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White Hot StamperPerez Prado
Prez
(Item #: pradoprez_1808)
Our Price: $399.99
- A Shootout Winning copy with Triple Plus (A+++) sound on both sides - this bad boy is a HUGE step up from anything Perez Prado record you have ever heard, guaranteed
- With Tubey Magical Stereoscopic presentation like you will not believe; this copy is spacious, sweet and positively dripping with ambience
- The driving, syncopated, heavily percussive arrangements add immensely to the fun, with the timbre of every scratcher and drum rendered in glorious Technicolor sound
- This is Vintage All Tube Analog at its best - the magic hidden in the grooves of the record really comes through on this pressing
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Super Hot StamperWillie Nelson
The Troublemaker
(Item #: nelsotroub_1708_1808)
Our Price: $149.99
Sale Price: $119.00 (You save $30.99 / 21%)
- With Double Plus (A++) sound or BETTER on both sides, this was one of the better copies from our most recent shootout -
- It's richer, fuller, more musical and more natural - Willie's breathy voice is reproduced with a solidity and immediacy that's not easy to find
- With Larry Gatlin on guitar, Doug Sahm on fiddle and Arif Mardin producing, how can you go wrong?
- Allmusic raves that "...the sublime subtlety of the performances on The Troublemaker make it sound of a piece with The Red Headed Stranger and Stardust. It may not be nearly as popular as either, but musically, it's just as satisfying and is one of the quiet highlights in Willie's vast catalog."
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Super Hot StamperEnya
Watermark
(Item #: enya_water_1710_1808)
Our Price: $119.99
- Two Double Plus (A++) sides give you an excellent pressing of this New Age masterpiece
- The sound is super clear, open and natural with lots of texture and detail
- Orinico Flow (aka Sail Away) is the big hit here and it sounds amazing on a copy as good as this one
- 5 stars: "...the subtlety that characterizes her work at her best dominates Watermark, with the lovely title track, her multi-tracked voice gently swooping among the lead piano, and strings like a softly haunting ghost, as fine an example as any."
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White Hot StamperPeter, Paul & Mary
See What Tomorrow Brings
(Item #: peterseewh_1806_1808)
Our Price: $149.99
- This incredible copy boasts killer Triple Plus (A+++) sound on side two and an outstanding Double Plus (A++) side one
- Wonderfully rich, sweet vocals - it’s hard to imagine this trio sounding much better than they do on this very copy
- Very quiet for a WB Gold label original -- Mint Minus to Mint Minus Minus
- "See What Tomorrow Brings is a strong album that plays to the strengths of Peter, Paul, & Mary. There is a good variety of material within their folk format, and a nice esprit de corps that pervades the recording. All members sing lead, which brings a good balance to the proceedings."
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White Hot StamperMarty Robbins
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
(Item #: robbibythe_1802_1807)
Our Price: $79.99
- An incredible sounding copy with Triple Plus (A+++) sound on the first side and Double Plus (A++) on the second
- Both sides here are clean, clear and present with wonderfully full strings and a solid bottom end
- Fairly quiet vinyl throughout -- Mint Minus to Mint Minus Minus (w/ caveats, see below)
- This one features a mixture of originals and covers does a good job of showcasing his tremendous range and ability to cross musical genres
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White Hot StamperEnya
Watermark
(Item #: enya_water_1712_1807)
Our Price: $249.99
Sale Price: $199.00 (You save $50.99 / 20%)
- Triple Triple! An amazing pressing of this New Age masterpiece with Triple Plus (A+++) sound throughout
- The sound is super clear, open and natural with lots of texture and detail; the vinyl is nice and quiet
- Orinico Flow (aka Sail Away) is the big hit here and it sounds amazing on a copy like this one
- 5 stars: "...the subtlety that characterizes her work at her best dominates Watermark, with the lovely title track, her multi-tracked voice gently swooping among the lead piano, and strings like a softly haunting ghost, as fine an example as any."
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White Hot StamperWillie Nelson
Phases And Stages
(Item #: nelsophase_1705_1807)
Our Price: $199.99
Sale Price: $149.00 (You save $50.99 / 25%)
- Stunningly good Triple Plus (A+++) from the first note to the last; you'll have a hard time doing any better than this
- The overall sound here is big, full, solid and musical with excellent bass and none of the harshness that plagues most copies
- This is the first Hot Stamper to make it to the site, and we've been trying for a long time! Not so many good sounding copies out there...
