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Thank you Michael. Took me back. We were all in love with the Ronettes.

Little short on the time though. Cuts out at 1 hour 32 minute in the midde of Ebb Tide.

Awsome show but sou forgot this track which to me just sounds plain amazing. It s Phil doing Spanish Harlem alone on guitar. We should sign a petition so they release it on vinyl! Thanx again for this awsome show!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsqxrWIjK3Y

If it times short, don't forget he produced "Death of a Ladies Man."

...was all-analogue? Cool!

This lead-in will seem like one of Herb Reichert's. I was reading about a break-in and wine theft at Napa's French Laundry this morning. The article quoted someone else who described the stolen Domaine Romanee Conti as "like classical music". That got me to thinking about audio and how 95% or so of high end equipment reviewers mention their love for classical music and use it to describe the performance of the gear under review. Except for one very notable exception, the golden-eared man behind this great site, Mike Fremer. Am I wrong? Have I missed something? Why do I ask? I ask because I wonder if a life spent without true appreciation of classical music is a life less lived in the Thoreau sense. At 57 and facing a certain hip replacement despite a lifetime of fitness and bicycle racing, I am feeling mortal and philosophical lately. I love rock and jazz. I appreciate every other genre I have ever encountered other than a mere handful; Galic, industrial/rave, and classical. Mikey, I, I look up to you and would appreciate any response. My sense from reading you for years is that you are about my age and have always been a rock fan at heart. Am I missing something both/either about you or about life?
[footnote] This is more or less a tongue in cheek inquiry, should there be any doubt.

Yeah but it is relatively uncommon compared to your colleagues. Do you love classical or just appreciate it?

Phil's "The Long and Winding Road" is really the only Beatles track I like, save for "Let it Be."

The well-worn teddy Bears 45 sounded remarkably transparent despite those surfaces!

I was also disappointed that L Cohen was passed over. I have several of the Phil Spector Records imports, they have a lot of top end but are well pressed. Some rare stereo there too.

My favorite Spector 45s are "He Hit Me (And Ir Felt Like A Kiss)" and "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered".

Regarding Stan Ross' comments about the "stereo" Walking in the Rain - if you have a spare 4 or 5 hundred dollars you can buy a copy of Philles Records ‎ ST-90721. What will that $$$ get you? Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes came out on lp in <<>> in 1964 - only catch was you had to be a member of the Capitol Record Club to get a copy. Finding a clean copy is a challenge. The album is not rechanneled, nor was it made with newly recorded strings by someone who got a dub of Spector's session tapes - it's real stereo that was given a limited release in '64.

Does it sound fabulous in stereo? You be the judge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfcxxYyovjo

Just for fun - try this mix minus the rain effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-acBvdsP_DQ

This radio show prompted me to purchase a vinyl copy of "Love is All We Have to Give" by the Checkmates, Ltd. I scored a still sealed copy with a sticker that reads: "This disc employs the CSG process and may be played either stereo or monaurally". The sound quality is horrendous. Is there a vinyl copy of this record that does not employ the CSG process?