Blue Note’s Unsung Heroes: The Microphones

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A change from record reviews, I decided to take some time out to explore one of the reasons, possibly the main reason, why vintage Blue Note recordings sound as good as they do. Yes, brilliant musicians, yes, Van Gelder at … Continue reading →

Berlin, 1966

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Agent Harry Palmer, Funeral in Berlin (1966) Telefunken ECC83 valve (made in  Berlin, 1966) Just arrived at LJC, a pair of the mighty Telefunken ECC83’s, known in the US as 12AX7’s, “new old stock” (NOS), mint unused matched pairs from 1966. Time-machine … Continue reading →