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Which is the best source for Blind Lemon Jefferson?
misterjones:
Just to tie up a couple more loose ends:
(1) I listened to several tracks on Complete Blues' "Texas Blues". I assumed it would sound like a clone of Document Records recordings (given the bonus tracks), but it in fact sounded identical to the JSP's BLJ tracks.
(2) The BLJ tracks from the Blues Images CDs sound the same as the Yazoo tracks (though "Black Snake Moan No.2" sounded the same as the version on JSP). The Blues Images track that was on the Black Swan CD (forget which one it was) sounded better on the Black Swan, which seems to be besting the competition across the board.
misterjones:
--- Quote from: minuszero on May 03, 2011, 04:50:22 PM ---I want to make my first BLJ purchase.
I have the 4CD JSP Box in digital format, and the two Yazoo comps. - The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson and King of the Country Blues
I also have a 13-track (remastered) Charly comp. which has better sound than everything else
I am looking to purchase Black Swan's 'Blind Lemon Jefferson' or Pristine's 'That Black Snake Moan'. Which is the better of the two?
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Just noticed this by accident. The "13-track (remastered) Charly comp" sounds like it might be the mysterious CD I've been inquiring about in another thread.
Minuszero: If you are still around, could you provide some details about this CD? (Check out my "Blind Lemon Jefferson CD" thread below.) Does it have these tracks?
1 Broke and Hungry
2 Bad Luck Blues
3 Matchbox Blues
4 Easy Rider Blues
5 Rambler Blues
6 One Dime Blues
7 Mean Jumper Blues
8 Hangmans Blues
9 Oil Well Blues
10 Tin Cup Blues
11 Big Night Blues
12 Southern Woman Blues
13 That Crawlin' Baby Blues
misterjones:
--- Quote from: uncle bud on May 05, 2011, 06:15:29 AM ---Can't compare the two as I am still not interested in Pristine much based on existing samples, but I recently picked up the Black Swan release that Great Bear tipped us off to awhile back, and I can say that it is an excellent choice for those seeking better transfers. I think the key is that it seems they've used actual 78s, not simply played around with equalization.
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All of a sudden I'm not liking the Pristine Audio as much as I previously did. Perhaps one has the tendency to like something better after he or she has paid for it. (I noticed that many - I think oddly - really liked the Bob Dylan Mono Box after shelling out $100 or so for it. I borrowed a set and concluded the remastered Stereo versions were much better. Wanting to like something might help a bit.) The Pristine Audio remains a good noise-reduced set, but I find myself even prefering the Classic Sides versions now. Go figure.
I note that the sound engineers at the Robert Johnson symposium - prompted by my inquiry, no less - uniformly expressed their dislike of Andrew Rose's work . . . and they did not seem so fond of him either. Perhaps that's messing with my mind a bit, as well.
Rivers:
--- Quote from: misterjones on January 24, 2012, 07:50:11 AM ---Perhaps one has the tendency to like something better after he or she has paid for it.
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That is a profoundly true statement, especially in the cases where you can't easily return it. We intuitively know it when reading gear reviews. Sometimes it really is good though, I'll put my Guild and NRP in that category.
Re. Black Swan reissues, and if it's the same outfit, I have a Charlie Patton double CD from them which I like a lot. I've heard lyrics on it I couldn't get from other issues.
misterjones:
Worth seeking out.
I've noticed some large disparities among Patton CD transfers. I recently finished my Catfish vs Universal comparison. Many tracks sounded the same, but many others on the Universal set were amazingly better. With Blind Lemon Jefferson, on the other hand, differences from one set to the other are relatively minor.
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