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Title: Interesting but Lo-Fi Collection
Review: This is an interesting collection but if you expect the best available recordings you will be disappointed. Rhino has used the mono versions that were used on 45rpm recordings for almost all of these selections. Many, if not most, of these recordings were also available in stereo versions from albums. Though the 45rpm record was an inherently superior technology, the 45s that I purchased in this era were always inferior to the stereo album versions that I purchased after I decided I wanted more of a groups work. The 45s were inferior in frequency range and the quality of the mastering. Even with a fairly good system (Sony DA 3300 ES receiver) these recordings sound like what came out of a 1960s era car radio. Too bad the product description didn't indicate that the selections were mono.
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