This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy

The first stereo LP was released in December of 1957. Somethin' Else came out in March of 1958, so it was among the first stereo LPs ever. At that time, studios were in a mad scramble to switch from mono to stereo technology, which required new mixing consoles and tape machines. Then they had to learn how to best use it. So on a lot of early records, they just put half the instruments on one channel and the rest on the other. They literally didn't know any better.

It didn't take long for some studios and engineers to get it. Some of the best sounding records I own were engineered between 1958 and 1962 by Roy Dunann at Contemporary. They actually benefitted from the simplicity of the equipment they used.

But remember, very few people owned stereos in 1958, so the record companies continued to concentrate on the mono mixes, since thats what most people could hear on the equipment they had.

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Topic - It's an old topic, but I really don't like Van Gelder's stereo recordings on Blue Note. - alaskahiatt 14:23:10 04/26/25 (15)

Did Rudy Hate Pianos? - creativepart 08:29:54 05/01/25 (0)

Blue Note recordings are my thing, and I would say...- - Steve Parry 17:20:54 04/28/25 (0)

This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy - M3Man 14:49:50 04/28/25 (2)

RE: This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy - M3 lover 06:59:07 05/01/25 (0)

RE: This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy - ecl876 08:40:06 04/29/25 (0)

RE: It's an old topic, but I really don't like Van Gelder's stereo recordings on Blue Note. - ecl876 11:23:47 04/27/25 (1)

Thanks. I should have taken time to listen to my other RVG stereos. nt - alaskahiatt 12:36:59 04/27/25 (0)

I have always heard this about the early Beatles records - Tre' 08:12:59 04/27/25 (0)

That ping-pong effect - M3 lover 07:46:02 04/27/25 (0)

RE: It's an old topic, but I really don't like Van Gelder's stereo recordings on Blue Note. - hvlee 06:55:23 04/27/25 (1)

Thank you. I didn't bother reading that article, but I will now. nt - alaskahiatt 12:51:09 04/27/25 (0)

They aren't all like that. - ghost of olddude55 06:47:42 04/27/25 (3)

RE: They aren't all like that. - beach cruiser 18:39:03 04/27/25 (2)

RE: They aren't all like that. - M3Man 15:20:03 04/28/25 (1)

Having heard the Beatles in mono and stereo, I much prefer the stereo versions. - ghost of olddude55 10:41:55 04/29/25 (0)

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This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy - M3Man 14:49:50 04/28/25 (2)

RE: This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy - M3 lover 06:59:07 05/01/25 (0)

RE: This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy - ecl876 08:40:06 04/29/25 (0)

This issue is more about time than it is about Rudy

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