- "Make no mistake - the deceptively relaxed arrangements, including the occasional strings, not only highlight Nelson's clever eclecticism, but they also heighten the emotional impact of the album."
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Super Hot StamperEnya
Shepherd Moons
(Item #: enya_sheph_1804_1807)
Our Price: $99.99
- An excellent copy of Enya's third album with Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish
- The overall sound is clean, clear and open with a solid bottom end
- Lovely sound for two of the hit singles -- Book of Days and Marble Halls
- 4 1/2 stars on All Music: "Enya has increasingly polished and refined her work to a strong, elegant degree [and] shows herself to still have it, to grand effect"
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Super Hot StamperMarty Robbins
More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
(Item #: robbimoreg_1807)
Our Price: $99.99
- This outstanding copy of More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs boasts superb Double Plus (A++) sound or close to it on both sides
- An inspired follow-up to Robbins' 1959 release, this album features several of Marty's original songs, including San Angelo, My Love and She Was Young And She Was Pretty
- Transparency and Tubey Magic are critical to the sound of the arrangements and you will find both are abundant, especially on side two
- 4 1/2 stars: "Robbins' originals are authored in an authentically vintage style, interspersed with public domain titles that are the real article..."
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Super Hot StamperJudy Collins
The Judy Collins Concert
(Item #: collijudyc_1802_1806)
Our Price: $89.99
- With Nearly Triple Plus (A++ to A+++) sound or close to it on both sides, this copy of Judy's first live album will be hard to beat
- This copy plays on relatively quiet vinyl, Mint Minus to Mint Minus Minus throughout
- The notes for side one read: "Clear with great bass. Vocals are smooth and silky. Bigger than most." You get the idea
- Side two reads: "more 3-d and real - vox much better! - rich not hard for once - not midrangy at all!"
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Super Hot StamperDonovan
The Real Donovan
(Item #: donovreald_1710_1806)
Our Price: $129.99
- With a superbly balanced nearly Triple Plus (A++ to A+++) side two and nearly Double Plus (A+ to A++) side one, this is a great way to hear these songs from '65 & '66
- If more mono records sounded as big and open as this one we would totally be on board with the current movement towards One Channel
- The Real Donovan is a compilation of singles, along with some tracks sourced from the first two albums, and an EP, as well as a couple of b-sides
- Catch the Wind and Colours are two of the better known songs here, but really, all these folk songs are well written and performed with real feeling
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White Hot StamperMarty Robbins
More Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
(Item #: robbimoreg_1806)
Our Price: $199.99
- Stunning sound throughout for this original Columbia Six-Eye stereo LP; Triple Plus (A+++) sound on the second side and Double Plus (A++) on the first
- Transparency and Tubey Magic are critical to the sound of the arrangements and you will find both are abundant here
- Very quiet for an early Columbia Six-Eye pressing - Mint Minus to Mint Minus Minus throughout
- "Robbins' originals are authored in an authentically vintage style, interspersed with public domain titles that are the real article..." - All Musuc
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Super Hot StamperChet Atkins
Teensville
(Item #: atkinteens_1802_1805)
Our Price: $99.99
- Both sides of this original Chet Atkins classic earned excellent Double Plus (A++) grades for sound and play on relatively quiet vinyl
- This vintage stereo pressing is the first copy to hit the site - we've known this was a great sounding record for a very long time, and now we have a copy to prove it
- Includes gobs and gobs of 1960 Living Stereo Tubey Magic - the record is just overflowing with it
- "What shines through is Atkins' understated elegance. All of the numbers are arranged as pop instrumentals and his guitar playing is so tasteful..."
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Super Hot StamperMarty Robbins
Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs
(Item #: robbigunfi_1806)
Our Price: $199.99
- With Double Plus (A++) grades on both sides, this Six-Eye Columbia pressing was one of the better sounding from our most recent shootout
- This copy is amazingly clear and open, superior to most in that regard, with fairly smooth and rich vocals to boot
- Is the original Six Eye stereo the only way to go on this record? We discuss the subject in detail below
- 4 1/2 stars: "The single most influential album of Western songs in post-World War II American music. The longevity of the album's appeal is a result of Marty Robbins' love of the repertory at hand and the mix of his youthful dynamism and prodigious talent..."
