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Originally Posted by BlueLight
It is, indeed! Mine arrived yesterday, and it sounds fantastic. It's half-speed mastered by Stan Ricker, with plating and pressing at RTI.
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I should have checked my original vinyl (w/sticker) as karmacontestant pointed out.
It got me thinking about MFSL (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs) and their half-speed
mastering process. They would advertise they used the original master tapes, but
from what I understand sometimes that meant the final stereo LP master, not the
multi-track tapes. Which of course if used could not only be remastered but also
remixed. And on some releases they didn't even have access to first generation LP
master.
With Stevie's Crystal Visions I'm not sure how close we're getting to the original
sources. At some point I'm sure she quit using analog tape. So I'd guess at least
six of the songs are just from digital files. And were the mother stampers used
for the original pressing used again? They do have a limited life, but at the relatively
low numbers these new albums are pressed at I suppose that would be possible.
Back when MFSL was king didn't they destroy the mothers/stampers after their
initial run? If not, that means if they can be located that Fleetwood Mac (white
album), Mirage and Stevie's Bella Donna is just a press away.