Having done this for so long, we understand and appreciate that rich, full, solid, Tubey Magical sound is key to the presentation of this primarily vocal music. Folks, that sound is gone and it sure isn’t showing any sign of coming back. This LP has the kind of Tubey Magical Midrange that modern pressings cannot BEGIN to reproduce.

We are not big soundstage guys here at Better Records, but we can’t deny the appeal of the three-dimensional space to be found on a recording as good as this. The height, width and depth of the staging are extraordinary. Transparency and Tubey Magic are critical to the sound of the arrangements and you will find both in abundance on these sides.Įach of the huge studios the music was recorded in are captured faithfully here. Marty Robbins himself will appear to be standing right in your listening room, along with the other other musicians on the sessions of course. Two excellent Double Plus (A++) sides, with the kind of ’50’s Tubey Magical Analog Sound that’s been lost to the world of recorded music for decades - decades I tell you! Nobody can manage to get a recording to sound like this anymore and it seems clear to us that no one can remaster a recording like this nowadays, if our direct experience with more than hundred such albums counts as evidence.Īlbums such as this live and die by the quality of their vocal reproduction. The longevity of the album’s appeal is a result of Marty Robbins’ love of the repertory at hand and the mix of his youthful dynamism and prodigious talent…” 4 1/2 stars: “The single most influential album of Western songs in post-World War II American music.Is the original Six Eye stereo the only way to go on this record? We discuss the subject in detail below.This copy is amazingly clear and open, superior to most in that regard, with fairly smooth and rich vocals to boot.With Double Plus (A++) grades on both sides, this Six-Eye Columbia pressing was one of the better sounding from our most recent shootout.More Marty Robbins More Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs

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