Remasters often fail to please as it’s just not possible to make a silk purse from a sows ear, i.e.

Vocals – very good but not always easy to differentiate the various individuals singing.Īs a general rule of thumb recordings from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s are nearly always better on the original vinyl.

The guitars can be quite faint on some tracks and hard to follow. The horns are clear without being shrill. Treble – high frequencies – The guitars have good natural acoustic tone.The bongos have very good feel and impact ring. The percussion is quite far back in the recording but has a delicate tone and “wooden” ring.

Bass – low frequencies – very natural and warm sound.The recording space sounds as if it has good natural presence and reverberation. Atmosphere – good has a real feeling of space and place.Compression – good dynamic range, vocals in particular can soar.Not a huge soundstage very deep and realistic. Sound Stage – a good “as is” sound stage, sounds as if a one shot live studio recording.Channel balance – very good, static with good instrument identification and placement.Channel separation – very good, excellent instrument imaging.Clarity – Excellent, open, clear transparent.To read about how the reviews are done please see my profile. These reviews are about the quality (or not) of the recorded sound. I have not set out to write reviews of the music content as “beauty is in the ears of the listener”. To some extent sounds “found” but ultimately lacks the punch and raw edge to be truly found. The platinum-selling album topped multiple charts, including Billboard‘s Top World and Latin Charts.A good recording which captures the feel of a group of musicians gathering to play and have fun making music. Spearheaded by Grammy®-winning guitarist Ry Cooder and producer Nick Gold, the project brought together some of Cuba’s greatest musical luminaries, including legendary bassist Orlando “Cachaito” López, guitarist Eliades Ochoa, musical director Juan de Marcos González, and acclaimed pianist Rubén González. One of Rolling Stone‘s “500 Greatest Albums of all Time,” Buena Vista Social Club was one of the biggest surprise hits of the early 2000’s, triggering an international revival in Cuban music. Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | Digital Booklet | © Nonesuch Buena Vista Social Club – Buena Vista Social Club (1997)įLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:42 minutes | 1.15 GB | Genre: Latin Jazz, World

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