Dylan, Bob - Empire Burlesque - Hot Stamper

Dylan, Bob - Empire Burlesque - Hot StamperThis is one of the better sounding Dylan records from the 80s. It's not exactly Blood on the Tracks, the only Dylan album we think qualifies for our Top 100 Rock and Pop List, but it sounds good for a record from this era. This vintage Columbia 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,

This vintage London Phase 4 Stereo pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce

This vintage Blue Note pressing has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern records can barely BEGIN to reproduce

The sound is spacious and exceptionally transparent

The session musicians who play on this record display a level of musicianship which is sorely lacking from many recordings of the era (except of course for the albums backed by The Wrecking Crew

it’s custom made for audiophiles

What typically separates the killer copies from the merely good ones are two qualities that we often look for in the records we play: transparency and lack of smear

with every song slowed down and all the energy drained from the material

*NOTE: Both sides play a little noisier than Mint Minus Minus in the quieter parts

I’m wrong to think that such an approach would work

For naturalness

"The final proof of its effectiveness was on my cartridge stylus

the tape hiss sounds dull