Record Player/Lo-Fi

["Tomberry" <tomberry@sp...co.uk>]

My take on 'hi-fi' and 'lo-fi' is without any semblence of factual 
substance. I just remember reading reviews and 'lo-fi' being consitantly 
mentioned.  To me the 'lo-fi' thing on 'Here Comes the Queen' is the sound 
of the needle on the record being played in the background, which works for 
me, but, in general i think 'lo-fi' probably boils down to budget 
studio's/production and casting Record Player as a deliberate 'lo-fi' thing 
might mask monetary considerations (shit this has got boring now!!). Perhaps 
recording in LA (Ocean Drive?) and Ridge Farm, Surrey does not appeal to all 
record company accountants. I dunno..................
Shit, everyone asleep yet???????
Best,
Tom.
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> Tomberry,
> Does this mean you haven't got 'altitude' yet?
> If not and its decent production you're looking forward to then prepare to 
> be dissapointed!
> 'Raise the roof' is piss poor production, it sounds weak and tepid as 
> compared to the live shows.
> Ruins a fine song.
>
> 'Up in a down world' though is a different story, thats well done and has 
> a magical middle building up the tension before crashing back into the 
> chorus.
> The low fi still works well on the super 'star below' - (does anyone know 
> if Gerald just added his words to an already formualted song?) and the 
> haunting Hexanal.
> But the production is patchy throughout, the result of it being recorded 
> in different places in different times I guess.
> 'Swagger remastered' though is a bloody hoot, lordy but that sounds good 
> all over again!
> There again you liked 'here comes the queen' so may rave about the album!
>
> Takes all sorts to love the 'planes! And thats why we love 'em! Nothing 
> uniform here.
> gtb
>
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> Tomberry <tomberry@sp...co.uk> wrote:       Just a random thing.  I 
> love Record Player but  I can't stand the production, the 'lo-fi' thing 
> only worked for  me on 'Here Comes the Queen'. I hope Altitude is better 
> because Raise the Roof  and Beautiful Is, I've been waiting ages for and 
> am hoping for something with  the production qualities of Life Model where 
> Broken and Mended and Smart Drug  (and Backing Singers) really sound good 
> when you put them up to 11 (sorry,  spinal tap jibberings).
> I wonder if EMI would fork out to  re-record/repackage it (Record Player)? 
> That's what I'd like, anyhow. They only  have to do Paper Plane/Had it 
> All/Hush/I Need.  Just do the ep for me,  that's fine. -Then reform and 
> sign up Cud, they can do the same there and  perhaps with Citizen 
> Fish............................
> Enough of my blurting.
>
> Best
>
> Tom.
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> From: "gordon" <dwilhelmi@ti...co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Record Player
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>  'Here Comes The Queen ' stood out for me first play.
>  Couldn't figure out where I could possibly have heard it before. Not a 
> new song, and I may hav been lucky enough to hear it played under the BA 
> rep. ,but I doubt it.
>  Love the album as a whole peice, and obey the instruction to 'PLAY LOUD'.
>  I somehow get it to 11 for Art Star, and wonder about what it must be 
> like with hi-fi.
>  What is it, anyway ?
>
>  Mmmmmmm
>
>  G
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>    From: gareth james
>    To: Tomberry ; The Blue Aeroplanes Mailing List
>    Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 9:29 PM
>    Subject: Re: [Blueplanes] Record Player & Altitude
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>
>    Tomberry,
>    Does this mean you haven't got 'altitude' yet?
>    If not and its decent production you're looking forward to then prepare 
> to be dissapointed!
>    'Raise the roof' is piss poor production, it sounds weak and tepid as 
> compared to the live shows.
>    Ruins a fine song.
>
>    'Up in a down world' though is a different story, thats well done and 
> has a magical middle building up the tension before crashing back into the 
> chorus.
>    The low fi still works well on the super 'star below' - (does anyone 
> know if Gerald just added his words to an already formualted song?) and 
> the haunting Hexanal.
>    But the production is patchy throughout, the result of it being 
> recorded in different places in different times I guess.
>    'Swagger remastered' though is a bloody hoot, lordy but that sounds 
> good all over again!
>    There again you liked 'here comes the queen' so may rave about the 
> album!
>    Takes all sorts to love the 'planes! And thats why we love 'em! Nothing 
> uniform here.
>    gtb
>
>
>    Tomberry <tomberry@sp...co.uk> wrote:
>      Just a random thing.  I love Record Player but I can't stand the 
> production, the 'lo-fi' thing only worked for me on 'Here Comes the 
> Queen'. I hope Altitude is better because Raise the Roof and Beautiful Is, 
> I've been waiting ages for and am hoping for something with the production 
> qualities of Life Model where Broken and Mended and Smart Drug (and 
> Backing Singers) really sound good when you put them up to 11 (sorry, 
> spinal tap jibberings).
>      I wonder if EMI would fork out to re-record/repackage it (Record 
> Player)? That's what I'd like, anyhow. They only have to do Paper 
> Plane/Had it All/Hush/I Need.  Just do the ep for me, that's fine. -Then 
> reform and sign up Cud, they can do the same there and perhaps with 
> Citizen Fish............................
>      Enough of my blurting.
>
>      Best
>
>      Tom.
>
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