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Etta James - The Wallflower

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Topic: Etta James - The Wallflower

Posted By: Ringmaster_D
Subject: Etta James - The Wallflower
Date Posted: 17 November 2012 at 2:20pm

Not a Pop chart hit, but a true R&B classic, I'm hoping some of you intrepid collectors can help me out with a question about Etta James' "The Wallflower (Roll With Me Henry)." The version on the Heart & Soul box set is bone dry -- no reverb, but has stunning sound quality. All other versions I've heard have varying degrees of reverb, but I haven't found any that sound as good as the box set. My question is, is there reverb on the original 45 (or 78)? If someone could weigh in and provide running time too I would appreciate it!

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Posted By: KentT
Date Posted: 16 December 2012 at 12:30pm

The 78 RPM original has no reverb. The 45 RPM issue later on did have reverb added. The Bihari Brothers who owned Modern were notorious for revamping older tracks.

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Posted By: Ringmaster_D
Date Posted: 17 December 2012 at 7:31am

Thanks for the info Kent. Much appreciated. That makes the Heart & Soul box the "go to" source for the original, no reverb version.