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13 minutes ago, Neurone said:

 

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Not that I've done much listening to Grace Jones but they say the production on these records is really something

 

how are you finding this release?  Back to Black can be hit and miss I've found. 

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2 hours ago, wasabijim said:

 

Not that I've done much listening to Grace Jones but they say the production on these records is really something

 

how are you finding this release?  Back to Black can be hit and miss I've found. 

Hello, it is an original CD from the 80s, I just took the first 500 by 500 pixel picture that came up on a search.

 

Before

 

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Currently

 

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36 minutes ago, Dilettanteque said:

William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops I (with @mrbuzzardstubbleto thank for recommendation)

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Just turned up in mail, so on it goes.  Always a nice touch (and surprise) when the artist drops a hand letter of thanks in the package. 

 

 

Vinyl or CD, Grant? That was nice of him. 

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18 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said:

Vinyl or CD, Grant? That was nice of him. 

CD.  Ordered through an Amazon marketplace seller, so didn't even know it was heading his way.  Had trouble sourcing  Loops I.  Looks easier to get subsequent releases. Letter came from 2062 Musex International.  Looks like it his here https://www.discogs.com/label/208039-Musex-International

 

Must say that this and the Kali Malone recommendations are great for that time when structure and persistence with minimalist explorations/variations are what the mind needs!  Thanks a bundle.

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4 hours ago, wasabijim said:

 

Not that I've done much listening to Grace Jones but they say the production on these records is really something

 

how are you finding this release?  Back to Black can be hit and miss I've found. 

I have the BTB reissue of Nightclubbing and it sounds great.....bass is excellent and overall, it has good tonal balance. Some surface noise but not too bad......certainly not enough to affect the listening experience.?

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Grace Jones and many, many more, basically look for albums in the 80's that were recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas.

Legendary studio and production facilities, read about it's interesting history

 

http://www.compasspointstudios.com/about/history/history.html

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_Point_Studios

 

https://www.discogs.com/label/264020-Compass-Point-Studios

 

regards Ian

 

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19 minutes ago, Ian McP said:

Grace Jones and many, many more, basically look for albums in the 80's that were recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas.

Legendary studio and production facilities, read about it's interesting history

 

http://www.compasspointstudios.com/about/history/history.html

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass_Point_Studios

 

https://www.discogs.com/label/264020-Compass-Point-Studios

 

regards Ian

 

 

cheers, will add to the reading list 

 

I'm reading that book "how music works" by David Bryne of Talking Heads. he makes mention of recording there. I was also reading about the recording of Brother's in Arms also at some Caribbean island - but its seems not specifically at Compass Pint for that album.

 

seems tropical islands were all the vogue for recording at that time

 

 

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Alex Sadkin producer was a pivotal  factor in the 80;s sound from Compass Point Studios.

 

Always fun at hifi shows when you ask them to spin some Grace Jones, still sounds amazing today!

Excellent dynamics and superb recordings. A benchmark for outatanding production.

 

https://movingtheriver.com/2016/03/14/alex-sadkin-sonic-architect-of-the-80s/

 

< Though he died at the age of just 38 in July 1987, not many producer/mixer/engineers of the early ’80s had a more distinctive sound than Alex Sadkin. He worked with James Brown, Grace Jones, Bob Marley, Sly and Robbie, Robert Palmer, Talking Heads, XTC, Thompson Twins, Foreigner, Simply Red and Duran Duran during his short life. His productions are full of colour and detail, usually featuring multiple percussion parts, kicking bass and drums and a very characteristic, super-crisp snare sound.

 

 Alex’s first gig in the music biz was as a sax player in Las Olas Brass, a popular Florida R’n’B outfit, alongside future bass superstar Jaco Pastorius. Jaco and Alex had gone to high school together, and Alex later became the house engineer at Criteria Studios in Miami where Jaco recorded the demos for his legendary 1976 debut album.

Sadkin then engineered James Brown’s ‘Get Up Offa That Thing‘ single and also worked on Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration album, which brought him to the attention of legendary Island Records owner Chris Blackwell. Sadkin quickly secured a new gig as in-house engineer at Island’s Compass Point Studios in Nassau on the Bahamas.

This was where it really all began for Sadkin – an amazing melting pot of talent passed through the Compass Point doors including Talking Heads, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Tom Tom Club, B-52’s, Robert Palmer and Will Powers AKA Lynn Goldsmith. But his first bona fide producer credits were alongside Blackwell on Grace Jones’ stunning trio of early ’80s albums (Warm Leatherette, Nightclubbing, Living My Life). >

 

regards Ian

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1 hour ago, Dilettanteque said:

John Frusciante - The Will To Death

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Hey Man.  There is an artist that always slips my mind.  Have read many interesting things about the man and his music, but always forget to search and listen.  Thanks for the reminder.

 

Morning Folks.

 

A nice cool change out here this morning, nice to wake up to.  We had a wicked dust storm last night, time for some F-ing dusting and cleaning.

 

Björk  'Post'  1995 One Little Indian.  Mother Records. Polydor. Made by Polygram, Aust.    CD.

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Devin Townsend  'Transcendence'  2016 HevyDevy Records.    CD.

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On ‎7‎/‎01‎/‎2020 at 11:09 PM, jazzdog@groovemasters said:

The Radiators,  You Have The Right To Remain Silent. WEA ‎ RADI 722, 12"Australia 1980.

You Have The Right To Remain Silent (Vinyl, 12", Mini-Album) album cover

Hey Man.  I saw the Radiators in Sydney circa 2006, just before I moved to Qld.  They played a pub just up the road in Marrickville, and it was so good, we had a great time.

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