Post #598735 by OnyaBirri on Fri, Jul 22, 2011 4:28 AM

As most of you know, the mono LP of Ports of Pleasure has 12 tracks. The stereo version has only ten, resulting from groove-cramming anxiety common in the early days of stereo LPs. Of the 2 deleted tracks, "Spice Islands Sea Birds" shows up in stereo on the "Exotic Moods" comp (missing some key overdubs, unfortunately, that are on the mono). I just found out that the stereo "Bangkok Cockfight" was on a Capitol stereo LP sampler "The Stars in Stereo" which can be had for relatively short dough. The tune is also available as an 89-cent download from Amazon, but it's sourced from vinyl (not bad, though).

Just thought I'd pass this on for anyone interested.

By the way, Ports of Pleasure in mono is recorded with a completely different microphone setup than the stereo, with lots of close-miking and stellar mixing on the mono, as opposed to the stereo, which is 2 or three overhead mics. The mono also has lots of overdubs not on the stereo. If you like this album (I love it), you really need to have both. I love them both for different reasons. I think the sequence on the stereo album flows better, but I miss those two tracks.

[ Edited by: OnyaBirri 2011-07-22 04:29 ]

[ Edited by: OnyaBirri 2011-07-22 04:30 ]