Sorry Craig, but the stories are true and correspond with my own appraisal of the vocals on the lp (dont have the cd -wouldn't buy it , but probably wouldn't throw it out if someone gave it to me). Except for the vocals, the recording is very good and interesting because of the rendering of the cavernous soundstage and all the strange background noises. But the vocals are overly sibilant, coarsely sibilant and two dimensional. Not solid, not palpable and not real. In contrast with almost every other record of a female vocalist I have, including audiophile favorite "Famous Blue Raincoat." I know what a woman singing in my presence should sound like. So I believe the story.
Charlie, you shouldnt have. (Someone we know told us the story in the first place and I found the bit about the NPR interview in a Deja.com search.)
Charlie, you shouldnt have. (Someone we know told us the story in the first place and I found the bit about the NPR interview in a Deja.com search.)