Herb Alpert & TTB - Whipped Cream & Other Delights

I have a mono version I bought from a used record store which I *really* like. Sounds very smooth, bass and kick are solid as can be. And of course, great tunes!

My question of the day: how does this compare to the stereo version (at least, I assume there's a stereo version!). Do people generally have a preference for one over the other?

thanks!

 

Thanks Steve! Looks like I'm on a hunt!

 

Steve,

Any chance of us cd types seeing some mono TJB out of the new label?

 

Will do Captain.

You know, I actually played "A Taste Of Honey" for my boss today at work.... we listened almost all the way through, when I said "for some reason, when I hear this I get this vision of a non-existant cowboy movie starring Peter Sellers". To which he looked at me in dismay and said "I was just thinking the same thing! Well, the Peter Sellers part anyways".

I think my response was "maybe everyone gets an image of Peter Sellers in their head when they hear that song".

I think we need a new smiley graphic for :jealous: (!)

 

Well Steve I know of at least 2, maybe 3 people.........
Doesn't quite pay the bills though does it

 

Oh no doubt Steve. As long as your good name attached to them I'm sure we could convert a lot of people into giving a listen.

 

Until Steve's remastering work makes it to retail shelfs, the best-sounding Herb Alpert compilation disk is "Definitive Hits", which contains 13 TJB chart singles and 7 solo chart singles. This collection was remastered in 20-bit by Doug Sax with tube equipment from first generation mixdown masters. Hopefully this can help Alpert fans get their fix until DCC or S & P releases Steve's material. The only negative is that the stereo mix for "The Lonely Bull" went MIA during the tape research for this collection, so Sax had to master from the mono single mix.

 

I'd buy it

I'd buy remasters of those. That's nostalgia man!

 

It's funny I was just listening to both these LPs earlier this week. My wife is sometimes baffled by the range of my musical interests. I have a near mint copy of the stereo version of WC&OD and I think it sounds pretty good but of course I don't have the mono mix to compare it with. I do have the mono version of Going Places that I purchased for .10 (no lie) at a used record store about a year ago. It's in very good shape and I agree Tijuana Taxi sounds great. Steve if you ever do have a chance to master these LPs to CD would it be possible to include the stereo and mono mixes (like Fresh Cream)? It's really cool to be able compare the mixes back to back.

 

Oh yeah!

Good morning Steve,

What number would you have to hit to make it worth doing a TJB Disc?

 

Hmmmmmmm

What if all of us TJB (Steve Hoffman) fans could put together a big 'ol "I promise to buy one" list and see what numbers we can hit? Just a thought.