Hooker, John Lee - The Healer - Super Hot Stamper (With Issues)

These guys (and one gal) are definitely live in the studio. The amount of studio reverb may be a bit much for some, but we think it works for this music. This vintage Chameleon 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 sound on vinyl. Old records have it -- not often, and certainly not always -- but maybe one out of a hundred new records do, and those are some pretty long odds. What The Best Sides Of The Healer Have To Offer Is Not Hard To Hear The biggest, most immediate sta