 vinly set capitol years 3 different bands one is swing one side has scratch rest e.c. sleeve had some damage so i got for like 10 dollars also nat king cole longines symphonette 5 lp set found sealed thrift for ten deano ghits reprise and a indie label side 1 deano 2 sammy davis jr. dollar each dad listened to also lena horne johhny ray antonio benedetto was the singing waiter in his neighborhood queens got s.f. record thrift surprisingly all g.c. excepts deano ghits sleeve was pretty beat upso i.just replaced the inner sleeve put in the sinatra set
we have a photo of dad in hs with other kids one is tony bennets youngest sister antonio was the oldest of the familys siblings dad said and was a waiter at flushing golf club when dad was a teen caddy bit he didnt know him just his sister was quite a bit older than them
Great video learn a lot from your videos awesome job hope you are having a wonderful day take care and God bless.😎👍👍
Thank you very much. 🤗♥️
Many thanks for sharing your excitement for the Frank Sinatra 1step. Here in Europe that set costs abt. 250 USD, sometimes plus shipping. I seriously doubt that it is worth it and by probably feeding too many greedy mouths. Same thing with the Getz Gilberto whereas the AP 45 has the better value for money. Impex may have a hard time in Europe selling these ultra expensive editions, esp. in the current vinyl market situation.
If at all the 33 Frank Sinatra may be worth considering.
The prices in other countries are so high. I wish that wasn't the case. You can't go wrong with either version but the 1Step does sound better and the packaging is what makes it so special. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
I recently bought mofo version of The Doors: L.A. Woman. It was $125 but it was so worth it. I really understand what you mean when you listen to one of your done right. It was awesome.
Definitely! I'm spoiled by these great sounding records. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Congrats on both acquisitions. While I'm not jealous, it does make me think about ordering the "Abraxas" LP. I have 2 copies, but I'm sure the MF version will blow them away.
This is the best sounding version of Abraxas I have ever heard. I don't have that $1k MoFi One Step but with the way this one sounds, I don't feel like I need it. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
frank had the krem dela krem of l.a. studio musicians that played on his capitol and later reprise recordings,some who were well known as jazz players.sinatra at the sands,a 2 lp set is a must have.on this 1966 record he is backed by none other than count basie and his orchestra.
I have Sinatra at the Sands. 🤗♥️ I love that record. Thank you and take care.
did they correct the wrong channel flip flop problem on the abrades record?
Honestly, I'm not really sure. I didn't notice it was incorrect. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
You definitely pulled out great records like Michael jackson thriller the greatest album of all time Stan gets my favorite i got to get that album and legend frank Sinatra i got to get that album its crazy 2 weeks ago I buy a frank Sinatra album on cd the album is called Strangers in the night is a amazing classic release i can play his music right next to nat king cole Melinda your collections are awesome i be shopping for vinyl soon at the flea market take care and have a blessed Tuesday and definitely rest in peace to my favorite musician of all time that changed my life at the age of 4 years old the late great quincy jones he will definitely be missed
Thank you so much for the kind words. We are losing so many wonderful legends. It's been such a hard year. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Melinda hello. Great albums and love to the albums. Santana that album Abraxas would have to hear the original master mobile fidelity.. I do have vinyls of Stereo and A Quadrophonic version of the album. The music room looking fine. TC friend.
It was such a well recorded album that every copy sounds good. There's just something extra special about this new MoFi version. It's one of the best sounding records in my collection. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
The Satana Abraxas album, in the 4.0 Quadio is the best this album has ever sounded. The Satana III album was also released in the Quadio 4.0 format.
I've never experienced that version. ♥️🔥 I wish I could hear it. In the meantime, this MoFi is unbelievable. Thank you and take care.
