John Fred "Judy In Disguise"

Anyone ever hear a fantastic sounding stereo version with great separation for this song? I know I haven't. Maybe on an import somewhere?

I used to have an mp3 that was supposedly at
least partially an alternate take and was
wide stereo, but I lost it several computer
crashes ago and never found it again since.

PopArchivist wrote: Anyone ever hear a fantastic sounding stereo version with great separation for this song? I know I haven't. Maybe on an import somewhere?

Somewhere I once read an analysis of the stereo on this song, and it stated that the hit version doesn't exist completely in stereo. The hit version
was supposedly pieced together from several takes, some of which only existed in mono.

Just FYI - I checked this some years ago, the mono 45
matches exactly a fold-down of the original (more common)
stereo mix. Everything matches exactly, including the
reverb.
I just re-checked to confirm it.

So fold down that mix and you have the mono 45 mix.

The alternate mix does not match the 45 but is an
interesting alternate way to hear the multi-tracks.

MM

I know I'm not the one calling the shots, but IMO, notations like "very poor stereo separation" should describe faults with the source tape used or mastering of the CD, not a subjective judgement of the way the original recording was mixed. Especially not when about half the song actually is in full stereo, just like King Harvest's "Dancing in the Moonlight" which switches back and forth between narrow and full stereo.

And as noted above, a truly full stereo version of "Judy in Disguise" would be impossible to create without going back to the original session recordings and completely re-editing and remixing it from the several different takes that were pieced together to form the hit version of the song -- if those recordings still exist in usable condition somewhere.