Clyde McPhatter - A Lover’s Question

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   I hear a bass line in the opposite channel during the opening vocal in the 

stereo version (as found on "Rhythm and Blues 1958") whereas in the mono 

mix, I do not hear it.  It may be buried behind his vocal, but I believe it's 

missing.  Give it a listen and comment, please.  It may warrant a database 

update.

Anyone know when it's first stereo appearance was?  Best guess, it's from 

that famous 1968 LP "History of Rhythm & Blues  Volume 4:  The Big Beat" 

which I believe was first time stereo for a number of tracks.

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davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Clyde McPhatter - A Lover’s Question Posted: 29 July 2013 at 10:20pm
	I hear a bass line in the opposite channel during the opening vocal in the stereo version (as found on "Rhythm and Blues 1958") whereas in the mono mix, I do not hear it. It may be buried behind his vocal, but I believe it's missing. Give it a listen and comment, please. It may warrant a database update. Anyone know when it's first stereo appearance was? Best guess, it's from that famous 1968 LP "History of Rhythm & Blues Volume 4: The Big Beat" which I believe was first time stereo for a number of tracks.
	dc1

Pat Downey Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 01 October 2003 Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat Downey Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 July 2013 at 8:49pm
	Can't say I hear the bass line you reference in the stereo version David but I do hear a significant reverb difference between the stereo and mono versions and I will make note of that in the data base.

davidclark Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 17 November 2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote davidclark Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 August 2013 at 2:06am
	Pat, I had a friend of mine who's ears I trust implicitly listen. He also hears the bass line that plays along with the dum dum's in the opposite channel in the stereo mix, that are inaudible in the mono. Can anyone else give a listen to back me? Gee, as Todd states, finding anomalies in our music/collecting hobby never ends!
	dc1

MMathews Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 18 August 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MMathews Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 August 2013 at 5:57pm
	Hi David, i examined this also .. I do clearly hear the bass guitar in the right channel in the stereo. From what i can tell, it is [technically] present in the mono but quite inaudible because he's playing along with the bass singer. It's definitely lower in the mix than the stereo. The only way i could be sure any of the guitar is there in the mono was look closely at the waveform. The bass guitar plucks a split second after each "bum, bum, bum" .. and you can see the outline of the "plucks" just after the start of each note the singer sings. So it is mixed differently, David .. your observation is true just from the difference in level. And as Pat noted, the stereo mix has a big noticable difference in the reverb. The stereo has a ton more reverb on the backing track that the mono mix does not. MM