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| 1. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free |
| 2. If You Will |
| 3. You Got Me Hummin' |
| 4. I Just Want To Make Love To You |
| 5. I'm A Good Woman |
| 6. Let Me Down Easy |
| 7. Watch Your Step |
| 8. Shop Talk |
| 9. Funky On My Back |
| 10. Your Good Thing |
| 11. Understanding |
| 12. I Can't Stay |
| 13. Too Many People |
I originally bought the first Cold Blood album on 8Track tape back in 1970, and bought the Sisyphus album on LP in 1971. I love both albums, but have been frustrated for years in my attempt to replace my antiquated 8Track with anything better than a scratched up copy of the LP. Until now!
I'm happy to say that both albums have been nicely mastered to CD by our friends at Rhino and released as a double album on the Collectables label. The sound quality is very good, but not exceptional. To my ears the transfer is typical of many I've heard of recordings from that era. Atlantic now owns the rights to these recordings that were originally released on the San Francisco label, but the CD was manufactured by Rhino, and I suspect the CD may not be mastered from the original master tapes. The sound lacks some transparency and exhibits some harshness, but is generally very good. Also, there is some very noticable distortion for about two seconds at the beginning of the song "Your Good Thing", but this is an isolated flaw. This defect might be mistaken by some as static from a poor quality LP to CD transfer, but it is certainly from another cause. Both "Cold Blood" and "Sisyphus" are definately mastered to CD from tape. The overall sonic quality is comparable on both albums, and the two blend seemlessly on the CD. The minor imperfection shouldn't deter anyone from purchasing this CD. I think this CD release is an excellent bargain.
I've waited a long time for this music to come out on CD and I'm very happy to have it.
The first album, Cold Blood, appears to be from an original source but alas, as with the Best Of Cold Blood CD, the tracks from the fabulous Sisyphus album are (obviously) from a record.
So...if you've never heard 'em, run and buy this. But if have the LPs and were expecting to hear Shop Talk with crisp digital clarity, you might just want to run your LP though that pop and crackle software and make your own CD.
I realize things get lost over 30 years but I wish they would be upfront and just say original tape is unavailable.
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