@MelindaMurphy originally these albums (vinyl) were called Quadrophonic. They came out in early to mid 1970s. They played in 4.0 four discreet channels. They had more information from the original master tapes, compared to the 2.0 stereo version. Rhino has released many Quadrophonic (Quadio) 4.0 recordings on Bluray-audio. I have Black Sabbath "Paranoid" and Alice Cooper "Billion dollar babies" Deep Purple "Machine Head" comes in a box set. The vinyl is in stereo. The Bluray-audio is in Quadio and Dolby Atmos sound.
Love Santana's Abraxas. My original is still in mint condition
It's an incredible album. ♥️🤗 Thank you and take care.
Hi Melinda, another great video, thank you very much. If you like music from the Frank Sinatra era, you might want to give the Dean Martin, Dream With Dean.. The Intimate Dean Martin album a listen. It's a Quality Records at Acoustic Sounds pressing.. I think you will be very happy.. Jerry
I have that album. His vocals sound so incredible. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.
"To do is to be." - Socrates
"To be is to do." - Plato
"Do be do be do." - Frank Sinatra
😆😆😆Classic!
Yabba Dabba Doo
Awesome! ♥️
Melinda, dont forget van halen live release on RSD coming up .
I know. That should be great. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.
Wee Small Hours; the best
And a bottle of Jack Daniel’s a day
That is a classic Sinatra album. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.
I wanted to get that one but i keep forgetting about it lol. Maybe one day i might get it. I have quite a few of Franks stuff anyway have a good rest of your day.
I love sitting back and listening to Frank. ♥️ Take care.
Yes, I heard about Quincy Jones yesterday. He was a really good producer. While I can't stand Michael Jackson's music, the Thriller LP in particular is stellar in sound quality, really well done (No, I don't have it and won't, but I have heard it elsewhere).
I have never heard an Impex, MoFi, Acoustic Sounds, RTI, etc. record. So I have no real world listening experience with them and likely never will, I only know the process they use and what others have told me of their listening experience. By consensus it seems that RTI and Impex get consistently high marks. Acoustic Sounds seems a mixed bag and MoFi is hard to know. With MoFi, they got high marks until the scandal and then everyone changed their minds. I can tell when digital files were used to cut a record and it is pretty bad, but again, I have not heard a MoFi record so I can't speak directly to them. I have heard a couple of "standard" records that were cut with digital files, U2's Joshua Tree was one and it was bad. I went through 4 copies and every one of them stunk. It's a good album, so I got it on CD, which sounds far better. The opposite can also be true, for example standard Jethro Tull CDs sound awful (thin, tinny, etc). JT is far better on vinyl. (I suspect they did not transfer to CD correctly). I have recorded my own CDs of The Moody Blues LPs, JT LPs and they sound quite good, but I go through a process and not just hitting "record" on a computer CD burner and calling it done. (I actually use a professional redbook CD recorder and put the recording through a software program such as Audacity and now Sound Forge Audio Lab, which is purpose built for this. I played a Moody Blues LP I recorded to CD the other day and was surprised how good it sounded actually (still needs a very slight tweak in the mix, but other than that). I'm still learning the new program.
You are very fortunate to be able to receive such records gratis from time to time. That would be the only way I will ever hear one as I can't afford or justify the cost of them on the secondary or first market. However, receiving such records will never happen for me, YT channel or not because my channel is faceless and such faceless channels do not get such things or monetized or anything (faceless channels are poor marketing platforms for businesses, they are not interested. The best I could do is affiliate links, which get no traffic either anyway. I already have two non-music related companies who want me to contact them when I launch my channel). I do not want to nor can I monetize anyway, so no loss or sadness there. In fact, I have stopped working on my channel as of the second week of October due to the mess of the "election". Depending on what happens, there may not be TH-cam come January, so why waste time and energy (it takes a lot to create content, even crappy content like mine) for nothing? So I put it all on hold depending on outcome and I will either be throwing out the equipment I bought or not. (I would not mind NOT creating content at this point to be frank, but I'm a committed type person, so if we still have YT, I'll continue)
I wouldn't worry about TH-cam being taken away. I don't think any politician is going to do that.
