Which Belafonte?

Posted by Jeff Starr (A) on September 23, 2016 at 19:37:07

It turns out about 10yrs ago I must have bought two copies of "Belafonte At Carnegie Hall". One mono, one stereo. I must not have been too impressed, as I never played it again.

I just looked them over and the mono copy is in really good condition, and the stereo is decent, with one deep scratch to one track.

My tastes have changed so I was going to transfer one over to digital. I can probably clean up the scratch, so which one has the best sound? I know I could listen to both and make up my own mind, but I have a lot of LPs I want to get digitized.

I get the impression from the liner notes it is ok to play the mono with a stereo cartridge. Is that true?

It's funny I didn't even know or remember that I had two copies.

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Topic - Which Belafonte? - Jeff Starr 19:37:07 09/23/16 (22)

I hate to admit it - but the stereo version sounds better - jeromelang 18:46:53 09/25/16 (0)

RE: Which Belafonte? - A.Wayne 09:17:58 09/25/16 (0)

Mono. After all, it is a single voice with minimal instrumental accompanment. - J. S. Bach 17:41:08 09/24/16 (3)

Do you listen to music through an ear trumpet? - genungo 09:10:06 09/26/16 (1)

Even ear trumpets are better in stereo - MannyE 07:22:36 09/27/16 (0)

Really? - volunteer 06:49:23 09/25/16 (0)

Compromise? - M3 lover 15:05:09 09/24/16 (0)

RE: Which Belafonte? - Lew 08:30:13 09/24/16 (9)

Tee hee - Awe-d-o-file 13:41:41 09/24/16 (8)

RE: Tee hee - Yah ha-ha - Jeff Starr 16:46:48 09/24/16 (7)

RE: Tee hee - Yah ha-ha - Lew 17:18:08 09/24/16 (6)

RE: Tee hee - Yah ha-ha - Jeff Starr 21:19:53 09/24/16 (0)

RE: Tee hee - Yah ha-ha - MannyE 19:02:27 09/24/16 (4)

RE: Tee hee - Yah ha-ha - Lew 06:45:04 09/25/16 (3)

Could just be that my tastes have changed,... - Lew 08:49:08 09/26/16 (0)

RE: Tee hee - Yah ha-ha - MannyE 06:00:22 09/26/16 (1)

It wasn't the first LP to sell a million copies but it is a great one. - volunteer 13:36:33 09/26/16 (0)

RE: Which Belafonte? - rbolaw 05:49:40 09/24/16 (0)

RE: Which Belafonte? - volunteer 05:48:55 09/24/16 (0)

RE: Which Belafonte? - PAR 02:46:00 09/24/16 (0)

RE: Which Belafonte? - MannyE 19:45:20 09/23/16 (1)

RE: Thank You Manny, and everyone who replied - Jeff Starr 17:03:06 09/24/16 (0)

Which Belafonte?

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