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More on "Abbey Road" MFSL

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Posted on April 1, 2021 at 11:19:30
ghost of olddude55
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 ...or "My Honesty Bites Me in the Ass."
My friend came and picked up his records today and didn't remember that he had the Abbey Road MFSL! It could have stayed on my shelf, he'd have been none the wiser.
DANG it.



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RE: More on "Abbey Road" MFSL, posted on April 1, 2021 at 17:44:18
Sondek
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 Yeah, but you'll sleep better.

 

When your UK copy arrives, I think you won't care. ;^). nt, posted on April 1, 2021 at 18:08:55
alaskahiatt
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 nt

 

+1., posted on April 2, 2021 at 04:30:13
Opus 33 1/3
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 Owned both. Still have the UK Apple. Sold the MFSL.





Opus 33 1/3

 

It was good to give the stuff back., posted on April 2, 2021 at 04:35:36
ghost of olddude55
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 I gave him two cartridges to try in his Transcriptors and a Dual 1229Q to use in case the Transcriptors frustrates him.
Put all his LPs in alphabetical order and typed up a list of his MoFis and their average values on Discogs.
IMO, the Dual sounds a lot better than the Kenwood/Transcriptors combo.



The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

 

RE: It was good to give the stuff back., posted on April 2, 2021 at 17:54:31
samstone
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 It seems like he's a good buddy. And you are too!

 

His basement was damp and all that stuff was getting moldy., posted on April 3, 2021 at 04:41:03
ghost of olddude55
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 I posted pics here years ago showing the damage to the turntable. The RCAs were crumbling with corrosion. I put new RCAs on it, replaced the belt, had it in service here for a while.
Since then his kids have grown up and moved out. The stuff doesn't have to sit in the basement anymore. Time for it all to go home.



The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

 

RE: More on "Abbey Road" MFSL, posted on April 3, 2021 at 05:09:12
Audioquest4life
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 How does the UK pressing of Abbey Road compare to the recent Beatles box set and the MFSL 14 record collection? I have numerous Beatles records...now, I have to check if I have an Abbey Road UK pressing.

 

Whenever it arrives..., posted on April 3, 2021 at 06:38:48
ghost of olddude55
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 hopefully in good nick, I'll post a follow up.
The MFSL, IMO, is better than any US Capitol or Apple pressing I've ever heard.
I have had a UK copy for years but it's totally thrashed, to the point that it skips through entire songs. Ordered a new one from Discogs last week, but it shipping from the UK.



The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

 

RE: Whenever it arrives..., posted on April 3, 2021 at 12:22:53
Audioquest4life
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 Gotcha. I have 4 Abbey Road LPs. Three are the Apple pressing and one is a Capital pressing, Sigh, not one is 100% flawless from scratches. I mean, who would treat a Beatles Abbey Road LP like that? Going to wash the least scratched one on the Double Matrix Cleaning machine and see how it sounds. Good luck with shipping costs. I ordered a brand new Classic records Crosby Stills Nash Deja Vu 200gram 45RPM from UK and the shipping was crazy high.

 

You should see how bad..., posted on April 3, 2021 at 13:54:46
ghost of olddude55
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 Side 1 has one of those radial scratches that starts at the in-groove and angles down through "Come Together," into "Something." Makes the arm skip repeatedly.
Side 2 has massive amounts of groove damage.
I've cleaned it twice with my DIY RCM, but there's no fixing it. Real shame. Still, I can't bear throwing it away.
My friend's older brother was in the Army, stationed in German during the tail end of the Vietnam War. Brought a footlocker full of primo LPs home with him, all German and UK pressing that would bring a fortune now.
Except they were all thrashed. They played them on junk record players, they'd get shitfaced and knock the record player over while they were falling down drunk.



The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.

 

+1 ......, posted on April 16, 2021 at 18:50:51
zigggy
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 I prefer the UK.

 

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