
Ambrosia - Somewhere I've Never Travelled - Super Hot Stamper
Alan Parsons produced this album and, at its best, it is truly a Demo Disc -- if you have the system to play it. This album needs lots of space and a big, wide, open soundstage if it’s going to work, and the better sides deliver that sound. It’s a rare copy that manages to have real presence and top end without getting too edgy; on the good ones, the bass is big, solid and punchy and the energy is superb. This vintage 20th Century pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn't showing signs of coming back. If you love hearing INTO a recording, actually being able to "see" the performers, and feeling as if you are sitting in the studio with the band, this is the record for you. It's what vintage all analog recordings are known for -- this sound. If you exclusively play modern repressings of vintage recordings, I can say without fear of contradiction that you have never heard this kind of soun