Post #807177 by rupe33 on Wed, Jan 4, 2023 12:27 PM

Hi Tambooer - That's so funny you mentioned Tuco's YouTube videos: just discovered those on the holiday break here. He definitely has a lot of patience and persistence to find the gems!

On the stereo/mono question - that's a topic subject to each person's opinion of course. For me, I like trying both because you may learn different things. For example, on here I learned that Martin Denny's classic "EXOTICA" could not be remixed into stereo because of the way it was originally recorded. So the first release was in mono, and the stereo release is actually an entirely different performance! They re-recorded the songs for stereo and by then the band lineup changed too: Julius Wechter plays vibes on the stereo, and Arthur Lyman on the mono. "Exotica" is one where both the mono and stereo LPs are worth collecting for sure.

Another suggestion I'd have is dropping a line to Jackpot to see if they have distribution anywhere in the EU for those reissues - there might be a way your local store could order them.

Good hunting to you! Rupe

[ Edited by rupe33 on 2023-01-04 12:30:57 ]