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Post by dauber on May 25, 2022 21:29:25 GMT -5
Many multi-disc record albums are organized specifically for stacking record changers. For example, a double-album might be pressed with sides 1 and 4 on one record, and sides 2 and 3 on the other. (Then ya got the first Manassas album by Stephen Stills -- sides 1 and 3 are on one disc, and sides 2 and 4 are on the other!) Or if you have a three-record set, you might have discs configured as side 1/side 6, side 2/side 5, and side 3/side 4.
My question: if you're listening to one of these stacker-configured multi-disc sets but on a non-stacking turntable, in what order do you listen?
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Post by jk on May 26, 2022 7:15:47 GMT -5
Hi dauber, Interesting subject. Well I tried stacking 45s in the 1960s but soon gave up, as some discs in the stack tended to "wow". And the great thing about playing 45s is the ritual of putting each one on separately, possibly followed by the B-side, rather than just having an anonymous pile that plays itself. Curious that your copy of the Manassas double is divided into 1+3 and 2+4. Ours is a basic 1+2 and 3+4. I see the back cover needlessly rearranges the side order into 2+3+1+4. Trout Mask Replica, if I recall correctly, is 1+4 and 2+3, although I always play the CD, as it reinstates a sax smear at the end of "Ant Man Bee" that was on the original double LP I bought immediately on its release but got left off our newer vinyl copy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manassas_(album) |
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Post by dauber on May 28, 2022 11:09:59 GMT -5
Curious that your copy of the Manassas double is divided into 1+3 and 2+4. Ours is a basic 1+2 and 3+4. I see the back cover needlessly rearranges the side order into 2+3+1+4.
Yeah, it's weird. I'm on my second copy now -- both copies I owned had the 1/3 and 2/4 configuration. A few other people I know checked their copies and confirmed same! Newer versions indeed match yours.
I'm really curious as to whether that was Altantic Records' habit back then. I'd love to find another 2-record set form Atlantic from the same period to confirm. (Maybe 4-Way Street?)
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Post by jk on May 28, 2022 12:22:16 GMT -5
Curious that your copy of the Manassas double is divided into 1+3 and 2+4. Ours is a basic 1+2 and 3+4. I see the back cover needlessly rearranges the side order into 2+3+1+4.
Yeah, it's weird. I'm on my second copy now -- both copies I owned had the 1/3 and 2/4 configuration. A few other people I know checked their copies and confirmed same! Newer versions indeed match yours.
I'm really curious as to whether that was Altantic Records' habit back then. I'd love to find another 2-record set form Atlantic from the same period to confirm. (Maybe 4-Way Street?)
It seems my wife bought our copy in 1972, the year it was released. The mystery deepens! I'll keep an eye out for online info on 4-Way Street... |
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