I am in that certain age where Men At Work were everywhere. I always liked that album, and as a drummer, I always thought the drums sounded great. Glad to read that Colin feels the same way. Speaking of drummers, when Chad says"...I was the drummer in this band called School of Fish..." I felt the need to comment. IMO School of Fish was a seriously under rater band. They should have been much bigger than they were.

Nice interview, and the album sounds great - streaming via Qobuz thru Roon.

Colin Hay's music has a timeless quality that resonates with fans across different stages of their lives. His ability to evoke nostalgia and introspection through his songs is truly remarkable. Listening to his music can transport you back to specific moments, much like a conversation on omegle unexpectedly connecting you with someone who shares a similar memory or appreciation for his work.

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I'm listening to Impressions of Duke Ellington now courtesy of YT, it's a wonderful recording. It's not out on CD because of the difficulty of working with 35mm magnetic film. It's a pity it wasn't released along with the Living Presence and Everest recordings of twenty years ago. Enjoy.

An excellent overview of the Perfect Presence series and a great review of the Impressions of Duke Ellington disc. I have a soft spot for these early stereo releases -- they seem to capture the real sense of excitement about the great sound offered by the new technology. Even though they tend to be dismissed as kitschy remnants these days, as you point out, many of them feature outstanding musicians and arrangements. And the sound quality holds up very well. Over the years I've picked up several of the Perfect Presence releases as well as others in the Command Records' Persuasive Percussion series, Enoch Light's Project 3, RCA's Stereo Action, as well as Decca/London's Phase 4 series. I've found most of these albums in great condition in the dollar bins of my local thrift stores.

Accomplished musicians as label execs. What a concept! And then, folks on the tech side had enough pull to control quality. It all seems foreign today.

re: mastering
Yeah it should be great ... Google tells me R. Fine took the 3-track source recordings and did the 3-2 mix down live, literally making the lacquer cut on the Skully the master recording.

Many of these did get re-released on CD by Mercury in the early 1990s, this time by Wilma. Again, Google can be sketchy. I've read that she did the same live mix down technique for capture by with either a Sony 1630 or to DAT.

What I'd also read was that while the Westrex machines and custom 3-ch mixer still existed, they had to first be rebuilt for the CD effort. And ... that was that. Subsequent SACD titles were made from a digital copy, not the Westrex source tape. So unless they somehow ran the Westrex machines again for a 24-bit capture, the SACD source material would have had to have been the earlier 16-bit CD master.

All that aside, I'm not sure I'll pursue this one. From the description it seems the "foolery" was very much evident on this title as well.

Hey Folks,

All I can find is the reissue. Would love someone point me to a mint original.

Thanks,
Robert

I keep reminded myself to revisit your others and do some listening and hunting(and I always forget until I read the next one). *rolling eyes*. Fixing that tonight.

Posts like this are wonderful at bringing interesting and fun finds to the analog community. But they do create runs on these things! Upon reading this, I immediately checked and had to "go" to Germany via Discogs to grab a (claimed) VG+ copy. About $14 w/ shipping. We'll see... seller has a 100% rating. Those wanting clean copies now without paying big bucks will likely have to search the world of used record bins in brick and mortar locations. Over the years, I have found the primarily online retailers catch on to articles like this pretty quickly and shoot up the prices. Brick and mortar retailers don't have time to run around the store and price-up obscure items like this LP. But hey, the hunt is great fun. Enjoy it!