Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - oranda

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Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade?

Posted by oranda (A) on February 1, 2007 at 01:50:26

I just received the Spring 2007 Mapleshade catalog and was reminded of the mixed feelings I had after ordering a few of their highly self-touted cds. One recording in particular (Red Wine Trio: Baby Won't You Please Come Home) was downright terrible. Instruments drop out when they shouldn't, static occasionally drowns out the performers, and pops and clicks abound through the recording destroying an otherwise nice performance. I was also not so excited about Harold Ashby's Just for You. The performance was very good, but the recording was bad enough that I gave the cd away.

This is not to say that all their recordings are subpar. They did a nice job with Drink Small's Electric Blues Doctor Live! That recording suffers from problems here and there as well (possibly because of the challenges associated with it being live), but parts of the cd sound VERY clear and alive.

Any thoughts from those who own a few Mapleshade cds? Personally, I feel they fall WELL short of their claim of being "an almost-mythical haven for music" as their quality seems to vary greatly from one recording to the next.

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Topic - Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - oranda 01:50:26 02/01/07 (14)

Re: Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - keldasdad 12:32:10 02/03/07 (0)

More than a bit - The Bear 15:42:55 02/02/07 (0)

This should be its own forum - jec01 14:34:27 02/01/07 (2)

Re: This should be its own forum - oranda 23:28:51 02/02/07 (0)

Re: This should be its own forum - oranda 15:32:50 02/01/07 (0)

Re: Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - Awe-d-o-file 12:28:42 02/01/07 (2)

They Have A Return Policy - Robertc88 11:32:48 02/02/07 (1)

Which titles did you buy? - oranda 23:22:45 02/02/07 (0)

Yes, but my disappointment is with the music rather than the sound - kerr 11:30:26 02/01/07 (0)

Re: Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - Arvind Kohli 09:32:48 02/01/07 (4)

Re: Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - oranda 15:23:08 02/01/07 (3)

Took me a while, but I finally did try these out... - Arvind Kohli 19:11:38 03/22/07 (0)

Re: Anyone else a bit disappointed with Mapleshade? - Arvind Kohli 18:05:42 02/01/07 (1)

Highly regarded albums - oranda 01:16:18 02/02/07 (0)

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