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Which is the best source for Blind Lemon Jefferson?
jpeters609:
Based on my listening to Black Swan's Charley Patton set (which are his complete Paramount recordings, minus the alternate takes), it seems pretty clear that Black Swan has access to different copies of at least some of the original 78s. Because Black Swan's parent company is the owner of John Steiner's Paramount materials, I wonder if his holdings are where some of these different copies are coming from. (It also begs the question: does Black Swan have and/or plan to reissue those metal mothers of Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman" or, if it indeed still exists, the "buckled" metal mother of Willie Brown's "Grandma Blues" that Steiner was said to have in his possession. See the Frog Blues & Jazz Annual #1 for that whole story!)
I may be wrong about this, but Black Swan also doesn't seem to use a whole lot of noise reduction (if any). I find myself listening to their Charley Patton set a lot. It has a great deal of presence. I am curious to hear their Blind Lemon Jefferson and Blind Blake sets.
misterjones:
Black Swan is similar to Yazoo in that it does not use a lot of noise reduction. In those instances where I say Black Swan is better than Yazoo, I mean the underlying music sounds better. I really haven't focused on the surface noise, but off-hand and without a re-listen, I'd say they're probably about the same.
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