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Super Hot StamperJoan Baez
Joan
(Item #: baez_joan_1710_1805)
Our Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $79.00 (You save $20.99 / 21%)
- A wonderful copy, Double Plus (A++) on both sides - plenty of pure, rich, sweet, Tubey Magical analog sound
- If you are in the market for a natural sounding female vocal, this is an especially good one
- Not a "pure" folk album - songs by The Beatles, Donovan, Paul Simon
- Complex, tasteful orchestrations by Peter Schickele - Eleanor Rigby is a high point
- "Several of these tracks - "Turquoise" with its gorgeous parts for the harps and the horns, "Children of Darkness" with its beautiful writing for the reeds, and "Saigon Bride" with its haunting brass part - are profoundly beautiful."
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White Hot StamperThe Pentangle
Pentangling
(Item #: pentapentangling_1707_1805)
Our Price: $199.99
- With a Triple Plus (A+++) shootout winning side one and a superb Double Plus (A++) side two, this copy could not be beat
- The unprocessed quality found throughout the album has its audiophile credentials fully in order, especially in the area of guitar harmonics, as well as drums that sound like real drums actually sound
- The foundation of the music is provided by two legendary guitar heavyweights, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, with Jacqui McShee's almost unbearably sweet vocals soaring above them
- The best material from Pentangle's amazing first six albums, with sound that's full of British Analog Tubey Magic
- "Pentangling is filled to the brim with some of the finest recordings the British folk movement had to offer..."
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Super Hot StamperHerb Alpert
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
(Item #: alperwhipp_1711_1805)
Our Price: $129.99
- Two excellent sounding early stereo sides, each rating Double Plus (A++) or better
- Tubey Magical, big-bottomed, punchy, spacious sound - what we've come to expect from Larry Levine's engineering
- An excellent recording with a studio crew full of pros - this is a dynamite combo on a strong copy like this!
- Alpert's most famous album, 5 stars on Allmusic: "Three Grammy Awards alone for the update of the Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow-penned theme "A Taste of Honey."
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Super Hot StamperJoan Baez
Farewell, Angelina
(Item #: baez_farew_1804_1)
Our Price: $99.99
- An excellent copy with Double Plus (A++) sound from the first note to the last
- The overall sound here is super clean, clear and present with lovely breathy vocals
- A lovely recording - just listen to "Pauvre Ruteboeuf" on Side 2 to hear Joan at her best
- "To be sure, her sixth album is top-heavy with Bob Dylan songs, including the title track, which he never officially recorded... But rather than relying on the Dylan repertory to sell the album, she made Farewell, Angelina worthwhile all the way through." -- Allmusic
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Super Hot StamperDonovan
In Concert
(Item #: donovincon_1709_1804)
Our Price: $99.99
- With two seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides, this copy was one of the best we played in our recent shootout
- A shockingly well recorded live set, so REAL and natural, with some of Donovan's best songs played with real feeling
- This early Epic stereo pressing is the only way to hear the MIDRANGE MAGIC that’s missing from modern records
- Allmusic 4 1/2 stars "The only album that comes close to having the flow of this concert was the studio recording of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks ... One of the great live albums of the '60s."
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Super Hot StamperSergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
Fool on the Hill
(Item #: mendefoolo_1804)
Our Price: $129.99
- Excellent sound on both sides, each rating a Double Plus (A++) or close to it - quiet vinyl too
- Sergio's unique rearrangement of two songs in particular here make this a Must Own album: Scarborough Fair and The Fool On The Hill
- We rarely have had good copies on the site up in recent years - these are tough to come by in clean condition with this kind of sound
- 4 1/2 Stars: "Even though he had become thoroughly embedded in the consciousness of mainstream America, Mendes still managed to have it three ways, exposing first-class tunes from little-known Brazilian talent, garnering commercial hits, and also making some fine records."
