Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
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Topic: Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
Posted By: crapfromthepast
Subject: Jay Ferguson - Thunder Island
Date Posted: 14 May 2015 at 6:14pm
A fine hit from 1978, featuring Joe Walsh on guitar.
I have the LP length on Rhino's Mellow Rock Hits Summer Breeze (1997), where it runs 3:59. It sounds really muffled on this disc, unfortunately, with very little high end, and an ill-defined soundstage. If I had to guess, I'd guess that it's from a higher-generation source tape. There's a digitally identical clone on Time-Life's 2-CD Singers And Songwriters Vol. 12 1975-1979 (2001).
I have the 45 length on Rhino's Have A Nice Day Vol. 21 (1993), where it runs 3:28 and fades from 3:09 to 3:28. It's a little loud and clips a bit, but the song sounds WAY better here than on Summer Breeze. There are digital clones on:- Time-Life's Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 39 Pop Nuggets Late '70s (1995; differently EQ'd digital clone)
- Time-Life's AM Gold Vol. 25 1978 (1997; digitally exactly 0.5 dB quieter)
The Time-Life CD Sounds Of The Seventies Vol. 35 AM Nuggets (1993) uses the same analog transfer as Have A Nice Day but reversed the left/right channels and fades a few seconds early. That's bad. I have two other discs that are based on the mastering for AM Nuggets, and also have their left/right channels reversed and fade a few seconds early:- JCI's Only Rock 'N Roll #1 Radio Hits 1975-1979 (1996)
- Warner Special Products' 2-CD Seventies Party Mix (1996)
My recommendations:
For the LP length, go with Rhino's Mellow Rock Hits Summer Breeze (1997) or a digital clone. (I can't vouch for more recent discs, or any of the Jay Ferguson single-artist discs.)
For the 45 length, go with Rhino's Have A Nice Day Vol. 21 (1993) or a digital clone.
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Posted By: Bill Cahill
Date Posted: 05 August 2023 at 1:10pm
The database notes: "The actual 45 running time is (3:23) not (3:19) as stated on the record label. That's true for the stock 45 and DJ stereo, but the DJ mono fades out at 3:21,
and you don't hear that very low guitar that's on the stereo fade out. Basically, it's faded two seconds early, the speed difference is very minor, with the mono ever so slightly
faster. Otherwise it sounds like a fold down from the stereo. No mix differences that I can hear.
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