tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post4302171722553160355..comments2023-09-24T08:46:14.947-05:00Comments on The Great Vinyl Meltdown: "Baby" Week, Part 1caithiseachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13973481580774229302noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post-52199045099009968262008-05-14T23:09:00.000-05:002008-05-14T23:09:00.000-05:00Yah Shure said..."Definitive version, indeed. The ...<I>Yah Shure said..."Definitive version, indeed. The only disappointment is that the record only made it to number nine."</I><BR/><BR/>But you liked it, that is more important.stackja1945https://www.blogger.com/profile/06950209922917136207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post-14735012134045853142008-05-14T08:41:00.000-05:002008-05-14T08:41:00.000-05:00A "cold, objective piece?" Who would want to read ...A "cold, objective piece?" Who would want to read that? No labcoats and clipboards, please. That's not why I come here. :)<BR/><BR/>Prior to purchasing each of my new 45s, I'd carefully take them out of their sleeves and inspect them for any visible flaws. Andy's "Baby, I Love You" immediately caught my eye: the grooves at the beginning of the record were far more widely-spaced than those in the rest of the song. What was going on in those grooves that needed more "oomph" than usual?<BR/><BR/>I found my answer during the record's first playing. The audio processing on the two AM top-40 stations in town had partially masked what I was now really hearing for the first time. My god, you could FEEL the powerful percussion! No wonder more "elbow room" was needed on the record. To me, those stunning opening "drum tracks" that Jeff laid down remain, to this day, one of the true sonic high points in pop music. They rank right up there with the drum break on the Jeff and Ellie/Raindrops' "The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget." <BR/><BR/>It was about more than just the drums, though. The piano and guitar work was equally irresistable. Unlike Spector's Wall Of Sound treatment, each instrument came through with a sparkling clarity, punctuated with a convincing "BOOM! BOOM!" How on earth could one not be at rapt attention after a fanfare like that??<BR/><BR/>Definitive version, indeed. The only disappointment is that the record only made it to number nine.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for another wonderful post! You may now don your labcoat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6661265833591750206.post-77354156367256948042008-05-13T22:58:00.000-05:002008-05-13T22:58:00.000-05:00"It would be hard for me to write a cold, objectiv...<I>"It would be hard for me to write a cold, objective piece about Andy Kim, because he is too close to the center of my musical universe and far too kind-spirited a human being for me to pretend that I could do so."</I><BR/>Most talented people are like Andy Kim. I include you.stackja1945https://www.blogger.com/profile/06950209922917136207noreply@blogger.com