Ludwig Mastered Vinyl

[Bill Hart]

OK, the hype and the prices are strong. Listening to a copy of Stage Fright I bought new, when it was first issued, dug it out, an RL. It is killer.
I bought a VG+ copy of LZII. I have owned copies of this record since it was first released (I can't find my original copy so i don't know if it is an RL, but it is somewhere in the stacks). It is the best I have ever heard this thing. Now if only I could find a truly mint copy.
I'm digging through what I have to find more of his records. The hype is justified, at least on LZII and Stage Fright.
I know Christian is a big LZ fan, do you have the RL of LZII? If not, please get one so I don't have to fight you for the next mint one....

 

[mep]

RL = Robert Ludwig?

 

[jazdoc]

There's a thread at Steve Hoffman

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/is-there-a-must-have-list-of-robert-ludwig-mastered-lps.77389/

 

[rockitman]

I have LZ2, Houses of the Holy, and Dire Straits Brothers in Arms done by RL. That might be it for me.

 

[MylesBAstor]

OK, the hype and the prices are strong. Listening to a copy of Stage Fright I bought new, when it was first issued, dug it out, an RL. It is killer.
I bought a VG+ copy of LZII. I have owned copies of this record since it was first released (I can't find my original copy so i don't know if it is an RL, but it is somewhere in the stacks). It is the best I have ever heard this thing. Now if only I could find a truly mint copy.
I'm digging through what I have to find more of his records. The hype is justified, at least on LZII and Stage Fright.
I know Christian is a big LZ fan, do you have the RL of LZII? If not, please get one so I don't have to fight you for the next mint one....

Actually I actually think they murdered the sound of Stage Fright That is even more evident when one compares the LP with the 15 ips TTP release of the same. Some engineer was EQ happy -- and not in a good way -- with the LP. In fact, any resemblance between the LP and the tape is purely coincidental.

 

[MylesBAstor]

RL = Robert Ludwig?

Yes.

 

[Bill Hart]

Actually I actually think they murdered the sound of Stage Fright That is even more evident when one compares the LP with the 15 ips TTP release of the same. Some engineer was EQ happy -- and not in a good way -- with the LP. In fact, any resemblance between the LP and the tape is purely coincidental.

I'd like to hear the tape, then.
Most of these records I bought back in the day as the standard issue pressings of pop music in the 70's and 80's without any particular attention paid (especially in the case of popular music) to the pressings- yeah, I bought some of the early audiophile stuff, like MFSL, but mostly these were bought for the music. I'll have to look to see what other RLs I have and listen to them when I get the opportunity.

 

[Bill Hart]

thanks Doc. I started wading through and when i got to the 22nd page, I went into overload, but I bookmarked it for later reference. As I mentioned in my response to Myles, most of these I bought back in the day as popular records with little regard for the pressing or who was mastering them. Sure, I had heard of Bob Ludwig, and his body of work is impressive. This will be a project, since finding records at my house is a little like playing the match game. Remember where you thought you saw that last? I hope to change that once I'm forced to pack and move 'em all....

 

[MylesBAstor]

I'd like to hear the tape, then.
Most of these records I bought back in the day as the standard issue pressings of pop music in the 70's and 80's without any particular attention paid (especially in the case of popular music) to the pressings- yeah, I bought some of the early audiophile stuff, like MFSL, but mostly these were bought for the music. I'll have to look to see what other RLs I have and listen to them when I get the opportunity.

Anytime