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Super Hot StamperChet Atkins
The Most Popular Guitar
(Item #: atkinmostp_1710x)
Our Price: $69.99
- With two seriously good Double Plus (A++) sides, this was one of the better copies we played in our recent shootout
- Bill Porter working in his custom Nashville studio sure knows how to make an amazing Living Stereo recording
- If you're looking to demonstrate just how good 1961 All Tube Analog sound can be, this copy is just the record that can do it
- The soundstage, depth, and height of this spacious recording are as huge and three-dimensional as any you've heard
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Super Hot StamperThe Association
Insight Out
(Item #: associnsig_1703x)
Our Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $79.00 (You save $20.99 / 21%)
- Outstanding Double Plus (A++) sound on both sides - Windy and Never My Love are simply amazing here
- The Tubey Magical sound, the lively, tight playing by The Wrecking Crew, not to mention some killer Chart Topping '60s pop, make this THE Association record to own
- With this copy the Sound of the Sixties will fill your room like never before -- wall to wall, floor to ceiling, with layers upon layers of depth
- Allmusic: "The harmonies and choruses are among the most beautifully textured singing in a rock outfit this side of the Beach Boys."
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Super Hot StamperRy Cooder
Jazz
(Item #: coodejazz_1701x)
Our Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $79.00 (You save $20.99 / 21%)
- An outstanding copy of this exceptional recording boasting Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish
- So much to like about this pressing - clean, clear and full-bodied with tons of energy and presence
- Lee Herschberg is one of our favorite engineers - he worked on most of Cooder's albums from this period and did his usually great job once again
- "The complexity of the material on Jazz, as well as the arrangements by Joseph Byrd, dictate that this is Cooder's most polished and orchestrated effort to date."
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Super Hot StamperThe Pentangle
Pentangling
(Item #: pentapentangling_1801)
Our Price: $129.99
Sale Price: $99.00 (You save $30.99 / 24%)
- Outstanding Demo Disc sound, with both sides of this UK pressing earning Double Plus (A++) grades
- The unprocessed quality found throughout the album has its audiophile credentials fully in order, especially in the area of guitar harmonics, as well as drums that sound like real drums actually sound
- The true foundation of the music is provided by two legendary guitar heavyweights, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, with Jacqui McShee's almost unbearably sweet vocals soaring above them
- The best material from Pentangle's amazing first six albums, with sound that's full of good ol' British Analog Tubey Magic
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Super Hot StamperChet Atkins
Class Guitar
(Item #: atkinclass_1711)
Our Price: $69.99
- ou'll find excellent Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish on this pressing of Chet's acoustic guitar album
- Exceptionally natural reproduction - big and rich with a nicely extended top end to capture all the harmonic information
- Living Stereo spaciousness, clarity, tonal accuracy and freedom from artificiality - it doesn't get any better than this
- Mint Minus Minus, which is about as silent as these early RCAs get with such mellow, quiet, contemplative music
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Super Hot StamperChet Atkins
Our Man In Nashville
(Item #: atkinourma_1711)
Our Price: $49.99
- Excellent Double Plus (A++) grades grace both sides of this Chet Atkins title from 1963
- We've known this was a great sounding record for a very long time, and now we have the copy to prove it
- Bill Porter working in his custom Nashville studio sure knew a Tubey Magical Living Stereo recording should sound like
- "Chester remains his usual unclassifiable self, dealing out the country picking, smooth easy listening guitar, jazz, and even some very mild rock & roll on this session, with some overdubbed strings discreetly decorating a few tracks."
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Super Hot StamperSteeleye Span
Commoners Crown
(Item #: steelcommo_1608x)
Our Price: $99.99
Sale Price: $79.00 (You save $20.99 / 21%)
- An outstanding early British pressing, with huge and dynamic Double Plus (A++) sound on both sides
- The Tubey Magical Richness of this recording must be heard to be believed
- Some of the best English Folk Rock Music ever recorded on analog tape and preserved on this lovely vinyl disc!
- Allmusic gives it 4 1/2 stars: "Now a full-fledged rock group, competing with the likes of Jethro Tull and pumping out higher amperage than Fairport Convention, Steeleye engages in heavy riffing, savage attacks on their instruments, and generally kicks out the jams on this album."
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