More mono finds!

Brian W. wrote: Brian W. wrote: Indy500 wrote: It looks like Clarence Carter's 1970 smash hit "Patches" will finally see the light on CD in its original mono 45 version. The Fame Singles Volume 2 1970-73 UK release date 11/12/13 I was wondering that myself, but I haven't heard any definite word on if they're mono or not. I know Vol. 1 was, but that doesn't necessarily mean Vol 2. will be. Looks like I was right to be cautious. Samples are up on the Ace website and Patches and its flip side are both STEREO.

bad news!!

Indy500 wrote: King Floyd "I Feel Like Dynamite" Kent CD was just released and has all his 70's Chimneyville singles; including Groove Me and Baby Let Me Kiss You in mono.

Save your money. While the packaging says "mono" both these tracks are the
stereo lp versions.

Big letdown.

On "Free" I think "edit" only refers to editing off the music that preceded the horn start on Chicago III, like the stereo single intro.

Stock copies were all stereo as far as I know.

And the DJ mono side sounds like a fold down to me, I can't hear any real difference.

Lowdown on the other hand clearly had a dedicated mono presentation on the DJ mono side, it starts louder, (had more consistent levels, probably a little more compression) EQ for AM radio and at 1:23 where you can clearly hear Cetera sing "oh yeah" on the stereo version, you can just barely hear him say that on the mono side.

So, I'd rather have the mono on Lowdown available, but that would have been too much of that song for the CD, as they have the Japanese version of Lowdown on the CD as a bonus track.