These audiophile records are very special. ♥️ Originals obviously are extremely cool but I really dig these new releases with great packaging and sound quality.
We are losing some amazing legends this year. Very sad. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Unfortunately you are incorrect about YT. In 3 to 4 months time it will at least be restricted by the new government. It is on the agenda.
As for my channel: CANCELLED. I am throwing out my equipment tonight (money wasted), it is not worth the work. I'm not even sure if I can listen to music right now anyway. I'm done with the whole vinyl/music community thing actually. It is pointless now at least for me personally.
@@ericelliott227you gotta keep listening to music it's great therapy and may become all we have left
@@TomTester-ey1rt It is true that music is therapy, no question about it, but sometimes it is not enough. I can't say that I have lost interest in music, that is almost impossible, but these days of late, I have to be in the mood to listen to music and now I have to force it and I only last about 3 minutes. What I have lost interest in is the community and all that goes with it, though I was never a part of it.
I need a copy of Abraxas. I will check out the MoFi.
It's excellent. ♥️🔥
Early teenage yrs? Complicated to say the least!
Lol. Definitely. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
So sad about Quincy Jones.The Thriller album is one of the best sound quality albums ever.I used it to test out my base.
I agree. He lived a long and very interesting life. It's sad to lose another legend. Thank you and take care.
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Never heard of Impex recordings (until now) but I'm an OG pressing guy and don't collect many jazz records either - no room for them! I'd much rather have an overpriced OG copy than an overpriced re-do of a recording anyway! BTW, I do have a couple odd Mobile Fidelity records somewhere in my collection. . I'm not an audiophile in either records or players and I've been into music and collecting records for over 60 years.
Vintage records are extremely cool too. Thank you and take care.
So nice to see your smiling face on this sad day for the world. And that color blue really highlights your beautiful face and hair! Time for some soul healing music!
Thank you so much for the kind words. ♥️🤗 When times are hard, music is there for us. Best wishes to you. Take care.
Sad? It's a GLORIOUS day!
@@Mr.SharkTooth-zc8rm I'm staying neutral. 🤗
@@MelindaMurphy Mrs. Murphy, I almost spit out some nice cold Bohemia beer all over my new OLED monitor! 😂
I’m with you. I think I’m living in a different country today. Anyway, I’m still going to love ❤️ my music.
RIP Quincy Jones.
I know. ♥️ Thank you!
some good albums there have the santana lp also have welcome caravanserai and moonflower and a best of santana
I hope to eventually expand my Santana collection. I do have a few. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
The Abbey Road original album is one of the best sounding and all of the Elton John one's!
I agree. They sound wonderful. 🤗♥️ Thank you and take care.
Might want to be careful showing that Santana cover art. When Abigail Devoe did a video on it recently, she covered part of the cover while showing it on camera, because she said she didn't want to get "smited" by the TH-cam "gods". ;-)
That's interesting. I haven't had anything happen yet. We'll see what happens. Thank you for the warning. Take care. ♥️🤗
I may be a weirdo but I enjoyed my early teenage years. I am not a fan of single albums on two 45RPM records.
The early middle school years were brutal for me and yet I am very fond of the music from that time. I love 80's music up until 1985. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Don’t forget that the founder of the influential Sugarhill Records label was a lady.
That's cool! I didn't know that. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗
Hope you get the election today is about women... I🎶
I'm glad it's over. Thank you and take care. 🤗♥️
Hey Melinda, Awesome video !!!! Friday night in San Francisco is a killer album. 😊 I have a question. Excuse my ignorance, I'm a cd guy. When you play a mono album, do you get a mono signal to both speakers or.....just one speaker producing sound ????? I don't have any mono recordings. Have a great week my dear !!!
I hear mono records out of both speakers. It's a very different listening experience than stereo but I can't imagine this record sounding any better than this. Thank you and take care. ♥️🤗