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Michael Fremer "Presents" Pink Floyd's The Wall  at Classic Album Sunday Event

Michael Fremer  |  Oct 29, 2014

Classic Album Sundays, the spectacularly popular and successful world-wide vinyl album playback event phenomenon conceived of and produced by Colleen Murphy presents Pink Floyd's The Wall in its entirety at events in London, Oslo, Portland, Maine and Brooklyn, NY.

The Brooklyn event will be co-presented at Baby's All Right 146 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211 by Ron Like Hell and analogplanet.com editor Michael Fremer on Sunday, November 2nd starting at 1:3pm-4:30pm.

Tickets are $8 online and $10 at the door.

Audio Menu installed by Stuarts Audio: Rega Apheta MC Cartridge, Rega P9 Turntable, McIntosh C2500 preamplifier, McIntosh MC452 power amplifier, AudioQuest Interconnects and cabling, Klipsch Loudspeakers.

If you're in the area please come by! I did one of these last year for Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and everyone had a great time turning off the cell phone and just sitting and listening to the music on a great system.

COMMENTS
Mile High Audio's picture
Submitted by Mile High Audio on Thu, 2014-10-30 09:13

Please what is your preferred pressing for such an august occasion as this? Many thanks!

DinaMoe's picture
Submitted by DinaMoe on Thu, 2014-10-30 10:15

I'm no expert, but some will say the Japanese is the very best pressing. Some will argue that it's either the UK or US cut. And although Dougie Sax cut the original UK and US at The Mastering Lab, to my ears, the UK has edge.

The expression, "a vale has been lifted" applies here.

-Mike

Michael Fremer's picture
Submitted by Michael Fremer on Thu, 2014-10-30 16:12
I have a TML UK pressing that sounds great. I was under the impression that the Japanese is also a Doug Sax cut. Can anyone confirm the TML stamp? CAS is providing the UK pressing so I'm sure it will be great. I forgot about the Marathon! I'm not coming across that bridge but I'll be sure to leave plenty of time...
DinaMoe's picture
Submitted by DinaMoe on Thu, 2014-10-30 10:18

Forgot to mention that I've had them all.

Russo7516's picture
Submitted by Russo7516 on Thu, 2014-10-30 12:23

I told you Brooklyn rocks .

ejk's picture
Submitted by ejk on Thu, 2014-10-30 12:38

I would have loved to come but you do know the marathon is Sunday. I won't be able to get over the Verrazano Bridge from Staten Island

thirtycenturyman's picture
Submitted by thirtycenturyman on Thu, 2014-10-30 12:43

I own an absolutely mint copy of the Japanese variety and although I've only heard one other pressing to compare it to, I have to say that it is by far my favorite album in my collection (I think I'm up to about 600 or so at this point). To my ear, everything is right! The new remaster from a couple years ago doesn't even come close. In fact, you would have to be deaf not to hear the immediate difference on the very first note. The new-ish remaster has extremely laid back top end, to put it nicely. It's a shame because the best part of the album, in my opinion, is how jarring that into to "In The Flesh" is. It really sets the tone for the presentation. The recessed top end really takes away from this effect.

Michael Fremer's picture
Submitted by Michael Fremer on Thu, 2014-10-30 16:09
Have that laid back top end. I don't get it.
DinaMoe's picture
Submitted by DinaMoe on Fri, 2014-10-31 02:42

I can confirm that there are no TML stamps on any sides of the Japanese pressing. Definitely a unique mastering.

Paul Robertson's picture
Submitted by Paul Robertson on Fri, 2014-10-31 13:40

Wish I could go to this event. Wrong country, let alone wrong side of the bridge. Opened my sealed copy of the CBS 1/2 speed pressing last year. Had been hanging on for some moronic reason, as not like it was a second copy. I think it sounds fantastic, better than my domestic 1st Canadian pressing which is great too. I'm curious how Mike or anyone else feels about the 1/2 speed versions, if you're familiar with them. I understand that as a whole the CBS 1/2 speeds have been criticized by a lot of audiophiles in the past, but I don't recall any comments from this great site.

Preston's picture
Submitted by Preston on Mon, 2014-11-03 07:47

I completely agree that the CBS 1/2-Speed Mastered version of the Wall is the best sounding one I've heard. It has TML stamps in the deadwax. I've compared it to a first pressing U.S. and a German pressing (A0/B0 stampers) that was considered one of the best sounding versions on Steve Hoffman Music Forums. The CBS beat them all, though it was a very narrow margin vs. the German pressing. Some people don't like these CBS LPs in general, but this one is top notch.

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Submitted by Audiobill on Mon, 2014-11-10 15:10

Love to hear your thoughts on the new Pink Floyd album released today, The Endless River, mastered by Doug Sax and pressed on two 180-gm LPs by QRP. I hope re-recorded means analog, but it comes with a free digital download (from Columbia Records???)

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